Bit Map Rotater (Rotater) - Document

Rotater.txt is also the document, but written in Japanese.

1. IMPORTANT POINT (You MUST read at least this section)

  Bit Map Rotater is a Shareware.

  (1) Pay the shareware fee.
  (2) Mail the Developer including the "Install Code", 
      which is shown in a dialog window 
      right after running Bit Map Rotater, 
      and other needed information.
      Then the Developer will give you a Password.
  (3) You can use Bit Map Rotater
      without reading the next and the following sections, 
      but the mentioned items in those sections 
      are effective also in such case.

2. ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

  This document includes the information 
  which may needed in use of Bit Map Rotater, 
  excludes the information about the operation.

  See RotaterE.hlp for the information about the operation.
  RotaterE.hlp is a standard style help file for Windows95.
  You can read by double clicking it.
  You can also read it by "Help" menu of Bit Map Rotater, 
  in case Rotater.hlp is put in the same directory with Rotater.exe.

3. SHAREWARE

  Bit Map Rotater is a shareware.  NOT FREEWARE.
  You must pay the shareware fee to the Developer 
  if you continue to use after evaluation term.

  If you've already paid the shareware fee 
  for any other version of Bit Map Rotater, 
  you are exempted from the payment for the current version.

  One of the functions of Bit Map Rotater is locked in the initial state.
  You can unlock it in case you paid the shareware fee.

  You need to get agreement in advance 
  by the Developer via e-mail or document, 
  if you want to re-distribute Bit Map Rotater 
  by any media that plural number of people can access.

  Don't modify any part of Bit Map Rotater.

4. OBLIGATION OF THE DEVELOPER

  The Developer and the distributer has no obligation.
  They do NOT guarantee the behavior nor quality of Bit Map Rotater.
  They do NOT responsible for any damage or loss 
  caused by the use of Bit Map Rotater.

  I want to improve Bit Map Rotater if it has any defect, 
  but it is only my WILL, not the obligation.

5. OVERVIEW

  Bit Map Rotater modifies image files.
  Tiled image of a modified image looks 
  as if the original image is tiled slantingly.

  You can make COOL Web Pages using Bit Map Rotater.

  See also
  http://www.vector.co.jp/authors/VA008899/MYKA_Lab/rotater/index.html
  where the effect of Bit Map Rotater is explained with some figure.

6. ENVIRONMENT

  For Windows95 and WindowsNT.
  The Developer has checked on Windows95, WindowsNT3.51, and WindowsNT4.0.
  You don't care the model, memory size, or hard disk size of your PC, 
  if the OS works on the PC normally.

7. DOWNLOAD

  Bit Map Rotater is distributed via some media, including the internet.
  Downloading files sometimes fail from the nature of the internet, 
  or the nature of the Web browser soft.
  Most of such case, download has been interrupted in the middle, 
  and the downloaded file size is smaller than it should be.
  So, please check your download file size 
  with the original size written in the download site.

8. EXTRACT ORIGINAL FILES FROM DOWNLOADED FILE

  Bit Map Rotater is distributed in some style.
  The distributed file that has a name like *.lzh or *.zip 
  is an archive file.
  You have to extract some original files from it.

  LHA.EXE and WinZip are the famous tool soft 
  to extract files form archive files.

  The distributed file that has a name like *.exe 
  is also an archive file, but it is self extractive executable.
  It extacts original files from itself.

9. INSTALL

  The original files, which are extracted from the distributed file, 
  are Rotater.exe, Rotater.txt, Rotater.hlp, RotaterE.txt, RotaterE.hlp, 
  and Rotater.sum.
  The only thing you have to do is put these files into a same directory.

  One of the functions of Bit Map Rotater is Locked in initial state.
  Please unlock it according to "UNLOCK" section of this document.

10. UNINSTALL

  Bit Map Rotater has no uninstall utility.
  Please use explorer or something like to delete Bit Map Rotater files.
  Bit Map Rotater never make any file in Windows directory.

  See "REGISTRY" section of this document 
  to delete the Bit Map Rotater section of the registry.

11. REGISTRY

  The Bit Map Rotater section is 
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MYKA Lab\Bit Map Rotater
  and its descendant.
  Bit Map Rotater will be re-Locked 
  if you delete the Bit Map Rotater section of the registry.

  If you add an option of "/Registry", 
  an item of "Delete Registry and Quit" in "Help" menu.
  This deletes above mentioned section of the registry.

12.SHAREWARE FEE

  The price is Yen2000(Japanese Yen) or $20(US$).
  Even if you use Bit Map Rotater on two or more PCs, 
  you have to pay only the same price as you use on one.

  If you've already paid the shareware fee 
  for any other version of Bit Map Rotater, 
  you are exempted from the payment for the current version.

  If you have any special reason, 
  the Developer may offer special discount.
  Please contact the Developer first.

  You can pay the shareware fee by one of the following methods. 

