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- Visible::Setup-G
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- VGA splashcreen edition of Visible::Setup(tm),
- developers' installation utility for DOS applications
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- vG1.0
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- a product of RCCO Research
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- Visible::Setup-G is a special edition of the widely-used Visible::Setup(tm)
- installation utility that will display a developer-designed VGA .pcx file
- (640x480x16) as a sign-on splashcreen for a customized introduction to the
- install program. After the image display, Visible::Setup-G performs the
- same type of text-mode installation procedure as the standard version of
- Visible::Setup. Non-VGA systems will display the same opening screen (a
- text-mode splashscreen with customizable banner) as with the standard
- version of Visible::Setup.
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- Visible::Setup-G is a simple, basic install utility for DOS applications.
- It is easier for the developer to configure an installation sequence with
- Visible::Setup-G than with batch files (i.e., the much-maligned
- 'install.bat'), yet far more elegant and professional in execution and
- appearance. In utilizing Visible::Setup-G, there is no scripting language
- to learn, there are no macros to write, nor are there unusual setup practices
- that deviate from customary, familiar usage in the DOS environment.
- Visible::Setup-G provides a clean, professional image to all application
- installations.
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- Color usage and screen text formatting during the installation process itself
- is clean, simple, and intentionally compatible with traditional DOS text, as
- the program makes judicious use of DOS services during the installation
- process. Colors, attributes, and screen prompts are specifically designed to
- be usable and visible on all color, monochrome, and laptop/notebook displays.
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- The demonstration for the Visible::Setup-G program is provided by performing
- an installation of itself. Therefore, the developer may begin evaluation of
- Visible::Setup-G by observing its installation: the developer's installation
- sequences will have similar execution and appearance.
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- Visible::Setup-G may be used with most traditional MS-DOS language
- installations, including those created with CA-Clipper, Borland Turbo Pascal,
- QuickBASIC, PowerBasic, Visual Basic(tm) for DOS, dBase, Clarion, FoxPro, C,
- etc. It is small, efficient, and executes cleanly and swiftly from DOS (or
- a DOS box in Windows(tm) ). Its small file size (about 24k, not compressed)
- provides for minimal space usage on distribution disks.
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- Comprehensive documentation is included. The full registration fee is only
- $44.95.
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- Program Requirements
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- The requirements for creating Visible::Setup-G installation sequences include
- a DOS-compatible PC with 512k memory. DOS 3.1 (or later) or Windows 3.x (or
- greater) should be utilized. To display a developer-designed VGA .pcx
- splashscreen, the end-user must have a VGA-capable system; non-VGA systems
- will display a default text-mode splashscreen with customizable banner.
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- Developed by:
- RCCO Research
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- [ Please note the similarly-named edition of Visible::Setup-G called
- Visible::Setup -- the standard version of the program. The standard version
- of Visible::Setup, also from RCCO Research, works solely in text-mode and
- offers a similar type of installation procedure; we point out the similar
- names to help avoid confusion about the two products. ]
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