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Online Help System

To use the online help system, press F1 at any point in the program.
A scrollable pop-up window appears displaying information related to
the operation you are about to perform.  If a Down Arrow () appears
in the bottom right corner of the help window, there is another page
of information available.  Use the Up and Down arrows, Page Up or
Page Down keys to page through the help information.  Press any
other key to exit the help system.

General Information

College Football Picks(tm) (CFP) is a Collegiate Football
Handicapping program.  CFP will run on MS-DOS or OS/2 Warp based
computers.  CFP will provide statistically determined picks, help
analyze trends and track your hypothetical bets.  It is NOT designed
to break any Federal, State or Local laws.  Any reference to bets
are assumed to be hypothetical unless the user is able to place bets
legally.  Use of CFP constitutes your acceptance of the License
Agreement outlined in the CFPICKS3.DOC file included with this
software.

Pull-Down Menus

CFP's pull-down menus operate in a CUA-Compliant style of operation.
CUA is an acronym for Common User Access, a very popular user
interface.  With this scheme, the Alt-letter keys are assigned
mnemonically to the first letter of the choices on the Main Menu
Bar.  To select a menu, either hold down the Alt key + First Letter
of a choice or use the Left and Right arrow keys to arrive at the
desired menu of choices.

Once the pull-down menu has been activated, items can be selected
quickly with Up and Down arrow keys, the Home and End keys, or the
first letter of an entry to move the cursor bar to the desired menu
item.  Use the Enter key to execute the desired command.  Each menu
records the item last selected so that a future visit to that menu
begins with that item as the default.  Shaded menu choices are
inaccessible.

Mouse Users

For mouse users, CFP supports the use of a Microsoft compatible
mouse.  The use of a mouse is optional - all mouse actions can be
performed with an equivalent keyboard command.  Numeric entries CAN
NOT be made with the mouse.

Generally, clicking the Left mouse button is the equivalent of
pressing the Enter key and clicking the Right mouse button is the
equivalent of pressing the Escape key.

The icons along the right edge of the menu choice frame are designed
to be used with a mouse.  The up and down arrow icons are used to
scroll vertically through the choices in the box.  The "elevator"
icon can be dragged up or down to move quickly through a large
number of menu choices.

Main Menu Sections

The Data Section allows you to Enter, View or Import Team
statistical data.  The Analysis Section allows you to choose games
to have CFP handicap.  The Reports Section allows you to view or
print reports.  The Settings Section allows you to change the
default settings.  The Misc Section gives you access to a
calculator, calendar and DOS.  F10 either selected on the menu or
pressed at any time in the program exits CFP.

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Data Entry

The Data Entry command is used to change the data for one specific
team.  If you are entering data for an entire past week, use the
Missing Data command in the Data Menu.

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Missing Data

The Missing Data command will supply the user with a menu of teams
which require the necessary data to be entered for the prior week.
When the Missing Data command is chosen, CFP will utilize the date
set in the Date Of Games setting, in the Settings Menu, as the
current week and check the data for the prior week's games.  At that
point the user can select a team from the menu of teams and enter
the required data.

Once all the data has been entered for the past week, CFP will state
all data has been entered and you will be unable to access the
Missing Data menu choice.  Should you need to make a change in the
data for one of the teams, choose the Data Entry choice in the Data
menu, select the team and make the correction(s).

In the first week CFP will give the message "All Games Entered For
Week 0" as the first week there is no data to be entered.  No games
have been played yet this season!

Note:  The Shareware version of CFP will not allow the user to enter
bowl game final scores.  Therefore, CFP will not review bowl game
bets or its bowl game picks.

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Team Selection Menu

Select the team for which you want to process the above menu choice.
Select a team by:  entering the first letter of the team you want,
use the Up or Down arrows, Page Up or Page Down keys, Home key or
End key.  The Home key will bring the user back to the top of the
list, the End key will bring the user to the end of the list.  Page
Up and Page Down will move through the selections one page at a
time.  Once the desired team is highlighted, press ─┘.

