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            GRAPHIC WORKSHOP CLASSIC 

              32 bit version 1.1y
            For Windows 95/98 and NT 

  http://www.mindworkshop.com/alchemy/gww.html


             ALCHEMY MINDWORKS, INC. 

              www.mindworkshop.com 
            alchemy@mindworkshop.com 

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  TO REGISTER GRAPHIC WORKSHOP CLASSIC 
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Graphic Workshop Classic is a shareware application. 
It gives you an opportunity to evaluate the software 
so that you know when you register that you have a 
useful and reliable program. The registration for 
Graphic Workshop Classic is $40. If you are upgrading 
from a previously registered copy of Graphic Workshop 
Classic for Windows 3.1 or 3.11, the upgrade fee is 
$20.00. Add $5.00 shipping if you'd like the current 
version sent to you.

After installing Graphic Workshop Classic, check out 
the Order.doc file in the \GraphicWorkshop folder for 
information on the many options available to register, 
or order the program by phone, fax, mail or via our 
on-line secure server. 



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  ABOUT THIS DOWNLOAD 
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This download contains 3 files, 

-- readme.txt  - which you obviously have found, 

-- file_id.diz - a brief descriptive text file, and

-- gwsw95.exe  - the application install program which is: 
                 -- version 1.1y for Windows 95/98/NT 
                    upgraded to patch level 6
                 -- 3,633,152 bytes in length. 

The Alchemy Mindworks CRC for gwsw95.exe is 43 35 BE 88 

A CRC value can be used to check the integrity of a file 
you have downloaded. By assuring that the CRC check value 
shown here matches the CRC check value for the file in 
question, you will reduce the possibility of attempting 
to install a damaged archive to about one in 4,294,964,296 
-- odds even longer than those of winning most state-run 
lotteries. 

You must have the Alchemy Mindworks CRC software installed 
on your system to perform this check. Please visit the CRC 
page to download the CRC software if you do not currently 
have it. It's small, free and a valuable asset to make 
sure that your Alchemy Mindworks software has not been 
damaged in transit.



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  INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS
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Graphic Workshop Classic is a superlative image management 
package. If you'd like to browse your image collection and 
view pictures, or convert between formats, print your 
graphics as hard copy, maintain a sophisticated keyword 
database, drive a scanner, decode pictures from the Internet, 
process and fine tune your photographs, them Graphic Workshop 
is your best choice.  

This is software that has been enhanced and improved over 
many years of development. It features an intuitive user 
interface designed to help you get things done quickly. It 
will batch process files, provide you with context-sensitive 
help if you get lost, let you interactively manipulate images 
and see what you're doing at every step. 

Do you have a Pentium-based system? Then check out 
Graphic Workshop Professional for Windows 95/98 and NT. 

If you are using Windows 3.1 or 3.11, then the current 16 bit 
version of Graphic Workshop Classic is the one for you.

If you are using Windows 95/98 or NT on less than a 
Pentium-based system, then this installation of the current 
32 bit version of Graphic Workshop Classic is the one for you.



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  GRAPHIC WORKSHOP CLASSIC'S FUNCTIONALITY 
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The list of Graphic Workshop Classic's functionality can run 
for pages. Here are a few:

Convert between image formats. 
  - View files in any of the supported file formats. 
  - Display a slide show of images. 
  - Print image files to any printer supported by Windows. 
  - Reverse image files. 
  - Dither colour images into halftones. 
  - Rotate image files in any increments. 
  - Flip image files vertically and horizontally. 
  - Scale images up or down with optional anti-aliased scaling.
  - Colour reduce and colour dither images. 
  - Soften, sharpen and manipulate colour images. 
  - Adjust image colour, contrast and brightness. 
  - Crop images interactively. 
  - Move and copy files. 
  - Apply sophisticated image filters to your graphics, including 
    soften, sharpen, emboss and edge detection. 
  - Maintain an image database with keyword searching. 
  - Run any function in batch mode. 
  - Use virtual memory to work with large images. 
  - Capture Windows screens with GWS Camera, supplied with 
    registered versions of the software. 
  - Create Windows icons 
  - Display and extract frames from animations. 
  - Create thumbnail arrays of your image collection. 
  - Acquire images from a TWAIN scanner. 



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  INSTALLATION OF GRAPHIC WORKSHOP CLASSIC 
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Extract the file gwsw95.exe from this zipped file to a temporary folder 
such as c:\temp

Please install Graphic Workshop Classic through the Run item of 
your Start menu. It is recommended that you close all applications 
before installing. Installing it through Explorer or Add/Remove 
Programs will usually fail very colourfully. 

The steps to follow are

-- On your taskbar, click on start, then on run

-- Click on browse, then select the folder containing gwsw95.exe 

-- Click once on the file gwsw95.exe and then on Open, or double 
   click the file gwsw95.exe to display the program in the Open 
   window of the Run screen

-- Click OK to start the self-extracting Windows archive to install 
   your software and create a program manager group for it

-- follow the prompts that guide you through the install procedure 


You must have a minimum of 10 megabytes of free hard drive space to 
install this package. Part of this space is used for temporary files 
created by the installer, and will be freed as soon as the 
installation is complete. 



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  TO UNINSTALL GRAPHIC WORKSHOP CLASSIC
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Graphic Workshop Classic does not place entries 
in your Windows registry.

To uninstall Graphic Workshop Classic: 
-- Delete the \GraphicWorkshop folder; and 
-- Delete the file gws.ini from the Windows folder.



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  Since the earth was flat

         Creator of

      GRAPHIC WORKSHOP 
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         plus other 
    innovative shareware
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