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Introduction:
Thanks for playing John Deere American Farmer. This document will help you to install John Deere
American Farmer. Complete instructions for playing John Deere American Farmer can be found in the
help file on the John Deere American Farmer CD. To access the Help file, go to:
Start Menu>Programs>John Deere American Farmer. Select “John Deere Help File”. The Help file will
view in your web browser. You may click the Print button in your browser to print the Help file.
Farmers have a lot to learn before they become good at their job, and this game has a lot for you to learn,
too. Don’t worry, you won’t need to know a lot about agronomy or animal science, but you will need to
know some basics of how to navigate the game interface and ways of getting things done on your virtual
farm. Ready to get started?

Installation:
1. Start Windows® Me/2000/XP. Close all other programs.
2. Insert the John Deere American Farmer CD-ROM game disc into your CD-ROM drive.
3. If AutoPlay is enabled, an Install screen will appear. Click on the Install button. If AutoPlay is not
enabled, double-click on the My Computer icon on your Windows® desktop. Then, double-click
on your CD-ROM drive icon. If the Install screen still does not appear, click on the Start button
on your Windows® taskbar, then on Run. Type D:\Setup and click on OK. Note: If your CD drive is
assigned to a letter other than D, substitute that letter.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to finish installing John Deere American Farmer.
5. Installing DirectX®: John Deere American Farmer requires DirectX® version 9.0 or higher in order
to run. If you do not have DirectX® 9.0 or higher installed on your computer, click “Yes” when
prompted to install it.

System Requirements:
Minimum: Pentium III 866 MHz CPU Windows® PC with 128MB RAM, Windows® ME, 2000 or XP
operating system, 16MB 32-bit Video Card compatible with Direct X® 9, Sound Card compatible with
DirectX® 9, 350MB Hard Drive Space, Mouse, 8X CD-ROM drive.
Recommended: Pentium III 1GHz CPU Windows® PC with 256MB RAM, 32MB 32-bit Video Card
compatible with Direct X® 9.
Credits
Gabriel Entertainment
Executive Producer: Michael Root
Producer/Sound: Greg Phillips
Game Designer/Lead Artist: Perry Board
Technical Director/Programming: Matt Gdowski
Lead Programmer: Jeremy Shull
Senior Artist: Dave Graham
Programmer: Sam Bloomquist
Art Assistant: Shawn Glick
Voice Audio: Hamsterball Studios
Bold Games
CEO: Paul Rinde
President: Peter Tamte
Producer: Roger Arias
Marketing Manager: Cindy Swanson
Art Director: Dave Stengel
QA Manager: James Robrahn
QA Lead: Dave Degnan
Technical Support
Bold Games Tech Support: 763-231-8055 (phone support is available from 10:00AM to 6:00PM CST)
Customer Service: 763-231-8100
Support Email: support@boldgames.com
Global Star Software
General Manager: Chris Mate
Producer: Tim Beggs
QA Lead: Joe Covello
QA Team: Matthew Baros, Adam Egender,
Rich Koeckert, Josh Noll, Mykl Ranere
John Deere
Licensing Specialist: Mike Porter
Manager, Licensing: Dan Hamke
Licensing Manager: Sally Lang
Senior Designer: Tim Caldwell
Consultant: Bud Porter
Additional Thanks
Kevin Peterson, Peterson Seed
John Peterson, Peterson Family
Dennie Myers, Myers Farm
Corey Myers, Myers Farm
John Demerly and FFA Indiana members
Michael Lawson, Reynolds Farm Equipment
Jeff Lawson, Reynolds Farm Equipment
Bill Belzer, E-Business Manager, Pioneer
Sue Hoover, Customer Development
Director, Pioneer
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