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Welcome to Jeff's Graphic Utilities This whole package is shareware. Feel free to copy and distribute as long as all files remain intact and unchanged. In this package you will find four major programs, and two minor ones. They are all independent, you can use the ones you like, ignore the rest. For distribution purposes, they are displayed to you via Picture Menu (M.EXE) if you typed M or BEGIN. Using Picture Menu, you can move the arrow to any word on the left, click the left mouse button or press [Enter] and see instructions for the major programs. Move the arrow to the right, click on a word, and see some of the programs in action. FAST.EXE, A drawing program which makes the smallest pictures possible, for fast transfer of graphics across modems, and storage of up to 100 pictures on a single floppy disk. In addition to all this, FAST.EXE can be used to make multimedia presentations incorporating sound effects and hyperlinking. PICTURE MENU: This is the ultimate graphical user interface. It is totally free-form, simple and small. Now you can be free of windows, icons, and lightbar menus. Anything you write, scan, draft or draw will work as a menu image, background or icons. End users can run applications with absolutely no training. Writers, artists and programmers can use this program to organize and display their works in an attractive disk-based package. Parents can organize a computer in a way that their smallest children can start and run favorite games and programs. Retailers can use this program to run a customer-driven hands-on demonstration of assorted programs. Managers can use this program to give employees an easy way to locate and run programs and files instantly. PUZZLE.EXE: Make any standard .GIF or .PCX file into a picture puzzle which you or end users can reassemble with mouse or arrow keys. Great educational and advertising utility! Super-Show: This is the best and easiest-to-use program ever written to display .PCX and .GIF graphics image files. Create disk-based presentations within minutes. Use it to display single files, or chain presentations together in which end users can go forward or backward, or can use Automode, in which each picture is displayed in sequence, over and over again. Additionally, you can use SUPER-SHOW to display every .PCX or .GIF file on a disk or in a directory, without having to type those filenames. SUPER-SHOW can display up to 700 pictures in a presentation, and will instantly and automatically select the proper video mode for each picture. It is fast, simple, and small (approx 20k bytes). You can use SUPER-SHOW from the DOS prompt, or call it from within batch files or programs. GIF.EXE: A small utility which automatically and instantly displays any standard .GIF file. PCX.EXE: A small utility which automatically and instantly displays any standard .PCX file. If you like what you see, you can register the whole package for $85, or the individual pieces that you like. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - end of introduction section. Following is a list of other software which you can purchase from Another Company: WHAT'S IN THAT BOX?: A pictures and text tutorial which explains what's in your computer and how it works. Requires CGA, EGA or VGA and 256k RAM. $4.95 Also available as shareware. WHAT'S IN THAT BOX? - VGA: Same as above, but requires VGA. Better looking because of 16-color high resolution. $9.95 also available as sharaware. TYPING WORLD: Fun games and lessons to improve your typing skill whether your are a beginner or a professional, a kid or an adult. All are presented with a super-easy-to-use menu system. This disk includes a colorful pictures & text tutorial which covers typing basics as well as some unusual tips for experts. Also, there are two games which build skill. Falling Letters is easy yet it appeals to all ages and levels of skill. Trivia Type is more challenging. It shows you sentences containing fascinating facts, figures and very short true stories which you copy, letter for letter. The farther you go into the game, the faster you must type these interesting sentences. Trivia Type is for 1 to 4 players. With two or more players, it is guaranteed to liven up any gathering. We've had beta testers fall out of their chairs laughing! These games are so much fun that you'll be gaining skill without realizing you are doing typing exercises. Requires EGA or VGA and 640k RAM. $19.95 Also available as shareware. BETTER EYESIGHT: 5 computer-driven exercises to improve your vision and a pictures & text tutorial explaining how they work. Requires CGA, EGA or VGA and 512k RAM. Not recommended for laptop LCD screens. $29.95 Also available as shareware. ALMANAC 1992: A collection of fascinating facts, inside information and unbelievable yet true stories. Educational fun for the whole family. Freeware. * NON-MEDICAL PAIN RELIEF: This pictures and text tutorial teaches how to relieve minor aches and pains using a variety of techniques including Swedish massage, acupressure and others. Requires CGA, EGA or VGA and 256k RAM. (written by my