MICROSOFT ENTERTAINMENT PACK FOR WINDOWS
                THE MOST FUN YOU'LL EVER HAVE WITH WINDOWS 

     REDMOND, WA -- October 8, 1990 -- To encourage the many Windows 
environment users to have fun with Windows, Microsoft Corp. Monday 
announced the availability of Microsoft Entertainment Pack for Windows. 

     This product offers a great diversion from serious work by providing
seven popular games.  These games were developed by  Microsoft Windows
graphical environment version 3.0 programmers in their spare time and
became so popular at Microsoft, the company decided to market the package
commercially.  Although the primary benefit of the Microsoft Entertainment
Pack is fun, it also can help new Windows users get comfortable with the
Windows environment.    

     "One day the head of software testing walked into my office and said
'We should do something with all of these great games,' and the concept for
the Entertainment Pack was born," stated Laura Jennings, product manager
for the entry business unit at Microsoft Corp.  "These games, which are a
lot of fun and a terrific value, should be a big hit with all of those
Windows solitaire players out there."   


FEATURING POPULAR GAMES
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     Included in the Microsoft Entertainment Pack are Tetris, Taipei, 
MineSweeper, TicTactics, Golf, Cruel and Pegged.  Tetris, the Microsoft
Windows version of the popular Soviet arcade game, challenges the user's
skill at interlocking various shapes -- Tetris for Windows even allows two
users to play head-to-head.  Taipei is a complex Oriental game of skill and
chance that can be likened to three-dimensional dominos.

     MineSweeper tests logic skills -- the user needs to clear the
foreboding minefield before time runs out.  TicTactics pits the user
against the computer in the childhood favorite tic-tac-toe, but this time
there are four rows, three dimensions and a difficult computer opponent.
Golf, contrary to what its name implies, is a solitaire game where winning
is tougher than getting a hole-in-one.  For another solitaire challenge,
there is Cruel, which easily lives up to its name.  Finally there is
Pegged, a version of the traditional peg jumping game that looks
deceptively simple. 

     In addition to the seven fun-filled games, there is IdleWild, a 
screen saver that lets users turn their screen into a fireworks display,
outerspace, random colors or complete blackness.  With IdleWild, users can
keep their screens busy even when they are not.    


AVAILABILITY AND REQUIREMENTS    
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     The Microsoft Entertainment Pack for Windows will be available in
mid-October for a suggested retail price of $39.95.  The product requires
Microsoft Windows graphical environment version 3.0 or later; MS-DOS or
PC-DOS operating system version 3.1 or later; a personal computer using the
80286, 80386 SX, or 80386 DX or higher processor; one 5.25-inch high
density (1.2 MB) or one 3.5-inch disk drive and a hard disk; and EGA, VGA,
8514/A, Hercules graphics card or compatible video graphics adapter and
monitor (color recommended); and the Microsoft Mouse or compatible.