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Required Data Menu

When entering data for a team, CFP will check the database for that
team and inform the user whether the necessary data has been entered
for each week.  The chart produced will list each week number and
have a symbol next to it.  Explanation of the symbols are as
follows:

       -  = Team Does Not Play That Week
          = Data Not Entered And It Should Be
       √  = Team Played And The Data Has Been Entered

If a week is marked with a check (√) and it is necessary to change
the data entered, select that week and CFP will allow changes.
Weeks marked with a "-" are inaccessible.

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Team Schedules

The Team Schedules command will supply the user with the 1994 or
1995 team schedules.  The 1994 schedules will be complete.  The 1995
schedules will be updated as the user enters data during the season.

At the top of the schedule, the selected team's record is given
against the other teams on its schedule for that year both straight
up and Against The Spread (ATS).  The Total Points For (Total PF),
is the total points accumulated by the selected team year to date.
The Total Points Against (Total PA), is the total points accumulated
by the opponents of the selected team year to date.  The chart
explanation is as follows:

     Date = Date Of The Game Played
 Opponent = Team Played Against
       PF = Points Scored For The Team
       PA = Points Scored Against The Team
   Spread = Spread of that game.  (NL = No Line)
      ATS = Against The Spread Result:  Win (W), Lose (L) or Tie (T)

If the Opponent is in capital letters then it is the Home team.  If
the Opponent is in lower case letters, it is the Visiting team.  The
ATS column results will be stagnated.  This is done intentionally so
that the user can easily spot streaks by the team.

Note:  The Registered version of CFP will automatically update each
team's overall record Against The Spread (ATS) throughout the
current season.

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Turnovers

The Turnovers command will supply the user with a year to date
chart, by conference, of the turnover data for each team.  Please
note that CFP will list only the teams that it tracks.  Some
conferences have teams missing from the chart.  For example, Temple
from the Big East Conference is not tracked and only six of the
fifteen teams in the Independents Conference are tracked.  The chart
explanation is as follows:

          GA  = Giveaways
          TA  = Takeaways
         +/-  = Net Turnovers (Takeaways - Giveaways)
          Gms = Number Of Games Of Data Entered
       Avg GA = Average Giveaways per Game
       Avg TA = Average Takeaways per Game

Turnovers are only for the current season and are updated as the
user enters the data in the Data Entry / Missing Data Sections.

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View Database

The View Database command will allow the user to see the data
entered for a team.  This is helpful if you would like to audit a
team's database for errors.  The chart explanation is as follows:

         Date = Date Of The Game Played
     Opponent = Team Played Against
       Spread = Spread Of That Game.  (NL = No Line)
        PF-PA = Points Scored For - Points Scored Against
      Offense = Rushing Yards/Passing Yards/Giveaways
      Defense = Rushing Yards/Passing Yards/Takeaways

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Date Of Games

The Date Of Games setting allows the user to set the date of the
games for the week to be handicapped.  This date is extremely
important as it is used throughout the program.  CFP will
automatically read the system date on your PC and set the correct
date.  The correct date will be the date of the next calendar
Saturday when games will be played.  If the user wanted to analyze
or review a different week's games, the Date Of Games setting must
be changed to the desired week.

When selecting the Missing Data choice in the Data menu, CFP checks
the database for missing data one week prior to the date set in the
Date Of Games menu.

To View/Print CFP's picks or View/Print bets for a week other than
the selected week, change the Date Of Games setting to the desired
date.

Bowl Games are played on many different dates.  Therefore, the
"Bowls" setting is used for the College post-season.

