                                                                          
                          STRETCH BREAK (TM)                            

                      Evaluation PRO Version 3.4c                          
 
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                       Copyright 1998 Para Technologies.
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    CONTENTS OF THIS FILE                                             
        GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION                                                                      
        SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS                                           
        INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS                                     
        STARTING STRETCH BREAK                                        
        ORDERING STRETCH BREAK                                
        STRETCH BREAK FEATURES                                        
        DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS                                         
        USING THE TRACKER
        ASP MEMBER                                             
        DISCLAIMERS                                                   

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                          GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION
    
    Do you ever get aching muscles and stiff joints from sitting 
    in front of your computer too long.  A team of health care and 
    ergonomics specialists developed STRETCH BREAK to increase 
    circulation, relieve tension, and help guard against Repetitive 
    Stress Injuries (RSIs) such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.  

    STRETCH BREAK reminds you to stretch and shows you how.  Every 
    30 minutes (programmable) a Windows screen opens and animated     
    figures are shown doing stretches for you to follow.  

    We have made STRETCH BREAK simple to install and very easy to 
    use. You can control the time between stretch sessions, and the 
    number of stretches per session. You can start the stretches at 
    any time, or delay stretches for one or five minutes. 

    This program requires Microsoft Windows and a mouse. It uses 
    5MB of hard drive space. A monitor with 256 colors is 
    recommended but not required. 

    This is a 10 day evaluation version of Stretch Break PRO. It 
    has all the features and each of the stretches that are in the 
    regular PRO version.  See the "Ordering" instructions below for
    information on how to continue to use Stretch Break PRO beyond 
    the evaluation period.     

    You are encouraged to pass a copy of this program (in its original 
    form) along to your friends and associates for evaluation.       

    This PRO version of STRETCH BREAK contains a Tracker that can 
    monitor the use patterns for the program. Also included in the PRO 
    version is the ability to select the stretches that will appear
    when the program is run.

    Included in the HELP file are guidelines for setting up an 
    ergonomically correct workstation. 
 
    Try STRETCH BREAK for a few days. We think that you will be 
    amazed at how much better you feel while using your computer. 

    Thank you for trying this program. Please write to tell us how 
    STRETCH BREAK worked for you. 


                Arthur Saltzman, Ph.D.
                President
                Para Technologies

                                                                          
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                            SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS                       
                                                                          
    Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows NT
    386, 486, or Pentium IBM compatible system                                      
    5 Megabytes of free hard disk space                                   
    256 color monitor recommended but not required                                            
    
                                                                          
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                        INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS                    
                                                                          
        If you downloaded this evaluation version of STRETCH BREAK PRO from
    the Internet or (or received it in the form of archive files from some 
    other source), you will need to perform the following steps. 

    1. Use PKUNZIP or some other unzipping program to extract the contents 
    of the archive file into a temporary directory on your hard drive.  The 
    procedure for doing this varies, depending on the form in which you 
    received the package.  

    2. Execute the "SETUP.EXE" program which you have extracted.  For 
    example, if the temporary directory into which you have extracted the 
    STRETCH BREAK package is C:\TEMP, you would execute from File Manager 
    or Explorer, the file, "C:\TEMP\SETUP.EXE". 

    3. Follow the installation instructions. When you are asked if you 
    want to add STRETCH BREAK to the Startup Group, we recommend that you 
    indicate "yes".  This will start STRETCH BREAK as a minimized 
    application each time you start Windows.  The stretches will not 
    appear for 30 minutes (default). 

    4. When you're satisfied that the installation was successful, you 
    should delete the temporary directory from which you installed Stretch 
    Break  (C:\TEMP, in the above discussion), including all its contents. 
    
    6. A few users have reported that when they try to start 
    STRETCH BREAK they get the message "Missing file CSSPIN.VBX".
    This means that the file did not properly install.  To fix 
    this you should install this file manually.  The compressed 
    version of CSSPIN.VBX is named CSSPIN.VB_.  You must expand the 
    compressed file to the directory containing STRETCH BREAK.
    From the DOS prompt, the command to do this is:
       
           EXPAND C:\TEMP\CSSPIN.VB_  C:\STRETCH\CSSPIN.VBX

    Check to make sure that the CSSPIN.VBX file is now in the 
    C:\STRETCH directory. Then you should be able to run 
    STRETCH BREAK. 


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                          STARTING STRETCH BREAK                      
    
    It is recommended that during installation you allow Stretch 
    Break to be put in the Startup Group so that it starts each 
    time you start Windows. 
    
    Otherwise you can start Stretch Break by double clicking on the 
    Stretch Break icon.   
    
    NOTE:
    If Stretch Break was not put in your Startup Group during 
    installation, you can put it there at any time as follows: 
    
    1. While pressing Ctrl, use your mouse to drag and drop the 
    icon from the Stretch Break Group to the Startup Group. 
    
    2. Highlight this new icon by clicking on it once.  
    
    3. Click on File, and then Properties.
    
    4. Change the command line in the Program Items Property 
    dialogue box to read "C:\STRETCH\STRETCH.EXE -STARTUP."  
    Adding the "-STARTUP" causes Stretch Break to start as a 
    minimized application.  The stretches will appear in 30 minutes 
    (default).   
    
    
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                       ORDERING STRETCH BREAK 

    To continue to use Stretch Break PRO beyond the evaluation 
    period you can use your credit card to register by phone.                     
                                                                      
    To order additional copies of Stretch Break PRO you can print
    the form that is in the file ORDERFRM.TXT, or call, write, or
    fax Para Technologies at the numbers above.                
                                                                          
    Site licenses for multiple workstations are available at 
    reduced rates.  

