═══ 1. Installation Information ═══ This section contains Installation information as well as Planets System Requirements. Installing over a previous version of Planets: If you are installing over a 1.x version of Planets, please delete your Planets.ini file before installing the new version. Related information: o Planets Installation o Conventional Installation o System Requirement(s) o VROBJ.DLL ═══ 1.1. Planets Installation ═══ Using the Planets installation program: 1. Do one of the following to start the Install program: a. Open directory folder where you have unpacked Planets and double-click on Install b. Using command-line, change to directory where you have unpacked Planets and type Install 2. Follow the Installation instructions on the screen. 3. The installation program will create a Planets folder on your desktop, which you may move, if needed, to another location such as your Games or Utilities folder. Personally, I have a copy in my "Utilities" and "Startup" folders. ═══ 1.2. Conventional Installation ═══ Conventional Installation: If you do not wish to use the included Planets installation, or simply want to know how to add other objects to your desktop, use the following methods: Installation: ════════ Extract the archive (you probably already did that!) into a directory (c:\utils\planets is used in this text). To run the game, change to that directory (c:\utils\planets) and type Planets To install the game onto the Presentation Manager Desktop: ═══════════════════════════════════════════ After extracting the files into a directory (see above), go back to the Desktop and open the "OS/2 System" folder, then the "Templates" folder, then drag a program template to the desktop. The new template will then open its Settings. You can push the Find button and locate C:\UTILS\PLANETS\PLANETS.EXE Next, turn to the General page and change the title to Planets You may now start the game by double-clicking on the Planets icon on the desktop. Put the icon in a sub-folder if you wish. Personally, I have it in the "Utilities" and "Startup" folders. ═══ 1.3. System Requirement(s) ═══ System Requirement(s): o 386 or greater IBM-compatible machine o OS/2 2.0, 2.1, 2.11, or 3.0 (Warp) o OS/2 REXX must be installed o Hard Drive with approx. 636K free (with standard low-resolution PLANETS.DLL) o Hard Drive with approx. 924K free (with high-resolution PLNETHI.DLL) o An additional 897K free if you do not currently have VROBJ.DLL on your system ═══ 1.4. VROBJ.DLL ═══ VROBJ.DLL is the run-time DLL required by all programs written using the Watcom VX-REXX development tool. If you do not have a copy on your machine, or do not have version 2.1 or later, which is required by Planets, you may acquire the DLL in the following locations: o GO WATCOM on Compuserve, in the VX-REXX file area. o OS/2 Shareware BBS at 703-385-4325 Search for VROBJ.DLL in the file areas. o The current version is also usually available in the OS/2 Shareware Area (GO OS2SHARE) on Compuserve, in the OS/2 Shareware file forum. VROBJ.DLL should then be placed in the X:\OS2\DLL directory, where X is the drive where OS/2 is installed. (Drive C for most people) If your drive C is full (like mine), or if you have a common place where you put program-provided DLLs, you may put VROBJ.DLL in any directory contained within your LIBPATH from CONFIG.SYS. ═══ 2. About Planets ═══ Planets Version 2.12 Synopsis: Planets combines the eye-pleasing graphics of a spinning planetary mass with the usefulness of a clock, day of the week/date information, and system information. Related information: o Versions o Errors o Common Questions o Development Info ═══ 2.1. Versions ═══ Revision History: o 6/01/95 v2.12: o 5/24/95 v2.11: o 4/18/95 v2.10: o 3/18/95 v2.03: o 2/28/95 v2.02: o 1/25/95 v2.01: o 1/23/95 v2.00: o 8/01/94 v1.2: o 6/01/94 v1.11: o 5/15/94 v1.1: o 5/01/94 v1.05: o 1/21/94 v1.0: o Pre-v1.0: ═══ 2.1.1. Version 2.12 ═══ 6/01/95 v2.12: o Additions: - Enhanced startup screen incorporating a new slider bar. o Modifications: - Swap File location determination works on 99.9999999999999999999999999% of machines. ═══ 2.1.2. Version 2.11 ═══ 5/24/95 v2.11: o Additions: - Settings menu item expanded to Settings menu: o Modify... Opens Settings notebook (the default action) o Save Now Saves the settings immediately. o Modifications: - Date is now automatically updated when returning from Planetary Minimalization mode. ═══ 2.1.3. Version 2.10 ═══ 4/18/95 v2.10: o Additions: - To Settings Notebook: o Addition of Colors This features give the user the option of changing the Planets foreground/background colors. Colors may be set to match the OS/2 desktop background, to the Planets default colors, or to