DP Tool Club 19/CD_ASCQ_19_010295.iso/vrac/train1wn.zip/README.TXT

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USER INSTRUCTIONS:
ANTIQUE TRANSPORTATION SCREEN SAVER: 19TH CENTURY LOCOMOTIVES Vol.1

Your screen saver program has been installed into the Windows(tm)
Desktop of the Control Panel. BE CERTAIN YOUR MONITOR IS SET TO
256 COLOR PALETTE. If you have an old generic VGA monitor which
can only display 16 colors, I'm afraid these images will look
terrible. Sorry.
Accessing your screen saver is easy and requires only three steps:

  I.   Load the Control Panel
  II.  Run the Desktop option
  III. Select your screen saver

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I.   Load the Control Panel

The Control Panel is generally found in the MAIN group of your Program
Manager. Execute the Control Panel by double clicking the Control Panel
icon.

If you cannot find the MAIN group or the Control Panel icon, you can run
the control panel from the File Manager by double clicking CONTROL.EXE in
your main Windows directory (usually called WINDOWS).

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II.  Run the Desktop option

To run the Desktop option of the control panel, double click the Desktop
icon in the Control Panel.

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III. Select your screen saver

Use the 'Screen Saver' area of your Desktop screen to select your screen
saver. You may use the Test button to preview your screen saver and the
Setup button to assign a password and activate/deactivate your mouse.

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THREE GOOD REASONS TO REGISTER!

1) YOU WILL RECEIVE ELEVEN (11) ADDITIONAL RARE IMAGES OF 19TH
CENTURY LOCOMOTIVES. (Actually, you will get 12 new photos because
the engine picture with the registration reminders will no longer
have this text upon it.) THESE ARE ROYALTY FREE and may be used in
any project, private or commercial, subject to one restriction.
See below.

2) THE REGISTRATION REMINDERS WILL NOT APPEAR DURING YOUR SLIDE
SHOW.

3) You will be supporting an important project in which we are
preserving and restoring archival transportation photography,
making individual images available to design professionals at a
cost of $1.00 or less each. Compare that price with those typically
charged by stock photography agencies. If you are a hobbyist,
railroad enthusiast or historian, you can build a collection of rare
and important images at very little cost. Such photographs rarely
appear in the antique market, and when they do, prices are typically
in the range of $20 to $60 each.

4) Only registered users will have access to our tech support.

Ben Blumenberg
Reality Software
P.O. Box 105
1015 Main Street
Waldoboro, ME 04572-0105
Phone: [phone] - Most days noon to 9 PM EST.
Internet - [e-mail]
        (almost daily mail run); or (least
        preferred) [e-mail]

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SCREEN SAVER ORDER FORM:
ANTIQUE TRANSPORTATION: 19TH CENTURY LOCOMOTIVES Vol.1

         To order, simply fill our this form and mail to:

REALITY SOFTWARE, P.O. BOX 105, WALDOBORO, ME 04572-0105 U.S.A.

3 1/2" HD Disks Only - Quantity _____ x $US15 =  Total ______

NOTE: Reality Software is a small company and cannot accept
credit cards or bank drafts in foreign currencies. Please remit in
$US or International Money Order with such drafts made out to Ben
Blumenberg. Price includes shipping and handling costs
to anywhere on this planet.

NAME ______________________________________________________

COMPANY ___________________________________________________

ADDRESS1 __________________________________________________

ADDRESS2 __________________________________________________

TOWN/CITY _________________________________________________

STATE/PROVINCE ____________________________________________

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Where did you acquire train1.zip? _________________________

Internet E-mail address for announcements, catalogs, etc.

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LICENSE AGREEMENT: ANTIQUE TRANSPORTATION: 19TH CENTURY LOCOMOTIVES Vol.1

What 'Royalty Free' means.

As owner of either the shareware version or registered version of
this screen saver, you have a single user license. You have
also acquired royalty free rights to the use of the individual graphics
files: file names are given below. Understand that this royalty free
license applies only to the USE of the files, NOT to the reproduction and
sale of the graphics files themselves. These images may be used as design
elements in any publication or software product that you author, whether or
not it is offered for sale in the retail marketplace. Examples of
legal use would be illustrations in newsmedia, catalogs or books. Illegal
examples of image use would include the design of your own screen
saver using the locomotive photos and/or their incorporation into
retail graphic file collections of any sort.

