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THE MASTERY SERIES (tm)
*** README.DOC for the UNREGISTERED version ***
(C) 1992,94 WORKWARE CO. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
POKER CALCULATOR, VEGAS PRO, AND WORKWARE
ARE TRADEMARKS OF THE WORKWARE COMPANY, LAS VEGAS, NV
OTHER TRADEMARKS BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS
- TABLE OF CONTENTS -
> INTRODUCTION
Your License to Use the program
How to contact the WorkWare company
System Requirements
What you need to know to read the instructions
> GETTING STARTED
Making a backup copy of the program's disk(s)
Installing the program
Starting the program
Getting Help
Overview: Where to start looking
> LAST-MINUTE ADDITIONS (IF ANY) TO THE PROGRAM
> FILE LIST
> OTHER PROGRAMS FROM WORKWARE
=========================================================================
=========================== I. INTRODUCTION =============================
=========================================================================
YOUR LICENSE TO USE THIS MASTERY SERIES (tm) PROGRAM
This is your License to use this Mastery Series program. The
program is copyrighted and all rights are reserved. All rights
include the look and feel of the program. The WorkWare Company
grants you a limited license to use the program. Your use of
the program signifies that you agree to the terms of the license.
The license is as follows:
FOR ALL USERS (LICENSEES):
Ä You accept the program "as is," and you are responsible
for determining what use the program has for you.
Ä You may not alter any part of the program or documents.
Ä The WorkWare Co. makes no representations or warranties
for the program except that it is entertainment.
Ä You hold The WorkWare Co. harmless from any assertions
or claims that may arise from your use of the program.
IF YOU ARE USING THE REGISTERED/COMMERCIAL PROGRAM:
Ä You may copy the program to your hard disk or to a
floppy disk for YOUR USE ONLY. DISTRIBUTION IS ILLEGAL.
Ä You may have only one copy of the program in use at any
one time. USE OF ANY COPY ON A NETWORK FILE SERVER OR
ON A BULLETIN BOARD IS SPECIFICALLY FORBIDDEN.
IF YOU ARE USING THE UNREGISTERED (DEMO/SHAREWARE) PROGRAM:
Ä You may use the Unregistered (demo/Shareware) version for
30 days to see if this is the poker program you want to
lay down your money for. After 30 days, you should
discontinue use or get yourself a REGISTERED version to
play here legally.
Ä You may copy and distribute the Unregistered version
on a disk or on an electronic bulletin board.
Ä You may not sell or license the program itself. You
may charge recipients for your handling and shipping
the physical-disk copies, or for bulletin-board fees.
Ä Your distributed copies must include all files named
under FILE LIST in this README.DOC.
HOW TO CONTACT THE WORKWARE COMPANY.
Write to
The WorkWare Company
5130 E. Charleston, Ste. 5-158
Las Vegas, NV 89122
or call 9:00 to 5:30 Pacific Time
(502) 524-1183 ORDERS & TECH SUPPORT*
(702) 387-7871 ORDERS ONLY! NO TECH SUPPORT.
*PLEASE DO NOT CALL FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT UNLESS YOU HAVE:
1) PURCHASED A COMMERCIAL VERSION OF THE PROGRAM OR
2) REGISTERED A SHAREWARE VERSION!
NO-CHARGE TECHNICAL SUPPORT IS FOR REGISTERED CUSTOMERS ONLY!
THE NO-CHARGE SUPPORT IS LIMITED TO THIRTY MINUTES. OUR PROGRAMS
ARE SO EASY TO USE, NINE OUT OF TEN CUSTOMERS NEVER CALL. IF YOU
HATE TO READ MANUALS, YOU CAN PURCHASE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.
SUGGESTIONS: PLEASE SEND SUGGESTIONS TO US IN WRITING INSTEAD OF
CALLING ABOUT THEM. WE KEEP WRITTEN SUGGESTIONS IN A NOTEBOOK AND
CONSIDER THEM WHEN UPDATING THE PROGRAMS.