select a unique set of colors for use with Planets o DLL changed to Etc. with addition of Float To Top option. o In Screen Saver, user can select screen saver speed. - Action->View Drives... This features give the user a close up view of Drive Space available, Drive stats, etc. for all available drives. - Mini button bar: x button exits Planets o button minimizes Planets  button puts Planets into Planetary Minimalization mode (Similar to dragging the Planets border inward). ▀ button shows/hides the Planets titlebar. o Modifications: - When a user updates the Warnings levels, the drives and swap graphs are updated automagically. - When a user transforms Planets from Planetary Minimalization mode to Normal mode, the swap file graph is updated. o Enhancements: - Planets Startup has been optimized to minimize startup times. - Some characteristics have been adjusted for better display characteristics on resolutions <1024x768 (SVGA). ═══ 2.1.4. Version 2.03 ═══ 3/18/95 v2.03: o Additions: - To Settings Notebook: o User can define fonts for Time & Date (In Fonts), or by Drag & Drop from the OS/2 Font Palette. (located in OS/2 System Setup) - This compensates for screen resolutions/display drivers that are not available for testing, or for psychotic people like me who want their desktop to be 1280x1024 at a minimum on a 14-inch screen. o Time and Date formats can now be set. (In Formats) o The display of seconds in the Time can now be turned off. (In Formats) o The display of the day of the week can now be turned off. (In Formats) o When a user selects a new Planet in the Settings Notebook, that Planet is changed in the main Planets Window even if Planetary Spinning is disabled. (In Pick Planet) - Updated "Product Information" screen. - Some of the larger bitmaps were removed from the on/off-line documentation to reduce their size. - Planets now checks all drives for existence on startup and removes drives from the "Planetary Drive Schedule" if they no longer exist. o Modifications: - If you run Planets with Planetary Spinning off but Random Planets on, Planets will now change the Planet being displayed when a new Random Planet is chosen. - Planetary Minimalization mode was optimized. ═══ 2.1.5. Version 2.02 ═══ 2/28/95 v2.02: o Additions: - Swap File size now appears in Planetary Minimalization feature. - Bitmaps now housed in external DLL for multi-DLL capability - Settings now housed in Notebook. o Corrections: - 640x480 & 800x600 resolutions adjustments added. - "Minor" Start Timer fixes... ═══ 2.1.6. Version 2.01 ═══ 1/25/95 v2.01: o Additions: - Option to turn off Planetary spinning. (Controls in Planetary Settings or single-click on spinning Planetary mass...) - Minimalization feature to reduce Planets to a title-bar only clock. To use, simply drag Planets border inward and Planets will shrink. Drag border outward to return to normal size. Using this option will also result in less CPU usage by Planets (see also Common Questions) - Improved Start-up screen speed by reducing number of Planets displayed to one. o Corrections: - Keys Help menu choice now brings up Keys Help. ═══ 2.1.7. Version 2.00 ═══ 1/22/95 v2.0: o Features: - Brand-new implementation of Planets using VX-REXX! - Everything works, hopefully... :-) o Corrections: - Fixed constant polling of hard drive for new Planets. o Additions: - Short-term Timer count-down - New Install - More Planets! - Automatic search for location of OS/2 swap file. o Subtractions: - All the crap that was useless... - Pointers, Special Fonts. - Lame documentation (in my opinion...) ═══ 2.1.8. Version 1.2 ═══ 8/01/94 v1.2: o Additions: - Welcome to the world of 256 color Planets! (i.e. I learned how to draw...) - Popup Menu while minimized. (Use mouse button 2) - Installation program. o Subtractions: - 32templ.bmp is no longer provided as 32x32 planets have too many visible lines. o Corrections: - Fixed Rotate Num/Graph Statistical option. - Better spacing, etc. on < 1024x768 systems - Adjusted Both statistics to allow for more than Drive C. - Modified Submit.inf for better clarity. ═══ 2.1.9. Version 1.11 ═══ 6/01/94 v1.11: o Additions: - More Planets! (including some 64-bit!) - Added ability to turn off Planets unique pointers. - Submission INF (Submit.inf) file for users who want to submit their Planets. o Corrections: - Re-activated alarms - Modified swap file path to allow for root directory entries (ex. I:\). ═══ 2.1.10. Version 1.1 ═══ 5/15/94 v1.1: o Additions: - Save settings as defaults via an INI file. - Expanded Documentation. - Randomized stuff that shouldn't be random... (Or should it?) - A ridiculous amount of options not befitting a program of such small magnitude. - Standardized