Needless to say, it is also illegal for you to redistribute and resell
this screen saver product.

YOU MAY NOT COPY AND DISTRIBUTE IN ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER, BE IT PRIVATE OR
COMMERCIAL, ANY OF THE ORIGINAL FILES THAT COMPRISE THIS PRODUCT.
This means that you cannot redistribute in any manner this screen saver
product as your own publication.

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INFO & FILE LIST: ANTIQUE TRANSPORTATION: 19TH CENTURY LOCOMOTIVES Vol.1

The Archive

        The locomotive photographs in this collection are unique.
They are taken from our private collection of 19th century railroad
photographs which took many years to assemble. With only a few
exceptions, none have ever been published before in any medium and
then only many decades ago. Our collecting was restricted to the
northeast United States and so these photographs are from
railroads east of the Rockies.
        Many of the original prints are sepia toned but they are
reproduced here in black and white which is truer to the majority
of the original prints when new. Also realize that many of these
photographs were taken and printed by less than expert photographers.
Often a significant area of the image is slightly out of focus and the
grey scale is severely reduced resulting in a less than adequate range
of middle tones. A few of these photographs date from the early
years of photography and cameras were less than technically
adequate as judged by today's standards. Furthermore, many of these
prints were exposed to excess sunlight and have faded. Dirt and dust
were embedded in many of the negatives and are visible in such prints.
A number of prints have suffered physical damage over the years
which include creases and slits in the emulsion as well as degradation
of the glossy emulsion layer itself.
        While purists may wish that we had not restored these
photographs, the fact remains that in their original condition the majority
would be unusable and unattractive. If you wish copies of the original scans,
you may contact us directly. The price is $50 per file and they are royalty
free as are these images. But beware, they look terrible! Most are very dark
and damages are emphasized because of the resolution of the scanning process.
We meticulously restored each image using industry standard, heavy weight
graphics programs expressly designed for this purpose. We firmly believe that
we have preserved the historical integrity of each photograph. My wife,
Leslie, is an exceptional graphics technician and did the final restoration of
each image. Realize that these images are in 256 grey scale so set your monitor
to a 256 color palette. We also recommend setting your monitor to maximum
brightness and contrast when viewing these images; such are the settings we
used when editing. You will then have the best possible viewing environment.

        Here is the historical information that could be reliably ascertained
for each photo. Remember that if you have not registered you have only four of
these fifteen graphics files which are indicated by an asterisk *. REGISTER
TODAY!! How can you be satisfied with only four of these great locomotive
photos?

1. ballard.tif
   Ballardvale is a 0-4-0 of the Boston & Maine R.R.
   photographed at a crossing on a winter's day. She was
   built at the Manchester (VT) Locomotive Works in 1876 and
   scrapped in 1892. Ballardvale had 15" x 22" cylinders.

2. clark.tif*
   The Joseph Clark is a 4-4-0 of the Central Vermont Railway,
   photographed at Bethel, Vermont, in 1879. She was built in
   1863 by Edwin R. Perkins and sold to the Canada & Pacific R.
   R. in 1883. The Joseph Clark had 60" wheels, 16" x 24"
   cylinders and weighed 59,000 lbs.

3. cogrr.tif
   One of the most famous narrow gauge railroads in the U.S.
   is the Mt. Washington Railway in New Hampshire. Opened in
   1859, it still takes tourists along 3.33 miles of 5'3"
   track to the summit of Mt. Washington. This photo shows one
   of the 19th century vertical boiler wood burners with its
   single passenger coach at the hostelry which was built at the
   summit of the mountain. A group of passengers had disembarked
   and is posed beside the train.

4. dshc.tif
   This cute ?Delaware & Hudson Coal Co. 0-4-0 switcher
   has a design c.1850. This portrait was taken in a
   yard at the edge of a town whose houses and streets
   can be seen spreading out along a hillside.

5. ingalls.tif
   The Henry Ingalls is a 4-4-0 of the Knox & Lincoln R.R. of
   midcoast Maine. This is a rare Maine railroad photo. The
   state of Maine has recently restored freight railway
   service on the midcoast.