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Vigorish

The Vigorish or "vig" choice will allow the user to set the vig
percentage.  Professional oddsmakers who take bets (where it is
legal) usually charge a percentage if the bet made with them is a
losing one.  This percentage is called vigorish (also called
"juice") and is usually 10% on a straight team as well as total bet.
To place a $10 bet, you would have to put up $11 ($10 plus $1 vig)
to win $10.  The sports book will also take another $11 from someone
who feels the team playing against your team will win, for a total
of $22.  If you win you get your $11 back plus $10 winnings for a
total of $21.  If you lose you get...  Regardless of which team
wins, the sports book makes $1 or 4.5%.  ($1 divided by $22 = .04545
or 4.5%) This is how they make their money.  Should the user be
making bets with friends (who usually don't charge a percentage!)
then the vigorish would be set to 0%, or even-money bets.

CFP will add the vig to the amount bet.  For example, if the user
desires to make a $10 bet at a 10% vig, he/she would enter the
amount bet as $10.  If the user loses, the amount lost, tracked by
CFP, will be $11.

There are two settings for vig entry, Manual and Auto.  If
Auto(matic) vig is selected, CFP will enter the vig set by the user
automatically each time a game is handicapped.  The user can set
Auto Vig from 5% to 10% or 0%.  If you are paying a vig greater than
10%, you should find another place to bet!  However, if a higher vig
percentage is paid, use the Manual vig setting and CFP will prompt
the user to enter the vig amount each time a game is handicapped.
Any amount from 0% to 99% can be entered manually.  If the user
makes many different bets with different people at different vigs,
the Manual vig setting is ideal.  If the user makes many bets at the
same vig, Auto vig will be very convenient.

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Home Field Advantage

The Home Field Advantage (HFA) is the assumed number of additional
points the Home Team will score because they are playing in their
home stadium.  The default is 3 points since three points is the
amount used by most linesmakers when determining the line.  If you
feel the team has a stronger HFA than 3 make the change here.
Likewise if you feel the team has a weaker HFA than the assumed 3
then make it lower.

After choosing the team for which you would like to enter the HFA,
CFP will display a box of HFA values ranging from zero to nine
points.  The HFA value highlighted in the box is the current HFA
setting for the team selected.  To change the setting, select
another value.  To keep the current setting press enter.

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Previous Games Used

The Previous Games Used setting allows the user to set the number of
games CFP will go back into its database to get data for its
analysis.  Any number of weeks can be used between 4 and 11.  The
default is 11 weeks.  As the season progresses, it is recommended
that a smaller number of weeks be used for analysis.  If a change is
made to the previous games used setting, CFP will continue to use
that setting as the default.  Suggested setting guidelines are as
follows:

  Week #'s  Previous Games Used Setting  Last Year's Stats?
  --------  ---------------------------  ------------------
    1- 6              11                        YES
    7-15             5-9                         NO
   Bowls             4-7                         NO

If Last Year's Statistics are used, then CFP will get whatever
number of games is necessary from the previous year to have the
required number of games for its analysis.  If Last Year's
Statistics are not used, then CFP will just use the current year.
In this instance, there may not be the same number of games used for
each team.  The #GMS listing in the prediction screen will tell the
user how many games have been used in the analysis.

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Last Year's Stats

If this setting if checked (√) on the menu CFP will use the prior
year's statistics in its calculations.  If not checked, CFP will
just use the current year's statistics.  It is recommended that at
least four weeks of data is used for CFP to give an accurate
analysis.

NOTE:  You will not be able to turn off Last Year's Stats during the
first three weeks of the season, they must be used to supply CFP
with enough data to analyze.

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Delete Import File

If this setting if checked (√) on the menu CFP will delete the
CFP95.DAT file used to import and update your database with the most
recent statistics.  The data file will only be deleted after a
successful import.  This is useful if you choose to download
CFP95.DAT directly into the CFP directory as some communications
software will rename the file being downloaded if a file with the
same name already exists in the download directory.  If that is
done, your import will be done using an older data file.

