============ USER-GUIDE ============ **************** * INTRODUCTION * **************** Welcome to, and thankyou for purchasing the demo of Pro-Lottery 96. This is a completely re-written version of the original Pro-Lottery that was released shortly after the start of the UK lottery. It has been designed around suggestions put forward by the users of the original. ************************ * DON'T TALK NONSENSE! * ************************ That is the first reaction of most people when you suggest that lottery prediction is possible. However, when you start to think things through, and look at some figures, things appear differently. Lets start with a simple fact. There has never, in the history of world-wide lotteries, been a draw where the six numbers drawn were 1,2,3,4,5 and 6. There probably never will be - but then, you didn't expect there to be, did you? What about 2,4,6,8,10,12? No? 9,19,29,39,49,x? I don't think so! That's because you already understand the law of averages. By the time you've removed all possibilities similar to the above, the 1 in 13 million chance has been significantly improved. Lets take this a step further ... If you were to toss a coin 100 times, how many times would you expect it to come up heads? It would be around 50 times (give or take 10) any less or more than that, and you'd be pretty surprised. The same applies to lottery draws - the vast majority are made up of 3 odd and 3 even numbers. Some have a 4/2 split, and very few have a 5/1 split. In the first year of the UK lottery, NO draws were made up of entirely odd or even numbers! Our chances are getting better by the minute! The same applies to high & low numbers etc etc.. So really, in order to pick the numbers that we think will be drawn, we need to eliminate the numbers and combinations that are most unlikely to come out of the machine. By doing this, we can significantly improve our chances of a win. **************** * BE REALISTIC * **************** If you are looking for a lottery program that can guarantee you a win every week, and will make you a millionaire overnight, then I'm afraid Pro-Lottery isn't for you! (If it could do that, do you think I'd be selling it?) If on the other hand, you like the idea of more often than average, multiple wins (ie: not just winning one tenner, more like 10 X tenners in one winning week) then you've bought the right program! Just remember though, always play within your means, and don't gamble money that you can't afford to lose. ***************** * MULTIPLE WINS * ***************** By letting Pro-Lottery 96 arrange your numbers for you, it is possible to guarantee multiple wins. Some of the perms offer guarantees, such as get 3 numbers right out of 10, and you'll win a minimum of 4 tenners. This is explained in detail in the relevant help page - Do read it though, because it's very important. ************ * PROBLEM? * ************ At Pro-Soft, customer service is our speciality - so if you run into any difficulties whatsoever with any aspect of this program, or if there's anything you don't fully understand, then PLEASE, PLEASE don't hesitate to get in touch. All letters are answered SAME-DAY, so you won't be waiting weeks for a reply. No problem is too trivial - your custom is very much valued - and we want you to enjoy Pro-Lottery 96 to the full. Similarly, if you would like to comment on the program, or have any suggestions for ways in which future versions can be improved, then we'd love to hear from you .... The address - Pro-Soft, PO Box CR53, Leeds, LS7 1XJ ******************* * GETTING STARTED * ******************* OK, now that we've got all that out of the way, lets get started with using Pro-Lottery 96. The first thing to do, is to make a back-up copy of your Pro-Lottery disk - if you don't know how to do this, see your Workbench manual. The fact that you're reading this suggests that you've managed to load the program OK, but just in case ... Boot from floppy (ie: switch on or re-boot the Amiga with the disk in the drive). The program will automatically load. Note: Make sure that the disk is write-enabled (ie: the little plastic slider on the disk is in the closed position - it won't work otherwise!) If you have a hard-drive, then go to the Main Menu & press the 'F10' key. This will automatically install Pro-Lottery to your hard-drive. Before using the program, you should read the rest of this document including the legal disclaimer at the end. ************************ * USING PRO-LOTTERY 96 * ************************ Rather than have you wade through pages & pages of meaningless blurb, all of the instructions are available in the form of HELP pages, as and when you need them. Just press the HELP key whenever you get stuck, and you will be given all the info you need! Basically though, this is the process .... 1 - Load up Pro-Lottery. 2 - Confirm that the date is correct. 3 - If any results are needed, you will be asked for them. 4 - Any perms that you generated last time will be checked against the new numbers to see if you've won anything. 5 - From the main menu, choose 'Generate Numbers' 6 - Select the number of tickets you want - this can be anything from just 1 right up to a massive 120 for syndicates. 7 - Select the method that is to be used (predicted, random, your own lucky numbers or perhaps something a little mystic) 8 - Wait while PL96 arranges your tickets for you. 9 - Go down to the shop clutching your money & numbers. 10 - Settle down to watch the draw, and dream of untold wealth .... It really is that easy! ******************* * And Finally ... * ******************* The next few months are going to be fairly busy with improvements being made to all of the Pro-Prediction range - but I am on the look out for new ideas. Is there a computer program that you've always wanted, but can't get because it doesn't exist? If so, let me know (it doesn't have to be gambling related) - perhaps you'll see your idea develop further! *********** * Credits * *********** Pro-Lottery 96 was written using the following ... Amiga 1200 (Amiga Technologies GmbH) Amiga CDTV (Amiga Technologies GmbH) Amos Pro (Europress) Personal Paint (Cloanto) Deluxe Paint (Electronic Arts) Protext (Arnor) Amstrad NC-200 (Amstrad) Thanks to Mel Pearce for letting me use two of his perms - see the relevant help page for details of which ones are his. Thanks also to all users of Pro-Gamble, Pro-Lottery, Bookie Beater and Pro-Football - your help and support made it all possible. ************** * LEGAL BITS * ************** THIS VERSION OF PRO-LOTTERY 96 IS FREELY DISTRIBUTABLE AND THEREFORE THE SECTIONS BELOW, RELATING TO DISTRIBUTION AND DUPLICATION DO NOT APPLY, OTHER THAN FOR PD-SOFT OF SOUTHEND ON SEA, WHO MAY NOT DISTRIBUTE IT AT ALL. Pro-Lottery 96 is (C) Copyright Ali Prior 1995-96. All rights reserved. The distribution and sale of this product is intended for the use of the original purchaser only. Lawful users of this program are licensed only to read the program from their media into memory of a computer, solely for the purpose of executing the program. Duplicating or copying (all or part of the program) for other than backup purposes, or selling or otherwise distributing this product is a violation of the law. Software piracy is theft - thieves WILL be prosecuted. 'Pro-Lottery 96' is provided 'As Is' without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The entire risk as to the results and performance of the program is assumed by you. Should the program prove defective, you (and not the author or distributor) assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair or correction. Further, the author does not warrant, guarantee or make any representations regarding the use of, the program in terms of suitability, accuracy, reliability, currentness or otherwise; and you may rely on the program and results solely at your own risk. This also applies to the hard-drive installation routine, which should be used at the users own risk - no responsibility for any alterations made by the program can be assumed by the author.