6. nh367.tif*
   No.387 of the New York & New Haven R.R. is shown here with
   her crew and two passenger cars. This 4-4-0 locomotive
   had a long history and was formerly with the Providence
   and Worcester R.R as #9 and the New York, Providence
   and Boston R.R. as #109. She was built by the Rhode Island
   Locomotive Works in 1885 and had 17" x 24" cylinders.

7. no2.tif
   Here is a charming little 0-4-0 diamond stack locomotive.
   The decorative iron work is unusually ornate and attractive.

8. no6a.tif
   No.6 (0-4-0) of the New York & New England Railroad is
   seen here at First St., South Station, South Boston, Mass.
   No.6 was built in 1885 in the Norwood, Massachusetts shop and
   had 16" x 24" cylinders.

9. no25.tif
   No.25 is a 4-4-0 of the Old Colony Railroad in Massachusetts
   see here at a crossing in winter.

10. no211.tif*
    A 4-4-0's of the Bangor & Aroostock R. R. is seen here still
    in service and photographed many years after manufacture.

11. no387.tif
    No. 387 is a 0-6-0 switch engine of the Baltimore & Ohio
    Railroad.

12. nywrk1.tif
    The New York & New England R.R. had a serious wreck
    at East Thompson, Connecticut Dec.4, 1891 which attracted a
    large crowd of workers and curious onlookers. We have
    several other photographs of this wreck which will appear in
    future editions of our locomotive screen savers.

13. porr.tif*
    A 4-4-0 locomotive of the Portland & Ogdensburg R.R.
    pulls an open and closed passenger car across the Willey
    Brook Bridge, Crawford Notch N.H. The trains of the P.& O.
    began operating between Portland, Maine and Fabyans, New
    Hampshire in 1875. Notice the piles of lumber below
    the train in the ravine. Is this the debris from bridge
    construction or the remains from a bridge collapse?

14. tank.tif
    No.2 is a c.1880's locomotive stopped beside a water
    tank.

15. wheels.tif
    This is an unusual photograph. No. 587 of the Pennsylvania
    R.R. is shown in the yard with her crew and no less than
    53 workers sitting astride the locomotive and more posed in a
    line alongside. Twelve pairs of locomotive wheels are in the
    foreground; this picture must have been taken at a locomotive
    factory. Notice the man third from the left in the bottom row:
    doesn't he look like Charley Chaplin?

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RELEASES SCHEDULED FOR 1995 AND BEYOND!

        Reality Software will be releasing a series of screen savers whose
theme is antique transportation. Each registered version will contain 15
royalty free, 8 bit TIF images in 256 grey scale. These photographs are
rare: most exist as single prints made by photographers many, many decades
ago, some more than a century old. These archival images are of extraordinary
interest, to historians, hobbyists and design professionals. The majority
have never been published before in any medium and their intrinsic interest
is exceptional. The originals comprise our personal collection which took
many, many years to accumulate. This series offers you a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity to acquire a collection of the rarest transportation photography
which is truly of museum quality. Except for an occasional old stereo card,
there is no possibility that you would see any of these prints in the public
marketplace.

1) Several additional screen savers which feature 19th century
locomotives will be released in the coming months. If you purchase
the entire collection, there will be no duplicate photos!

2) Also to be released in 1995 will be several screen savers
which feature classic sailing ships such as 19th century
schooners. The format will remain the same: each volume
contains 15 different, royalty free images.

3) In 1996, we plan to publish screen savers that feature
archival photography of early trolley cars, electric trains,
bicycles, late 19th and early 20th century warships and early
aviation.

The format of each registered product will remain the same: 15
superb, royalty free images for $15. Stock photo agencies
typically charge license fees in excess of $100 for commercial
use of their images. There will be no duplicate photos throughout
our entire collection of archival transportation screen savers.

If you register this product, you will automatically be placed
upon our mailing list to be notified as each volume in the
Antique Transportation Screen Saver series is released. Be
certain to indicate an e-mail address on the registration form:
we distribute a great deal of our publicity as e-text.

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See catalog.txt on disk 3 to read about our extraordinary
e-books for DOS and Windows in ancient history and the history
of religion.

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Copyright 1994

Ben Blumenberg
Reality Software
1015 Main Street
Waldoboro, ME 04572-0105
Phone: [phone]
Internet - [e-mail]
        (almost daily mail run); or (least
        preferred) [e-mail]

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