wife, Lynne) $19.95 Also available as shareware. WRITER'S DREAM: Virtually anyone's writing can be presented to thousands and thousands of people. This is an easy-to-use presentation program for standard ASCII text files. Now you can create very professional-looking disk-based books, catalogs, and other products which can be distributed as shareware, retail software or otherwise. No longer do you need a publisher or money to reach a huge audience. Make copies of your electronic book for the mere price of blank disks. $29.95 Also available as shareware. * GARAGE SALES FOR FUN & PROFIT: If you have $10 to invest, where would you put it? Into a money market account? There, after a year you will have a profit of about $2. Or, you could go to a garage sale, buy something like a camera or a drill press, and consign it to a second-hand store. Typically, within 2 weeks, the store will sell your $10 camera or drill press for $40, but keep $10 commission, leaving you with only $30! Instead of 20% profit in a year, you'll have 200% in two weeks. This is a tutorial that tells you all about buying and selling second-hand merchandise. It covers garage sales as a buyer and a seller, it covers consignment, flea market selling, psychology of "wheeling and dealing" and more. It gives you charts of current values of second-hand merchandise. For those interested in the additional profits of detailing and repairing, there is yet more information. $19.95 Not available as shareware. * BICYCLE TUNE-UP AND REPAIR: A pictures & text tutorial which teaches everything you need to keep your bicycle in top shape including flat tire repair, wheel alignment, and brake, derailleur and bearing adjustments. Requires CGA, EGA or VGA and 256k RAM. $9.95 Also available as shareware. MONEY: A short text tutorial completely covering several good ways to make money at home. $5 Freeware. * MONEY4: A larger, multimedia tutorial completely covering several good ways to make money at home. Little or no start-up cost, anyone can do it! Requires VGA. $5 Freeware. ULTIMATE LABEL MANAGER: Easy-to-use database program to keep track of and print mailing lists, disk labels, etc. Features include zip code sorting, adjustable number of copies, mouse support, and more. $29.95 Also available as shareware. * PASCAL MAGIC: For TP 6.0 users - our new disk offers easy to create pop-up windows, dialog boxes, menus and help screens, graphics support, mouse support, laptop computer support, sound effects, and more, plus the formerly difficult incorporation of .CHR and .BGI files into .EXE files with a single line of code. This disk also carries a tutorial for beginning Pascal programmers. Requires Turbo Pascal 6.0. Available w/wo source code $79.90/$39.95. Also available as shareware. PASCAL MAGIC v3.0, Same as above, but for Turbo Pascal 7.0 C Magic v1.5, Same as above, but for Borland C/C++ version 3.0 or 3.1. BGI-DRAW: For Borland/Turbo C/C++ and Pascal programmers, this package runs like any other paint program, except your picture is recorded as C or Pascal source code! Simply paint sprites, backgounds, any sort of graphics image, and then incorporate them into your programs. Includes full support of Borland Graphics Interface and fonts. For Turbo C version 1.5 to Borland C/C++ version 3.1, or Turbo Pascal version 4.0 to 7.0. Supports BGI video modes plus 320 x 200 x 256 and 640 x 480 x 256. $29.95 Also available as shareware. OXY-ACETYLENE WELDING TUTORIAL: Learn to become a safe and effective gas welder with this pictures & text tutorial. Includes brazing, welding steel, aluminum and brass, and cutting steel. Requires CGA, EGA or VGA and 256k RAM. $9.95 Also available as shareware. COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE HOME-OPERATED BICYCLE BUSINESS - A very complete text tutorial. $19.95 Not available as shareware. THE UNIVERSAL CONVERTER: Over 600 instant conversions at your fingertips, including area, volume, US to metric lengths, liquids, temperature, musical frequencies, decimals to fractions, ASCII and much more. $29.95 (Registered version is DELUXE 21st CENTURY ALAMNAC, below) Also available as shareware. * 21ST CENTURY ALMANAC: The program of the future is here today! Who but Another Company would create a single program that does your homework, cures insomnia, answers questions, entertains you and the kids, performs hundreds of common household and professional conversions, and more?! Runs in any IBM-compatible computer with at least 512k RAM. (This is a super-set of the Universal Converter.) $29.95 (Registered version is DELUXE 21st CENTURY ALAMNAC, below) Also available as shareware. DELUXE 21ST CENTURY ALMANAC: All of the above plus Goal Seeker, Dos Tips, Programmer's Typo Trap, Piano, and more functions and conversions. $29.95 Not available as shareware. SUCCESS WITH SHAREWARE: A text tutorial which teaches everything about making a profit in the business of writing text, picture-based presentations or programs as shareware, and making money! A must for beginners in the shareware authoring business. $29.95 Not available as shareware. * THE COMEDY GENERATOR: Originally written for entertainers, this