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- STRETCH BREAK (TM)
- Shareware Version 1.3 - February 5, 1996
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- Published and Designed by:
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- Para Technologies
- P.O. Box 1109
- Costa Mesa, CA 92628-1109
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- Voice line: 714-546-8619
- FAX line: 714-546-4607
- E-mail: 72317.726@compuserve.com
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- Graphics by: Programming by:
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- Support Systems - 714-646-8777 Jeff Lorenzini - 714-848-8382
- IMA Studios - 800-822-3742
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- CONTENTS OF THIS FILE
- ======================================================================
-
- 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.
- ======================================================================
-
- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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
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- 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).
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- 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.
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- 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
- ======================================================================
-
- 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
- ======================================================================
-
- 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:
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- 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
- ======================================================================
-
- 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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- _______
- ____|__ | (R)
- --| | |-------------------
- | ____|__ | Association of
- | | |_| Shareware
- |__| o | Professionals
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- |___|___| MEMBER
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-
- 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.
-
-
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- 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.
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- 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
- ======================================================================
-
- 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.
-
-
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- SECTION 10. USER AGREEMENT
- ======================================================================
-
- Users of this software must accept the following disclaimer of
- warranty:
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- 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.
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-
-
- 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
-
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- Copyright 1996 Para Technologies
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