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┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ The Color Wizard v1.2 │ │ SEE BELOW FOR PRODUCT INFORMATION │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ This is a VENDINFO Product Information Record │ │ │ │ This record is a means of conveying information about a software │ │ product from the author to distributors and users. It contains a │ │ normal, "human-readable" section (you're reading it now), followed │ │ by a compressed data record. The data record contains a great │ │ deal of information in a form useable by automated tools. This │ │ allows BBSes, disk vendors, etc. to test automatically for │ │ permission to distribute, and to automatically extract product │ │ information for use in BBS files databases, vendor catalogs, etc. │ │ │ │ The VENDINFO file standard is published and is freely useable. │ │ │ │ The VENDINFO toolset includes a free end-user viewer, processing │ │ tools for use by distributors (BBSes, shareware disk vendors, │ │ etc.), and the editor used by author/publishers to produce these │ │ records. These tools are either free or very-low cost shareware. │ │ The toolset can be obtained from many sources, including the │ │ originators of VENDINFO: │ │ │ │ Rams' Island Software Voice: 303-841-2848 CompuServe: 76244,324 │ │ 7644 E. Lakecliff Way BBS: 303-841-6269 FidoNet: 1:104/333 │ │ Parker, CO 80134-5904 USA RIME: RAMSISLE │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ VENDINFO standard v1.00, produced by VendEdit v1.00, 6-Apr-1995 ===== Product Information ============================== Product: The Color Wizard Children's "Paint and Learn" Software Version: 1.2 Version Date: 1-Apr-1995 Product Type: Software Basic Distribution Policy (see License, below, for details): Shareware, subject to distribution restrictions Product Description: THE COLOR WIZARD (V1.2 1-Apr-95) is an advanced children's coloring book with over 700 colors. It's educational too: color or read about Dinosaurs, Sharks, Aesop's Fables, and Rapunzel. It even teaches art lessons! Installs to Windows or DOS. Requires VGA and Mouse. Supports Sound Cards, HP Color DeskJet, BJC-600, and Epson Stylus Color printers. ImagiSOFT, Inc. <ASP> Category: Elementary Keywords: Color Wizard, Children, Education, ImagiSOFT Required Packages: CLRWIZ12 This Package: CLRWIZ12 Required Configuration Processor Family: Intel 80x86 (minimum 8086/8088) Minimum OS: MS-DOS 3.0 Standard RAM: 640K Hard Drive Space: 1400K Required: Color monitor Mouse Won't Work With: Floppy only Serial Monochrome Display Adapter (MDA) Hercules Graphics Card Tandy Display Adapter Color Graphic Adapter (CGA) Enhanced Graphic Adapter (EGA) Monochrome monitor Covox sound card Req'd Software: None Other Require: None Orders: Address: ImagiSOFT, Inc. Edutainment Division PO Box 13208 Albuquerque, NM 87192-3208 Phone: (505) 275-1920 FAX: (505) 275-9697 BBS Name: ImagiSOFT's BBS BBS Phone: (505) 275-9696 AmOnLine: ImagiSOFT CompuServe: 70632,1177 Prodigy: fswm11a Internet: imagisof@abq-ros.com Support: Address: ImagiSOFT, Inc. PO Box 13208 Albuquerque, NM 87192-3208 Phone: (505) 275-1920 FAX: (505) 275-9697 BBS Name: ImagiSOFT's BBS BBS Phone: (505) 275-9696 AmOnLine: ImagiSOFT CompuServe: 70632,1177 Prodigy: FSWM11A Internet: imagisof@abq-ros.com ===== Information for Users ("READ-ME") ================ THE COLOR WIZARD Version 1.2 April 1, 1995 Copyright (c) 1995 ImagiSOFT, Inc. All rights reserved. SHAREWARE VERSION The Color Wizard is a commercial software product marketed as shareware. It is NOT FREE, nor is it in the public domain. You m ay freely copy the Color Wizard and GIVE copies of the color wizard to others, and may charge a distribution fee subject to the provisions of VENDOR.DOC. To obtain the latest shareware version use your modem to call our BBS: (505) 275-9696, or send $3.00 (plus $4.00 s&h) to: ImagiSOFT, Inc. PO Box 13208 Albuquerque, NM 87192-3208 (800) 767-1978 Orders (505) 275-1920 Support (505) 275-9697 fax Users of the Color Wizard must accept this disclaimer of warranty: THE COLOR WIZARD IS PROVIDED AS IS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIN D, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLI ED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. T