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DAMSEL SOFTWARE GROUP's SHAREWARE BITMAP COLLECTION, VOL.I
Compatible with Windows 3.1, 3.11, and Windows 95.
********************************************************
* For Power Users who want to get right to the program *
* the Screen Saver is now loaded. Exit this text file *
* and go right to where Windows stores its own screen *
* savers. This screen saver will be listed in that *
* group as BCV1SS. Select it. That's it. *
* ---> When you want to find out about the free *
* software you get by registering this program, and *
* getting rid of the opening screen, come back and *
* read this readme.txt file in the BCV1SS directory. *
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To read this file now, click on your
"expand window size" symbol. Thanks!
This file contains information on the following subjects:
1. Product Registration
2. The Association of Shareware Professionals
3. Copyright Information
4. Minimum System Requirements
5. Setting Up Your Screen Saver and Bitmaps
6. Screen Saver Function and Features
7. Image Compression
8. Monitor Display
9. Uninstalling Your Screen Saver
10. Warranty Information
11. Registration Form
In order to assist the reader, the older Windows 3.x instructions have been
left intact. Windows 95 instructions, where different, are either given
their own sentences or are indicated by the use of parentheses.
This is the only time this README.TXT file will appear automatically. In the
future you can read the file by coming back to your Windows 3.x Notepad,
located under Accessories in your Program Manager menu, and opening the
README.TXT file found in the BCV1SS directory, or by two clicks on the
filename directly from within File Manager. In Windows 95 the Notepad is
reached from the Start button followed by Programs\Accessories\Notepad.
You may also read the file from your C:\> DOS prompt by typing
TYPE C:\BCV1SS\README.TXT | MORE. You may exit this file at any time by
clicking on the minus sign of Windows 3.x's Notepad window at the upper
left-hand corner, or by clicking on the "X" Close button in Windows 95's
Notepad upper right-hand corner.
This README.TXT file can be printed in a variety of ways. In MS-DOS you can
print it at any time from your C:\BCV1SS> prompt by typing
COPY README.TXT PRN and pressing Enter. Within Windows it can be printed
from the Notepad or from any other word processing program that can open a
.TXT file. In Windows' Notepad you should set File\Page Setup\Left Margin
to as low a value as possible before printing to insure that each line will
print in its entirety. This text file will not appear during the actual
running of the screen saver.
1. PRODUCT REGISTRATION
If you like the screen saver and intend to use it now or in the future, you
should register your screen saver within 30 days by sending a check for
$14.95 in U.S. currency drawn on a U.S. bank or by using MasterCard/Visa.
Either method can make use of the Registration Form found at the end of this
file. Send the completed form to:
Damsel Software Group
P.O. Box 713
Concord, NH 03302-0713
Call our phone/fax at 603 485-2677 if you desire verification. You may
print out and use the registration form found at the end of this README
file to insure we receive your mailing address.
$14.95 entitles you to a registered copy of Damsel's Bitmap Collection,
Volume I, complete with User's Guide, lifetime tech support, and a free
catalog of Damsel products with future updates for a year. The User's
Guide will be of great value as it includes a name-to-image matching list
for ease in tile and screen selection. Without the User's Guide (not
available in this Shareware version) the only other method of identifi-
cation would have been to title each image directly on the Screen Saver/
Previewer, an unappealing prospect from an artistic point of view in most
cases.
As an added inducement you will also receive a second screen saver
generated from the 48 tiles and awe-inspiring 640 x 480 images of
Damsel's Bitmap Collection, Volume II. Send US$14.95 and get it all,
.. PLUS free shipping and handling on this, your first order (3 1/2"
virus-free diskettes only).
FLASH !!!
Here's part of what you will find in the catalog! If you like this screen
saver you can order more great screen savers immediately by writing a check
or money order in U.S. currency drawn on a U.S. bank, or by using the
MasterCard/Visa section of the order form found at the end of this file.
Send payment and form along with your order to the Damsel address above.
Shipping charges on these orders are: add $4.00 shipping in the U.S.
