Frenetic(TM) Screensaver v3.3 ============================= Copyright 1995 Seraline Pty. Ltd., Sydney, Australia All Rights Reserved. CONTENTS -------- What is Frenetic Installation Setup Options Runtime Options Shareware Registration Temporary Registration License Customer Support Availability Known Problems Uninstall ASP Ombudsman Statement Disclaimer WHAT IS FRENETIC ---------------- Frenetic is a screensaver for Windows 3.1. It creates an endless variety of colorful graphic abstractions by combining a wealth of drawing elements to paint pictures on your screen, then it clears them off and starts afresh. Sometimes it takes a while to generate something interesting, so please give it a few goes if it is not initially appealing. You can move it along by pressing 'f'. The screensaver uses a 256 color palette if available, but it also runs on 16-color VGA. INSTALLATION ------------ 1. Copy the file frenetic.scr into your windows directory, usually c:\windows. 2. Run Control Panel from the Main group in Program Manager. 3. Double click on the Desktop icon. 4. In the Screen Saver Section, under Name, select Frenetic. 5. Press Test to run the screensaver. 6. Press Setup to display Shareware and support details, and access configuration options. SETUP OPTIONS ------------- Configuration options are available from the Control Panel/Desktop/Setup screen by pressing the Options button. Available options: HIDE MOUSE Selecting this option means the mouse cursor will disappear while the screensaver is running. SPEED 1 Changes the speed to Slow, so that only the slower drawings are used, making it less distracting if you are trying to work next to the computer. 2 Normal speed - uses all drawings. 3 Changes the speed to Fast, making it more entertaining. TEXT MESSAGES You can have your own messages periodically displayed by entering a series of phrases, each separated by a semi-colon, such as "text=My message;Second message;Third;fourth". The messages are displayed at random, and not necessarily immediately or every run. Note that for the unregistered Shareware version, these options only apply to the very next run of Frenetic, and then they are cleared. RUNTIME OPTIONS --------------- While the screensaver is running, the following keys can be used: c On a 256 color system, the Colors being used will be changed and the screen cleared. f The current drawing will Finish. Useful if it appears to be stuck or you want it to move on. p,P Pressing p will cause Frenetic pause at the end of the current drawing, and not continue until you press shift+P. This is useful for those times Frenetic takes a long while to draw something you want to see, but then it wipes it immediately. By pausing, the drawing will remain on the screen until you restart Frenetic. 1,2,3 Selects the speed, as described above under Setup Options. You may also rename Frenetic.scr to Frenetic.exe and run it directly, perhaps adding it to Program Manager and using a short-cut key. SHAREWARE REGISTRATION ---------------------- Frenetic Screensaver is Shareware, in other words "try before you buy". It is not free software. Frenetic is provided at no charge for you to evaluate. The essence of Shareware is to provide personal computer users with quality software at low prices, and to provide incentive for programmers to continue to develop new products. Your support through registration is appreciated and will encourage the development of additional graphics and features. If you continue to use Frenetic after 14 days, please send a cheque for US$10.00 (or its equivalent in your currency) to: Seraline P/L, P.O. Box 282, Ryde, NSW 2112, Australia. Other currencies (valid until 31st December, 1995): Australian Dollars: $15.00 United Kingdom: 7 pounds. Please make cheques payable to Seraline Pty Ltd. A printable order form in MS Write format is in the file order.wri. Use Landscape mode to print Alternatively, you may register Frenetic on-line on Compuserve. After logging on to Compuserve, enter GO SWREG, and request ID 4667. The screensaver occasionally displays shareware messages like "Please register Frenetic". On receipt of your registration fee, you will be mailed or emailed a code which will remove these messages, and will allow your Setup Options to be kept. This registration code must be entered into the Registration field on the Setup screen. In order to keep the cost of Frenetic low, diskettes are not mailed as part of the base registration. The latest version is available on various on-line services as described below. However, you can have the latest version sent by 3.5" diskette for an extra charge of US$10 (or A$5 in Australia). These prices and conditions are valid until 31st December 1995, and are subject to change with future versions. TEMPORARY REGISTRATION ---------------------- Because there can be a delay in sending and processing mail registrations, a temporary code can be provided by email. When you have mailed your cheque, you can also send an email message to porum@ozemail.com.au and a temporary code which expires will be emailed back to you. When your cheque is received, a registration code