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DOCUMENTATION FOR SEASCAPE 1.3
DESCRIPTION
Seascape (TM) is a screen saver which displays relatively realistic
fish (blue majors) and little animals (microdes) on which they
feed. System requirements: Seascape must be run on Microsoft
Windows 3.1 (or later); the recommended minimum hardware
configuration is a 386 with 4 Mb of RAM. This program is produced
by a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP).
SEASCAPE LICENSE AGREEMENT
This software product is copyrighted, and all rights are reserved
by the author and publisher.
Installation and use of Seascape requires that you agree to the
following conditions:
Trying out Seascape is free, but for continued use registration
is required. Registration of a single copy of Seascape permits
you to use it on a single computer, except that if you use one PC
at work and another at home, or both a desktop PC and a portable
PC, you may use Seascape on both with a single registration.
You are invited to make unregistered copies of Seascape for your
friends. All copies must contain the unaltered complete set of
files generated by selecting "Make a Copy" as described below
(or, if you prefer, by using "diskcopy" to duplicate your
unaltered installation disk).
Commercial users of Seascape must register and pay for their
copies of Seascape within 90 days of first use or their license
is withdrawn. Site License arrangements may be made by con-
tacting Advanced Computer Tektonics.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF
ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. DUE TO THE
VARIETY OF HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS IN
WHICH SEASCAPE MAY BE USED, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED. THE AUTHOR AND
PUBLISHER ASSUME NO LIABILITY FOR ANY ALLEGED OR
ACTUAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM USE OF THIS PROGRAM.
If you agree to these conditions, you are invited to install Seascape.
Following installation, you may read this documentation at any time
by selecting "Documentation" from the Seascape Setup dialog box.
(Instructions for using Seascape will appear at the end of the
installation process.)
REGISTRATION
For continued use of Seascape, registration is required.
Your registration fee will help finance improvement of Seascape,
and as a registered user you will be entitled to a $10 discount
on registration of our next major release.
When you're ready to register (or if you just want more
details), select "Register..." in Seascape's Setup dialog box.
We hope you enjoy Seascape, and look forward to improving on it
with your support.
HOW TO MAKE AN UNREGISTERED COPY OF SEASCAPE
1. Insert a blank formatted diskette in a suitable drive.
2. Select "Make a Copy" in the Seascape Setup dialog. (To get
to the Seascape Setup dialog, open the Control Panel from
Main in Program Manager, double click on Desktop, make sure
Seascape is shown the name of your current Screen Saver,
and click on Setup.)
3. When production of the copy is complete, please put on the
diskette a label that says:
SEASCAPE 1.3
In the Windows 3.1 Program Manager:
1. Select "File".
2. Select "Run".
3. Type "A:SeaNstal" (or "B:SeaNstal").
4. Insert diskette in drive A (or B).
5. Select "OK".
You'll be invited to read more before
choosing whether to proceed with installation.
USING SEASCAPE
Since Seascape is integrated with the Microsoft Screen Saver
utility, it is accessed by activating the Control Panel (from
the Program Manager's "Main" window), choosing "Desktop" to
open the Desktop dialog box, and then selecting "Seascape" on
the Screen Saver Name list.
Note that from the Control Panel you can also access Seascape
and other screen saver controls by selecting "Settings" and
then selecting "Screen Saver...". (Depending on your
configuration, you may also be able to directly choose a
"Screen Saver" icon in your Control Panel.)
Features such as changing the Delay (between the end of user
activity and start-up of the screen saver) and setting a
password are precisely the same for Seascape as for Microsoft-
supplied screen savers. To set the Delay, click on the little
up and down triangles to the right of "Delay:" in the Desktop
dialog box. To try out the currently selected screen saver,
click on the "Test" button in the Desktop dialog box.
Additional Seascape options, including password setting, are
accessed by clicking on "Setup..." in the Desktop dialog box
(with "Seascape" showing in the Screen Saver Name field).
HOW TO PRINT THIS DOCUMENTATION
This documentation is contained in SEAS_DOC.TXT, located on
your installation diskette (if you have one) and, following
installation, in the SEASCAPE subdirectory of your Windows
startup directory (typically C:\WINDOWS\SEASCAPE). Should
you want a hard copy, it can easily be printed with Notepad.
OUR PRODUCTS AND HOW TO ORDER
Single Copy Prices
Unregistered Seascape diskette.................. $5.00
Registration of unregistered copy.............. $10.00
Seascape diskette with registration........... $12.00
"Seascape diskette with registration" means a pre-registered
Seascape together with a keyword you'll type in to activate the
registration. (If you wish it registered to a name other than
your own, as in the case of a gift, please be sure to specify
the registree's name in your order.)
For an order including a diskette or diskettes, please add $2.00
for shipping and handling.
Simply send a note saying what you want, with a check for the
proper amount and your return address, to
Advanced Computer Tektonics
334 State Street, Suite 106
Los Altos, CA 94022
Seascape will be shipped on a 3.5" diskette unless you request
a 5.25" diskette.
If you are ordering from outside the United States, please
either send a check in your local currency for an amount
equivalent to the U.S. dollar price, or else send a cashier's
check for U.S. dollars payable through a bank in the U.S.
Banks here have informed us that while they can process both
the above sorts of payment, they cannot process Eurochecks
for U.S. dollar amounts because of complications related to
having the currency conversion done abroad.