$6.00 Canada/Mexico
All screen savers require 386 machines $8.00 South America
minimum with a 256-color VGA display. $12.00 All other foreign
for shipping the added order.
And, here's another screen saver deal designed to save you money. If you
order two additional screen savers, you will get a third one of your choice
FREE! FREE! FREE! FREE! FREE! FREE! FREE! FREE! FREE! FREE! FREE! FREE!
Here are your selections. Use your scroll bar if you want to move quickly
to the rest of your shareware documentation.
Screen Savers / Wallpaper Price ($US)
------------------------- -----------
New Hampsire Wilderness, Vol.I $14.95
24 640 x 480 scanned photos of mountains, waterfalls, forests and lakes
in JPG format shipped on two 3.5" diskettes in a CD-case, with a User's
Guide containing full documentation on features and functions, including a
short description of each of the 24 scenes. All images are 256-colors.
Several are in BMP format for use as wallpaper.
New England Wildflowers, Vol.I $14.95
24 640 x 480 scanned photos of New England's wildflowers from early
summer to late fall in an assortment of colors and shapes, shipped in a
similar package as the NH Wilderness collection.
Eastern Skies $14.95
24 640 x 480 scanned photos of sunrises, sunsets, clouds, storms and
other meterological formations, shipped in a similar package as the NH
Wilderness collection (two 3.5" diskettes in a CD-case).
David Martsolf, Surrealist $14.95
27 640 x 480 scans of the surreal work of artist David Martsolf. Most
are images of the entire work. Some are detail closeups of portions of
complex canvases. The artist has been recognized in national juried
competitions. Two 3.5" diskettes are shipped in JPG format with a User's
Guide in a CD-case. All images are 256-colors, some in BMP format.
Neoplastic Designs Collection $14.95
A collection of 640 x 480 images of original interpretive artworks based on
the style of the early 1900's Dutch abstract painter Piet Mondrian. This
collection is painted entirely in 16-color format suitable for all computers
running Windows 3.1 or higher, especially early 386-type microprocessors
whose graphics cards cannot display the richer 256-color format. This
collection contains two screen savers each based on Neoplastic designs.
Damsel Bitmap Collection, Vol.II $14.95
A collection of 640 x 480 and tiled images of original artwork and
scanned photos representative of the other Damsel collections shown above.
Shipped in the same format as the above screensavers with a User's Guide,
but without a CD case.
Damsel Screen Saver Sampler $14.95
A collection of 640 x 480 images of scanned photos representative of four
of the other Damsel collections shown above. Shipped in the same format as
the above screensavers, though no images can be used as wallpaper. The
collection contains a User's Guide, but not a CD case. Note that this
collection is available as a Shareware product.
2. THE ASSOCIATION OF SHAREWARE PROFESSIONALS
Damsel Software Group 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 USA
49442-9427, Fax 616-788-2765, or send a CompuServe message via
CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
THE SHAREWARE CONCEPT
Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software before buying
it. If you try a Shareware program and continue using it, you are expected
to register. Individual programs differ on details -- some request
registration while others require it, some specify a maximum trial period.
With registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue using
the software to an updated program with printed material.
Shareware differs from public domain software in that there is the under-
standing of payment IF the user continues to actively employ the software.
Shareware is also copyrighted where public domain software is not. Copy-
right restrictions vary from author to author. Damsel's Bitmap Collection
is copyrighted. The details of this copyright follow below.
Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You should find
software that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether it's commercial or
Shareware. The Shareware system makes fitting your needs easier, because
you can try before you buy. Shareware has the ultimate money-back
guarantee -- if you don't use the product, you don't pay for it.
3. COPYRIGHT INFORMATION
Once registered, the images contained in Damsel products may be used as
wallpaper or as baseline images for further private or commercial process-
ing. Your only restriction as a registered purchaser, owner, or user, is
that Damsel products or their individual images not be resold or distributed
in their original unmodified form. Images may be used unmodified in
commercial publications where they form an integral part of a larger work to
be sold or marketed as such. The images cannot be resold as stand-alone
graphics without the expressed written consent of Damsel Software Group.
