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Contents:
  A Description of Chartist(r)
  System Requirements
  System Capacities
  Standard Library Shapes
  Product And Version Information
    CHARTIST
      Chartist Shareware Version
      Chartist Registered Version
    CHARTIST-2 (Enhanced Version)
      Chartist-2 Enhanced Features
      Chartist-2 Enhanced Version
    CHARTIST-2 UPGRADE OPTION (For Registered Chartist Users)
  Multple Copy and Network / Site License Pricing
  Contact Information

                     A Description of Chartist(r)
		     =============================

Chartist is a Microsoft Windows(tm) 3.1+, and Windows 95 application.
With Chartist you can create, edit, and print flow charts, organization
charts, or other charts that use similar components. Through the use of
the Windows Clipboard, you may also paste all or part of the charts you
create into other documents, providing the application can read Clipboard
bitmaps or metafile pictures. Chartist supports the OLE feature of Windows,
allowing other applications to link or embed Chartist information.

As with most Windows applications, you may run multiple copies of
Chartist on your computer, with each copy simultaneously operating on a
different document. Data may be exchanged among copies of Chartist,
using the Clipboard.

Chartist supports the text, graphics and color capabilities of your
display and printer. Text in a Chartist document may use any number
of the fonts available from your printer.

A Chartist document is one or more pages in size. The orientation of
pages depends upon the settings for your printer. Within a Chartist
document there may be one or more symbols. A symbol is a a polygonal
shape with optional text or graphics inside it. The text inside a symbol
may be in any of the fonts available from your printer. More than one
font may be used for the text inside a symbol.

Lines may be drawn between symbols. The lines are routed automatically,
with "influence" from the user as to symbol entry and exit points.
Lines may be drawn with or without arrowheads, in different thicknesses,
with solid, dotted or dashed pen styles, and with three different routing
styles (straight, curved, square turns). When symbols are moved
around the document, any associated lines are rerouted and redrawn as
necessary. Lines may also be labeled with text.

Advanced features include the ability to set up "hypertext" references
withing symbols to other Windows documents (including other Chartist
documents); the ability to load device independent bitmaps, such as
scanned photographs, or other artwork into symbols; and the ability
to customize, save and restore color palettes.

The goal of Chartist is to give you an easy way to create charts quickly,
while taking advantage of the advanced features of your printer,
and providing data interchange with other Windows applications.

  System Requirements
  ==================
    Microsoft Windows 3.1, 3.11 or Windows 95
    VGA or EGA display (or better)
    Mouse
    Windows-supported graphics printer

  System Capacities
  =================
    Maximum chart size:  60" height and width
    Maximum symbols:     1400 per document
    Text:		 65K characters per document
    Line Routes:         64KB
    Fonts:               64KB

  Standard Library
  ======================================
  Contains representative shapes for the following applications
    General & Organizational Charting
    Flowcharting
    CCITT-SDL

Product And Version Information:
================================
The information below describes CHARTIST, CHARTIST-2, CHARTIST-2 UPGRADE
OPTION.

 CHARTIST
   Chartist:
     all features in the above description,
     both 16 bit and 32 bit versions included
     30 day evaluation period,
     full documentation,
     sample files,
     complete Windows help system
     no program restrictions (no crippling, until 45 days),
     copy and distribute freely
      (commercial distributors see README.TXT file in this distribution)

   Chartist Registered Version (Single User License):
     $59.00 plus shipping and handling ($4.00 to US, $6.00 elsewhere)
     latest release
     additional shape libraries
       Flowcharting
       SDL
       LAN and Telecommunications
       Organization
       Logic
       Design Methods (ER, OOD, Structure, Flow)
       Accounting, Auditing and General Business Operations
       Electrical, Electronic
     shape library customization notes
     printed manual, including how to make new shapes
     technical support for 1 year, phone & mail
     update notification for 1 year

 CHARTIST-2 (Enhanced Version)
   Chartist-2 is an enhanced product, upward compatible with Chartist.
   In addition to all of the features of Chartist, Chartist-2 includes:

   Chartist-2 Enhanced Features:

  * OLE CLIENT SUPPORT
    - Link or embed OLE objects from other applications into symbol
      pictures and symbol references.
    - Browse capability for references.
    - Automatically print Chartist-2 embedded reference objects.

