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- IMAGE256 PAINTING VGA SOFTWARE VERSION 3.0
-
- COPYRIGHT (C) 1990 *****A4TECH (U.S.A.) CO., LTD.*****
-
- FAR EAST OFFICE: AMERICAN OFFICE:(AGENT)
- 21,Lane 143 Sec.3 Jen Ai RD., 38 ROUTE 46 EAST LODI,
- TAIPEI, TAIWAN, R.O.C. NJ07644 U.S.A.
- TEL:886-2-7730508 TEL:201-4780302
- FAX:886-2-7512727 FAX:201-4781105
-
- ***MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:***
-
- 1. VGA GRAPHICS ADAPTER:
- SUPPORTS VGA 640X480, 256 COLORS WITH AT LEAST 512KB VIDEO RAM.
- AND VGA CHIPS AS FOLLOWS:
- 1) TSENG LABS.(ET3000,ET4000)
- 2) PARADISE/WDC.
- 3) GENOA.
- 4) TRIDENT.(8800)
- 5) ATI.
- 6) VIDEO SEVEN
- 7) ZYMOS
- 8) CHIPS
- 2. VGA MONITOR, MULTISYNC OR COMPATIBLE DISPLAY.
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- 3. IBM PC, XT, AT/286/386 OR COMPATIBLE.
- 4. DOS 2.1 OR HIGHER.
- 5. ANY MOUSE RECOMMENDED.
- 6. A4COLOR HAND-HELD SCANNER AC4096 RECOMMENDED.
- OR OTHER SCANNERS WHICH PRODUCE *.SCF *.TIF *.PCX FILE FORMATS.
-
- ***GETTING STARTED***:
-
- 1. AT THE DOS PROMPT, LOAD YOUR MOUSE DRIVER INTO MEMORY
- C:\IMAGE256>MOUSE <ENTER> (OR USE YOUR OWN MOUSE DRIVER NAME.)
- 2. TYPE THE IMAGE256 MAIN PROGRAM
- C:\IMAGE256>A4256 <ENTER>
-
- ***INSTALLING ERROR MESSAGES***
- 1. IF THERE ARE SOME ERROR MESSAGES DISPLAYED AFTER YOU TYPE "A4256" OR "A4SLIDE"
- PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING:
- A) IS THERE 512KB VIDEO MEMORY ON YOUR VGA INTERFACE CARD?
- ANS:) MAKE SURE YOUR VGA INTERFACE CARD MEMORY HAS AT LEAST 512KB.
-
- B) CHECK TO SEE WHICH KIND OF VGA MAIN CARD CHIP YOU HAVE.
- 1. TRIDENT(8800)
- 2. TSENG LABS(ET3000,ET4000)
- 3. PARADISE/WDC
- 4. GENOA
- 5. ATI (VGA WONDER)
- 6. VIDEO SEVEN
- 7. ZYMOS
- 8. CHIPS
- IF YOUR CHIP IS NOT ONE OF THE ABOVE AND YOU ARE NOT SURE WHICH KIND
- YOU ARE USING, ASK YOUR DEALER FOR MORE INFORMATION.
- IF YOU ARE SURE OF THE CHIP NAME, PLEASE TYPE THE COMMAND AS FOLLOWS:
- a) C:\>A4256/1 <ENTER>---------FOR TRIDENT CHIP.
- C:\>A4SLIDE/1 <ENTER>---------FOR TRIDENT CHIP.
- b) C:\>A4256/2 <ENTER>---------FOR TSENG LABS CHIP.
- C:\>A4SLIDE/2 <ENTER>---------FOR TSENG LABS CHIP.
- c) C:\>A4256/3 <ENTER>---------FOR PARADISE CHIP.
- C:\>A4SLIDE/3<ENTER>----------FOR PARADISE CHIP.
- d) C:\>A4256/4 <ENTER>---------FOR GENOA CHIP.
- C:\>A4SLIDE/4 <ENTER>---------FOR GENOA CHIP.
- e) C:\>A4256/5 <ENTER>---------FOR ATI CHIP.
- C:\>A4SLIDE/5 <ENTER>---------FOR ATI CHIP.
- f) C:\>A4256/6 <ENTER>---------FOR VIDEO SEVEN (G2) CHIP.
- C:\>A4SLIDE/6 <ENTER>---------FOR VIDEO SEVEN (G2) CHIP.
- g) C:\>A4256/7 <ENTER>---------FOR ZYMOS CHIP.
- C:\>A4SLIDE/7 <ENTER>---------FOR ZYMOS CHIP.
- h) C:\>A4256/8 <ENTER>---------FOR CHIPS CHIP.
- C:\>A4SLIDE/8 <ENTER>---------FOR CHIPS CHIP.
- ***UPDATE FOR USER'S MANUAL OR SOFTWARE INFORMATION:***
-
- 1. UPDATE FOR USER'S MANUAL 7.12 FATBIT EDIT.
- ADD THIS SPECIAL FUNCTION: WHILE IN THE FATBIT EDITING MODE,
- YOU CAN USE THE "ALT" KEY TO CHOOSE A COLOR DIRECTLY FROM THE SCREEN
- AND EDIT OR "PAINT OVER" AREAS OF THE IMAGE WITH THAT COLOR.
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- A) USE THE "ALT" KEY TO CHOOSE A COLOR FROM THE IMAGE ON THE SCREEN.
- B) MOVE THE CURSOR TO THE PART OF THE FATBIT IMAGE THAT YOU WANT
- TO EDIT AND PRESS THE LEFT MOUSE BUTTON TO "PAINT OVER" IT
- WITH THE CHOSEN COLOR.
- ****END OF README****
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