program name as Planets o Subtractions: - No need for swap file drive in command-line. - No more command-line specification of Planet to use on start-up. ═══ 2.1.11. Version 1.05 ═══ 5/01/94 v1.05: Transitional release. o Additions: - More Planets. ═══ 2.1.12. Version 1.00 ═══ 1/21/94 v1.0: Initial release into Cyberspace-land. ═══ 2.1.13. Pre-v1.0 ═══ Pre-v1.0: Unimportant!!! ═══ 2.2. Errors ═══ P.S.: ═══ This program may seem to have display errors on VGA systems since I used blatant constants instead of resolution-sized variables for many display offsets. Serves you right for living in the Dark Ages! It worked on my XGA, XGA-2, QVision, QVision 2000, and SVGA computers... :-) But seriously... If you are experiencing any strange, mysterious, or otherwise baffling errors with Planets, you may need to delete Planets.ini, the file that contains your Planets defaults. Unfortunately, this means you will have to reset and resave your customized location, settings, etc.. I hope and pray this procedure will not be necessary for any of my devoted users. Any errors should, of course, be reported to me so I can fix them... ═══ 2.3. Common Questions ═══ Q. Planets reports it needs the file VROBJ.DLL. What is this and where can I find it? A. VROBJ.DLL is the VX-REXX run-time DLL used by Planets. It can be found in GO WATCOM on Compuserve or on most OS/2 Bulletin Board Systems (BBS). Planets requires version 2.1 or later of the DLL. Q. Planets is using a nominal amount of CPU time when it is running. Is there any way to minimize this? A. Yes. There are several: 1. Slow down (via Settings) or stop (single-click on rotating Planet) planetary rotation. 2. Slow down Drive refresh rate. 3. Run Planets in Minimalization mode by dragging the Planets border inward to implode the current Planet and reduce Planets to a title-bar only clock. To explode Planets (return Planets to its normal size), drag the border outward. Q. When Planets is running, my hard drive light seems to flash more than normal. Is this O.K.? A. This should not be the case, but if you experience this problem, you may wish to slow down the refresh rate for the Planets drive statistics. This also is a known problem with previous (pre-2.0) versions of Planets, having to do with load timing of the Planets bitmaps. Q. What are the sources of the Planetary bitmaps contained within Planets ? A. They have been drawn/created by the author and various contributors. Q. What are the sources of the Planetary names contained within Planets v1.x? A. They have been selected by consensus of various сeta users. Q. Why is Planets so large? A. I regret that this size is necessary due to the embedded bitmaps within the Planets DLL. ═══ 2.4. Development Info ═══ Development Information: ══════════════════ This program is my own original extrapolation of various other clock programs I have seen (No base idea is original). If you think I may have copied a program you or one of your acquaintances has previously written, you are, regrettably and sadly, mistaken. As of version 1.00, this game is classified as Freeware, i.e. it is Free. All users may freely distribute this program, but do not de-compile, reverse-engineer, break-down-and-rebuild, etc. it. I do need to be notified if it will be used, included, etc. in any other program(s), bulk program groupings, etc. such as CD-ROM collections/distributions (hint, hint). :-) Comments and feedback could, conceivably, encourage future games and programs. Plus, due to my unstable mental condition, I need the support. Contact information is located in Registration. Thanks to all the authors of similar programs. Extra special thanks go to JLB for suggesting certain key elements, without which, this program would totally suck! She also had a keen knack for suggesting ideas which I had already implemented but had not shown her. This proves, beyond any reasonable doubt, that we have a link unlike any other. I know I will be a true 21st century renaissance man when I can understand all her literary references. ═══ 3. Using Planets ═══ Using Planets: This menu allows you to set Planets options. Related information: o Quick Introduction o Command-line Options o Button Bar o Settings Notebook o Screen Saver o Start Timer o View Drives... o Product Information screen ═══ 3.1. Quick Introduction ═══ Directions: ═══════ See On-line index for best coverage but here are some quick tips: 1. F1 brings up the "Help" menu. (As with all OS/2 apps) 2. Alt+F4 quits Planets (As with all OS/2 apps) 3. Clicking mouse button 1 activates Planets if it is inactive. 4. Clicking mouse button 1 on the spinning Planet on the Planets main screen turn the Planetary rotation on/off. 5. Dragging the Planets border inward activates Planetary Minimalization, shrinking Planets to a title-bar only clock. 