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Icon Deluxe
Copyright 1995, by Brian Tietz
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WHAT AMIGAS ICON DELUXE WORKS ON:
I think IconDeluxe now works on all Amigas, but I am using a 68000 A500
with 2.04 to write Icon Deluxe, so I can't be sure... I hear that it works
on a large variety of system configurations, including some very non-
standard and unstable ones. If it fails for anyone, on any system
configuration, please let me know so I can get it working for everybody. I
can be reached on the internet at btietz@ucsd.edu, or via snail mail at:
Brian Tietz
9256 A Regents Rd.
La Jolla, CA 92037
USA
Thanks in advance!
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INSTALLATION:
IconDeluxe can be installed using the install icon. However, you must
have Commodore's Install utility for the script to work.
If you don't have the Install utility, you can still install Icon Deluxe
by placing the files IconDeluxe and IconDeluxe.guide wherever you want them
(I recommend SYS:Tools).
You must have AmigaGuide or MultiView for online help to work. If not,
you can open a shell and type:
MakeLink SYS:Utilities/AmigaGuide C:More
or replace C:More with your favorite text viewer. If you do this, you'll
probably want to use a text editor to strip out the AmigaGuide
instructions. I could've done it myself, but most people have AmigaGuide,
and I didn't want to increase the distribution archive size. If you don't
feel like doing it, and need the text version, just say so in your
registration and I'll put the plain text docs on your disk.
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UNDER 3.0+ YOUR PALETTE MIGHT BE WRONG, OR ICON DELUXE MIGHT CHANGE SOME OF
YOUR PREFERENCES COLORS:
If so, read "3.0+ Color Management" in IconDeluxe.guide. It tells you
why this happens and how change Icon Deluxe's preference tool types to
prevent this from happening.
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COPYRIGHT:
The registered version is copyrighted and may not be distributed, so
please do not allow it to be pirated. Ten dollars isn't much, so anybody
who wants or uses it can afford it. If you use IconDeluxe, please register
and encourage me to write more cheap but high-quality Amiga software. I
enjoy doing it!
The public version is freely distributable, but modification of the
program or distribution of any modified version is prohibited and
constitutes a violation of the copyright.
The public version used to be full-featured and was not "cripple-ware,"
but I found out that someone had cracked it to remove the save delay, and
distributed it. I was only asking $10 to start with, and I never thought
that anybody could be that cheap! Because of this, I have been forced to
cripple the public version so that it can no longer save. I hate crippled
demos and didn't want to do this. That's why I put the save delay in the
first place: I wanted this program to be available to everybody so that
people who like the program but don't want to spend $10 can use it, but
have to live with the delay. Those who do register can enjoy the program
without the delay. I apologize for this change, and I realize that this
only results from the actions of a few people, but I can't tolerate that
happening at all. Piracy hurts everybody.
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REGISTERING ICON DELUXE:
If you like Icon Deluxe, then you can reward me for the hundreds of hours
I spent writing it by sending a small contribution of $10 (or equivalent in
other currencies), to cover the cost of floppies and postage for two or
three mailings and so I can get a little something back for all my work.
If you have done so already, I would like to express my thanks to you, as
that $10 fed me for a week. If you have not registered, think of all the
time I spent writing this for you, and how nice it would be to help out a
poor student who's struggling to get by. In return, I will send you the
registered version of Icon Deluxe, which does not open the about window at
startup as does the public version. I'll also send updates to all
registered users for bug fixes and added features. For bug reports or
feature requests, I can be reached on the internet at btietz@ucsd.edu.
I used to offer the source code, but after a piracy incident, I am no
longer offering the source code.
Send cash, check, or money order payable to Brian Tietz. Non-U.S. currency
is fine, just send the equivalent amount using current exchange rates.
Brian Tietz
9256 A Regents Rd.
La Jolla, CA 92037
USA
If you have an email account, and wish to have the registered version of
Icon Deluxe emailed to you in uuencoded format to get it faster, just
include your email address. Since I don't have to pay for postage or disks
email orders can recieve Icon Deluxe for the reduced price of $5.
Thanks in advance!