Talisman 0.53 /Shareware/
Desktop manager for Windows 95/98/NT
(C) Lighttek Software, 27.09.1998
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Horizon/1002/  (English page)
http://talisman.ic.ru (Russian page)
e-mail: ara@etel.ru
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Short description
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The basic sphere of application of "Talisman" is the creation 
of custom-made interfaces for computers. Now, with the help of "Talisman," 
it is possible to create a rather interesting "virtual" world on the computer. 
This world can contain sets of screens, forms, "rooms" and objects. All these 
objects can respond to movements or clicks of the mouse. In a local area 
network it is possible to create even something such as small Web or Intranet, 
by placing "Talisman" databases on different machines and establishing 
links between them. 
For more detailed information see Talisman.hlp.

Protection:
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Talisman is distributed as Shareware. This is not Freeware or 
Public Domain. You may use the shareware version for 30 days.
If after 30 days you would like to continue using it, then You 
should purchase a license. After you pay, you receive Registration
Name and Registration key from the author to tell Talisman that
you have paid the shareware fee.

Paying:
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The simplest way to register, is by registering online with a major credit card
through a secure server. Point your browser to the following URL and follow 
instructions onscreen: 

https://www.regnow.com/softsell/nph-softsell.cgi?item=1333-4

The fee for registered version of Talisman is: $30.00;


Installing the program:
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- Run the setup for Talisman and install it in the directory of your choice. 
The installation also creates a "Borland" subdirectory in the "Program Files" Directory 
(c:\program files\borland). The "Borland" directory is essential to the program. 
Do not remove or rename it.
- If you want Talisman to execute at startup, place a Talisman short up in your 
Startup Directory (c:\windows\start menu\programs\startup).


Uninstalling the program:
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If you should want to uninstall Talisman, and we can't think of any reason 
why you should, but just in case, use the Control Panel's "Add/Remove Programs."



Starting:
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Start Talisman.exe from Windows environment (by double click in 
Explorer for example).

 
Distribution terms:
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Talisman 0.53 may be distributed freely in its original unmodified and
unregistered form. The distribution have to include all files of its
original distribution. 

Distributors may not charge any money for it, while
they may charge money for the medium (online-time, CD-ROM, etc.).

If you like to bundle Talisman with other programs, goods, services, 
etc. you are selling in a registered form please feel free to contact 
us at: <ara@etel.ru> to figure out the conditions.


Disclaimer of warranty:
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This software is sold "as is" and without warranties whether expressed or
implied. Because of the various software and hardware environments into
which this program may be put, no warranty of fitness for a particular
purpose is offered.




Other products of Lighttek Software:
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Melody   1.4     /Shareware/   Size 315kb 
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http://talisman.ic.ru/talisman/melody.zip

MPEG,WAV,MIDI and AudioCD Player. This program doesn't have the standard grey 
buttons and doesn't use double-clicking. The program allows one to play all 
MP2, MP3, WAV files from one catalogue and to compose lists of songs from 
different catalogs.


IconTOY  2.1     /Shareware/    Size 274kb     
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http://talisman.ic.ru/talisman/icontoy2.zip

This is a small, simple and beautiful program for searching for icons in files.
This program will scan a drive for EXE, DLL, ICO, and BMP files and show 
all icons found in them in a listing. Then it is possible to either copy any icon 
found to the clipboard or to save it as a file (ICO or BMP). Another function of 
program is manipulations with desktop wallpaper. You can use any found 
icon or bmp-file as wallpaper. Only one click and you can see the result on the 
screen. This function reminds mosaic game.

Abracadabra 1.2.3  /Shareware/  Size 620kb
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http://talisman.ic.ru/talisman/abra1.zip

Abracadabra is a multipurpose utility for view and edit text and graphic files.
It combines the simplicity of a file manager with a text-file editor and image-file viewer.
Program has the following features:
-new unique interface;
-view and edit text-files ( including files larger than 64kb);
-view and edit RTF, WRI files ;
-convert text from Windows to DOS- format and vice versa;
-convenient viewing of graphic files of the following formats: BMP, JPG,  WMF, EMF, PCX, TGA, DIB, RLE, ICO;
-zoom in/out and movement of images on screen; 
-set any image as tiled or centered desktop wallpaper;
-slideshow mode;
-support of standard file opperations (open,copy,delete,rename etc);
-launch applications (EXE, COM, PIF, LNK files)
-local files navigation in browser-style.
-creation of own desktops with bitmap-buttons, icons, text-links and hotzones.
-hyperimage files using.