The "To Ireland or Bust (TIB)" Icon Collection. February 1st, 1994.

                                    Author: Jason Sweeney
                                            PO BOX 193
                                            Trabuco Canyon, CA 92678
                                            USA


This .ZIP file should contain -

        FILE_ID. DIZ - a short BBS description
        README.  TXT - you are reading this now
        TIBICONS.DLL - the icons

  Read this important README.TXT to hear the unique story behind this
  fantastic Windows icon collection. Copy and distribute the icons
  freely, but do not use them for commercial purposes (at least don't
  without giving me some credit).

 SOME INSTRUCTIONS:

    If you are unfamiliar to choosing icons from .DLL, .EXE, or .ICO
 files, please consult the section "Changing an Icon" in your Windows
 3.x manual. Shareware programs like IconMaster and IconManager make
 browsing through and selecting new icons a cinch. The 125 icons in this
 collection reside in the .DLL file "TIBICONS.DLL"


                                    * * * *

                       The Romantic Origin of These Icons

             In April of 1993 a 23 year-old unemployed artist, student
        and would-be writer (that's me) met a woman. She literally
        dropped into his hands--in the form of a letter written from
        Dublin, Ireland, which was her response to the "pen-pals wanted"
        ad he had sent on a whim to a Dublin paper just a month prior.
        He was delighted to get a response, especially from a woman who
        shared so much in common with him. He promptly sent her his
        reply, then waited with almost unbearable anticipation for two
        weeks until her second letter arrived in his mailbox. This time,
        at her request, they exchanged pictures. Their exciting and
        vigorous correspondence began.

               Over the next few months they wrote heaps of letters,
        sent one another embarrassing but revealing voice tapes, and
        finally talked "live" for the first time over the telephone for
        15 very expensive and nerve-racking minutes. After that phone
        call it was obvious that they had "clicked". She had already
        invited him to visit her in Ireland, so they made plans to meet
        during April of 1994, just one year after their faraway
        introduction. By the end of 1993 it was clear to the both of
        them that another year of separation could not be endured.

                                   * * * *

           Thus, this icon collection. I still cannot find a full-time
 job ("computer graphics artist will draw for food") but am doing all I
 can to earn the money needed to meet this lovely woman. These icons are
 both my gift to the millions of Windows users who deserve some truly
 good icons, and (I hope) a small way to help finance my trip. If these
 icons are worth money to you, send me that amount you see fit. Anything
 I get puts me one step closer to her.

          Enjoy!

 Job offers also welcomed:

        Jason Sweeney
        P.O. BOX 193
        Trabuco Canyon, CA 92678
        USA


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