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README File for:
   GCPTALK.EXE  - Gibbon Talk v1.1
   GCPTALKD.EXE - Gibbon Talk Daemon v1.1

Copyright 1995 by Gibbon Computer Products, Inc.


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               THIS FILE CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
   PLEASE READ IT BEFORE INSTALLING OR USING THE GIBBON TALK PACKAGE!
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Gibbon Talk and Gibbon Talk Daemon allow you to have an interactive
conversation with another person on a TCP/IP network.  The other person
could be on a local network, or in another country, connected by the
Internet.

The two help files, GCPTALK.HLP and GCPCLM.HLP, have everything you
need to know about how the Gibbon Talk package works.  This document
contains a few tips to get you started, and some important information.


TRIAL PERIOD
------------
Gibbon Talk, Gibbon Talk Daemon, and Gibbon Common Logon Manager all
have a trial period that you can use to evaluate the application.  The
programs are fully functional.  There are no "nag" messages or any kind
of limitation.  The only difference is in the startup logo and Product
Information.  When these programs start, the startup logo will be
displayed.  If you have registered, these logos will automatically go
away after the system logo timeout has elapsed (usually 2 seconds.)  If
you haven't registered, you must click on the "OK" button to get rid of
the logo panel.

IMPORTANT!  The logo panel and Product Information panel (they're the
same, actually) has information about how many more uses are allowed.
You can use these programs for 30 days from the date of first use.  Once
the 30 day trial period has expired, the programs WILL NO LONGER RUN.
The logo panel will be displayed, informing you that you have used up
the trial period, then the program will end.


Frequently Asked Questions
--------------------------

FAQs that cover questions and problems that arise can be found at
http://www.gibbon.com/faq and at ftp://ftp.gibbon.com/pub/gcp/faq.
If you have a problem or question, please check for a FAQ answer
before you contact Gibbon Computer Products, Inc. for support.


HELPFUL TIPS
------------
These are covered in the on-line help files, but unless you read the
whole thing, they may not be obvious.

Start the daemon first:
If you start Gibbon Talk and try to send someone a talk request, it
won't work unless the Gibbon Talk Daemon is running.  A message box
will come up informing you that you need to start the talk daemon.

CLM:
You do not have to manually start the Gibbon Common Logon Manager (CLM).
If CLM is not running the the Talk Daemon starts, it will be started
automatically.  The last page of the CLM notebook contail a "Start
Minimized" checkbox.  If you check "Start Minimized" and save the
settings, CLM will be fairly unintrusive.  Once you have registered,
CLM won't even display the logo panel if the Talk Daemon starts it.

Menus:
When you start Gibbon Talk, you will notice that there isn't a menu
bar.  Use mouse button 2 (usually the right button) to bring up
context-sensitive menus.  The items on the menus will change slightly
depending on what part of the window your mouse was over at the time.

Colors and Fonts:
There are four areas in the Gibbon Talk window (remote text, remote
header, local text, and local header).  These are all independently
configurable.  To change a font, drag it from a font palette and
drop it on the area you want to change.  The local text and remote text
areas will only accept fixed-width fonts, but the two headers will
accept either fixed or proportional fonts.  The colors are changed the
same way.  Drag a color from a color palette and drop it on the target
area.  The foreground color is changed by hold down the CTRL key while
dragging and dropping.

Window Size:
The width of the window is fixed.  The only way to change the width is
to change the font being used.  You can change the height, however.
Increasing the height of the window will give you more visible lines in
the remote and/or local text areas.  The bar that separates the remote
and local text areas can also be moved to allow more visible lines in
one or the other.


PACKAGE VALIDITY
----------------
You can verify the validity of GCPTALK.PKG, and make sure it actually
came from Gibbon Computer Products, Inc.  Included in the package is a
file named "GCPTALK.ASC".  This is a detached PGP signature.  It will
verify the authenticity of the GCPTALK.ZIP file.  At a command prompt,
type "pgp GCPTALK.ASC GCPTALK.ZIP", and PGP will tell you if the file
is valid.  If you want to do this, you need PGP and my public key.  My
public key is available through ftp to ftp.gibbon.com as the file
/pub/gcp/pgp-public-key.  It's also available through GCP's WWW site.
It's currently at http://www.gibbon.com/links/pgp-public-key.html.  It
is also available through the PGP keyservers.


