4 February 1997

Chess Mentor 1.4 Demo
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Chess Mentor (R), developed by Aficionado, Inc., enables all levels of
chess players to rapidly improve their chess skills in an efficient,
effective, and pleasurable manner.

Chess Mentor is not another chess engine.  Rather, it is a revolutionary
and highly interactive software product which combines the power of the
modern computer with expert content developed by Chess Masters.  The result
is an amazingly effective learning method, akin to actually training with a
Master.

Users of Chess Mentor learn through active participation and discovery with
materials authored by Masters including IM Jeremy Silman, IM John Grefe, IM
Eric Tangborn, IM Marc Leski, FM Craig Mar, and FM Mike Arne; soon GM
Jonathan Tisdall and other IMs and GMs.


Instructions for downloading and installing the Chess Mentor 1.4 Demo:
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1.  Download the file CMDEMO14.ZIP into a temporary directory on your PC
    and, using PKUNZIP or a similar utility, extract the contents of the
    file into the same directory.

2.  The two files SETUP.EXE and SETUP.W02 constitute a self-installing
    executable which installs the Chess Mentor Demo, an Uninstaller, and
    some text files.  The third file in CMDEMO14.ZIP is a copy of this text
    file.

3.  Use the Windows Program Manager File-Run command to run:

        <download dir>\SETUP.EXE

    depending on the directory used for the download.  Note that double
    clicking on SETUP.EXE in the File Manager can also be used to initiate
    the installation.

4.  The installation program will prompt you for a destination directory
    name for the Chess Mentor files.  The default directory is C:\CM_DEMO,
    but another name and/or drive letter may be specified if desired.

5.  Follow the remaining instructions which will be displayed on the screen
    to complete the installation.

6.  The private Chess Mentor files will be copied to the specified
    destination directory, the common system files will be copied to the
    \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory, and an INI file will be created in the
    \WINDOWS directory.  A program group named "Chess Mentor 1.4" will be
    created, and a number of program items will be placed in it, including
    an Uninstaller utility.  A full report of the installation can be found
    in the file INSTALL.LOG in the Chess Mentor demo directory.

7.  Unless SHARE must be installed, the Chess Mentor installation does NOT
    modify any of your system files, including AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS,
    SYSTEM.INI or WIN.INI.  If SHARE must be installed, either a device
    driver is added to SYSTEM.INI if Windows is in Enhanced mode, or a call
    to SHARE.EXE is added to AUTOEXEC.BAT if Windows is in Standard mode.

8.  If, at the end of the installation, a message is displayed indicating
    that you should restart Windows, or reboot your PC, please perform the
    requested action.  Either SHARE was installed, or one or more system
    files were in use during the installation, and the restart or reboot
    action is required to fully complete the installation of the Chess
    Mentor Demo.

9.  To start the Chess Mentor Demo, double click on the "Chess Mentor 1.4
    Demo" icon in the Chess Mentor 1.4 Program Group.

10. If you have any trouble with the downloading or installation of the
    Chess Mentor demo, please do not hesitate to contact Aficionado for
    assistance.

11. NOTE: The two files, SETUP.EXE and SETUP.W02, will each fit on a
    1.44Mb diskette for easy distribution to others after the download.  To
    install the Demo, insert the first diskette (containing SETUP.EXE) and
    run SETUP.EXE.  The installer will ask for the second diskette (with
    SETUP.W02) when it is needed; otherwise the installation will proceed
    as described above.

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