[To print this out type: PRINT WINYOTZ.TXT]
WinYotZ by Todd Short/Short Software v2.0d

(C) 1992, 1993 Todd Short/Short Software

Note: This program is SHAREWARE!  If it NOT public domain.  There is a 30
day grace/try-out period.  If you use this peice of software, enjoy it, and
find it useful/fun/whatever, please pay a measly $15 an register this
program.  If you do register, I may be encouraged to update this program, or
make others.  If you choose to not register, you must remove the game from
your computer, and erase any copies of it that you may have 30 days after
you first acquire WinYotZ.

You may pass this program to others, but you must follow these rules:
    1. All four files (WINYOTZ.TXT, WINYOTZ.EXE, WINYOTZ.HLP and 
        BWCC.DLL) must be be passed on as well, IN THEIR ORIGINAL ZIP'D
	FORM, INTACT.
    2. No charge be made for this program (except for the cost of the 
        actual physical disk/duplicating costs).

Also note that BWCC.DLL is included.  According to Borland's Licence
Agreement I have to:

	a) Include it ONLY as PART of my software product.             OK
	b) Do not use the Borland logo/name to market my product.      OK
	c) Hold Borland not accountable for anything.                  OK

In addition I claim NO LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES from any use of
(or inability to use) this software product.  In no way shall I, Todd Short,
Short Software, or Borland (nor my employer), be held liable for use or
misuse, leading to the destruction of hardware, or software, or loss of time
or money. The software is provided AS IS, with NO IMPLIED WARRENTY of any
kind. Naturally, the laws in all states differ, so any rights you have may
vary from state to state.

Enough formalities.

INSTALLATION

WinYotZ is a MS Windows 3.x version of the popular dice game. It must run
in Standard or 386 Enhanced mode. WinYotZ needs a mouse. WinYotZ may not
support EGA.

To install:
    1. Copy winyotz.* into a directory, such as C:\WINDOWS.
    2. Make an icon for it in a program group.
    3. Ta-dah!

To uninstall:
    1. Remove the WinYotZ icon from Program Manager, Norton Desktop,
       or whatever shell you use.
    2. Delete yahtzee.*, wherever you put it. WinYotZ creates only one
	file, WINYOTZ.SCO.
       a. WINYOTZ.EXE
       b. WINYOTZ.TXT
       c. WINYOTZ.HLP
       d. WINYOTZ.SCO

    3. Remove the [WinYotZ] section from WIN.INI (use SYSEDIT.EXE).
    4. Delete BWCC.DLL unless:
       a. You are a licensed user of a Borland Language Product.
       b. You have other programs that use Borland-style Dialogs.

Make sure that you either have WINYOTZ.HLP in the C:\WINDOWS directory, or
that you execute WINYOTZ.EXE from its home directory, where WINYOTZ.HLP is
stored.

The help file included is o.k.  

FILES

    WINYOTZ.EXE  - The executable file
    WINYOTZ.HLP  - The Windows Help file
    WINYOTZ.TXT  - This information file
    WINYOTZ.SCO  - The High Score file (made when WinYotZ first starts) 
    BWCC.DLL     - The Borland Custom Control/Dialog Box Styling DLL

All these files should be in the same directory, or at least the WINYOTZ.*
files should be.  BWCC.DLL should probably be located in the WINDOWS
home directory.

For those of you concerned with viruses, if you have McAfee's VALIDATE (v0.4)
program that comes with SCAN, you can use it on WINYOTZ.EXE with these
results (Version 2.0d only):

          File Name:  winyotz.exe
               Size:  192,768
               Date:  9-28-1993
File Authentication:
     Check Method 1 - D72F
     Check Method 2 - 0F29
	
The same with BWCC.DLL:

          File Name:  bwcc.dll
               Size:  130,224
               Date:  6-10-1992
File Authentication:
     Check Method 1 - 31B4
     Check Method 2 - 0296

WINYOTZ.HLP is a Windows Help file, if you want to just look at it without
running WinYotZ, under Program Manager, to File, Run...  and type:

    WINHELP WINYOTZ.HLP

And it'll display the help file for you.

WINYOTZ.SCO is a binary file, you don't want to edit it.


FEATURES

* Multiple player implementation of a famous dice game.
* YotZ bonuses, for more than one YotZ.
* A Triple YotZ mode.
* Score suggestion, also, displays what scoring options give a non-zero
  score.
* Top Ten list.
* Multiple dice types, and customization.
* Undo of scoring errors.

CUSTOMIZING DICE

In order to use Custom in Dice..., you must modify the first 12 icons after
the 1st one in the .EXE. There are some good icon editors out there that can
edit icons in an .EXE (the Norton Desktop's Icon Editor will work). Each die
is comprised of two icons, a selected icon, and a unselected icon. The dice
are stored numerically, with the selected die stored first. The first icon
in the file is the default icon to be used in Program Manager.

BUGS

There are none that I know exist.

BUG REPORTS/TECHNICAL HELP:

    1) Send EMail to me at:
                  Internet: short@python.microcom.com     (read daily)
                  CIS: 70044,3527             (read VERY infrequently)
    2) Send a Postcard to me at:
                  Todd Short/Short Software
                  40 Lenox St. Apt #4
                  Norwood, MA 02062
                  U.S.A.
    3) Phone me at (M-F 8am-4pm EST):
                  (617) 551-1137

You do not need to be a registered user to report a bug.  Phone only if
neccesary, I am not always reachable that way. However, for technical
support, you MUST be a registered user.

