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* Jurassic Land -- Park I *
* Screen Saver *
* (Version 2.0) *
* Written by Mark Qian *
* *
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Jurassic Land is a series of screen savers. In park I, You will
see that brachiosaurs are having their dinners in a jurassic
evening... Sound effects provided.
The SETUP.EXE will copy five files into your windows directory:
jl_ft.src -- The main executable file of Jurassic Land;
jl_ft.txt and readme.txt -- Documentation file;
jl_ft_0.wav - Wave files for sound effects;
jl_ft_1.wav
jl_ft_2.wav
register.sav -- WAV file for setup.
Environment requirement:
- Super VGA
- At least 256 colors for display;
- VBRUN300.DLL;
- A sound card is recommended;
Important: Your comments are VERY IMPORTANT to the design of next
********* version of this program. In order to see a better version
sooner, please join the design of next version: EMail me
your comments about this program:
- What is NOT good enough?
- What do you wish to be in next version?
Big Bonus:
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Savervisor is a Screen Saver and Wall Paper Manager packed with Amazing.
It provides following functions:
- It appears as an icon that allows you launch a screen saver
instantly by a single click of RIGHT mouse button. Note: You
have to select a saver in Savervisor's setup screen in order
to have Savervisor launch when clicking at its icon with RIGHT
mouse button.
- It allows you specify the sensitive areas where you can click
the RIGHT mouse button to launch a saver instantly.
- It provide saver scheduling capability. That is, it allows
you specify what saver to be activate at a specified hour
through a week. It also allows you switch savers through
all the savers in your Windows directory and specify switchng
period.
- It can be run in a INVISIBLE mode. With this great feature,
you can just put it into Windows Startup group in Program
Manager and forget it: It will take care all the management
tasks while you never realize it is working for you!
- It can be set to "Always on top" to increase your
accessibility to its features.
- It can display(illustrate) all the screen savers in your
Windows directory in different styles(ONCE, CIRCLE, and RANDOM).
- It works as the saver section of Windows Desktop
allowing you select, setup, and test a screen saver from
within its setup screen.
- It provides a very strong wall paper management capability.
First, it allows you to specify any BMP files as your
Wallpaper from anywhere of your file system(including hard,
network, and CD drives) in a particular hour through a week.
Secondly, it allows you schedule BMP files as your
Wallpaper by specifying switching period through your
file system.
Finally, it can "walk" you through the entire file system
(including hard, network, and CD drives). That is, it
displays all the BMP files in your file system one after
another as wall paper - You can see exactly how the BMP file
looks as a Wallpaper on your screen instead of a single BMP
image(specially, when Tile function is set). You can choose
from either automatic or clicking to switch images when BMP is
illustrated.
- It also provides some other function such as tile setting.
How to use Savervisor:
- There are at least three ways to use it:
1). Always running and INVISIBLE. You can set its running
mode into INVISIBLE and put it into Startup group of
Windows Program Manager so that Savervisor is launched
automatically when you start your Windows. In this way,
Savervisor will work in background - You will never see
it while it is working for you: carrying out all the tasks
according to you Saver schedule and Wallpaper
schedule, launching savers instantly when you click the
RIGHT mouse button at the area you specify.
2). Always running but visible. In this way, you can access
setup screen of Savervisor by a double click at its
running icon#. For easy access, you can set it ALWAYS ON TOP.
3). Use it to setup you wall paper or select a screen saver
and turn it off after setup.
- After Launching Savervisor from Program Manager, You will see
an animation icon at the top left corner of your screen if
it is set to visible mode. Note: But you will see nothing
if it is set to INVISIBLE mode. In this case, You can
launch Savervisor one more time if you like to bring up
its setup screen in order to turn it into visible mode or
change setting of Savervisor. After you launch it second
time, the running icon will appear so that you can double
click at it to bring up the setup screen.
- To access Savervisor's setup screen, you need to double
click at the running icon.
- You must bring up the setup screen of Savervisor in order
to turn it off.
- Clicking the RIGHT mouse button on the Savervisor icon or
any sensitive areas that you specify will enable the
current screen saver in Windows Desktop and selecting any
screen saver in the setup screen of Savervisor has the some
effect of selecting a saver in Windows Desktop.
The setup.exe will allow you to specify the target directory
where the Savervisor will reside and create a group for Savervisor in
Program Manager. It will copy following files into the target directory:
saverv.exe - Savervisor;
readme.txt - this file;
saverv.txt - the same as this file but used by setup screen of
Savervisor;
regist.wav - WAV used to setup screen;
utility1.dll - an utility required by Savervisor.
