
Welcome to Thomas Warfield's Pretty Good Solitaire 98! 
 
Pretty Good Solitaire 98 is a collection of 200 solitaire
games, from classic games like Klondike, FreeCell, and
Spider, to 20 original games invented especially for
the program. 

Features:
*** 200 solitaire games
*** full 256-color graphics
*** sound
*** undo to the beginning of the game
*** redo of all moves undone
*** automatic game saving on exit
*** selectable card backs
*** automatic card moving
*** quick mouse shortcuts for easy play
    right click- quick move
    middle click- undo	
    double click- move to foundation
*** over 2 billion starting positions for each game
*** statistics for multiple players
*** full history of the scores of all games played
*** selectable background colors for each game
*** choose one of the bitmap backgrounds provided 
*** use any tilable bitmap file for a background
*** snapshot position - return to a previously saved
    position
*** The Solitaire Wizard - create your own solitaire games
    by selecting the rules for the game.  Millions of 
    different games can be created.  

                  -- IMPORTANT NOTICE --

FOR WINDOWS 3.1 USERS --
Pretty Good Solitaire 98 is a 32-bit program for Windows
95 and NT.  It will not run under Windows 3.1.  A 16-bit
program that has many of the same features as this
program, Pretty Good Solitaire 2.2a, is also available.
It is available on the World Wide Web at 
http://www.goodsol.com.

FOR WINDOWS NT USERS --
Pretty Good Solitaire 98 requires at least NT 4.0 Service
Pack 3.


              -- INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS --

Run the program SETUP.EXE.


                -- RUNNING THE PROGRAM --

To run the games, run the file GOODSOL98.EXE.  To play
a particular game, click on its name on the main screen.
To see the rules for a particular game, goto the help
menu or press F1.  In most games, the cards can be
moved by drag and drop.  Also, to quickly move a card,
try right-clicking on the card.  For a guide on how to
use Pretty Good Solitaire, read the tips provided by the
program at startup.


                  -- HOW TO ORDER --

This program is shareware.  Continued use of Pretty Good
Solitaire beyond a 30-day evaluation period requires 
registration.  Registration will bring you instructions on
how to get rid of the registration reminder screens and
other benefits (see the help file). Some features of this
program will be disabled after the 30 day trial period and
you must register to continue use.  The 30 day trial period
is calculated based on days that the program is actually
used.  A day only counts in the total if the program has 
been run on that day.  To order, print out the
registration form in the help file and send $24 (plus
$5 shipping if you want disks) to:

Goodsol Development
PO Box 9155
Springfield IL  62791-9155  USA

You can also register with a credit card on the World
Wide Web at http://www.goodsol.com.

European Users in The Netherlands, Belgium, France,  
Germany and The United Kingdom, may purchase their 
registration from BTSoftware in their own currency
via local bank transfers or Eurocheques.  Order
directly from the BTSoftware website
http:\\www.btsoftware.com or send an e-mail to
order@btsoftware.com.

                     -- TECHNICAL SUPPORT --                 

Technical Support is available by email to 
support@goodsol.com.

              -- BUGS, SUGGESTIONS, AND COMMENTS --

If you find any bugs, or have any suggestions for features
or for new games to be included in the collection, e-mail 
support@goodsol.com.

                  -- GET THE LATEST VERSION --

The latest version of Pretty Good Solitaire can always be 
found on the World Wide Web at http://www.goodsol.com.

   -- UPGRADE FROM PRETTY GOOD SOLITAIRE 97 --
Registered users of Pretty Good Solitaire 97 can upgrade
to this version for free.  If Pretty Good Solitaire 98
detects a registered version of PGS97 on your system,
it will convert your settings and statistics into PGS98
for you if you choose.  If you are a registered user of
PGS97 and PGS98 does not detect your registration, send
your PGS97 registration information (name, address, 
email, registration code) to support@goodsol.com for
your update.

                     -- RELEASE HISTORY --

June 30, 1998 -- maintenance release (4.98.1)
May 20, 1998 -- new 200 game version. (Version 4.98.0)
December 12, 1997 -- maintenance release
                    (version 3.97.2)
October 10, 1997 -- maintenance release (version 3.97.1)
July 25, 1997 -- initial product release (version 3.97.0)

The 16-bit Windows 3.1 Pretty Good Solitaire program
was originally released on July 19, 1995.  The current
version is version 2.2a (August 29, 1997).

                    -- GOODSOL DEVELOPMENT --

Software design and programming - Thomas Warfield
Order fulfillment and shipping - Diane Warfield

                     -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --

Pretty Good Solitaire 98 was written entirely by one 
person, Thomas Warfield.  However, some other people 
had a role in its development. Thanks to Michael
Calligaro, who was there in the very beginning. Thanks
to Stephen Murphy for QCARD32.DLL.  Thanks to David
Parlett and Michael Keller.  Thanks to my beta
testers, especially James Simpson, Bob Beauchamp,
Dennis Guthrie, Danny L. Olson, Jim Reuber, Sherry
Coombs, Vania Mascioni, Fred Lunde, Cynthia Taylor,
and others.  Thanks to Brit Hume, whose newspaper
review brought Pretty Good Solitaire enormous
exposure.  

-- ASSOCIATION OF SHAREWARE PROFESSIONALS --
                          _______
                     ____|__     |                (R)
                  --|       |    |-------------------
                    |   ____|__  |  Association of
                    |  |       |_|  Shareware
                    |__|   o   |    Professionals
                  -----|   |   |---------------------
                       |___|___|    MEMBER


Thomas Warfield is a member of the Association of
Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make
sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you
are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with
an ASP member by contacting the member directly,
ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help
you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member,
but does not provide technical support for members'
products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at
157-F Love Ave, Greenwood, IN 46142 USA,
FAX 317-888-2195, or send email to
omb@asp-shareware.org.

 -- INTERNATIONAL GAME DEVELOPERS NETWORK --

Thomas Warfield is a member of the International 
Game Developers Network. Visit them on the internet
at http://www.igdn.org.

                -- LEGAL STUFF --

Pretty Good Solitaire 98
Copyright (C) 1995-1998 Goodsol Development
All Rights Reserved

               -- LICENSE AGREEMENT --

You should carefully read the following terms and
conditions before using this software.  Your use 
of this software indicates your acceptance of this
license agreement and warranty.

Shareware Version -- You are hereby licensed to: 
use the shareware version of the software for a
30 day evaluation period; make as many copies of the
unregistered shareware version of this software as you
wish; give exact copies of the original unregistered 
shareware version to anyone; and distribute the 
unregistered shareware version of the software in its
unmodified form via electronic means.  There is no
charge for any of the above.

The software may be not be sold for a fee on diskette
or CD-ROM, either alone or as part of a collection with
other products, without prior permission of Goodsol
Development (with the exception of magazine cover 
CD-ROMs that are sold with a magazine, which require
no permission). 

Unregistered use of Pretty Good Solitaire after the
30-day evaluation period is in violation of federal
copyright laws.

Governing Law -- This agreement shall be governed by
the laws of the State of Illinois.

Disclaimer of Warranty -- THIS SOFTWARE AND THE
ACCOMPANYING FILES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND
WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES
WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. NO
WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE IS OFFERED.

Good data processing procedure dictates that any 
program be thoroughly tested with non-critical data
before relying on it.  The user must assume the entire
risk of using the program.  ANY LIABILITY OF THE
SELLER WILL BE LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO
PRODUCT REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF
PURCHASE PRICE.

###


