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Slabacus v2.0 (Slide Rule and Abacus Simulation):
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Slabacus v2.0 provides both a simulation of a 1960s slide rule
AND a simulation of a 15th century Japanese abacus.  These programs
run under Windows 95/98.  Extensive help has been written for both
programs to assist in learing how to use the old technology.  Keeping
history alive by MAKING THE OLD TECHNOLOGY NEW!

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Installation Notes:
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1. Unzip the compressed Slab98v2.zip distribution file
   in a temporary directory (e.g. C:\Temp\Slab98v2)...

2. Run the C:\Temp\Slab98v2\setup.exe program...

3. The following programs will be installed on your system...
   
   C:\Program Files\Slabacus\Slide.exe
   C:\Program Files\Slabacus\Slide.hlp
   C:\Program Files\Slabacus\Abacus.exe
   C:\Program Files\Slabacus\Abacus.hlp

4. The following files will only be installed if they
   are NOT already installed on your system...

   C:\Windows\System\Asycfilt.dll
   C:\Windows\System\Comcat.dll
   C:\Windows\System\Comdlg32.ocx
   C:\Windows\System\Oleaut32.dll
   C:\Windows\System\Olepro32.dll
   C:\Windows\System\Msvbvm60.dll
   C:\Windows\System\Stdole2.tlb
   C:\Windows\System\Vb6stkit.dll

5. You may remove the C:\Temp\Slab98v2 directory at this time...

6. A folder named Slabacus will be created on Start Menu
   under programs...

7. Click on the Slide Rule Icon to run the slide rule!
   Click on the Abacus Icon to run the abacus!

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Limited Warranty and Legal Issues:
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Slabacus v2.0 is contributed "as is" to the public domain.  The  programs, 
including companion data and documentation files, are distributed entirely 
and exclusively as freeware.  As such, they are not intended for sale, 
resale, purchase, or for-profit distribution in shareware, retail, or 
direct-mail markets.

Users are free to install and run the programs on any system or systems they 
wish (subject only to the programs hardware requirements).  Users are also 
free to copy and distribute the original files in any manner and via any means 
available to them.

Users are asked to distribute only the original files (preferably in their 
original compressed ZIP format).  When so distributed, it is the distributor's 
responsibility to ensure that the program files have been kept in their 
original state and format, and have not been altered, edited, patched, 
disassembled, decompiled, or recompiled in any way.

The programmer makes no warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this 
software.  In no event will the programmer be liable for any direct or indirect 
damages arising from the use of this software.

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Copyright 1999 by David A. Brown (mcbrown@iquest.net)
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