Why use Savervisor with Amazing?
There are at least two reasons to use Savervisor with Amazing:
1). Savervisor enable you to launch Amazing instantly by a
single RIGHT mouse button click.
2). Savervisor provides schedule system which allows you
arrange your favorite savers and wallpaper in your style.
3). Its INVISIBLE feature allows you to "forget " it while
it is working for you.
TroubleShooting:
- Q: I have a multimedia system, with .WAV capability, and
in fact,
I hear .WAV files with most every application.
Why can I NOT hear sounds with your screen saver?
(The Sounds option is grayed out, and I cannot check
it.)
A: The Saver disables Sound option if it does not detect a
sound device that it knows. You can enforce it accepts
you sound system by following steps:
1). disable (turn off) the saver;
2). open (double click at icon of) file
c:\windows\jl_ft.ini
(assuming c:\windows is your Windows directory)
in your windows File Manager;
3). change
EnforceSoundOn= 0
into
EnforceSoundOn= 1
4). save and close the file;
5.) bring up the setup screen of the saver;
6). check (enable) field "Sound On";
7). click at OK to exit the setup screen of the
saver;
Q: I have downloaded your screen saver recently
and I was having a problem with getting it to work properly.
After initialising I get a message "... caused a general
protection fault in module VGA.DRV at 0001:0ca2".
A: Changed your screen drivber in winsetup to SVGA.
How to register Amazing:
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You can register Jurassic Land in Compuserve using SWREG
#4766: Just GO SWREG and use 4766 to register. After you register
in Compuserv, I will EMail you the Registration Code. You can
then key it into the Registration Code field of the Registration
screen in setups of Amazing and Savervisor.
If you can not access to Compuserve, to register Jurassic Land,
you can mail a $20 (U.S. Dollar) check or money order to
1659 Willowmont Ave.
San Jose, CA 95124
U.S.A.
Please make payable to MARK QIAN.
As soon as the check clears the bank, I will either
Email or mail you the registration code.
Please describe your name, mail or Email address clearly.
CHEQUE: All prices are in U.S. dollars . Cheque must be drawn
on a U.S. bank, or must be an international money order.
FOREIGN ORDERS AND CASH: We can process cash payments if you
are outside U.S.A. Please check the exchange rate (to U.S. funds)
carefully.
We can not accept responsibility for cash lost in the mail.
How to register Savervisor:
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You can use all the functions provided by Savervisor up to
30 times - then you have to register if you still want to use
it. There are two ways to register Savervisor:
1). After register Amazing in Compuserve. You can use
the Registration Code for Amazing to register
both Amazing and Savervisor. you will then receive
limited functions provided by Savervisor.(The functions
above marked with * are not available if you register
Savervisor with the Registration Code for Amazing.)
2). To enable its functions completely you need to register
Savervisor using SWREG #4880 in Compuserve.
If you can not access to Compuserve, please mail a $20 check
to the address above to register Savervisor.
NOTE: the Registration Code for Savervisor can NOT be used
to register Amazing.
DON'T MISS THIS:
****************
Just do a search with key word QIAN in WINFUN or using PC
filefinder in Compuserve, you will see a lot
of cool shareware:
Savers:
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* Amazing series
Seasons(az_sn.zip or amaze1.zip) - Incredibly beautiful seasons
Lakes(az_lk.zip) - Wonderful lakes
Rivers(az_rv.zip) - Clear rivers
Sunset(az_su.zip) - A golden world
Clock(az_ck.zip) - A clock that tells time by amazing views
* Incredible series
Sun(in_su.zip) - Unbelievable ocean view under the huge sun
America)in_am.zip) - What an amazing land
* Space Explorer(space.zip) - A wonderful space trek experience
* Flying Perfect(fp.zip) - A cool flying machine that allows
you fly and hunt whatever
* Office Maid(ofmaid.zip) - A tireless maid who takes notes, plays
movies and music, displays pictures,
and more...
* After You Left(ayl.zip) - What happen after you left each night?
Utility:
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* Savervisor - A very cool saver and wallpaper manager that allows
you to schedule your savers and wallpaper, right mouse
click at any area you specify to launch a saver, set
it to INVISIBLE mode: never see it while it is serving
you...
HOT DEAL!!!!!
*************
Buy one get one(when you register the second one or more):
If you have registered N of my savers or utilities(N>1),
please let me know what you have registered and
specify N-1 more my savers or utilities.
I will EMail N-1 Registration Codes to you for FREE!
For further information, please CIS-mail 76463,1251 at
CompuServ or Mail to Mark Qian at the address above.