                       The Dungeon Master's Familiar

                          by Thomas Stalcup, Jr.



     Well,  these are  the doc's.   This  is my  first release  of my first
program so bear with me, the program is pretty well self-explanatory.
     
***Getting Started

     To  start the  program, type dmfam.   After that,  its pretty straight
forward.   Either use  a mouse to choose  a menu item,  and then a treasure
item  or type, or  press F10 and use  the arrow keys to  do the same thing.
This  program tends to put too  much treasure, especially gems and jewelry,
into each type.  So if you don't want your characters getting rich, you can
reduce the number of gems or jewelry, leave them out entirely, or just 
generate another treasure.

***Caution!!!

     One  precaution.  If you open a bunch  of windows at one time, you may
run  out of memory,  and lock up your  computer.  I  think this will happen
between  100-200 windows, with 640k RAM.   This sounds like a lot, but when
you're  opening 4 or  5 with one keystroke,  it adds up  fast.  No problem,
just close the windows.

***Registration

     This  is not free!   This program  is based on  the Shareware concept.
This  lets you try before you buy it.   I have spent a lot of time on this,
and  feel the need to be  compensated for it.  I  don't want to sound mean,
but  please  register.    I hate  delay  screens  and  extensively crippled
versions,  so I didn't do  that.  Instead, when  you register, you will get
the  next  version  (when  it  comes  out,  hopefully  around  spring 1994,
depending  on how many registrations I get) which will include, in addition
to  the ever-present  bug fixes, a  context-sensitive help  function.  This
will  allow you to access a description  of each treasure item shown.  This
future  version  will NOT  be  on any  BBS, and  should  not be  copied for
friends.   If you  do find it  on a BBS,  please contact me  at the address
shown  at the end  of this doc.   Registration is  only $10 (U.S. currency,
please), but if you want the next version, please send an additional $3 ($5
if  you live  outside of the  continental U.S.) for  shipping and handling.
You  can send check or money  order to the address at  the end of this doc.
Thanks in advance for your support and consideration.

***Bugs and Improvements

     If  you encounter any bugs  in this program, I  would appreciate it if
you  would report them to me, via the  address at the end of this document.
When  you do  so, please give  detailed information about  exactly what you
were  doing, what kind of  computer system you have,  if you have any TSR's
installed,  that kind of thing.  It makes it  a lot easier on me if you do.
If  you have  any recommendations  to improve  this product,  I am  open to
suggestions.

***Warranties and Guarantees, other Legal Stuff

     The  only thing I guarantee is that this program will take up space on
your  hard drive.  Beyond that, if it  breaks into two pieces, you can keep
both  of them.  To put  it simply, there is no  warranty, but I need to put
this following text in, so bear with me.

                      DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

THIS  SOFTWARE AND  MANUAL ARE  SOLD "AS IS"  AND WITHOUT  WARRANTIES AS TO
PERFORMANCE OF MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR
IMPLIED.   BECAUSE OF  THE VARIOUS HARDWARE  AND SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS INTO
WHICH THIS PROGRAM MAY BE PUT, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE  IS  OFFERED.   TO PUT  IT PLAINLY,  I AM  NOT RESPONSIBLE  FOR ANY
DAMAGES OCCURRING THROUGH THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE THIS PROGRAM.

GOOD  DATA  PROCESSING PROCEDURE  DICTATES THAT  ANY PROGRAM  BE THOROUGHLY
TESTED  WITH NON-CRITICAL DATA BEFORE RELYING ON  IT.  THE USER MUST ASSUME
THE  ENTIRE RISK OF USING THE PROGRAM.  ANY LIABILITY OF THE SELLER WILL BE
LIMITED  EXCLUSIVELY TO  PRODUCT REPLACEMENT  OR REFUND  OF PURCHASE PRICE.
THE  ONLY REFUNDS I GIVE WILL BE FOR DEFECTIVE PROGRAMS.  ANY OTHER REFUNDS
ARE  SUBJECT TO MY ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION, ON  A CASE BY CASE BASIS.  I DO
NOT  ANTICIPATE GIVING MANY REFUNDS, SO UNLESS YOU HAVE A VERY GOOD REASON,
DON'T EVEN ASK!

Shareware  libraries and distributors may  distribute this program, as long
as  they do not  charge more than a  $6 fee for  distribution costs, and as
long  as this program or the documentation is not modified in any way.  For
more information, contact me at the address at the end of the doc.

***Acknowledgements

     This  program  is written  in TurboPascal  6.0, using  the TurboVision
units.

***Address
     
     You may NetMail me at fido-net address 1:389/7
     or write me at
               
               Cybertech Systems
               Thomas Stalcup, Jr.
               Rt. 5 Box 314
               Jonesboro, AR 72401