6. Dragging the Planets border outward un-shrinks Planets if it is in Planetary Minimalization mode. 7. Clicking mouse button 2 provides the Planets pop-up menu Related information: o Using Planets o Command-line Options o Button Bar o Settings Notebook o Screen Saver o Start Timer o View Drives... o Product Information screen ═══ 3.2. Command-Line Options ═══ Cmd-line options: ════════════ As of version 2.0, none are used or necessary. Related information: o Using Planets o Quick Introduction o Button Bar o Settings Notebook o Screen Saver o Start Timer o View Drives... o Product Information screen ═══ 3.3. Button Bar ═══ Mini button bar: o x button exits Planets o o button minimizes Planets o  button puts Planets into Planetary Minimalization mode (Similar to dragging the Planets border inward). o ▀ button shows/hides the Planets titlebar. Related information: o Using Planets o Quick Introduction o Command-line Options o Settings Notebook o Screen Saver o Start Timer o View Drives... o Product Information screen ═══ 3.4. Settings Notebook ═══ This section provides the necessary information to completely configure Planets to your preferences. To configure any portion of Planets, press mouse button 2 while over the Planets window and a menu will "pop-up." Directly Related information: o Pick Planet o Randomness o Spinning o Drives o Warnings o Refreshing o Colors o Fonts o Formats o Screen Saver o Etc. Other Related information: o Using Planets o Quick Introduction o Command-line Options o Button Bar o Screen Saver o Start Timer o View Drives... o Product Information screen ═══ 3.4.1. Pick Planet ═══ Pick Planet: o The currently displayed Planet will selected: UnSelected Selected o To select another Planet, click any Planet and the new Planet will start to be displayed in the Planets main window. Related information: o Randomness o Spinning o Drives o Warnings o Refreshing o Colors o Fonts o Formats o Screen Saver o Etc. ═══ 3.4.2. Randomness ═══ This screen turns randomness on/off and sets the duration, in minutes and seconds, between new planet selection. Click this to activate/deactivate random Planets. If Random Planets is checked, this will control the time each planet will rotate until a new, random, planet is chosen for display. Related information: o Pick Planet o Spinning o Drives o Warnings o Refreshing o Colors o Fonts o Formats o Screen Saver o Etc. ═══ 3.4.3. Spinning ═══ Spinning window: Check/Uncheck this box to turn Spinning on/off. o Use slider bar to set rotational speed for Planetary masses. o Suggested speeds are provided but your needs may differ. o Clockwise: Select to enable clockwise rotation of planetary masses. o Counterclockwise: Select to enable counterclockwise rotation of planetary masses. Related information: o Pick Planet o Randomness o Drives o Warnings o Refreshing o Colors o Fonts o Formats o Screen Saver o Etc. ═══ 3.4.4. Drives ═══ Drives window: o The drives that are currently under statistical data gathering will be checked. Check/Uncheck drives to include/preclude them from statistical data gathering. o Press All Drives to automatically check all available drives. o Press All Local to automatically check only locally available drives. o Press All Remote to check only remote (i.e. Lan) drives. o Percentage Used- Select to have Planets display Drive percentages under Drives statistical bar. o Space Used- Select to have Planets display Mb Used under Drives statistical bar. o Space Free- Select to have Planets display Mb Free under Drives statistical bar. Press Set Drives to set your currently checked drives. This action performs a validation and is required to change the drives that are being checked. Related information: o Pick Planet o Randomness o Spinning o Warnings o Refreshing o Colors o Fonts o Formats o Screen Saver o Etc. ═══ 3.4.5. Warnings ═══ Warnings window: o Red- Press up arrow/down arrow to select percentage rate at which you wish the Drives statistical bar to turn Red, indicating a Critical Drive Level. o Yellow- Press up arrow/down arrow to select percentage rate at which you wish the Drives statistical bar to turn Yellow, indicating a Warning Drive Level. o Any percentage rate less than the Yellow rate will be indicated as Dark Green, i.e., a Safe Drive Level. o Red- Press up arrow/down arrow to select percentage rate at which you wish the Swap statistical bar to turn Red, indicating a Critical Megabyte Level. o Yellow- Press up arrow/down arrow to select percentage rate at which you wish the Swap statistical bar to turn Yellow, indicating a Warning Megabyte Level. o Any percentage rate