If the setting is not checked, CFP will leave the CFP95.DAT file in
the current directory after the data has been imported.  The default
setting is not to delete the import data file.

NOTE:  For more information on how download this data file from the
ALC Software BBS, read the help text for the Import Data choice of
the Data Menu or call ALC Software.

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Screen Colors

Screen Colors will only be available if the computer running CFP has
a color monitor.  There are eight color combinations available.
Once a combination is chosen, CFP will use that as the default.

When starting CFP from the DOS prompt, you can force a black and
white color scheme if you have a monochrome display by starting CFP
as follows:  CFP /M ─┘

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Current Settings

Displays the current settings in effect.  All the current settings
displayed can be changed in the Settings Menu.  The Week Number
setting is based on the date set in the Date Of Games setting.

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Calculator

The calculator command displays a calculator "pad" for an expression
to be evaluated.  Operators supported are:

     +  addition
     -  subtraction
     *  multiplication
     /  division

Upon entering the calculator, CFP automatically turns on the
keyboard's numeric lock for easy use of the numeric keypad.  The
calculator will handle a chain of calculations, as follows:  The
equation (3 + 2) * 5 would be entered as:  3 + 2 * 5 ─┘.  Once a
calculation is complete, select "A" for Another Calculation or press
the Escape key to turn the numeric lock off and exit the calculator.

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Calendar

The Calendar command displays a window with a calendar for the
current month and year, as read from the system clock.  The current
date will be highlighted.  The Left and Right arrow keys move month
to month.  Up and Down arrow keys move year to year.  The Enter key
can be used to return quickly to the current month.  The Escape key
is used to exit the calendar display.

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DOS Access

The DOS Access command provides the capability to return to DOS
without exiting College Football Picks.  With enough memory, other
programs can be run from DOS before returning to CFP.

CAUTION:  CFP is still active while you are at the DOS prompt.  You
must type EXIT and press Enter to return to the active copy of CFP.
Do not try to return to your currently active copy of CFP by
entering CFP.  This only loads another copy of CFP into memory.

NOTE:  Do not invoke any program from within CFP which installs
itself as a memory resident utility.  This restriction applies to
all Terminate and Stay Resident (TSR) programs, including the DOS
PRINT command.  These programs should be run initially from the DOS
command line to ensure they are properly installed.  In addition,
while CFP is active, do not use the DOS commands:  CHKDSK /F or
DELETE or REN commands on the CFP program files.  This restriction
is not due to any limitation of CFP, and is in fact sound advice for
any other applications which allow access to DOS during their
execution.

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Import Data

If you find Data Entry tedious and you have a modem, Registered
Users are able to pay $45 fee per season to download the weekly
statistics directly from the ALC Software Bulletin Board System
(BBS).  Also included on the BBS will be special articles of
interest, ALC Software's picks, as well as a TOP HANDICAPPER'S
picks.  The ALC Software BBS User Guide with full instruction on how
to use the BBS will be included with the registration manual.  The
ALC Software BBS will be on-line as of August 17, 1995.  The BBS
Number is [phone].  Settings are 8N1.  Up to 14400 bps.

Use the Import Data menu choice to update your current database with
the statistics from the file downloaded from the ALC Software
Bulletin Board System.

Once the data has been imported, CFP will compare the imported score
data against the bets made as well as CFP's picks and update the
respective databases.  Depending on the number of bets/picks made,
this may take some time.

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Team Data To Be Entered

Enter the requested data for the team selected.  All data is
required except for the turnover data which is optional.  It is
important to understand that CFP will make a more accurate
prediction with turnover data supplied.  DO NOT enter turnover data
for some teams and not for others as this will cause CFP to make
inaccurate assumptions.  Required data is as follows:

  Yards Rushing Offense - Rushing yards gained by the Offense
  Yards Passing Offense - Passing yards gained by the Offense
  Yards Rushing Defense - Rushing yards gained against the team's
                            Defense
  Yards Passing Defense - Passing yards gained against the team's
                            Defense
  Points Scored For -     Points scored by the team you are entering
                            data for
  Points Scored Against - Points scored against the team you are
                            entering data for
  Turnovers - Giveaways - Turnovers lost by the Offense
  Turnovers - Takeaways - Turnovers recovered by the Defense

If you have entered data for this team before, the number in
parentheses [ ] will be the number previously entered.  You can
change the number or press enter and the number in parenthesis will
be retained.

