BackSlide
by Solar Software
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[Shareware] -
[How to register] -
[Entering the code] -
[Legal matters]
[Contacting us] -
[Known problems] -
[Version History]
Shareware
This Java puzzle is distributed as shareware. If you like it, please send
US$5 to the address below.
In return you will get a code which will give you access to all solutions in the pop-up menu.
There is another way to get a code: you just have to find one of the non-trivial
solutions (see BackSlide Twist).
If that happens, a little window will pop up telling you a code. Please make a note of that code
for future reference. (Of course, we'd appreciate the bucks even if you get the code by yourself ;-)
The code must be entered in the file BackSlide.html. My apologies beforehand for this
clumsy procedure, but I have not figured out a more elegant way (yet).
How to register
Send US$5 cash to:
Solar Software
P.O. Box 266
6700 AG Wageningen
Netherlands
Please include your address, preferably also an email address,
and if you found the code by yourself, already. In case you didn't, I will send you a code asap.
Entering the code
You cannot enter the code with the on-line version of BackSlide, sorry.
It is only possible if you have the BackSlide package on your hard disk. If you found it on
a CD-ROM, you must first copy the complete BackSlide folder to your hard disk before you can
change anythng.
Also, you will need an editor like SimpleText (on a Mac) or Notepad (on Windows 95) to
enter the code:
- start SimpleText (on a Mac) or Notepad (on Windows 95)
- choose File-Open and open BackSlide.html (on your hard disk)
- on line 15 you will find:
<param name="RegCode" value="XXX">
Simply replace the XXX by the code you have found or received.
Be sure not to change anything else. (OK, you may set the Sound param to Off.)
- choose File-Save
- choose File-Quit, and you're done
Legal matters
BackSlide is © 1996, Solar Software.
See About BackSlide Aknowledgement for credits.
This software is provided 'as is'. Use at your own risk.
Feel free to pass it around, provided you include the complete package.
If you like it, or just want all solutions, please register.
Contacting us
Please let us know if you have any problems (check the
known problems section first).
If you are connected to the internet now, you could go to the
Solar Software Home Page,
or email Ed van Zon or
Christiaan Freeling.
Also you can write us at, or send the shareware fee to, the paper mail
address above.
Known problems
I'm sorry to say the cross-platform compatibility Java promises, isn't quite there yet.
- Graphics and colors aren't consistent accross browsers/platforms. On a PC with 256 colors
things are especially bad, I'm affraid. A 256 color Mac is OK, as is any high/true color system.
- Manipulating on-screen objects behaves differently.
As it so happens, Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 loses the complete menu, instead of giving
you more options, when you find a non-trivial solution.
The only way to get the full menu is to enter a code
that will pop-up, when you find one. So it's a litte more trouble for you MSIE users, but
you'll get what's promised.
With Netscape Navigator 3.0 you get immediate access the all meta-solutions, but you have to enter
a code anyway to keep access the next time you play.
- Just In Time (JIT) compilers are very buggy. If you experience any problems (misplaced tiles, crashes)
while playing BackSlide, please try disabling the JIT compiler. At least with MSIE you have that
option, with Navigator you do not. Sometimes, quiting Netscape and trying again will work.
I try to work around these problems as much as I can, so please keep
checking our site for new versions.
Version History
1.0b1 | October 3, 1996 | First release |
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