The screen saving functions cannot be redistributed except in Shareware
versions with their original associated Damsel images.
4. MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
A good portion of the images contained in this Damsel product are built on
a 256-color palette. A video display board with a minimum of 512K RAM and
256-color capability for display on a VGA or SVGA monitor is essential for
optimal viewing of these images. Screens and tiles in 16-color format
will look fine with a standard VGA driver.
You will need an IBM PC-compatible with a 386 or higher-type micro-
processor, 4MB RAM, and a hard disk with 5MB free disk space.
Damsel products run with MS-DOS 3.1 or higher using Windows 3.1 or higher.
Damsel products are fully compatible with Windows 95.
5. SETTING UP YOUR SCREEN SAVER AND BITMAPS
First, the Screen Saver / Previewer:
Exit this README file by clicking on the minus sign or the Close ("X")
button of the Notepad window. Then, turn off any other screen savers you
may be using unless they are the ones linked directly to your Desktop
(Display) Accessories module, following the manufacturer's instructions.
*** ACCESS IN WINDOWS 3.X ***
To access your Damsel Bitmap Collection, Vol.I Screen Saver/Previewer
from Windows' Program Manager,
1. Double click on your Main icon.
2. Double click on the Control Panel icon.
3. Double click on the Desktop icon.
4. Once you are in the Desktop dialog box open the list
in the Screen Saver area by clicking the button at the right
of the box titled "Name:" (or by pressing TAB several times to go to
the box, followed by ALT+DOWN ARROW).
5. Scroll on the slide bar until you find the screen saver titled BCV1SS.
Click once on the title to select it. You may also select the
"Delay" time (of inactivity) in minutes which will precede the
initiation of any screen saver selected. Password protection is also
available and is described in the next section.
6. After selecting the BCV1SS screen saver choose OK in the upper right-
hand corner of the dialog box and exit back to the opening screen.
The BCV1SS Screen Saver will now appear after the initial chosen period
of inactivity passes.
*** ACCESS IN WINDOWS 95 ***
1. Press or click your mouse on the Task Bar's Start button.
2. Highlight or click on Settings, from the first menu.
3. Click on Control Panel, from the second menu.
4. When the Control Panel window opens, double click on the Display icon.
5. Click on the tab titled Screen Saver.
6. Scroll down the list of screen savers and click on the name BCV1SS.
At this point you can also set the screen saver's "Wait" time or enter
a password. Password details are available in the next section.
Next, setting up your wallpaper:
To use Damsel's bitmap images as wallpaper for Windows the picture files
must be located in the WINDOWS directory. They must be "COPY"ed to the
WINDOWS directory in order that the original screen saver previewer will
still function. The screen saver has been programmed to look for the files
in the BCV1SS directory. If you "MOVE" the image files to the WINDOWS
directory in order to save disk space, the program will no longer be able to
find them in their new home. After watching the screen saver for a time,
you may find favorites that you may wish to copy one at a time, rather than
duplicating all files in the BCV1SS directory. You can use the COPY
function of Windows' File Manager to accomplish this operation. In
Windows 95 you can use My Computer or Explorer to do a COPY/PASTE
operation.
Your alternative is to uninstall and reinstall this program, choosing the
WINDOWS directory as your choice when prompted by the program. Before
choosing this route, please check your current WINDOWS directory for any
resident readme.txt files as the installation will overwrite any earlier
versions of readme.txt.
To access your new wallpaper choices return to your Program Manager\Control
Panel\Desktop dialog box. The Wallpaper scroll box is located directly
beneath the Screen Saver box. Choosing wallpaper is exactly like choosing
your screen saver except that the options are different. When selecting any
of the images from the wallpaper list you should also click on the Center
option located directly under the Wallpaper scroll box.
In Windows 95 the sequence is Start\Settings\Control Panel\Display\Back-
ground. The Wallpaper scroll box is at the lower right of the dialog box.