BUG REPORT: WHEN POSSIBLE, PLEASE SEND ANY BUG REPORT TO US IN
WRITING INSTEAD OF CALLING ABOUT IT. WE ACT ON ALL SUCH LETTERS.
IF YOU REPORT A BUG IN WRITING, WE WILL SEND YOU AN UPDATED DISK AT
NO CHARGE. WHEN THE SUSPECTED BUG OCCURS, PLEASE TRY TO SAVE THE
GAME-STATE (.PKR) FILE TO DISK AND SEND US A COPY OF IT. ALONG WITH
ANY OTHER INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE, PLEASE BE SURE TO INCLUDE:
YOUR NAME
ADDRESS
PHONE NUMBER
PROGRAM'S NAME AND VERSION NUMBER
A DESCRIPTION OF THE BUG (A PRINTOUT OF THE SCREEN MAY HELP)
ANY ERROR NUMBER OR ERROR MESSAGE THAT APPEARED ON SCREEN
BRAND NAME AND MODEL OF YOUR COMPUTER
VERSION OF DOS (OR OTHER OPERATING SYSTEM) IN USE
NAMES OF ANY RAM-RESIDENT (TSR) PROGRAMS
KIND OF MONITOR AND VIDEO CARD
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
The Mastery Series programs require the following:
1. IBM or Compatible computer with DOS 2.0 or higher.
2. 512K RAM
3. Any monitor (real-looking cards need EGA/VGA monitor)
4. Hard drive or high-density floppy.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO READ THE INSTRUCTIONS
In the instructions, brackets have special meaning...
<> ANGLE BRACKETS MEAN
Type in the text between the brackets and press ÄÙ (Enter).
WARNING: Do NOT type in the angle brackets!
Example: To start 7 Card Stud, enter < MSSTUD >.
[] SQUARE BRACKETS MEAN
Press the letter, or one of the letters, between the brackets.
Example: Continue [Y/N]? Press Y or N for Yes or No.
All instructions assume that you know PC- or MS-DOS's simplest commands,
COPY, CHDIR or CD (change directory), MKDIR or MD (make directory). If
you do not, you should read your DOS reference for such commands now.
In instructions or help on screen, you may see the ^ before a key.
The ^ stands for the Control key, or, as it appears on your keyboard,
the Ctrl key. So, ^ means "hold down the Ctrl key and press the next
key." For instance, ^F5 means "hold down Ctrl and press F5."
In instructions or help on screen, you may see the @ before a key.
The @ stands for the Alt key. So, @ means "hold down the Alt key and
press the next key." For instance, @F5 means "hold down Alt and press F5."
In instructions or help on screen, there are several words that denote
the kind of information provided, as follows:
The following words denote kinds of information provided in help for
the program:
ACCESS: This gives you the route to the feature. For example,
ACCESS: Menu\Table Rules\Betting FROM GAME: Ctrl F7
This means from the Game Menu, choose Table Rules, then
Betting, or from the Game section, press Ctrl F7.
ENTRY: This tells you what kind of entry or what range of entries
you can make, for example:
ENTRY: 0.00 to 999999.99
This example tells you to make an entry of 0.00, 999999.99,
or anything in between.
=========================================================================
========================= II. GETTING STARTED ==========================
=========================================================================
MAKING A BACKUP COPY OF THE PROGRAM'S DISK(S)
Uses your ordinary backup procedures, for example, DOS's COPY or XCOPY
commands.
REMEMBER THAT UNDER YOUR LICENSE TO USE THE PROGRAM, AND UNDER
FEDERAL COPYRIGHT LAWS, THE UNREGISTERED VERSION IS THE ONLY VERSION
THAT YOU MAY COPY AND DELIVER TO SOMEONE ELSE. THE REGISTERED/COMMERCIAL
VERSIONS MAY BE COPIED FOR YOUR PERSONAL USE ONLY!
INSTALLING THE PROGRAM
Keeping the program and its files together is the only requirement of
installation.
