+-------------------------------------------컴컴컴컴-----컴컴컴컴----+ | This VENDINFO Product Information File contains both readable text | | and tools-accessible data about a product. See the last text | | section, below, for more information about VENDINFO and its tools. | +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ VENDINFO standard v1.03, produced by VendEdit v1.22, 10-May-1995 ===== Product Information ============================== Product: WALL $TREET RAIDER THE CORPORATE TAKEOVER GAME/SIMULATOR Version: 5.00 Version Date: 31-Mar-1995 Product Type: Software Basic Distribution Policy (see License, below, for details): Shareware, freely distributable by all channels Product Description: WALL $TREET RAIDER v5.0 --The corporate takeover game and simulation -- the ultimate in gritty realism. Simulates a "real-time" stock market, with constantly moving stock ticker, financial news headlines, as you attempt to react to ever-changing economic model. Invest in any of 250 companies (IBM, GM, etc.) in 36 industries. 1 to 4 players, or play against computer. Unique, exciting interface! Reason for version: EXPANDED VERSION WITH NEW CHEAT MODE FEATURES, ETHICAL SCENARIOS Category: Games; Strategy/simulation Keywords: GAMES, STOCK MARKET, SIMULATIONS Required Packages: WSR5_0 This Package: WSR5_0 Registration Fee: 10.00-45.00 Required Configuration Processor Family: Intel 80x86 (minimum 8086/8088) Minimum OS: MS-DOS 2.1 Standard RAM: 640K Hard Drive Space: 1000K Required: Keyboard Won't Work With: CD-ROM drive Orders: Address: Ronin Software 3020 Issaquah-Pine Lake Road Suite 36 Issaquah, WA 98027-7255 Phone: 206/391-4036 Support: Address: Ronin Software 3020 Issaquah-Pine Lake Road Suite 36 Issaquah, WA 98027-7255 Phone: 206/391-4036 ===== Information for Users ("READ-ME") ================ WALL $TREET RAIDER, RELEASE 5.0, WELCOMES YOU TO THE CORPORATE WARS! Law schools and business schools that have site-licensed this unique financial stock market simulation from us say that, not only do their students love playing it, but that, without a doubt, it is BY FAR the most sophisticated business/stock market simulation in existence. Wall $treet Raider is a financial strategy games. An extraordinarily realistic, "real-time" corporate financial simulation, in which 1 to 4 players (one of whom can be the computer) engage in high-stakes games of financial empire-building and corporate takeovers. You can emulate a Carl Icahn or a T. Boone Pickens, using the same tools and techniques as the real corporate raiders who lurk in the Wall Street financial jungle of today. These include: junk-bond financed hostile takeovers, mergers, LBO's, "greenmail," insider trading opportunities, anti-trust lawsuits against competitors, manipulating corporate earnings, stock- for-stock mergers, tax avoidance, firing managements, restructuring, liquidating assets or corporations, seeking to increase market share, trade stocks and bonds, public offerings, tender offers, and much more. The action is continuous, with a constantly moving "live" stock ticker and scrolling teletype "broad tape" of earnings reports and financial/ economic news, full of constant surprises, disasters, and occasional good news, all of which will tend to give you sweaty palms, as you seek to adapt and profit from the changing financial world. The simulation includes 250 companies (IBM, Toyota, Microsoft, etc.) in 36 industry groups, all of which operate in a "smart," constantly changing and ruthlessly competitive financial environment. The only limits on your accumulation of vast wealth in RAIDER are your own creativity, financial wizardry (which you'll improve), and ability to finagle within (or around) the SEC, IRS, and antitrust law rules built into Wall $treet Raider. Let the corporate wars begin! IMPORTANT NOTE TO SHAREWARE DISTRIBUTORS: We will only know you are distributing this program if you insert your company's name and city or country in the first line of the small ASCII file VENDOR.ID. If your name is there, any user who prints out our registration form when registering will be letting us know that they got our program from you -- so we will know then to send you future program updates. Thanks! ===== Packing List ===================================== As released by the author or publisher, this package contained the following files in addition to this VENDINFO.DIZ: Filename Size Date Time CRC32 READ_ME.1ST 171 31-Mar-1995 12:00p F9D97F00 READ_ME.BAT 439 31-Mar-1995 12:00p B0FBF628 WSR.BAT 51 31-Mar-1995 12:00p 5E2AD696 BADNEWS.DAT 13520 31-Mar-1995 12:00p AC9973FD MISCNEWS.DAT 49990 31-Mar-1995 12:00p BE6C8634 SCENTXT1.DAT 32692 31-Mar-1995 12:00p B8499281 SCENTXT2.DAT 30623 31-Mar-1995 12:00p 6549E61D SCENTXT3.DAT 30494 31-Mar-1995 12:00p 3B19D457 FILE_ID.DIZ 468 31-Mar-1995 12:00p 14C0D53B REGISTER.DOC 3194 15-Mar-1995 12:00p B18755A2 SYSOP.DOC 10057 31-Mar-1995 12:00p 283D1ABB USERINFO.DOC 61682 31-Mar-1995 12:00p 13B7B24B VENDOR.DOC 8431 31-Mar-1995 12:00p 4FE430C6 CHEAT.EXE 58435 17-Jan-1995 01:04a F2182A2D DIAGRAM.EXE 31347 11-Feb-1995 12:10a 76B8F0E9 FUTURE.EXE 32019 24-Apr-1995 12:06a 95D44C28 HELPFILE.EXE 63875 28-Jan-1995 07:21p FA4CB116 MAINMENU.EXE 307476 23-Apr-1995 06:51p 48100B77 NEWYEAR.EXE 81936 24-Mar-1995 05:35p 77F2D8EC RAIDER.EXE 158539 18-Apr-1995 06:27p 8CA1C5A1 SCEN.EXE 37811 18-Apr-1995 11:38p 87F325B6 SUBSID1.EXE 43475 2-Jan-1995 03:02p 694E1566 VENDOR.ID 980 10-May-1995 12:38p AF0D2D58 README.TOO 965 31-Mar-1995 12:00p E7A8E052 VENDOR.TXT 216 31-Mar-1995 12:00p 13796CEE ===== Installation ===================================== INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR WALL $TREET RAIDER: 1. For the .ZIP file version (this version), simply copy the compressed file WSR5_0.ZIP into a directory on your hard disk (preferably with the directory name \WSR) and use PKUNZIP 2.04 