USER INSTRUCTIONS: ANTIQUE TRANSPORTATION SCREEN SAVER: 19TH CENTURY LOCOMOTIVES Vol.1 Your screen saver program has been installed into the Windows(tm) Desktop of the Control Panel. BE CERTAIN YOUR MONITOR IS SET TO 256 COLOR PALETTE. If you have an old generic VGA monitor which can only display 16 colors, I'm afraid these images will look terrible. Sorry. Accessing your screen saver is easy and requires only three steps: I. Load the Control Panel II. Run the Desktop option III. Select your screen saver ======================================================================= I. Load the Control Panel The Control Panel is generally found in the MAIN group of your Program Manager. Execute the Control Panel by double clicking the Control Panel icon. If you cannot find the MAIN group or the Control Panel icon, you can run the control panel from the File Manager by double clicking CONTROL.EXE in your main Windows directory (usually called WINDOWS). ======================================================================= II. Run the Desktop option To run the Desktop option of the control panel, double click the Desktop icon in the Control Panel. ======================================================================= III. Select your screen saver Use the 'Screen Saver' area of your Desktop screen to select your screen saver. You may use the Test button to preview your screen saver and the Setup button to assign a password and activate/deactivate your mouse. ############################################################################# THREE GOOD REASONS TO REGISTER! 1) YOU WILL RECEIVE ELEVEN (11) ADDITIONAL RARE IMAGES OF 19TH CENTURY LOCOMOTIVES. (Actually, you will get 12 new photos because the engine picture with the registration reminders will no longer have this text upon it.) THESE ARE ROYALTY FREE and may be used in any project, private or commercial, subject to one restriction. See below. 2) THE REGISTRATION REMINDERS WILL NOT APPEAR DURING YOUR SLIDE SHOW. 3) You will be supporting an important project in which we are preserving and restoring archival transportation photography, making individual images available to design professionals at a cost of $1.00 or less each. Compare that price with those typically charged by stock photography agencies. If you are a hobbyist, railroad enthusiast or historian, you can build a collection of rare and important images at very little cost. Such photographs rarely appear in the antique market, and when they do, prices are typically in the range of $20 to $60 each. 4) Only registered users will have access to our tech support. Ben Blumenberg Reality Software P.O. Box 105 1015 Main Street Waldoboro, ME 04572-0105 Phone: (207) 832-7348 - Most days noon to 9 PM EST. Internet - bennett@pipeline.com (almost daily mail run); or (least preferred) 71044.1645@compuserve.com ****************************************************************************** SCREEN SAVER ORDER FORM: ANTIQUE TRANSPORTATION: 19TH CENTURY LOCOMOTIVES Vol.2 To order, simply fill our this form and mail to: REALITY SOFTWARE, P.O. BOX 105, WALDOBORO, ME 04572-0105 U.S.A. 3 1/2" HD Disks Only - Quantity _____ x $US15 = Total ______ NOTE: Reality Software is a small company and cannot accept credit cards or bank drafts in foreign currencies. Please remit in $US or International Money Order with such drafts made out to Ben Blumenberg. Price includes shipping and handling costs to anywhere on this planet. NAME ______________________________________________________ COMPANY ___________________________________________________ ADDRESS1 __________________________________________________ ADDRESS2 __________________________________________________ TOWN/CITY _________________________________________________ STATE/PROVINCE ____________________________________________ ZIP or POSTAL CODE _______________COUNTRY _________________ Where did you acquire train2wn.zip? _________________________ Internet E-mail address for announcements, catalogs, etc. ____________________________________________________________ ************************************************************************* LICENSE AGREEMENT: ANTIQUE TRANSPORTATION: 19TH CENTURY LOCOMOTIVES Vol.1 What 'Royalty Free' means. As owner of either the shareware version or registered version of this screen saver, you have a single user license. You have also acquired royalty free rights to the use of the individual graphics files: file names are given below. Understand that this royalty free license applies only to the USE of the files, NOT to the reproduction and sale of the graphics files themselves. These images may be used as design elements in any publication or software product that you author, whether or not it is offered for sale in the retail marketplace. Examples of legal use would be illustrations in news media, catalogs or books. Illegal examples of image use would include the design of your own screen saver using the locomotive photos and/or their incorporation into retail graphic file collections of any sort. Needless to say, it is also illegal for