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                             Slide Librarian
                               Version 1.0
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Author: Nick J Hunter, SpanSoft
        8 Juniper Hill, Glenrothes, KY7 5TH, Scotland
Tel:    National: (01592) 743110  International: +44 1592 743110 voice/fax
E-mail: SpanSoft@compuserve.com
Web:    http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/SpanSoft

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  SpanSoft is a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP)
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Installation
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Methods of installation vary depending on where you got this software from.
If installation instructions have been provided separately, please follow
them. 

If installation instructions have not been supplied then...

If you downloaded this software from an on-line service you can run the
SETUP.EXE program from within the .ZIP file if you are using WinZip.
Otherwise you should unzip the contents of the .ZIP file into a temporary
folder and then run SETUP.EXE from there using Windows Explorer. The
temporary folder can be deleted once installation is complete.

If this software was supplied on disk, run the SETUP.EXE program on disk 1.

WARNING:
If you are upgrading to this version of Slide Librarian from a previous
version and have already built a slide database; ensure that you have
backed up your data before installing this version.


New features, enhancements and bug fixes
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(see the on-line help for a complete list)

Version 1.0 - December 1997
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First release.



Registration
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This product is SHAREWARE. This version is a fully functional evaluation
copy which you may install and use free of charge for 30 days. After that
time, if you wish to continue using the program you must become a registered
user. Details of how to register are available in the on-line help.

If you have registered a previous version of this program, you can upgrade
to this version and use your registration key to register it instantly. No
further payment is required.


System requirements
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  IBM compatible PC - Pentium 100
  SVGA monitor set at 800x600 pixels and 16bit (HiColor, 64,000 colours)
  16Mb RAM

  Hard disk space:
    5.5Mb - program and ancillary files
    plus either
      13kb per slide (thumbnail images only)
    or
      up to 741kb per slide (includes full-sized images with 24bit colour)

  Image capture system (scanner, video snapshot, etc) (recommended)
  Printer (recommended)
  Windows 95 (required)


Help
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To get you off to a flying start using Slide Librarian, read the help
topic "Getting Started". This will lead you through the basics.

The SLIDES.HLP help file is a complete on-line manual for Slide Librarian.
As well as providing context-sensitive help direct from the program,
it contains all the technical information about the program, usage tips and
details on how to register in an easy-to-use format. Please make extensive
use of it, you will find it very useful.

The file SLIDES.TXT is an extract of SLIDES.HLP in text format which you
may send straight to your printer. You can do this using the Print User
Guide command from the Database Window Help menu.
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