In the Registered version of CFP, once the data has been entered for
one team, if that team has played one of the of the other 79 teams
that CFP tracks, CFP will automatically enter the data for the team
they played.  It will not be necessary to re-enter the same data for
the other team.

A clock is provided in the lower right corner of the Data Entry
Screen.  If you are like many users and wait until the last minute
to enter the data required to run CFP, the clock is there to let the
user know just how much time is left until opening kickoff!

If you find Data Entry tedious and you have a modem, either call ALC
Software or call the ALC Software Bulletin Board System (BBS) at
[phone], modem settings should be 8N1, to find out how to
download the weekly statistics directly from our BBS.

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Game Data To Be Entered

When a game is selected to be handicapped, CFP will list the teams
playing, the last spread entered for that game, the date of the
weekend the game will be played and the week number it represents.
NL means the game has not been handicapped therefore No Line has
been entered.  CFP will allow you to run a game more than once in
order to handicap the game with a different spread, vig or Home
Field Advantage.  It is important to understand that CFP will
remember the data entered the LAST time you run the game.  For CFP
to handicap a game three pieces of information are requested:

    The spread for that game.
    The total (under/over) line for that game.  (optional)
    The vig for your bets on that game.

Note: If vig is set to auto vig (in the Settings Menu), CFP will
      enter the vig for you automatically.

For those new to football betting, we would like to answer the
questions:  What is the spread?  Why does it exist?  Why don't we
just bet on which team we think will win the game like we did in
elementary school?  Well, unless the teams are very equal in
ability, not too many people would bet on the underdog.  So to bet
the favorite, points are added to the final score of the underdog
team to make things equal.  These points are called the spread.  It
is the professional oddsmakers job to determine what that "magic
number" is.  In theory, if the spread were exactly right, the number
of people who bet on both teams would be even and the sports book
would be guaranteed its 4.5% of the action.  If the sports book is
not receiving an even distribution of bets, the spread will be
adjusted in an effort to do so.

CFP will always ask the user to enter the spread for the Home team.
CFP will accept 1/2 point spreads which should be entered as .5.
(Ex: 7 1/2 point spread should be entered as 7.5) If the Home team
were a 7 1/2 point favorite, you would enter the spread as -7.5.  If
the Home team were a 7 1/2 point underdog, you would enter the
spread as 7.5.

When entering a spread CFP features an automatic 1/2 point entry.
When you press the decimal point, CFP will automatically enter .5 it
is not necessary to press the "5" key.

Next you will be asked for the under/over line.  Entering this line
is optional.  Under/over or totals, for those who are not familiar
with the term, is the sum of the points scored by both teams at the
end of the game.  For example, if the final score is 21-14, the
under/over or total for that game is 35 points.  CFP will calculate
the predicted total for the game and display it.  If the under/over
line has been entered CFP will display its under/over play as well.

If the vigorish setting in the Settings Menu is set to Manual, it
will be necessary to enter the vig percentage at this point.  The
user can manually enter any amount from 0% to 99%.  If vig is set to
Auto, CFP will enter the vig percentage automatically.

