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Frenetic(TM) Screensaver v3.3
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Copyright 1995 Seraline Pty. Ltd., Sydney, Australia
All Rights Reserved.
CONTENTS
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What is Frenetic
Installation
Setup Options
Runtime Options
Shareware Registration
Temporary Registration
License
Customer Support
Availability
Known Problems
Uninstall
ASP Ombudsman Statement
Disclaimer
WHAT IS FRENETIC
----------------
Frenetic is a screensaver for Windows 3.1. It creates an endless variety of
colorful graphic abstractions by combining a wealth of drawing elements to
paint pictures on your screen, then it clears them off and starts afresh.
Sometimes it takes a while to generate something interesting, so please give
it a few goes if it is not initially appealing. You can move it along by
pressing 'f'.
The screensaver uses a 256 color palette if available, but it also runs
on 16-color VGA.
INSTALLATION
------------
1. Copy the file frenetic.scr into your windows directory, usually c:\windows.
2. Run Control Panel from the Main group in Program Manager.
3. Double click on the Desktop icon.
4. In the Screen Saver Section, under Name, select Frenetic.
5. Press Test to run the screensaver.
6. Press Setup to display Shareware and support details, and access
configuration options.
SETUP OPTIONS
-------------
Configuration options are available from the Control Panel/Desktop/Setup
screen by pressing the Options button.
Available options:
HIDE MOUSE
Selecting this option means the mouse cursor will disappear while the
screensaver is running.
SPEED
1 Changes the speed to Slow, so that only the slower drawings
are used, making it less distracting if you are trying to work
next to the computer.
2 Normal speed - uses all drawings.
3 Changes the speed to Fast, making it more entertaining.
TEXT MESSAGES
You can have your own messages periodically displayed by entering a
series of phrases, each separated by a semi-colon, such as "text=My
message;Second message;Third;fourth". The messages are displayed at
random, and not necessarily immediately or every run.
Note that for the unregistered Shareware version, these options only apply to
the very next run of Frenetic, and then they are cleared.
RUNTIME OPTIONS
---------------
While the screensaver is running, the following keys can be used:
c On a 256 color system, the Colors being used will be changed and the
screen cleared.
f The current drawing will Finish. Useful if it appears to be stuck or you
want it to move on.
p,P Pressing p will cause Frenetic pause at the end of the current drawing,
and not continue until you press shift+P. This is useful for those times
Frenetic takes a long while to draw something you want to see, but then
it wipes it immediately. By pausing, the drawing will remain on the
screen until you restart Frenetic.
1,2,3 Selects the speed, as described above under Setup Options.
You may also rename Frenetic.scr to Frenetic.exe and run it directly, perhaps
adding it to Program Manager and using a short-cut key.
SHAREWARE REGISTRATION
----------------------
Frenetic Screensaver is Shareware, in other words "try before you buy". It is
not free software. Frenetic is provided at no charge for you to evaluate.
The essence of Shareware is to provide personal computer users with quality
software at low prices, and to provide incentive for programmers to continue
to develop new products.
Your support through registration is appreciated and will encourage the
development of additional graphics and features.
If you continue to use Frenetic after 14 days, please send a cheque for
US$10.00 (or its equivalent in your currency) to:
Seraline P/L,
P.O. Box 282,
Ryde,
NSW 2112,
Australia.
Other currencies (valid until 31st December, 1995):
Australian Dollars: $15.00
United Kingdom: 7 pounds.
Please make cheques payable to Seraline Pty Ltd.
A printable order form in MS Write format is in the file order.wri. Use
Landscape mode to print
Alternatively, you may register Frenetic on-line on Compuserve. After logging
on to Compuserve, enter GO SWREG, and request ID 4667.
The screensaver occasionally displays shareware messages like "Please register
Frenetic". On receipt of your registration fee, you will be mailed or emailed
a code which will remove these messages, and will allow your Setup Options to
be kept. This registration code must be entered into the Registration field
on the Setup screen.
In order to keep the cost of Frenetic low, diskettes are not mailed as part of
the base registration. The latest version is available on various on-line
services as described below. However, you can have the latest version sent by
3.5" diskette for an extra charge of US$10 (or A$5 in Australia).
These prices and conditions are valid until 31st December 1995, and are
subject to change with future versions.
TEMPORARY REGISTRATION
----------------------
Because there can be a delay in sending and processing mail registrations, a
temporary code can be provided by email. When you have mailed your cheque, you
can also send an email message to porum@ozemail.com.au and a temporary code
which expires will be emailed back to you. When your cheque is received, a
registration code will be sent.
