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RSI Break for Windows
Version 1.5 Shareware
Copyright 1998 Mark Carter
All rights reserved.

Carter Computer Solutions
(905) 934-1413
mcarter@niagara.com
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
http://www.niagara.com/~mcarter

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This RSI Break program is free for personal, non-business use.
Business users who find it useful are required to register for only $15.00 CDN.

Contents
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1. Introduction
2. Usage Instructions
3. PGP Authenticity Verification
4. How to Contact Me
5. Version History
6. Software License
7. Registration Info
8. Registration Form


1. Introduction
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This is a simple program which will interrupt your work at user-defined
intervals so you can take a break from your computer.  This will help you
to prevent RSI(repetitive strain injury) which can take many forms, from
headaches, neck pain, and eye strain to tendinitis and carpal tunnel syndrome.

RSI Break is non-intrusive.  When your break time comes around, a window
will pop up notifying you, and you simply click on the "OK" button.  When
the program is minimized, the icon's caption displays the current time
and date.

RSI Break for Windows will run on any computer with Windows.
It is compatible with all flavours of Windows, including Windows 3.x and
Windows 95/98.  You must have the file VBRUN300.DLL in your Windows/System
directory.  If you don't have this, it can be downloaded from the CCS
web site.


2. Usage Instructions
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RSI Break is a very simple, intuitive program.  Just place it in your
Windows Startup folder and it will be loaded each time you start
Windows.

The program defaults to a break every 30 minutes.  To change
this, either double-click the minimized program and fill in the new
time in the Time till Break field and then press Enter, or specify a
time between breaks on the command line.  For example, if you want a
break every 15 minutes, simply change the properties for RSI Break in
the Startup Folder so that the command line is "rsibreak.exe 15"
A time for breaks, if different from the 30 minute default, must be
specified on the command line prior to any other parameters.

To turn off the beep that happens each time the break window pops up,
use the "quiet" command line parameter.  For example, "rsibreak 15 quiet"

To eliminate the minimized icon, use the "invisible" command line
parameter.

To have the clock display 24-hour time, use the "military" command line
parameter.

Using either "?" or "Help" as a command line parameter displays a list
of command-line options.

Once you have your break time set, no other interaction is required of you
except to click on the "OK" button when the window pops up whenever
you reach a break time.

To get information on the program, press the info button, or press Alt-I.


3. PGP Authenticity Verification
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My PGP key is in the file MARKPGP.ASC, and is also available from the
Internet keyservers, or you can e-mail me requesting it.

To check that the files have not been altered, run
"pgp rsibreak.sig rsibreak.exe", then run "pgp rsibreak.txt".
If you don't get a good signature, don't trust the copy you've got,
and e-mail me for a good copy.

The official distribution is a .ZIP archive called RSIBRK15.ZIP,
which contains MARKPGP.ASC, RSIBREAK.TXT, RSIBREAK.EXE, RSIBREAK.SIG,
ORDER.FRM and FILE_ID.DIZ.

The latest version of PGP is 2.6.3i, and it is available on the Internet from
ftp://ftp.cert.dfn.de/pub/tools/crypt/pgp/pc/dos/pgp263i.zip or from any
number of sites around the world, including the Carter Computer Solutions
home page at http://www.niagara.com/~mcarter


4. How to Contact Me
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I can be contacted at Carter Computer Solutions (905) 934-1413, or
via the Internet at mcarter@niagara.com.  To learn more about
Carter Computer Solutions, visit our web page at
http://www.niagara.com/~mcarter, or download the latest version of
RSI Break from http://www.niagara.com/~mcarter/rsibreak.htm


5. Version History
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1.0  - 09/12/97 This is the initial release.
1.1  - 09/19/97 Added the Quiet parameter, did some fine-tuning.
1.2  - 11/05/97 Added the Invisible parameter.
1.3  - 03/31/98 We now accept credit card payment through PSL.
1.4  - 04/18/98 Now restores focus to the previous app after you press ok.
1.5  - 07/05/98 Added Military, ?, and Help parameters.  The message box
                is now "always on top" so you can't miss it.  Now using
                a registration key system.


6. Software License
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SOFTWARE LICENSE

The shareware copy of this program is free for personal, non-business use.
For business, commercial, government, or institutional use, you may use
this program for an evaluation period of 30 days, but after that you are
required to register if you are going to continue to use it.  See the
registration form at the end of this document for registration instructions.
You may freely copy or distribute RSIBREAK.EXE, RSIBREAK.TXT, MARKPGP.ASC,
RSIBREAK.SIG, ORDER.FRM, and FILE_ID.DIZ so long as they are not modified
in any way and they are distributed together, and no fee is charged for the
program itself.  You may not distribute to others registration keys/files
for this software.  You may not decompile, reverse engineer, translate,
disassemble or otherwise modify the program in any way, in whole or in part.
The registration fee licenses one copy of the program to be run on one
computer at any one time.

DISCLAIMER

This software is provided on an "as is" basis without warranty of
any kind, expressed or implied, including but not limited to the
implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular
purpose.  The author will not be liable for any special, 
incidental, consequential, indirect or similar damages due to loss
of data or any other reason, even if the author or an agent of the
author has been advised of the possibility of such damages.  In no
event shall the author's liability for any damages ever exceed the
price paid for the license to use the software, regardless of the
form of the claim.  The person using the software bears all risk
as to the quality and performance of the software.  The license
agreement and warranty shall be construed, interpreted, and governed
by the laws of the province of Ontario, Canada.


7. Business Registration
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If you intend to use this program beyond the 30-day evaluation period,
please send a check or money order for $15.00 Canadian($11.55 US), along
with the registration form below to:

      Carter Computer Solutions
      15 Woodbine Ave.
      St. Catharines, Ontario
      L2N 3N1
      Canada

Credit card orders are also accepted.
Go to http://www.niagara.com/~mcarter/rsibreak.htm and click on the
"Order Now" button, or follow the credit card ordering instructions
in ORDER.FRM.  Internet orders are done via secure encrypted connections.

Volume pricing:
1-5 users: $15.00 each ($11.55 US)
Additional users: $10.00 each ($7.70 US)
Over 100 users: $5.00 each ($3.85 US)

I recommend taking e-mail delivery, since that way you'll usually receive
your registration key the same day I receive your order.

Upon registration, you will be sent a registration key for the program, a
copy of the latest version, a receipt for your purchase(unless you choose
e-mail delivery), and free e-mail support.  You will also receive notification
of new product releases, and free upgrades to future versions of RSI Break.
Thank you for your support.


8. Registration Form
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Please fill out and print out the file ORDER.FRM which is part of the
official distribution.  If you do not have a copy of ORDER.FRM, you do
not have an official distribution of this program.  You can find one at
http://www.niagara.com/~mcarter/rsibreak.htm

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