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CFP Analysis Screen

Once all the necessary game data has been entered, the data analysis
will be displayed in the following chart:

  Team    Pts/Yd  Sum/Avg  #GMS  Net TO
  ----    ------  -------  ----  ------

The teams will be listed with the Home team in capitals.  The Pts/Yd
number is the final score prediction based on the points per yard
calculation.  The Sum/Avg number is the final score prediction of
the game based on the sum of the averages calculation.  The #GMS
listing tells the user how many games have been used in the
analysis.  This number will only be different for each team if Last
Year's Statistics are not used and the teams have played a different
number of games to that point in the year.  Net TO is the net
turnovers using the formula:  Total TakeAways - Total GiveAways.
Positive numbers are better than negative numbers.

The play is CFP's pick for that game.  In order for there to be a
play, one team must "cover" (that is, when the spread is added to
the predicted score of the underdog or subtracted from the predicted
score of the favorite, that team must beat the predicted score in
both calculations) for CFP to pick that team.  If a game does not
meet this criteria, a "No Play" prediction will be rendered.  In
this instance, the user can use the Pts/Yd and Sum/Avg scores to
help determine their preference.

The PSR (Pick Strength Rating) is the numeric representation of the
strength of CFP's pick.  The higher the PSR, the stronger the play.
If there is no play, the PSR will be zero.  The pick with the
highest PSR is considered the Best Bet of the week.

Note: The PSR is only displayed in the Registered version of
      College Football Picks.

U/O is CFP's under/over prediction and recommendation.  If the
under/over spread is over the number predicted, bet under.  If the
under/over spread is under the number of points predicted, bet over.
If the numbers are the same, good luck!  Note:  A higher number of
weeks used for analysis will produce a more accurate under/over
prediction.  The number of weeks used for analysis can be set in the
Settings Menu under the Previous Games Used choice.

HFA is the Home team's Home Field Advantage value set in the
Settings Menu under the Home Field Advantage choice.

Placing A Bet

After the game has been analyzed by CFP, the user will be asked to
place a bet.  You can place up to two bets per game.  If a spread
has been entered for the under/over, CFP will allow bets on either a
Team, Under or Over.  If not, CFP will only allow a team bet.
Assuming an under/over spread has been entered, select "1" to place
a team bet, "2" to bet on under the under/over line and "3" to bet
on over the under/over line.

If a team bet is desired, CFP will need to know which team the user
would like to bet on.  Both teams in the game will be displayed.  To
choose your team, press "1" if you want to bet on the home team or
press "2" to bet on the visiting team.

CFP will then ask how much you want to bet on your specified bet.
You may bet as little as $1 up to $32,750.  This should be is a
sufficient betting range for all users!  If the user does not want
to bet, but just pick a team as his/her opinion, you may bet $0 by
pressing the Enter key.

Upon confirmation of your bet, CFP will save the bet and update the
amount Bet This Week (BTW) posted in the Game Analysis screen.

Note: In the Registered version of College Football Picks you will
      be able to print the individual games.

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Data Entry Corrections

If an error was made in entering data there is the opportunity to
change the requested information at the end of each team's data
entry.  Simply enter "N" when CFP asks, "Data Correct?  (Y/N)" and a
line pointer will appear.  Use the arrows keys to move the pointer
to the data that was entered incorrectly.  Press ─┘, enter the
correct number and press ─┘ again.  Repeat this as many times as
necessary to have the correct data entered.  Once the data is
correct, enter "Y" to the "Data Correct?  (Y/N)" question and the
databases will be updated.

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Printer Errors

If CFP gives you the message "Printer Is Not Ready", check if it is
on or on, but not on-line, check if there is paper in the printer as
well.  If you discover the problem and want to continue to print,
press any key, otherwise press Escape to discontinue printing.

When using a laser printer, CFP will report "Game Printed" yet
nothing will come out of your printer.  In an effort to save paper,
CFP will wait until three games are requested to be printed and then
eject the page.  Dot matrix printers will print immediately.  The
sharpest output will occur if your laser printer is set to emulate
an IBM Proprinter.

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Analysis Section - Picks

CFP will handicap the current week's games in this section.  You
will be presented with a menu of the games to be played in the
upcoming week.

