VGA BlackJack Version 3.1 by Scalzi SoftWorks Table Of Contents What is VGA BlackJack? 1 What's Included 2 Installing VGA BlackJack 3 How To Register 4 Why Register? 5 Warranty 6 Copyrights 7 How To Contact Us 8 What is VGA BlackJack? ---------------------- BlackJack is a card game in which the user must get as close to 21 as possible without going over while also beating the dealers hand. 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 Size Date --------------- ------ -------------- BJSETUP EXE 26,112 03-01-95 1:02p BLKJKVGA EXE 170,464 12-01-95 9:04p BLKJKVGA ICO 766 12-01-95 9:02p BLKJKVGA TXT 10,138 12-01-95 9:44p DOSSETUP BAT 112 12-01-95 9:40p SETUP INI 377 12-01-95 9:41p Installing BlackJack --------------------- For MS-DOS: Step 1) Unzip the blkjkvga.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 blkjkvga.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\blkjkvga.exe For Windows: Step 1) Unzip the blkjkvga.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 blkjkvga.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 bjsetup.exe file included with blkjkvga.exe and run it. This will run the Windows installation program. Note: An Icon for BlackJack is included as blkjkvga.ico To use it click one time on the current blackjack icon and then select File-Properties. Now click the change icon button and proceed to select blkjkvga.ico as the new icon. You can now run the program by double clicking this icon. For Windows 95: Step 1) Unzip the blkjkvga.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 blkjkvga.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 bjsetup.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 black jack icon. How To Register --------------- Send your registration fee of $3, $6 or $9 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. BlackJack 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 BlackJack and continue to use BlackJack 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 BlackJack along to your friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to register their copy if they find that they can use it. By registering BlackJack, I will make the source code available. Warranty Users of BlackJack must accept this -------- disclaimer of warranty: "BlackJack is supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the 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 BlackJack." Copyrights BlackJack 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