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- StartupSwapper Deluxe Version 2.0
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- SHAREWARE EVALUATION VERSION
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- Quality Shareware from [x]CheckBox Software
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- DOCUMENTATION
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- This file contains installation instructions and other information.
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- Full documentation for StartupSwapper Deluxe is provided in the included
- Windows help file. To view this file, start the StartupSwapper Deluxe
- main program (SWAPPER.EXE) and press F1. Individual help topics can be
- printed (consult your Windows documentation). A complete printed manual
- is included with the registered version of this package.
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- INVENTORY
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- This archive or diskette should've included:
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- SWAPPER.EXE - The StartupSwapper Deluxe main program.
- SWAPRAND.EXE - The StartupSwapper Deluxe Randomizer Module.
- SWAPPER.HLP - The StartupSwapper Deluxe help file.
- SWAPPER.TXT - This text file.
- VENDOR.DOC - Distribution information (vendors, please take note).
- FILE_ID.DIZ - Description file (used by some BBS systems).
- ASTRO.RLE - Sample RLE file (astronaut in MMU "space chair").
- EARTH.RLE - Sample RLE file (view of Earth from space).
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- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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- Hardware: 286 or 386 PC with at least 1 megabyte of RAM
- VGA or better
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- Software: Microsoft Windows 3.1
- VBRUN200.DLL, Microsoft's Visual Basic 2.0 Runtime DLL
- (freely available)
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- WHAT IS IT?
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- StartupSwapper Deluxe 2.0 changes the Windows startup screen! Each time
- you run Windows, you can be greeted with a different screen of your
- design or choosing - or use your favorite everyday! Replace Microsoft's
- advertising with corporate logos, family photos, sports cars, "heavenly
- bodies," custom designs - whatever you'd like! PLUS: Saves tons of disk
- space by using the compact RLE format for all of your wallpaper needs!
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- INSTALLATION
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- 1) Copy all of the StartupSwapper Deluxe files to the directory of your
- choice on your hard disk, with the exception of the Randomizer Module
- (SWAPRAND.EXE). This file must be copied to your Windows directory.
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- 2) To install StartupSwapper Deluxe as an icon in a Program Manager
- group, consult the "Creating A Program Item" section of the Windows 3.1
- User's Guide (pages 78-82 in the English language version). We suggest
- placing the main program (SWAPPER.EXE) in the group of your choice and
- the Randomizer Module (SWAPRAND.EXE) in your "Startup" group.
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- 3) That's all there is to it. To learn more about using StartupSwapper
- Deluxe, run the main program (SWAPPER.EXE) and press F1 to browse the
- online help system.
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- A NOTE FOR REGISTERED STARTUPSWAPPER 1.x USERS
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- Registered users of the original StartupSwapper 1.0 or 1.0a are entitled
- to a free upgrade to StartupSwapper Deluxe 2.0. If you have not received
- an upgrade notice and further details by mail as of February of 1993,
- please contact us. Contact information is provided below.
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- HOW DO I REGISTER?
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- Complete information on registration is available in the help file. The
- help file can even print out a registration form for you on your
- printer. If, however, you have somehow misplaced the help file, or have
- some other type of difficulty, here are some breif instructions:
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- * PAYMENT BY CHECK OR MONEY ORDER
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- Registration Cost: $29.95 (U.S. Funds)
- Includes shipping and handling within the United States or Canada.
- Outside of the United States or Canada, add $2.00 (U.S.). New Jersey
- residents please add 6% sales tax (or use your credit card to avoid
- sales tax charges).
-
- Please specify 3.5" or 5.25" diskette. Make checks or money orders
- payable to "CheckBox Software." Enclose the proper payment and mail to:
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- CheckBox Software
- Attn: Mike Mezaros
- One Leary Drive
- North Brunswick, NJ, USA 08902
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- * PAYMENT BY CREDIT CARD (VIA PsL)
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- Registration Cost: $29.95 (U.S. Funds)
- Includes shipping and handling within the United States or Canada.
- Outside of the United States or Canada, add $2.00 (U.S.).
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- Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover are accepted.