To select a game for CFP to analyze, highlight the game by either:

  Entering the first letter of the visiting team
  Use the Up or Down arrows
  Use the Page Up or Page Down keys, Home key or End key

Page Up and Page Down will move through the selections one page at a
time.  The Home key will bring you back to the top of the list, the
End key will bring you to the end of the list.  Once the game is
highlighted, press enter to select that game.

You will be asked for the spread and the under/over line.  Bets on
handicapped games will be entered here as well.

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Bowl Game Selections

After the final week of regular season play, CFP will list the names
of the MAJOR Bowl Games being played that season.  Highlight the
Bowl Game for CFP to handicap and press Enter.  The user will then
be asked to enter the teams playing in the selected Bowl Game.

Once the teams for a bowl game have been entered, CFP will display
those team names and spread in the game selection box instead of the
Bowl Game's name.

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Bowl Team Entry

Enter the teams for the selected Bowl Game.  The team entered first
will be designated as the Visiting team.  The team entered second
will be designated as the Home team.

While handicapping the Bowl Games, CFP will automatically set the
HFA to zero as neither team will have the HFA at a neutral site.
The HFA value can not be changed from zero during the Bowl Games
handicapping.

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Bowl Team Entry Error

One of two errors has occurred:  Either the user has selected a team
already entered as playing in another Bowl Game or the user has
selected the SAME team as both the Visiting team and Home team.

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Reports Section - View

In this section, the user will be able to view three types of
reports:

  1) The Bets Placed By The User For The Current Week
  2) CFP's Picks For The Current Week
  3) A Summary Chart Of The User's Year To Date Bets

These reports have been SIMPLIFIED for the Shareware version of CFP.
The Registered version of College Football Picks contains many more
reports and much more information.  The reports available in the
Registered version of College Football Picks include:

  1) College Football Picks's Picks For The Current Week
  2) The User's Bets For The Current Week
  3) Teams Year To Date Standings Against The Spread
  4) College Football Picks's Year To Date Pick Performance
  5) The User's Year To Date Bet Performance
  6) Turnover Performance
  7) Games Played For The Current Week

Note: The current week is the date set in the Date Of Games setting
of the Settings Section.  If the user wanted to view bets or picks
for a different week, the desired date would have to be set in that
section.

While viewing the Current Week's bets, the user can delete any bet
that has not been reviewed.

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Reports Section - Print

In this, the Shareware version of College Football Picks, you will
not be able to print reports.  The Registered version of CFP offers
enhanced reports which the user will be able to print.  The reports
available in the Registered version of College Football Picks
include:

  1) College Football Picks's Picks For The Current Week
  2) The User's Bets For The Current Week
  3) Teams Year To Date Standings Against The Spread
  4) College Football Picks's Year To Date Pick Performance
  5) The User's Year To Date Bet Performance
  6) Turnover Performance
  7) Games Played For The Current Week

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Current Week's Bets

This report will list the amount bet, the team bet on and the team
bet against.  If the bet was a bet on a specific team, the spread
will be listed in the column next to the "Team Bet" column.  If the
bet is an under/over bet, a "U" will appear in the "U/O" column for
an under bet or an "O" will appear for an over bet.  The under/over
spread will be listed to the right of the U/O column.  Once the
final score for the game has been entered, a "W" for win, "L" for
lose or "T" for tie will be in the last column representing the
outcome of your bet.  For a financial summary of year to date bets,
view the YTD Bets report.

To delete a bet, move the highlight bar to the game to be deleted
and press Enter.  Upon confirmation by the user, CFP will delete the
bet.  Note:  You can only delete a bet for a game where the final
score has not been entered and therefore has not been reviewed by
CFP.

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Current Week's Picks

This report will list CFP's picks for the current week.  It will
list the team selected, the spread for that team, the other team in
the game.  Once the final score for the game has been entered, a "W"
for win, "L" for lose or "T" for tie will be in the last column
representing the outcome of the pick.

