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- September 21, 1994
-
- This is the README32.TXT file distributed with version
- 3.5 of Almanac for Windows NT. Topics discussed in
- this file are:
-
- - Registration
- - Compatibility
- - Updating a previous Almanac installation
- - INSTALLING ALMANAC 3.1
- - Foreign language option
- - Software license & Limited warranty
-
-
- REGISTRATION
- ------------
- Almanac is not free software. It is released as
- shareware, which provides the opportunity for the
- program to be evaluated before it is purchased.
-
- We hope that after you try Almanac you will like
- it so much that you will want to register. By
- doing so you are voting with your pocketbook for
- us to continue developing high-quality, Windows
- shareware.
-
- Complete information on how to register Almanac
- is included in the REGISTER.TXT file.
-
- Customers who have registered a previous version
- of Almanac should refer to the UPGRADE.TXT file
- for upgrading information.
-
-
- COMPATIBILITY
- -------------
- This version of Almanac has been specifically
- created for use with Windows NT version 3.5
- or higher 32-bit Windows platform.
-
- If you are running standard Windows, a 16-bit
- version of Almanac is available from Impact
- Software.
-
-
- UPDATING A PREVIOUS ALMANAC INSTALLATION
- ----------------------------------------
- Almanac's SETUP utility has been enhanced to update
- a previous installation automatically. Version 3.5
- of Almanac may be installed over version 3.0 or 3.1.
- SETUP will update the program and help files, and will
- not overwrite any existing data files on your hard
- disk.
-
- If you specifically want SETUP to replace any
- release files such as the sample overlay files,
- delete them from your installation before running
- SETUP.
-
-
- INSTALLING ALMANAC 3.5 for the WINDOWS NT O/S
- ---------------------------------------------
- Almanac should be installed while running under
- the logon ID of the Almanac user. Configuration
- information is maintained for the user in their
- area of the system registry.
-
- Although this is the recommended approach to
- installation, you may have a specific need to
- install Almanac as Common system. For example,
- if Almanac is maintaining an office schedule in
- a factory that operates multiple shifts, you may
- want the clerk for each shift to share the same
- Almanac system. In this case, install Almanac
- for each user and specify the same target
- directory. You may safely add users later -
- SETUP will not overwrite any existing data files.
-
- The Almanac package includes a graphical Windows
- installation program using the standard name of
- SETUP32.EXE. You should place all of the files
- included in the release package on a floppy disk
- or in a temporary directory of your hard drive.
-
- SETUP requires about 650K bytes to complete the
- installation of Almanac for Windows NT.
-
- Run SETUP by selecting the 'Run...' command from the
- File menu of Program Manager or File Manager. Enter
- "d:\SETUP32" as the Command Line, where "d" is the
- drive/directory that you are installing Almanac FROM
- (for example, A:\SETUP). Select "OK".
-
- 1. The first action performed by SETUP is to display the
- date your computer is set to. Almanac's calendar
- will not operate correctly if your computer is not set
- to the correct date.
-
- 2. SETUP will then display an Installation Control window.
- Three pushbuttons allow you to change the FROM and TO
- drives and paths for your install. SETUP initially
- sets these values for you so that you can just click
- the Install button if you do not need to make changes.
-
- If you are using Program Manager as your Windows shell,
- SETUP will allow a Program Group to be selected
- to receive the startup icon for Almanac.
-
- SETUP will inform you when installation is complete.
-
- If your Windows installation is configured for French,
- German, or Spanish language, or if you would like to
- customize Almanac for another foreign language, please
- read the following section.
-
-
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE OPTION
- -----------------------
- Although it would be difficult for us to create and
- distribute our shareware in multiple languages, it is
- important to try to meet the needs of the many
- customers who would enjoy such a capability. Almanac
- 3.5 has been designed to provide the option of
- customizing the text that appears on the menu as well
- as the text of calendar displays and prints.
-
- Almanac 3.5 will look for the file ALMSTR.TXT in the
- directory that it is executed from. This file contains
- the foreign language equivalents for specific text that
- is used on Almanac's menus and displays.
-
- If your Windows installation is configured for either
- the French, German, or Spanish language, Almanac's
- SETUP utility will ask you if you would like it to
- install the appropriate language information for
- you.
-
- If you are running any other language than these or
- English, SETUP will direct you here for more
- information.
