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            SOFTBEAR PARDON VERSION 1.6
             COPYRIGHT © 2000 SOFTBEAR
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This document contains additional and last-minute information.
You will also find information on how to contact us at the bottom.
For a history of version-changes, please take a look in history.txt

IMPORTANT!
Please read the license agreement in the help-system before proceeding
with the use of this software. By using the program you agree to be
bound by the terms of that agreement.

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CONTENTS

- Documentation
- Internal browser
- Known issues
- Community
- Contact SoftBear

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DOCUMENTATION

To help you answer questions you might have, or to help you get the most
out of the product, we have made an extensive documentation. Press F1 at
any time in the program, or click Help, Contents to open the help-system.

The help-system is based on Microsoft's HTML-help technology and
requires the HTML-help extensions installed. These extensions is included
with Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 or higher and Windows 98. You can also
download the package separately from www.microsoft.com.

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INTERNAL BROWSER

This version of Pardon comes with extended Web-functionality via an
Internal Browser. This enables you to download components, browse Web-sites,
and check for updated versions of Pardon inside Pardon itself.

The Internal Browser is based upon Microsoft Internet Explorer Shell
Embedding techology and requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 or higher
installed on your system. If you do not have Internet Explorer 4 or higher,
you can download it from www.microsoft.com/ie. Pardon still works without
this software, but all Web-functionality will be disabled.
 
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KNOWN ISSUES

Form elements doesn't work correctly in the Internal Browser. This is not
caused by any error in Pardon. We're trying to find a solution for this
problem, and hope to have it fixed in the next release.

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COMMUNITY

SoftBear Community Online is a special section of our Web-site which contains
entertaining articles, useful links and a forum where users can communicate 
among themselves and with our staff. Drop by by either using the Internal Browser
and clicking on Community, or by using a regular browser such as Microsoft
Internet Explorer. The URL is:

http://community.softbeartech.com

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CONTACT SOFTBEAR

If you are experiencing technical difficulties or have any questions,
don't hesitate to contact SoftBear Support. We can be reached at any
time via e-mail:

support@softbeartech.com

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WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF PARDON!

url: http://www.softbeartech.com
email: support@softbeartech.com