DAMSEL SOFTWARE GROUP's   SHAREWARE BITMAP COLLECTION, VOL.I 

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This file contains information on the following subjects:

	1.  Product Registration
	2.  The Association of Shareware Professionals
	3.  Copyright Information
	4.  Minimum System Requirements
	5.  Setting Up Your Screen Saver and Bitmaps
	6.  Screen Saver Function and Features
	7.  Image Compression
	8.  Monitor Display
	9.  Uninstalling Your Screen Saver
	10. Warranty Information
	11. Registration Form

This is the only time this README.TXT file will appear automatically. In    
the future you can read the file by coming back to your Windows' Notepad 
(located under Accessories in your Program Manager menu) and opening the 
README.TXT file found in the BCV1SS directory, or by two clicks on the
filename directly from within File Manager.  You may also read the file 
from your C:\> DOS prompt by typing TYPE C:\BCV1SS\README.TXT | MORE.  
You may exit this presentation at any time by clicking on the minus sign 
of the Notepad window at the upper lefthand corner.

This README.TXT file can be printed in a variety of ways.  In MS-DOS you 
can print it at any time from your C:\BCV1SS> prompt by typing COPY 
README.TXT PRN and pressing Enter.  Within Windows it can be printed 
from the Notepad or from any other word processing program that can open 
a .TXT file.  In Windows' Notepad you should set File\Page Setup\Left
Margin to zero before printing to insure that each line will print in 
its entirety.  This text file will not appear during the actual running 
of the screen saver.


1.  PRODUCT REGISTRATION

If you find you are enjoying Damsel's Bitmap Collection, Vol.I, as screen
saver, wallpaper, or both, and you intend to continue its use, you should 
register this program within 30 days by sending a check for $15.00 in U.S.
currency drawn on a U.S. bank to:

			Damsel Software Group            
			P.O. Box 713                    
			Concord, NH 03302-0713  

Call our phone/fax at 603 485-2677 if you desire verification.  You may 
print out and use the registration form found at the end of this README 
file to insure we receive your mailing address.

$15.00 entitles you to a registered copy of Damsel's Bitmap Collection, 
Volume I, complete with User's Guide, lifetime tech support,  and a free 
catalog of Damsel products with future updates for a year.  The User's 
Guide will be of great value as it includes a name-to-image matching list 
for ease in tile and screen selection.  Without the User's Guide (not 
available in this Shareware version) the only other method of identifi-
cation would have been to title each image directly on the Screen Saver / 
Previewer, an un-appealing prospect from an artistic point of view.  

As an added inducement you will also receive a second screen saver 
generated from the 48 tiles and awe-inspiring full-screen images of 
Damsel's Bitmap Collection, Volume II.  Send US$15.00 and get it all,
.. PLUS free shipping and handling on this, your first order (3 1/2" 
virus-free diskettes only).


2.  THE ASSOCIATION OF SHAREWARE PROFESSIONALS

Damsel Software Group is a member of the Association of  Shareware 
Professionals (ASP).  ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle
works for you.  If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem
with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to
help.  The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an
ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products.
Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI  USA
49442-9427, Fax 616-788-2765, or send a CompuServe message via 
CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.

THE SHAREWARE CONCEPT

Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software before buying it.
If you try a Shareware program and continue using it, you are expected to
register.  Individual programs differ on details -- some request registra-
tion while others require it, some specify a maximum trial period.  With
registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue using the
software to an updated program with printed material.

Shareware differs from public domain software in that there is the under- 
standing of payment IF the user continues to actively employ the software.
Shareware is also copyrighted where public domain software is not.  Copy-
right restrictions vary from author to author.  Damsel's Bitmap Collection 
is copyrighted.  The details of this copyright follow the loading and use 
section below.

Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software.  You should find
software that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether it's commercial or
Shareware.  The Shareware system makes fitting your needs easier, because 
you can try before you buy.  Shareware has the ultimate money-back 
guarantee -- if you don't use the product, you don't pay for it.


3.  COPYRIGHT INFORMATION

Once registered, the images contained in Damsel products may be used as 
wallpaper or as baseline images for further private or commercial process-
ing.  Your only restriction as a registered purchaser, owner, or user, is 
that Damsel products or their individual images not be resold or distributed
in their original unmodified form.  Images may be used unmodified in 
commercial publications where they form an integral part of a larger work to
be sold or marketed as such.  The images cannot be resold as stand-alone 
graphics without the expressed written consent of Damsel Software Group.  
The screen saving functions cannot be redistributed except in Shareware
versions with their original associated Damsel images. 


4.  MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

A good portion of the images contained in this Damsel product are built on 
a 256-color palette.  A video display board with a minimum of 512K RAM and 
256-color capability for display on a VGA or SVGA monitor is essential for 
optimal viewing of these images.  Screens and tiles in 16-color format 
will look fine with a standard VGA driver.

You will need an IBM PC-compatible with a 386 or higher-type micro-
processor, 4MB RAM, and a hard disk with 4MB free disk space.

Damsel products run with MS-DOS 3.1 or higher using Windows 3.0 or higher.


