README.TXT -- July 1, 1998
NFL Forecaster for Windows 95/98 and
NFL Calendar for Windows 95/98

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The following topics are contained in this file:
   1. What's New?
   2. Installing       <------ BE SURE TO READ THIS TOPIC
   3. Uninstalling
   4. Distribution, License, Warranty, Support
   5. Limitations
   6. 100% Cotton Software Products
   7. Finding 100% Cotton Software Products
   8. Ordering Information
   9. Contacting 100% Cotton Software


==================== 1. What's New? =====================

1. The prediction accuracy of this version (6.0) of NFL
Forecaster for Windows 95/98 has been improved by about
2% over previous versions.  Over the last 14 years it
would have predicted winners correctly 64% of the time
and spreads 56% of the time.  Over the last 10 years it
would have predicted winners correctly 65% of the time
and spreads 57% of the time. Additionally, the spreads
are more evenly distributed; fewer are clumped at the
lower end.

2. NFL Forecaster now takes into account home-team
advantage (which partly contributes to its better
prediction accuracy). This means that the order in which
you choose teams (for playoff games, for example) is
important.  The first team chosen is the away (visiting)
team and the second team chosen is the home team (NY Jets
at San Francisco, for example).

3.  NFL Forecaster includes a print-preview function --
adjust the layout and preview documents before they are
printed.

4.  Margins, orientation, font, etc. can be set (and
saved) for each printed document (Forecaster reports, NFL
schedules).

5.  NFL Forecaster displays and prints the Monday-night
schedule as well as the entire NFL schedule (3 formats)
and individual team schedules.

6. The schedule and main data files have been updated for
the 1998-99 season.  The on-line documentation has also
been updated to include the 1997-98 statistics.

7. Several features have been added to NFL Calendar,
including print preview and printing a 12-month calendar
with NFL game day marked.

8. A bug that sometimes prevented the Revert function
from working has been fixed.


===== 2. Installing NFL Forecaster and NFL Calendar =====

For the fastest and easiest installation of NFL
Forecaster and NFL Calendar, determine which of the
following situations (A, B, C or D) resembles yours and
follow the instructions. Also read section E ("Notes").

-- A. If no version of NFL Forecaster is currently
installed on your computer system, simply run NFL
Forecaster for Windows 95/98's setup program
("setup.exe").

-- B. If a version of NFL Forecaster for Windows 95/98 is
currently installed on your computer system, run the
setup program ("setup.exe").  When the setup program asks
for the directory (folder) to install NFL Forecaster and
NFL Calendar into, be sure it's the same directory the
current versions are in.  Then the setup program will
replace the old versions with the new versions.

-- C. If a version of NFL Forecaster for Windows 95 (not
95/98) is currently installed on your computer system,
you ***MUST*** uninstall it before installing NFL
Forecaster for Windows 95/98. To uninstall it do the
following:
   1. Click the "Start" button.
   2. Select "Settings" and then "Control Panel".
   3. Select "Add/Remove Programs".
   4. From the list select "NFL Forecaster"
   5. Press the "Add/Remove" button.
After NFL Forecaster for Windows 95 is uninstalled, run
NFL Forecaster for Windows 95/98's setup program
("setup.exe").

If you have shortcuts installed on your desktop for NFL
Forecaster and/or NFL Calendar, delete them and install
new shortcuts. (The old ones will point to files no
longer on your computer system.)

-- D. If a version of NFL Forecaster for Windows 3.1 is
currently installed on your computer system, you should
uninstall it before installing NFL Forecaster and
Calendar for Windows 95/98.  Leaving it on your computer
system will cause no problems, but valuable disk space
will be wasted.  To uninstall NFL Forecaster for Windows
3.1 do the following:
   1. Delete all the files from the Forecaster directory.
   2. Delete the Forecaster directory.
   3. Delete "forecast.ini" from your Windows directory.
Then run NFL Forecaster for Windows 95/99's setup program
("setup.exe") to install NFL Forecaster and NFL Calendar.

