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D.A.T. Designer '98' ReadMe File
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
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D.A.T. Designer is a full 3D CAD package for designing
surfboards, sailboards and paddle boards. It has many features
including: 
	VRML2.0 Export (useful for designing web pages)
	1/3 scale template printout
	OpenGL(tm) Enhanced 3D viewer (texture mapping etc.)
	Summary Printouts
	Rail Libraries
	V Designer
	Shape analysis (weight, volume, area)
	Computer Aided Shaping Machine Shape Generation
	Internet "Board Studio" shape advertising.
	Board Manager to organize your shapes.

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COMPANIES USING THE SYSTEM
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The professional version of this product is in use by many 
companies worldwide, including:
	Rusty Shaping Company (Australia)
	Copello Sailboards (France)
	Fanatic Sailboards
	No Work Team (Spain)
	Wave's (France)	
	Cobra/Star (Thailand)
	Zip Sailboards (Japan)

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PROGRAM INSTALLATION
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Due to limitations of storage, placed on us by shareware archives
you must download the VBRUN400.ZIP from the 
ftp://ftp.simtel.net/simtelnet/win95/dll
site before installing the program, as these files are not included
in the installation files.
 
STEP 1: (INSTALLING VB RUN TIME FILES)
Unzip all of the files in the VB40032.ZIP file with the 
extension "dll" into your windows/system directory 
(usually C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM )

STEP 2: (registering OLEPRO32.DLL)
From the START menu choose RUN and enter:
regsvr32 olepro32.dll
Then press OK, a message should appear saying that the file has
been registered successfully.

STEP 3: (EXTRACTING D.A.T. Designer 98)
Unzip the file DAT98s.exe contained in the dat98s08.zip file
into a temporary folder/directory.

STEP 4: (INSTALLING D.A.T. Designer 98)
Double click on the file named DAT98s.exe . This is a self extracting
self installing zip file. It will ask you for the name of a directory
to store the extracted file in. You enter one of your own choice or you
can use the default. This directory will not be deleted after the 
installation. 

STEP 5: (INSTALLATION RUNNING)
Follow the instructions that the installation program gives you. 
And thats it!

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PROGRAM STATUS
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D.A.T. Designer '98' is shareware.  This means that it is OK to download and
evaluate the program for free, it has a 30 day trial period. After this 
trial period you must enter a password to continue to use it. 
Your registration and payment means we can continue development and
free distribution of the program.

Registration entitles you to free fax/e-mail support 30 days.
For a limited period, single user copies are £30 (~US$55).  
Quantity discounts, site and enterprise licenses are available.

Commercial use of the program (use within a business) absolutely
requires registration.


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WARRANTY DISCLAIMER
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THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. TO THE MAXIMUM
EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, GOWER SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
FURTHER DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT. THE ENTIRE RISK ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR PERFORMANCE
OF THE PRODUCT AND DOCUMENTATION REMAINS WITH RECIPIENT. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL GOWER SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT,
SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR OTHER DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS
INFORMATION, OR OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS) ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE USE
OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCT, EVEN IF GOWER SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

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DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
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THIS SOFTWARE AND THE ACCOMPANYING FILES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.

In no event shall the author be held liable for any damages whatsoever,
including without limitation, damages for loss of business profits, 
business interruption, loss of business information, or any other loss 
arising from the use or inability to use  the software.

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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Gower Software Development (U.K.)
Tel: +44 (0)1792 419511
Fax: +44 (0)1792 360147
email: ipearce@gsd.win-uk.net
URL: http://www.gsd.win-uk.net/

