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  2. Release Date | Version | Details
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  4. 06/05/93     | 1.00    | Initial release
  5.              |         |
  6. 26/05/93     | 1.01    | Bug fixes:
  7.              |         |
  8.              |         | * Crashed on 386+ machine if EMM386.EXE or
  9.              |         |   equivalent loaded with NOEMS option. No VCPI
  10.              |         |   detected unless EMMXXXX0 device driver available.
  11.              |         |
  12. 10/08/93     | 1.02    | Bug fixes:
  13.              |         |
  14. Internal     |         | * PCX format output incorrectly duplicated the
  15. Release      |         |   last pixel in a scan line.
  16. Only         |         | * Included missing 'Activation Timed Out' message
  17.              |         |   for Last Error (caused by DOS in permanently
  18.              |         |   busy state).
  19.              |         | * Corrected error in horizontal pixel pan handler
  20.              |         |   for 256-colour modes.
  21.              |         | * Changed method of calculating 64K video RAM
  22.              |         |   segment wrap versus paged memory access.
  23.              |         |   This was not a reported bug, as yet. With luck no
  24.              |         |   further bugs have been introduced by this.
  25.              |         |
  26.              |         | Enhancements:
  27.              |         |
  28.              |         | * Added /CLICKS switch at user request.
  29.              |         | * Added extra interrupt 21h trap to avoid excessive
  30.              |         |   DOS busy timeout delays during intensive disk use.
  31.              |         | * Implemented split screen and pixel pan handler for
  32.              |         |   the non-standard 256-colour mode using 4-plane
  33.              |         |   non-chained (interleaved) memory mapping.
  34.              |         | * Base VGA detection (regardless of SuperVGA tests)
  35.              |         |   now overruled by the /V:VGA switch. This allows
  36.              |         |   the user to load SCREEN Thief regardless of video
  37.              |         |   card type and should be used with due caution. 
  38.              |         | * Added 24-bit support for PCX and BMP formats.
  39.              |         | * Added RLE compression for 16 and 256 colour BMPs.
  40.              |         | * Improved BMP creation method. Faster, less noisy.
  41.              |         | * Added /RGB switch for quick x3 Max Width setting.
  42.              |         | * Added /STREAMSIZE switch.
  43.              |         |
  44. 20/08/93     | 1.10    | Bug fixes:
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  46. Internal     |         | * Non-blinking pixels in 16-colour graphics mode are
  47. Release      |         |   now correctly interpreted with an intense attribute.
  48. Only         |         |
  49.              |         | Enhancements:
  50.              |         |
  51.              |         | * Added support for CIRRUS LOGIC CL-GD5422 chip.
  52.              |         |   Fully tested including HiColor and TrueColor modes.
  53.              |         | * Added TXT, ASC and SCR Output Formats.
  54.              |         | * Expanded TIFF support for 2, 4, 16 and 256 colours.
  55.              |         | * Implemented more exact emulation of the VGA CRT
  56.              |         |   Controller. Now even ridiculous settings such as
  57.              |         |   a non-zero Preset Row Scan value (vertical panning)
  58.              |         |   under graphics modes are simulated.
  59.              |         | * Added /BLINKATTR switch.
  60.              |         | * Added support for OAK 037C/057/067/077 chip sets.
  61.              |         | * Improved command line syntax error reporting.
  62.              |         | * ST now only clears screen when run if already in
  63.              |         |   colour text mode. before it always reset the mode,
  64.              |         |   causing the display to flash on some adapters.
  65.              |         | * Added PgUp, PgDn and first character jump for 
  66.              |         |   scrolling help window list.
  67.              |         | * Status screen updated to include most options.
  68.              |         | * Added /FULLFRAME switch.
  69.              |         | 
  70. 26/09/93     | 1.50    | Enhancements:
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  72.              |         | * Implemented LZW compression within TIFF format.
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