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******************************** Blackjack by Elias Holmlid 1998 *******************************
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                                          Version 1.0         

Sections:
1. Welcome!
2. Troubleshooting
3. Known problems
4. File list
5. Contact information

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1.                                      - 1. Welcome! -                                       1.
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Welcome to Elias Holmlid's Blackjack! This game is a graphical, mouse oriented journey into the
wonderful world of Blackjack. For those who didn't know, Blackjack is a card-game often played
at casinos and bars. Since I live in Sweden, some of the rules may differ from the rules used in
your country, but I've tried to keep the game as international as possible. The rules used in
this version can be found in the game. 

Please let me know if you find any bugs or have any suggestions about the game. Check out
section 5 in this file about how to contact me. Please note that this game is freeware. This 
means that you can copy it and spread it as much as you want to as long as no payment is 
involved and no changes made to the game. The source code is also totaly free and can be 
obtained from my homepage:

http://home2.swipnet.se/~w-28086/

Since I made this game for my C/C++ course in school all the comments in the code are in
swedish, unfortunately... :)

All code/graphics/design made by Elias Holmlid.

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2.                                   - 2. Troubleshooting -                                   2.
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If the game won't run, the cause is probably that you don't have enough memory available.
You can try to run the game in DOS if you're running it through Windows. If the game still
refuses to start, consult the file list in section 4 of this file to see if you have
all the nessesary files. Also try to obtain a fresh copy from my homepage if you have gotten
the game elsewhere. 

Contact me if you after all this still have problems (if the game leaves an error message of 
some sort, include this message in your mail).

If you run the game in DOS, make sure that your mouse driver is installed.

The game is quite slow on a 486. For best performance, a Pentium processor is
required (I guess I'm the only one still using a 486 though)... :)

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3.                                   - 3. Known problems -                                    3.
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The only problem I've noticed so far is sometimes when more decks than three are used. Since the
decks take up alot memory, the game stops executing (leaving a message). This has only happend
a few times though.

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4.                                      - 4. File list -                                      4.
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These files should be included in the package. If not, get a copy from my homepage. All the
files (except the readme.txt file) must be in the same directory for the game to run properly.
   _________________________________________________________________________________________
   |   2X.PIC    |   ACE.PIC    |  ARROW1.PIC  |  ARROW2.PIC  |  ARROW3.PIC  |  BLACKJ.EXE  |    
   | BLACKJ1.PCX |  BLACKJ2.PCX |  BLACKJ3.PCX |  COLORS.PAL  |   DEAL.PIC   |   EVEN.PIC   |
   |FATARROW.PIC |   FONTS.MRG  |  INSURE.PIC  |  KING01.PIC  |  KING02.PIC  | KNIGHT01.PIC |
   |KNIGHT02.PIC |  MAXMIN.PIC  |  MOOSE.PIC   |  NEWCARD.PIC |   NONE.PIC   |    PA.PIC    |
   |  PM1.PIC    |   PM10.PIC   |  PM100.PIC   |  PM1000.PIC  |  QUEEN01.PIC |  QUEEN02.PIC |
   | README.TXT  |  RULES1.PCX  |  RULES2.PCX  |  RULES3.PCX  |  RULES4.PCX  |   SPLIT.PIC  |
   |_YESNO.PIC___|_SETTINGS.DAT_|___________________________________________________________|
   
Number of files: 38

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5.                                 - 5. Contact information -                                 5.
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Please send me your comments/suggestions/bug-reports/problems/thoughts: holmlid@swipnet.se

And do visit my homepage: http://home2.swipnet.se/~w-28086/
Here you will find my other games, c64-stuff and the music I've made.