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Buttons v3.6
(C) Copyright 1991, 1992, 1993
Rockland Software Productions
System Requirements:
1. VGA or VESA SVGA graphics.
2. Microsoft compatable mouse.
3. Soundblaster Pro sound card required for VOC file playback.
Installing:
1. Create a directory for your Buttons program.
2. Copy the Buttons program and all its files to your Buttons directory.
3. Change to your Buttons directory and enter ''buttons'' at the DOS
prompt.
Buttons will ask you for sound and video options, and then start.
Running:
1. Change to your buttons directory and enter ''buttons'' at the DOS
prompt.
2. When the main screen appears, click on the Help button. This accesses
the built-in on-line documentation. This will tell you what you need
to know get started using buttons. There is also an option on the help
menu to print the manual for Buttons.
3. To run buttons from a batch file or another program, run the file
STARTING.BAT in your buttons directory instead of BUTTONS.EXE.
The wallpaper images included with Buttons were originally downloaded from
local BBSs. If you see something thats yours and you don't want it used in
Buttons, call us @ 703-378-5120 and we'll remove it.
Archive contents:
buttons.exe Buttons progrm
*.bgi Video drivers
*.chr Font files
btns36.doc Buttons documentation
support.doc Support information
catalog*.doc Rockland catalog
sbsim.* Voc software
*.drv Voc drivers
voice.exe Voc software
*.voc VOC files
*.gfs SVGA icons
*.gfv VGA icons
*.wps SVGA wallpaper
*.wpv VGA wallpaper
convert.exe Buttons 3.5 to 3.6 menu converter
convert.doc Convert documentation
vesainfo.exe VESA utility - reports VESA modes supported by your card
Differences between the registered and unregistered versions:
In the unregistered version of Buttons, only the 1st 5 icons on the 1st
screen work. The following features are only available in the registered
version of Buttons:
1. Up to 50 icons per screen.
2. Unlimited number of screens.
3. Save edited icons.
4. Save edited wallpaper.
5. Import PCX to SVGA wallpaper
6. Convert SVGA to VGA wallpaper
7. Convert SVGA to VGA icons
8. Unlimited free support via phone, emial, and mail.
9. Upgrade notice via 1st class mail.
10. Upgrade discount.
About VESA:
1. VESA is a new graphics standard that makes many different SVGA cards
compatable with each other.
2. The cards are made compatable by the VESA bios extensions that are
built in to the card, or loaded into memory via a TSR program.
3. This allows software written for just one kind of video (VESA) to run
on many different SVGA cards.
4. A program that uses VESA requires the VESA bios extensions in order to
run.
5. Most cards load their VESA bios extensions via a TSR program.
6. Most card manufacturers include a VESA TSR program with their cards.
7. If you do not have the VESA bios extensions for your card, here's how
to get a copy:
* Call your local BBS. They may have it in their graphics area.
* Call your card manufacturer's BBS and download the file.
* Call one of the national networks such as Compuserv, GEnie, Delphi,
America on line, PC Link, or Promenade. Each has a VESA area on it.
Download the VESA file for your card.