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Slow Runnings - version 1.5 INFORMATION
Contents:
#1 Boring Program Info
#2 About this game...
#3 Installation/Setup info
#4 License
#5 Disclaimer
#6 Thanks for checking out my stuff!
#7 P.S.: ...this is one thing that sometimes causes trouble
#1 Boring Program Info
Program Name: Slow Runnings 1.5
Software type: 3D Game - FREEWARE - Copyright 1997 by James McCue
Author: James McCue
Author e-mail: james.t.mccue@usa.net
Author's home page:
http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/gigahertz/179/index.html
System requirements: 486DX processor or better, keyboard, monitor,
VGA card or better
-OH:... and you'll want to type "MEM" at your DOS PROMPT
- to see how much "Conventional Memory Free" you have,
because you'll need around 505k or more of that to run
my game w/MUSIC & SOUND! if you don't have 505k you can
still play... you'll just have to forgo the sounds...
Platform: This program is a DOS game, but it does run under Windows or
Windows95... however, if your computer meets the system requirements
- and is acting "sluggish" - you may want to run it in DOS MODE (not
to be confused with ms-dos prompt... in Win95, you'd goto Start Menu->
Shut down -> restart the computer in MS-DOS mode. [and type EXIT when
you're done playing to go back to Win95])
#2 About this game...
Slow Runnings is a 3D shooter, where "BOB" (you) is in search of the
person responsible for a major worldwide calamity(a.k.a.: "Dave").
Your quest is made more difficult by Dave's army of machanical things that
I've been told look kind of like ducks - as well as Dave's world morphing
abilities. Your orders are to hunt him down - and kill him. Good Luck!
#3 Installation/Setup info
...if all you have is a zip... let's get started!
I zipped it up using PKZIP... with the command:
pkzip -P slowruns.zip d:\slow\*.* d:\slow\sndsetup\*.*
That way... when you unzip (either by doing PKUNZIP -d SLOWRUNS.ZIP or
using WinZip or something...) you'd get a directory called SLOW and a
subdirectory of that called SNDSETUP.
- now that it's unzipped -
RUN SETUP.BAT FIRST... then run either WITHSND.BAT or NOSOUND.BAT...
NOTE: Don't run WITHSND.BAT unless you have successfully run SETUP.BAT
first - if you have... you'll have SOUNDRV.COM, MIDPAK.COM, MIDPAK.AD,
and MIDPAK.ADV in your SLOW directory...you can't just copy them from
the SNDSETUP directory - because the SETUP program has to configure
these files for your computer.
Enjoy!
#4 License
ULIMITED DISTRIBUTION LICENSE
Permission is granted to individuals charging no fees, and to BBSes,
User Groups, Mail-Order Disk Vendors, CD-ROM publishers, and BBS
File-Distribution Networks regardless of fees, to distribute the
game Slow Runnings (version 1.5), provided they convey a complete and
unaltered copy of the FREEWARE version of this product, and provided they
claim no ownership/authorship of this product.
Permission to distribute these products is not transferable, assignable,
saleable, or franchisable. Each vendor wishing to distribute this
product must independently satisfy the terms of this limited
distribution license.
James McCue may revoke any permissions granted here, by
notifying you in writing.
#5 Disclaimer
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, JAMES MCCUE
DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES RELATING TO THIS SOFTWARE, WHETHER EXPRESSED
OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. NEITHER JAMES MCCUE
NOR ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CREATION,
PRODUCTION, OR DELIVERY OF THIS SOFTWARE SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY
INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE
OR INABILITY TO USE SUCH SOFTWARE, EVEN IF JAMES MCCUE HAS
BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR CLAIMS. IN NO EVENT
SHALL JAMES MCCUE'S LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES EVER EXCEED THE
PRICE PAID FOR THE LICENSE TO USE THE SOFTWARE, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM
OF THE CLAIM. THE PERSON USING THE SOFTWARE BEARS ALL RISK AS TO THE
QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE.
#6 Thank You
I make this stuff so that people can see it... (among other more selfish
reasons...; ) I really hope you like it!
- James McCue
#7 P.S.: ..this is one thing that sometimes causes trouble...
Sometimes... when trying to run SETUP.BAT under Win95, depending on what
programs you're running (or DID have running beforehand), you'll get the
message:
"[you're audio card here] in use by another application".
... and the setup won't happen...
You might try closing apps, and trying again - or try restarting...
if you want set it up under win95
- OR -
You can goto StartMenu->ShutDown->Restart the computer in MS-Dos mode,
goto the directory [wherever unzipped it]..\SLOW\
- and run SETUP.BAT from there....
I wanted to make this stuff as "headache free" as possible, but I figured
I'd let you know of an "issue" I've been told about.
Thanks again for giving "Slow Runnings 1.5" a try!
I KNOW NO ONE READS READMEs... but there is some stuff you should read here.