The program uses several kinds of files, those ending in: OVR, PKR,
PKX, HLP. You should keep the program and its associated files
in one subdirectory.
STARTING THE PROGRAM
Log onto the drive that contains your installed program.
Example: If the program is on a disk in drive A:, enter < A: >.
If the program is on a hard drive C:, enter < C: >.
Change into the subdirectory that contains the program.
Example: If the program is in a subdirectory named POKER,
enter < CD \POKER > or < CHDIR \POKER >.
To start the Mastery Series 7 Card Stud game:
enter < MSSTUD >.
To start the Mastery Series 7 Card Stud HiLow Split game:
enter < MSSTUDLO >.
To start the Mastery Series Texas Hold'em game:
enter < MSTEXAS >.
START-UP SWITCHES
When you start the program, you can follow its name with one or more of
the following switches:
-S or /S Use [S]low screen writes (BIOS), avoiding direct writes
to the video RAM. The -S switch may be necessary for:
* Not-so-compatible Compatibles.
* Multi-tasking environments.
* Running the program in a DOS emulator on a non-IBM-
compatible machine.
-B or /B Force [B]lack and White for composite monitors or
monochrome monitors with color-graphics cards. If you
have a laptop or notebook computer with a flat (e.g.,
LCD) screen, you may need to use this -B switch.
-C or /C Force the recognition of a [C]olor monitor. The program
can automatically detect most color cards and monitors.
If you have a color system, but the program is coming up
in monochrome, then do one of the following:
* Try this -C switch.
* Use DOS's command MODE before starting the program,
that is, enter:
MODE CO80
MODE is an external DOS command, that is, it exists
as a file. So, you must be in the subdirectory that
contains MODE.COM, e.g., C:\DOS, or your PATH must
include that subdirectory. See your DOS manual.
-EGA or /EGA Force the recognition of an [EGA] card. Use this if you
have an EGA card and a color monitor, but the program is
running in monochrome. Some EGA cards are hard to detect.
-VGA or /VGA Force the recognition of a [VGA] card. Use this if you
have a VGA card and a color monitor, but the program is
running in monochrome. Some VGA cards are hard to detect.
-Ofile_name Force the program to recognize "file_name" as the overlay
file. Ordinarily, the overlay file's name consists of the
file name of the program with a file-name extension of
".OVR", and the overlay file resides in the same directory
as the program. If the overlay file has a different name
or a different directory, you must inform the program using
the -O switch. The "file_name" in the switch must be a
complete path and file name, including the drive name.
For instance, suppose you have the Stud program on
drive A: and you want to put the overlay file on drive B: in
a directory named \POKER\STUDHI. Then you must start the
program as follows:
MSSTUD -OB:\POKER\STUDHI\MSSTUD.OVR
NOTES:
(1) There is no space between the "-O" and the full
path and file name.
(2) Your disk may not have a separate overlay file with
the extension ".OVR".
(3) There is no reason except your limited disk space to
move the overlay file away from the program's directory and
use the -O switch.
EXAMPLES:
* If you have a VGA card and color monitor and the program is running
in monochrome, then start the program as follows:
program_name -VGA
where "program_name" is the name of the program you are using,
for instance, MSTEXAS, or MSSTUD.
* If you are using a laptop or notebook computer with a flat (LCD)
screen, try starting the program as follows:
program_name -B
OR
program_name -B -EGA
OR
program_name -B -EGA -S
* If your laptop/notebook has a VGA, substitute -VGA for -EGA, as in:
program_name -B -VGA
GETTING HELP.
There are three ways for you to get help. In the order of increasing
detail, they are:
1) Look at the bottom line and any other text on screen.
There is always help on screen--just read what is in front of you.
The bottom line usually contains help. It tells you which keys to
press to access main functions.
2) Press the F1 key.
For context-sensitive help, press F1 anywhere in the program.
On-line help consists of pointed, summary information for your
current activity in the program. This help pops up on screen.