HE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE IS WITH YOU. IMAGISO FT ASSUMES NO LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES, DIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL, WHICH M AY RESULT FROM THE USE OF THE COLOR WIZARD. WHAT'S NEW: VERSION 1.2 COLOR PRINTER SUPPORT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Version 1.0 supported the HP Color DeskJet 500 series of printers as well as the most common black and white printers. With version 1.1 we added the Cannon BubbleJet 600 C (BJC-600) printer and the Epson Styl us Color printer (widely advertized as being able to produce 760 DPI). If you do have a color printer but it is not an Epson, Hewlett Packar d, or BubbleJet, try the "Epson Color" selection on the printers men u. Most color printers are Epson compatible. SEPARATE MUSIC AND VOICE BUTTONS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Several users would like to turn the background music off, but like to hear the voice after pushing the buttons. The setup screen allows y ou to turn either or both of these options off. RESOLVING PROBLEMS "NOT ENOUGH FREE CONVENTIONAL MEMORY" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MS-DOS computers have several types of memory: - Conventional Memory, the first 640K - Upper Memory, the next 384K between 640K and 1 megabyte - Extended Memory (XMS), above 1 megabyte (defined using EMM386.EXE ) - Expanded Memory (EMS), above 1 megabyte (defined using EMM386.EXE ) Conventional Memory is the most precious -- without it, few progra ms can run -- even if you have eight megabytes of memory! To check h ow much memory your computer has left, enter the command MEM /C and lo ok for the column titled Conventional Memory. If it says you have le ss than 550K free, your computer probably is not be configured properly. DOS 6.0 and DOS 6.2 comes with a utility called MEMMAKER. Most peop le can cause the above problem to disappear, and increase their computer 's performance, simply by entering the command MEMMAKER from the D OS prompt. The primary reason DOS 5.0 (and now DOS 6.2) was so successful was th at it provided good memory management, using a utility called HIMEM.S YS for 286 and 386 computers. The primary purpose of HIMEM.SYS is to "Load High" into upper memory major portions of DOS, and other progra ms when you turn your computer on. MEMMAKER makes all these adjustmen ts for you. If you don't have MEMMAKER, or if you want to fine tune the way yo ur computer manages memory yourself, enter the command EDIT CONFIG.SYS at your DOS prompt. If you have a 386 class computer, your CONFIG.S YS file should look similar to the following: buffers=20 (number can vary) files=60 (number can vary) device=c:\dos\himem.sys (always include this line) device=c:\dos\emm386.exe noems (2 megs+ on 386 or 486 only) dos=high,umb (always include this line (no umb on 286 )) All other resident .SYS, .EXE, and .COM programs in this file should be preceded by devicehigh = instead of just device =. For exampl e, replace DEVICE = MOUSE.SYS with DEVICEHIGH = MOUSE.SYS. In most case s, following these few steps will increase your memory dramatically by putting these programs in upper memory instead of conventional memory . After you are done editing CONFIG.SYS, EDIT AUTOEXEC.BAT. Yo ur AUTOEXEC.BAT file will usually have something similar to the followin g: verify on (optional) set home = c:\bingo (optional) prompt $p$g (could be different) path \dos;c:\util (probably much longer) loadhigh \dos\mouse.com (mouse driver) Use the loadhigh command on all resident .EXE and .COM progra ms in AUTOEXEC.BAT to put these programs into upper memory. For exa mple, instead of loading the mouse into conventional memory with the comma nd \DOS\MOUSE.COM, LOADHIGH \DOS\MOUSE.COM puts the mouse driver in upp er memory. When you are done making changes to CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT, rebo ot your computer. Enter the command MEM /C again, and you should see th at your computer has much more conventional memory available. If maki ng these changes don't help, get help from an expert. "VGA MONITOR REQUIRED" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Some super VGA and monocrome VGA cards are incompatible with o ur software. If you believe