Cal's Brain Strain v2.00 ReadMe


Solitaires differ widely in the opportunities they afford for the 
exercise of skill.  Some are purely mechanical, while others torture
the mind.

Cal's Brain Strain is a variation of Calculation Solitaire.

"Calculation stands at the top of the list of games that give
opportunity for skill."

So says the world's leading authority on cards & gambling, John Scarne,
in his classic work Scarne's Encyclopedia of Card Games. You've played
all the other solitaires - but are you good enough for the king of them
all?


NOTE:  VBRUN300.DLL is needed to run Cal's Brain Strain.  This file is so
commonly available, (it is probably already on your system), that it has not been
included with this distribution.  If you need this file try the forum from which
you downloaded this game, or go to the MSBASIC forum on CompuServe.


Packing List
____________

The following files are distributed with Cal's Brain Strain v2.00:

REGISTER.TXT
README.TXT
CALCULAT.EXE
CALCULAT.HLP
QCARD.DLL
CMDIALOG.VBX
MSGBLAST.VBX
THREED.VBX
DBPUSH.VBX
ABRTDRAG.WAV
AUTOMOVE.WAV
CLAP1.WAV
DARTCY.WAV
ONECARD.WAV
PUTCARD.WAV
LOSE01.WAV - LOSE09.WAV
WIN01.WAV - WIN05.WAV
TIE_DYE.BMP
OUR_LOGO.BMP
PUPPYWUV.BMP
PURPLE.BMP
PASTELS.BMP
SWIRLS.BMP
STNGLASS.BMP



Installation
____________

1)  Copy the CMDIALOG.VBX & THREED.VBX files into your \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.
    If a newer version already exist there, copy the file into
    the same directory as the files in the next step.
2)  Copy all the other files into either a pre-existing, or new directory.



Known Incompatabilities
_______________________

1) Cal's Brain Strain does not support Large Font video displays.

2) The Custom Card feature will not be supported by all video cards.
   If the card size appears distorted to you then please use one of 
   the six card back designs available.

3) If you experience palette flashes or palette corruptions when 
   using a custom card back, increase the number of colors your 
   video card is running in.
 

Feel free to contact us at:

DARTCY Productions
PO BOX 714
Carmel, NY, 10512
USA

EMAIL: 104336.1735@compuserve.com

