============================= README.TXT ================================ Welcome to the March, 1996 edition of the Best of Walnut Creek CDROM Sampler disc! This disc contains sample programs from our line of CDROM products, ranging from MSDOS/Windows shareware to Linux/FreeBSD boot floppies to royalty-free images. Index files of all of our discs are included to provide a reference of what is available in each of our titles. =========================================================================== Quick Start Instructions: Windows 3.1/NT/95 ----------------- Go to "File" menu under program manager and choose Run. At the Command Line box, type: "D:\setup", assuming 'D' is your CDROM drive. This will install a group folder with icons for this CDROM. Under Windows 95, inserting the CDROM into the CDROM drive will also automatically start a CDROM browser program called WinView. MSDOS ----- Change to your CDROM drive and type "view". For example: C:\> D: D:\> view ========================================================================== Here is a list of some important files and directories on the disc. setup.exe Installation program for Windows 3.1/NT/95 view.exe File Browser/Uncompressor for MS-DOS. 00global.txt Global index of this CDROM docs\ Documentation regarding this CDROM docs\view.doc Documentation regarding VIEW.EXE _bbs\ BBS support files =========================================================================== To use this disc, you will need to unarchive the compressed programs on the CDROM to your hard disk. Files that end in the ".zip" extension are compressed. To make browsing the disk easier, we have included the VIEW program for MSDOS in the root directory of the CDROM. This program allows you to page through the index files and then unarchive the program(s) you want onto your hard disk. =========================================================================== WinView and View To make browsing the disc easier, we have included the program WinView for Windows, and the program VIEW for MSDOS on the CDROM. These programs allow you to page through index files, browse through directories on the CD, view documentations and uncompress/install the program(s) you want onto your hard disk. ========================================================================== Shareware This disk contains many shareware programs and images. Shareware can be considered to be a sort of try before you buy system where you are expected to pay the program author a registration fee if you find the program or image useful. You will find details of registration included in the document/text files provided with each program. ========================================================================== Disclaimer Walnut Creek CDROM makes no warranty about any file on this CDROM, including any written by Walnut Creek. You, not Walnut Creek CDROM, assume all risk of using any of the files on this CDROM. We reserve the right to limit any effort on our part to rectify problems with any file on this CDROM. We cannot accept any responsibility or liability in the event that using the software on this disc causes you grief, malfunction, data loss or thinning of the hair. As with any new software, make sure that you back up your system regularly so that you can recover from unforeseen crashes. Although we have made every attempt to examine every program on this disc, some non-shareware or public domain programs may have slipped by. If you find such a program on this disc, please notify us immediately so we can rectify the situation. Thanks. This CDROM comes with a full money back guarantee. If you are dissatisfied for any reason, you can return it for a full refund. ========================================================================== For image discs only 1. Walnut Creek CDROM reserves, as its exclusive property, all copyrights and other intellectual property rights in and to the still images contained on the CDROM (the "Images"), both individually and collectively. You shall not duplicate the CDROM, and shall not duplicate any substantial portion thereof, without the express prior written approval of Walnut Creek CDROM. You shall not distribute copies of any of the Images, either individually or as part of any collection of still images, without the express prior written approval of Walnut Creek CDROM. Notwithstanding the above, You have permission to incorporate any individual Image as an element of a larger multimedia work that does not comprise a collection of still images. 2. You shall not use any of the Images, or any derivative work based on or incoporating any of the Images, to libel, slander, defame, disparage or embarass. ========================================================================== ASP Walnut Creek CDROM is an approved vendor and associate 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 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536. ========================================================================== Trademarks All trademarks belong to their respective trademark holders. Third-Party applications/software/information are copyrighted by their respective owners. ========================================================================== Copyright This CDROM copyright (c) 1996 Walnut Creek CDROM. All rights reserved. ========================================================================== This CDROM is unconditionally guaranteed. If you are dissatisfied for any reason, simply return it with a short note and your contact information for a full refund. 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