Now, setting up your tiles:
The tiles are located on Disk#2 (package 2 of 2) of the Bitmap Collection,
Vol.I. They must be copied into your Windows directory. To do so place
Disk# 2 in your A:\ drive and change your prompt location to A:\>. Or,
if downloading from a CD-ROM or BBS service, go to wherever the 2nd of the
two packages is located. From A:\> or whatever location use the DOS COPY
command to copy the tiles into your Windows directory. These tiles are all
uncompressed .BMP files, so a typical COPY command would read,
A:\>COPY *.BMP C:\WINDOWS. The MS-DOS prompt is accessible in
Windows 95 and is still the easiest method to accomplish the above tasks.
If you have now loaded the tiles, they will also appear in the list of
choices for Windows wallpaper. The list below will tell you which of your
new images are tiles and which are full-screen graphics. When selecting a
tile remember to set the Tile choice found directly under the Wallpaper
scroll box in the Desktop (Win95's Display\Background) dialog box.
Please note that some of these images may appear in other Damsel collections
of the appropriate topic.
BITMAP DESCRIPTIONS: DAMSEL BITMAP COLLECTION, VOLUME I
1. Abstrac1.bmp Tile 4726 bytes 16-color
2. Aridmap2.bmp Tile 6838 bytes 16-color
3. Birthdy1.bmp Tile 950 bytes 16-color
4. Bluehole.bmp Tile 12,918 bytes 16-color
5. Bluepuff.bmp Tile 4150 bytes 256-color
6. Cactus1.bmp Tile 4726 bytes 16-color
7. Cactus2.bmp Tile 4726 bytes 16-color
8. Cathdral.bmp Center 308,278 bytes 256-color
9. Crawfd16.bmp Center 153,718 bytes 16-color
10. Deep2.bmp Tile 4726 bytes 16-color
11. Deepblu1.bmp Tile 15,478 bytes 16-color
12. Deepred1.bmp Tile 7798 bytes 16-color
13. Demain1.bmp Tile 8758 bytes 16-color
14. Dune02.bmp Tile 7478 bytes 256-color
15. Emblem1.bmp Tile 2166 bytes 16-color
16. Fantasy1.bmp Tile 10,678 bytes 256-color
17. Ferrist.bmp Center 308,278 bytes 256-color
18. Girder1.bmp Tile 886 bytes 16-color
19. Gridhol1.bmp Tile 4726 bytes 16-color
20. Hoblbsht.bmp Center 308,278 bytes 256-color
21. Hotball1.bmp Tile 9718 bytes 256-color
22. Mesa1.bmp Center 153,718 bytes 16-color
23. Minigeo1.bmp Tile 614 bytes 16-color
24. Miniorb1.bmp Tile 198 bytes 16-color
25. Miniorb2.bmp Tile 198 bytes 16-color
26. Miniorb3.bmp Tile 198 bytes 16-color
27. Mondrn01.bmp Tile 4342 bytes 16-color
28. Mondrn03.bmp Tile 10,358 bytes 16-color
29. Mondrn54.bmp Center 153,718 bytes 16-color
30. Mondrn60.bmp Center 153,718 bytes 16-color
31. Mtmonroe.bmp Center 308,278 bytes 256-color
32. Nova1.bmp Tile 9910 bytes 256-color
33. Octopus1.bmp Tile 10,678 bytes 256-color
34. Orb1.bmp Tile 1574 bytes 16-color
35. Parthnon.bmp Tile 5174 bytes 16-color
36. Sandban1.bmp Tile 7478 bytes 256-color
37. Snowpine.bmp Tile 5238 bytes 16-color
38. Stars01.bmp Tile 9910 bytes 256-color
39. Steelbk1.bmp Tile 16,438 bytes 256-color
40. Treenit1.bmp Tile 4150 bytes 256-color
41. Treenit2.bmp Tile 4150 bytes 256-color
42. Triliumt.bmp Center 308,278 bytes 256-color
43. Vermiln1.bmp Tile 7798 bytes 16-color
44. Vermiln2.bmp Tile 7798 bytes 16-color
45. Vine1.bmp Tile 6838 bytes 16-color
46. Warp8.bmp Center 153,718 bytes 16-color
47. Washtn1t.bmp Center 308,278 bytes 256-color
48. Wave01.bmp Tile 7478 bytes 256-color
Cathdral.bmp and Ferrist.bmp 256-color bitmaps come from the
Damsel Surreal Art Collection, a collection of original oil painting
scans from the work of surreal artist David Martsolf.
