TARDIS DP Consultants Program Diskette

This is the TARDIS DP Consultants latest products diskette.  It
contains several programs which you can preview.  A simple
install program is included which will automatically copy the
compressed programs from the floppy diskette to your hard drive.

From the Windows Program Manager select menu options "File" and
"Run".  In the Command Line box type A:\INSTALL and press
[Enter].  If the floppy diskette is in B: substitute B: for A: in
these instructions.  This starts the TARDIS DP Consultants 
install program.

The first step of the install is to copy the TARDIS runtime files
to your Windows System directory.  Once this is complete the
install window appears where you can select programs you want to
install.

Once this window displays you may click on the question mark to
get help about the install programs, or double click on the
program list for information about the programs you can load.

                Additional Items on the Diskette
In addition to providing quality software at reasonable prices
TARDIS DP Consultants also performs graphic scanning services. 
We can take your image and convert it into computer readable
format for your use.  Please see the file GRAPHIC.EXE for more
information.  Here is some more information.

Computers with the proper display hardware can display graphics
on the screen or print them on the printer.  The hardware to
convert a picture to a scanned image can be quite expensive and
is out of reach of most computer users.  There are, however, more
and more uses for these scanned graphics.  They include
entertainment, desktop publishing, presentation graphics, and
multimedia presentations (just to name a few).  With a scanning
service, you can take photographs or other printed images and
convert them to a computer graphic file.  Once you have the file,
you can use it in any number of ways.

This is exactly what TARDIS DP Consultants does for you.  We take
your photograph and scan it into our computers and create a
graphic file.  We then copy this file to diskette, and send the
file and the unaltered original picture right back to you.  You
can start using the scanned image immediately.  We even provide
the shareware version of Paint Shop Pro with each order.  This
Windows 3.x software allows you to crop the image to any area,
re-size, modify colors, lighten/darken, and convert it to other
graphic file formats.

Suggested Uses of Scanned Images
*  Many of our customers scan employee pictures and use the
  scanned image in the company newsletter to better identify the
  author.  It makes a real difference for your customers to see
  who they are talking with in your company.
* This same company scans in employee pictures and company logo
  and makes it part of the employee's windows wallpaper and/or
  screen saver.  When the computer it idle the computer user's
  picture displays on the screen.
* Some clients are scanning their employees signatures.  It saves
  a lot of time not having to get the employee to sign their
  letters.  Instead the secretary simply inserts the signature
  directly into the word processing document and it prints along
  with the letter.
* Scans make a great gift for your computer user to give them a
  graphic file of their or a family/coworker's picture for their
  computer screen.  Some companies may want to take group
  pictures of people in individual departments so each employee
  in the department sees on their computer screen all the other
  employees in their department.
* Other companies may want to take individual pictures of each
  employee, make it part of an employee database.  If you need to
  call someone and can't remember their name, look through the
  database until you see them, and up pops their name and phone
  number.
* Some are using it as part of new employee orientation
  multimedia presentations.  They can see on the screen the
  officers and managers of the company, etc.
* Other companies may scan technical specifications, drawings, or
  pictures of equipment and incorporate these images as part of
  an employee training/knowledge base for equipment repair.
* Still others scan in sections of city maps and use desktop
  image editing software to map out the route from the airport to
  the hotel and their office.
* The possibilities are almost endless.  Remember, once you have
  the scanned image you can change it any number of times and use
  it in any number of ways.
The file GRAPHIC.EXE on the diskette contains additional
information about our scanning service and an Automated
Electronic Order Program (AEOP).  This DOS program allows you to
quickly and easily place your scanning order electronically.

The install program will also install this program if you wish. 
It is listed on the Program List as "Scanning Service". 
                        About the Runtime
The runtime files (located in the self extracting EXE file
RUNTIME.EXE) are required to run any TARDIS DP Consultants
program (even the install program).  These programs include the
Microsoft Visual Basic 3.0 runtime DLL and additional DLL's and
VBX files.  All of these files must be installed in the Windows
System directory before you attempt to run any TARDIS DP
Consultants programs.  The install program does this for you
automatically.

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Mail:               TARDIS DP Consultants
               Department 45
               6 Sedley Ct.
               Greensboro, NC 27455
                              USA