Carlton Card Game for Windows Copyright (c) 1992-93 P.B.Cook Version 2.0 31 May 1993 *************************************************************** * S T O P P R E S S * * * * New for Version 2.0 * * New game variant called 'Milligan Harp' * *************************************************************** 1. For full documentation see the Windows Online Help file. 2. Shareware The program CARLTON.EXE comprising the Card Game 'Carlton' and this documentation file is distributed as 'Shareware'. It is a fully functioning program. You may evaluate the program for a period of 30 days, after which continued use of the program requires registration with the author. I don't ask much for the registration fee, and will be pleased to send you an updated version of the program when you register provided you supply a disk and cover my costs. 3. Introduction The Carlton Card Game is a two pack patience game described by David Pelter in his book 'The Penguin Book of Patience'. The game 'Carlton' is one of a family of related games with slightly varying rules and layouts. The principle variants described in the book have all been implemented in this program. The program is written using Turbo Pascal for Windows from Borland (an excellent language product which I can thoroughly recommend). 4. Installation 4.1 Requirements An IBM PC AT or compatible. Microsoft Windows V3+. A mouse. The program has been tested running under Microsoft Windows V3.0 and V3.1 using hardware varying from an 8Mhz Tandon AT to an IBM 386DX Portable on a range of display adaptors. 4.2 Install You should receive this software as a single self extracting archive file using the LZH format from Yoshi. (CARL_20.EXE) To install the software from DOS a) Copy the file CARL_20.EXE to the Drive and Directory you wish to use for the installation. b) Execute the file CARL_20.EXE. c) You will be prompted with a Copyright screen and the option to proceed to install the program files. d) The program will then de-archive the files CARLTON.EXE - the Windows Executable file. CARLTON.HLP - the Windows Help file CARLTON.TXT - this documentation file. You may include the CARLTON.EXE file in Windows Program Manager or double click on its filename in File Manager to launch the program. Once you have run the program and selected from the user definable options a further file CARLTON.INI will be found in the Directory containing your Windows Files. Should you wish to remove 'Carlton' from your system at a future date then this file may be deleted. Unless registered with the author the program will remind you periodically that the 'Good Guys' register their Shareware Programs. 5. Registration If you like this program and intend to continue using it then you may register your ownership with the author and receive your personal registration number. This will stop the program nagging you to register. Registration costs five pounds sterling (or equivalent in readily convertible currency). If in addition you send me a disk with return packaging and postage for your location, I will provide the most up to date version of the program and copies of other Shareware programs I have written for you to try. I may be contacted by Post, Telephone and FAX as indicated in the HELP, ABOUT option in the game. Please make cheques (drawable on a UK Bank please) payable to Mr. P.B.Cook. Send registrations to Mr. P.B. Cook, ( CARLTON ) 7 Deaf Hill Terrace, Trimdon Station, County Durham, UK TS29 6BZ See the Help file for full details on Registration. 6. Other Products At the time of writing I can offer for following programs for use with Microsoft Windows - 13OUT V2.4 - Single pack patience game. TERRACE V1.5 - Double pack patience game (5 variants). WINLHA V1.1 - Fully featured Windows Based Driver for the Dos LHA Archive Program from Yoshi (LZH archive files). FREEWARE. Shrink all thoses lesser used files... and think of the space you can save. DOCARC V1.4 - Data file archiving program, allowing the data file to be archived and de-archived and automatically launching the files application. (Try it and see). JACKPOT V1.1 - Four Reel Fruit Machine Game with Random Hold and Nudge PMPlus V1.1 - Enhances the Program Manager by allowing you to nest one Program Group inside another. Adds depth to your workspace. TMPlus V1.1 - Windows Task Manager replacement. Includes all the functionality of the original and adds a user definable menu system to launch your programs as well as a Browse and Run facility to access your less used programs. For Programmers - if you are a programmer and use Turbo Pascal for Windows then I am also willing to sell a couple of Turbo Pascal Units (TPU files) which implement all the hard work in the card games 13 Out and Terrace and Carlton. All you need to add is the framework of the game plus the logic to implement its rules. Give me a ring for more details. Philip B. Cook May 1993 Update Information V1.0 31 August 1992 First Release Version of Carlton Reported Bugs 1. Selecting Deal when the deck is exhausted confused the UNDO facility. V1.1 20 Sept 1992 Fixed Release V1.0 Bug 1. V1.2 15 October 1992 Added Windows online help system. Reported Bugs 2. Fatal error (nul selector - very rare) V1.3 25 Nov 1992 Fixed Bug 2 from V1.2 3. Clicking on the backcloth immediately below a card stack that has just shortened causes a UAE. (Thanks to Brian Flatt for finding and reporting this one). V1.4 3 December 1992 Fixed Bug 3. 4. Activating Undo to remove a card from the extra stack provided at the end of Miss Milligan left a part image of the stack. V1.5 17 January 1993 Fixed Bug 4. V2.0 31 May 1993 - Added a new variant called Milligan Harp. - Added option to change the vertical offset of cards in the playing area while playing the game. - Long card piles in the tableau now automatically adjust their length to fit.