less than the Yellow rate will be indicated as Dark Green, i.e., a Safe Megabyte Level. Related information: o Pick Planet o Randomness o Spinning o Drives o Refreshing o Colors o Fonts o Formats o Screen Saver o Etc. ═══ 3.4.6. Refreshing ═══ Refreshing window: o Drives: Set refresh rate for Drive statistical gathering. Set to 0 (zero) for no drive refresh. o Swap: Set refresh rate for Swap statistical gathering. o Drive Rotational Rate: Set rate for Drives rotation on Planets main screen. Related information: o Pick Planet o Randomness o Spinning o Drives o Warnings o Colors o Fonts o Formats o Screen Saver o Etc. ═══ 3.4.7. Colors ═══ Colors window: This window allows the user to control the foreground and background colors displayed in Planets o White/Black (Default): Select this to use the Planets default colors, which are white letters over a black background. o Match Desktop Background: Select this to have Planets match its background to the current OS/2 Desktop background, resulting in a "see-through" effect. You may also specify a custom foreground color with this option. Note: Some display drivers result in Planets not being able to exactly match the OS/2 desktop background. If this occurs, you may wish to check Solid Color located in the color selection screen for your OS/2 Background color. o Custom: Select this if you want to completely customize the Planets foreground and background colors. The foreground and background color selection windows will now be activated. o Activating your Colors: Press Apply to activate your colors in the Planets main window. Related information: o Pick Planet o Randomness o Spinning o Drives o Warnings o Refreshing o Fonts o Formats o Screen Saver o Etc. ═══ 3.4.8. Fonts ═══ Fonts window: Use the Fonts window to change the fonts for the Date and/or Time. o Press Change... to open the font selection screen. o Press Default to reset the fonts to the Planets defaults. Quick Tip: Use the OS/2 Font Palette to Drag & Drop fonts directly onto the Planets Time and Date fields. Related information: o Pick Planet o Randomness o Spinning o Drives o Warnings o Refreshing o Colors o Formats o Screen Saver o Etc. ═══ 3.4.9. Formats ═══ Formats window: This dialog allows you to customize the Time & Date formats to your preferences. Using this screen: o Time: - Select 12 hour or 24 hour format - Check/Uncheck the Show Seconds box to turn the display of Seconds on/off. - You may also select the separating character for the Time, a colon (:) or a period (.). o Date: - Select your preferred MMDDYY format from the three selections. - Check/Uncheck the Show Day box to turn the display of the Day of the week on/off. - You may also select the separating character for the Date, a hyphen (-), an X (x), a period (.), or a slash (/). o Press Default to reset the Time/Date formats to the Planets defaults. Related information: o Pick Planet o Randomness o Spinning o Drives o Warnings o Refreshing o Colors o Fonts o Screen Saver o Etc. ═══ 3.4.10. Screen Saver Settings ═══ Screen Saver Settings window: To modify Screen Saver settings, perform the following steps: 1. Click with mouse button 2 on the Planets window to access the pop-up menu. 2. Select Action -> Screen Saver Settings... The Screen Saver Settings screen will now appear. (It may take a few seconds...) o To set a new password: 1. Check Password Enabled, if it not already checked. 2. Enter your Password in the Password box. 3. Enter your Password again in the Again box. 4. Press Set o To change the speed of the screen saver: 1. Drag the selection bar to the desired speed. o To temporarily de-activate a password: 1. Uncheck Password Enabled. 2. Press Set o Tips: 1. Do not use blank spaces in your password. This may result in errors. 2. Remember: Password is case-sensitive Related information: o Pick Planet o Randomness o Spinning o Drives o Warnings o Refreshing o Colors o Fonts o Formats o Etc. ═══ 3.4.11. Etc. ═══ Etc. window: 1. Float To Top: Check/Uncheck this box to have Planets remain on top of other applications that are running. This is useful when you want to be able to see the time, etc. at all times. 