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- Hypervisual Blockworks README file
- Version: 1.20
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- Contents
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- 1. Introduction
- 2. System requirements
- 3. Installation
- 4. Where to start
- 5. Shareware/freeware policy and distribution
- 6. How to contact us
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- 1. Introduction
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- Hypervisual Blockworks 1.20, the award-winning virtual building toy, scores
- high among kids and adults alike. Hundreds of carefully drawn blocks can be
- grouped in infinite ways, allowing endless model building possibilities in
- several scales. Many example models are included, ready to be loaded and
- modified, ranging from simple trucks suitable for small children to complex
- and highly detailed machines.
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- See file WHATSNEW.TXT for details and more information regarding this release.
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- ********************* NEW shareware version 2.0 released *********************
- Hypervisual Blockworks also offers version 2.0, a major shareware upgrade that
- features dozens of great improvements, many from user input: real-time block
- moving, rotation, printing, background images, colored or gradient
- backgrounds, a Windows wallpaper maker, sound effects, direct link to Web
- site, and much more. Even if you don't register, you can always use the
- included FREEWARE model viewer, printer, bitmap exporter and Windows wallpaper
- maker. If you register, you can send your masterpieces to our Web site and
- participate in our international model contest! Download version 2.0 at:
- http://hypervisual.com/blockworks/download.html
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- 2. System requirements
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- Minimum system requirements are:
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- Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT
- 386 DX computer with 8 MB RAM
- 400 kB hard disk space
- SVGA card configured to 640 x 480 pixels, 16 colors
- Mouse or compatible
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- Recommended settings are:
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- Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT
- Pentium computer with 16 MB RAM or more
- 400 kB hard disk space
- SVGA card configured to 800 x 600 or 1024 x 768 pixels, 256 colors or more
- Mouse or compatible
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- To change screen settings, follow the instructions in the Windows
- documentation or use a on-the-fly resolution changer program like QuickRes,
- available directly from Microsoft.
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- 3. Installation
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- Installation is quite straightforward:
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- ╖ If you opened this file with WinZip or similar utility, just press the
- "Install" button.
- ╖ If this is an executable file, just run it. This will unzip all files to a
- directory of your choice.
- ╖ If this is a ZIP archive, unzip all files to a directory of your choice.
- ╖ In Windows 95, you can easily create a shortcut to Hypervisual Blockworks
- by dragging the "Blockwk" icon to the desktop.
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- 4. Where to start
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- Hypervisual Blockworks is fairly intuitive to use. However, a few guidelines
- will help you make the best of it. We suggest you to open the BLOCKWKE.WRI
- file and read it. This is a good place to start.
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- 5. Freeware policy and distribution
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- Hypervisual Blockworks is freeware. No registering or payment of any kind is
- necessary and nobody can charge for the software or its files. Hypervisual
- cannot guarantee that future versions of Hypervisual Blockworks will be free.
- You may copy and distribute this program as long as the copyright notice
- remains intact and all files are kept together in their original
- self-extracting EXE file or ZIP archive.
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- The original package must contain the following files:
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- FILE_ID.DIZ Short description
- BLOCKWKE.EXE Main executable
- BLOCKWKE.INI Application settings
- BLOCKWKE.WRI Manual
- README.TXT This file
- WHATSNEW.TXT Release notes and version information
- MODELS.TXT Model descriptions
- WELCOME.BLW Default model with basic instructions
- *.BLW Models
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- 6. How to contact us
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- Your suggestions, comments or questions are welcome. You can reach us at:
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- http://hypervisual.com/blockworks
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- Be sure to visit our web site and download the latest version. Have fun with
- Hypervisual Blockworks!
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- Windows« and Microsoft« are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
- WinZip« is Copyright Nico Mak Computing, Inc.
- Hypervisual« is a registered trademark of Hypervisual Design Ltd.
- Copyright ⌐ 1994-98 Hypervisual. All rights reserved.
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