96/12/12
This distribution contains two executables for NetHack.  
The "one size fits all" approach has been abandoned and
we now include a choice:

NetHack.exe	This uses overlay method 1, optimized for a machine
                with minimal extended memory available, and lots of 
                the 640K base RAM free.  It was designed to minimize 
                the number of overlay turns.
                Requirements:  446K to load the executable.
                                60K overlay buffer.
                                90K for heap memory allocation.  
                Total base RAM needed is 596K minimum.

NetHack2.exe    This uses overlay method 2, optimized for a machine
                that has less of the 640K base RAM available.  It
                favors a smaller load size, but requires extended memory
                for bearable performance.  If you have very little 640K
                base RAM available, but lots of extended memory for
                caching overlays, you may have better results with this
                executable. A machine with lots of TSR's or real-mode
                network drivers loaded would be a good candidate for this
                one.  Just be sure you have extended memory and a disk cache.
                Requirements:  376K to load the executable.
                                60K overlay buffer.
                                90K for heap memory allocation.  
                Total base RAM needed is 530K minimum.

If you decide to use NetHack2.exe, you'll probably want to rename 
the original NetHack.exe to NetHack1.exe, and rename NetHack2.exe 
to NetHack.exe.

For further information about running NetHack see the file READ.ME 
included in the distribution.

Happy Hacking!
