                          --- CONTRACT BRIDGE ---

                            Robert Lindsay Wells
                    1405 Lynn Avenue, Clearwater, FL 34615
              (813) 447-0604  WellsCom@aol.com  CIS: 102507,3113

CONTRACT BRIDGE is a "Shareware Program" and is provided at no charge to the
user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your friends, but please do
not give it away altered or as part of other software. The essence of "user-
supported" software is to provide personal computer users with quality
software without high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers
to continue to develop new products. If you find this program useful, and
find that you are continuing to use CONTRACT BRIDGE after a reasonable trial
period, you must make a registration payment to the author. The registration
fee will license ONE COPY for use on any ONE COMPUTER at any ONE TIME.

                        --- VENDOR INFORMATION ---

Anyone distributing CONTRACT BRIDGE for any kind of remuneration must first
contact Robert Lindsay Wells at the address above for authorization. This
authorization will be automatically granted to distributors recognized by the
Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP) as adhering to its guidelines
for shareware distributors, and such distributors may begin offering CONTRACT
BRIDGE immediately (However Robert Lindsay Wells must still be advised so
that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of
CONTRACT BRIDGE).

                          --- RELEASE HISTORY ---

     Version 2.0 - First Shareware Release.
     Version 2.1 - Documentation Update.
     Version 2.2 - Interim Release. Modified the Bidding and Play
                   Algorithms. Added "SHAREWARE" Markers. Included
                   README.EXE in the Release. Documentation Update.
     Version 2.3 - Added Bidding Customization and Report Generator.
                   Revised Contract Bidding Algorithms. Disabled SAVE
                   and LOAD Features in Shareware Version. Added More
                   Detail about the Bidding and Play in BRIDGE.DOC.
                   Added Compuserve SWREG ID #8281 to BRIDGE.TXT.

                          --- INCLUDED FILES ---

When a new release of CONTRACT BRIDGE is issued, the files are archived for
BBS and FTP distribution using the PKZIP format, and with archive filenames
of the form BRIDGE23.ZIP (where the 23 represents the current version of
CONTRACT BRIDGE). The Compuserve filename is CBRG.ZIP. The following files
are included in each release of the program:

          BRIDGE.EXE  The CONTRACT BRIDGE game program.
          BRIDGE.DOC  On-line ASCII instructions for CONTRACT BRIDGE.
          BRIDGE.TXT  This ASCII file (describing registration).
          BRIDGE.ORD  Ready to print ASCII registration form.
          README.EXE  A handy ASCII text viewer that can be used to
                      read the DOC, TXT and ORD documentation files.

You can find new releases of CONTRACT BRIDGE through the America On Line
software exchange (Keyword SOFTWARE, Search the Libraries for WELLS BRIDGE),
and on Compuserve (GO CIS:PCFF and search for the File Name CBRG.ZIP. To
register on-line, GO SWREG and use ID #8281).

Also, the _most_ up to date versions of all my software can be found at my
AOL Internet FTP site: ftp://users.aol.com/wellscom, or through my World
Wide Web page: http://softsite.com/authors/auth100/auth157.htm.

                         --- REGISTRATION ---

Please remember that CONTRACT BRIDGE is not free software. As with all
Shareware, each user is expected to purchase it after a reasonable trial
period. The registration fee for CONTRACT BRIDGE is $15, including shipping
(please add $2 for international orders), for which you'll receive:

       * The latest version of CONTRACT BRIDGE on disk with the
         shareware reminders removed.
       * A printed instruction booklet for CONTRACT BRIDGE.
       * One free upgrade to any future version of CONTRACT BRIDGE.
       * Three months of free support for the program by telephone
         or E-Mail to the author.

Please note that the prices are in U.S. dollars. Send your registration to:
Robert Lindsay Wells, 1405 Lynn Avenue, Clearwater, FL 34615.

                   --- OTHER SOFTWARE I HAVE WRITTEN ---

     PCDESK:  A Memo Calendar and Address Book program that includes
              a DOS File Manager and an ASCII Text Editor. $15.00
     READ:    A compact stand-alone text editor that can read ASCII
              files of virtually unlimited size. $12.00
     PLOTTER: A data plotting and analysis program that features Curve
              Fits, Fast Fourier Transforms and Digital Filtering. $15.00

                             --- BBS SITES ---

In an effort to make it easier for you to obtain copies of my software, new
releases are posted on the BBS listed below (and find their way from there
to many local BBS). These BBS are members of the ASP Hub Network (AHN).

  East Coast USA

     The Consultant BBS                    The Break RBBS <East>
     New York, NY                          Dale City, VA
     718-837-3236                          703-680-9269

  North Mid-USA                         Southern Mid-USA

     The Twilight Zone BBS                 The DataExchange BBS
     Auburndale, WI                        Leesville, LA
     715-652-2758                          318-239-2122

  West Coast USA

     Attention to Details BBS             Space BBS
     Mira Loma, CA                        Menlo Park, CA
     909-681-6221                         415-323-4398

  Canada

     Knightec BBS
     Orangeville, ONT
     519-940-0007

                      --- DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY ---

This software is supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties,
expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of
merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no
liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the
use of CONTRACT BRIDGE. Any liability of the seller is limited exclusively
to product replacement or the refund of the registration fee.

               --- ASSOCIATION OF SHAREWARE PROFESSIONALS ---

Robert Lindsay Wells 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 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442-
9427 USA, FAX 616-788-2765 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe
Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
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 CONTRACT BRIDGE is copyright (c) 1994-95 by R.L. Wells. All rights reserved.
