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INSTALLING AND EXPANDING
The Stereopticon Demo Version will run from the Stereop2 disk with no
installation, but if you want to expand Stereopticon to the Full Version,
you must first install it by writing a short file to the S drawer of your
boot disk. This file is called "SYS:S/SOStart" and tells Stereopticon where
to look for the Stereop drawer. If you expand your copy of Stereopticon
(see below), SOStart will also contain your personal Expansion Code. Stere-
opticon will write SOStart for you automatically.
{[0,0,1]>>} If you're RE-INSTALLING Stereopticon, you should delete the existing
SYS:S/SOStart file before you run Stereopticon.
FLOPPY DISK INSTALLATION
If you have a floppy-based system, you can install Stereopticon now. First
make sure the boot disk is write-enabled, then click the red box at the end
of this paragraph. A {[A19,0,7]file requester} will appear. Use it to locate the
SO-Locate file in the Stereop drawer and double-click the file name.
{[I01,1,7] >> Install << }
HARD DISK INSTALLATION
First, copy the complete Stereop Drawer from the Stereop2 disk to your hard
disk. For example, to copy it to hard disk partition dh0:, open a Shell
window and enter these two commands:
COPY Stereop2:Stereop TO dh0:Stereop ALL
COPY Stereop2:Stereop.info TO dh0:Stereop.info
Or, from Workbench, just drag the Stereop drawer icon from the Stereop2 disk
window to the dh0 disk window.
Then remove the Stereop2 disk from your system, open the new Stereop drawer,
and double-click the Stereopticon2 program icon. A file requester will
appear. Use it to locate the SO-Locate file in the Stereop drawer, and
double-click the file name.
EXPANDING STEREOPTICON
Stereopticon 2 is "codeware". The freely-distributable Stereop2 disk
contains the complete and latest version of the program, but until you enter
an Expansion Code, multitasking is disabled while processing and saving
stereoscopic pictures, and all saved stereoscopic pictures will be covered
with the word "DEMO".
To obtain your personal Stereopticon 2 Expansion Code, send a check or
international money order for US$30 to Ernest Ruckle, 13 Parnell Street,
Waterford, Ireland. Payment may also be made at the current rates of
exchange in the currencies of the EU, Canada, Japan, Switzerland, and
Australia. Your reply will be sent by air mail and includes a set of
red/blue filters. Add $1 for each additional set of filters.
The Code contains a coded form of your name and a combination of characters
that will trigger the expansion of the program. It will be between 18 and
48 characters long (depending on the length of your name) and will look
something like this: TY5UIH AKM2FG TYUILL W8REPP VBNZ4X.
When you have the Code, make sure Stereopticon is correctly installed as
described above, then click this box:
{[I02,1,7] << Expand >> }
If you entered the correct Code, you now own the Full Version of Stereop-
ticon 2. Multitasking now works full-time: press LEFT-AMIGA-A to come and
go. When you exit this User Guide, the word "Demo" will no longer appear
on the main interface. And, of course, you can now save your stereoscopic
pictures. The next time you start Stereopticon, the program will skip the
introductory {[P09,4,7] picture } and start faster. Instead of the picture, a small
panel with your name on it will appear. Press a key or mouse button to
speed its departure.
Keep your Expansion Code in a safe place. You'll need it again if you move
the Stereop drawer or use a new boot disk.