-
- You can build your own ALMSTR.TXT file by first
- copying the ALMENG.TXT file from your release disk
- into your Almanac directory. (SETUP does not
- install this file - you should only copy it from
- the release package onto your hard disk if you
- intend to customize Almanac for a language other
- than English.) This file is a sample language
- template that contains the English text used in
- Almanac's menus and displays. You can edit this
- file with Windows NOTEPAD or other ASCII text
- editor to create your own ALMSTR.TXT file.
- Simply replacie the English text with the
- appropriate text of the language you would like.
-
- It is important that you do not add or delete
- any lines from this file. Each line of the
- file contains text that Almanac will substitute
- for a specific area in the program.
-
- Menu items contain an ampersand (&) character
- in front of the letter of the text that will
- be underlined and used for Alt-key selection.
- Hot keys, such as Ctrl-P for File.Print
- cannot be changed from their English derived
- defaults.
-
- Almanac will automatically use the new text in
- ALMSTR.TXT the next time it is executed. Be
- careful to leave the first line of ALMSTR.TXT
- unchanged. This contains the major and minor
- version of Almanac so that later versions can
- avoid using the file if changes to the contents
- of the file must be made.
-
- We welcome any new language files that you would
- like to send us, as well as any corrections that
- you think we should make to the files we are
- distributing!
-
- --------------------------------------------------------
-
- The legalese section...
-
- ALMANAC for Windows NT
- Version 3.5
- Copyright ⌐ 1988-1994 by Leonard A. Gray.
- All rights reserved.
-
-
- SOFTWARE LICENSE
-
- Non-licensed users are granted a limited license to use Almanac
- on a 30-day trial basis for the purpose of determining
- whether Almanac is suitable for their needs. The use
- of Almanac, except for the initial 30-day trial,
- requires registration. The use of unlicensed copies of Almanac,
- outside of the initial 30-day trial, by any person,
- business, corporation, government agency or any other entity is
- strictly prohibited.
-
- A single user license permits a user to use Almanac
- only on a single computer. Licensed users may use the
- program on different computers, but may not use the program
- on more than one computer at the same time.
-
- No one may modify or patch the Almanac executable files
- in any way, including but not limited to decompiling,
- disassembling, or otherwise reverse engineering the program.
-
- A limited license is granted to copy and distribute Almanac
- only for the trial use of others, subject to the above
- limitations, and also the following:
-
- 1) Almanac and all of its release files must be
- distributed in unmodified form, complete with the
- file containing this license information.
-
- 2) Almanac may not be distributed in conjunction with
- any other product without a specific license to do so
- from Impact Software.
-
- 3) No fee, charge, or other compensation may be requested or
- accepted, except as authorized below:
-
- A) Operators of electronic bulletin board systems (sysops)
- may make Almanac available for downloading only as
- long as the above conditions are met. An overall or
- time-dependent charge for the use of the bulletin board
- system is permitted as long as there is not a specific
- charge for the download of Almanac.
-
- B) Vendors of user-supported or shareware software approved by
- the ASP may distribute Almanac, subject to the
- above conditions, without specific permission. Non-
- approved vendors may distribute Almanac only after
- obtaining written permission from Impact Software.
- Such permission is usually granted. Please write for
- details (enclose your catalog).
-
- C) Non-profit user groups may distribute copies of the
- Almanac diskette to their members, subject to
- the above conditions, without specific permission.
- Non-profit groups may collect a disk duplication fee
- not to exceed five dollars.
-
- LIMITED WARRANTY
-
- Impact Software warrants that all disks provided are
- free from defects in material and workmanship, assuming
- normal use, for a period of 90 days from the date of
- purchase.
-
- Impact Software warrants that the program will perform
- in substantial compliance with the documentation supplied
- with the software product. If a significant defect in
- the product is found, the Purchaser may return the
- product for a refund. In no event will such a refund
- exceed the purchase price of the product.
-
- EXCEPT AS PROVIDED ABOVE, IMPACT SOFTWARE DISCLAIMS ALL
- WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
- FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THE
- PRODUCT. SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, THE
- PURCHASER ASSUMES THE RISK OF PAYING THE ENTIRE COST OF
- ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION AND ANY
- INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT WILL
- IMPACT SOFTWARE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER
- (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF
- BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS
- INFORMATION AND THE LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR THE
- INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT EVEN IF IMPACT SOFTWARE
- HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
-
- Use of this product for any period of time constitutes
- your acceptance of this agreement and subjects you to its
- contents.
-
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-
- Use, duplication, or disclosure by the Government is subject
- to restrictions as set forth in subdivision (b)(3)(ii) of
- the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at
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- P.O. Box 457/ Chino, CA 91708-0457