═══ 1. Introduction ═══

Thank you for trying PMD. 

About PMD 

PM Designer(PMD) is a visual application development environment for OS/2 
Presentation Manager that supports the graphical creation of GUI applications, 
using your choice of compiler and class library. 

This is the demo version of PMD 2.0. It is distributed solely for the purpose 
of demonstrating the retail version of PMD. As such, it is not fully 
functional. You can design forms and attach code to events and code sections, 
but you cannot generate code using this version. Otherwise, it is the same as 
the retail version. 

There are 2 retail versions of PMD available. They are: 

Base version 

The Base version of PMD contains everything you need to start designing 
applications visually. It, like the Professional version, requires the presence 
of at least one of the IBM, Borland, Watcom, or MetaWare compilers and 
toolsets, and includes the following components: 

        The PMD design environment. 
        VacNat Interface Classes(VIC) class library. 
        The full set of CUA '91 PM controls, plus a Timer control. 
        Full support for custom controls, and "plug in" code generators. 
        Online documentation. 
        Example programs and source code. 

 Professional version 

 The Professional version of PMD includes everything in the Base version, plus 
 the following components: 

        Control Designer and CTL development tools. 
        A toolkit for creating code generator DLL modules. 
        VIC class library source code. 
        Bitmap library. 
        Icon library. 
        Resource import tools, which are used to make PMD forms out of 
      existing RC files. 

 Note:  In both of the above packages, the documentation for PMD and the VIC 
 class library is provided online. You can order printed manuals separately. 
 Please see the pricing information below. 

 Where to get a copy of PMD 

 PMD is available from OS/2 retailers such as Indelible Blue, Inc. You can also 
 order PMD direct from VacNat Software. If you wish to order PMD from an online 
 source, you can connect to the OS/2 Shareware BBS, and download the retail 
 version in the form of executable files that create installation diskette 
 images. 

 Look for CTL files and other generators in the OS2USER and OS2DF2 forums on 
 Compuserve and on the OS/2 Shareware BBS, or check the VacNat Web page at 
 http://www.tyrell.net/~jkelly. More items, as well as improvements to PMD 
 itself, are being developed all the time, so you should check these sites 
 every few weeks. 

 Pricing Information 

 The various components of PMD can be purchased separately. Prices for the 
 separate components are as follows: 

     PMD Design Environment         $100 US 
     VIC Class library (no source code)   $100 US 
     VIC Class library (incl. source code) $175 US 
     CTL and Generator Development Kits   $60 US 

 The prices for the two combined packages are: 

     PMD Base Edition (described above)   $120 US 
     PMD Pro Edition  (described above)   $200 US 
     Printed manuals            $45 US 

 For a limited time... 

 Until December 31, 1995, you can order the Base version of PMD, and get all of 
 the components included in the Professional version for free. After that time, 
 users of the Base edition can order an upgrade package directly from VacNat 
 Software, to upgrade the Base edition to the Professional Edition. 

 Example programs 

 The example programs included in this package demonstrate the various features 
 of PMD and the VacNat Interface Classes library. To get an overview of what 
 each example program is for, start the example program, and press the F1 key. 

 License Agreement 

 Please see the included LICENSE.TXT file included with this package. 

 Contacting VacNat Software 

 We would like to hear any suggestions you may have regarding possible 
 improvements to PMD. If you have any questions or suggestions for us regarding 
 PMD, send us an e-mail at jkelly@tyrell.net, or 70572,1247 on CompuServe. 

 If you are interested in developing a code generator or CTL control library 
 for PMD, contact us at one of the above places. We will be glad to assist you 
 in your efforts. 

  Problem Reporting
 If, during your evaluation of this product, you find any problems with it's 
 operation, use the file PMDPROB.TXT in the \DOC subdirectory under PMD's base 
 directory. We will attempt to rectify the problem as soon as possible, and 
 notify you of a fix for it.