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STRETCH BREAK (TM)
Shareware Version 1.3 - February 5, 1996
Published and Designed by:
Para Technologies
P.O. Box 1109
Costa Mesa, CA 92628-1109
Voice line: 714-546-8619
FAX line: 714-546-4607
E-mail: 72317.726@compuserve.com
Graphics by: Programming by:
Support Systems - 714-646-8777 Jeff Lorenzini - 714-848-8382
IMA Studios - 800-822-3742
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CONTENTS OF THIS FILE
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This file contains the following Sections:
1. General Program Information
2. Installation
3. Starting Stretch Break
4. Operating Instructions
5. Registration Requirements and Benefits
6. $100 Bonus for Sharing with Your Company
7. ASP Member
8. Description of Distributed Files
9. Uninstalling
10. User Agreement
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SECTION 1. GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION.
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Do you ever get aching muscles and stiff joints from sitting in front
of your computer too long. STRETCH BREAK reminds you to stretch and
shows you how.
Every 30 minutes (programmable) a Windows screen opens and animated
figures are shown doing stretches for you to follow. We have made
STRETCH BREAK simple to install and very easy to use. You can control
the time between stretch sessions, and the number of stretches per
session. You can start the stretches at any time, or delay stretches
for one or five minutes.
This program requires Microsoft Windows 3.1 and a mouse. It uses 2MB
of hard drive space. A monitor with 256 colors is recommended but not
required.
Try Stretch Break for a few days. We think that you will be amazed at
how much better you feel while using your computer.
Thank you for trying this program. Please write to tell us how Stretch
Break worked for you.
Arthur Saltzman, President
Para Technologies
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SECTION 2. INSTALLATION
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FROM A DISK
1. While in Windows, insert the disk into the proper drive (A or B).
2. Select the File menu.
3. Select Run.
4. Type A:SETUP or B:SETUP
5. Press Enter
6. Follow the installation instructions. When you are asked if you
want to add Stretch Break to the Startup Group, we recommend that you
indicate "yes". This will start Stretch Break as a minimized
application each time you start Windows. The stretches will not
appear for 30 minutes (default).
FROM A ZIP FILE
If you downloaded STRETCH BREAK from a BBS (or received it in the form
of archive files from some other source), you will need to perform the
following steps.
1. Extract the contents of the archive file(s) in a temporary
directory on your hard drive. The procedure for doing this varies,
depending on the form in which you received the package. In all
likelihood, the fact that you are reading this text means that you
already have the necessary tools and knowledge to perform this step.
If not, you should be able to obtain directions for this from the same
source from which you received the program.
2. Execute the "SETUP.EXE" program which you have extracted. For
example, if the temporary directory into which you have extracted the
Stretch Break package is C:\TEMP, you would execute from File Manager
the file, "C:\TEMP\SETUP.EXE".
3. Follow the installation instructions. When you are asked if you
want to add Stretch Break to the Startup Group, we recommend that you
indicate "yes". This will start Stretch Break as a minimized
application each time you start Windows. The stretches will not
appear for 30 minutes (default).
4. When you're satisfied that the installation was successful, you
should delete the temporary directory from which you installed Stretch
Break (C:\TEMP, in the above discussion), including all its contents.
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SECTION 3. STARTING STRETCH BREAK
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It is recommended that during installation you allow Stretch Break to
be put in the Startup Group so that it starts each time you start
Windows.
Otherwise you can start Stretch Break by double clicking on the
Stretch Break icon.
If Stretch Break was not put in your Startup Group during
installation, you can put it there at any time as follows:
1. While pressing Ctrl, use your mouse to drag and drop the icon
from the Stretch Break Group to the Startup Group.
2. Highlight this new icon by clicking on it once.
3. Click on File, and then Properties.
4. Change the command line in the Program Items Property dialogue box
to read "C:\STRETCH\STRETCH.EXE -STARTUP." Adding the "-STARTUP"
causes Stretch Break to start as a minimized application. The
stretches will appear in 30 minutes (default).
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SECTION 4. REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS AND BENEFITS
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This is a Shareware program. If you find this program useful and find
that you are using it after a 30 day trial period, you must make a
registration payment to Para Technologies. To register, PRINT the
"register.txt" file.
