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                            FOR YOUR INFORMATION


     As of the 1st of March 1999, the DOS versions of LOTTOCHECK V1, are
     Freeware: That is, Solid Software Pty Ltd, retains all copyright in
     the program and manual, but you are free to use it and distribute it
     to others at no cost to users, providing you don't remove this message
     from this file, nor remove this file from the distibution disk.

     The manual is included as a text (ASCII) file, named MANUAL.TXT.

     There are five versions of the DOS LottoCheck V1 program which are
     covered by this Freeware Agreement:

     1. Australia-Wide LOTTO 6-From-45
     2. New South Wales LOTTO 6-From-44
     3. Oz Lotto 6-From-45
     4. Australian POOLS 6-From-38
     5. French LOTO 6-From-49 (with French translation within screen text))

     These 5 DOS programs are freely available for download from our Web-
     site at: www.solidsoftware.com.au

     Download file names are:

     1. LOTTO45.ZIP
     2. LOTTO44.ZIP
     3. OZLOTTO.ZIP
     4. POOLS38.ZIP
     5. FRENCH49.ZIP

     If you download more than one of them, unzip them into
     DIFFERENT directories on your local drive, as they share
     some common filenames.

     Note: We still sell (for $33 plus shipping)a significantly improved
     Microsoft Windows version called "LottoCheck INFORM V2 for Windows",
     which runs under MS Windows V3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98 and Win NT,
     which is only available directly from:

                          Solid Software Pty Ltd,
                          P.O. Box 218,
                          Belgrave,
                          VIC, Australia, 3160.

     Or via our Web-site at:   www.solidsoftware.com.au

     Sincerely,
     Steve Goschnick,
     Program Author,
     01 March 1999.

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             LOTTOCHECK 6 FROM 44 GoLOTTO UPGRADE V1.08 (20/08/90).

         I have  made a  number of  changes to  LOTTOCHECK to cope with the
     introduction of a 2nd supplementary number and a Fifth prize division,
     introduced today - 20/08/90. They include:

        - Allowance for  the extra  number in  the database  (Nb. all  past
          draws are in there with a zero 2nd supplementary number ie. draws
          9017 thru 9033).

        - For  SYSTEM entries,  the prizes  tallied up  by the  PRIZES  and
          EVALUATE options,  correctly calculate  the different  numbers of
          1st, 2nd,  3rd, 4th,  and 5th  division prizes,  both before  and
          after the change at Draw No: 9034.

                                        

             LOTTOCHECK 6 From 44 GoLOTTO UPGRADE V1.07 (24/04/89).

         I have  made a  number of  changes to  LOTTOCHECK to cope with the
     introduction of  a 6  from 44 game for GOLOTTO (previously 6 From 40).
     They include:

        - Allowance for numbers 1 thru 44.

        - Both  the PRIZES  and EVALUATE options may test SYSTEMS 6 thru 18
          (was 6 thru 15).

        - Allowance  for SECOND CHANCE draws to be handled correctly. Since
          these draws  don't include  a supplementary  number, and only 1st
          Division  prizes   are  paid,  such  draws  have  to  be  treated
          differently. To  allow LOTTOCHECK  to treat them differently, you
          must enter  them with  a day-of-week  field  of  SEC  (short  for
          SECOND), instead  of MON  or THU. Note: the F1 HELP messages have
          been altered to reflect the new aspects of LOTTOCHECK.

        - The  database starts  afresh, since 6 FROM 44 is a whole new ball
          game  -  the  statistics  are  different,  and  the  physics  are
          different eg.  the number  of balls  in the  barrel, etc.  So the
          database supplied with the 6FROM44 version of GOLOTTO starts from
          Monday the 24/04/89.


   Best of Luck with LIFE & LOTTO.................Steven Goschnick 20/08/90.