you to redistribute and resell this screen saver product. YOU MAY NOT COPY AND DISTRIBUTE IN ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER, BE IT PRIVATE OR COMMERCIAL, ANY OF THE ORIGINAL FILES THAT COMPRISE THIS PRODUCT. This means that you cannot redistribute in any manner this screen saver product as your own publication. *************************************************************************** INFO & FILE LIST: ANTIQUE TRANSPORTATION: 19TH CENTURY LOCOMOTIVES Vol.1 The Archive The locomotive photographs in this collection are unique. They are taken from our private collection of 19th century railroad photographs which took many years to assemble. With only a few exceptions, none have ever been published before in any medium and then only many decades ago. Our collecting was restricted to the northeast United States and so these photographs are from railroads east of the Rockies. Many of the original prints are sepia toned but they are reproduced here in black and white which is truer to the majority of the original prints when new. Also realize that many of these photographs were taken and printed by less than expert photographers. Often a significant area of the image is slightly out of focus and the grey scale is severely reduced resulting in a less than adequate range of middle tones. A few of these photographs date from the early years of photography and cameras were less than technically adequate as judged by today's standards. Furthermore, many of these prints were exposed to excess sunlight and have faded. Dirt and dust were embedded in many of the negatives and are visible in such prints. A number of prints have suffered physical damage over the years which include creases and slits in the emulsion as well as degradation of the glossy emulsion layer itself. While purists may wish that we had not restored these photographs, the fact remains that in their original condition the majority would be unusable and unattractive. If you wish copies of the original scans, you may contact us directly. The price is $50 per file and they are royalty free as are these images. But beware, they look terrible! Most are very dark and damages are emphasized because of the resolution of the scanning process. We meticulously restored each image using industry standard, heavy weight graphics programs expressly designed for this purpose. We firmly believe that we have preserved the historical integrity of each photograph. My wife, Leslie, is an exceptional graphics technician and did the final restoration of each image. Realize that these images are in 256 grey scale so set your monitor to a 256 color palette. We also recommend setting your monitor to maximum brightness and contrast when viewing these images; such are the settings we used when editing. You will then have the best possible viewing environment. Here is the historical information that could be reliably ascertained for each photo. Remember that if you have not registered you have only four of these fifteen graphics files which are indicated by an asterisk *. REGISTER TODAY!! How can you be satisfied with only four of these great locomotive photos? 1. algonq.tif* The Algonquin, a 4-4-0 locomotive, was no.10 of the Portland & Rochester R.R. which ran between Portland, Maine, and Rochester, New Hampshire. This portrait was taken at East Rochester, New Hampshire. 2. america.tif America is a powerful 4-4-0 locomotive with an exceptional design. Notice the smokestack positioned immediately in front of the cab. 3. b&a.tif Here is an old 4-4-0 locomotive from the Bangor & Aroostoock R.R. photographed in a 20th century yard, perhaps in the 1920's. 4. berry.tif The John T. Berry is a 4-4-0 of the small Knox & Lincolnville Railroad of coastal Maine seen here at Woolwich, Maine. The K & L was a very small line and this is a rare photo. 5. crooks.tif* No.1 is the Wm. Crooks of the P. & P. R.R. The 4-4-0 locomotive also bears a plaque of the Great Northern Railroad. Notice the modern train behind the Wm. Crooks; this photograph was taken well into the 20th century. 6. logrr.tif This is one of the gems of this collection. A narrow gauge 2-4-2 locomotive is parked in a swamp. The mixed race logging crew took a break to pose and be photographed; the locality is somewhere near Savannah, Georgia. Also unusual is the professional approach to composing the scene used by the unknown photographer: the original is an albumen print. 7. memnon.tif Memnon is one of the uncommon 0-8-0 moguls that were used by the Baltimore & Ohio R.R. for heavy coal trains in the 1850's and 1860's. 8. no1483.tif No.1483 is one of the largest engines in this archive; a late 19th century heavy freight 2-8-0 mogul with an unusual clerestory above the cab. The condition of this photograph was superb. 9. no166.tif* No.166 is a 0-6-0 heavy freight locomotive c.1900 of the Maine Central R.R. photographed at Congress St., Portland, Maine. 10. no1705.tif No.1705 is a 4-4-0 of the New York, New Haven & Hartford R. R.. She was built by the Rhode Island Locomotive Works in 1880 and had 18" x 22" cylinders. 