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-------- Cycle Screen Saver Version 1.02 - Demo Version ----------
Requirements: Your display driver MUST show 256 colors at 640x480 resolution!
Otherwise, no palette animation will be seen.
This screen saver demo shows the capabilities of the Cycle Company's new
palette animation screen saver. First, a brief plug to get you to kick
in th $17.50 for the registered version by telling you the things you
get for your money. The complete screen saver will allow ANY bitmap file
to be used, stretching the bitmap to fill the screen below the scrolling
marquee text. If the marquee text is deleted, the bitmap fills the entire
screen. If marquee text is entered, it scrolls from right to left and is
continually repeated. Five additional fractal bitmaps are included with
the registered version, which will be mailed to you on diskette.
Now - how to activate the demo copy you have just received? Simply type
"cycle" in the directory where you unpacked the .ZIP file, and the
component files will be placed in the proper directories for a normal
Windows installation. You can then open the Control Panel in the Main
file folder and activate the Desktop applet. You will now see the text
"Cycle Screen Saver" as one of the choices in the screen saver window.
Select this, and the Setup button will let you customize the appearance
of your screen saver. The bad news - in the Demo version, you can't
change the bitmap file or marquee text selection. But wait, there's
hope! You CAN register as indicated above. Just fill out the following
information and mail it the the address below, and we'll take care of you.
For bitmaps where color cycling does not present a worthwhile image, you
can set the Smoothness parameter in the Control Panel setup to 0, which will
cause the screen saver to "fade out" the image and then refresh it.
NOTE: If you're a laptop user, then you know why just moving the mouse
doesn't stop the screen saver. Since most laptops have a hardware screen
blanker, you don't get to see much of the software 'savers. In this case,
simply move your mouse or trackball, and the hardware will re-enable the
screen without having the software remove the screen saver. To cancel the
software 'saver, I use the SHIFT key, but you can click the mouse buttons,
too.
Name_________________________________________
Address______________________________________
______________________________________
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Telephone____________________________________
Diskette Format: 5.25" ( ) 3.5" ( )
Make checks payable to The Cycle Company and mail to:
The Cycle Company
7205 Longwood Drive
Bethesda, MD 20817
FAX: (301) 365-8448