'MindMan' Version 1.1c - Release Information August 94 ========================================================================= Please read this README file before you begin to work with 'MindMan'. It should help you to avoid any mistakes during the installation and gives you some hints to get familiar with 'MindMan'. 1. Installation 2. First Steps with 'MindMan' 3. Shareware Registration 4. Licence Agreement 1. Installation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ System Requirements: - IBM PC or 100 percent compatible - Processor 80386 oder higher - DOS 4.01 and Windows 3.1 or higher (e.g. WfW 3.11) - 2 MB of available memory - 600 KB free hard disk space The installation is very easy. Choose the 'Run' command from the 'File' menu of the Windows Program Manager. Enter the command line 'A:\SETUP' and excecute this command by pressing the ENTER key. You will be prompted for the installation directory, which is by default 'C:\MINDMAN'. You can use the default path or you can enter a different directory. The rest of the installation runs automatically and takes about 2-4 minutes. Before you can edit your 'MindMan' files through the Windows File Manager you must 1. start 'MindMan' at least one time 2. map the file extension '.MMP' to the 'MindMan' application in the File Manager. If your installation directory remains on a network drive or if you are using a Windows network installation you must have write permissions on your installation directory and the Windows system directory. Please ask your system administrator about these details. There is no special network setup. During the installation a logfile is written with all important actions of the installation. You can find this ASCII text file in your installation directory with the file name 'SETUP.LOG'. 2. First Steps with 'MindMan' ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Before you start with 'MindMan', you should read the following 3 chapters in the online help: 1. "Introduction to Mind-Maps(TM)" 2. "Overview of MindMan Operation" 3. Description of Menus -> Help Menu-> Using Help -> "Go on here" The installation directory contains the following Mind-Map examples: EXHIBIT.MMP WEDDING.MMP HOLIDAYS.MMP If you have a look at these Mind-Maps you will recognize immediately what a Mind-Map is and how it should look like. 3. Shareware Registration ------------------------------------------------------------------ MindMan is distributed as Shareware. The Shareware Version possesses the same functions as the registered product version, with the limitation that a maximum of 3 topics and 20 branches may be input (for all open MindMan documents together). The registration is not carried out directly with the Author, but with the sole ownership firm 'Der PD-Profi' at the address given below. Registration may be done by mail, telephone, Fax or via CompuServe. If you register yourself, you will be sent the registered version immediately, which will not have any restrictions. In addition, you will be automatically informed if a new up-date of MindMan is produced. For registration, please use one of the attached text files in DOS-WORD Format, ('ORDERFRM.TXT'), and in WINWORD Format, ('ORDERFRM.DOC') or as ASCII Text, ('ORDERFRM.ASC'). These files are located in your installation directory. You only need to fill in your address, the number of licences required, your diskette format and your preferred method of payment; print the text, then send it. The price of the registered MindMan Version is 89 DM. Please be advised that delivery is only possible against pre-payment (enclose cash) or credit card. Registration: PD-Profi Gerd Zöttlein Schulstraße 13 D-86666 Burgheim Germany Tel. +49 / 8432 / 1296 Fax. +49 / 8432 / 8674 CompuServe: 100326,53 Internet: 100326.53@compuserve.com 4. Licence Agreement for the 'MindMan' Application ------------------------------------------------------------------ The licence conditions are valid for both the registered version and the Shareware version. By purchasing either the registered version or the Shareware version, the purchaser accepts all of the following licence conditions. All rights related to the program rest with the author. The registered program version may not be duplicated or resold without the express permission of the author. The Shareware version may be freely copied and passed on. The Shareware version may only be passed on in its entirety (all the files on the diskette). The program or parts of the program may not be modified. The author gives no guarantee that all parts of the program will function as intended. The author undertakes no liability for any damage (e.g. data loss) which may result from the use or installation of this program. One registered copy of 'MindMan' may either be used by a single person who uses the software personally on one or more computers, or installed on a single workstation used by multiple people. You are not allowed to use both methods. If 'MinMan' is installed on a network, you must be shure that there is a valid licence for each computer in the network from which 'MindMan' is used. LIMITED WARRANTIES THE AUTHOR MICHAEL JETTER MAKES NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WITH RESPECT TO THIS SOFTWARE, ITS QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT WILL MICHAEL JETTER BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ANY DEFECT IN THE SOFTWARE OR ITS DOCUMENTATION. SUCH DAMAGES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF PROFIT, LOSS OF PROGRAM, AND LOSS OF DATA. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE ABOVE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR SUCH DAMAGES, BUT MICHAEL JETTER'S LIABILITY WILL NOT EXCEED THE COST OF REGISTRATION OF THE SOFTWARE. ___________________________________ 'Mind Map' is registered trademark of Buzan Organisation Ltd.