NOTE: You should NOT delete the file "bwcc.dll" from your
"\windows\system" directory unless you are absolutely
sure that no other programs use it.  This library file is
used by some other programs.

---E. Installation Notes:
The setup program installs both NFL Forecaster and NFL
in the same directory (folder). The default is 
"Program Files\Cotton\NFL". One file, "UNINST.EXE", is
placed in the Windows directory. "UNINST.EXE" is used to
uninstall NFL Forecaster, NFL Calendar and programs of
other companies; therefore, it should not be removed from
your disk.

The setup program does not make any changes to the
config.sys or autoexec.bat files.

NFL Forecaster and NFL Calendar share two files:
"schedule.nfl" and "names.nfl".  If you move either
program to another directory after installation (there is
no reason to do this), you must be sure that there are
copies of "names.nfl" and "schedule.nfl" in both
directories.

A minimum of four files must always be in the Forecaster
directory in order to run NFL Forecaster:
   NFLForc.exe -- Executable program file.
   main-dta.nfl -- Team rankings.
   schedule.nfl -- NFL schedule.
   names.nfl -- Team names.

A minimum of three files must always be in the Forecaster
directory in order to run NFL Calendar:
   NFLCal.exe -- Executable program file
   schedule.nfl -- NFL schedule
   names.nfl -- Team names

Other files placed in the Forecaster directory:
   NFLForc.hlp -- On-line help file
   NFLForc.cnt -- On-line help table of contents
   NFLCal.hlp -- On-line help file
   NFLCal.cnt -- On-line table of contents
   week-xx.yy -- One or more weekly archive files
   README.TXT -- Information file
   ORDER.TXT -- Information file
   PRODUCTS.TXT -- Information file
   vendinfo.diz -- Information file
   file_id.diz -- Identification file
   DEISLx.ISU -- Log file used for uninstalling


==== 3. Uninstalling NFL Forecaster and NFL Calendar ====

The uninstall program removes NFL Forecaster and NFL
Calendar.  It removes all files and Registry entries that
were installed by the installation program (except for
the uninstallation program itself; see above). It does
not (cannot) remove files that were placed in the
Forecaster directory after installation.

To uninstall NFL Forecaster and NFL Calendar do the
following:
   1. Click the "Start" button.
   2. Select "Settings" and then "Control Panel".
   3. Select "Add/Remove Programs".
   4. From the list select "NFL Forecaster"
   5. Press the "Add/Remove" button.


====== 4. Distribution, License, Warranty, Support ======

NFL Forecaster and NFL Calendar are copyrighted shareware
products; they are not freeware or public domain
software. You can try them before you buy them and you
are encouraged to give unregistered copies to others.  If
you use them after 30 days, you must register them (see
ordering below).

Complete warranty, license and support information for
individual users is contained in the programs'
on-line help.

Internet Web site operators, CD-ROM publishers, User
Groups, Computer Clubs, Disk Vendors Subscription
Services, Disk-of-the-Month Clubs, BBS SYSOPS, and other
distributors should refer to VENDINFO.DIZ for information
relating to them.


===================== 5. Limitations ====================

The unregistered versions of NFL Forecaster for Windows
95/98 and NFL Calendar for Windows 95/98 are identical to
the registered versions EXCEPT that the registered
versions have additional functions for preparing for a new
NFL season (creating a new schedule, for example).


====================== 6. Products ======================

See the accompanying file "PRODUCTS.TXT".


======== 7. Finding 100% Cotton Software Products =======

Unregistered versions of 100% Cotton Software programs
can be found on numerous Web sites and in many shareware
CD-ROM collections. They can also be downloaded from our
Web site: "http://www.cotton100.com".

The unregistered versions of NFL Forecaster on our Web
site are updated weekly (Tuesday mornings after Monday-
night games and Monday mornings after playoff games). If
you download from there, you won't have to enter the past
weeks' scores to bring the rankings up to date.


================= 8. Ordering Information ===============

See the accompanying file "ORDER.TXT".


=========== 9. Contacting 100% Cotton Software ==========

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