============================= README.TXT - Screen Play 2.01 ============================= SHAREWARE NOTICE This copy of Screen Play 2.0 is SHAREWARE. It is not "Public Domain", and it is not "Freeware". The purpose of this SHAREWARE version is to allow you to evaluate this product for 30 days, after which time you must either purchase a registered copy, or delete the software from your system and discontinue use. In the spirit of shareware's "try before you buy" philosophy, this software is fully operational (not crippled) and contains the same features as its commercial counterpart excepting the ability to use the repetitive stress break alarm. Please feel free to upload this software in its entirety to any electronic bulletin board. Please feel free to download this software in its entirety from any electronic bulletin board. Please feel free to demonstrate this product on your computer for a period of 30 days prior to entering into the license agreement. Please feel free to give copies to others for their use in accordance with the terms of this license agreement. REGISTER USING OUR PAY-PER-CALL SERVICE AND SAVE 50% You can register Screen Play for only $10 using our pay-per-call phone service. This service is available 24hrs a day and takes less than two minutes to complete your registration. Very easy! For more information on the shareware license, distribution restrictions and registering Screen Play 2.0, please refer to the SCRNPLAY.HLP file that accompanies this software. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Screen Play is the ultimate screen saver manager for Windows. It's compatible with all popular saver file formats (SCR, SVX, AD and IMX) and incorporates extended features such as hot keys, mouse corners, password security, play lists, display power management support and a typing break reminder alarm. Screen saver modules can reside in any directory. Screen Play is usually set up to run automatically each time you start Windows. This is most-easily accomplished using an option on the main configuration panel, however, placing a copy of Screen Play in your Windows Startup group will have the same result. Use Screen Play to fully organize and manage all of your screen savers from a single control panel. Gone forever is the need to throw all of your screen savers into your Windows directory. Screen Play lets you choose your own directories. With Screen Play you can create a module play list using simple point-and-click mouse commands. Module play lists are similar to programming music CD play lists -- you pick the modules, parameters and play durations. You can even specify that modules be played in random order. Screen Play also provides you with a variety of options for choosing when to sleep and when to wake up. For example, you can define a special "sleep" hot key for on-demand activation, or easier yet, just move your mouse into a corner of the screen you've designated as a "sleep now" mouse corner. Of course, activation after a traditional time-out is available as well. Wakeup is just as easy; you choose the mouse and keyboard events that can terminate screen saving mode and redisplay your programs. If your monitor and video card both support the new Energy Star Display Power Management Specification (DPMS), Screen Play can automatically turn off power to the monitor after a defined delay. This lets you begin screen saving by playing animated modules, and subsequently shut down your monitor to save power if you haven't resumed using your PC within the designated time frame. Another one of Screen Play's strong points is security. You may optionally require passwords for either configuration changes or terminating a running screen saver. On a Novell network, you can also allow the personal password for the currently logged in user to terminate the saver. As an additional precaution, Alt-Tab task manager switches and Ctrl-Alt-Del sequences can be blocked. One final feature worth mentioning is the typing break reminder alarm designed to help combat repetitive stress injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome. This break reminder can be configured to pop up a small animated window and play an announcement sound when it's time to rest. The frequency and duration of breaks are entirely up to you. If you find yourself spending lots of time at the keyboard, do not overlook this feature -- it could save your hands! This download includes three bonus modules designed to kick off your third-party screen saver collection. Additional modules can be downloaded from our World Wide Web site or from any number of excellent shareware on-line services; some of which are noted in the user's guide. We at PC Dynamics have all the confidence that you'll find Screen Play to be a valuable and entertaining utility. We invite you to try it out and see for yourself that this is a top-notch product worthy of registration. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Screen Play 2.0 requires either Windows 3.1 or Windows 95 running on a 386 or better CPU (386,486,586,Pentium) with at least 4MB RAM. Some of the more sophisticated modules may require a 486 and a 256-color video card and additional RAM. Sound card optional. DOCUMENTATION All of the Screen Play product documentation is contained in the file SCRNPLAY.HLP which is in standard Windows help file format. To review this file prior to running setup, simply double-click on its name using your Windows file manager. After running setup, this same information is also available by choosing the various help buttons which appear throughout the program. INSTALLATION The SETUP.EXE installation program will transfer the Screen Play files to a specified directory and create a program manager group. After downloading and unzipping into a temporary directory: 1. From Windows, run the SETUP.EXE program 2. Follow the on-screen instructions. If you choose not to run the setup program and create your own program manager groups, be sure to copy the wavemix.ini file into your Windows directory. All other files will work as is as long as they are all located in the same directory. FILES IN THIS SCRPL201.ZIP DOWNLOAD README.TXT - This text file SETUP.EXE - Installation program SETUP.IGF - Setup data file SCRNPLAY.EXE - Primary Screen Play executable SCRNPLAY.DLL - DLL support file SCRNPLAY.386 - VxD for Ctrl-Alt-Del blocking SCRNPLAY.HLP - Windows help format user's guide REGISTER.EXE - Register via touch-tone phone WAVEMIX.DLL - Sound support DLL WAVEMIX.INI - Sound support INI (Windows dir) MOON.SVX - Bonus screen saver module file MOON.MMX - Bonus screen saver module file FISHY.SVX - Bonus screen saver module file FISHY.MMX - Bonus screen saver module file LASER.SVX - Bonus screen saver module file FILE_ID.DIZ - Shareware file description SDN.ID - SDN Shareware file description SP_INST.DLL - Used only during install HOW TO CONTACT PC DYNAMICS, INC. PC Dynamics, Inc. 31332 Via Colinas, #102 Westlake Village, CA 91362 Phone: (818)889-1742 Fax: (818)889-1014 CompuServe Mail: 70711,422 Internet Mail: info@pcdynamics.com World Wide Web: http://www.pcdynamics.com Look to our World Wide Web home page on the Internet for program updates, product announcements and late breaking news. Last modified: December 6, 1995 The End.