WORLD TIME FOR WINDOWS 3 Version 1.1 (c) 1991 David I. A. Sayed. All Rights Reserved. World Time for Windows is a simple desk accessory for Microsoft Windows 3 which displays the time at various locations all around the world. It should *not* be run in Real Mode. REGISTRATION: World Time for Windows is distributed as "shareware" It is not free software. You are being given a chance to use this program for a period of thirty (30) days before buying it. If after this time you continue to use World Time for Windows, you are expected to register it. Registration gives you the right to continue to use this software as well as news and discounts on future upgrades. You are encouraged to disseminate this software, providing it is distributed in its entirety and without charge (except for media and handling, if applicable). I reserve the right to change these restrictions in future versions. If you find this product useful and continue to use World Time for Windows after thirty days, you are required to register it by making a payment of œ5 Sterling to me. This fee will license one copy of World Time for Windows for use on any one computer at any one time. To register World Time for Windows, print out the form called REGISTER.WRI using the Windows Write accessory. DISCLAIMER: World Time for Windows is distributed without warranty, either expressed or implied. No guarantee as to its suitability for a particular task is given. No responsibility is assumed for any consequential loss or damages arising from its use. PACKING LIST: This program is distributed as a ZIP file. Detailed installation instructions are given in the manual. WINTIME.ZIP contains: WRLDTIME.EXE - The Windows 3 executable WRLDTIME.DAT - The time zone data file WLRDTIME.HLP - The Windows 3 Help file WRLDTIME.DOC - The manual in Word for Windows format WRLDTIME.WRI - The manual in Windows Write format README.TXT - This file REGISTER.WRI - Registration form in Window Write format IMPORTANT: You *must* set the TZ (time zone) environment string correctly for World Time for Windows to function. Please refer to the manual for detailson how to do this. THANKS: This improved version has been released due to the interest that was shown in the previous versions. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who mailed me for their ideas and suggestions. (Eventually I'll get around to mailing you all back :)) NOTES: World Time for Windows has been tested under Microsoft Windows 3.0 in both Standard and 386 Enhanced modes on a variety of equipment: * Viglen Vig III/LS (20 MHz un-cached 80386-DX) with 4 MB of memory running MS-DOS 5.0. This is the development machine. * IBM PS/2 Model 55SX-031 (16 MHz 80386-SX) with 1 MB of memory running PC-DOS. * Naga 33 MHz 80486-DX with 8 MB of memory and a 32 KB cache running MS-DOS 5.0. RELEASE HISTORY: Version 1.1 ----------- WRLDTIME.INI configuration file added for people who had difficulty with the TZ environment string. Version 1.0 ----------- *** FIRST SHAREWARE VERSION *** World Time now obtains its time zone information and default location from a user-customisable text file. On-line help added. Hourly chime option. Window automatically resizes for different locations. Command line switches. Version 0.3: ------------ *** LAST PUBLIC DOMAIN (FREEWARE) RELEASE *** Flicker problem eliminated. Added display seconds option. Window caption shows location, as does icon. Version 0.2 ----------- Fixed 'next-day' bug. Added support for non-integer time differences. Version 0.1 ----------- Initial version - never released. /----------------------------------------------------------------------------\ | David Sayed | E-mail: david@sig.ee.ic.ac.uk | | Department of Electrical and | sayed@teach.ee.ic.ac.uk | | Electronic Engineering | | | Imperial College of Science | | | Technology & Medicine | | | London SW7 2BX | Voice: (+44) 71-589-5111 | | United Kingdom | Fax: (+44) 71-823-8125 | \-----------------------------------+----------------------------------------/