11. no24.tif No.24 is a 4-4-0 of the George Valley Railroad of midcoast Maine which later became the Knox R.R.. This photograph was taken at Union, Maine, in 1901 but no.24 was built by the Portland Locomotive Works in 1873 and first carried no.3. She was also with the Maine Central R.R. as no.24 and no.106. No.24's last incarnation was as no.6 for the Pekwauket R.R. and she was scrapped in July, 1909. The George Valley R.R. is another of the small local lines in Maine of which very few photographs survive. The center area of this print is degraded with poor focus and contrast. 12. no4.tif No.4 is a 0-4-0 of the Maine Central R.R. built by the Portland Locomotive Works with 16 x 24" cylinders in either 1885 or 1888. The 0-4-0 is an uncommon wheel arrangement that had poor tracking and such engines were usually restricted to yard switching. 13. nyne.tif No.5 is a 4-4-0 of New York & New England Railroad photographed with her crew and three passenger cars. ?Gene Hardy is the engineer, Bert Carpenter is the fireman, with Mike ?Moss and Mike Fagan are also pictured. She was built in 1871 with 16" x 24" cylinders. No.5 is similar to no.367 of the New York & New Haven R.R. whose photo is included in Vol.1 of this series. The composition of these two photograph is nearly identical which suggests the same photographer took each. 14. perkins.tif* Thatcher Perkins was the Master Mechanic of the Baltimore and Ohio who received a patent in 1843, along with William McMahon, for a method for fastening cast iron tires. He also received a patent for a feed-water heater on June 26, 1849 which was used on several Baltimore and Ohio engines of the period. Thatcher Perkins left the B & O in 1851 and set up his own locomotive works in Alexandria, Virginia. He built this magnificent 4-6-0 diamond stack locomotive for the B & O. The Perkins features the unusual 4-6-0 wheel arrangement which although powerful, was prone to derailment. Notice the circus tent in the background. 15. somerst.tif Somerset is a 4-4-0 of the Old Colony Railroad photographed at Taunton, Massachusetts. She was built by the Taunton Locomotive Works in 1869 with 16' x 24" cylinders. There was significant damage in the central area of the original negative. ************************************************************************* RELEASES SCHEDULED FOR 1995 AND BEYOND! Reality Software will be releasing a series of screen savers whose theme is antique transportation. Each registered version will contain 15 royalty free, 8 bit TIF images in 256 grey scale. These photographs are rare: most exist as single prints made by photographers many, many decades ago, some more than a century old. These archival images are of extraordinary interest, to historians, hobbyists and design professionals. The majority have never been published before in any medium and their intrinsic interest is exceptional. The originals comprise our personal collection which took many, many years to accumulate. This series offers you a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to acquire a collection of the rarest transportation photography which is truly of museum quality. Except for an occasional old stereo card, there is no possibility that you would see any of these prints in the public marketplace. 1) Several additional screen savers which feature 19th century locomotives will be released in the coming months. If you purchase the entire collection, there will be no duplicate photos! 2) Also to be released in 1995 will be several screen savers which feature classic sailing ships such as 19th century schooners. The format will remain the same: each volume contains 15 different, royalty free images. 3) In 1996, we plan to publish screen savers that feature archival photography of early trolley cars, electric trains, bicycles, late 19th and early 20th century warships and early aviation. The format of each registered product will remain the same: 15 superb, royalty free images for $15. Stock photo agencies typically charge license fees in excess of $100 for commercial use of their images. There will be no duplicate photos throughout our entire collection of archival transportation screen savers. If you register this product, you will automatically be placed upon our mailing list to be notified as each volume in the Antique Transportation Screen Saver series is released. Be certain to indicate an e-mail address on the registration form: we distribute a great deal of our publicity as e-text. *********************************************************************** See catalog.txt on disk 3 to read about our extraordinary e-books for DOS and Windows in ancient history and the history of religion. *********************************************************************** Copyright 1994 Ben Blumenberg Reality Software 1015 Main Street Waldoboro, ME 04572-0105 Phone: (207) 832-7348 Internet - bennett@pipeline.com (almost daily mail run); or (least preferred) 71044.1645@compuserve.com ************************************************************************