program is so much fun it'll entertain you for hours. $9.95 Also available as shareware. * THE SECRETS OF OUR SUCCESS: This text tutorial takes you inside a successful shareware copying business and reveals all the details. Learn how to start your own business on the kitchen table and possibly develop it into a small empire. There is no risk, because the investment required is practically $0! All you need is any IBM-compatible computer. It's so easy, even kids can do it after school. Learn how to start quickly, make the most profit, have the most fun, and avoid all the mistakes. Find out where to get disks at wholesale prices. Find out about the five ways to sell disks, including three ways that require no customer contact. We're shipping version 2.30, created in March 1992. It has even more information, including up to date, easy to use mailing cost charts, info about inexpensive 800 phone lines, pros and cons of Pitney-Bowes mailing equipment, new sources of disks, a new user interface, and more. $79.95 Not available as shareware. * BETTER VOLLEYBALL: Learn all about one of America's favorite team sports. Includes strategies for 2 to 6 players per team. Animated pictures & text tutorial requires graphics card, 512k RAM. $9.95 Freeware. THE ALTERNATIVE HEALTH GUIDE: This is a pictures & text presentation which talks about many subjects ranging from attitude and exercise to nutrition to help us live happy, healthy and long lives. Included are massage and relaxation techniques for nonmedical pain relief, extensive information about nutrition, and discussion about relationships with ourselves, our loved ones, and our environment. This disk is loaded with information, and easy to use with a graphics-based hyper-linked menu. Requires hard disk, VGA. $9.95 Freeware. DIGITIZED SPEECH, Freeware, A collection of .EXE files which play good digitized speech or sound effects through the ordinary PC speaker. Use them at the DOS prompt, or run them from within programs or batch files. Potential uses are unlimited! On this disk is a menu-driven interface for easy "previewing" of the speech files. These range from useful phrases such as "Press any key to continue" to an imitation of Elvis Presley. Requires hard disk, '286 or better, 8mhz or faster CPU. VGA recommended but not required. $29.95 (Registered version is LARGE SPEECH LIBRARY, below) Freeware. LARGE SPEECH LIBRARY, See above. This is 3-3.5" or 6 5.25" disks full of compressed, self-dearchiving digitized speech and sound effects .EXE files. Requires hard disk, '286 or better, 8mhz or faster CPU. $29.95 Not available as shareware. * NOTE: Items marked with * will work in any standard IBM-compatible computer. ANOTHER NOTE: Some of these are available as shareware, some are not. For shareware versions, ask your favorite shareware vendor or BBS or purchase directly from Another Company. AND ANOTHER NOTE: Custom programming available. High-quality, fast turn around, lots of experience. $75 per hour. $37.50 to prepare bids. Phone for more info. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CREATE YOUR OWN: * COMPUTER-BASED TRAINING * TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS * EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS * DISK-BASED BOOKS & SHOWS * GRAPHIC DATABASES * CATALOGS * RETAIL SOFTWARE & SHAREWARE ******* $29.95! ******* Incorporate Pictures, Text, Speech, Sound Effects, Music, Animation, and User Interaction in simple or complex presentations which run on any standard IBM compatible computer. Media Magic We'd like to tell you about Media Magic, the $29.95 multimedia creation package. Built-in features include: complete drawing program, simple word processor to create text in any font and any color, sound effects library, music composition and optional synthesized speech through the ordinary PC speaker, Sound Blaster and other sound card support, resolutions from 2-Color CGA through 256-color VGA, .PCX file display and creation, store up to 100 pictures on a single 360k floppy, special effects such as curtains, granular fades, and swipes, grid and coordinate display for precice drawing creation, super-imposing, layering, combining files, hook executable programs and batch files into multimedia presentations, display text files of unlimited size within graphics windows or full screen, more, more, more! And, with an option, you can create full multimedia multiple-choice tests. Media Magic comes with a royalty-free, multi-faceted run-time program called MSHOW.EXE, with which end users can view your presentation screen by screen, forward, backward or randomly, and even seacrh for any word or phrase within your presentation, or via hyperlinks, in which users can point to anything on screen with mouse-driven or arrow-key driven pointer and be taken to any location within your presentation. How can we do it all for $29.95? Here are the answers: Media Magic is advertised via shareware, so our advertising cost is low and therefore the price to you is low. Media Magic is an efficient, fully self-contained package, with a complete disk-based owner's manual. Finally, we ship everything immediately via