Shane Land OpenGEM
Release 4
Update 5

Built using the OpenGEM SDK
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Copyright (c) Shane Land

1st September 2005


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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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To install OpenGEM, decompress the zipfile named "OPENGEM4.ZIP" to any 
folder in C:\. This will create six files. 

- OPENGEM4.ZIP
- INSTALL.BAT
- README.TXT
- LICENCE.TXT
- UNZIP.EXE
- CHOICE.EXE

Run INSTALL.BAT to begin setting up OpenGEM.  The OpenGEM Installer 
will unpack the OpenGEM distribution for you.

That's it!

To run OpenGEM just type "GEM" at the command prompt.

IMPORTANT: Please see LICENSE.TXT before using this software.


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MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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- FreeDOS Beta 9 or DOS 3.3
- A 286 or better processor
- 512kb total memory
- VGA video card
- 1mb of free hard disk space when installed
  (requires 2mb to install)
- A mouse


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RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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- FreeDOS 1.0 or DOS 5.0 or higher
- A 386 or better processor
- 640kb total memory
- VGA or better video card
- 1mb of free hard disk space when installed
  (requires 2mb to install)
- A mouse


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KNOWN ISSUES
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PLEASE NOTE: It is not recommended to use OpenGEM on systems
running Windows2000 or XP.  The DOS emulation on these systems 
causes crashes with the GEM software.

                 * OpenGEM may hang when running on Win2000
                 * OpenGEM may fail to exit when running on Win2000
                 * OpenGEM may exit an application if the "Open" command 
                   is used when running on WindowsXP
                 * OpenGEM applications may quit suddenly when running on
                   WindowsXP
                 * OpenGEM may freeze if you click the image in the
                   "About" box of the desktop

If you discover an issue with OpenGEM please report it by emailing us at
gem@shaneland.co.uk


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VERSION HISTORY
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OpenGEM Release 4 Update 5 - 1st September 2005

OpenGEM Release 4 Update 4 - 9th August 2005

OpenGEM Release 4 Update 3 - 3rd August 2005

OpenGEM Release 4 Update 2 - 27th July 2005

OpenGEM Release 4 Update 1 - 17th July 2005

OpenGEM Release 4 - 15th July 2005

OpenGEM Release 3 - 10th August 2004

OpenGEM 2.2.0 - 1st October 2003

OpenGEM 2.1.0 - 6th June 2003

OpenGEM 2.0.0 - 19th May 2003

OpenGEM 1.2.0 - 12th September 2002

OpenGEM 1.1.0 - 7th August 2002

OpenGEM 1.0.1 - 3th August 2002

OpenGEM 1.0.0 - 20th July 2002

OpenGEM had five beta releases before the first public release.  The first 
Beta of OpenGEM was released in December 2001.  These Beta releases were 
tested by the members of the GEM Development Mailing List 
(gem-dev@simpits.org).


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LICENSE INFORMATION
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OpenGEM is released under the GPL license 
(see LICENSE.TXT for more details).  

No liability for any of the code included with the OpenGEM distribution
is accepted by Shane M Coughlan, Shane Land, or the FreeGEM community.

You use this software entirely at your own risk.


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CONTACT INFORMATION
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The OpenGEM website is at http://gem.shaneland.co.uk. You can e-mail us at
gem@shaneland.co.uk.