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- | Stars! 1.14 ⌐1994-7 M. Sephton |
- | Screen Saver Tektonix Software |
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-
- Turns your monitor into portal to another galaxy - giving a scrolling
- starfield across your screen. User configurable with context sensitive help.
-
- FILES------------------------------------------------------------------------
- File_id.diz History.txt Stars!.scr Stars.hlp Stars!.txt
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- INSTALLATION-----------------------------------------------------------------
- Copy the .scr file to your \Windows\System\ directory and use its right click
- menu or the Control Panel to configure. To install, reverse the process.
- ALSO: Use our SaveAble! utility to give Windows screen saver hotspots.
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- LIBRARY FILES----------------------------------------------------------------
- This program needs the Visual Basic 4.0/32 runtime files in order to run.
- These are available, along with other files that maybe needed, from the
- library section of our homepage:
- http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~u5ms/tektonix/index.html
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- BACKGROUND-------------------------------------------------------------------
- Screen savers stop phosphor burn in on your monitor. This is when a residual
- image of your display can be seen if the same image is on screen for long
- periods of time. This effect/problem can be seen at train stations.
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- OPTIONS----------------------------------------------------------------------
- You can change the direction of star travel, combining directions to get
- diagonals. Configuration supports context sensitive help and desktop preview.
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- SPECIFICATIONS---------------------------------------------------------------
- The speed of Stars! varies when screen size or colour resolution, or indeed
- the speed and type of the host computer are taken into account.
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- WHY REGISTER?----------------------------------------------------------------
- By registering as a user with Tektonix Software as below, you will gain the
- following features when using this program:
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- 1. Change the direction of the stars every so often.
- 2. Three different shapes of stars.
- 3. Windows screen saver password support.
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- REGISTRATION-----------------------------------------------------------------
- You can be registered as a user for 10 pounds sterling. You will receive news
- and updates of releases. The author can be contacted at the below address:
-
- Matthew Sephton, Cheques etc. payable to: M. Sephton
- Tektonix Software, Mark Envelope: Stars! Registration
- 17 Hamilton Road,
- Liverpool, u5ms@csc.liv.ac.uk
- L5 4RT. England. http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~u5ms/
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