******************************************************** K-KATOH'S SCREEN SAVER SERIES VOL.3 "RAINING BILLS" Ver1.1E (c) 1994 K-KATOH English Version by: Hitoshi Ozawa ******************************************************** This is a screen saver. When it is selected from the Desktop dialog box in the Control Panel, Yen bills will rain down your screen. Please enjoy the feeling of becoming rich(^ ^). The current version support 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen, and 1,000 bills. Select the one of these from Raining Bills the dialog box. Liability ************************************************* The author and the developer of this software will not take any responsiblities for any damages that may occur with the use of this software. The K-KATOH'S SCREEN SAVER files (data and programs) are distributed "as is" and without any expressed and implied warranties. The user assumes the entire risk of using the software. Installation ********************************************** 1. Copy the OSATU.SCR file to the WINDOWS directory. 2. Open the Control Panel. 3. Open the Desktop 4. Drop the Name field in the Screen Saver box and select RAINING BILLS. 5. To select the type of bill and other properties, choose the Setup... button. 6. The Raining Bills dialog should be displayed. You are able to select: a. the type of bill to display b. gravity c. your social status d. whether to use password e. whether to clear screen By the way, if you select poor as you social status (display about 1-3 bills at once), the screen will seem to have a very profound meaning (^_^). Uninstallation ********************************************* To uninstall the program, delete the OSATU.SCR file from the WINDOWS directory. The program also adds lines to the CONTROL.INI file. 1. Open CONTROL.INI file from the NotePad 2. Search for [ScreenSaver.Raining Bills] 3. Delete this section (i.e. [ScreenSaver.Raining Bills] Osatu=... Gravity=... Cost=... Erase=... PWProtected=... Version Information **************************************** 1994/07/23 Add 5,000 yen note Made bills will fall down differently depending the display size 1994/06/26 Create bitmap and dialog box. Complete Ver1.0 1994/06/25 Complete beta version. Adjust movement 1994/06/21 Complete "Raining Bills" alpha version 1994/06/07 Complete related program "Raining Coins Ver1.1" 1994/05/21 Idea for a falling money screen saver came up while drinking with friends Distribution *********************************************** You may freely distribute this software on the condition that it be distributed in the original OSATU1.ZIP file. Do not change the content or properties of the OSATU1E.ZIP file or the files contained. Registration is not required to use this files. If you wish to upload the OSATU1.ZIP file to any other forum or system, please send notice before uploading to other forum or system. Development Language *************************************** This program is written in Microsofte Visual C++ Ver1.0 Copyright ************************************************** This program and data is copyrighted to K-KATOH. To publish the data or an program in an article or in or as a book, permission from the author is required. Furthermore, if the data or the program is to be distributed in any matter that contains transaction of object not excluding money, if is necessary to obtain permission from the author and pay a royalty that is agreed by both the author and the distributor. To Delete the Password ************************************* If you forget the password, delete the line concerning the password in CONTROL.INI file. 1. Open CONTROL.INI file using NotePad 2. Search for [ScreenSaver.Raining Bills] 3. Change line PWProtected=1 to PWProtected=0 4. Search for [] 5. On the next line, delete everything after the = sign 6. Restart Windows. This will cancel all unsaved works, so it is best just not to forget the password. Miscellaneous ********************************************** If you are working for a financial institution or a real estate firm, please use this screen saver at work. I wonder how people at work will react to this (^ ^). If you have any comments, or if you want any other types of screen saver, let me know. I am currently inviting users to create bitmaps for other types of bills. If you have a bitmap for dollars, marks, or francs please send me a copy (^ ^)/ Each snapshot of a bill should have the following bitmap format: size: 96x48 dots (maximum) color: 16 There is no limitations to number of snapshots. Please line the snapshots vertically as in the following diagram. ---------- | | | 1 | ---------- | | | 2 | ---------- | | | 3 | |--------- | | | 4 | ---------- | | | 5 | ---------- | | | 6 | ---------- The snapshots will be displayed 1 -> 2 -> 3 -> ... -> n-1 -> n -> n-1 -> ...-> 2 -> 1 -> 2 ... on the screen. As you might already have guessed, it is possible to "rain" other items beside money. The program could even make ducks and panda rain! If you want to make any other rain on your screen, please send me a bit image patterns and I will add it to the program. PLEASE SEND ME BITMAPS! K-KATOH Nifty Serve: HHC02424 Concerning English Version ********************************** This program has been translated to English by Hitoshi Ozawa. For support or any other comments, please send a mail to the ID below: Hitoshi Ozawa CompuServe: 100220,3402