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                Fli2Exe V3.1+ (c) Cyber-Design
                  Written by: Alexey Zilber
                           08/08/94

























                          CONTENTS:

PAGE                                          DESCRIPTION
2.............................................Contents
3.............................................About
4.............................................Requirements
5.............................................Usage
6.............................................Registration
7.............................................Warrenty &
                                              Disclaimer
8.............................................Ordering











































                     About Fli2Exe V3.1+

     Fli2Exe allows you to create SFX (Self Extracting) and
Self playing Fli files.  The benefit of this is quite simple.
Say you have a ton of fli files on your HD, you want to play
one.  You have to find it, then find the player, then run it.
This is the best scenario.  The worst scenario is this: Say
you have all your fli's zipped(tm) to save HD space.  So now
you have to unzip it, play it, then delete it.  Fli2Exe saves
those hassles for other people.
Fli2Exe takes an Fli file, compresses it, and adds a self
playing header.  All you have to do is type in the name of
the fli, and it will automatically extract itself, play, then
erase the extracted data file.  All this and it saves space
too!  The compression method used is only slightly worse then
pkzip's(tm) own compression, in fact the difference is almost
negligible, from a few bytes to under 5k in the worst case.
     In this version, Fli2Exe makes a theoretical expanded
size check.  What this means is, Fli2Exe knows the
approximate ratio of compression.  Due to space limitations
Fli2Exe doesn't save the uncompressed file-size like pkzip
does, so it has no way of knowing the exact size.  What it
does is, since it knows the approximate ratio of compression,
and the compressed file-size, is figure out what the
uncompressed file-size is most likely to be.  It checks this
against the HD space to see if you have enough, in the
previous versions it would just uncompress till it hit the
dead-end.  This way, it saves time.  A little warning, we
don't know what will happen if you run this program on a
drive with over 2 or 4 Gigs free space.  But let us know if
it doesn't work so we may correct the problem.
     The source code has been optimized to use registers more
effectively, thereby speeding up compression and
decompression.  Also the file-buffers were found to be
inactive, so we made a 10k buffer per file.  The minimum
memory requirements are 147K for the Compressor, and only 97K
for the player.

















                         REQUIREMENTS

       DOS 3.0 or higher (Developed on Dos 5.0 & 6.22)
       147k Memory (If a chip or two burned out on that 256k
       bank :-) )
       Vga card. (This is optional, only if you want to play
       the Fli's.  Otherwise a CGA card.)
       Hard Drive (While you CAN use a floppy, it is SLOW!)


     And of coarse, a few Fli's would help.....











































                            USAGE

     Fli2Exe:

Optional Command Parameters:

f2e-31.exe <infile> <outfile>

//This will make it quicker, you'll still see the interactive
menu, but it will input the data automatically.

or

f2e-31

This is self explanatory, it will put you into the
interactive menu.


The PLAYER:

*REGISTERED VERSION ONLY*

<exe name> x

This is great for demo's.  No screen information is
displayed, just a black, blank screen.


<exe name> n

Minimal information is displayed, along with the registered
person's name.

The Exe2Fli converter: (Converts Exe's back to Fli's)
*REGISTERED ONLY*

e2f.exe <exe name>  <fli name>

     This will automatically convert version 3.0, 3.1, 3.1+,
and your registered version, back to an Fli.


















                        REGISTRATION:


Single Version: $25.00
5-machine Site License: $55.00
Unlimited License: $250.00

Only checks or Money Orders accepted.


Make checks or Money Order payable to: Alexey Zilber


Mail to:
          Cyber-Design
    ATTN: REGISTRATION
          1254 Ave. Y   2B
          Brooklyn, NY
          11235


     Right now we are working in a new way for you to receive
your registered program.  For $5 less, if you specify, you
will receive and account on our bulletin board system, and
you will be able to download the software.  But this is still
in it's preliminary phase.




























                   Warranty & Disclaimers

     Pkzip is a trademark of Pkware Inc.
     FLI is a trademark of the Autodesk Animator.



WARRANTY:
────────────

     No warranty either stated or implied.  Use at your own
risk.





































                           ORDERING

     Either print out the order form from within Fli2Exe, or
use this:

--------------------------<CUT HERE>-------------------------

NAME:____________________________
          (PLEASE PRINT!)

STREET ADDRESS:_____________________________________________

City:_____________          State:_____________

ZIP:___________

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ENCLOSED:  [ ] Check   [ ] Money Order

AMOUNT: [ ] Single ($25.00)    [ ] 5-machine site license
                                   ($55.00)
        [ ] Unlimited use site license ($250.00)

     Above prices include shipping and handling.
Please add $6.00 when ordering from a foreign country (NOT
USA).


TOTAL ENCLOSED (Add $6.00 for foreign orders):____________

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                      PRODUCT QUESTIONER

Do you wish to register the product with your REAL NAME, or
COMPANY NAME?


Fli2Exe can be TAILORED for registration.  For EXAMPLE, we
can add a few lines of text at the end of the player, telling
your company name.  If you would like this, please attach a
note saying EXACTLY what you want.




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                      GENERAL QUESTIONER

     Do you run a bbs? [Yes/No]

     If you do, would you like to receive our BBS sample kit
(various doors created by us or our sister company): [Yes/No]


     Have you used any other products from Cyber-Design?
                                                     [Yes/No]

     If you have, what was it?




     Please rate your computer know-how:
     (1= least 10=most)


*************************************************************
     Thank you for filling this out, and registering the
software.  Mail to the following address:

          Cyber-Design
    ATTN: REGISTRATION
          1254 Ave Y 2B
          Brooklyn, NY
          11235

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