05/31/94 Jay J. Falconer Bitwise Software Int'l, Inc. 901 W. Hononegh Drive Phoenix AZ 85027 USA (602) 582-4468 (602) 492-9489 72074,2677 Professional Video Poker for Windows (tm) PVPOKER 1.1a 5/01/94 5/31/94 PKPOKE.ZIP Windows 3.1 Games, Casino Games, Card Games, Gambling Games 4 Meg or higher Yes: 5 Meg or higher Full featured Windows Video Poker Game PROFESSIONAL VIDEO POKER FOR WINDOWS V1.1a. More than just a another video poker game! Choose from 14 different games like Dueces Wild, single & double Jokers Wild, Regular & Progressive Jackpots, & Double-or-Nothing games. Complete control over 50 impressive card dealing special effects. Includes card animation, customize payoffs, complete stats, save/restore games, set cards, etc. Requires 4Mg RAM, 5Mg HD, Win 3.1+, 25Mhz 386+, VGA+. PROFESSIONAL VIDEO POKER FOR WINDOWS V1.0a. More than just a another video poker game! You may easily choose and switch to and from 14 different games like Dueces Wild, single & double Jokers Wild, Regular and Progressive Jackpots, and Double-or-Nothing games. You have complete control over 50 very impressive card dealing special effects. The game includes many professional features such as special effects, excellent color graphics, fun card animation, custom hand payoffs, complete game stats, save and restore games, pick and set the cards to appear in each hand, control game speed, and much more. No other shareware or commercial Windows video poker game has the features and flexibility of this game. Requires 4Mg RAM, 5Mg HD, Win 3.1+, 25Mhz 386+, VGA+. Vegas, Casino, Card Game, Video Poker, Draw Poker, Poker, Shareware, Gambling $29.95 To install this game from the distribution diskette, simply copy the file "PKPOKE.ZIP" to the desired directory ("\PVPOKER" suggested) on your hard disk. Then you need to use the latest version of PKUNZIP (V2.04g or higher) to unpack the program files. to do so, place PKUNZIP.EXE in the \PVPOKER directory and run the following command: PKUNZIP PKPOKE This will unpack all the needed files and programs. Once extraction is complete, the PVPOKE.ZIP file can be removed. However, you should always retain a copy of this file on diskette or tape just in case you need to reload it in the future. This program was written in Visual Basic V3.0 and REQUIRES the following files: VBRUN300.DLL (normally included), FXTLS130.DLL (included), QPRO200.DLL (included), CSGROUP.VBX (included), FXIMG130.VBX (included), FXLBL130.VBX (included). Be sure these files are all located in the same directory where you loaded and unzipped PVPOKE.EXE. NOTE: If you obtained a copy of this game from Compuserve or Ziff-Net, the file VBRUN300.DLL was not included in the packed file PVPOKE.EXE. This was done to save download time and related costs. The file VBRUN300.DLL is available in most BBS forums -- check with your forum's Sysop or search the BBS files by name. If a message appears asking you whether or not you wish to replace an existing file in the \PVPOKER directory, answer with a "Y". DO NOT USE OLD FILES WITH A NEW VERSION - FATAL ERRORS WILL RESULT. To start the game, run the file PVPOKER.EXE from Windows File Manager. The icon file PVPOKER.ICO contains the icon for you to use if you wish to add Professional Video Poker for Windows (tm) to your Games Program Group or set one up just for this game. Please see the Windows Users Manual for instructions on adding Program Items and setting up Program Groups from the Program Manager. NOTE: Occasionally, Microsoft will release an updated VBRUN300.DLL file which will correct some bugs in their runtime modules. You should periodically compare the date/time/size of this file to the latest one available on CompuServe in the Microsoft MBASIC+ Forum. If a later one is released, please download it and place it in the PVPOKER directory. Professional Video Poker for Windows (tm) will use it automatically from then on. Shareware Disk or CD-ROM Vendors, including all BBS operators and systems, may distribute as many copies of this game as desired to any of their SHAREWARE subscribers or SHAREWARE end-users provided they do not change any of our program's related files or their content. Shareware Vendors must actively promote end-user shareware registrations in order to distribute our programs. Shareware Vendors must inform us in writing of their distribution of any of our programs. Please provide organization's name, address, phone, and internal disk numbers our programs will be distributed on. We will then be able to send the latest copy of our programs to the Vendor. If possible, Shareware Vendors should send us their catalog and place us on their mailing list. Shareware Vendors may unpack and repackage the files to use their own installation program, if need be. Retail-ware or rack-ware distributors must obtain written permission from us BEFORE any distribution is allowed.