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- [To print this out type: PRINT WINYOTZ.TXT]
- WinYotZ by Todd Short/Short Software V2.0
-
- (C) 1992, 1993 Todd Short/Short Software
-
- Note: This program is SHAREWARE! If it NOT public domain. There is a 30
- day grace/try-out period. If you use this peice of software, enjoy it, and
- find it useful/fun/whatever, please pay a measly $15 an register this
- program. If you do register, I may be encouraged to update this program, or
- make others. If you choose to not register, you must remove the game from
- your computer, and erase any copies of it that you may have 30 days after
- you first acquire WinYotZ.
-
- You may pass this program to others, but you must follow these rules:
- 1. All three files (WINYOTZ.TXT, WINYOTZ.EXE, WINYOTZ.HLP and
- BWCC.DLL) must be be passed on as well, INTACT.
- 2. No charge be made for this program (except for the cost of the
- actual physical disk/duplicating costs).
-
- Also note that BWCC.DLL is included. According to Borland's Licence
- Agreement I have to:
-
- a) Include it ONLY as PART of my software product. OK
- b) Do not use the Borland logo/name to market my product. OK
- c) Inlcude the MS copyright on the package and signon. OK
- d) Hold Borland not accountable for anything. OK
-
- In addition I claim NO LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES from any use of
- (or inability to use) this software product. In no way shall I, Todd Short,
- Short Software, or Borland (nor my employer), be held liable for use or
- misuse, leading to the destruction of hardware, or software, or loss of time
- or money. The software is provided AS IS, with NO IMPLIED WARRENTY of any
- kind. Naturally, the laws in all states differ, so any rights you have may
- vary from state to state.
-
- Enough formalities.
-
- INSTALLATION
-
- WinYotZ is a MS Windows 3.x version of the popular dice game. It must run
- in Standard or 386 Enhanced mode. WinYotZ needs a mouse.
-
- To install:
- 1. Copy winyotz.* into a directory, such as C:\WINDOWS.
- 2. Make an icon for it in a program group.
- 3. Ta-dah!
-
- To uninstall:
- 1. Remove the WinYotZ icon from Program Manager, Norton Desktop,
- or whatever shell you use.
- 2. Delete yahtzee.*, wherever you put it.
- a. WINYOTZ.EXE
- b. WINYOTZ.TXT
- c. WINYOTZ.HLP
- d. WINYOTZ.SCO
-
- 3. Remove the [WinYotZ] section from WIN.INI (use SYSEDIT.EXE).
- 4. Delete BWCC.DLL unless:
- a. You are a licensed user of a Borland Language Product.
- b. You have other programs that use Borland-style Dialogs.
-
- Make sure that you either have WINYOTZ.HLP in the C:\WINDOWS directory, or
- that you execute WINYOTZ.EXE from its home directory, where WINYOTZ.HLP is
- stored. This is so that WinHelp can find the help file.
-
- The help file included is o.k.
-
- FILES
-
- WINYOTZ.EXE - The executable file
- WINYOTZ.HLP - The Windows Help file
- WINYOTZ.TXT - This information file
- WINYOTZ.SCO - The High Score file (made when WinYotZ first starts)
- BWCC.DLL - The Borland Custom Control/Dialog Box Styling DLL
-
- All these files should be in the same directory, or at least the WINYOTZ.*
- files should be. BWCC.DLL should probably be located in the WINDOWS
- home directory.
-
- For those of you concerned with viruses, if you have McAfee's VALIDATE (v0.4)
- program that comes with SCAN, you can use it on WINYOTZ.EXE with these
- results (Version 2.0 only):
-
- File Name: winyotz.exe
- Size: 203,676
- Date: 5-11-1993
- File Authentication:
- Check Method 1 - 7276
- Check Method 2 - 08FA
-
- The same with BWCC.DLL:
-
- File Name: bwcc.dll
- Size: 130,224
- Date: 6-10-1992
- File Authentication:
- Check Method 1 - 31B4
- Check Method 2 - 0296
-
- WINYOTZ.HLP is a Windows Help file, if you want to just look at it without
- running WinYotZ, under Program Manager, to File, Run... and type:
-
- WINHELP WINYOTZ.HLP
-
- And it'll display the help file for you.
-
- WINYOTZ.SCO is a binary file, you don't want to edit it.
-
-
- FEATURES
-
- * Multiple player implementation of a famous dice game.
- * YotZ bonuses, for more than one YotZ.
- * A Triple YotZ mode. (This overrides the number of players.)
- * Displays what scoring options give a non-zero score.
- * Top Ten list.
- * Multiple dice types, and customization.
- * Undo of scoring errors.
-
- CUSTOMIZING DICE
-
- In order to use Custom in Dice..., you must modify the first 13 icons after
- the 1st one in the .EXE. There are some good icon editors out there that can
- edit icons in an .EXE (the Norton Desktop's Icon Editor will work). Each die
- is comprised of two icons, a selected icon, and a unselected icon. The dice
- are stored numerically, with the selected die stored first. The first icon
- in the file is the default icon to be used in Program Manager.