  * ADVANCED GROUP EDITING FUNCTIONS
    - GROUP RESIZE: Allows all or part of a chart to be stretched
      or shrunk in size, including inter-symbol spacing.
    - GROUP SPREAD / COMPACT: As above, but only spacing is affected.
    - TEXT GROW/SHRINK: Enlarge or reduce the text in all selected
      symbols by 2 points per "bump".
    - RE-ALIGN TO GRID: Re-snaps selected symbols to the nearest
      grid points.
    - ALIGN TO ROW / COLUMN: Lines symbols up into columns or rows.
    - PERMANENT GROUP / UNGROUP: Symbols can be placed into permanent
      groupings, causing most functions to treat them as one compound
      symbol.

  * SUPPORT FOR LARGE BLOCKS OF TEXT
    - Automatic word wrapping of text in symbols, when editing.
    - Automatic re-flow of text when symbols are re-sized or shapes are
      changed.

  * TEMPLATES - Use any Chartist-2 document file as a template for new
    charts. Can autoload a template on launch.

  * TEXT FILE EXCHANGE FORMAT - Text file format for charts.
    Use to integrate Chartist-2 with user software. Documented
    in manual.

  * ROTATE, FLIP SHAPES - Symbol shapes may be rotated in 90 degree
    increments, or reflected about the horizontal or vertical.

  * ROTATE TEXT - Symbol text may be rotated in 90 degree increments.

  * FIND / REPLACE - Symbol text may be search and replaced with
    standard dialogs.

  * ADDITIONAL TEXT MACROS - Place document title, symbol number
    in symbols, or page number.

  * SPELL CHECK INTERFACE - Copy Text and Paste Text commands allow
    checking of spelling with word processor spelling checkers.

  * SAVE TO PLACEABLE METAFILE - Create a placeable metafile of
    an area of a document.

  * DRAWING ORDER FOR LINES - Draw lines first or last, as needed.

   Chartist-2 Enhanced Version:
     $99.00 plus shipping and handling ($4.00 US, $7.00 elsewhere),
     printed manual,
     technical support for 1 year, phone & mail,
     update notification for 1 year

 CHARTIST-2 UPGRADE OPTION
     available to registered Chartist users,
     $50.00 (proof of registration reqd)
     Chartist-2 Enhanced Version Disk (see above)

Multple Copy and Network / Site License Pricing
===============================================

                 All Prices In US$

                 Individual Copies
                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
                  Percent Chartist Chartist-2
           Units     Disc  Per Cpy Per Cpy
        ------------------------------------
               1     0.00%   59.00    99.00
           2 - 5    25.00%   44.25    74.25
          6 - 10    30.00%   41.30    69.30
         11 - 25    35.00%   38.35    64.35
         25 - 50    40.00%   35.40    59.40
        51 - 100    45.00%   32.45    54.45
        Over 100    50.00%   29.50    49.50

        Note: Actual shipping charges added to above.

                 Network/Site Pricing
                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
         Maximum          Chartist Chartist-2
           Users
        ------------------------------------
               5               169      283
              10               288      484
              25               591      992
              50             1,027    1,724
             100             1,712    2,873
             250             3,379    5,670
             500             5,564    9,337
            1000             8,959   15,033
            2500            16,720   28,055
            5000            29,553   49,589

        Shipping $4.00 domestic, $7.00 international. One
        copy of software and document is included with a
        license granting the multiple use level.

Contact Information
===================

   Novagraph, Inc.
   PO Box 850115
   Richardson TX  75085-0115

   (972) 231-2169 (Voice)
   (972) 235-0607 (FAX)
   Compuserve ID: 74036,2325
   Internet:      stevego@ix.netcom.com

   An order form is available in the file ORDER.TXT in
   this distribution.

   Chartist is a registered trademark of Novagraph, Inc.
   Novagraph is a registered trademark of Novagraph, Inc.
   Microsoft Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corp.

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