5.  SETTING UP YOUR SCREEN SAVER AND BITMAPS

First, the Screen Saver / Previewer:

Exit this README file by clicking on the minus sign of the Notepad window.
Then, turn off any other screen savers you may be using unless they are
the ones linked directly to your Program Manager\Control Panel\Desktop
module, following the manufacturer's instructions.  To access your Damsel 
Bitmap Collection, Vol.I Screen Saver / Previewer from Windows' Program 
Manager,

1.  Double click on your Main icon.
2.  Double click on the Control Panel icon. 
3.  Double click on the Desktop icon.  
4.  Once you are in the Desktop dialog box open the list 
    in the Screen Saver area by clicking the button at the right 
    of the box titled "Name:" (or by pressing TAB several times to go to 
    the box, followed by ALT+DOWN ARROW).  
5.  Scroll on the slide bar until you find the screen saver titled BCV1SS.
    Click once on the title to select it.  You may also select the
    "Delay" time (of inactivity) in minutes which will preceed the 
    initiation of any screen saver selected.  Password protection is also
    available and is described in the next section.
6.  After selecting the BCV1SS screen saver choose OK in the upper right-
    hand corner of the dialog box and exit back to the opening screen.
    The BCV1SS Screen Saver will now appear after the initial chosen period
    of inactivity passes.  

Next, setting up your wallpaper:

To use Damsel's bitmap images as wallpaper for Windows the picture files 
must be located in the WINDOWS directory.  They must be "COPY"ed to the 
WINDOWS directory in order that the original screen saver Previewer will
still function.  The screen saver has been programmed to look for the files
in the BCV1SS directory.  If you "MOVE" the image files to the WINDOWS 
directory in order to save disk space, the program will no longer be able to
find them in their new home.  After watching the screen saver for a time,
you may have favorites that you may wish to copy one at a time, rather than 
duplicating all files in the WINDOWS directory.  You can use the COPY
function of Windows' File Manager to accomplish this operation.

Your alternative is to uninstall and reinstall this program, choosing the 
WINDOWS directory as your choice when prompted by the program.  Before 
choosing this route, please check your current WINDOWS directory for any 
resident readme.txt files as the installation will overwrite any earlier 
versions of readme.txt.

To access your new wallpaper choices return to your Program Manager\Control 
Panel\Desktop dialog box.  The Wallpaper scroll box is located directly
beneath the Screen Saver box.  Choosing wallpaper is exactly like choosing 
your screen saver except that the options are different.  When selecting any
of the images from the wallpaper list you should also click on the Center 
option located directly under the Wallpaper scroll box. 

Now, setting up your tiles:

The tiles are loaded from a separate installation program located on Disk
#3 of the Bitmap Collection, Vol.I.  They must be loaded from your DOS 
prompt.  Place Disk# 3 in your A:\ drive.  At your C:\>  DOS prompt, type 
A: INSTALL and press <Enter>.  The collection of 37 tiles will be loaded 
directly into your WINDOWS directory.  This is where they need to be in 
order to be accessed by Windows' Desktop application.  

If you have now loaded the tiles, they will also appear in the list of 
choices for Windows wallpaper.  The list below will tell you which of your 
new images are tiles and which are full-screen graphics.  When selecting a 
tile remember to set the Tile choice found directly under the Wallpaper 
scroll box in the Desktop dialog box.

Please note that all of these images are unique to Damsel's Bitmap 
Collection, Vol.I, and will not reappear in any other collection you 
purchase.
    

6.  SCREEN SAVER FUNCTION AND FEATURES

Damsel's Bitmap Collection, Vol.I is a collection of 57 tiles and full-
screen graphics designed for use as Windows wallpaper selections to be 
chosen from your Desktop dialog box.  The Previewer displays all 11 full-
screen images of the Bitmap Collection unaltered.  The 37 tiles of the 
collection have been grouped together in 9 composite full-screen displays 
combined with interesting backdrops to produce a total of 20 screens in 
this screen saver.

All of Damsel's screen savers have preset display times and transition
effects (the methods used to transition between one image and the next).  
Once loaded, the BCV1 image files are stored in uncompressed format.  The 
length of time required to load each image and perform transition effects 
will depend directly on the size and speed of your microprocessor (386, 486,
or Pentium) and the power of your video graphics card.  Some of the transi-
tion times have been extended deliberately as they are interesting to watch 
in and of themselves.  

Damsel has set the post-transition display times to be approximately 30 
seconds for each image using a 486-type machine running at 33 Megahertz.  
Faster 486 and Pentium machines will exhibit slightly shorter display times.
Users with 386-type machines will notice an initial blank screen lasting 
several seconds as the microprocessor loads the first image.  Some blank 
screen time may also appear between certain transition effects on slower 
machines.

Your screen saver has been installed in the "Mouse Aware" mode, meaning that
any movement of the mouse will disengage the screen saver.  Disengagement
may take several seconds if the program is interrupted during one of the  
image transitions.  The screen saver may be put into a "Mouse Ignore" mode
where only a depressed key on the keyboard will deactivate the screen saver.
The program will recommence using the next image in its sequence when the 
selected delay time reactivates the screen saver.        

