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┌────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ VENDOR INFORMATION -- WALL $TREET RAIDER │
└────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌─────────┐
┌─────┴───┐ │ (R)
──│ │o │──────────────────
│ ┌─────┴╨──┐ │ Association of
│ │ │─┘ Shareware
└───│ o │ Professionals
──────│ ║ │────────────────────
└────╨────┘ MEMBER
This is the shareware version of Wall $treet Raider.
Vendors who are dealer members of the Association of
Shareware Professionals are authorized to add this
version of the program to their catalogs, BBS or other
shareware product listings without first obtaining
permission of the author. However, it will be helpful
to notify the author of the program that your company
has begun distribution of the program, so that we can
place you on our mailing list to receive subsequent
update releases of the program.
Other prospective vendors of the program should first
request permission, which will usually be granted if you
enclose a copy of your catalog or similar information.
However, if this package includes the file VENDINFO.DIZ,
refer to it to see if vendors of your classification may
distribute the program without prior approval or notifi-
cation of Ronin Software. You will need the VENDVIEW.EXE
program (freeware) from Ram's Island Software, to view
the compressed information on distribution policies in
the VENDINFO.DIZ file. To obtain the viewer, contact
Ram's Island Software at 7644 Parker, CO 80134, USA.
Please send your notification or request to:
MICHAEL D. JENKINS
RONIN SOFTWARE
3020 ISSAQUAH-PINE LAKE RD.
SUITE # 36
ISSAQUAH, WA 98029
PROGRAM INFORMATION:
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APPLICABLE PRODUCT CATEGORIES:
BUSINESS -- SIMULATIONS
BUSINESS -- CORPORATE FINANCIAL SIMULATIONS
GAMES -- STOCK MARKET
GAMES -- SIMULATIONS
GAMES -- STRATEGY
EDUCATION -- BUSINESS
BRIEF PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
"HIGHLY REALISTIC SIMULATION OF CORPORATE
FINANCE AND WALL STREET SKULDUGGERY"
LONGER PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:
Enlist in the Corporate Wars! W$R allows
1 to 4 players (including the computer) to
engage in amazingly realistic corporate
wheeling and dealing, Wall Street style.
Mount hostile takeovers, restructure sick
companies, trade on inside information, do
LBO's, mergers, file harassing lawsuits
against competitors, engage in greenmail
payoffs, seek "White Knights" to help you
"shark-proof" your company from other
marauding junk bond takeover artists,
while you struggle to keep companies you
control profitable, against ruthless
industry competitors and arbitrary
government actions. Non-stop action with
a live (simulated) stock ticker and an
unending flow of earnings reports, financial
and political news pouring off the "broad
tape" as you use sophisticated research
tools to try to keep your investments in any
of 250 companies (IBM, Exxon, GM, etc.)
afloat. Effortless to play, the incredibly
realistic, ever-changing Wall $treet Raider
simulation compares to other stock market
games like chess does to checkers. THERE'S
NOTHING ELSE REMOTELY LIKE IT AT ANY PRICE!
HARDWARE, O/S REQUIREMENTS:
- DOS 2.1 or higher (A DOS program, but also
can be run from Windows 3.xx)
- 640K free RAM required.
- Hard disk recommended, but can be installed
on a 1.2mb or larger floppy.
- No other special hardware requirements,
except that program does not run on
IBM PC-jr. Needs most of 640K conventional
RAM, so may need to unload any large TSR's
from conventional memory before running W$R.
USER REGISTRATION:
- Required after 30-day evaluation period.
- Registration of $10.00 provides user 90 days
free technical support (by mail) and a copy
of a "Cheat Code" that can be entered to turn
on a "Cheat Mode," in accordance with A.S.P.
guidelines for game shareware. There is no
"registered" or commercial version of the
program.
- For $25.00, user becomes registered, and
receives copy of latest version of the program,
plus Cheat Code.
- User may also order 100-page companion book
on strategies, entitled "TAKE NO PRISONERS --
WALL $TREET RAIDER: STRATEGIES AND TACTICS."
Price: $25.00
- Package Deal: For $45, user receives all of
the above: Registration, user support, free
copy of latest program upgrade with cheat
code, and companion strategy book.
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│NOTE TO VENDORS: BE SURE TO SEE HIGHLY COMPLI-│
│MENTARY REVIEWS OF EARLIER, RELATIVELY PRIMITIVE│
│COMMERCIAL VERSION OF THIS PROGRAM IN INFOWORLD │
│(12/88), JERRY POURNELLE'S COLUMN IN BYTE (1/89)│
│AND THE WALL STREET JOURNAL (12/88), AS WELL AS │
│MORE RECENT REVIEWS OF SHAREWARE VERSION IN PsL │
│NEWS AND SHAREWARE MAGAZINE (1993). │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│NOTE TO VENDORS (OTHER THAN SYSOPS) REGARDING │
│DISTRIBUTION OF THE PROGRAM ON 2 360K DISKETTES:│
│WALL $TREET RAIDER FILES FOR THE NON-SYSOP │
│VERSION OF THE PROGRAM ARE IN SELF-EXTRACTING │
│LHA COMPRESSED FILE FORMAT (EXCEPT READ.ME, ETC)│
│------------------------------------------------│
│ Files should be split as follows between Disk │
│ #1 and Disk #2: │
│ │
│ Diskette #1 Diskette #2 │
│ ----------------- ------------------ │
│ INSTALL.EXE DATFILES.EXE │
│ READ.ME USERINFO.DOC │
│ WSRFILES.EXE VENDOR.DOC │
│ VENDOR.ID │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
THE SYSOP VERSION IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOADING
FROM THE 7 A.S.P. "HUB NETWORK" BBS'S, UNDER
THE FILENAME WSR5_2.ZIP.
NOTE ON UPDATE POLICY FOR VENDORS !
Ronin Software sends updates of this program to
vendors through whom we have had any registrations
in the preceding 3 months. We know where our
registrations come from, thanks to a small file
(VENDOR.ID) that contains the name of any vendor
to whom we submit a copy. When a user prints out