                 
                    ***** VocabuMonkey Freeware v.02 *****
                      ==>  By John F. Schnittker   <==
                      ==> This program is Freeware <==
                      ==>    Copyright (c) 1998    <==

         THE ORIGINAL VOCABUMONKEY FILES MUST BE INCLUDED:
         
         vocab.exe
         char.dat
         pic.dat
         screen.dat
         readme.txt (this document)
         
         System requirements:
         
         * PC 8088 or better
         * DOS
         * CGA or better MONITOR
         
         Introduction to VOCABUMONKEY

         This program was developed over the summer of 1998 as  a
         personal project of mine. The purpose of the game is to 
         reinforce pre-kindergarten/first grade children's word 
         recognition skills. Filled with images and animation, it 
         is the most graphically rich game I have written to date.
         All graphics and animation are my own work. I have spent 
         hundreds of hours in my efforts to make this game highly 
         educational and fun.

         Installation of VOCABUMONKEY

         To install VOCABUMONKEY on your computer, place the files
         in an empty directory on your disk drive. Type VOCAB.EXE
         <enter>. The game will load its graphics files and 
         initialize. When the title screen appears, it is ready to 
         be played. 
         
         PLAYING INSTRUCTIONS

         After the title screen appears, press 1 on the keyboard to
         start the game. Four boxes and a word are presented on the
         screen. Choose the picture which matches the word. Press the 
         number of that choice (1-4). If your choice is correct, 
         monkey will dance and be rewarded with a prize. Try to keep  
         answering correctly and advance to the next level.

         ENABLING SOUND EFFECTS 

         VOCABUMONKEY features internal speaker sound effects; To hear
         them, however, you must install the device driver SPKR.SYS.
         This is a freeware speaker driver available at the Simtel.Net.
         DOS archive. It is copyrighted by its author. See its
         documentation for installation instructions.
         
         FREEWARE STATUS OF SOFTWARE
         
         I am pleased to release VOCABUMONKEY version 0.2 as  
         FREEWARE software. It is to be distributed freely, for 
         any one to use in accordance with the Playing Instructions.
         I ask for no money in return for its use. If you like it,
         I do request your sending me an email so I may know that
         some one is getting use from it.

         COPYRIGHT/LICENSE/WARRANTY/TERMS OF USE

         This document, the associated program and data files are 
         copyrighted by the author.  The copyright owner hereby 
         licenses you to: use the software; make copies of the
         software and documentation in its entirety; give such copies 
         to anyone; and distribute the software and documentation via 
         electronic means. No copy may be made which lacks its entire
         set of original data files, program and documentation. You are
         specifically forbidden to change, modify, disassemble, or 
         reverse-engineer this copyrighted software. You are permitted 
         to charge a small fee for the cost of distribution, not to
         exceed $ 5 dollars; However, you are forbidden to charge for
         the software content itself.
        
         This software has no warranty of any kind, and the copyright 
         owner is not liable for damages of any kind. Use it at your 
         own risk. By using the software, you agree to the above terms.
         
         The software and documentation are:

                             Copyright (c) 1998 by
                           John Frederick Schnittker
                          John_Schnittker@hotmail.com
                           
