$ZZT
        The Object-Oriented Game
 Copyright 1991 Potomac Computer Systems

!About;About ZZT & Credits.

Please register your copy of ZZT...
!-order;Registration & order form.
!-policy;Shareware policy.

Win royalties from Best of ZZT...
!-contest;Game creators contest!


$Distribute this program!

   ZZT is shareware, so feel free to give
copies away.  Suggestions:

*  Upload ZZT on your favorite BBS!
   Bulletin boards provide a great
   service to users and they always
   appreciate new uploads.

*  Give a copy to your user group, so they
   can add it to their software library.

*  Recipe for five better friends:
   1) Make 5 copies of your ZZT disk.
   2) Give each copy to a friend,
      neighbor or business associate.
   3) You now have five better friends.


:About;About ZZT...

     The concept of ZZT was inspired by
the recent movement toward object-oriented
programming.  ZZT is the first major game
to be based on this new programming
technology.

     The software was created with
Turbo Pascal 5.0, an excellent programming
tool from Borland International.

     We distribute ZZT as shareware
because we have faith that users, upon
recognizing our hard work and dedication,
will register and support our products.


$Credits

     Many people have influenced ZZT over
its two-year development.  Some have
helped directly by programming and
creating game boards.  Others have
provided inspiration by laying the
foundations of the modern shareware
concept.

     Tim Sweeney,  a student at the
University of Maryland,  lead the
development of ZZT.

     Many thanks go to Scott Miller of
Apogee Software,  who showed the world
how entertaining character-based games
could be with his Kroz series of
adventures.

     The drum-like sound effects used in
ZZT were inspired by Ben Foster's PC-Beat
drum simulator.

     Andrew Saucci, Jr. deserves the
credit for uploading ZZT on CompuServe,
GEnie, Bix, Delphi, and other major
bulletin boards with his Megapost
service.

     And finally, thanks go to Jim Button,
Bob Wallace, Marshall Magee, and the many
others who helped pioneer the shareware
concept.

$ZZT, Copyright 1991
$Potomac Computer Systems