  12-1. Bank Transfer
    You must pay transfer charge.

    Bank          the Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank (Japan)
    Branch        Togoshi Branch (Branch Code 123)
    Account       1478465
    Payee         HONGU Akinori
    Fee           $20(US$) or Yen2000(Japanese Yen)

  12-2. NIFTY-Serve Shareware Registration
    NIFTY-Serve command GO SWREG and follow the menus.

    Shareware ID  3689
    Title         Bit Map Rotater
    Fee           Yen2000(Japanese Yen)

13. UNLOCK

  One of the functions of Bit Map Rotater is Locked in initial state.
  Concretely speaking, the converted image has hall(s) 
  at the position of the center of the original image.
  Please unlock it according to following process.

  13-1.
    At the beggining of the locked Bit Map Rotater, 
    some dialog windows appear and prompt you to input 
    your name and password.
    You don't have any password yet, then you input only your name 
    and cancel the dialog for password.
    Then, "Install Code" and other needed information appears.

  13-2.
    Please let the Developer know the information.
    See "ADDRESS" section of this document 
    to get in touch with the Developer.

  13-3.
    The Developer will send you a password.
    Then run Bit Map Rotater again and input it.

  If you re-install the OS, or break the registry of the OS, 
  the Install Code will be changed 
  and your password become invalid no more.
  In such case, the Developer will reissue another password, 
  if you notify the situation to the Developer.
  You need not pay any additional fee for reissue for several times.
  If the reissue repeats so many times 
  that the expenditure (mail cost for example) for the reissue 
  comes up to about half of the price of shareware fee, 
  the Developer may charge you about actual expenses.

14. VERSION UP

  The only you have to do is replace Rotater.exe, Rotater.txt, 
  Rotater.hlp, RotaterE.txt, RotaterE.hlp, Rotater.sum
  to one of the new version.
  (Some of the files are not exist in old versions of Bit Map Rotater)

  Old versions of Bit Map Rotater have a feature that 
  a password is valid for all versions of Bit Map Rotater.
  This version of Bit Map Rotater, however, does not accept 
  any password for the old versions of Bit Map Rotater.
  This change is owing to unavoidable circumstances, 
  some passwords for old versions of Bit Map Rotater
  were spreaded illegally, mainly in some oversea Web sites.

  If you already get a password legally 
  for one of old versions of Bit Map Rotater, 
  please tell so and new Install Code to the Developer.
  The Developer will send you a free new password.
  See "ADDRESS" section of this document 
  to get in touch with the Developer.

15. THE DEVELOPER

  I, the Developer, am HONGU Akinori.

  I was born in 1960 under the constellation of Gemini,
  and became the father of identical twin daughters in 1994.
  I am proud of that I have cleared the hard mode of Gradius 3,
  but I prefer Roll Playing Games than Shooting Games.
  I have passed the test for the first grade, second grade, 
  online field, special grade, and system auditor grade 
  of Information System Specialist.
  
  I would appreciate receiving encouraging mails for me, 
  but it is never the user's duty.

  I will do my best to support the Product.
  Bug reports on the program or on this document are always welcome.

16. ADDRESS

  Please use e-mail to get in touch with the Developer.
  If you can't use e-mail, facsimile is also available.

  Please write out the name of the soft (Bit Map Rotater)
  and the version number (Ver.3.00 Rev.0 for the current version), 
  and the way you want to get the return by the Developer.
  The Developer assumes e-mail, facsimile, and postal mail 
  as the ways to return.
  Other ways are also acceptable, 
  if the expenditure for the Developer is 
  about the same as the assumed ways or lower, 
  or you pay the excessive expenditure.

  16-1. E-mail (preferable)
    QWF03307@niftyserve.or.jp

  16-2. Fax (only in case you can't e-mail)
    +81 3 3788 9970
    Supporting G3 Fax protocol.
    Fax reception service may expire without notice, 
    as it is a tentative and voluntary service by the Developer.
    Sometimes it may be down irregularly.

17. VERSION HISTORY

  1996- 7-15 Ver.1.00 Rev.0
    The first release
  1996- 7-24 Ver.1.01 Rev.0
    Added the Preview
  1996- 7-25 Ver.1.01 Rev.2
    Fixed some bugs
  1996- 7-26 Ver.1.02 Rev.0
    Enabled Vertical in line
  1996- 7-28 Ver.1.03 Rev.0
    Enabled the converted image to be the wall paper
  1996- 7-29 Ver.1.03 Rev.2
    Added cancel button in the converted image window
  1996- 8-20 English Edition Ver.1.03 Rev.0
  1996- 9- 1 English Edition Ver.1.03 Rev.6
  1996-10-30 Ver.2.00 Rev.0
    Conversion speed up 10 times faster
    Multi display for converted image window
    Added the tiled image view
    Enabled to read from the clipboard
  1996-11- 2 Ver.2.00 Rev.2
    Improve registry format
  1996-11- 6 Ver.2.00 Rev.4
    Revive cancel button in the converted image window
  1997- 5- 5 Ver.3.00 Rev.0
    Change develop environment to Borland Delphi
    Conversion speed up 5 times faster
    Unify Japanese Edition and English Edition

18. BASIC INFORMATION

  The following part of this document depends on 
  "Guideline for the attached document to free software/shareware"
  which is issued by the Electronic Network Consortium, Japan.
  Some contents overlaped with the other part of this document, 
  but dare to write to fit to the guideline.

