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- *** READ THIS ENTIRE FILE BEFORE USING THE PRE-RELEASE. ***
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- *** YOU SHOULD AT LEAST HAVE WINCODE V2.6.1 BEFORE USING THIS - THE ***
- *** V2.3 HELP FILE IS THE MOST RECENT (FREE) REFERENCE FOR USING WINCODE ***
- *** THE V2.6 W95B HELP FILE IS THE MOST RECENT REGISTERED VERSION ***
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- What you *SHOULD* know:
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- This is Wincode v2.6.6 PRE-RELEASE. Before using this program, make a backup of
- your v2.6.1 in case this version has a bug that conflicts with your system. Don't
- say we never warned you ;-)
-
- No, we are NOT saying that it has bugs (at least not ones we can find ;-) ;-)
- but for reasons stated below, we are being cautious. This version represents a
- fresh port to an updated language and can even be considered a 1.0 in terms of
- the new look for Wincode. In the coming months we will be updating in minor-
- minor versions to v2.7.0 which *should* represent the cleanest possible 16-bit
- version before we move to Win95/NT 32-bit versions. Keep an eye out for updated
- info. This can be easily obtained by sending a BLANK e-mail to:
-
- wincode@snappy.globalone.net
-
- You will receive an auto-reply of the latest info on Wincode.
-
- The reason we call this a 'pre-release' is that our original intention was for
- the next version to be 2.7. However, with the coming of Borland Delphi (the
- new visual Pascal development system) and its promise for future 32-bit support,
- we decided to port Wincode immediately. Therefore, different parts of the
- application were left 'in development' (such as BINHEX encoding support) and
- we concentrated our efforts on the port. We are happy to say that the port
- went smoothly and Wincode has greatly improved. You will notice *many* new
- features that seem to leave the old Wincode in the dust ;-) The one draw-
- back of the new version, however, is the increased file size. The Wincode
- package has almost doubled in size. This is due to the new Borland compiler
- and VCL. We are told that the 32-bit compiler *will* shrink this size by about
- 25% so look for smaller executables in the future. :-)
-
- This version is also being distributed as a sort of working BETA. Though it has
- been tested in Win 3.1x, it has NOT been *fully* tested in Win95. Therefore,
- the standard disclaimer is that your mileage may vary :-) Though we did have
- BETA releases of Win95 on hand, we did not develop in that environment for the
- current release. There are still millions of people that did not jump into
- the hype and drop Win 3.1x ;-) We will be providing a 32-bit Win95/NT version
- of Wincode in the coming months. However, we will still support Win 3.1x as
- long as possible - in other words, there will be two versions of Wincode in
- the coming months each targeted to the operating system.
-
- With the formation of the _Snappy_ Software internet site, users now have a
- place where they are guaranteed to be able to get the latest news and updates
- for _Snappy_ software. Please note that our server is ONLY online between
- midnight and noon Eastern Standard time 7 days a week. It is NOT a 24 hour
- server though we CAN receive e-mail round the clock. You may get a WARNING
- message but please know that your e-mail *will* be delivered. Note that the
- times listed here are maintained given that our internet provider is up and
- running and our server is not in use for development...
-
- Please send any feedback to:
-
- feedback@snappy.globalone.net
-
- Please send any bug reports to:
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- bugs@snappy.globalone.net
-
-
-
- NEW Feature/Options:
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-
- This is a brief list of new features/options:
-
- - YES, it now supports BINHEX DECODING! We are still beta testing the BINHEX
- ENCODING code but most people are asking for decode first so here it is...
-
- - revamped interface to the latter Windows 3.11 "look" - yes, Win95 is
- here but we have updated Wincode to use the 3-D look. You will need
- CTL3DV2.DLL to take advantage of this feature. This DLL is a part of
- Win 3.11.
-
- - new Configuration dialog - tabbed notebook. Makes life much easier :-)
-
- - Use of Common Dialogs for file encode/decode. In fact, if you select
- 'File|Encode' or 'File|Decode' you can also now change the CODE TYPE by
- double clicking the dialog TitleBar...
-
- - Improved speed. Code was ported to Borland Delphi (which explains the
- larger file size - sorry!) and there will be a TRUE Win95 32-bit version
- available when Borland releases Delphi32 (by the end of this year..)
-
- - Fixed Code bugs and the "disappearing Wincode" bug...
-
- - Improved the interactive Drag and Drop code to allow selection of different
- Code Types for encoding vs decoding.
-
- - Added links to the forthcoming Auto E-mail engine.
-
- - Expanded the ButtonBar and menus to include a few other essential features.
-
- - Many internal updates and code enhancements that will come as a nice
- suprise to hardcore Wincode users... :-)
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- [GHS 9/10/95]
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