=============================================================================== ReadMe.Txt GUEmap 1.02 10-Mar-1999 =============================================================================== Copyright 1996-1999 Christopher J. Madsen CONTENTS ======== [1] About GUEmap [2] System Requirements [3] Installation [4] Registration [5] Removal [6] License [7] History [8] Author [1] About GUEmap ---------------- GUEmap is a program for drawing maps in the box-and-line style favored by many players of interactive fiction. GUEmap is shareware. This means that you are free to try it, but you must register it if you decide to keep it. Until you register GUEmap, you will not be able to save or print a map with more than 10 rooms. All other features will work normally. See below for instructions on how to register. Bug reports, comments, and suggestions should be sent to me at chris_madsen@geocities.com. Please include "GUEmap" in the subject. If you've used GUEmap before, check the History section at the end of this file to learn what's new in this version. Also, check the What's New section in the online help. (Select Contents from the Help menu, and click What's New.) [2] System Requirements ----------------------- Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0, or later 1 Meg free disk space [3] Installation ---------------- Simply place all GUEmap's files into a new subdirectory. If you like, you can then add it to your Start menu. Please consult the online help to learn how to use GUEmap. If you have already installed a previous version of GUEmap, simply overwrite your existing files with the new versions from this archive. I have also included Abbey.GMP, which is a map of Westminster Abbey from the game Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels (TM). [4] Registration ---------------- You must register GUEmap if you decide to keep it. Registration for GUEmap version 1 is $10. This covers all 1.x releases, and also entitles you to use development versions of GUEmap 2. Once GUEmap 2.0 is released, you'll have to either upgrade to it or go back to version 1. Or, you can order a lifetime license for $30. This gives you free upgrades to all versions of GUEmap, forever. You'll never have to pay anything more. If you don't have an email address, there is an additional $1 charge for me to send your password by postal mail. IF YOU SEND ME NEITHER AN EMAIL ADDRESS NOR $1, I WILL JUST KEEP YOUR MONEY. Neither I nor Kagi will give out your address to spammers or anyone else. I will use it just to send you announcements when new versions of GUEmap are released. (If you order a lifetime license, you must include your email address, so I can supply you with passwords for new versions.) Before registering, please check the GUEmap home page to make sure you have the latest version. The address is at the end of this file. There are three ways to register: 1. If you want to mail a US check, US money order, or US cash, you can send it directly to me. Just fill out the form in OrderFrm.txt and drop it in the mail with your payment. IF YOU LIVE IN TEXAS, you can't use method 1. I'd have to collect sales tax, and that would involve a lot of paperwork and much more hassle than it's worth. Please use method 2 or 3. (You can still pay by check or money order, but you must mail it to Kagi.) 2. If you're using a credit card, you can order through the Web. See http://members.tripod.com/~c_madsen/GUEmap/register.html for details. There is a $1.50 surcharge for using this service. 3. Finally, you can run the Register.exe program included with GUEmap and use the Kagi registration service. They accept credit cards, foreign checks in US dollars, foreign cash, and First Virtual payments. There is a $1.50 surcharge for using Kagi. Remember that you must include either your email address or $1 to cover postage, or you won't get your password. [5] Removal ----------- To remove GUEmap, delete all the files in the GUEmap subdirectory. You should also delete C:\Windows\GUEmap.INI The following files are included with GUEmap (and should be deleted): ReadMe.txt This file GUEmap.exe The main program GUEmap.cnt The table of contents for the help file GUEmap.hlp The online help file Abbey.gmp A map of Westminster Abbey OrderFrm.txt A form for registering GUEmap by direct mail Register.exe Program for registering GUEmap through the Kagi service FILE_ID.DIZ A brief description of GUEmap [6] License ----------- GUEMAP IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL I BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF USE OF GUEMAP. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, THEREFORE THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. Now that the legalese is out of the way, if you have any problems with GUEmap, please let me know about them and I'll try to help. [7] History ----------- * 10 Mar 1999 GUEmap 1.02 Minor bug fixes Updated my email address * 1 May 1998 GUEmap 1.01 Always uses a white background for maps Fixes positioning bug when rooms are dragged off the right edge * 11 Apr 1998 GUEmap 1.0 Initial version [8] Author ---------- Christopher J. Madsen chris_madsen@geocities.com 3222 Darby Lane madsen@kagi.com Denton, TX 76207-1305 GUEmap Home Page: http://members.tripod.com/~c_madsen/GUEmap/