18-1. Basic Items

 (1) File Name

  Bit Map Rotater in the distributed style has a file name of 
  BMRxyyz.lzh, BMRxyyz.zip, or BMRxyyz.exe,
  where x is one digit numeric character 
  which represents the major version number of Bit Map Rotater,
  yy are two digits numerics for the minor version number, 
  and z is one digits for the revision number.

  The file which has the name of *.lzh and *.zip is a usual archive file,
  which needs extract tool soft to extract original files.
  Which has the name of *.exe is also an archive file, 
  but it is self extractive, 
  so that there is no need to extract original files from it.

 (2) Software Name

  "Bit Map Rotater" is the formal name, 
  while you can simply call "Rotater" by its file name.

 (3) Copyright Holder

  Copyright holder of Bit Map Rotater is HONGU Akinori, 
  who has developed Bit Map Rotater.
  All rights reserved by the copyright holder.

 (4) Environment

  Bit Map Rotater works on Windows95 and WindowsNT.
  The Developer has checked on Windows95, WindowsNT3.51, and WindowsNT4.0.
  You don't care the model, memory size, or hard disk size of your PC, 
  if the OS works on the PC normally.

 (5) Condition to Use / Re-Distribute / Modify

  Bit Map Rotater is a shareware.  NOT FREEWARE.
  You must pay the shareware fee to the Developer 
  if you continue to use after evaluation term.
  If you've already paid the shareware fee 
  for any other version of Bit Map Rotater, 
  you are exempted from the payment for the current version.
  One of the functions of Bit Map Rotater is locked in the initial state.
  You can unlock it in case you paid the shareware fee.

  You need to get agreement in advance 
  by the Developer via e-mail or document, 
  if you want to re-distribute Bit Map Rotater 
  by any media that plural number of people can access.

  Don't modify any part of Bit Map Rotater.

 (6) Price

  The price is Yen2000(Japanese Yen) or $20(US$).
  Even if you use Bit Map Rotater on two or more PCs, 
  you have to pay only the same price as you use on one.

  If you've already paid the shareware fee 
  for any other version of Bit Map Rotater, 
  you are exempted from the payment for the current version.

  If you have any special reason, 
  the Developer may offer special discount.
  Please contact the Developer first.

  You can pay the shareware fee by one of the following methods. 

  Bank Transfer
    You must pay transfer charge.

    Bank          the Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank (Japan)
    Branch        Togoshi Branch (Branch Code 123)
    Account       1478465
    Payee         HONGU Akinori
    Fee           $20(US$) or Yen2000(Japanese Yen)

  NIFTY-Serve Shareware Registration
    NIFTY-Serve command GO SWREG and follow the menus.

    Shareware ID  3689
    Title         Bit Map Rotater
    Fee           Yen2000(Japanese Yen)


 (7) Guarantee / Immunity

  The Developer and the distributer has no obligation.
  They do NOT guarantee the behavior nor quality of Bit Map Rotater.
  They do NOT responsible for any damage or loss 
  caused by the use of Bit Map Rotater.

 (8) Outline

  Bit Map Rotater modifies image files.
  Tiled image of a modified image looks 
  as if the original image is tiled slantingly.

  You can make COOL Web Pages using Bit Map Rotater.

18-2. Optional Items

 (9) Developing Environment

  PC         :Gateway2000 P5-166 Professional
  OS         :Microsoft Windows 95 4.00.950
  Main Memory:48 MB
  Language   :Borland Delphi 2.0

 (10) File List

  Original files are following:

  Rotater.exe  Executable file
  Rotater.hlp  Help file written in Japanese
  Rotater.txt  Document file written in Japanese
  RotaterE.hlp Help file written in English
  RotaterE.txt Document file written in English
  Rotater.sum  Check sum file

 (11) Virus Check

  The Developer makes sure that 
  all versions of Bit Map Rotater has been Virus Checked
  using a Virus Checker soft.

  Bit Map Rotater checks the file size and check sum of itself, 
  and warns if one of them mismatches.
  This will found most of file infection type viruses.

  But there is no Virus Checker that finds all viruses, 
  so that the Developer can't guarantee Virus Free.

 (12) Address

  If you have any question etc. about Bit Map Rotater, 
  please get in touch with the Developer, 
  whose address is:
    e-mail   : QWF03307@niftyserve.or.jp
    facsimile: +81 3 3788 9970

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