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- BridgePal User Manual
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- Welcome to BridgePal, the computer version of the card game of
- bridge. Here's your chance to learn, practice, or just enjoy the
- game of bridge without needing three other players. BridgePal is
- played just like bridge, except the computer shuffles and deals the
- cards, bids and plays three hands, and does the scoring. You will
- bid and play the South hand. If your team gets the bid, then you
- play both the North and South hands.
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- BridgePal is a "shareware" program, so you are encouraged to try it
- out and make copies for friends. If you like the program and
- continue to use it, we ask that you acknowledge your use by sending
- in a $9.95 registration fee. When you register, please include any
- comments or suggestions you have regarding BridgePal. Ideas for
- additional features, new or revised bidding conventions, and improved
- play strategies are especially welcome. If your idea is included in
- BridgePal, we'll send you a free disk with the latest version which
- includes your suggestion.
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- SETTING UP
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- To begin with, it is a good idea to copy the BridgePal diskette to
- another floppy or a hard disk, and save the BridgePal disk as a
- backup. Floppy users can format a new diskette (FORMAT B:/S), put
- the BridgePal disk in the A: drive, and then make the new disk copy
- (COPY A:*.* B:).
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- Hard disk users can log on to their fixed disk (usually drive C:)
- and see the DOS prompt: C>. You will probably want to set up a
- sub-directory for BridgePal, for example one called "BP". To do
- that, type "MKDIR \BP" and press <Enter> to create the sub-directory,
- then type "CHDIR \BP" and press <Enter> to change to the new
- directory. Finally, insert the BridgePal diskette into floppy drive
- A, and type "COPY A:*.*" and press <Enter> to copy the files to your
- hard disk.
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- LOADING
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- At the DOS prompt, type "BRIDGE" and push <Enter> (Note: if you have
- an EGA card, type "BPEGA" instead). The program will load into
- memory, and ask "CGA Color (Y/N)"? If you have a color monitor then
- reply Y (for Yes). All other users should reply N (for No) to this
- question. The next thing you see is the BridgePal Menu.
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