XPoint 1.0 Readme


Copyright and Trademark Information
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© Copyright 1998 by YAOS Technologies Group

YAOS (Yet Another Operating System) Technologies Group
231 Douglas Avenue
Providence, RI 02908

What is XPoint?
XPoint provides the easiest and quickest solution for creating full-scaled interactive presentations. It uses a drag and drop paradigm, making multimedia authoring as simple as copying and moving files. XPoint is one of the first programs to offer sophisticated interactivity without programming. Programming projects that used to take days is now reduced to minutes. Changing any part of presentations is as easy as adding new files and deleting old ones. Cross-platform compatibility (compatible with Windows95/NT and Macintosh) makes XPoint an ideal choice for corporate marketing presentations, CD titles and interactive kiosks. 

In addition to offering easy interactivity, XPoint is capable of automatically incorporating voice-overs to every slide in your presentation. Simply name the sound file the same as a slide image, XPoint will play the sound in addition to any background music whenever this slide image is displayed. You can also add video to your presentation by simply dropping the file into your presentation folder. XPoint provides a valuable tool for lecturers and instructors to create interactive course work and self-running overheads quickly. 

XPoint will save you both time and cost.
Instead of hiring an expensive outside source to create your multimedia presentation, now you can let XPoint do it for you quickly. Since XPoint presentations involve only copying and moving files, you can easily change or alter any part of the presentation at any time. Whether it's a CD title, an interactive slide show, or product demonstration, you can depend on XPoint to deliver the best quality presentation anywhere. 

XPoint offers both simplicity and reliability.
Since XPoint uses bitmapped images for its presentations, you don't have to pack your presentations for viewing on other machines. Using images also eliminates problems associated with font conflicts, making XPoint presentations more reliable than others that use actual fonts. XPoint uses the same program for both authoring and playing so you will never have to worry about bringing all the software components to your show. Since XPoint presentations use independent images, you will not loose everything when a single slide in your work happens to get corrupted. 

Easy 123 steps to build your presentation.
Simply drop slide images (such as screen shots from PowerPoint, PageMaker or internet websites) in the same folder as XPoint and then double-click on the XPoint icon, your presentation will begin immediately. Place any sound files in the same folder to add background music to your show. Adding navigation buttons to create interactivity; simply place any button images in a sub-directory called buttons. Name a button image Xpthome will take the presentation to the first slide and name a button Xptnext will advance the slide show to the next image. Naming a button image the same as one of the slide images will take the presentation to that slide whenever this button is clicked.

To take all these great advantages, call 1-800-650-5300 to order XPoint. If you are not satisfied for any reason, simply return the product back to us within 30 days. We will refund your full purchase price.

Installing XPoint.
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There is no installation required, simply unzip the archive file and you are ready to go.

XPoint 1.0 Trial License Agreement
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This trial version is provided for evaluations only. If you wish to continue using it after 30 days, you need to obtain the commercial version. You are free to distribute to anyone the trial version, provided this Readme file is included with it. 

Standard legal disclaimer
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This software is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The software or its documentation may include errors or technical inaccuracies. Changes are periodically made to this software and its documentation, and may be incorporated in new versions. YAOS Technologies Group may improve or change its products at any time without notice.  YAOS Technologies Group assumes no responsibility for and disclaims all liability for errors in this software or its documentation.  YAOS Technologies Group is not responsible for any damages of any sort under any conditions. While XPoint 1.0 contains no known bugs, use it at your own risk. As always, you should make frequent backups of important information. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you.

Contact Information
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YAOS Technologies cannot provide telephone technical support to trial versions of its software. But if you have a technical issue, you can send an email to support@yaos.com. You can also write to YAOS at the address list at the beginning of this file.