will be sent. LICENSE ------- Frenetic is NOT a public domain program. It is copyrighted by Seraline Pty Ltd. This software and accompanying documentation are protected by Australian copyright law and also by international treaty provisions. Seraline Pty Ltd grants you a limited license to use this software for evaluation purposes for a period not to exceed fourteen days. If you continue using this software after the fourteen-day evaluation period, you MUST make a registration payment to Seraline Pty Ltd. You may not use, copy, rent, lease, sell, modify, decompile, disassemble, otherwise reverse engineer, or transfer the licensed program except as provided in this agreement. Any such unauthorized use shall result in immediate and automatic termination of this license. The registration fee will license Frenetic for use on any computers in your home, and on one computer at work on which you are the primary user. Registered users will be licensed to use, free of charge, any version 3.nn of Frenetic, and they will be notified by email of any significant 3.nn updates. Registered users will also be advised by email when the major upgrade to version 4 becomes available. Distribution license details for vendors are in the accompanying file VENDOR.TXT. Seraline Pty Ltd may revoke any permissions granted here, by notifying you in writing. All rights not expressly granted here are reserved to Seraline Pty Ltd. CUSTOMER SUPPORT ---------------- Seraline provides its registered users with free support via email or mail. If you have a question, please send mail to the address listed above, or send email to: Internet: porum@ozemail.com.au Please note that although Frenetic is released with no known defects that cause crashes, because of the extensive calculations and graphics and many permutations, it may still crash occasionally due to incompatibilities with video drivers. You should use the evaluation period to check that Frenetic does not cause problems with your system. See KNOWN PROBLEMS below for some work-arounds. If it crashes each day, there may be an incompatibility, although this shouldn't cause any other problems apart from stopping the screensaver. If it crashes Windows, stop running Frenetic. AVAILABILITY ------------ The very latest version is available on Frenetic's WWW Home Page: http://www.ozemail.com.au/~porum Compuserve: Library 9 (Screensavers) in the WINFUN Forum, file name FRENET.ZIP. Internet: Available on SimTel and its mirror sites in the directory win3/scrsaver. File name frenet33.zip. FTP from oak.oakland.edu, directory SimTel/win3/scrsaver/frenet33.zip KNOWN PROBLEMS -------------- Some video drivers seem to get a GP Fault when too much stretching or shrinking is applied to fonts or images. If you find you get several GP Faults and there are large or small characters on the screen at the time, then add the line "font stretch=no" to the Frenetic section in your control.ini, using Notepad. If there are still problems with characters, try "fonts=no". If there are still GP Faults, then add the line "image stretch=no". There is a small chance that Frenetic may crash and leave you without a mouse until you restart Windows. Crashes are unlikely, but there are a lot of permutations, and the Frenetic Screensaver is not guaranteed to never crash. Should this be a problem, you can have the cursor always displayed by de-selecting "Hide Mouse Cursor" on the Options screen under Control Panel/Desktop/Setup. Any screensaver as calculation-intensive as Frenetic may slow down other running tasks such as printing or faxes. If there is such a problem, you can try increasing the priority of the printing by running Print Manager from the Main group in Program Manager, and selecting the menu Options/Background Printing, and select High priority. Performance on 24-bit color systems is unknown. UNINSTALL --------- To uninstall Frenetic, delete the file frenetic.scr from your Windows directory. ASP OMBUDSMAN STATEMENT ----------------------- This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442-9427 USA, FAX 616-788-2765 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536. DISCLAIMER ---------- THE FRENETIC SCREENSAVER IS SOLD "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OR MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. BECAUSE OF THE VARIOUS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS INTO WHICH THIS PROGRAM MAY BE PUT, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED. IN NO EVENT SHALL SERALINE P/L OR ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CREATION, PRODUCTION OR DELIVERY OF THIS SOFTWARE BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE FRENETIC SCREENSAVER. IN NO EVENT SHALL SERALINE P/L'S LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES EVER EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE LICENSE TO USE THE SOFTWARE, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF CLAIM. THE PERSON USING THE SOFTWARE BEARS ALL RISKS AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NSW, AUSTRALIA, AND ANY ACTION BY EITHER PARTY SHALL BE BROUGHT ONLY IN A COURT LOCATED IN NSW, AUSTRALIA.