(Reading this file or WEB Pages of above, please, consider that English is not my primary language. I did my best...)
Overview.
QIM allows you to create straightforward an installer for distributing any kind of file. You can build your own 68k, PPC or FAT installer application in a very simple way, choosing many features such as: compression, target processor, computer restarting, destination folder. The Built Installer can show your own logo in its main window as well as a scrolling styled "Read Me" text in its splash screen and also a scrolling styled help text. Both texts may have embedded Picts.
QIM is able to build single self-extracting installers and installers using external documents, for distributing your creations by using the media you want.
Even if you will never create an installer, QIM will be anyway useful: becoming the archiving application of your choice, since any single QIMDocument (QIMD) holds compressed items without limits.
QIM can also create compressed archives, BinHex and MacBinary files for a more convenient, free, world distribution. Last, but not least, QIM can create SEA applications.
QIM is shareware, it costs less than a small utility and anyone should afford it.
QIM requires at least System 7 to run.
QIM is Internet Config, Drag Manager and Navigation Manager aware moreover it's Appearance savvy. Balloons available.
What's new in 1.2.3 version
• Only one, low cost, shareware license type.
• Navigation Manager aware.
• Fixed a little, not-critical, bug.
• Better alerts.
• Better error infos.
• Better error checking.
• Improved Modal Dialog filters.
• Linked with Internet Config 2.0.
• Linked with MoreFiles 1.4.9.
• Linked with Appearance SDK 1.03.
• Recompiled with Interfaces-Libraries 3.2.
• Recompiled by using the newest compiler.
• Addresses update.
• Improved Internet menu.
• Minor changes.
Hardware and software requirements.
QIM should work on any Macintosh using, at least, System 7. It's accelerated for PowerPC. Whether you've Appearance Manager you may take advantage of it. The same for Navigation Manager. Some menu items may be disabled if you don't have Internet Config 2.0 installed (only on PowerMac).
How to use.
See "QIM User's Manual"
Acknowledgements:
Carla "The Stylist" Bidone.
Lucilla Guendalina "The Leader" Moliterno.
Alessandro "The Doctor" Giolitti. Dave Licked.
Alessandro Levi Montalcini.
Fabrizio Oddone.
Masatsugu Nagata.
Jim Stout for his beautiful, but not more used, "Jim's CDEF".
Lorenzo Perone.
Joseph Debono.
Carl Sharif for bug reporting.
Steve Rusher for great supporting.
Dedicated to:
Elena Nada, a fond, pretty and young woman no longer with us.
Farewell Elena, you'll forever remain within ours hearts.
Author's note:
My software development group is made up by: me…
On the other hand, my beta-tester group is made up by: me…
This means that if you find a bug, both developer and beta-tester groups would greatly appreciate your reporting!
And don't forget to register your copy of QIM. Remember that a shareware author should be supported. If you don’t pay for shareware software today, you will pay much more tomorrow for exactly the same features (but enclosed in a 'nice' commercial box).
Version history:
1.2.3 Only one, low cost, shareware license type. Navigation Manager aware. Fixed a little, not-critical, bug. Better alerts. Better error infos. Better error checking. Improved Modal Dialog filters. Linked with Internet Config 2.0. Linked with MoreFiles 1.4.9. Linked with Appearance SDK 1.03. Recompiled with Interfaces-Libraries 3.2. Recompiled by using the newest compiler. Addresses update. Improved Internet menu. Minor changes.
1.2.2 Added MacBinary support. Better error checking. Better disk space checking. Better low memory checking. Better template files management. Compression/decompression break. Progress bars. Revisited and changed lot of code. Linked with MoreFiles 1.4.8. Reorganized Goodies menu. Removed 68030 processor limitation. Linked with Internet Config API 1.4. Updated e-mail address. Updated web site address. Removed a little bug from Built Installer, thanks to Carl Sharif. Removed useless wait windows.
1.2.1 Eliminated a misbehaviour occurring on Power Macs running a system different than 8.
1.2.0 Unique FAT version. Folder encoding support. Changed and very improved compression. Aliases support. Multi window. Drag Manager support. Appearance savvy. Internet Config aware. Notification Manager support. Improved Drag and Drop features. Ability to encode and decode binhex file. Ability to create compressed archive and decompress them. Ability to create SEA applications. QIMExtractor application added to package. Window menu. Goodies menu. Internet Menu. Added to lists infos about original and compressed item size. Improved "Open" menu item features. Allowed (finally) ability to add from locked disk. Minimal AppleScript support. Removed dangerous ability to rename items in lists. Installers now report a list of all installable items. Installers now report the real installable data size. Compression percentage infos. Installers may have an help text in addition to Splash Screen text. Both text may have embedded picts. Installers without Splash Screen text doesn't show the empty Splash Screen. QIM doesn't more delete the old installer, finding a name collision while is creating a new one. Changeable documents names. Improved error management. Rewritten the whole code. Removed (temporarily) progress bars. Changed documents file type. Some icon modified. Fixed some, infrequent, Installers incongruous behaviour. And more...
1.1.0 Added QIM PPC version. Added ability to create FAT, PPC and 68k Installers. Changed compression procedure. Removed any memory limitation on writing/decompressing. Removed windows zooming. Added ability to manage multi-sized text. Added international support, managing documents name. Changed window size of built installer. Increased the size of window's logo into built installer. Linked with More Files 1.4.6. Spin Cursors. The Built Installer doesn't more remove folders when matches a name collision but only change theirs contents, saving files out the Installer subject. Updated e-mail address. Movable modal dialogs can switch in background (QIM). Correct a very little, not-dangerous, bug. Minor changes.
1.0.0 First release.
SHAREWARE $20.
QIM is distributed as SHAREWARE: you may try it, freely, for 7 days, after this time, if you use it, you are expected to pay the author. You may register by sending US $20 CASH to the author at the address above. A shareware registration form is available inside QIM.
Please, please, no checks: to cash them I must pay the bank $18!!!!! if you want to pay, in any case, by using checks, the requested price increases by $18 per check (example: check for registering one copy = $38; check for registering two copies = $58; and so on).
I will trash, without reply, any check without the $18 contribution.
for fees from $50 use an international postal money order.
Special licenses:
pricing:
√...Site license: US $ 400
√...Educational Site license: US $ 200
√...Country license: US $ 1000 (a license to use the software in any of your office in one country)
√...World license: US $ 2000 (a license to use the software in any of your office around the world)
To register a special license, please follow this steps:
1) send an international postal money order to the address above,
2) send me a letter or an e-mail containing your personal data (the same data requested in the "normal" registration form).
Notice: "international postal money" isn't a postal check or else a check sent by snail mail! it's a money transfer between postal offices: you send your currency I receive my currency.
The unregistered version.
After the trial period of one week, the unregistered version of QIM is, still, fully operational; however it will always show a reminder and its "about" box when you open it. When you register QIM the irritating windows don't appear and the "unregistered" notice will be replaced by the registration information.
Notice: soon after registering, you will receive the serial number via e-mail.
QIM can also be included, without my prior permission, without changes and with this "Read Me", in all CD-ROM or disk shareware collections and in all CD-ROM or Disk magazines (anyway an e-mail or a snail mail would be welcome, as well a copy of the magazine or media would be welcome :-).
QIM may not be included in a commercial package without my prior permission.
Disclaimer of Warranty
This software is provided "as is" and without warranty of any kind, implied or expressed. When using it you assume all responsibility for any damages caused, directly or indirectly, by its use. Also registering this software doesn't give you the right to require extra services (bug fixing, special assistance, the latest version on disk, and so on): you should pay only because you think the program you're using now is worth the money.