2. DLL changing is currently disabled while development continues. Temporarily, to change the DLL in use by Planets, do the following: o Exit Planets o Rename the current PLANETS.DLL to PLNETOLD.DLL o Rename the new DLL, for example PLNETHI.DLL to PLANETS.DLL o Restart Planets o Enjoy! Related information: o Pick Planet o Randomness o Spinning o Drives o Warnings o Refreshing o Colors o Fonts o Formats o Screen Saver ═══ 3.5. Screen Saver ═══ To activate Screen Saver, do the following: Click with mouse button 2 on the Planets window to access the pop-up menu, then select Action -> Screen Saver... To deactivate the screen saver, press any key or click with a mouse button. If you have a password set, a Enter Password screen will appear. You can then enter your password and the screen saver will clear. Note: There is currently no timeout feature for the Screen Saver. Related information: o Quick Introduction o Command-line Options o Button Bar o Settings Notebook o Screen Saver o Start Timer o View Drives... o Product Information screen ═══ 3.6. Start Timer ═══ Starting the Timer: Timer Type o Normal Timer: Select for a Normal Timer which will count from 1 -> max seconds/minutes/etc.. o Countdown Timer: Select for a Countdown Timer which will start at your max value and countdown to 1. Ring o In: Select duration of timer you wish. o At Time: Select time at which you wish timer to go off. Message o Select message from list for pop-up box when Timer ends, or type in your own message. The list of message is stored in MESSAGE.TXT, located in your Planets directory. See Message.txt File. Buttons: Set Set current options and Start Timer. Cancel Cancel Timer Start. Help Get general help for the Start Timer screen. Other information: o To stop Timer from running, simply open the Start Timer... screen again and currently running timer will stop. Related information: o Message.txt File o Using Planets o Quick Introduction o Command-line Options o Button Bar o Settings Notebook o Screen Saver o View Drives... o Product Information screen ═══ 3.6.1. Message.txt File ═══ Using Messages.txt: The file MESSAGES.TXT, located in your Planets directory, can be directly edited to modify the list of messages for use in the Timer window. Do the following: 1. Open the OS/2 System Editor or the Enhanced Editor 2. Load in C:\UTILS\PLANETS\MESSAGES.TXT (Assuming you have Planets installed in C:\UTILS\PLANETS) 3. Add/subtract messages, placing one per line. There are no special characters or formats necessary. 4. Save and Exit. ═══ 3.7. View Drives ═══ Viewing Enhanced Drives Information: o Select Action->View Drives... to enter this screen. o Once you have entered, you may see a temporary window asking you to Please Wait... This window is displayed whilst the Drive Information is extracted. o Your Enhanced Drive Information will then appear, listing the following: - Drive Space Used, in bytes and as a percentage of the whole. - Drive Space Free, in bytes and as a percentage of the whole. - Total Drive Space, in bytes. - The Drive Label. - Other important information. Related information: o Quick Introduction o Command-line Options o Button Bar o Settings Notebook o Screen Saver o Start Timer o View Drives... o Product Information screen ═══ 3.8. Product Information Screen ═══ The Product Information Screen shows general product/contact information for Planets. Buttons: Ok Exit Product Information Product Support View the Contact/Support Information for Planets contained within the on-line help. Help Get general help for the Product Information screen. Related information: o Using Planets o Quick Introduction o Command-line Options o Button Bar o Settings Notebook o Screen Saver o Start Timer o View Drives... ═══ 3.9. Help Menu ═══ Help -> Help Menu Use the choices on the Help pull-down to display: Help index Displays the index of help menu. General Help Displays some information about Planets program. Using Help Provides detailed information on the kinds of help available and how to use help. Keys Help Displays a list of keys usage. View Planets Book Start up the OS/2 INF viewer with PLANETS.INF Product Information Displays information on this product. ═══ 3.10. Keys Help ═══ Keys Help: Alt+F4 Exit Planets Ctrl+S Bring up Planets Settings Notebook. Ctrl+D Bring up Planets View Drives window. Ctrl+T Bring up Planets Start Timer Ctrl+C Start Planets Screen Saver ═══ 4. Disclaimer/Copyright ═══ Disclaimer: ═══════ IF YOU DOWNLOAD OR USE THIS PROGRAM, YOU AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS: UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AM I LIABLE FOR: 1. ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. 2. THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS AGAINST YOU FOR LOSSES OR DAMAGES. I DO NOT WARRANT UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OPERATION OF THIS PRODUCT. I HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE SERVICE, DEFECT CORRECTION, OR ANY MAINTENANCE FOR THIS PRODUCT. I HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO SUPPLY ANY UPDATES OR ENHANCEMENTS TO YOU, EVEN IF THEY ARE OR LATER BECOME AVAILABLE. (But I will, to the best of my ability.) Copyright: ═══════ This software is copyright (C) 1994-1995 Everett Barnes. All Rights Reserved except as specified below. Permission is hereby granted to use, copy, and distribute this software (or descriptive portions thereof) for any purpose, without fee, subject to these conditions: 1. All files included in the original ZIP file must be included. 