The purpose of this program
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Garc is a 32-bit graphics viewing/converting/archiving/printing program.
You will need a computer running Windows 95 or Windows/NT, 1 megabyte of
free RAM, and about eight megabytes of disk.
Features include:

   * Displaying the following graphic formats: BMP, GIF, JPG, PCX, TGA, TIF.
     Transparent GIF's are supported as well.  (Note: JPG, PCX, and TIF
     formats are only supported in the registered version.)
   * Archiving your graphic files with password protection and encryption.
   * Permitting graphic file descriptions in the archives as well as
     a search function within the archive to enable you to find the files
     you have described.
   * Printing graphic files with automatic proportions.  Color printers are
     supported.
   * Previewing of your graphic files quickly.
   * Giving your files operational capabilities (i.e., copying, renaming,
     moving, deleting)
   * Converting graphic file formats easily.
   * Color reduction (e.g., 24-bit to 8)
   * Special effects for your images: Blurring, brightness adjustment,
     contrast adjustment, flipping, Gamma correcting, Kodalith images,
     mirroring, negatizing, noise removal, pixellation, resizing, and
     sharpening.

How to install it
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Run the file 'SETUP.EXE' and follow instructions.

Status of this program and distribution
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This program is shareware and may distributed freely without modification.

Contacting the author
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John Callicotte may be contacted by:
    e-mail: johnc@sound.net
            or
    snail-mail: P.O. Box 7407
                N.K.C., MO  64116