Mtmonroe.bmp and Washtn1t.bmp 256-color bitmaps are examples
from the New Hampshire Wilderness Collection, a series of scanned
images by NH photographers.
Triliumt.bmp and Hoblbsht.bmp 256-color bitmaps are entries from
the New England Wildflower Collection.
All Mondrn*.bmp 16-color bitmaps are from the Neoplastic Designs
Collection, a series of interpretive artworks based on the style of the
famous Dutch abstract painter Piet Mondrian of the 1930's.
6. SCREEN SAVER FUNCTION AND FEATURES
Damsel's Bitmap Collection, Vol.I is a collection of 57 tiles and 640 x
480 graphics designed for use as Windows wallpaper selections to be
chosen from your Desktop dialog box. The Previewer displays all 11 640 x
480 images of the Bitmap Collection unaltered. The 37 tiles of the
collection have been grouped together in 9 composite 640 x 480 displays
combined with interesting backdrops to produce a total of 20 screens in
this screen saver.
All of Damsel's screen savers have preset display times and transition
effects (the methods used to transition between one image and the next).
Once loaded, the BCV1 image files are stored in uncompressed format. The
length of time required to load each image and perform transition effects
will depend directly on the size and speed of your microprocessor (386, 486,
or Pentium) and the power of your video graphics card. Some of the transi-
tion times have been extended deliberately as they are interesting to watch
in and of themselves.
Damsel has set the post-transition display times to be approximately 30
seconds for each image using a 486-type machine running at 33 Megahertz.
Faster 486 and Pentium machines will exhibit slightly shorter display times.
Users with 386-type machines will notice an initial blank screen lasting
several seconds as the microprocessor loads the first image. Some blank
screen time may also appear between certain transition effects on slower
machines.
Your screen saver has been installed in the "Mouse Aware" mode, meaning that
any movement of the mouse will disengage the screen saver. Disengagement
may take several seconds if the program is interrupted during one of the
image transitions. The screen saver may be put into a "Mouse Ignore" mode
where only a depressed key on the keyboard will deactivate the screen saver.
The program will recommence using the next image in its sequence when the
selected delay time reactivates the screen saver.
To access the Mouse Aware \ Mouse Ignore setup choices click on the Setup
(Settings) button of the Screen Saver section of the Desktop (Win95's
Display) dialog box (accessed by the Program Manager\Main\Control Panel\
Desktop command sequence in Windows 3.x, or by Windows 95's Start\Settings\
Control Panel\Display\Screen Saver command sequence). Once there, the
choices are found on the left side of the upper tool bar. The Mouse icon on
the upper horizontal tool bar is a toggle switch. A box at the lower left
of the screen will tell you which mode you have chosen. Click on the exit
icon or the Windows' "X" at the upper right-hand corner to leave this box.
Before leaving you may wish to set a password.
Damsel screen savers have incorporated the same Password protection scheme
offered by the original Windows screen savers. This feature is also found
in the Setup (Settings) dialog box of the Screen Saver section of the
Desktop (Display) dialog box. A click on the Password button brings up a
screen with the "Enter New Password" entry line. As you type in your
selected password, asterisks will appear for each letter. Clicking on the
OK button will bring up a confirmation screen where you will be asked to
reenter the same password. Clicking the OK button here will return you to
the original Setup (Settings) screen. Note that if you have several Damsel
products, they will all use the same password. A change to a password for
one screen saver will affect them all.
Exiting will activate your password protection. With the screen saver
activated, any motion of the mouse in the Mouse Aware mode or keyboard entry
in the Mouse Ignore mode will bring up an Enter Password dialog box. The
password must be correctly entered in order to gain access back to the
active Windows environment. If you forget your password your best option
is to copy PGX.INI from your original Disk #1 directly to your WINDOWS
directory and then enter a new password, if desired.