LICENSE
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Frenetic is NOT a public domain program. It is copyrighted by Seraline Pty
Ltd. This software and accompanying documentation are protected by Australian
copyright law and also by international treaty provisions.
Seraline Pty Ltd grants you a limited license to use this software for
evaluation purposes for a period not to exceed fourteen days. If you continue
using this software after the fourteen-day evaluation period, you MUST make a
registration payment to Seraline Pty Ltd.
You may not use, copy, rent, lease, sell, modify, decompile,
disassemble, otherwise reverse engineer, or transfer the licensed program
except as provided in this agreement. Any such unauthorized use shall result
in immediate and automatic termination of this license.
The registration fee will license Frenetic for use on any computers in your
home, and on one computer at work on which you are the primary user.
Registered users will be licensed to use, free of charge, any version 3.nn of
Frenetic, and they will be notified by email of any significant 3.nn updates.
Registered users will also be advised by email when the major upgrade to
version 4 becomes available.
Distribution license details for vendors are in the accompanying file
VENDOR.TXT.
Seraline Pty Ltd may revoke any permissions granted here, by notifying you in
writing. All rights not expressly granted here are reserved to Seraline Pty
Ltd.
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
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Seraline provides its registered users with free support via email or mail. If
you have a question, please send mail to the address listed above, or send
email to:
Internet: porum@ozemail.com.au
Please note that although Frenetic is released with no known defects that
cause crashes, because of the extensive calculations and graphics and many
permutations, it may still crash occasionally due to incompatibilities with
video drivers. You should use the evaluation period to check that Frenetic
does not cause problems with your system. See KNOWN PROBLEMS below for some
work-arounds. If it crashes each day, there may be an incompatibility,
although this shouldn't cause any other problems apart from stopping the
screensaver. If it crashes Windows, stop running Frenetic.
AVAILABILITY
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Compuserve: The latest version of Frenetic is available in Library 9
(Screensavers) in the WINFUN Forum, file name FRENET.ZIP.
Internet: Available on SimTel and its mirror sites in the directory
win3/scrsaver. File name frenet33.zip.
FTP from oak.oakland.edu, directory SimTel/win3/scrsaver/frenet33.zip
WWW Home Page: http://www.ozemail.com.au/~porum
KNOWN PROBLEMS
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Some video drivers seem to get a GP Fault when too much stretching or
shrinking is applied to fonts or images. If you find you get several GP Faults
and there are large or small characters on the screen at the time, then add
the line "font stretch=no" to the Frenetic section in your control.ini, using
Notepad. If there are still problems with characters, try "fonts=no". If there
are still GP Faults, then add the line "image stretch=no".
There is a small chance that Frenetic may crash and leave you without a mouse
until you restart Windows. Crashes are unlikely, but there are a lot of
permutations, and the Frenetic Screensaver is not guaranteed to never crash.
Should this be a problem, you can have the cursor always displayed by
de-selecting "Hide Mouse Cursor" on the Options screen under Control
Panel/Desktop/Setup.
Any screensaver as calculation-intensive as Frenetic may slow down other
running tasks such as printing or faxes. If there is such a problem, you can
try increasing the priority of the printing by running Print Manager from
the Main group in Program Manager, and selecting the menu Options/Background
Printing, and select High priority.
Performance on 24-bit color systems is unknown.
UNINSTALL
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To uninstall Frenetic, delete the file frenetic.scr from your Windows
directory.
ASP OMBUDSMAN STATEMENT
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This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware
Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle
works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem
with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to
help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an
ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products.
Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI
49442-9427 USA, FAX 616-788-2765 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe
Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
DISCLAIMER
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THE FRENETIC SCREENSAVER IS SOLD "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO
PERFORMANCE OR MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR
IMPLIED. BECAUSE OF THE VARIOUS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS INTO WHICH
THIS PROGRAM MAY BE PUT, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS
OFFERED. IN NO EVENT SHALL SERALINE P/L OR ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED
IN THE CREATION, PRODUCTION OR DELIVERY OF THIS SOFTWARE BE LIABLE FOR
INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE
FRENETIC SCREENSAVER. IN NO EVENT SHALL SERALINE P/L'S LIABILITY FOR ANY
DAMAGES EVER EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE LICENSE TO USE THE SOFTWARE,
REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF CLAIM. THE PERSON USING THE SOFTWARE BEARS ALL RISKS
AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE
CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NSW,
AUSTRALIA, AND ANY ACTION BY EITHER PARTY SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN A COURT
LOCATED IN NSW, AUSTRALIA.