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- ----------------------------------- OVERVIEW ----------------------------------
- FREECARD lets you create customized, multimedia greeting cards on IBM PCs or
- compatible computers running Windows. Your greeting cards can contain text,
- animated pictures, and sound (MIDI music and WAVE sound).
-
- You create the cards as executable files. When you send them to another PC,
- they expand, are displayed, and then automatically clean up the files on the
- target PC.
-
-
-
- ----------------------------------- FREEWARE ----------------------------------
- The FREECARD 1.0 is a freeware program. You are free to make and distribute
- the greeting cards you created. You also are free to copy and distribute the
- unaltered, complete FREECARD 1.0 packages.
-
-
-
- --------------------------- PRESENTATION MATERIALS ----------------------------
- The graphic files (.BMP files) that come in this package are produced by
- PC WholeWare. You may use and distribute them in your greeting cards without
- restrictions. The music files (.MID files) are obtained from the public
- domain sources and may be freely distributed, also.
-
- To continue supporting the FREECARD program, we are setting up a library on our
- web site (http://www.pcww.com/index.html) where you can find additional
- graphics and music to add to your cards. To help this library grow, we
- encourage you to contribute to it.
-
-
-
- ------------------------------ COPYRIGHT NOTICE -------------------------------
- FREECARD 1.0 Copyright (c) 1997 PC WholeWare. All rights reserved.
-
- The FREECARD 1.0 software is owned by PC WHOLEWARE and is protected by the
- United States copyright laws and international treaty provisions.
-
-
-
- --------------------------- DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES --------------------------
- THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.
-
-
-
- ---------------------- LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND DAMAGES --------------------
- THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE PACKAGE IS
- ASSUMED BY YOU. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AND UNDER NO LEGAL THEORY, TORT,
- CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, SHALL PC WHOLEWARE OR ITS SUPPLIERS OR AGENTS BE LIABLE
- FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF
- TIME, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUE, LOSS OF USE OF THE SOFTWARE,
- PROJECTS CREATED BY THE SOFTWARE OR ANY OTHER LOSSES) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF
- OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT, EVEN IF PC WHOLEWARE OR ITS AGENT HAS BEEN
- ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE
- EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THIS
- LIMITATION AND EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
-
-
-
- ----------------------------- ASP OMBUDSMAN STATEMENT -------------------------
- This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware
- Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works
- for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP
- member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP
- Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but
- does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to the
- ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442 USA, FAX 616-788-2765 or
- send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
-
-
-
- ----------------------------- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS -----------------------------
- The system requirements for running FREECARD or playing cards made by it:
-
- .IBM PC or compatible computer with a 386 or higher processor running Windows
- 3.1x or Windows 95.
- .1M byte of free disk space.
- .VGA or better graphics.
- .Windows compatible sound card*.
-
- *Note: If the PC playing the greeting card does not have a sound card, the
- picture and text on the greeting card will still be displayed.
-
-
-
- ---------------------------------- TO INSTALL ---------------------------------
- Run "setup.exe" from Windows and follow the instructions.
-
-
-
- ---------------------------------- TO UNINSTALL -------------------------------
- Run the Uninstall program from the FREECARD program group and follow the
- instructions to complete the uninstallation.
-
-
-
- ------------------------ ABOUT SLIM SHOW MULTIMEDIA ENGINE --------------------
- The greeting cards made by FREECARD are powered by the SLIM SHOW interactive
- multimedia engine. SLIM SHOW is a full-featured, multimedia project maker that
- supports various multimedia components and a text-to-speech synthesizer.
-
- You can use SLIM SHOW to create presentations, advertisements, demo programs,
- greeting cards, story books, albums, multimedia resumes, and games, as well as
- for computer-based training and education.
-
- Features:
- *Interactive Multimedia presentation platform for Windows 3.1x and Windows 95.
- *Eighteen built-in animation styles for graphics, together with the
- combinations of blanking out and resizing. Other visual effects can be
- produced by arranging scenes externally.
- *Various styles for showing text strings and text files.
- *MIDI and WAVE audio playback.
- *Built-in text-to-speech synthesizer. Speaks any text. Pitch and speed are
- adjustable. Allows use of custom dictionaries.
- *Text or graphical buttons for user interaction.
- *Visual authoring environment that allows you to drag-and-place nodes.
- *Basic editing tools - Copy, Paste, Delete, Undo and Undelete.
- *Presents projects directly or builds them into Windows executable files.
- *Creates standalone, ready-to-run projects with players. Data compression
- provided for project materials. Fully automatic load, play, and clean-up
- process. No installation or uninstallation is needed. No DLLs to clean up.
- *Tiny player (50Kb no text-to-speech, 550Kb with text-to-speech).
- *Allows you to create executable files and collect resources to be used in
- other Windows programs.
- *The show window adjusts automatically to the size of the target video, or you
- can set it to a fixed resolution.
- *Transports TrueType text fonts (TTF) for use on target PCs.
- *Animation speed adjustable.
- *Creates self-extracting executable (single .EXE) files.
- *The easiest tool to use for creating Windows programs. No programming,
- scripting, or forming. No language syntax to learn. Just click, drag, and
- drop.
-
- To find out more about SLIM SHOW please visit: http://www.pcww.com/index.html
-
-
-
- ----------------------------- TO CONTACT PC WHOLEWARE -------------------------
- PC WholeWare
- 33 Justin Street
- Lexington, MA 02173
- U.S.A.
-
- E-mail: info@pcww.com
- 103671.2141@compuserve.com
-
- Web: www.pcww.com
-
-
-
- ---------------------------------- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ---------------------------
- I would like to thank Susan Branting, Mark Hill, and Charlie Davies who
- volunteered to proofread the documents of this program.
-