To access the Mouse Aware \ Mouse Ignore setup choices click on the Setup 
button of the Screen Saver section of the Desktop dialog box (accessed by 
the Program Manager\Main\Control Panel\Desktop command sequence).  The 
choices are found in the upper righthand box of the Setup dialog box.  
Click on the down arrow at the righthand end of the box, then click on your 
choice.  Then, click on the OK button of the Setup box, followed by a click 
on the OK button of the Desktop dialog box.

Damsel screen savers have incorporated a Password protection scheme similar 
to those offered by the original Windows screen savers.  This feature is 
also found in the Setup dialog box of the Screen Saver section of the Desk-
top dialog box.  A click on the Password button brings up a screen with the
"Enter New Password" entry line.  As you type in your selected password, 
asterisks will appear for each letter.  Clicking on the OK button will bring
up a confirmation screen where you will be asked to reenter the same pass-
word.  Clicking the OK button here will return you to the original Setup 
screen.  

Clicking the OK button here, followed by a click on the Desktop dialog box 
OK button will activate your password protection.  With the screen saver 
activated, any motion of the mouse in the Mouse Aware mode or keyboard 
entry in the Mouse Ignore mode will bring up an Enter Password dialog box.  
The password must be correctly entered in order to gain access back to the 
active Windows environment.  If you forget your password your only option 
is to reload the entire program from your original install disks.

If you wish to change or remove the password you must return to the Setup
screen of the Screen Saver section of the Desktop dialog box.  To enter a 
new password follow the same procedure as described above.  To remove the 
password simply click on the OK button of both the Enter New Password 
input screen and the Reenter New Password screen without filling in the 
input line.


7.  IMAGE COMPRESSION

The images from the Bitmap Collection, Vol.I, are loaded into their respect-
ive directories uncompressed in the BMP graphics format.  While this may use
up slightly more hard disk space than a format such as JPEG, it does 
guarantee that each image will retain perfect fidelity to the original
Damsel design.

8.  MONITOR DISPLAY

The program configures the image display to your screen by first reading
your on-line graphics display format.  If your monitor is not configured
for 256 colors, the program will attempt to display 256-color images by 
constructing a 16-color standard VGA dithered image from the few colors 
available in this format.  Usually, the result of this mathematical process
is visually unacceptable for the images in this screen saver which are 
meant to use 256 colors.

If you find the images barely recognizable and you have a minimum of 512K 
RAM on your video display board, there is probably a driver you can load 
which will support 256-color display.  Consult your machine and Windows 
documentation for more information regarding your specific situation.



9.  UNINSTALLING YOUR SCREEN SAVER

Your screen saver has been loaded to a directory named BCV1SS unless you
chose otherwise during the installation procedure.  In order to enable you
to access the screen saver Damsel has loaded two additional files into your
WINDOWS directory,  BCV11723.INI and BCV11723.SCR. 

To remove the screen saver from your hard disk simply delete all files in
the BCV1SS (or your own directory name chosen during installation) and 
the BCV11723.INI and BCV11723.SCR files located in your WINDOWS directory.
This can be done quickly from your Windows' File Manager, found in your 
Program Manager's Main menu.  Each future screen saver purchased from 
Damsel Software Group will offer a unique setup directory during 
installation so that you will be able to maintain clear control over all 
Damsel files residing on your hard disk.


10.  WARRANTY INFORMATION

Damsel Software Group specifically disclaims all warranties, expressed or
implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of mechantability
and fitness for a particular purpose or application.  In no event  shall
Damsel Software Group, its owner or employees be liable for any loss
of profit, loss of savings, commercial damage, or other incidental or
consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use any
Volume or Sampler of Damsel Screen Savers, even if Damsel Software
Group has been advised of the possibility of such damages, or for any
claim by any other party.


Windows and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp.


11. REGISTRATION FORM

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DAMSEL SOFTWARE GROUP                                     REGISTRATION FORM
P.O. Box 713
Concord, NH  03302-0713         

DAMSEL BITMAP COLLECTION, VOL.I                SPECIAL  INTRODUCTORY  OFFER

Yes, I want to receive a registered version of Damsel's Bitmap Collection,
Vol.I, and take advantage of lifetime technical support, a free catalog with
updates, an additional screen saver based on Damsel's Bitmap Collection,
Vol.II, and free shipping, all for only $15.00 in U.S. currency from a U.S.
bank.  I understand the collection will be shipped only on 3 1/2" diskettes.

I have enclosed $ _________________ in U.S. funds.  
	    Please ship my 3 1/2" diskettes and other documentation to:

       Name ___________________________________________________________

       Address ________________________________________________________

       City, State, ZIP _______________________________________________




DAMSEL SOFTWARE GROUP 

     ... hopes you enjoy DAMSEL'S BITMAP COLLECTION, VOLUME I

     ... and looks forward to supplying you with the best in
		
	 screen savers, wallpaper, and future animated screen savers.

     ... AND REMEMBER, your thoughts and suggestions are always welcome.

			!!! HAPPY VIEWING !!!