2. Users may collect fees for the distribution of my product(s) (such as FTP sites that sell CD-ROM versions of their archives.) But users are specifically prohibited from selling my products. 3. Permission is NOT granted for the use of the author's name and/or company name in advertising or publicity relating to this software or products derived from it. ═══ 5. Registration/Support ═══ This section contain Registration/Support information. Related Information: o Registration o Support o Order Form o Future Enhancements o Freeware/Shareware Concept o Trademarks o Other Products ═══ 5.1. Registration ═══ This software package is distributed as Freeware If you are a continued user of Planets, I would love to have feedback. Planets is currently free. To order other products from Everett Barnes, please use the Order Form to send payment to the following address: Everett Barnes 2430 Erie Drive Concord, CA 94519 Other comments/suggestions/bug reports should be directed to my CompuServe/Internet id: Compuserve: 75000,570 Internet: 75000.570@compuserve.com Registration entitles you to the following: o Free upgrades to all further releases. o The curious freedom which arises in one's soul from registering a Freeware/Shareware product. o Internet mail notification of new releases, reports of problems/warnings, etc.. o If applicable, Registration Code which will enable advanced features on some products. ═══ 5.2. Support ═══ At this time, support is primarily provided through my CompuServe/Internet id, Compuserve: 75000,570 Internet: 75000.570@compuserve.com I will be happy to provide any support necessary for any of my products. I would also appreciate receiving the following: o All suggestions o All Registrations o All supportive mail o All recommendations o All Bug/Error reports o All documenetaion typos o All E-mail addresses of my users ═══ 5.3. Order Form ═══ Use Services -> Print (Alt+V, then P) to print this form. Name ______________________________________________________________ Company(if applicable) ____________________________________________ Address ___________________________________________________________ City/Province ____________________ State _________ Zip ____________ Country (if outside US) ___________________________________________ Phone Number (optional) __________________ FAX Number (optional) __________________ Internet Address __________________________________________________ Place Where You Found Program _____________________________________ Additional Comments/Suggestions: __________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ┌────┬────────────────────────────────────┬───────┬────────────┐ │Qty.│Product │ Price │Qty. x Price│ ├────┼────────────────────────────────────┼───────┼────────────┤ │____│Planets │$FREE │$________.00│ │____│NoteMan/2 │$10.00 │$________.00│ │____│QuoteMan/2 │$10.00 │$________.00│ │____│BMPMan/2 │$ 5.00 │$________.00│ │____│Hangman │$10.00 │$________.00│ │____│Other: ____________________________ │$10.00 │$________.00│ └────┴──────────────────────────────┬─────┴───────┼────────────┤ (Payment must be in U.S. funds) │ Grand Total │$________.00│ └─────────────┴────────────┘ Mail to: Everett Barnes 2430 Erie Drive Concord, CA 94519 === I appreciate your support! === ═══ 5.4. Future Enhancements ═══ Future Enhancements: o See below... o I would appreciate any feedback or suggestions... Related Information: o Add an Event... ═══ 5.4.1. Add an Event... ═══ This option is not available in Planets Version 2.1x. Sorry! ;-) Here are the future plans for this feature: 1. Alarms a. User will be able to schedule alarms for any day of the week, including every day, weekdays only, and weekends. b. User will be able to specify message box alarm or musical, or both. c. User will be able to specify message to display. 