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   What's new ? 
  

 So, you'd like to know what's improved since you last dowloaded 
 Cheat Machine ?  Take a look ...

 Versions of Cheat Machine 

* 2.00
   - Fixed bugs and added sugestions from Beta-testers
 
* 2.0Beta
   - Some serious Beta testing on this one !
   - Library system finally implemented !!!
     This means that CM is now diskbased, instead of memory based.
     Instead of 200 Kb, you can now have 2Gb of cheats ! :)
   - Documentation revised by professionals
   - Heavy cosmetic changes
[   - Nice Text-font added]
[   - AdLib music added]
   - Support for commercial ansi's
   - Some kewl fading routines thrown in.
   - Less nagging delay !
   - What's new file is now upside down

* 1.94
   - Had a HD-crash, so some routines where re-written.
     Contact us when you notice something we missed !
   - Some smaller bug-fixes.  The directory promt behaves more logical
     now.  (According to some users)
   - Updated the mailing adres everywhere 

* 1.93
   - Added "stars-background" on intro screen.
   - Added COMMENTS.TXT.
   - Added Zip-file verficitation so you can see it is the real thing
     (You should see the things a BBS can do to a .ZIP file !)
   - Changed the name of the archive to CHTMxxx.ZIP because
     CM created some confusion.

* 1.92
   - Fixed bug in Strike Commander patch
   - Improved virus protection.  This means :
       Don't change ANYTHING on the EXE. 
       Don't use LZEXE (or the likes) on it, it's already compressed.
       Don't use CPAV-immune system (or....), it's already protected.

* 1.91
   - Bug fix : Printing of cheats
     In previous versions, printing was handled by an assembler routine that
     rammed the bytes thru the printer-port at top speed.  However, as some
     users indicated is not ideal on networks or on certain inkjet printers.
     Now all information is send neatly to the "PRN", device as dictated by
     Intel.  It's slower, but more reliable.  You can't have it both ways !
   - Renewed CPU detection ; now handles from 8086 upto Pentium !


* 1.90 
   - Celebration of cheat #250
   - Added more easter eggs
   - Updated credits screen
  At the rate we are going, soon the cheats won't fit in memory anymore and
  we will have to write a disk-base routine.  Anybody comments ?   


* 1.89
   - Added Boss-key under [F3] (and under [Alt]+[B] fo Sierra-gamers)
     The boss-screen looks like a very slow and ugly virus-scanner.
     This was the most boring thing we could come up with.  Try it.
   - Added Auto-registration-sensing system : the program will act
     differently on computers of registered users !
   - Changed the glue for the labels on registered disks !
   - Automaticaly changed date of all files, because otherwise some
     BBS programs freak out over the date-time field.

* 1.88
   - Improved compression of cheats
   - Bug fixes in some loaders
   - Minor code enhancements
   - Added easter-eggs and Amiga cheats to registered version
   - Disabled VGA-font when under Windows.  
     The Windows emulation made the boxes look awfull !
   - Got a "Pc action Replay" thing.  Funny kind of thing.
     Can be usefull sometimes.  Found the undocumented commands too :
     "hi", "hello", "simon" and "credits".  Why am I telling you this ?
   - Finally broke the 200-cheats limit.  Had to adapt some structures.
   - Rewrote FILE_ID.DIZ.  Looks a lot nicer (I think).
   - Added statistics under [F2]
   - Added procedure for adding BBS information in .EXE !
     It will be displayed in a window on the main screen.
   - Improved anti-tampering system

* 1.87
   - Added support for SoundBlaster compatibles (Couldn't resist temptation)
     (Use /NOSOUND to turn off, SET SBADR= and SET SBINT=  to change defaults.
     Sorry, testing all possible int's and adr's would be dangerous )
     Is it worth the extra 25Kb ?  Send us your comments.
   - Fixed bug in "fast-letter-search" algo.
   - It finally happened : the programs on the registered version grew
     so large they couldn't be zipped to a 720K diskette.  Since we now
     ship 1.44Mb's or 1.2Mb's, we added some more programs.

* 1.86
   - Added virus / tampering resistance
   - Added secret credits-screen
     Acces it by pressing .... uuuh something with [Ctrl]
   - Revised Cheat Machine kit documentation

* 1.85
   - Added WHATSNEW.DOC !
   - Code improvements
   - Added some animation on intro-screen
   - Improved Cheat Machine kit for registered users

* 1.4 thru 1.84  (As far as we remember)
   - A lot of code improvements
   - Added ability to print any cheat, not just type "info"
   - Added VGA intro screen
   - Added "Automated registration system"
   - Removed print-me-out form in documentation
   - Added VGA-font-boxes
   - Fixed VGAReset function which caused slight changes in the font on some 
     VGA's.  Sorry.  It now behaves according to IBM's specs.
   - Patching a file no longer changes it date
   - Added Help screen under [F1] (does anybody use it ?)
   - Added CM.PIF for Windows users
   - Added FILE_ID.DIZ for BBS operators
   - Added 3 "ANSI" exit screens (saw a program that had 1, had to do better !)
   - Fixed error handling when trying to write on writeprotected disk
   - Improved patching routine : more flexible
   - Added /? parmeter (does anybody need it ?)

* 1.0 thru 1.3
   - First real test cases
   - Contains the print-me-out form in the documentation

* 0.1 
   - Beta version, not released to general public.
     More of a wild idea than an actual program.

(Early versions are not all very precise because we like to code more
 than we like to document !)