If you wish to change or remove the password you must return to the Setup
(Settings) screen of the Screen Saver section of the Desktop (Display)
dialog box. To enter a new password follow the same procedure as described
above. To remove the password simply click on the OK button of both the
Enter New Password input screen and the Reenter New Password screen without
filling in the input line.
7. IMAGE COMPRESSION
The images from the Bitmap Collection, Vol.I, are loaded into their respect-
ive directories uncompressed in the BMP graphics format. While this uses
up more hard disk space than a format such as JPEG, it does guarantee that
each image will retain perfect fidelity to the original Damsel design.
8. MONITOR DISPLAY
The program configures the image display to your screen by first reading
your on-line graphics display format. If your monitor is not configured
for 256 colors, the program will display 256-color images by constructing a
16-color standard VGA dithered image from the colors available in this
format. Usually, the result of this mathematical process is visually grainy
looking much like a needlepoint design for the images in this screen saver
which are meant to use 256 colors.
If you find the images barely recognizable and you have a minimum of 512K
RAM on your video display board, there is probably a driver you can load
which will support 256-color display. Consult your machine and Windows
documentation for more information regarding your specific situation.
9. UNINSTALLING YOUR SCREEN SAVER
Your screen saver has been loaded to a directory named BCV1SS unless you
chose otherwise during the installation procedure. In order to enable you
to access the screen saver Damsel has loaded two additional files into your
WINDOWS directory, BCV1xxxx.INI and BCV1xxxx.SCR where 'x' is any number.
If you have chosen a password, the program has also copied PGX.INI to the
WINDOWS directory.
To remove the screen saver from your hard disk simply delete all files in
the BCV1SS directory (or your own directory name chosen during installation)
and the BCV1xxxx.INI and BCV1xxxxx.SCR files located in your WINDOWS
directory. This can be done quickly from your Windows 3.x File Manager,
found in your Program Manager's Main menu, or from your Windows 95
My Computer or Explorer.
Also, remove PGX.INI if present. If PGX.INI contains an active password and
you do not remove the file, the next time you load any Damsel screen saver
you will find that the old password has immediately been attached to it. If
you have forgotten that old password, you will have to manually copy the new
PGX.INI file into your WINDOWS directory in order to overwrite the old pass-
word. You can find this screen saver PGX.INI file either in the BCV1SS
directory or on your original installation Disk #1.
10. WARRANTY INFORMATION
Damsel Software Group specifically disclaims all warranties, expressed or
implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability
and fitness for a particular purpose or application. In no event shall
Damsel Software Group, its owner or employees be liable for any loss
of profit, loss of savings, commercial damage, or other incidental or
consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use any
Volume or Sampler of Damsel Screen Savers or Bitmaps, even if Damsel
Software Group has been advised of the possibility of such damages, or for
any claim by any other party.
Windows and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp.
11. REGISTRATION FORM
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DAMSEL SOFTWARE GROUP REGISTRATION FORM
P.O. Box 713
Concord, NH 03302-0713 phone/fax 603 485-2677
DAMSEL BITMAP COLLECTION, VOL.I SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER
Yes, I want to receive a registered version of Damsel's Bitmap Collection,
Vol.I, and take advantage of lifetime technical support, a free catalog with
updates, an additional screen saver based on Damsel's Bitmap Collection
Vol. II, and free shipping, all for only $14.95 in U.S. currency either
drawn on a U.S. bank or ordered by MasterCard or Visa. I understand the
collection will be shipped only on 3.5" diskettes.
Additional screen savers may also be ordered following the guidelines
presented in Section 1.
I have enclosed $ _________________ in U.S. funds as a check or money order.
or, I have elected to order with ____ MasterCard or ____ Visa (check one).
MasterCard/Visa orders require: Card Expiration Date: __________
Card Number: __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Cardholder Signature: __________________________________________
Please ship my 3.5" diskettes and other documentation to:
Name ___________________________________________________________
Address ________________________________________________________
City, State, ZIP _______________________________________________
DAMSEL SOFTWARE GROUP DAMSEL SOFTWARE GROUP
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