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      Thank you for downloading SPACE KING, version 1.0
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      DESCRIPTION:
      Make lots of money  by  trading  within  a  unique
      solar  system  in  this  Economic   Strategy  game
      written  by  Marcus  D.  Gregio.   SPACE KING is a
      stock market game  set  in outer space.  This cool
      intergalactic trading game is complete with music,
      sounds,  animation,  and full colour art/graphics.
      You will travel  from  planet to planet buying and
      selling   stock  while  encountering   spectacular
      events  and treacherous hazards.  You will have to
      visit space stations and even a loanshark (who you
      can gamble with) as you try to  make  your  way to
      the top... becoming The Space King!


      SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
      486 33Mhz or better with 4 MB of memory or more.
      Operating System: Windows 95 or NT
      SVGA 640x480 (see colour requirement below)
      SVGA capable of 16 million colours or greater.
      Approx. HardDisk space needed: 2.9 MB
      Any Windows SoundCard and a Mouse.


      INSTALLATION:
      To run this game you must install it like any
      other Windows 95 or Windows NT application.
      If Windows is not already running, launch it
      first.

      FROM A SINGLE ZIP FILE WITH NO SETUP.EXE FILE:
      ----------------------------------------------
      Click the START button on the Taskbar;
      Click the START Menu's Run button;
      Type, in the dialog box, the
           location of spacekng.exe for example,
           c:/internet/download/spacekng.exe
      If you do not know where the main magazine file
      is, press the browse button and look for it.

      FROM DISKETTES:
      ---------------
      Insert disk #1 in your floppy drive;
      Click the START button on the Taskbar;
      Click the START Menu's Run button;
      Type the letter of the drive followed by
      :/SETUP.EXE for example, a:/setup.exe
      If you do not know what drive letter your floppy
      drive is, press the browse button and search for
      floppy drives.


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      If  you are unable  to  run  SPACE  KING  or  need
      assistance, please feel free to write to us...

                       MDG PUBLICATIONS
                         21 Harrison
                      Catskill, New York
                          12414-1506

                     mdgpubs@capital.net

      Please  be  sure to include all information  about
      your  computer  and  what  is  or isn't happening.
      Thank you.

      SPACE KING updates can be found at...
      http://www.capital.net/com/mdgpubs/games.htm
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      ABOUT KNIGHTMARES MAGAZINE:

      *** KNIGHTMARES MAGAZINE ***

      Publisher: MDG PUBLICATIONS
      Editor: Marcus D. Gregio
      Contact: mdgpubs@capital.net

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      The KNIGHTMARES Ftp Site:
      http://www.outworldarts.com/kms/

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      winning history with origins going  back  to 1986.
      Formerly  a print publication, KNIGHTMARES entered
      the electronic medium in 1995 and is now the most-
      widely  read  *Freeware*  e-pub  (free  electronic
      magazine) of its kind sporting full colour art and
      a multimedia  interface   with  music  and  sound.
      KNIGHTMARES publishes the best in sci-fi, fantasy,
      horror,  full  colour  artwork,  and spec-fi.  You
      will also find reviews,  columns,  interviews, and
      many   exclusive   features   in   the   magazine.
      KNIGHTMARES    has    been   called   "technically
      innovative" and  is  said  to  be "the wave of the
      future."   The magazine is published,  bi-monthly,
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      SOME LEGAL INFORMATION:

      SPACE   KING   is  copyrighted   so   you   CANNOT
      incorporate its programming into anything that you
      may be developing  (this  also  means  you  cannot
      alter--or change--anything in the game or anything
      that  makes  the  game  function), nor may you use
      anything  in  the   game  outside  of  its  single
      executive  file  (as was mentioned,  the  game  is
      copyrighted).  SPACE  KING  is  NOT public domain,
      but you are free  to  share  it with your friends,
      upload it to BBS's or computer  services,  and, of
      course, enjoy it (in its original form) yourself.

        SPACE KING, Copyright 1997 by Marcus D. Gregio

      MDG   Publications,   Knightmares   Magazine,  and
      Knightmares  Magazine   Gaming   are   names   and
      trademarks owned by Marcus D. Gregio.

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      Thank  you very much and enjoy!   Copyright  1997.
      See further legal information inside the game.

      The following files should be included:

      spacekng.exe   :the game
      file_id.diz    :description info
      read.me        :this file

         IF YOU ARE MISSING FILES, PLEASE CONTACT US.
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