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Chapter 5

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A few readers pointed out that the language school is not in Monterrey, which is a city in Mexico, but in Monterey, which is in California. Ooops. Fixed. Anyway, enjoy!

Chapter 4

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First things first - Many thanks for the assistance in my problems with an old game. I had over 100 responses. Mind-boggling! I hope to sort it out soon. I apologize for not responding to each of you individually, which is my normal routine, but at 100+ I would never finish!

Chapter 4 will fill in some of the blanks about how our hero (?) learned his trade.

Help Not Wanted

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OK! Many, many thanks! I received about 80 responses to my question. I don't need any more answers!

Here's the status - For all you who wrote about running various Windows compatibility options, none of that worked. Trust me, I tried that before, but I gave it a second honest look on reading the responses. It just didn't work. It is looking like I am going to try a VMWare or DOSBox approach. I have my kids, both geek types, checking for Windows 95/98 CDs. I'll need to create the box and then do an install inside the box. Back to being a geek.

Help Wanted

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I have a problem that some of my readers might be able to assist with. Two weeks ago, my trusty laptop died on me, the keyboard failed. I immediately ran out and bought a new computer and managed to transfer all my files from the old computer to the new. Unfortunately, while my old laptop ran Windows 7, my new laptop runs Windows 10. Why is that important? I have a game called Civilization II that was developed for Windows 95. It didn't run on Windows 7, but Microsoft had a patch that ran a Windows 98 emulator on Windows 7. It opened a window on 7 that ran 98, and you could full-screen the window and copy or run programs inside the 98 window. Unfortunately, they no longer provide that support for Windows 10.

Anybody out there know of an emulator that will work on Windows 10? Maybe somebody else has had this problem? Let me know. Thanks!

Chapter 3

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So far, people seem to like the story. Many thanks to all who have purchased it. My wife appreciates it. As Kelly told the Grim Reaper, and my wife tells me, "Just remember, you earn it, I spend it." It's basically a direct line, Bookapy to PayPal to my checking account to my wife. I don't even have a checkbook!

For those curious, I wanted to try some different things with this story. First, the hero isn't a classic hero like Carl Buckman or the Grim Reaper. Not every reader likes this, but you can't say I didn't warn you. Second, I am not doing this in a strict sequence. I wanted to bounce around. So far, it seems to be working.

The number two in a sheriff's department usually goes by one of two terms, Undersheriff or Chief Deputy. There was a question on this. The Sheriff is an elected official. On an amusing note, when the police are making public statements or announcements, it is usually given to a senior officer, lieutenant or captain, maybe higher depending on the size of the department, acting as the press liaison. When a sheriff's department has to make a (good) announcement, it is always the sheriff, so his face is out in front of the voters!

I've had reports of a few tiny typos. I am fixing them, and at the end of the story I will upload a fixed version to bookapy and the other sites. If anybody who bought the story wants a corrected version, we can take care of it at that time. We'll figure something out.

On a totally different note, my son and his wife gave us a booze-of-the-month club membership for three months. They give you the ingredients for three fancy drinks each month, and you must buy the appropriate booze. This month was rum. Everything seems so much nicer when you have four ounces of rum inside you. Next month is gin. Should be interesting!

 

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