February 22, 1996 This is the README.TXT file for Microangelo, a product designed specifically for working with miniature graphics and Windows 95. INSTALLING MICROANGELO ----------------------- The Microangelo package includes a graphical Windows installation program. Copy or unzip the set of files that accompany this README.TXT file to a floppy diskette or into a temporary folder. Then run the SETUP program from the diskette or temporary folder. UNINSTALLING MICROANGELO ------------------------ Microangelo Setup also installs an "uninstall" utility to allow easy removal of Microangelo from your system. Select "Add/Remove Programs" from your Settings (Control Panel) folder and select "Microangelo 2.0" to uninstall the software. DISPLAYING HIGH-COLOR ICONS --------------------------- The Microangelo Engineer component contains an option on the System tab that is used to configure Windows 95 to display icons using all possible colors. Displaying icons in more than 16 colors requires the system's video mode to be set to GREATER than 256 colors. Appropriate modes are commonly referred to as High-Color (16 bit) or True Color (24 bit). Your system's video mode can be accessed from the Settings tab of your Display's Property sheet. Right click anywhere on the desktop background and select Properties. DOCUMENTATION ------------- Setup installs a Quickstart User Manual and displays this manual at the conclusion of Setup. The Quickstart guide contains important information and tips to help get the most out of Microangelo. We recommend printing out the Quickstart guide and reviewing before you use Microangelo or very soon. It really does contain some useful information that might be otherwise overlooked. Also, a thorough and concise set of online Help files provide excellent information on program specifics and step- by-step instructions to help you when you need it most - while you work. You can access online help through the Contents window where the information is organized into books and chapters, or go directly to the Index window to look for specific references and keywords to help you locate the information that you are looking for. REGISTRATION ------------ Microangelo is not free software. It is released as shareware, which provides the opportunity for the program to be evaluated before it is purchased. We hope that when you try Microangelo you will like it so much that you will want to register. By doing so you are voting with your pocketbook for us to continue developing high-quality, Windows shareware. Complete information on how to register Microangelo is included in the REGISTER.DOC file. Microangelo Setup installs a start menu entry titled Microangelo Print Registration Form that allows you to print the form from your Start menu. If you wish to remove the entry and are not familiar with how to do so, instructions are provided to remove the entry in the form itself. Acknowledgements and Sincere Thanks ----------------------------------- As most good things in this world, Microangelo is the product of hard work, sincere effort, and contributions of many individuals. I would specifically like to thank James Snyder of Shattered Rose Studio for his beta testing efforts and the cool animated cursors he has produced. Four of James' creations are installed to your Microangelo folder. Access them from the Browser's Animated Cursor tab. Perhaps the most dedicated fan and contributor to Microangelo outside of Impact Software, I want to thank Benny Berger for sharing his suggestions, his artistic talents, and perhaps most of all his belief that Microangelo can be the best of its kind. We're going to do our best to prove you right, Benny. Our biggest thanks go to those of you who are our customers - who enjoy and register our software. We work hard to earn your support, and we thank each of you for allowing us to provide you with great software like Microangelo. One last thought... We'd like to continue to do more - so please, if you continue to *use it* past the agreed evaluation period, kindly *register* this software. Thank you! The Impact Team -------------------------------------------------------- The legalese section... Microangelo(TM) Copyright © 1995-1996 by Leonard A. Gray. All rights reserved. SOFTWARE LICENSE Non-licensed users are granted a limited license to use Microangelo on a 30-day trial basis for the purpose of determining whether Microangelo is suitable for their needs. The use of Microangelo, except for the initial 30-day trial, requires registration. The use of unlicensed copies of Microangelo, outside of the initial 30-day trial, by any person, business, corporation, government agency or any other entity is strictly prohibited. A license for personal use may be purchased that grants the user the right to use Microangelo on one or more computers. A commercial license requires sufficient licensing equal to the number of users, or the quantity of workstations that access the software, whichever is smaller. No one may modify or patch the Microangelo executable files in any way, including but not limited to decompiling, disassembling, or otherwise reverse engineering the programs. A limited license is granted to copy and distribute Microangelo only for the trial use of others, subject to the above limitations, and also the following: 1) Microangelo and all of its release files must be copied in unmodified form, complete with the file containing this license information. 2) No fee, charge, or other compensation may be requested or accepted, except as authorized below: A) Operators of electronic bulletin board systems (sysops) may make Microangelo available for down- loading only as long as the above conditions are met. An overall or time-dependent charge for the use of the bulletin board system is permitted as long as there is not a specific charge for the download of Microangelo. B) Vendors of user-supported or shareware software approved by the ASP may distribute Microangelo, subject to the above conditions, without specific permission. Non-approved vendors may distribute Microangelo only after obtaining written permission from Impact Software. Such permission is usually granted. Please write for details (enclose your catalog). C) Non-profit user groups may distribute copies of the Microangelo diskette to their members, subject to the above conditions, without specific permission. Non-profit groups may collect a disk duplication fee not to exceed five dollars. LIMITED WARRANTY Impact Software warrants that all disks provided are free from defects in material and workmanship, assuming normal use, for a period of 90 days from the date of purchase. Impact Software warrants that the program will perform in substantial compliance with the documentation supplied with the software product. If a significant defect in the product is found, the Purchaser may return the product for a refund. In no event will such a refund exceed the purchase price of the product. 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