            BLAKE STONE PATCH FILE TECHNICAL SUPPORT ۲

                Copyright 1993/1994 Apogee Software Productions
        P.O. Box 496389  Garland, TX 75049  Hints line: (972) 278-5655

                     Game designed by JAM Productions, Inc.


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                          BEFORE INSTALLING THIS PATCH
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The operation of this patch file is fairly straightforward.  There are only a
few operations that you need to follow, and they apply whether you're using the
patch for Episodes 1-3 or the patch for Episodes 1-6.

  Your copy of Blake Stone v1.0 is currently installed.  This patch file will
   do nothing if you do not currently have your game installed.  If you do not,
   you should make sure your registered copy is on your hard drive before
   beginning the patch procedure.

  It is VITAL that you install the patch to exactly the same directory as the
   registered copy is installed it.  It is strongly recommended that this patch
   either be installed from a floppy disk, or from a subdirectory on your hard
   drive that has nothing else in it besides these installation files.

  To patch your copy of Blake Stone, you need to change to the drive and
   directory that the patch files reside in and enter "INSTALL".

  When the patch is finished running, it will delete itself, so you don't need
   to worry about deleting the patch program and it's data file.

  Your configuration file, and any save games you may have had with v1.0 of
   Blake Stone are incompatible with v2.0 of Blake Stone.  If these exist in
   your game directory, they will be deleted by the patch program.

  If you have only the shareware episode, this patch will do nothing for you,
   since this patch requires a registered copy of the game.  This patch will
   also not upgrade Episodes 1-3 to Episodes 1-6.  Check your Blake Stone
   manual on how to obtain Episodes 4-6 if you already have Episodes 1-3.


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                                HAVING TROUBLE?
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If you experience trouble, you should follow these steps to correct the
problem you are experiencing.

   Remove all copies of Blake Stone from your computer, including these
    patch files.

   Install v1.0 from your original diskettes from Apogee.

   Unpack the patch files to a different directory on your computer.

   Change to the directory you've unpacked the patch files to, and run
    the install program there (INSTALL.EXE).


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                          CONTACTING TECHNICAL SUPPORT
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Apogee thanks you very much for playing our games.  Customer satisfaction is a
high priority of Apogee's, and we strive to please everyone.  Our Technical
Support staff is available to assist all of our customers in solving any
technical problems that may be experienced.  Our Technical Support Department
is available to answer your questions Monday through Friday during the hours of
9:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Central Standard Time.  The phone number for the Tech
Support Department is (972) 278-5655.  Two other options are to contact us via
fax at (972) 278-4670 24 hours a day or write to us at POB 496389, Garland TX
75049.

Apogee Technical Support can also be contacted via a variety of electronic
medium.  Several major online services are monitored, and Apogee's E-Mail
addresses are listed below.   Also, a variety of Bulletin Board networks are
monitored as well, and those are also listed.

If you do contact our Technical Support department, please be at your computer,
and have it ready for assistance.  If you can't be at your computer, please
have printouts of the following things available, so that we may assist you
better.  It may be possible do provide technical support without these things,
but it will be much more difficult.

The needed files are CONFIG.SYS & AUTOEXEC.BAT.

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