Note:  The Shareware version of CFP will not allow the user to enter
bowl game final scores.  Therefore, CFP will not determine the
outcome of the picks for the bowl games.

The PSR is the numeric representation of the strength of CFP's pick.
The higher the PSR, the stronger the play.  The pick with the
highest PSR is considered the Best Bet of the week.  Note:  The PSR
is only displayed in the Registered version of College Football
Picks.

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Year To Date Bets

This report is a financial summary of the user's bets, year to date.
The chart will only list bets where the final scores of the games
bet on have been entered.  The chart lists Team, Under and Over bets
separately.  This will help the user easily determine which type of
bet has been most profitable for him/her.  It lists dollars won,
lost and the vig paid on the lost bets.  The amount listed in the
bottom right corner of the chart is the year to date total
profit/loss for all bets entered in CFP.

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Quit College Football Picks

Use this menu choice and CFP will immediately terminate and save all
data entered to that point.  If you press F10 at any point in the
program, CFP will ask if you want to exit the program.  If you are
done with your session, then answer "Y".  If you want to access DOS
and then return to CFP then you may want to use the DOS Access menu
choice in the Misc menu.

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Registration Information

1) To order by credit card, have your MasterCard, Visa, Discover or
   American Express card handy and call toll free, [phone].
   This line is for Credit Card orders only.  Or print our
   registration form on your printer by pressing Alt-P, fill out the
   form being sure to include your credit card information and
   signature and Fax it to us, 24 hours a day, at [phone].
   This line is for Fax orders only.

2) To order via CompuServe or the Internet, use a text editor to
   fill in the ORDER.FRM file.  Send it via CompuServe to our
   address 71201,3071 or send it via the Internet to our address
   71201,[e-mail].  Payment will be accepted via
   MasterCard, Visa, Discover or American Express.

3) During the 1995 football season, save time by using your credit
   card, or sending either a money order, bank check, cash or
   certified check.  We will ship the same day we receive the order.
   Otherwise...

4) For Personal Checks, please allow 2 weeks to process your order.

5) Standard US Mail shipping is $2.50.  We offer overnight delivery,
   total shipping cost is $12.00.  Overnight Mail service to Canada
   from the United States takes two days.  We offer US Mail 2nd day
   delivery, total shipping cost is $5.00.  The US Postal Service
   does not offer 2nd day service to Canada.

6) Canadian orders must be either postal money orders in United
   States funds, or checks drawn on a United States Bank.

7) After the 12th week of the season, (November 11, 1995) you have
   the choice of which REGISTERED version of College Football Picks
   you will receive.  If you request Registered Version 3.1 for the
   1995 Season it will be sent according to the terms above.  Should
   you request Registered Version 4.1 for the 1996 Season, the
   anticipated ship date is August 17, 1996.  If no version is
   specified, Version 3.1 for the 1995 Season will be shipped.

8) If you have a modem and would like to Download the weekly
   statistics from the ALC Software Bulletin Board System (BBS), add
   $45 for the entire season.  Also included on the BBS will be the
   special articles of interest, ALC Software's picks as well as top
   handicappers picks.  A BBS instruction booklet will be sent with
   the registration manual.  The anticipated start date for the ALC
   Software BBS is August 17, 1995.  The BBS telephone number is
   [phone].  Settings are 8N1.  Up to 14400 bps.

9) Wouldn't it be great if there were a program exactly like College
   Football Picks and it tracked and handicapped the 30 NFL teams?
   Now you can order PRO Football Picks v7.1 from ALC Software!  PFP
   uses the same interface as CFP.  Predicts winning teams as well
   as under/over predictions.  Tracks both straight and under/over
   bets!  PFP Software & Manual $40.00.  Download the weekly PRO
   statistics from our BBS for only $60.00 for the entire season.

                - End Of Registration Information -

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