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Impos/2  Version 1.2
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 Should you encounter any problem while using Impos/2, please contact
 the following address for support

 for Germany:

     NovaStar Software & Consulting GmbH
     Ulmer Str. 160a, Eingang K
     D-86156 Augsburg
     Tel.: 0821 / 441820
     Fax : 0821 / 443859

 for Switzerland:

     G+B Vogt AG
     Kehrweg 379
     CH-5265 Wittnau
     Tel.: 064 / 616121
     Fax : 064 / 616125

 for other countries refer to the CompuServe Forum

 GO IBMOS2
    IBM PSM Deutschland
    Section 10: Novastar


 Latest informations, updates and fixes are available on our mailbox:

 +49 7031 6205-18


 Installation:
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   o   Install Impos/2 by calling A:\INSTALL. All needed files will
       be copied onto your harddisk and an Impos/2 WPS object will
       be created on the desktop, this object can then be moved to
       any folder. No matter where it is located, it will be
       replaced after each Impos/2 installation.

   o   During the installation, an association is done between IMPOS.EXE
       and the file formats known by Impos/2, that means that a double-click
       on any of these files (e.g. in the drives folder) will start
       Impos/2, or activate it if it is already started.

   o   For a manual installation, simply copy all the files in one directory
       and unpack them using the OS/2 utility UNPACK.EXE.
       Impos/2 does not need any PATH, LIBPATH, environment
       variables or parameters.
       The WPS object and the actually needed associations can
       be created by using the program template.


 Scanner-Support:
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   o   When using a HP Scanners (IIp, IIc, IIcx) with the device driver
       HPSJII.SYS shipped with Impos/2 make sure, that the ASPI driver
       that comes with OS/2 plus the adapter specific driver are
       installed in the CONFIG.SYS. The following example shows the
       entries in the CONFIG.SYS for an Adaptec 1542CF card:

       - BASEDEV=OS2ASPI.DMD
       - BASEDEV=AHA154X.ADD
       - DEVICE=C:\IMPOS\HPSJII.SYS

   o   The DOS device drivers provided by the scanner manufactorer
       must be specified in the CONFIG.SYS. An entry in the DOS
       settings alone does not work.
       The entry (e.g. for a HP scanner) looks as follows:

        - DEVICE=C:\HP\SJII.SYS      (for ScanJet IIp/IIc)
        - DEVICE=C:\HP\SJDRIVER.SYS  (for ScanJet / ScanJet Plus)

       To be able to use this driver, make sure you have the DOS support
       configured in the CONFIG.SYS, that is

       PROTECTONLY=NO

   o   When using a MicroChannel device, make sure that the port-address
       of the parallel-port and that of the scanner do not conflict (do
       not set the scanner-port to 27Bh), otherwise the parallel-port
       will be locked for all DOS-sessions by Impos/2.

   o   Impos/2 might possibly work with scanners that we have not listed,
       and that are soft- or hardware compatible with them.
       Please tell us if you have such a scanner, this could help us
       in the scanner-support development and possibly other Impos/2 users.


 Kodak Photo CD:
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   o   The Kodak Photo CD support-module is using functions from the
       Kodak DOS-Toolkit. Loading an image in the high resolutions is possible
       but very costly:
       loading an 1024 x 1536 image takes about one minute.
       loading an 2048 x 3072 image takes about half an hour.

   o   In addition, loading an image in the highest resolution may result
       in an error.
       If you need to work with these high resolutions, contact us.


 Video/MovieBlaster:
 ===================

   o   The Video- and MovieBlaster cards are linking their address-range
       (1 MB) for digitizing in the PC's main memory, that means that
       they do not work properly with more than 15 MB. The current version
       of the driver uses hard-coded addresses for both port and memory:
       0xAD6 and 9 MB respectively.


 What we are working on:
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   o   New editing-tools and filters.
   o   Freeform selection with poligons.
   o   Masking images for transparent paste.
   o   Supporting more scanners (TWAIN for OS/2).
   o   REXX-interface for programming image functions.
   o   Extended configuration features (smart-icons, ... ).
   o   Definition of the undocumented DDE-interface.
   o   Better integration into the workplace shell.
   o   Calibration for screen, scanners and printers
   o   Support of multimedia (MMPM/2)
   o   Better german-english translation.


 Known Problems:
 ===============

 When inserting text with an ATI display driver (V80) some letters or
 the entire text might not be displayed. In this case pad the text
 with some blanks, so the blanks are omitted. That should do it.
 This bug has only been found in conjunction with the ATI display
 driver.

 With the IBM 8514/a display driver of OS/2 2.11 the selection frame is
 not displayed. This problem is known to IBM and will be fixed in one of
 the next driver versions.
 Try using the 8514/4 display driver of OS/2 2.1.


 Information from Compart:
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 If you encounter any problems working with Impos/2, please inform us.
 We will do everything possible to correct them, and try to keep cost-free
 updates available.
 If you have problems loading image files, we would appreciate if you could
 send us these files (provided they are not confidential), this is the only
 way to get the Impos/2 file format support even better.

 Besides this, we would appreciate any constructive critics or hints.
