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GRIN GRAPHICS
ROUTE 8, BOX 129
JACKSONVILLE, TX 75766
VOICE - 903-586-6150 BBS- 903-589-0042
These diskettes contain graphic images created for your
personal, non-commercial, publications, whether they be notes,
memos, newsletters, or greeting cards. Anyone desiring to use these
images in their commercial publications should contact Grin
Graphics at 903-586-6150, for rates and rights. If and when you
register, you will be placed on our mailing list for new and
special clip art packages.
This Sampler contains 50 images from the Grin Graphics Volume
#1 collection. The complete Volume #1 package contains 233 images numbered
001.xxx - 233.xxx. If you order you will receive a printed index of all
images along with 1 year free "Grinner" access to our BBS which has over
80,000 files available for download.
ALL ARTWORK AND DOCUMENTATION COPYRIGHTED BY THE GRIN GRAPHICS COMPANY
1990, 1991, 1992
WELCOME TO GRIN GRAPHICS VOLUME #1
WHAT'S NEW
The basic reason for sending out the update is to inform users
of the changes at Grin Graphics and show them the new ways and
reasons to register.
1. You can now order using your Visa or Mastercard.
Voice (903)586-6150 Data: (903)589-0042 or by sending in the
order form. We still accept checks.
2. From now on only U.S. Funds can be accepted. I got some stuff I
couldn't even read, and my bank charged $5.00 to exchange it.
3. We no longer distribute any format except PCX and WPG. Very few
registrations come in requesting other than these.
4. Registered Users, will now receive a complete pictorial index of
Volume #1 images, allowing easy identification and selection of
the many images available.
5. Registered users now have free access to the "Grin and Share It"
Bulletin Board. This board was set up to support Grin Graphics
and to give Grin Graphics users a friendly environment to
exchange information and communicate with other users. You do
not have to be a registered user to access the BBS but only
registered users are allowed full access. It will also allow
vendors to D/L the newest versions available and get direct
information from the authors. (BBS) 24 hours a day 7 days a week
6. We no longer even attempt to do custom work except on a local
basis. Deadlines and different artistic visions don't work well
over long distance.
USING GRIN GRAPHICS IMAGES
All Grin Graphics clip art is compressed into self extracting
zip-files.
The easiest way to get going is to copy the "*.EXE" file from this
diskette to the directory on your hard drive where you wish to keep
your art.
Example: COPY A:\PCX1.EXE C:\CLIPART
Go to the clipart directory on your hard disk and type the first
letters of the "*.EXE" file:
Example for PCX1.EXE; TYPE "PCX1" then press ENTER
NOTE: ANY FILE WITH "PCX?.EXE IS A SELF EXTRACTING ZIP FILE!
IT DOES NOTHING EXCEPT DECOMPRESS THE HIGHLY PACKED PCX
IMAGES.
The file will automatically decompress into separate clip art
images numbered in the following manner; 024.PCX, 057.PCX etc..
Make sure you have plenty of room on your hard drive, some of these
are really monsters.
After the files are decompressed erase the Grin Graphics "EXE" file
from your hard drive and put away your floppy in a safe place. You
never know when you might need to do this again.
ALL I GOT IS NUMBERED FILES....NOW WHAT?
Now that you have the images decompressed you need something
to see them with. If you are planning on using these images in your
paint program, word processor, or Desk-Top publishing program we
suggest you enter that program now and follow it's instructions for
loading, importing, placing, or pasting graphic images.
If you have a graphics file viewing utility such as VPIC or
Graphics Workshop, (both of which you can d/l from the Grin and
Share It Bulletin Board), and are available where all better
shareware is sold; use these for the quickest way to see what
you've got.
*================================================================*
* To get a copy of our order form type: *
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* COPY REGFORM.DOC PRN *
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* Press ENTER and your printer will print it out. *
*================================================================*
Once decompressed you may load the individual images into your
word processor, paint, or desktop publishing program. Grin graphics
PCX images are compatible with almost all programs that are capable
of using the PCX format; WPG in WordPerfect and a few others.
OTHER FORMATS
Grin Graphics is no longer distributed in the nine or ten
different formats that we once tried to maintain. PCX and WPG
seem to be the current format of choice and PCX is compatible
with almost all programs using graphic images. If you must have
a special format get a graphic image conversion utility that will
change the PCX image into what you are needing. One of the best
we have seen is a shareware program called "Graphics Workshop". If
you cannot find it in your area you can download it from the Grin
and Share It bulletin board described later in this document. There
are also several commercial utilities for doing this; HiJaak for example.
A fairly new conversion program for windows that seems to be getting
great reviews is "Paint Shop Pro". It is a shareware product so it
won't cost an arm and a leg to try.
The "Why's" of Grin Graphics
Why so big?
Grin Graphics images are large, most of them anyway. When we
got our first computer system, all we had was a nine pin dot matrix
printer. It was almost impossible to find graphics images that fit
where we wanted them to fit without having to scale the image which
caused horrible distortion and usually unprintable graphics. We
discovered that if you created a graphic larger than you needed,
then reduced it's size, it would retain most of it's definition,
and sometimes even improve in its print quality. By making the
images large they printed well on 9 pin or even 300 dpi laser
printers.
Why create such stuff?
Another sad fact we discovered was that there was very little,
almost none in fact, clip art that was targeted for non-business
publications. There were lots of office scenes, telephones, stop
signs, etc., but where could you find a frog sitting at a bar
drinking a bottle of 100 proof fly juice? Where could you find a
kitten in a toilet bowl, a puppy in a box or a fat man blowing a
trumpet? We have filled that void. We hope you enjoy our Graphics
as much as we enjoy making them available to you.
Why register?
If and when you register you will receive another diskette
chock full of more Grin Graphics images. You'll receive a printed
pictorial index of all volume #1 images for easy location and
identification of the image you need. You'll have free access to
the Grin and Share It Bulletin board which has been set up for your
support and contact with the Grin Graphics Company, with direct
access to Charles Miles, the artist of Grin Graphics images. Not
only do you get all of this but you also get that good feeling
inside knowing that you are supporting the shareware concept.
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* To get a copy of our order form type; *
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* COPY ORDER.FRM PRN