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+-------------------------------------------────────-----────────----+ | This VENDINFO Product Information File contains both readable text | | and tools-accessible data about a product. See the last text | | section, below, for more information about VENDINFO and its tools. | +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ VENDINFO standard v1.03, produced by VendEdit v1.22, 5-Apr-1995 ===== Product Information ============================== Product: Magic Desk Graphical DOS Menu Version: 3.22 Version Date: 6-Apr-1995 Product Type: Software Basic Distribution Policy (see License, below, for details): Shareware, subject to distribution restrictions Product Description: Magic Desk: Windows-style graphical DOS menu. Uses standard Windows icons to represent your programs. Perfect for schools, businesses, or home users. All the features you expect in a powerful menuing system, but so simple and safe, even young children can use it to start their own programs without assistance. Built- in icon editor. Superb EGA/VGA graphics. DOS 3.3, HD, 640K, mouse optional. (ASP) Reason for version: Minor update. Some new features. Category: Utilities; Menu systems & file managers; Menu systems Keywords: MAGIC DESK MENU ICONS TOYBOX GUI GRAPHICAL Required Packages: MDESK322 This Package: MDESK322 Registration Fee: 29.00 (U.S. Dollars) Required Configuration Processor Family: Intel 80x86 (minimum 8086/8088) Minimum OS: MS-DOS 3.3 Standard RAM: 640K Hard Drive Space: 500K Required: Hard drive Won't Work With: Floppy only Monochrome Display Adapter (MDA) Hercules Graphics Card Tandy Display Adapter Color Graphic Adapter (CGA) Multi-Color Graphics Array (MCGA) Multi-Color Graphics Array 256 (MCGA 256) Orders: Address: Virtual Magic Software P.O. Box 12264 Huntsville, AL 35815 USA Phone: 205-880-9035 FAX: 205-880-7885 CompuServe: 70304,2045 Internet: 70304.2045@compuserve.com Support: Address: Virtual Magic Software P.O. Box 12264 Huntsville, AL 35815 USA Phone: 205-880-9035 FAX: 205-880-7885 CompuServe: 70304,2045 Internet: 70304.2045@compuserve.com ===== Information for Users ("READ-ME") ================ NOTE: What you are reading now is a file called VENDINFO.DIZ. This file is in an emerging industry-standard format which attempts to consolidate and standardize the various information files (READ_ME.TXT, VENDOR.TXT, LICENSE.TXT, etc.) found in many shareware products. You can load this file into a text editor or word processor for viewing or printing. There are two other information files included with Magic Desk. GUIDE.COM is the Magic Desk User's Guide. To view it simply type GUIDE at the DOS prompt while in the Magic Desk directory. ORDER.COM is the order form and instructions for ordering the registered version of Magic Desk. To view it simply type ORDER. While viewing GUIDE.COM or ORDER.COM you can print the document by pressing ALT+P or you can write the document to a normal text (TXT) file by pressing ALT+W. Converting the documents to text files will allow you to load them into a word processor or text editor if you desire. This section contains information that updates, clarifies, or emphasizes information found in the User's Guide (GUIDE.COM). Please see the User's Guide for complete details on using Magic Desk. NEW IN VERSION 3.22 Magic Desk is now DESQview-aware. Incorrect date fixed: Earlier versions sometimes experienced a problem with the system date not advancing correctly if Magic Desk is left on overnight. This has been fixed. Multiple configuration problem fixed: The multiple configuration option introduced in version 3.20 did not work correctly in certain circumstances. This has been fixed. Also, configuration files can now be stored on different drives. See below for details on setting up multiple configurations. Password problem fixed: Earlier versions had sporadic problems with correct passwords not being accepted. Also, passwords were sometimes case-sensitive when they should not have been. This has been fixed. Passwords are no longer case- sensitive. If you entered passwords in earlier versions, you may find under certain circumstances that they no longer work when you load this version. In this case you will have to re-enter the password. After doing this you should have no further trouble with that password. If you have password-protected your Helper button and find you can't open the the Helper window to change the password, please contact us for instructions. NEW IN VERSION 3.20 Screen blanker: The screen blanker now displays some graphics instead of just a blank screen. The screen blanker is no longer memory resident. This will speed up the loading of Magic Desk, and will prevent memory conflicts that caused problems on some systems. See below for more information concerning the screen blanker. Multiple configurations: You can now run multiple configurations of Magic Desk on the same system with only one copy of the program files. Each copy can have different settings (programs, colors, passwords, etc.). See below for detailed instructions. Required DOS version: Magic Desk now requires MS-DOS version 3.3 or higher, previous versions required version 3.0 or higher. INSTALLING MAGIC DESK: Magic Desk is distributed in a compressed format and cannot be run directly as is. You must first install it on your hard drive. To install it: 1. When you see the C> prompt (or a similar prompt that identifies your hard drive), insert the program disk in disk drive A (or B). 2. Type A:INSTALL (or B:INSTALL) and press the ENTER key. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen. Magic Desk may also be installed from your hard drive if you have already copied the compressed files onto your hard drive. If you have an earlier version of Magic Desk your hard drive, you can install this new version into the same directory and the installation program will detect and save any existing button and configuration information. In other words, you won't have to recreate the information that's in the earlier version. WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND YOU MAKE A BACKUP OF THE FILES IN YOUR MAGIC DESK DIRECTORY BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL THIS NEW VERSION INTO THE SAME DIRECTORY. This will preserve your current Magic Desk or ToyBox files in case something goes wrong during installation. STARTING MAGIC DESK: After installation, the command to start Magic Desk is MAGIC. This runs the MAGIC.BAT file that kicks things off. Do not start the program with the MDMAIN command. Running MDMAIN.EXE directly will appear to work fine until you try to launch a program from Magic Desk. At that point, the program will simply terminate and leave you at the DOS prompt. USING MICROSOFT WINDOWS ICONS: To use a Windows icon in Magic Desk you must first read it into Painter, the icon editor built into Magic Desk. After reading the icon and making any desired changes to it, write it back to disk without the ICO extension. Magic Desk will create a new icon file with an ICN extension, then you can use it. NOTE: Magic Desk includes 30 sample icons that have a ICN extension. These are already in Magic Desk format and do not need to be imported through Painter. This version of Magic Desk also includes a utility that will convert all the Windows icons in a specified directory to Magic Desk format in a single pass. See the file UTILITY.TXT for details. RUNNING BATCH FILES: If you are running a batch file (a file with a BAT extension) from Magic Desk, be sure you have set the Batch File button for that program to YES. If the Batch File button is set to NO, Magic Desk will not reappear after the batch file is finished. REARRANGING ICON BUTTONS: You can change the arrangement of the icon buttons on the screen by dragging them around with the mouse or keyboard. See the User's Guide for details. After you've put the buttons fairly close to the proper position, you can press ALT+A to have Magic Desk line them up neatly in rows of five, in the new order. RUNNING DOS 6 MEMMAKER: If you have commands in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to automatically run Magic Desk when you turn on your system (as described in the User's Guide), you may need to temporarily remove the commands while running the MEMMAKER program included with DOS 6. CONVERTING PCX IMAGES: The User's Guide describes a procedure for using Windows Paintbrush to change the colors of some PCX images so they appear correctly in Magic Desk. For this procedure to work correctly, you must be running Windows in 16 color mode. It will not work in 256 color mode. To change the Windows color mode, you must run Windows Setup (normally located in the Main folder). SCREEN BLANKER: The Screen Blanker window contains a button labeled "Mouse". In previous versions, the setting of this button determined whether moving the mouse would cause the blanked screen to reappear. You can still toggle this button between YES and NO, but it has no effect. If you have a mouse installed, moving it while the screen is blank will always cause Magic Desk to reappear. RUNNING MULTIPLE CONFIGURATIONS: You can run multiple "copies" of Magic Desk on one system, with only one copy of the program files on your disk. Each copy can have different settings (programs, colors, passwords, etc.). For example, you can set up a different configuration for each member of the family. You can even set up a main copy of Magic Desk, with icon buttons to launch each individual configuration. 1. You must create a separate directory to hold the configuration files for each copy of Magic Desk. For example, if your Magic Desk program files are in the \MDESK directory, you can create subdirectories called \MDESK\MOM and \MDESK\DAD to store two separate configurations. To create these two directories you would give the following commands from the DOS prompt: MKDIR \MDESK\MOM MKDIR \MDESK\DAD 2. Then you can start Magic Desk with either of these two configurations by giving the command MAGIC followed by the name of the directory, as follows: (Before giving the command, the \MDESK directory must be the current directory.) MAGIC \MDESK\MOM or MAGIC \MDESK\DAD The configuration directories may be on a drive other than the drive that contains the Magic Desk program files. ===== Packing List ===================================== As released by the author or publisher, this package contained the following files in addition to this VENDINFO.DIZ: Filename Size Date Time CRC32 READ_ME.1ST 171 6-Apr-1995 03:22a F9D97F00 READ_ME.BAT 411 6-Apr-1995 03:22a 45D3E7C7 GUIDE.COM 47851 9-Sep-1994 03:20a 1B5AAE62 ORDER.COM 7759 9-Sep-1994 03:20a D9AE9F3E FILE_ID.DIZ 412 6-Apr-1995 03:22a 202D2961 INSTALL.EXE 34905 15-Jun-1994 12:00p 9BF7A8AA INSTALL.FIL 1930 6-Apr-1995 03:22a 73CB7972 CONFIG.PAK 947 9-Sep-1994 03:20a F27AA1C1 MAIN.PAK 94620 6-Apr-1995 03:22a 62D92E5E VENDOR.TXT 216 6-Apr-1995 03:22a 13796CEE ===== Installation ===================================== Magic Desk is distributed in a compressed format and cannot be run directly as is. You must first install it on your hard drive. To install it: 1. When you see the C> prompt (or a similar prompt that identifies your hard drive), insert the program disk in disk drive A (or B). 2. Type A:INSTALL (or B:INSTALL) and press the ENTER key. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen. Magic Desk may also be installed from your hard drive if you have already copied the compressed files onto your hard drive. If you have an earlier version of Magic Desk on your hard drive, you can install this new version into the same directory and the installation program will detect and save any existing button and configuration information. In other words, you won't have to recreate the information that's in the earlier version. This does not apply to earlier versions of ToyBox or ToyBox II. We strongly recommend you make a backup of the files in your Magic Desk directory before attempting to install this new version into the same directory. We distribute Magic Desk as a shareware program, which means we allow you to try the program out before you pay for it. If you find Magic Desk helpful and continue to use it, you must submit the required registration fee. Pricing is as follows: Registration Fee: $29.00 Shipping Fee Per Order (U.S. and Canada): $4.00 -OR- Shipping Fee Per Order (International): $6.00 We have included an order form (ORDER.COM) on disk that you can print out if you desire. The order form also explains how to pay by check/money order or credit card. If you are interested in purchasing a site license that will allow you to use Magic Desk on multiple systems, please contact us. Site licenses are much more economical than purchasing multiple copies of Magic Desk. Registering brings you several important benefits: 1. We'll send you the latest registered version. The registered version doesn't display the opening information window when you start it. 2. With the registered version you will also receive: - A printed version of the User's Guide. - A collection of hundreds of Magic Desk icons. - A utility that will convert all the Windows icons in a directory to Magic Desk format in a single pass. - A utility that will let you quickly view all the icons in a directory. 3. You'll be entitled to free technical support for as long as we distribute the program. Available means of technical support include phone, fax, mail, and CompuServe. 4. We'll send you notice of future upgrades and new products from Virtual Magic Software. AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND ORDERS: In Australia and New Zealand, the sole distributor for Magic Desk is: Morrison Wallace Pty, Ltd Suite 1, 15 Grosvenor Street Neutral Bay NSW Australia 2089 Phone: 02 9539332 Fax: 02 9091832 CompuServe: 100241,331 If you live in Australia or New Zealand you must contact Morrison Wallace Pty, Ltd for information on ordering the registered version. This program is produced by a 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. We encourage you to pass along a copy of this shareware version of Magic Desk to friends, associates, computer bulletin board systems, etc. We ask that you distribute only unaltered versions of the program. Please encourage others to register their copy if they find the program useful. ===== Warranty ========================================= THIS PROGRAM IS SUPPLIED AS IS. THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND OF FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. THE AUTHOR ASSUMES NO LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES, DIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL, WHICH MAY RESULT FROM THE USE OF THIS PROGRAM. ===== License for Use and Distribution ================= TRIAL USE LICENSE This is an unregistered evaluation version of Magic Desk. You are licensed to use this version for a reasonable evaluation period, up to 30 days. If after the evaluation period you wish to continue using Magic Desk, you must submit the required registration fee. There are several advantages to becoming a registered user. Please see below for complete registration details. DISTRIBUTION LICENSE Magic Desk is a copyrighted program distributed as shareware. Before distributing Magic Desk, you must consult the attached VENDINFO data record, which is hereby incorporated by reference, to determine if you meet the requirements to distribute via a particular distribution method. Any distribution satisfying all the requirements expressed in that data record is hereby authorized. In general, vendors approved by the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP) and not-for-profit user groups may distribute Magic Desk, via most distribution methods, without additional authorization. In general, electronic bulletin board systems (BBSs) may distribute Magic Desk without additional authorization. In general, all other distributors must receive prior authorization from Virtual Magic Software before distributing Magic Desk. Again, you must consult the attached VENDINFO data record to determine if distribution is permitted in your particular situation. Permission to distribute Magic Desk is not transferable, assignable, saleable, or franchisable. Each vendor wishing to distribute the package must independently satisfy the terms of this limited distribution license. We reserve the right to modify, restrict or revoke any permissions granted here or in the attached data record at any time, by notifying you in writing. All rights not expressly granted here are reserved to Virtual Magic Software. ===== About VENDINFO Files ============================= Each VENDINFO.DIZ file contains extensive information about a product. This "human-readable" section is followed by a compressed data record useable by automated tools. The data record allows BBSes and other distributors to automate package handling, and provides users with a wealth of product information. VENDINFO tools (free viewer for users, free or inexpensive processors for distributors, editors for authors) are available from many sources, including the originators of VENDINFO: Rams' Island Software Voice: 303-841-2848 CompuServe: 76244,324 7644 E. 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