2. Programs a. User will be able to schedule program startups for any day of the week, including every day, weekdays only, and weekends. b. User can optionally have program startups placed into a logfile for tracking of startups. ═══ 5.5. Freeware/Shareware Concept ═══ Freeware implies that a product is completely free. It may be distributed freely, so long as all files as distributed as originally packaged from the author(s). The author(s) still retain all rights to said product, or as specified within the accompanied documentation. Most often, developers may distribute a product as Freeware for one of the following reasons: o To promote other products s/he is currently selling. o As support product(s) for use with other Shareware or Generally Available (GA) product(s). o As a Beta version of a product that will be sold for a nominal charge later. This is to generate feedback resulting from initial use of a new product and to assist in identifying errors that exist in a new product or new release. Shareware is the try-it-before-you-buy-it concept of software marketing. It is readily available by downloading it from various BBS's or one can easily and legally give a copy to a friend. If you like the software and intend on continuing to use it after the trial period of 30 days, you are expected to register the software with the author. Shareware is not Freeware. It's continued use implies that it is a viable and needed tool. Registration encourages the author to enhance the software's features, making it a better tool for you the user, and also to create new software in the future. Registration ═══ 5.6. Trademarks ═══ IBM, OS/2, Extended Services, Extended Services for OS/2, Database 2, DB2/2, Multimedia Presentation Manager/2, and MMPM/2 are trademarks of the IBM Corporation. VisPro/REXX is a registered trademark of HockWare, Inc. Watcom and VX-REXX are trademarks of Watcom International Corporation. Various standardized portions of this document may have been copied from other Help and .INF files. If any of these textual statements were considered to be personal property, they are the respective property of those author(s) and can be removed by request. Any other products I have named are the Trademarks of their respective companies. For those interested, this document was produced with IPFMan/2, a superior HLP/INF creation utility under development by Everett Barnes. ═══ 5.7. Other Products ═══ Other products available from Everett Barnes: Related Information: o Hangman o Planets o Quoteman/2 o Noteman/2 o BMPMan/2 ═══ 5.7.1. Hangman ═══ o Hangman- Hangman for the OS/2 Presentation Manager. - Features: o One or two-player games. o More than 30,000 words! o Users can create their own word lists to play within Hangman. o 2-Player Challenge: Users enter their own words (1-20) and challenge each other. Winner determined by ratio of wins/total words. o Full on-line help! - Availability: o Shareware - $10 First released on 06/15/94. o Look for it on your favorite OS/2 BBS or the OS/2 Shareware section on Compuserve (GO OS2BVEN) ═══ 5.7.2. Planets ═══ o Planets - Synopsis: o Planets combines the eye-pleasing graphics of a spinning planetary mass with the usefulness of a clock, day of the week/date information, and system information. - Features: o Over 80 planets to choose from in 2 modules o Clock o System Information/Drive Space Free/Swap monitor o Timer function o Fully Configurable. o Full on-line help! - Availability: o Available Now! o Freeware. :-) o Look for it on your favorite OS/2 BBS or the OS/2 Shareware section on Compuserve (GO OS2BVEN) ═══ 5.7.3. Quoteman/2 ═══ o Quoteman/2 - Synopsis: o Quoteman/2 provides a wealth of quotes from various sources for your pleasure. It is fully configurable. - Features: o Various quote lists from Classical to Einstein o Users can configure: Number of quotes to display, Time to display each quote, and more! - Availability: o Available Now! o Shareware - $10 o Look for it on your favorite OS/2 BBS or the OS/2 Shareware section on Compuserve (GO OS2BVEN) ═══ 5.7.4. Noteman/2 ═══ o Noteman/2 - Synopsis: o Noteman/2 provides a convenient method for storing short notes/lists. - Features: o Creation of short notes/lists. o Search capability. o Users can create multiple files for grouping of notes. o Full on-line help. - Availability: o Available Now! o Shareware - $10 o Look for it on your favorite OS/2 BBS or the OS/2 Shareware section on Compuserve (GO OS2BVEN) ═══ 5.7.5. BMPMan/2 ═══ o BMPMan/2 - Synopsis: o BMPMan/2 provides a quick way of viewing OS/2 bitmaps/icons via Drag & Drop. - Features: o Drag & Drop any OS/2 bitmap/icon for instant viewing. o Quick viewing of all bitmaps/icons in current directory. o Use currently displayed bitmap (BMP) as the Desktop background (Additional options available under Warp) o Assign displayed icons to OS/2 files/folders. o Drag & Drop displayed files onto other programs for editing, viewing, etc. o Open current directory o Edit current icon using the OS/2 Icon editor, or any other user-specified external product. o Full on-line help and external INF book! - Availability: o Available Now! o Shareware - $5 o Look for it on your favorite OS/2 BBS or the OS/2 Shareware section on Compuserve (GO OS2BVEN) ═══ ═══ My extraordinarily talented, intrinsically beautiful, superbly intelligent, lovely wife!