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- Mystic Pixels Version 1.1 5/23/94
-
- A Windows screen saver shareware program
- written by Ronald G. White.
-
- Copyright 1994 Tesuji Technology
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-
- Distributed Files
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- See the file PACKING.LST.
-
- Requirements
- ------------
- MS-Windows 3.1 or above.
-
- Installation
- ------------
- Copy MYSTPIX.SCR to your Windows directory (or into the directory that
- contains CONTROL.EXE). Open the Control Panel and double-click on the
- Desktop. From the Screen Saver combo box select "Mystic Pixels" from
- the pulldown list. Mystic Pixels can be configured as explained
- below.
-
- If you are using Norton Desktop for Windows, instead of opening the
- Control Panel, select Screen Saver from the Tools menu. In the Screen
- Saver, select "Mystic Pixels" in the listbox and click on the Sample
- button. In the dialog box that appears, click on Configure to change
- the default configuration or Sample to see Mystic Pixels work.
-
- Configuration
- -------------
- Like other Windows 3.1 screen savers, Mystic Pixels can be configured
- and tested from the Desktop configuration dialog box. Press the
- Screen Saver Setup button to get to Mystic Pixels' configuration
- dialog box. Use the OK button to save change you make to the
- configuration or the Cancel button to discard your changes.
-
- Mystic Pixels runs in one of ten different modes that either move,
- recolor, or erase pixels on the screen. You can pick a mode from the
- pulldown list box in the configuration dialog box. Alternately, if
- the "Pick Random Mode" checkbox is checked, Mystic Pixels will
- randomly pick a new mode each time it starts. Random Mode is the
- initial default.
-
- Some modes eventually fade the screen to black. These are:
- "Black Hole" - a black hole in the center of the screen slowly
- expands as remaining pixels swirl around the screen
- "Fade to Symmetry" - symmetry is randomly enforced as the screen
- slowly fades to black
- "Random Black Out" - random pixels are blacked out
- "Random Wash Out" - random pixels are reduced in intensity until
- the screen is black
- "Smear Right" - random rows are moved one location to the right
- until all disappear off the right side of the screen
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- The other modes move or recolor pixels on the screen:
- "Color Shift" - systematically changes the colors of pixels while
- preserving what was on the screen
- "Flip Screen" - flips pixels on the screen top to bottom and then
- left to right and then starts over
- "Random Discolor" - randomly changes the color of random pixels
- (eventually creating the visual equivalent of "white noise")
- "Rising Stripes" - stripes of random colors move up from the
- bottom of the screen
- "Slide Screen" - shifts alternate rows of pixels to the left and
- right
-
- Most of these modes are slow (since they operate on one pixel at a
- time) and some are extremely slow. Some effects can take many minutes
- to show clearly so a little patience may be necessary.
-
- If Random Mode is on, you can find out which of the ten modes was last
- picked by going to the configuration dialog box and looking at the
- current selection in the the pulldown list box. If you particularly
- liked the last mode, click the "Pick Random Mode" checkbox to turn off
- Random Mode.
-
- Revision History
- ----------------
- Version 1.1 (4/29/94)
- - Fix "Rising Stripes" for color displays.
- - Try to speed up "Slide Right".
- - Switch to MSVC and SCRNSAVE.LIB (removed redundant code).
-
- Version 1.0 (4/11/94)
- - The Initial version.
-
- Shareware
- ---------
- 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 manual.
-
- Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software, and
- the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific
- exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished
- programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are of
- comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs and bad
- ones!) The main difference is in the method of distribution. The
- Shareware author specifically grants the right to copy and distribute
- the software, either to all and sundry or to a specific group. For
- example, some authors require written permission before a commercial
- disk vendor may copy their Shareware.
-
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- 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. And because the overhead
- is low, prices are low also. Shareware has the ultimate money-back
- guarantee -- if you don't use the product, you don't pay for it.
-
- Disclaimer
- ----------
- Users of Mystic Pixels must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
- "Mystic Pixels is supplied as is. The author disclaims all
- warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the
- warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The
- author assumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential,
- which may result from the use of Mystic Pixels."
-
- Registration
- ------------
- Mystic Pixels is a Shareware program and is provided at no charge to
- the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your friends, but
- please do not give it away altered or as part of another system. The
- essence of "user-supported" software is to provide personal computer
- users with quality software without high prices, and yet to provide
- incentive for programmers to continue to develop new products. If you
- find this program useful and find that you are using Mystic Pixels and
- continue to use Mystic Pixels after a 30-day trial period, you must
- make a registration payment of $7.00 to Tesuji Technology. The $7.00
- registration fee will license one copy for use on any one computer at
- any one time. You must treat this software just like a book. An
- example is that this software may be used by any number of people and
- may be freely moved from one computer location to another, if there is
- no possibility of it being used at one location while it's being used
- at another. Just as a book cannot be read by two different persons
- simultaneously.
-
- Registration also entitles you to software support for three months.
- If a problem can not be resolved, your registration fee will be
- returned.
-
- Commercial users of Mystic Pixels must register and pay for their
- copies of Mystic Pixels within 30 days of first use or their license
- is withdrawn. Site-License arrangements may be made by contacting
- Tesuji Technology.
-
- BBS SYSOPs should refer to the SYSOP.DOC text file for information.
- Disk Vendors and Distributors should refer to the VENDOR.DOC text
- file.
-
- You are encouraged to pass a copy of Mystic Pixels along to your
- friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to register their copy
- if they find that they can use it.
-
- Please send your registration fee of $7.00 to:
-
- Tesuji Technology
- P.O. Box 4305
- Boulder, CO 80303
- U.S.A.
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- Problems/questions
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- You can contact the author, Ronald G. White, via mail at the above
- address, or via email:
-
- Internet: rwhite@tesuji.com
- CompuServe: 71500,3566
-
- Ronald G. White 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.
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- Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI
- 49442-9427 USA, FAX 616-788-2765 or send a CompuServe message via
- CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
-
- Acknowledgement
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- A special thank you to Douglas Boling for his Utilities article in
- PC Magazine (October 13, 1992) and the related code, without which I
- wouldn't have known where to start.