"Deduction 4.1 is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442-9427 USA, FAX 616-788-2765 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536." Windows 3.1 Users: NOTE: An Icon vgaded.ico is provided. It is in C:\SSOFTWRK To Use it, 1) Single click the VGA Deduction Icon 2) Select File-Properties 3) Click the Change Icon button. 4) Browse to select vgaded.ico You should now see the Custom VGA Deduction Icon. Deduction Solitaire Version 4.1 by Scalzi SoftWorks Table Of Contents What is Deduction? 1 What's Included 2 Installing Deduction 3 Removing Deduction 4 Windows Usage 5 How To Register 6 Why Register? 7 Warranty 8 Copyrights 9 How To Contact Us/Support 10 What is Deduction? ------------------- Deduction is a computerized version of one player deduction. The computer generates a column of 5 colors. Your job is to figure out the sequence in as few moves as possible. It is mouse based and runs under DOS OR Windows. All that you need is a mouse and a vga color monitor. The game is very colorful and functions by using the mouse to push buttons and click on colors. No keyboard strokes necessary!! The graphics are great, and the price is right! What's Included The following files should be present. --------------- If they're not, please contact the service you received the files from, or Scalzi SoftWorks. File ------------ DEDORDER FRM DEDSETUP EXE DOSSETUP BAT FILE_ID DIZ README SETUP INI VGADED EXE VGADED ICO VGADED TXT Installing Deduction --------------------- For MS-DOS: Step 1) Unzip the vgaded.zip file using pkunzip. ( Note: AOL should automatically do this for you.) If the zip file is not automatically unzipped then go to the directory where the zip file is and key in: pkunzip vgaded.zip This should create the files listed in the What's included section of this document. Step 2) Key in: dossetup This creates the c:\ssoftwrk directory and moves the files to it. You can now run the program by keying in: c:\ssoftwrk\vgaded.exe For Windows: Step 1) Unzip the vgaded.zip file using pkunzip. ( Note: AOL should automatically do this for you.) If the zip file is not automatically unzipped then go to the directory where the zip file is and key in: pkunzip vgaded.zip This should create the files listed in the What's included section of this document. Step 2) From the Program Manager Select File-Run Now Browse to find the dedsetup.exe file included with vgaded.exe and run it. This will run the Windows installation program. Note: An Icon for Deduction is included as vgaded.ico To use it click one time on the current draw poker icon and then select File-Properties. Now click the change icon button and proceed to select vgaded.ico as the new icon. You can now run the program by double clicking this icon. For Windows 95: Step 1) Unzip the vgaded.zip file using pkunzip. ( Note: AOL should automatically do this for you.) If the zip file is not automatically unzipped then go to the directory where the zip file is and key in: pkunzip vgaded.zip This should create the files listed in the What's included section of this document. Step 2) From the Start button select Run and the browse to find dedsetup.exe included with the program and run it. This should create a Scalzi Softwork Programs folder where you can run the game from. You can now run the program by clicking the Start button then Programs then Scalzi SoftWorks and finally the VGA Deduction icon. Removing Deduction ----------------------- These files can be deleted using Del in DOS or the File Manager in Windows, or Explorer in Win 95: All can be found in C:\SSOFTWRK directory. VGADED.EXE VGADED.ICO VGADED.TXT ( Note: In Windows 3.1 or Win(95), you should remove the icons first by clicking them once and then pressing the delete key.) Windows Usage Though Deduction is a DOS program, it ------------- may be run from within Windows. The mouse stills works on the game when run under windows. Please refer to your Windows documentation for detailed help in accomplishing this. An icon for Deduction has been included for your use. It should be in the directory where memory.exe resides, and is called MEMVGA.ICO. How To Register --------------- For $3: The key to remove register screens from this game. For $6: A 3.5 HD disk with VGA Draw Poker, VGA BlackJack, Deduction, VGA Memory, and Windows Stress Gauge VGA Poker Squares and VGA Jokers Wild Poker For $9: Everything above + Windows Draw Poker, Windows Poker Squares and Windows Terminator Sound Button. Print and fill out the pkrorder.frm form included and send your registration fee along with your name and address (home and email) to: (Please also include a self addressed, stamped envelope) Scalzi SoftWorks Suite No. 345 13335 Fifteen Mile Road Sterling Heights, MI 48312 Send your comments and questions to me at: rscalzi@aol.com Why Register? Copyright laws apply to both Shareware ------------- and commercial software, and the copyright holder retains all rights. Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy. And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware has the ultimate money-back guarantee --if you don't use the product, you don't pay for it. Deduction is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part of another system. The essence of "user- supported" software is to provide personal computer users with quality software without high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to continue to develop new products. If you find this program useful and find that you are using Deduction and continue to use Deduction after a reasonable trial period, you must make a registration payment to Scalzi SoftWorks. The registration fee will license one copy for use on any one computer at any one time. You must treat this software just like a book. An example is that this software may be used by any number of people and may be freely moved from one computer location to another, so long as there is no possibility of it being used at one location while it's being used at another. Just as a book cannot be read by two different persons at the same time. You are encouraged to pass a copy of Deduction along to your friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to register their copy if they find that they can use it. Warranty Users of Deduction must accept this -------- disclaimer of warranty: "Deduction is supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the use of Deduction." Copyrights Deduction is (c) Scalzi SoftWorks, all rights reserved. All other copyrights are property of their owners. How To Contact Us US Mail Scalzi SoftWorks ----------------- Suite 345 13335 Fifteen Mile Road Sterling Heights, MI 48312 Internet rscalzi@aol.com Support: Registered users get 3 months of free support using email or the US mail address.