WIN.INI ENTRIES

WinYotz uses WIN.INI to store it's program information.  There should be
little need to modify these yourself, WinYotZ can do it for you (if you
use the <SAVE> button, and/or select Save Options).  The
entries are as follows under the [WinYotZ] heading:

    Player<1|2|3|4>=<Name>

    - These are the players names for games.

    GameType=<1|2|3>

    - This denotes the current game type.
      1 = YotZ w/o YotZ Bonus
      2 = YotZ w/ YotZ Bonus
      3 = Triple YotZ

    Players=<1234>

    - The current number of players.

    DieType=<1|2|3|4|5|6>

    - The current die type that is displayed.
      1 = 3-D dice with pips
      2 = Flat dice with pips
      3 = Scripted dice
      4 = Flat digital dice
      5 = 3-D digital dice
      6 = Custom!
    
    Select=<109|110>

    - The current method of selecting dice.
      109 = Select dice that you want to reroll.
      110 = Select dice that you want to save.

    AllowUndo=<0|1>
    AllowHigh=<0|1>
    Sound=<0|1>

    - The current state of allowing Undo, having scores saved on the high
      score list, or having sound turned on or off.  1 = Yes/On, 0 = No/Off.

    Color=<R>,<G>,<B>

    - The color used for the background; 3 decimal numbers ranging from 0 -
      255 for Red, Green and Blue respectively.

REVISION HISTORY

    1.0 Initial version, not released to public.  Multiplayer game. 
    1.1 First Public Release.  Added Help.
    1.2 Added YotZ Bonus. Allowed users to save their names.  Not 
        released to public.
    1.3 Added Top Ten List.
    1.4 Added Game Options, bugfixes. 
    1.5 Changed interface, More options, Bugfixes, Not released.
    1.6 Added Triple YotZ.
    1.7 Added Suggestions, bugfixes.
    1.8 Added Labeling cues, removed serial number crap.
    2.0	Written using Borland C/C++ 3.1. Removed Suggestions.

Version 2.0d is the most recent as of SEPTEMBER 28, 1993.

If you're interested:

My system is a Treasure Chest (now TC Computer) 386SX-16 (with a 386DX-40
motherboard upgrade), with 8 MB RAM. I have one 200MB and a 234MB harddisk
both doubled with Stacker 3.0, and have a Diamond SpeedStar 24X.  I run DOS
6.0 with an NDOS (4DOS) shell, 386MAX 7.0 and Windows 3.1. WinYotZ v2.0 was
developed with Borland C/C++ (with Application Frameworks) v3.1. WinYotZ has
no problems with the previous software. WinYotZ's dialogs/windows are
optimized for standard VGA.

The program was started in June of 1991, when I was an Intern at Microsoft.
The program was put on hold while I went back to UMass, Amherst to complete
my Engineering degree. The program was upgraded during my last few months at
UMass (April and May 1992).  The program was put on hold during the summer
of 1992, and in October, I finally put some finishing touches on.

April and May of 1993 saw the developement of WinYotZ 2.0. No major changes
were made, except that it was written in C, and Suggest... was removed.

The original version was written in Microsoft's Visual Basic v1.0. Why was
it written in Visual Basic?  Because it's a powerful, easy-to-use
programming environment, that allowed me to do things that would have taken
me months to do (especially considering I have been doing this part-time).

WinYotZ (C) 1992, 1993 Todd Short/Short Software
Other Trademarks/Copyrights are property of their respective holders.

CHANGES FROM 1.x TO 2.0:

1. The Suggestion feature is no longer available.
2. The Triple YotZ scoring is more like the dice game.
3. WIN.INI Options. The numeric values have changed.

Changes in 2.0a
1. Improved dialogs (big whoop!).
2. Sound Option (turn the beep off!).
3. Upto 50 High Scores can be saved.
4. Improved Help.

Changes in 2.0b
1. Players' Names fix.
2. Game Type displayed in Title Bar
3. Registration form in Help

Changes in 2.0c
1. Mouse is now properly disabled when rolling the dice.
2. Triple YotZ end-of-game fixed.
3. Can't score YotZ Bonus's w/o scoring a YotZ first.

Changes in 2.0d
1. Fixed problem with checkboxes.
2. Added Color Option.

WHY SHOULD YOU REGISTER?

1. You will receive the latest version, unless you registered the latest
   version.
2. You will be notified of subsequent versions via postcard, the only
   fee for new minor upgrades are for shipping and handling, and the physical
   disk (probably $1.50 or so total).
3. Only one registration fee per person/family required (no mater how many
   PC's you have).  You can continue to download/acquire new WinYotZ
   versions, no matter the version number.
4. Notice of new games/products by me will also be mailed via postcard, or
   newsletter.
5. The more people who register, the better this product, and future
   products, will be!

HOW TO REGISTER

Mail me the following registration form, and pay either the full registration
fee of $15, or pay a partial registration fee (simply because you like the
game) of any amount.

Those who fully register are entitled to benefits that those who did a
partial registration do not get, including full technical support. Minor
upgrades will be available for only a media/mailing charge to fully regis-
tered users.

If you have a CompuServe account, you can register online in the Shareware
Registration section. Simply type GO CIS:SWREG at the ! prompt. The product
number is 924. You will be fully registered if you use this method.
 

                            REGISTRATION FORM

	Please type or print neatly.

    Mail to:

        Todd Short/Short Software
        40 Lenox St. Apt #4
        Norwood, MA 02062
	    U.S.A.

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