first class mail, so no cost is wasted in excess warehousing/order processing. Just like Henry Ford did with his model Ts, when the product is selling like crazy, we lower the price and sell even more! Because it is easy-to-use, you can start making professional products with Media Magic the first day you own it. Media Magic - Technical Specifications: (subject to change) Media Magic requires CGA, Hercule, EGA or VGA graphics, and 512k RAM. Supported but NOT required are mouse, hard disk, sound card and color monitor. Media Magic works fine on laptop computers. Main Creation program: MM.EXE, size: 312136 bytes Runtime program: MSHOW.EXE, size: 48977 bytes Video modes: 320 x 480 x 256 XGA, 640 x 480 x 16 VGA, 320 x 200 x 256 VGA, 640 x 350 x 16 EGA, 720 x 348 x 2 Herc, 640 x 200 x 16 EGA 640 x 200 x 2 CGA, 320 x 200 x 4 CGA 640 x 480 x 256 color Super-VGA available as option. Fonts provided: 10 (total with option: 40) PC speaker support: 2 digitized speech systems, melody composition, custom sounds, sound effects library. Sound Card Support: All brands File Encryption: (yes - option) Incorporate external EXE, BAT & COM programs: yes Multiple-choice & true/false test creation (yes - option (incl encrypted results file on disk!) Special features: Hyper-Link - which presents an on-screen arrow, moveable with mouse or arrow/number keys, that the user can move to anything in picture (icon, text, etc) and be taken to any place in your presentation; Live Text - Any standard ASCII text file can be displayed within any picture in any font or color, and it will scroll with mouse or arrow keys, including search, print and auto-scroll functions; ASCII-Vector-Graphics - You can edit exact locations of objects within your pictures, or the pitch and duration of sounds, or modify animations, etc; Presentation Mode - which gives the end user a menu bar from which to advance to next screen, or back up, or GOTO, or search for specific word or phrase, or AUTOMODE, for unattended, self-running presentations. Help And Documentation: On-line help with [F1] key, 227k of text files on disk callable from within main program. Complete "Electronic Owner's manual." Images: Import or create .PCX in all graphics modes. Import .GIF in 16 and 256-color modes, ASCII-Vector-Graphics in all modes. OPTIONS (each available at $29.95): 30 additional fonts 4 megabytes of speech/sound effects ASCII-Vector-Graphics line editor File Encryption Multiple-choice and True/False test creation (full multimedia) with on-disk encrypted scores file for each student, allows honest, unattended study. Super-VGA Picture Puzzle creation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Order Form _________________________________________________ name _________________________________________________ address _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ phone (optional) disk size required: (please circle one) 5.25" 3.5" _____ _Jeff's Graphic Utilities_____________ _$85.00_ _______ (includes Media Magic, Puzzle, SS and Picture Menu) _____ _Media Magic__________________________ _$29.95_ _______ _____ _Puzzle.Exe___________________________ _$29.95_ _______ _____ _Picture Menu_________________________ _$29.95_ _______ _____ _Super-Show___________________________ _$20.00_ _______ _____ _What's In That Box?-VGA______________ __$9.95_ _______ _____ _Better Eyesight______________________ _$29.95_ _______ _____ _Typing World_________________________ _$19.95_ _______ _____ _Non-Medical Pain Relief______________ _$19.95_ _______ _____ _Writer's Dream_______________________ _$29.95_ _______ _____ _Garage Sales For Fun & Profit________ _$19.95_ _______ _____ _Bicycle Tune-Up & Repair_____________ __$9.95_ _______ _____ _Ultimate Label Manager_______________ _$29.95_ _______ _____ _Complete Guide, Home Bike Business___ _$19.95_ _______ _____ _DELUXE 21st Century Almanac__________ _$29.95_ _______ _____ _Success With Shareware_______________ _$29.95_ _______ _____ _The Comedy Generator_________________ __$9.95_ _______ _____ _The Secrets of Our Success!__________ _$79.95_ _______ _____ _Large Speech Library_________________ _$29.95_ _______ _____ _The Alternative Health Guide_________ __$9.95_ _______ _____ ______________________________________ ________ _______ _____ ______________________________________ ________ _______ _____ ______________________________________ ________ _______ (shareware versions) _____ ______________________________________ $5.00_ _______ _____ ______________________________________ $5.00_ _______ _____ ______________________________________ $5.00_ _______ _____ ______________________________________ $5.00_ _______ _____ ______________________________________ $5.00_ _______ _____ _Free postage, worldwide!_____________ ___0.00_ _______ total: _______ Almanac 1992, Better Volleyball, The Alternative Health Guide and Money have no registration fee (freeware), so please buy the 'shareware' version and enjoy. Please send check or money order to: Another Company P.O. Box 3429 Ashland, OR 97520 USA phone 503-482-3611, Visa / Mastercard accepted _____________________________________________________________ end of file.