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- Brain Jam will run only under Windows 3.x and compatible operating systems.
- It consists of the files BRAINJAM.EXE, BRAINJAM.HLP, and README.TXT.
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- Copy these files to your hard disk. To install Brain Jam in Program Manager,
- select the File menu and then select New... In the dialog
- box that then appears select Program Item, then click on OK. In the
- Program Item Properties dialog box fill in the Command Line box with the
- full path of the BRAINJAM executable. For example, if you have copied
- Brain Jam to the C:\BRAINJAM directory, type C:\BRAINJAM\BRAINJAM.EXE into
- the Command Line box. In the Description box type Brain Jam.
- Then press OK. The Brain Jam icon should now appear in
- the currently selected program group. You may drag and drop this icon into
- any other program group if you wish.
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- If you use a desktop manager other than Program Manager, please consult the
- documentation for that product.
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- Once you have activated Brain Jam by double-clicking on its icon, select
- the Help menu for full instructions on using and registering Brain Jam.
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- Brain Jam comes in shareware and commercial/registered versions.
- The version can be identified by clicking on the Help/About menu.
- Generally the shareware version may be redistributed while the commercial
- version may not; for further information consult the Legal Matters section
- in the online Help.
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- Ordering and registration information can also be found in the online Help.
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- Should you wish to contact us, please send email to one of:
- Internet: 72133.3027@compuserve.com
- Compuserve: 72133,3027
-
- or write to:
- Brain Jam Publications
- P.O. Box 62024
- 1448 Lawrence Ave. East, #19
- North York, Ontario
- Canada M4A 2W1
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- Version History
- ---------------
-
- 1.9 - card faces are copied from Microsoft Solitaire,
- which must be resident in the WINDOWS directory.
- If not, a procedurally generated set of cards is used.
-
- - fixed a nasty bug that would crash some video drivers after
- winning a game or trying to exit the program.
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- 1.8 - updated list of winnable games in the range 0-49
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- - solutions are kept in the file BRAINJAM.SOL instead of
- BRAINJAM.INI. If you are upgrading from a previous version,
- existing solutions will automatically be transferred from
- BRAINJAM.INI to BRAINJAM.SOL. It is recommended that you make
- a backup of the BRAINJAM.INI file before doing this transfer.
-
- If you have several old BRAINJAM.INI files
- you can merge their contents into BRAINJAM.SOL by following
- the procedure for each of the files:
- 1) rename the file to BRAINJAM.INI
- 2) load Brain Jam
- 3) unload Brain Jam
- Note that if this INI file contains solutions for games included in
- previously transferred files, shorter new solutions will replace the
- longer old ones.
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- 1.7 - various bug fixes
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- 1.6 - improved game selection and review, keyboard interface
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- 1.5 - improved "Deal" function
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- 1.4 - corrected problems with illegitimate game numbers
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- 1.3 - first public release
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