that your monitor supports standard VGA mod e, enter WIZARD /M from the DOS prompt. This command bypasses our vid eo card checking routine, so one of two things will happen: the progr am will work or the computer will freeze at a blank screen. "MOUSE REQUIRED" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE COLOR WIZARD requires a mouse to run. We are often asked t he question, "My mouse works in Microsoft Windows. Why does THE COL OR WIZARD tell me that a mouse is required to run it?" Microsoft Windows has its own, built in mouse driver as part of t he program. THE COLOR WIZARD looks for a mouse driver which has be en loaded in AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS when you turn your computer o n. Look at the documentation which came with your mouse for details. SOUND CARD PROBLEMS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Most sound cards are Soundblaster compatible. If your sound card giv es you problems, enter this command from DOS: WIZARD /C. This will bypa ss the sound card initialization routine and turn off the sound. PRINTER PORTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Over 9922642f our users have their printer attached to their fir st parallel port, which DOS refers to as the LPT1: device. If yo ur printer is attached to LPT1: - LPT3: then enter this command from DO S: WIZARD /1 for LPT1: (Default), WIZARD /2 for LPT2:, or WIZARD /3 f or LPT3:. If your printer is attached to COM1: or other serial devic e, redirect it to LPT1: using the MODE command from DOS. For details on how to do this see your DOS documentation. ===== Packing List ===================================== As released by the author or publisher, this package contained the following files in addition to this VENDINFO.DIZ: Filename Size Date Time CRC32 FILE_ID.DIZ 388 1-Apr-1995 12:12a 60D1B46C ===== Installation ===================================== The installation procedure for The Color Wizard is easy. The package includes a program, "INSTALL.EXE", which automates the entire process. You will need about 2 megabytes of available disk space on the hard drive on which you plan to install The Color Wizard. The exact steps you need to take will depend on how you received The Color Wizard. INSTALLING FROM DISKETTES To install from diskette(s), you need to perform the following steps. o Place The Color Wizard distribution diskette "Disk 1" in the appropriate diskette drive. o Execute the "INSTALL.EXE" program on the distribution diskette. For example, if the distribution diskette is on drive A:, type the MS-DOS command, "a:install". o Follow the instructions presented by the installation program. You will have a chance to approve installation before any changes are actually made to the contents of your hard drive. The program will ask you for a destination directory, and will copy the files to that directory. If you received The Color Wizard on two diskettes, you will need to insert Disk 2 in the diskette drive when asked to do so. If you so direct it, the installation program will install executable programs and documentation in other directories of your choice. It will make no other changes; specifically, it will not modify your autoexec.bat or config.sys files. INSTALLING FROM A HARD DRIVE If you downloaded <product> from a BBS (or received it in the form of archive files from some other source), you will need to perform the following steps. o 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 package. o Execute the "INSTALL.EXE" program which you have extracted. For example, if the temporary directory into which you have extracted the <product> package is C:\TEMPDIR, you would execute the MS-DOS command, "c:\tempdir\install". o Follow the instructions presented by the installation program. You will have a chance to approve installation before any changes are actually made to the contents of your hard drive. The program will ask you for a destination directory, and will copy the <product> files to that directory. If you so direct it, the installation program will install executable programs and documentation in other directories of your choice. It will make no other changes; specifically, it will not modify your autoexec.bat or config.sys files. When you're satisfied that the installation