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BISTools README FILE
(C) Copyright 1997. Bay Image Software.
All rights reserved.
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Thank you for your interest in BISTools. This file includes information on
Bay Image Software's product features and how to contact Bay Image Software.

Introducing BISTools
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BISTools includes three image editing/processing related applications. All are
for Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows NT systems.

ImageShow - A comprehensive image editing application. 
SnapView - An easy to use screen capture tool. 
SlideShow - An application to create animated images for web pages.

FILE FORMATS SUPPORTED
BMP/DIB/RLE GIF PCX TGA TIFF JPEG 
AVI (read only) 

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
486-based PC or better
Microsoft Windows 95 , Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 or higher
4MB RAM or more for MS-Windows 95, 12MB RAM or more for MS-Windows NT
3MB free hard disk space
VGA display adapter or better
Mouse or other pointing device
Scanner - 32BIT TWAIN INTERFACE SUPPORTED (version 1.6)
Printer

The testing function in SlideShow requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 
version 3.0 or later, or Netscape Navigator web browser version 2.0 or later,
or other web browsers that are compatible to Netscape's Navigator version 2.0. 

How to install BISTools
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If you downloaded self-extracting BISTOOLS.EXE, create an empty directory and 
move BISTOOLS.EXE into the directory. At DOS prompt, type BISTOOLS. Then run
setup.exe to install all three products.

If you have BISTOOLS.ZIP, move the file into an empty directory and at DOS
prompt, type pkunzip bistools.zip. Then run setup.exe to install. The zip file
is pkzip/pkunzip v2.04g compatible.

Time-limited shareware 
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BISTOOLS is offered as a public domain shareware, which is downloadable from 
our web site http://www.bayimage.com or other Internet web sites or CD-ROM 
shareware distributors. All products included in BISTOOLS are time-limited 
full release version. You must register the products after 30 days 
of trial period if you want to keep using them. No any warranty is assumed 
for the shareware versions.

HOW TO CONTACT Bay Image Software
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Postal : 30 Gladys Avenue, Suite 11, Mountain View, CA 94043
Phone  : (415) 965-9197
Email  : info@bayimage.com
Website: www.bayimage.com
For registration, send email to Registration@bayimage.com, or write to our
postal address.

Note, always check our Internet web site for updated contact information 
before sending us mails, emails, etc..