(California residents: the prices above include any
applicable sales tax, so you need not calculate it.)
INSTALLATION
1. From the Windows 3.1 (or later) program manager menu bar
select "File".
2. Select "Run...".
3. If you're installing from a diskette, insert your Seascape
diskette into drive A or B. Then enter A:SeaNstal in the
Command Line field (or B:SeaNstal if you're using drive B)
and select OK.
If you're installing after downloading Seascape to your hard
disk, you have probably already extracted files, e.g. with
PKUNZIP SEASCAPE.ZIP; if not, do so. Then enter
<PATH>SeaNstal in the Command Line field, where <PATH> is
the path of the directory containing your Seascape files
(for instance, C:\INBOX\SEASCAPE\SeaNstal if they're in
C:\INBOX\SEASCAPE), and select OK.
4. Enter your first and last names in the space provided
(first name first) and select OK.
5. When asked to confirm that you want to install Seascape
in your Windows startup directory, select OK. (Since this
is the directory in which the Control Panel's Screen Saver
utility searches for screen savers, it's the only
correct place to install Seascape.)
Note: If you have an earlier version of Seascape, simply
follow the instructions above to replace it with this version.
If your earlier version was registered, you can activate
registration for this version by entering your existing
registration key.
UNINSTALLATION
Should you wish to remove Seascape from your computer,
go to your windows startup directory (typically C:\WINDOWS)
and issue the following commands.
del sscscape.scr
del seascape\*.*
rmdir seascape
If you wish, then delete the "[ScreenSaver.Seascape]" section
in control.ini (in your windows startup directory, typically
C:\WINDOWS). (This section stores about 65 bytes of
configuration data, such as your prefered number of fish.)
SUPPORT AND REFUND POLICY
Advanced Computer Tektonics offers free support to registered
users for a minimum of six months from the date of registration.
Please report any problems to
Advanced Computer Tektonics
334 State Street, Suite 106
Los Altos, CA 94022
or, if you prefer, send electronic mail to Alan Walworth at
Compuserve address 71204,2226. In the event we are unable to
resolve a significant problem reported within six months of
registration, we will refund your registration fee.
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, AND SUGGESTIONS
Your comments are always welcome. If you have suggestions
about how we could best improve Seascape, or criticisms, or
questions of any kind, please send them to us at the U.S.
mail or Compuserve addresses just above.
SHAREWARE DISTRIBUTOR AND BBS INFORMATION
Copies of Seascape provided by a shareware distributor
or made available on a BBS must include all Seascape
files without any alteration. Compressing the files
into a single distributable file with a utility such as
PKZIP or LHA does not count as alteration. When such
archiving is done, the distributed file should have a
name which makes it readily recognizable as Seascape
and if possible makes clear the version; the standard
name for zipped Version 1.3 is SEASCA13.ZIP, or, for
systems that allow only 6 character names, SEAS13.ZIP.
Anyone distributing Seascape for any kind of remuneration
must contact Advanced Computer Tektonics at the address
above for authorization, and except for distributors who
are members of the Association of Shareware Professionals,
this authorization must be granted in advance of any such
distribution. Authorization to distribute Seascape will be
automatically granted to distributors recognized by the
Association of Shareware Professionals as adhering to its
guidelines for shareware distributors, and such distributors
may begin offering Seascape immediately (however, Advanced
Computer Tektonics must still be advised so that the
distributor can be kept up to date with the latest version
of Seascape). The fee charged by a distributor for
providing a copy of Seascape may not exceed $10.00.
ASSOCIATION OF SHAREWARE PROFESSIONALS OMBUDSMAN
This program is produced by a member of the Association of
Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that
the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to
resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by
contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help.
The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem
with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support
for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman
at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442 or send a CompuServe
message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
CONTENTS OF INSTALLATION DISKETTE
Your Seascape installation diskette (or downloaded Seascape)
should contain the following files:
SEA_READ.ME (962 bytes)
SEANSTAL.EXE (34304 bytes)
SEAS_DOC.EXE (26624 bytes)
SEAS_DOC.TXT (13574 bytes)
SEAS_SSL.DLL (4736 bytes)
SEAS_SST.DLL (4288 bytes)
SEAS_STA.RCS (39 bytes)
SEAS_TNL.RCS (39 bytes)
SEAS_VJN.RCS (31 bytes)
SEAS_WWL.RCS (31 bytes)
SEASCAPE EX_ (128729 bytes)
or
SEASCAPE EXE (370688 bytes)
Depending on how you obtained Seascape, you will have
either seascape.exe or the compressed version of it,
seascape.ex_. If you have the compressed version,
it will be expanded automatically during installation.
FILE_ID.DIZ (317 bytes)
A descripton of Seascape suitable for use on Bulletin
Board Systems is provided in a file with the standard
name file_id.diz, which enables this description to
be automatically presented to users by PCBoard based
and compatible BBSes.
VENDOR.DOC (683 bytes)
A description of Seascape suitable for use in shareware
vendor catalogs is provided in a file with the standard
name vendor.doc.
REVISION HISTORY
Version 1.3 (03/93) - standard files for vendors and BBSes added
Version 1.2 (01/93) - minor changes to reflect ASP membership
Version 1.1 (01/93) - user interface and documentation improved
Version 1.0 (11/92) - initial version