-
- BUGS
-
- There are none that I know exist.
-
- BUG REPORTS/TECHNICAL HELP:
-
- 1) Send EMail to me at:
- Internet: short@python.microcom.com (read daily)
- CIS: 70044,3527 (read VERY infrequently)
- 2) Send a Postcard to me at:
- Todd Short/Short Software
- 40 Lenox St. Apt #4
- Norwood, MA 02062
- U.S.A.
- 3) Phone me at (M-F 8am-4pm EST):
- (617) 551-1137
-
- You do not need to be a registered user to report a bug. Phone only if
- neccesary, I am not always reachable that way. However, for technical
- support, you MUST be a registered user.
-
- WIN.INI ENTRIES
-
- WinYotz uses WIN.INI to store it's program information. There should be
- little need to modify these yourself, WinYotZ can do it for you (if you
- use the <SAVE> button, and/or select Save Options). The
- entries are as follows under the [WinYotZ] heading:
-
- Player<1234>=<Name>
-
- - These are the players names for games.
-
- GameType=<123>
-
- - This denotes the current game type.
- 1 = YotZ w/o YotZ Bonus
- 2 = YotZ w/ YotZ Bonus
- 3 = Triple YotZ
-
- Players=<1234>
-
- - The current number of players.
-
- DieType=<123456>
-
- - The current die type that is displayed.
- 1 = 3-D dice with pips
- 2 = Flat dice with pips
- 3 = Scripted dice
- 4 = Flat digital dice
- 5 = 3-D digital dice
- 6 = Custom!
-
- Select=<109|110>
-
- - The current method of selecting dice.
- 109 = Select dice that you want to reroll.
- 110 = Select dice that you want to save.
-
- AllowUndo=<01>
- AllowHigh=<01>
-
- - The current state of allowing Undo, or having scores saved on the high
- score list. 1 = Yes, 0 = No.
-
- REVISION HISTORY
-
- 1.0 Initial version, not released to public. Multiplayer game.
- 1.1 First Public Release. Added Help.
- 1.2 Added YotZ Bonus. Allowed users to save their names. Not
- released to public.
- 1.3 Added Top Ten List.
- 1.4 Added Game Options, bugfixes.
- 1.5 Changed interface, More options, Bugfixes, Not released.
- 1.6 Added Triple YotZ.
- 1.7 Added Suggestions, bugfixes.
- 1.8 Added Labeling cues, removed serial number crap.
- 2.0 Written using Borland C/C++ 3.1. Removed Suggestions.
-
- Version 2.0 is the most recent as of May 8, 1993.
-
- If you're interested:
-
- My system is a Treasure Chest (now TC Computer) 386SX-16 (with a 386DX-40
- motherboard upgrade), with 8 MB RAM. I have one 200MB harddisk doubled with
- Stacker 2.0, and have a Diamond SpeedStar 24X. I run DOS 5.0 with an NDOS
- (4DOS) shell, 386MAX 6.01 and Windows 3.1. WinYotZ v2.0 was developed with
- Borland C/C++ (with Application Frameworks) v3.1. WinYotZ has no problems
- with the previous software. WinYotZ's dialogs/windows are optimized for
- standard VGA.
-
- The program was started in June of 1991, when I was an Intern at Microsoft.
- The program was put on hold while I went back to UMass, Amherst to complete
- my Engineering degree. The program was upgraded during my last few months at
- UMass (April and May 1992). The program was put on hold during the summer
- of 1992, and in October, I finally put some finishing touches on.
-
- April and May of 1993 saw the developement of WinYotZ 2.0. No major changes
- were made, except that it was written in C, and Suggest... was removed.
-
- The original version was written in Microsoft's Visual Basic v1.0. Why was
- it written in Visual Basic? Because it's a powerful, easy-to-use
- programming environment, that allowed me to do things that would have taken
- me months to do (especially considering I have been doing this part-time).
-
- WinYotZ (C) 1992, 1993 Todd Short/Short Software
- Other Trademarks/Copyrights are property of their respective holders.
-
- CHANGES FROM 1.x TO 2.0:
-
- 1. The Suggestion feature is no longer available.
- 2. The Triple YotZ scoring is more like the dice game.
- 3. WIN.INI Options. The numeric values have changed.
-
- WHY SHOULD YOU REGISTER?
-
- 1. You will be notified of subsequent versions via postcard, the only
- fee for new versions are for shipping and handling, and the physical
- disk (probably $1.50 or so total).
- 2. Only one registration fee per person required.
- 3. Notice of new games/products by me will also be mailed via postcard, or
- newsletter.
- 4. The more people who register, the better this product, and future
- products, will be!
-
- REGISTRATION FORM
-
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-
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-
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- 40 Lenox St. Apt #4
- Norwood, MA 02062
- U.S.A.
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