3) Read the Manual.
The typeset manual is included with the Registered/Commercial version.
The manual includes detailed help on all subjects. It includes an
alphabetized reference section, overviews, tips, and appendices.
The manual covers several subjects that are not covered elsewhere.
OVERVIEW: WHERE TO START LOOKING
There are 2 main sections of the program, from which you can access all
the hundreds of features. The 2 main sections are: the Game area, and
collectively, the various report screens.
You enter the Game section when you first start the program. (You
may have to press the ESC, escape, key to pass a sign-on or license screen.)
To access the Game (Main) Menu, press ESC or F10. Read the help on screen
or press F1.
From the Game section, you enter the reports section by pressing F4, F5,
or F6. Deeper levels of reports are available for some report screens:
try the F7 and F8 keys once your are in the reports section. Read the
help on screen or press F1.
========================================================================
======================== LAST-MINUTE ADDITIONS =========================
========================================================================
When you get the REGISTERED/COMMERCIAL version, you get complete
documentation for all the latest additions to the program.
========================================================================
============================ FILE LIST =================================
========================================================================
MSSTUDLO EXE The 7 Card Stud HiLow Split game.
WWCARDS IMG Some images for playing in EGA/VGA graphics.
MS4HELP HLP The help file needed for context-sensitive Help.
MSSTUDLO PKR A game-state file, containing settings and reports.
README DOC This file.
ORDER DOC A file to help you order WorkWare products. See
the description for README.EXE below.
README EXE A file that helps you read or print README.DOC. Just
type in README and press Enter. To read or print
ORDER.DOC, type in README ORDER.DOC and press Enter.
7HLANLYZ EXE Analyze any situation. REGISTERED version only.
7HLANLYZ HLP Help for 7HLANLYZ.EXE. REGISTERED version only.
========================================================================
================= OTHER PROGRAMS FROM THE WORKWARE CO. =================
========================================================================
In the Vegas Pro Poker Compiler (tm) series, the currently available
games are:
Texas Hold'em 2.02
Texas Hold'em HiLow Split 2.02
Omaha Hold'em (High) 2.02
Omaha Hold'em HiLow Split 2.02
The WorkWare Co. publishes several programs under the series title "The
Mastery of Poker." The programs, all sold separately, are:
7 Card Stud Game & Analyzer <---|
7 Card Stud Hi-Low Split Game & Analyzer |
Texas Hold'em Game & Analyzer <---+- "MASTERY OF POKER" series
Hold'em Pro Analyzers (Tx & Omaha) <---|
The WorkWare Co. also publishes "Vegas Pro Video Poker Pro Pak,"
simulations of the five-card-draw poker machines in Las Vegas casinos.
The Pro Pak includes 3 separate games:
Video Poker 5 Card Draw <---|
Video Poker with the Joker Wild <---+- "VEGAS PRO" series
Video Poker with Deuces Wild <---|
For Blackjack players, WorkWare publishes "Vegas Pro Blackjack." This
powerful program enables you to test any system against any other. And
when you have found the system that works for you, the program tutors
you with it.
System requirements: IBM or Compatible with DOS 2.0 or later.
The programs require at least 512K RAM. All programs run on any monitor.
TO ORDER BY CREDIT CARD, C.O.D., CHECK, MONEY ORDER, OR INVOICE, SEE
THE INFORMATION AND COUPON IN THE FILE ORDER.DOC ON DISK. TYPE IN
"README ORDER.DOC" AND PRESS ENTER.
IF YOU ARE A SERIOUS, THAT IS, A REAL-MONEY, PLAYER, AND YOU DON'T KNOW
WHICH PROGRAM TO ORDER, JUST CALL FOR HELP. MOST OF OUR CLIENTS ARE
SERIOUS PLAYERS, MANY ARE PROS. WE CAN HELP YOU CHOOSE SOFTWARE TO
STRENGTHEN YOUR GAME. CALL (502) 524-1183 TO GET HELP OR TO ORDER.