KeyBoard Caper 1.1 SparTech Software http://www.flash.net/~spartech INTRODUCTION Welcome to KeyBoard Caper 1.1! KeyBoard Caper is a educational game for children designed to assist in teaching your children number and letter recognition while also building familiarity with the computer keyboard. KeyBoard Caper features colorful, lively animation, dynamic stereo sound, game timer features, animated keyboard hints, and extensive user configurable options. Some of the features included in KeyBoard Caper are... - User selectable Game Piece graphic types (upper case letters, lower case letters, or numbers) - User customizable interface - Lively sound effects - Colorful visual indicators of your games progress - Game Timer feature (try to beat the clock!) - Full context-sensitive online help - Animated Keyboard game hints The game environment is highly customizable allowing the player to specify settings such as the type of game piece graphic, animation speed settings, sound options, game timer limits, gauge display, and more. The game playing environment features sound, lively music, and colorful graphics making it especially attractive to small children. And the ability to initiate a 'timed game' with a variable number of game pieces will provide a challenging game playing environment for older players. Complete online help is available via the Help menu option, or by pressing F1 at most screens. MINIMUM MACHINE REQUIREMENTS Hardware 386-XX 4-MEG RAM VGA Windows 3.1 Disk Space Required KeyBoard Caper Files - 3.67M INSTALLATION - PLEASE READ Please read over the PACKING.LST to assure that all of the files were included in the distribution copy you received. If there are files missing KeyBoard Caper will not install properly. Note that KeyBoard Caper requires the Microsoft file VBRUN300.DLL which is the Visual Basic runtime library. This file is not included with KeyBoard Caper but may be obtained from many Internet sites or commercial online services (such as America Online, CompuServer, or Prodigy) as well as the SparTech Software home page (http://www.flash.net/~spartech). KeyBoard Caper should have been distributed in a 'Zipped' file format and thus requires the PKUNZIP utility to uncompress the files. To install KeyBoard Caper, simply create a new directory (/keycaper would be nice) and unzip the keycaper.zip file into this new directory. Then assure that you have the vbrun300.dll file in either the /keycaper or /windows/system directory. To uninstall KeyBoard Caper simply delete the game's directory and delete the KEYCAPER.INI file from your \WINDOWS directory. QUESTIONS/COMMENTS/REGISTRATIONS We welcome any questions or comments you have concerning SparTech Software programs. Questions or comments can be directed (via Internet) to SparTech@flash.net or via US Mail at SparTech Software, 1309 Windy Meadows Dr. Burleson, Tx 76028. You may also reach us via our Web page at http://www.flash.net/~spartech. Please direct all `bug' reports to the address(s) above, preferable via our Web page where you bill find an online Bug Report form. We welcome any bug reports (no matter how small the bug) as it only serves to improve the quality of our software. REGISTRATION PRICING STRUCTURE KeyBoard Caper 1.1 $9.95 Postage/Handling of $1.00 is required if user name, serial number, and pass code must be returned to you by US Mail. There is no handling charge if the registration packet is sent to you via EMail (Internet). Registration entitles you to a 50% DISCOUNT on KeyBoard Caper upgrades and 20% DISCOUNT on other SparTech software. To register KeyBoard Caper, print the registration form from the Help-About menu. Complete the form and send it along with your check payable to BRIAN F. HADDOCK (complete details are in the KeyBoard Caper online documentation). Your registration will be promptly processed and you will be sent a registered user name, serial number, and pass code which you then enter in order to 'register' KeyBoard Caper. If you cannot print the registration form, simply send us your name, address, and EMail address along with your check or money order for $9.95 ($10.95 if you wish to recieve your registration packet via US Mail) payable to Brian F. Haddock to the address listed above. To print the KeyBoard Caper registration form and for further information about registrations (including the many BENEFITS of registering this software), please see the online documentation.