Kids Concentration Ver 5.3 Copyright © 1995-1996 Centaurus Software Design All Rights reserved This file contains important information about Kids Concentration, Please read this entire file. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. General Description 2. Program Operation 4. Installation 5. Program Files 6. Program Registration 7. Getting Help 8. Uninstalling 9. Copyright Notice, Distribution License, and Warranty 1. DESCRIPTION Kids Concentration is a game that is based on the old game of Concentration. This program was designed with kids in mind to help them develop their concentration skills, hand-eye coordination (via the mouse), while learning about the alphabet, numbers, and colors. The program contains four different matching games for variety, each supporting three skill levels of difficulty. A pleasant female voice is used throughout, along with actual animal sounds, and other sound effects. 2. PROGRAM OPERATION The Alphabet Window: The object is to learn the upper and lower case letters of the alphabet. This is achieved by selecting a letter card from the random group of letter cards at the bottom of the screen and building the alphabet at the top of the screen. The required letter position at the top of the screen will be indicated by a white underscore. Depending upon the skill level setting, these positions will contain upper case letter cards, lower case letter cards, both case letter cards or plain blank cards. See the program help file for more details. The Numbers Window: The object is to learn the basic numbers 1 thru 10. This is achieved by counting the amount of cards displayed and then selecting the corresponding number card located at the bottom the screen. See the program help file for more details. The Matching Window (Colors and Animals): The object is select matching pairs of picture cards until none remain. See the program help file for more details. 3. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 386 or better PC 4 meg RAM or better Soundcard recommended Microsoft Windows 3.1 or Windows 95 VGA or SVGA monitor 2.5 meg of free disk space for program files 4. INSTALLATION KIDCON53.ZIP will have extracted 17 installation files as listed below: SETUP.EXE FILE_ID.DIZ KIDSCON.HL_ KC_ALP.VB_ SETUP.TXT README.TXT_ KIDSCON.EX_ KC_MAT.VB_ SETUP.INF THREED.VB_ KIDSCON.ICO KC_NUM.VB_ ST422.EXE VBRUN300.DL_ KC_MNU.SN_ KC_PRO.VB_ CTL3D.DLL There are two methods available for installation: To install directly from the hard disk: Using the File Manager, locate the directory where you expanded (unzipped) the program files. Double-click on 'SETUP.EXE' and then follow the instructions provided. After you have successfully installed the KIDSCON program, you can delete KIDCON53.ZIP and the installation files from your hard drive, as they are no longer required. To create a installation diskette: You will need a 1.44 Mb blank formatted diskette. Label the diskette as "KIDSCON, ver 5.3" and copy all the installation files to the diskette. Using the File Manager, choose Run from the File menu. Type A:SETUP and select OK, and then follow the instructions provided. After you have successfully installed the KIDSCON program, you can delete KIDCON53.ZIP and the installation files from your hard drive, as they are no longer required. 5. PROGRAM FILES VBRUN300.DLL Visual Basic 3.0 Runtime THREED.VBX 3D support for Visual Basic KIDSCON.EXE Kids Concentration Program KIDSCON.HLP Kids Concentration Help File KC_ALP.VBX Support for alphabet voice KC_MAT.VBX Support for matching voice KC_NUM.VBX Support for numbers voice KC_PRO.VBX Support for program voice and sound effects KC_MNU.SND Support for menu selection sound README.TXT This file VBRUN300.DLL and THREED.VBX will be installed in your \windows\system directory if they do not exist, or if the existing installed files are not current versions. All other files are installed in the selected installation directory (KIDSCON). 6. PROGRAM REGISTRATION This program is a unregistered version for evaluation use only. It is distributed as Shareware, which is based on the honor principal allowing you to try before you buy. You may use this program for a trial period of 14 days at no cost. If you continue to use it beyond the trial period, you are required to pay a registration fee of $8.00. Upon doing so, you will receive a registration code by mail, with instructions to register the program. This will remove the registration reminder screen from appearing every time you run the program. 7. GETTING HELP We are very interested in feedback from users. If you have any questions, comments, suggestions, or difficulty in installing Kids Concentration, please contact us by email, or write us directly. email address: centsoft@aol.com Centaurus Software Design PO Box 1382 Auburn, NY 13021 USA 8. UNINSTALLING Delete the KIDSCON directory, this will delete all files contained within the directory. Do not delete VBRUN300.DLL and THREED.VBX from your windows\system directory, as these may be used by other applications that you may have previously installed. 9. COPYRIGHT NOTICE, DISTRIBUTION LICENSE, AND WARRANTY Copyright Notice: Centaurus Kids Concentration, Version 5.3, Copyright © 1995-1996, Centaurus Software Design, All Rights reserved. Distribution License: Centaurus Kids Concentration may be freely distributed via Bulletin Board Networks or other Shareware Venders provided that the KIDCON53.ZIP file is not altered in any way. Warranty: The information contained in the KIDSCON program is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed by the authors for its use. This software is provided as is and without warranties as to performance of merchantability or any other warranties whether expressed or implied. Because of the various hardware and software environments into which this program may be put, no warranty of fitness for a particular purpose is offered. The user must assume the entire risk of using this software. (end-of-file)