TIME!.EXE  (Version 1.0)                Copyright (c) 1992 Douglas Boling
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     First Published in PC Magazine November 10, 1992 (Utilities)
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Purpose:
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TIME! is a Windows 3.1 specific utility that lets you set three 
individual timers. Set the timers and TIME! will beep your speakers 
when each expires.

Usage Notes:
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TIME! requires Windows 3.1.  It will not run under 3.0.

TIME! works the way the cooking timer in your kitchen does. The 
program actually contains three independent timers, each with the 
ability to be set, started, and stopped.  All share a single display, 
however, so only one timer's setting can appear during any given 
period; the three buttons immediately below the display let you make 
your selection.  Pressing the Timer 1 button, for example, instructs 
the program to show time remaining on its first timer.  A black bar 
above the button indicates the timer you've chosen.

The three timers can run simultaneously.  The digital display shows 
the time remaining until the currently selected timer reaches zero.

The Minute and Second buttons allow you to set the time.  To add a 
minute to the currently displayed timer, you simply press the Minute 
button.  The Second button works the same way.  The buttons function 
only if the timer is stopped.

The Start/Stop button performs its functions on the displayed timer 
only.  If the timer is running, the button is labeled Stop; otherwise 
it says Start.  A timer can be started and stopped repeatedly.  When 
restarted, the count continues from the currently displayed time. 
For example, if you halt a timer that is showing 0:59, add one 
minute, and reactivate it, counting continues from the new 
time--1:59. 

A shortcut allows you to quickly set the displayed time with a 
minimum of effort.  Clicking the left mouse button on a digit 
increases it by one.  Clicking the right button decreases it a 
unit.  Again, the timer must be stopped.

After you've set and started one or more timers, you can minimize 
the TIME! window. When one of the timers expires, TIME! pops to the 
foreground and beeps the speaker.

The look of the TIME! digits can be set to resemble either a liquid 
crystal display (LCD) or a light-emitting diode (LED) display. In LCD 
mode, TIME! displays the digits as black numbers on a gray background 
(like LCD watches). LED mode produces red numbers on a black 
background. While LED watches went out of style with Disco, red on 
black still looks pretty good. 

Changing the look is simple.  Choose either LED or LCD from the 
Display menu.  Finally, to terminate the program, choose Exit.

Installation
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To install TIME!, extract the files TIME!.EXE and DIGIT.DLL from the 
TIME!.ZIP file onto your hard disk.  With the Program Manager group 
active where you want TIME! to be located, select File then New.  
Fill in the boxes and enter the path (for example, 
C:\WINDOWS\ACCESS\) followed by TIME!.EXE.  You can use the BROWSE 
button to find the file.  The TIME! icon will appear in the active 
program group.

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Douglas Boling is a Contributing Editor to PC Magazine.