README.TXT - CHALKBOARD MATH VERSION 1.50a _______________________________________________________________ Please take the time to review this file before installing and running Chalkboard Math. INTRODUCTION ------------ Chalkboard Math 1.5 is an easy to use math tutor for the Microsoft Windows operating environment (version 3.1 or higher). The program polishes elementary math skills in children between the ages of 5 and 12. The program can be used by a single child or by a child and an adult. Chalkboard Math is also an excellent way of introducing a young person to computer use, offering an entertaining way of practicing both keyboard and mouse use. PROGRAM FILES ------------- The Chalkboard Math 1.5 package consists of 13 files: README.TXT CBMATH.EXE CBMATH.INI CBMATH.HLP CBMATH.TXT CM_01.MDF CM_02.MDF CM_03.MDF CM_04.MDF CM_05.MDF CM_06.MDF CM_07.MDF CM_08.MDF READ ALL ABOUT IT ----------------- Full product documentation is contained in the CBMATH.TXT file. This is an ASCII text file which can be easily loaded and viewed with Windows Notepad, Windows Write, or any word processor or text editor that supports the ASCII text format. This file includes a program description, instructions, and technical notes. Hypertext program documentation is supplied in the CBMATH.HLP file. This is a Windows Help System format file, which can be loaded and viewed with Windows Help -- and is directly accessed from within Chalkboard Math via the menu bar "Help/Contents..." command. Both of these files contain all the information you need to install and run this program. The Windows Help System includes the provision for easily printing any topic or topics from the CBMATH.HLP file. This handy feature can be used to turn your "manual on disk" into hard copy for future reference. QUICK & DIRTY START-UP ---------------------- We recommend that you make a backup copy of the master program disk(s) before installing or running Chalkboard Math. We also recommend that this program be installed to, and run from, a hard disk. To get Chalkboard Math loaded and running with a minimum of fuss, simply create a new directory or subdirectory on your hard disk (e.g., C:\CBMATH) and copy the entire contents of your master disk to that new directory. From Microsoft Windows, you can run this program from File Manager by "double-clicking" the CBMATH.EXE file entry or by selecting the CBMATH.EXE file entry and issuing the menu bar "File/Run" command. Of course, the program's icon can be easily installed into a new or existing Program Manager group for quick, one-step running. A complete summary of all commands and program features is provided in the CBMATH.TXT file and within the Chalkboard Math help system. WARRANTY INFORMATION -------------------- Warranty information regarding this product is provided in the ASCII text file, CBMATH.TXT and in the Windows Help file CBMATH.HLP. PRODUCT REGISTRATION -------------------- Chalkboard Math (version 1.5) is shareware, not freeware. The single-user registration fee for this product is $16.00 (U.S.). Registrations ordered from outside the continental United States or Canada should include an additional $2.00 for shipping and handling. Multiple-user site licenses are available for this product. Site license registrations are a cost-effective way of registering several end-users for a substantially lower per-copy cost than individual registrations. Complete registration information, including printable registration forms, is provided in the CBMATH.HLP file shipped with the shareware version of Chalkboard Math. The CBMATH.HLP file is accessed via the Windows Help System -- menu bar command "Help/Contents." Registration information is also provided in the ASCII text file, CBMATH.TXT. _____________________ CHALKBOARD MATH (Version 1.50) Copyright (c) 1993 Pegasus Development "Microsoft" and "Windows" are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.