------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | SMART SOLITAIRE | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | by Bob Dolan | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thanks for trying SMART SOLITAIRE. To play, just run the SMARTSOL.EXE file and press the INFO button to get assistance. The display looks best on EGA and VGA color monitors, although it has been tested on most other configurations. Note that this program requires mouse to be connected and active. If you have any bugs to report or ideas to be added to a future version please contact me at the address shown below. At this time version 2.0 is planned to have multi-stage UNDO capability and game save features. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Legal Jargon and other interesting stuff. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SmartSol is Copyright 1989,1990,1991 by Bob Dolan, All rights reserved. Registration ------------ SmartSol is distributed as shareware. This means that if you regularly use the product and benefit from it, you should register with the author. Use the order form included below. The software you now have is complete and not crippled in any way. This indicates a basic trust of the shareware concept by myself and other shareware authors who provide useful products with the hope of some type of return for their efforts. So that the high cost of software is not a problem, registration is $10. If you feel this is too much, please write me a letter explaining why. If you are a shareware author, register by sending a registered version of your product to me. Distribution ------------ If you distribute SmartSol to friends, associates, or to a computer bulletin board system (BBS), you may only distribute the compressed file including the copyright and disclaimer. Disclaimer ---------- The Copyright Owner(Bob Dolan) hereby disclaims all warranties relating to this software, whether express or implied, including without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The Copyright Owner will not be liable for any special, incidental, consequential, indirect or similar damages due to loss of data or any other reason, even if The Copyright owner or an agent of The Copyright Owner has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event shall The Copyright Owner's liability for any damages ever exceed the price paid for the license to use the software, regardless of the form of the claim. The person using the software bears all risk as to the quality and performance of the software. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Registration Form ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: ____________________________________________________ Company: ____________________________________________________ Address: ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ City: ________________________ St:______ Zip:___________ Phone: (______)_________________ Country:________________ Standard SmartSol Registration @ $10.00 : _______.____ Where did you get your copy of SmartSol? ____________________________________________________________ What version of SmartSol have you been evaluating? _____________________________________________________________ Send to: Bob Dolan 237 Willis Ave. Rochester, New York 14616 Phone: 716-865-8248 GEnie mail: DOLAN Thank you for registering..... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Product History ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Version 1.00 -- 11-09-89 It is released. Version 1.01 -- 03-22-90 Some minor bugs fixed. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Products from Bob Dolan ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Smart Solitaire Version 1.01 -- March 22, 1990 A text mode klondike solitaire card game which uses the mouse. Features BOSS mode and smart playing features, such as automatic card placement in obvious situations. Very addicting and fun! Shareware.........$10 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VLINES (5-24-90) VLINES is a flying lines demo that runs on VGA adapters. It can produce some interesting moire patterns as well as brilliant color combinations. Freeware...........$0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- TCAL Version 1.0 -- June 24, 1990 The TSR Calendar (TCAL) is a resident popup calendar which is useful for viewing any month of any year by controlling the PgUp, PgDn, and arrow keys in the following manner: Freeware...........$0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Laser Fireworks (8-11-90) Laser Fireworks is a pyro like demo program which utilizes lasers having the effects of fireworks. Hard to explain, fun to watch! Freeware...........$0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phone Base Version 2.0 -- March 22, 1990 Phone Base is basically a small dedicated database containing two fields. Any two field database requirement you have can be filled by PhoneBase. However, the primary intention of this application is the storing and dialing of phone numbers. Shareware.........$5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- MagnaFile Version 1.05 -- September 1991 MagnaFile is a DOS shell which is directed at a wide range of users from the DOS beginner to the most prolific DOS power users. MagnaFile provides services to the user to simplify access to DOS. It also increases the efficiency of doing many of the more tedious operations DOS requires. Magnafile commands are carried out using a one-key interface. Most operations are associated with a very obvious key, such as for the Copy command. The most useful utilities provided by MagnaFile are: File Copying \ File Moving \ Single file File Deleting / or in groups. File attribute/ File Descriptions (40 characers) File Viewing & Editing File execution Disk navigation File & Directory Renaming File Archiving, Unarchiving, and Archive viewing. Command line interface Mouse handling. Screen saver and password protection. Magnafile is similar to Norton Commander(NC). Beta testers of this product say that MagnaFile will be an important tool on your computer, whoever you are, whatever level user you are. Shareware..........$15 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DcD Version 1.1 -- October 1991 DcD is a utility to assist DOS users in moving about a Hard disk drive directory structure. When you run DcD, it scans your disk and builds a tree which reflects the directory relationships that exist. Once this is done, DcD can present you with this tree, displayed in a graphical nature. You may move a cursor to other directories and change to them by pressing the key. Freeware...........$0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- TLines Version 1.0 -- October 1991 A moving lines demo, similar to VLINES, this program runs in text mode and draws lines using several types of text characters. Freeware...........$0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FreeView Version 1.0 -- October 7, 1991 FreeView is a hex or text file viewer. FreeView provides text searching functions and can handle files up to 5000 lines in length. Freeware...........$0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Idle Version 1.0 -- October 1991 Idle is a text mode screen saver, which will display a message you specify. The message is shown in a box which moves around the screen until a keystroke interrupts it. At this point the user is returned back to DOS if the correct password is entered. All parameters are user specified. Freeware...........$0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starz Version 1.0 -- October 1991 A user controllable starfield. If a mouse is connected, the user can steer the display. Occasional speed changes and swirls make this an interesting screen saver. Freeware...........$0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yacht-Z -- A dice strategy game for Windows 3.0 Version 1.30 -- October 31, 1991 Yacht-Z is a version of the classic dice game in its triple scoring variety. The capabilities of Microsoft Windows are fully exploited with the hopes of providing an efficient player's interface. Shareware.........$10 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BattleGrid -- War in a window -- Battleship for Windows 3.0 Version 1.00 -- October 31, 1991 BattleGrid is a version of the classic board game. Play against the computer or another person. Watch the computer play against itself using different strategies. Several levels of computer opponent are available from genius to idiot. Shareware.........$10 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you would like a disk containing the latest registered version of all of the above programs, send $25 to the address listed above. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------