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- Free Solitaire
-
- Developed by: Michael McCulloch
- Distributed by: Goodsol Development
-
- Internet e-mail: freesol@goodsol.com
- WWW: http://www.goodsol.com/freesol
-
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- System Requirements: Win95/98 or NT 4.0
- Minimum Display: 800x600 (or larger) High-Color Display
- ***********************************************************
-
- Version 2.03, Release date September 8, 1998
-
- Goodsol Development recommends that all previous
- versions of Free Solitaire be uninstalled. This can be
- accomplished by opening the Control Panel, launching
- the Add/Remove Programs dialog, selecting "Solitaire",
- and pressing the Add/Remove...button. The uninstall
- can be performed at any time without harm to version
- 2.03 of Free Solitaire.
-
- Free Solitaire requires a color depth of at least High Color
- (16 bit). To change your color depth, open the Control
- Panel, choose Display, select the Settings tab, and adjust
- the color setting to at least High Color.
-
- Free Solitaire version 2.03 will register itself as
- "Free Solitaire" in the Add/Remove Programs dialog.
-
- We hope you enjoy the game. A few items of interest are
- provided herein. Please see the FAQ page at the WWW
- location noted above for more information.
-
- 1) The Preferences apply to all game windows.
-
- 2) Right-click a game window to see a context sensitive
- menu for access to the various functions and rules.
-
- 3) To see the Info panel, click on the jester icon in the
- initial game select window. The Info panel also
- identifies the version you are running which is
- necessary information if you require support.
-
- 4) Solitaire *does not* write to the registry. If you open
- a Preferences... panel, Solitaire will save the settings to
- C:\WINDOWS\SOLITAIRE.INI. This file can be deleted
- if you wish to uninstall Solitaire.
-
- 5) The game does not support 256 color displays.
- High-color or true-color displays should always work fine.
-
- Please respond via e-mail if you have any questions,
- suggestions, or bug reports.
-
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- History of Free Solitaire
- *************************
-
- Added in Version 2.03:
-
- a. Pointers to Goodsol Development and Solitaire Plus,
- which is an upgraded version of this free game.
- b. A "System Requirements" dialog on game selection
- that notifies the user if their current system
- configuration is not adequate to play the game.
-
- Fixed in Version 2.03:
-
- a. Problems with the Preferences panel and custom
- card backs when using "large fonts".
-
- ---
-
- Added in Version 2.02:
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- a. Autoplay to foundations feature for FortyThieves,
- FreeCell, Klondike, Indian Patience, and Seahaven
- Towers.
-
- Fixed in Version 2.02:
-
- a. "Access Violation" errors in Montana.
- b. Discard ordering errors with undo in 3 card
- draw Klondike.
-
- ---
-
- Fixed in Version 2.01:
-
- a. Changed Spider's SameSuitBuilds option to
- SameSuitMoves to match official rules.
- b. Hints no longer block view of tableau piles.
-
- ---
-
- Added in Version 2.0:
-
- a. Added SameSuitBuild option to Spider; 1 or 3 card
- draw option for Klondike.
- b. Klondike now supports playing down through
- discard pile.
- c. Added support for 800x600 resolution for all games
- via a small card preference.
- d. Added hints for number of cards remaining in stocks.
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- ---
-
- Added in Version 2.0 beta 1:
-
- a. Two new games: Montana and Indian Patience.
- b. Added the capability of using any BMP or
- JPEG image as a card back.
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- ---
-
- Fixed in Version 1.02:
-
- Problems with the layouts with desktop set to "large
- fonts".
-
- ---
-
- Fixed in Version 1.01:
-
- Resizing problems for various window border and
- caption sizes.
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- ---
-
- Added in Version 1.0:
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- Installation support.
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-
- Added in Beta 3:
-
- Unlimited Undo for all games. Added an empty deck
- image for games where the deck can be recycled.
-
- ---
-
- Fixed in Beta 2:
-
- Problems with disappearing cards when dragged
- over an About... or Peek... window.
-
-