Program Title:  Astrology for Windows (AST4WIN)
Version: 1.0
Program Description:
Astrology for Windows is a comprehensive astrology program that accurately
calculates and displays the positions of the planets and houses in either
the Tropical or Sidereal zodiac and six house systems over approximately
8,000 years.  Users can save calculated birth charts for review, change,
or comparison with other charts.  The program displays two types of graphic
wheels, including one showing aspect lines which can be interactively
adjusted.  Users can easily look at their current transits or examine
astrological compatibility between people's charts.  Astrology for Windows
includes calculation of solar and lunar returns and transits lists.  It
features an atlas of 2500 cities and interactive maps of the World,
U.S., and Europe.  The program includes the new minor planet Chiron and
the moon's true nodes.  Astrology for Windows is customizable and very easy
to use - it features a standard Windows interface and context-sensitive
on-line help.  The Windows Help includes an introduction to astrology
chapter and bibliography.  From the Help Menu one runs a separate demo
program showing the additional features of the commercial AstrolDeluxe
for Windows on which this program is based.  All program text is in an
editable file, allowing Astrology for Windows to be easily localized
for different languages and countries.

Intended User:  Astrology hobbyists.

Improvements over Halloran Software's ASTROL96, The Public Domain Astrology
Program for DOS:  High resolution color graphics, nicely formatted printing,
biwheel of two charts, greatly expanded city lists and higher resolution
maps, list of world time zones, can enter data to the second, sun is
calculated to an accuracy of one arc-second and moon to two or three
arc-seconds, has Chiron and moon's true nodes, calculates solar and lunar
return charts, has context-sensitive help and an introduction to astrology.

Unique features of this astrology program:
This is a reliable, very accurate, and easy to use astrology calculation
program.  It does not attempt to provide interpretations, which avoid being
superficial only in complete report writer programs such as we sell
commercially.  Most astrology software programmers are just starting to
produce programs for Windows.  Halloran Software started selling Beta-test
versions of our Windows program in 1992.  I believe this program to be
unique among shareware in the support that it provides for copying both
text and graphics to the Windows clipboard, in calculating to such high
accuracy, in calculating return charts and a transits list, in its
comprehensive atlas module, in analyzing compatibility between people's
charts, in the high quality of its two graphic wheels, and in its support
for international date formats and languages.

Program capacity or limitations: Astrology for Windows is distributed as
freeware, with no requirement to ever register it.  The program will
calculate and display an unlimited number of accurate charts for any place
or time.  The tabular displays of positions and aspects may be printed
for all charts.  However, registration does bring additional benefits such
as the ability to save more than 100 birth charts to file, delete charts,
make use of the maps of the United States and Europe, and print or copy to
the clipboard the color graphic wheels for more than saved chart number one.

System requirements: 4 Mb RAM recommended, Windows 3.1 or higher.

How to start the program:  Install in accordance with instructions at the
end of this file.  Start the program by clicking on the icon for Astrology
for Windows in the Halloran Software program group or from Windows
File Manager double-click the AST4WIN.EXE file.

Registration fee: US$26.50

Materials or services that come with registration:  Registration code that
opens additional features; addition to mailing list for update notices.

List of program files and one-line description of each file:

PDASTWIN.TXT - This file.
READTHIS.TXT - Instructions for installing Astrology for Windows.
AST4WIN.EXE - Astrology calculation program.
ASTTEXT.INI - All program text is externalized to this editable file.
TRANSLAT.TXT - Table of captions arranged by menu for the translator.
ASTTEXT.ENG - Backup copy of the English language text file.
AST4WIN.HLP - Windows Help file has complete manual.
ADDEMO.EXE - Stand-alone demo of additional features in AstrolDeluxe.
DELTAT.WST - Table of Delta t time difference corrections.
STABBR.INI - List of state and country name abbreviations.
AUSCIT.WST - City list for Australia.
CANCIT.WST - City list for Canada.
EUROCIT.WST - City list for Europe.
USCIT1.WST - City list for part of United States.
USCIT2.WST - City list for part of United States.
USCIT3.WST - City list for part of United States.
WORLDCIT.WST - City list for the rest of the world.
EUROPE.RLE - VGA map image of Europe.
USA.RLE - VGA map image of United States.
WORLD.RLE - VGA map image of World.
CMDIALOG.VBX - Windows common dialog control.
GRID.VBX - Grid control.
MHEN200.VBX - MicroHelp function library.
MHFL200.VBX - MicroHelp function library.
VSVBX.VBX - VideoSoft form control.
COMMDLG.DLL - Windows common dialog library.
DDEML.DLL - Dynamic data link library.
HSCALC10.DLL - Astronomical calculations library.
MHRUN300.DLL - MicroHelp run-time library.
VBRUN300.DLL - Visual Basic run-time library.
VSVBX.LIC - Run-time license for VideoSoft form control.
INSTALL.BAT - Batch file which runs INSTALL1.EXE.
SETUP.BAT - Batch file which runs INSTALL1.EXE.
INSTALL1.EXE - Program which if run from hard disk adds to the Windows
               desktop the Halloran Software program group and icons
               for Astrology for Windows and Astrology for Windows Help.

Installation Instructions:
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Use File Manager to create a directory on your hard disk for the program,
preferably one called C:\WINASTRO  -- this name is recommended but not
required.
Move the AST4WZIP.EXE self-extracting file to the \WINASTRO directory.
From File Manager, double-click on the AST4WZIP.EXE file in order to run it.
All the files shown above will be extracted into the \WINASTRO directory.
Press the F5 function key to refresh the File Manager window.  
Double-click on the INSTALL1.EXE file  --  this will add the Halloran
Software program group and astrology item icons to your Windows desktop.