Installation
------------

An installation program, GCPINST.EXE has been included in this package.
Once you start GCPINST, the installation should be self-explanatory.  The
installation program will copy the files to the appropriate directories,
optionally update your CONFIG.SYS file, and optionally create objects on
your desktop.

The installation program can also be used to recreate your desktop objects
or reupdate your CONFIG.SYS file, should you lose the desktop objects or
the CONFIG.SYS changes.  These functions are performed by selecting the
appropriate options in the installation program.  These options will be
on the third page.

If you elected to have the install program create desktop objects, you
will have a "Gibbon Applications" folder.  Inside will be icons for the
three main programs, Gibbon Talk, Gibbon Talk Daemon, and Gibbon CLM.
There will also be an icon for the Gibbon Help Viewer, which can be
used to view .HLP files when the application isn't running.  This
program should work with any .HLP file, not just the ones from Gibbon
Computer Products.  There will also be icons for the two text files:
GCPTALK.DOC (this file) and GCPTALK.REG (the registration form.)
Gibbon Brand will also have an icon in this folder.  This is a program
that is used to "brand" your programs with your name and serial number
after you have registered them.


Legal Stuff
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Copyright and License

This document, the executable program file(s), accompanying DLL's,
configuration files, command files, and additional documentation ("the
software") are copyrighted by the author.  The copyright owner hereby
licenses you to use the software given these restrictions:

1. No changes may be made to any part of the software other than the
   "branding" of the executables with registration information, and
   those changes commonly made to configuration files.

2. The software package must be distributed in its entirety.  The
   package is a ZIP file containing:

   a. An archive file containing the executable program file, DLL's,
      support files and documentation.
   b. A PGP detached signature file which is used to verify the
      authenticity of the above archive file.
   c. A documentation file
   d. A registration form
   e. An installation program

   Any distribution of this package must contain all the original files
   in their original formats.  Any changes to the inner archive file
   will cause the PGP signature file to be invalid.  This is strictly
   against the terms of this license.  The outer ZIP file may be
   changed to add BBS comments, if desired.

3. A trial period is assigned to each piece of software.  The trial
   period is defined as a number of days since first use.  The trial
   period for Gibbon Talk is thirty days.  Usage is counted when a
   program is started.  See the Product Information panel for the usage
   counts.  Use beyond this trial period is prohibited without registereing
   the software.

   Warning:  Once the trial period has passed, this program will no
             longer function.

4. No fee or charge is to be collected for the distribution of the
   software in excess of $10.00US to cover the costs of materials,
   handling, postage and general overhead.

WARRANTY DISCLAIMER

Gibbon Computer Products, Inc.  makes no warranty of any kind, either
express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, with respect to
this software and accompanying documentation.

IN NO EVENT SHALL GIBBON COMPUTER PRODUCTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT OR SIMILAR DAMAGES (INCLUDING
DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF
BUSINESS INFORMATION, OR OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS) ARISING OUT OF THE USE
OF, MISUSE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PROGRAM, EVEN IF GIBBON COMPUTER
PRODUCTS, INC.  HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Copyrights and Trademarks

The stylized GCP logo is a trademark of Gibbon Computer Products, Inc.

GCP and the Gibbon label for computer software and hardware products
are trademarks of Gibbon Computer Products, Inc.

IBM and OS/2 are registered trademarks of International Business
Machines Corporation, Armonk, N.Y.

This product includes software developed by the University of
California, Berkeley and its contributors.

PGP is a trademark of Philip R. Zimmermann.


CONTACT INFO
------------

If you have any problems or questions, I can be reached in the
following ways:

Email:     [e-mail]
           [e-mail]
Mail:      Gibbon Computer Products, Inc.
           9864 Palm Street NW
           Coon Rapids, MN 55433
           U.S.A.
Phone:     [phone]

Also, you might want to subscribe to one or both of the following
mailing lists:

The first one is a discussion list where people can exchange ideas,
talk about problems, and share solutions.  Support will be provided on
this list, and comments and suggestions will be welcome.  To subscribe
to this list, send email to [e-mail] and put the word
"subscribe" in the body of the message.

The second list will be used to make announcements of new products,
bugs, updates, beta test programs, and other similar items.  To
subscribe to this list, send email to
[e-mail] and put the word "subscribe" in the
body of the message.


Thank you for trying Gibbon Talk.
John C. Frickson
Gibbon Computer Products, Inc.
[e-mail]