============================ README.TXT ================================== Welcome to the Walnut Creek Visions CDROM, July 1994 edition! This disc contains 500 stock photographs and images which can be used without royalties! The pictures contained within come in 640x480 and 800x600 resolutions, and are also categorized into subjects. =========================================================================== Here is a list of important files and directories: go.bat Batch file that lists the readme.txt file (MS-DOS) view.exe Program to view and copy files on the disc (MS-DOS) 00_index.txt Description of all of the files on this CDROM 00_index.gz GZipped copy of index.txt 00_index.zip Zipped copy of index.txt images\animals\ Pictures of animals images\artpix\ Artistic photographs images\bkgrnds\ Photographs for Backgrounds images\boatswtr\ Boats and Marine photographs images\brnsfrms\ Barns and Farm pictures images\churches\ Photographs of Churches images\cities\ Cityscape images images\closeups\ Closeup photographs images\foreign\ Pictures of foreign places images\fractals\ Fractal images images\holidays\ Pictures with holiday themes images\parks\ Photographs of parks images\plants\ Plant pictures images\scenic_e\ Photographs of the Eastern U.S. images\scenic_w\ Photographs of the Western U.S. images\seasons\ Pictures depicting the seasons images\stillife\ Still life photographs images\visions\ Raytraced images Each of the directories within images/* contain two directories 640x480\ and 800x600\ which contain pictures in those respective resolutions. =========================================================================== USING THE VIEW PROGRAM To use this disc, merely change drives to your CD-ROM drive, then type "VIEW" in the root directory of the CD-ROM drive, then press enter. The VIEW program will then display a listing of the subdirectories and their description on the disc. Use the cursor keys to move the highlight bar up and down the screen, then press ENTER to change into any of the subdirectories. The VIEW program will then display a list of files within that particular subdirectory. (To return back to the subdirectory listing, press the ESCAPE key.) While in the list of files, the VIEW program can let you read a text file, uncompress a zipped file, or copy a file onto another drive. To read a text file, merely position the highlight bar onto the line with the filename you wish to read, then press ENTER. While reading the document, if you wish to search for a string, press either the "S" key, CONTROL-S (type "S" while holding down the Control key), or F9 then enter the string for which you wish to search. For further occurrences of the string, merely press the S key, CONTROL-S, or F9 key. You may do reverse searches by pressing R, CONTROL-R, or F10 in the same manner. To uncompress a zipped file, position the highlight bar onto the line with the filename you wish to uncompress, then press ENTER. The screen will change to ask you to where you wish to uncompress the file, the default being a directory on your C: drive. If you wish, you may edit this destination box. Press ENTER to begin uncompressing the file, or press ESCAPE to abort. After uncompressing, you will have the option to either exit out to the directory to which the VIEW program uncompressed the file, or to return to the menu; if you decide to return the menu, be sure to remember to where the file was uncompressed! To copy a file, position the highlight bar onto the line with the wish to copy, then press ENTER. The screen will change to ask you to where you wish to copy the file, the default being a directory on your C: drive. If you wish, you may edit this destination box. Press ENTER to copy the file, or press ESCAPE to abort. After copying, you will have the option to either exit out to the directory to which the VIEW program copied the file, or to return to the menu; if you decide to return the menu, be sure to remember to where the file was copied! =========================================================================== This disk conforms to the level 1, ISO-9660 format. All the filenames are limited to eight single-case characters, with an extension of up to three characters. Most directories have an index file named 00_index.txt that contains a description of each file in the directory. =========================================================================== 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. =========================================================================== Before testing software make sure that you have adequate backups of any valuable programs or data that may be on your system. It is possible through inexperience, mistakes, undetected program errors, or other causes that you may accidentally corrupt or delete valuable data or programs. Please make sure you have good backups in case something goes wrong. Walnut Creek CDROM will not be held responsible for any actions that the user may undertake in conjunction with this CDROM. Walnut Creek CDROM makes no guarantee nor claims as to the suitability of any software or data on this CD for any purpose. All material is provided in good faith on an 'as-is' basis and no charge has been made for it. Any charges made for this CD relate only to compilation, copying, general costs, and making the material available. =========================================================================== This CDROM comes with a full money back guarantee. If you are dissatisfied for any reason, you can return it for a full refund. Walnut Creek CDROM guarantees the physical media of this CDROM disc only. If the CDROM is unreadable, you may exchange it for a working version. 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. =========================================================================== Walnut Creek CDROM Suite 260 1547 Palos Verdes Mall Walnut Creek, CA 94596 USA +1 800 786-9907 +1 510 674-0783 +1 510 674-0821 FAX info@cdrom.com ============================= README.TXT =============================(ja)=