                       WELCOME TO PARE A PAIR!
              A Matching Game for Children and Adults

Pare A Pair is designed for fun and has activities for children and adults.  

There are many ways to Pare A Pair:  you can match letters, numbers, patterns, 
pictures, and sounds and rhythms.  

Pare A Pair allows you to match directly or by type.  With direct matching, the 
item matches itself.  In type matching the mate for a:
  * letter is an object whose name begins with that letter (A = Apple)
  * number is a representation of that count (2 = * *)
  * pattern is one using similar shapes or repetitions
  * picture is a conceptually related object (Apple = Banana as Fruit)
  * a tone is its octave
  * a chord is a different pitch of the same chord
  * a rhythm is the same rhythm on a different instrument
When type matching you can Shift-Click for help in finding a pair.

With Pare A Pair you can also play with or against the Preview feature.  Preview
shows you all the hidden tiles.  Can you remember them all and win the game with
the same number of clicks as tiles?  It's hard to do.

Pare A Pair has three levels of play.  Level One is designed specifically for
young children; you match only 12 tiles and cannot keep score.  Level Two introduces 
additional images and score-keeping.  Level Three is available only to paying 
customers.  Once you have paid you can access the full complement of Pare a Pair 
images (over 50 extra images come with Level Three) and play on a field of 20 tiles.  
Level Three's images are the most complex.

Pare A Pair also lets you tailor play to suit your style by letting you determine the
speed of play, and whether or not you want to play with sound cues.  (If you play with
sound on, you'll hear the letter "A" and the word "Apple" as you click those tiles.)

There's much more - too much for here... but you can visit the Pare A Pair web site:
	http://hometown.aol.com/pareapair


SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Pare A Pair requires a mouse and Windows95, Windows98,  or WindowsNT.  Pare A Pair can
be played at 640x480 or higher resolution, with 256 or higher colors.

Simtel requires that certain program files be excluded from this download and instead
be made available at: http://www.simtel.net/simtel.net/win95/dll.html via the self-
extracting download file vb40032a.zip.  If you get an error message on first starting
Pare A Pair please download this file or check the Pare A Pair web site for more 
technical information.  You may also email for support to PareAPair@aol.com.


HUMAN REQUIREMENTS
There are no age restrictions.  Pare A Pair has play that is challenging for 
adults, while Level One is designed specifically for preschool aged children.  
Pare A Pair encourages players of all skill levels.  With Pare A Pair, you 
always win, and if you've improved - Pare A Pair will let you know.


INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:  USE THE SETUP PROGRAM TO INSTALL PARE A PAIR
1.  Close all open applications.
2.  Double click on the Setup.exe icon.
3.  The program will prompt for Pare A Pair's folder.  You may accept the 
    default or use Browse to select another.
4.  Press the Install button so that the installation may be completed.
5.  Look for Pare A Pair (it's the pair of pears) on your Start Menu.


REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS:  USE WINDOWS95 TO REMOVE PARE A PAIR
1. From the Start Menu, select Settings, Control Panel.
2. Double click on the Add/Remove Programs icon.
3. Select PareAPair from the listing of available programs.
4. Click the Add/Remove button.  When asked to confirm the removal, click Yes.
5. Click OK twice.


PARE A PAIR IS A COPYRIGHT PROTECTED PROGRAM, Carolyn White 1997, 1998.  
Additional copyright information is available once Pare A Pair is installed.


TO PAY FOR PARE A PAIR, or to request new features, copyright information, etc., 
write to:
	Pare A Pair
	5605 Woodrow Avenue, Apt 14
	Austin, TX 78756 USA
Email correspondance may be sent to PareAPair@aol.com.  The cost is US$10. To order
on diskette, write to the above address and include an additional handling charge of
US$10 for each copy of Pare A Pair.  When sending payment, be sure to provide a 
return address so that I can e/mail the key to access Level Three.  You may enjoy 
this version of Pare A Pair for free, and may distribute copies to others provided 
you share only the original zip file from download or diskette.

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PARE A PAIR - visit Pare A Pair's web site where you can keep 
up with new releases, get game tips, etc.  To visit Pare A Pair on the web go to: 
	http://hometown.aol.com/PareAPair - or, to view without frames use 
	http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/pareapair

Finally, a Pare A Pair Tip: Click on the pair o' pears to pare some more pairs.  I 
hope you enjoy paring those pairs, and I thank you for your interest. 