- Please request StartupSwapper Deluxe Registration, Item Number 10516.
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- Please specify 3.5" or 5.25" diskette.
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- Toll Free 800 Number (Within the United States): 1-800-2424-PSL
- Regular Phone Number: (713)-524-6394
- Fax: (713)-524-6398
- ***THESE NUMBERS ARE FOR ORDERS ONLY.***
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- Thank you for your support!!
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- HOW TO CONTACT US
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- Questions or comments? Please, don't hesitate to let us know.
-
- CheckBox Software
- One Leary Drive
- North Brunswick, NJ 08902
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- Tel: (908) 545-3010
- Fax: (908) 418-1441
- CompuServe: 71034,2654
- America Online: CHECKBOX
- InterNet: checkbox@aol.com
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- Or call the Z*Net News Service BBS at (908) 968-8148. Move to
- conference number nine, "CheckBox Software," to visit our official
- online support conference.
-
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- LEGAL INFORMATION
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- SHAREWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT
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- This is an agreement between you (either an individual or an entity)
- and CHECKBOX SOFTWARE. By using or distributing copies of the shareware
- evaluation version of the STARTUPSWAPPER DELUXE package in any way, you
- are agreeing to be bound by the terms of this agreement. If you do not
- agree to the terms of this agreement, you must cease using or
- distributing this software immediately.
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- 1) LICENSE TO USE: You may use the shareware evaluation version of
- STARTUPSWAPPER DELUXE for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days. If
- you wish to use it beyond this period, you must register by making the
- necessary payment to CHECKBOX SOFTWARE as outlined elsewhere in this
- package.
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- 2) COPYRIGHT: STARTUPSWAPPER DELUXE is Copyright (c) 1993 by CHECKBOX
- SOFTWARE and is protected by United States copyright laws and
- international treaty provisions. Except to the extent expressly
- licensed by CHECKBOX SOFTWARE, CHECKBOX SOFTWARE has and reserves the
- exclusive copyright and other right, title, and interest to copy and
- distribute this software, and the right to use the Trademark
- "STARTUPSWAPPER DELUXE" in connection with it.
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- 3) NON-COMMERCIAL DISTRIBUTION: You are granted a license to copy and
- distribute the shareware evaluation version of STARTUPSWAPPER DELUXE in
- a non-commercial manner. Distribution is non-commercial if it is for
- free, or by a hobby, user or computer interest group to its members, or
- by any BBS, provided the STARTUPSWAPPER DELUXE package is not modified
- or abridged in any way. CHECKBOX SOFTWARE reserves the right to revoke
- this license at any time for any reason on 90 days advance written
- notice. Commercial distributors should read the "VENDOR.DOC" file
- included elsewhere in this package.
-
- 4) THIS PACKAGE (CONSISTING OF THE STARTUPSWAPPER DELUXE SOFTWARE AND
- ASSOCIATED FILES AND DOCUMENTATION) IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT
- REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED,
- INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR ENDORSEMENTS
- REGARDING THE USE OF, THE RESULTS OF, OR PERFORMANCE OF; ITS
- APPROPRIATENESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR CURRENTNESS. THE ENTIRE
- RISK AS TO THE USE OF THIS PACKAGE IS ASSUMED BY THE USER. IN NO EVENT
- WILL CHECKBOX SOFTWARE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, DIRECT, INDIRECT,
- INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL, RESULTING FROM ANY DEFECT IN THE PACKAGE,
- EVEN IF CHECKBOX SOFTWARE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
- DAMAGES. ANY AND ALL USE OF THIS PACKAGE, FOR ANY PURPOSE, WITH NO
- REGARD TO THE LEGALITY OF SUCH USE OR PURPOSE, IS THE COMPLETE AND SOLE
- RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER. Some states do not allow disclaimers of
- implied warranties or the exclusion of consequential damages, so the
- above disclaimers and exclusions may not apply to you.
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- 5) GOVERNING LAW: This agreement is governed by the laws of the State
- of New Jersey. Should any part or parts of this agreement be deemed
- unlawful, the remainder shall continue to apply.
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- Thanks!
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