    Stretch Break can be customized and used as an advertising
    promotion.  A Special Edition is available for bundling with
    ergonomic products, computer hardware, and software programs.

                                                                      
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                          STRETCH BREAK FEATURES                      
                                                                          
    Flexibility and simplicity are built into Stretch Break.  You     
    select how long to wait between stretch sessions and how many     
    stretches you want to do during each session.  The defaults 
    are 3 stretches per Session and 30 minutes between sessions.            
                                                                          
    As each session begins the program determines the last 
    stretch you did in the previous session and then starts you 
    on the next stretch in the sequence.                                          
                                                                          
    You may start or stop Stretch Break at any time, remove it 
    from the current windows session or delay it by one minute 
    or five minutes.  You can also select the stretches you want
    to do.                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
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                           DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS                      
                                                                          
    When you start Stretch Break by double clicking on the icon 
    you will be given the opportunity to change the time between 
    breaks (default 30 minutes) and the number of stretches per 
    break (default 3).                
                                                                          
                                                                      
    You will also be able to select from the following options:     
                                                                      
         STRETCH  NOW                                                 
    This immediately starts the stretches.                            
                                                                      
         WAIT TO STRETCH                                              
    You will return to the application you were working on.  
    Stretch Break will return in 30 minutes or in the time you 
    have specified. 
                                                                      
                                                                      
    When the main screen with the animations appears, the 
    following options are available: 
                                                                      
         END THIS SESSION                                     
    You will return to the application you were working on before 
    you started Stretch Break.  Stretch Break will return in 30 
    minutes or in the time you have specified.                                   
                                                                      
         OPTIONS                                                      
    A dialogue box will open that will allow you to specify when 
    the next stretch break will begin and the number of stretches 
    that will be displayed.                                                
                                                                      
    Also, in the Options box you can enable or disable the sound 
    that plays when the "Time To Stretch" screen appears 
    (STRETCH.WAV). You can also enable or disable the sound that 
    plays at the end of each stretch (DONE.WAV). 

    The sounds are contained in the files indicated above.  Users
    may substitute any .wav files if they wish.

    Also in the Options box is a "Select Stretches" button.  This 
    will allow you to select which of the stretches you want to 
    appear.                                
                                                                      
        EXIT STRETCH BREAK                                            
    Stretch Break will be removed from Windows and will not           
    automatically come up again.  You may restart the program by      
    double clicking on the icon.                                      
                                                                      
        HELP                                                          
    The HELP screen appears. Detailed instructions for each of 
    the functions are given. Included in the HELP file are 
    guidelines for setting up an ergonomically correct 
    workstation. 

                                                                      
        NEXT STRETCH                                                  
    The next stretch in the sequence will start.                      
                                                                      
        PREVIOUS STRETCH                                              
    The previous stretch in the sequence will start.                  
                                                                      
                                                                      
    At the end of each stretch session a screen will appear 
    briefly to tell you when the next stretches will start.  
    After the specified period of time the Stretch Break Control 
    screen will appear and you can select from the following
    options:                                            
                                                                      
         BEGIN STRETCH                                                
         DELAY FOR 1 MINUTE                                           
         CANCEL THIS STRETCH                                          
         DELAY FOR 5 MINUTES                                          
   
    If no selection is made, the Stretch Break Control will stay
    on the screen for one minute and then disappear.   

    The Stretch Break Control will then appear again after the 
    currently selected number of minutes between stretches.
  
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			    USING THE TRACKER                   

    A module is included in Stretch Break PRO to allow the tracking 
    of user selections.

    When the Stretch Break Control screen appears the user must 
    select from the options listed above.  The program automatically 
    records each selection.  
  
    To see the selections that were made you should execute the file
    TRACK.EXE which is in the C:\STRETCH directory.  The Tracker 
    will initially show each of the selections made since Stretch 
    Break was installed.  The Tracker also shows the total number
    of times each item was selected. 
 
    Choosing "New Date" presents you with a calendar that allows 
    you to designate the time period that is being reviewed.   

    Note: If no item is selected after one minute the Tracker program 
    will record it as a "Timed Out".

  
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                                DISCLAIMERS                           
                                                                      
    Users of this software must accept the following disclaimer 
    of warranty: 

    PARA TECHNOLOGIES MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR 
    IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A 
    PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR MERCHANTABILITY, AND PARA TECHNOLOGIES 
    SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR TORT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR 
    CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SUCH AS LOSS OF PROFITS OR LOSS OF 
    GOODWILL FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE FOR 
    ANY PURPOSE.  SOME STATES MAY NOT ALLOW THIS DISCLAIMER SO 
    THIS LANGUAGE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.  IN SUCH CASE, OUR 
    LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE REFUND OF THE REGULAR 
    PURCHASE PRICE.  THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY 
    CALIFORNIA LAW, AND IS DEEMED ENTERED INTO AT ORANGE COUNTY, 
    CALIFORNIA BY BOTH PARTIES. 

    The product Stretch Break should in no way be considered a        
    substitute for treatment by a qualified physician.  If you 
    have a pre-existing medical condition, suffer from any 
    physical or stress-related disorders or conditions, present 
    or past, or are under the care of a physician or physical 
    therapist, please check with them before trying these 
    stretches.  If pain develops or continues, discontinue use 
    and consult a qualified physician.     
                                                                      
    Your risk of injury may be affected by workstation design,        
    keyboard design, posture, chair design, time worked without 
    rest breaks, type of work, activities outside the workplace, 
    and individual physiology.                                            
                                                                      
    To get the most out of each of these stretches, please read 
    the instructions carefully before you begin.                          
                                                                      
    Para Technologies reserves the right to make periodic 
    changes, enhancements, revisions and alterations of any kind 
    to the software or software price without any prior notice to 
    any person, institution, or organization.               