was successful, you should delete the temporary directory FROM which you installed The Color Wizard (C:\TEMPDIR, in the above discussion), including all its contents. YOU'RE READY TO GO Once The Color Wizard is installed, run WIZARD.EXE from the DOS prompt, or if you have installed it to Windows, click on the Color Wizard Icon. The Color Wizard progam will tell you everything you need to know to evaluate the program, and how to register. Enjoy! ===== Warranty ========================================= THE COLOR WIZARD IS PROVIDED AS IS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE IS WITH YOU. IMAGISOFT ASSUMES NO LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES, DIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL, WHICH MAY RESULT FROM THE USE OF THE COLOR WIZARD. ===== License for Use and Distribution ================= ImagiSOFT, Inc. SHAREWARE PRODUCT LINE April 1, 1995 Phone: (505) 275-1920 Fax: (505) 275-9697 BBS: (505) 275-9696 CompuServe ID: 70632,1177 Contact: Michael J. Prestwich, President HOW TO GET THE LATEST COPY OF OUR PRODUCTS 1) Call our "Direct From The Author," No hastle BBS: (505) 275-9696 2400 - 28,800 baud, N, 8, 1. All of our latest shareware files are available for a free download. If you display screen images in your catalog also download the files MTG_PCX.ZIP, WARI_PCX.ZIP, CW_PCX.ZIP, CC_PCX.ZIP, and RH_PCX.ZIP. 2) Call the Software Creations BBS "Home of the Authors:" (508) 368-7036 9600 - 14,400 baud v32 bis (508) 368-2032 16,800 - 21,600 baud HST/DS (508) 365-4035 28,800 baud v.fast Search for the keyword "ImagiSOFT." 3) Send $20 to cover shipping and handling to the following address and request a vendor kit. We will send you all our sharware products on both 3.5" and 5.25" disk format, along with a disk containing PCX screen captured images of each of our products. ImagiSOFT, Inc. PO Box 13208 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87192 (505) 275-1920 Fax: (505) 275-9697 Visa, Mastercard, and American Express accepted. DISTRIBUTING IMAGISOFT'S SHAREWARE PRODUCTS Anyone distributing ImagiSOFT's Shareware Products for any kind of remuneration must agree with the following terms and conditions prior to distributing them: 1) The distributor recognizes that ImagiSOFT, Inc. owns all rights for ImagiSOFT's shareware products, including distribution rights. 2) The distributor agrees that ImagiSOFT, Inc. can withdraw its permission to distribute ImagiSOFT's shareware products at any time. However, ImagiSOFT recognizes that it is to our advantage for vendors to distribute our shareware products, and we are unlikely to withdraw permission from vendors who follow these rules. 3) When requested to do so in writing by ImagiSOFT, the distributor agrees to discontinue distributing the old version and begin distributing the new version of any ImagiSOFT product within sixty days. 4) The distributor agrees to use the name "ImagiSOFT" in all printed or electronic product descriptions. 5) The distributor will attempt to educate shareware buyers about the shareware concept in its printed literature and packaging. These materials must encourage the user to register shareware programs they continue to use after a reasonable evaluation period. Distributors who state or imply that users are getting anything more than shareware evaluation copies of ImagiSOFT's products, or that our products are "free" software, do not have permission to distribute our products. 6) The distributor recognizes that its right to distribute ImagiSOFT's Shareware Products is nonexclusive. 7) Distributors may distribute ImagiSOFT's shareware products on CD-ROM if the total cost for the CD-ROM does not exceed $1.00 per shareware program. 8) ImagiSOFT shareware products may not be part of a magazine cover disk without express written permission from ImagiSOFT, Inc. or one of its licensed agents. 9) Distributors may not manufacture, package, vend, or distribute ImagiSOFT's Shareware Products in any form to end users for more than $10.00 per copy without ImagiSOFT's written permission. Retail Rack vendors must sign a written agreement in any case. ===== Compressed Data Record Follows =================== PK }fåw{LÆ2 á+ VENDDATA.} ? / ' %U6 &G& 7 $ O ? 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