When you register Stretch Break you will receive:
1. The registered version with many additional stretches
2. Free telephone support
3. A Users Guide
4. Notice of updates
You are encouraged to pass a copy of this shareware program (in its
original form) along to your friends for evaluation. Please encourage
them to register their copy if they find that they can use it.
======================================================================
SECTION 5. Operating Instructions
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Stretch Break is designed to be intuitive and extremely simple to use.
If you want to access the detailed instructions they are available by
selecting HELP from the Stretch Break main screen or selecting the
HELP icon in the Stretch Break Group.
======================================================================
SECTION 6. $100 BONUS FOR SHARING WITH YOUR COMPANY
======================================================================
Would you like to receive $100? Simply introduce Stretch Break to
your company. If they order a site license for a least 50
workstations, we will immediately send you (or your favorite charity)
a check for $100. Bonuses are also available for fewer than 50
workstations.
You do not have to register your own copy of Stretch Break to receive
this bonus, but, if you do register, then we will reduce the
registration fee from $24.95 to $19.95. You will be sent your
registered copy plus an evaluation copy to give to your company.
Print OPTION1.TXT to register and qualify for the bonus.
Print OPTION2.TXT if not registering, but want to qualify for the bonus.
More details are available when you run the program.
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SECTION 7. ASP MEMBER
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| ____|__ | Association of
| | |_| Shareware
|__| o | Professionals
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|___|___| MEMBER
Para Technologies is 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.
======================================================================
SECTION 8. DESCRIPTION OF FILES
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The informational files listed below are not needed for program
execution. These are text files that may be viewed by any text editor
or word processing program.
VENDINFO.DIZ - Extensive information about Stretch Break.
READ_ME.BAT - To view the VENDINFO.DIZ file.
FILE_ID.DIZ - Program summary information for BBS.
READ_ME.1ST - Refers you to VENDINFO.DIZ.
README.TXT - The file you are reading.
REGISTER.TXT - Registration form.
OPTION1.TXT - Instructions for bonus program (registering).
OPTION2.TXT - Instructions for bonus program (not registering).
LICENSE.DOC - Legal stuff and shareware concept.
VENDOR.DOC - Information for shareware vendors and BBS SYSOPs.
In addition to the informational files above, a series of Windows
files will be installed and a Stretch Break program group will be
created.
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SECTION 9. UNINSTALLING
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If you want to uninstall Stretch Break you should delete all the files
in the directory where Stretch Break was installed. Stretch Break
also installed several DLL and VBX files in your WINDOWS/SYSTEM
directory. Since these files may be used by other programs, it is
recommended that you do not delete these files.
======================================================================
SECTION 10. USER AGREEMENT
======================================================================
Users of this software must accept the following disclaimer of
warranty:
PARA TECHNOLOGIES MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
OR MERCHANTABILITY, AND PARA TECHNOLOGIES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR
TORT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SUCH AS LOSS OF
PROFITS OR LOSS OF GOODWILL FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE
SOFTWARE FOR ANY PURPOSE. SOME STATES MAY NOT ALLOW THIS DISCLAIMER
SO THIS LANGUAGE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH CASE, OUR LIABILITY
SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE REFUND OF THE REGULAR PURCHASE PRICE. THIS
LICENSE AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY CALIFORNIA LAW, AND IS DEEMED
ENTERED INTO AT ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA BY BOTH PARTIES.
Additional license information is contained in the file LICENSE.DOC.
and is displayed in the program.
MEDICAL DISCLAIMERS
The product Stretch Break should in no way be considered a substitute
for treatment by a qualified physician. If you have a pre-existing
medical condition, suffer from any physical or stress-related
disorders or conditions, present or past, or are under the care of a
physician or physical therapist, please check with them before trying
these stretches. If pain develops or continues, discontinue use and
consult a qualified physician.
Your risk of injury may be affected by workstation design,
keyboard design, posture, chair design, time worked without rest
breaks, type of work, activities outside the workplace, and individual
physiology.
To get the most out of each of these stretches, please read the
instructions carefully before you begin.
Para Technologies reserves the right to make periodic changes,
enhancements, revisions and alterations of any kind to the software,
software price and/or the User Guide without any prior notice to any
person, institution, or organization.
Para Technologies
P.O. Box 1109
Costa Mesa, CA 92628
Voice line: 714-546-8619
FAX line: 714-546-4607
E-mail: 72317.726@compuserve.com
Copyright 1996 Para Technologies