or higher to "unzip" the files. Once they have been unzipped, simply type "RAIDER" or "WSR" to start the program. It will ask you a few simple questions, such as your name and whether you have a color monitor, and then create its configuration files the first time you run it. 2. For shareware distributors who wish to obtain a self-extracting version of the program with automated INSTALL.EXE program, for diskette distributrion of WALL $TREET RAIDER, contact Ronin Software to request a copy of the (LHA-compressed) self- extracting version and our INSTALL.EXE and instruction files for users, so you can provide your customers with a self- installing version of the program. ----- PRODUCT REVIEWS OF WALL $TREET RAIDER ------------------ WALL $TREET RAIDER has received uniformly excellent reviews from the press. Here's what some leading computer publications have had to say about this unique corporate takeover/stock market game or simulation program: JERRY POURNELLE, WRITING IN INFOWORLD: "Most computer games are just fun, of course, but there's an interesting trend toward simulations -- like Wall Street Raider -- that can actually teach you something about the real world.... I expect to see a lot more of this kind of game." BYTE MAGAZINE: "They're [computer games] getting pretty good. Some, like Wall Street Raider, are educational to boot: Raider is a detailed simulation of corporate finance.... [Y]ou can really learn something about stocks, mergers, takeovers, and the general world of finance, and HAVE A WHACKING GOOD TIME IN THE BARGAIN." SHAREWARE MAGAZINE: "Here's your chance to see how well you can do in the world of empire building and corporate takeovers--all without risking a dime. In the process of fooling around with this `real time' financial simulation program, you're going to learn quite a bit, too....From the first minute you start working with this program, you're learning facts, figures, and strategies which are `at play' out there in the real world of finance. Players who get enough money (`capital') can easily take over one or more companies. Watch out when you do that, because the program then `hands over' all financial responsibility (and problems) of each company you acquire.... "Keep in mind, however, that in addition to your financial resources (and any imaginative approaches you might take) you must deal with `real world' situations which include taxes, antitrust rules and regulations, and the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission). This `game' doesn't let you get away with much, except money if you do happen to `win.' "Time passes quickly in Wall $treet Raider with a calendar quarter `ticking off' in less than five minutes. You'll need to do your research and carefully calculate your moves because a lot is at stake here. If you decide to play agains the computer, be ready for one of the most savvy, shrewd, and ruthless players you'll ever encounter." MORE COMMENTS, FROM SOME REGISTERED USERS OF WALL $TREET RAIDER: "This is the best game I've ever played!" -- Stockbroker, Pittsburgh "Your program is a real hit with my students." -- Law professor, University of Missouri Law School "I've been playing Wall Street Raider, in my spare time, for the past three months. The program is brilliant -- all the more so for how accurately it emulates what goes on in the real world. The exception being your sense of humor, which permeates so many otherwise serious incidents and makes the game very user friendly. ...I'm enthralled by the program and completely obsessed when I'm using it. My perspective on corporate strategy and financial markets will never be the same again." -- User in Belize, Central America "Great game! Superbly educational! A work of art! Thanks for share-waring it." -- User, SeaTac, Washington "Here is my registration fee for your highly enjoyable `Wall Street Raider'. I have found that it is an excellent way to work off some aggression after a hard day on the job." - User, Moline, Illinois "Your game is very popular at our company. No one here gets much work completed in these offices since we have commenced with playing the Wall Street Raider. All it misses is the false `spreadsheet' screen for when the boss is there. Please send me your strategy manual, `Take No Prisoners.'" -- Executive, Brussels, Belgium ===== Warranty ========================================= WALL $TREET RAIDER (tm) LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY: Ronin Software specifically disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, with respect to the programs and data files that make up the Wall $treet Raider software product. Ronin Software shall have no liability with respect to any loss or damage directly or indirectly arising out of the use of the program or any portion thereof. Without limiting the foregoing, Ronin Software shall not be liable for any loss of profit, interruption of business, damage to equipment or data, interruption of operations or any other commercial damage, including but not limited to direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential or other damages. ===== License for Use and Distribution ================= LICENSE FOR USE (END USER): Wall $treet Raider is a copyrighted software program. This shareware version may be used by an end user on a single computer system for 30 days. Any continued use after 30 days without registering the program is a violation of this limited license and constitutes an infringement of the publisher's copyright under the Federal copyright laws. DISTRIBUTION LICENSE (DISTRIBUTORS): Ronin Software wishes to grant distributors of the shareware version of Wall $treet Raider considerable flexibility in distributing this software program. The attached VENDINFO data record is hereby incorporated by reference. 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