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                            Fractals Plus v2.10                             
                                INTRODUCTION                                
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       1. INTRODUCTION:
           Fractals Plus is a program designed to produce images of two
           types of fractals; the Mandelbrot set and all the Julia sets.
           It has been carefully crafted to do this as fast as possible
           and in a user friendly manner.

           Help on how to use the program is available online by
           pressing the [F1] key. This document contains notes on
           running the program, and a troubleshooting section.

       2. INSTALLING THE PROGRAM:
           Fractals Plus requires no "installation" procedure as such.
           It can even be run from the distribution disk! If you wish
           to run it from your hard disk then you should follow the
           steps below.
           1.  Make a new directory for the program by typing the
               following instruction at your DOS prompt.
               md \fractals <Enter>
           2.  Change to the new directory by typing.
               cd \fractals <Enter>
           3.  Copy all the files from the floppy disk (assumed to be
               in drive A, if it is not then substitute the appropriate
               letter in the command).
               copy a:*.* <Enter>
           4.  The program is now installed, easy wasn't it!

       3. RUNNING THE PROGRAM:
           To run the program the current directory *must* be the
           directory in which the Fractals Plus program is installed.
           The program can then be started by typing the command:
           fractals <Enter>
           The program should load and show the introduction screen.
           Press any key to clear this screen and proceed to the main
           program.

       4. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
           Fractals Plus requires the following setup:
              8088 or better processor
              475 kB of available memory (more to load files)
              A VGA, MCGA or better graphics card. It must be capable
                of displaying the 320x200 mode with 256 colours
              DOS v3.00 or later
           Optional extras are:
              An 80386sx or better processor for 32-bit mode
              A mouse for mouse operation

       5. POSSIBLE PROBLEMS:
           Whilst loading Fractals Plus may display an error message.
           The error message will be of the form:
           "Fractals Plus v2.10 - abnormal exit due to: ???"
           The possible error messages are listed in this section.

           "Insufficient available memory"
           This will occur on loading, or on attempting to load or
           save a file. It indicates that there is not enough memory
           for Fractals Plus to run in. Fractals Plus requires at
           least 475kB of available memory to run, and 500kB if you
           want to load or save files.
           Free up some memory by unloading TSRs etc and try running
           Fractals Plus again.
    
          "Can't load palette - required file MBROT.MPL"
          "Can't load icons - required file ICONS.ICC"
          "Can't load graphics - required file LOGO200S.GRA"
          One of these messages will occur on startup if Fractals
          Plus cannot find a file it requires.
          The usual problem is that they are not situated in the
          current directory. You should change to the directory
          Fractals Plus is stored in, using the "cd" command,
          before running Fractals Plus. You could also have
          removed them by mistake, in which case you should
          reinstall Fractals Plus (see section 2).

          "Can't find current directory - error code: xxx"
          This indicates that your DOS version is not compatible
          with Fractals Plus. If you are using the correct version
          of DOS then there is some other problem and you should
          contact the authors.

          Other problems are usually due to a missing file MAIN.MBT.
          This contains the image that is loaded on startup. If it is
          not found in the current directory then Fractals Plus will
          start up with a blank screen. Do not save an image with this
          name as you will overwrite the correct startup image.

          When zooming in the zoom box may appear to the right of the
          cross-hair mouse cursor. This is due to a problem with
          Microsoft mouse drivers earlier than version 8.20. You will
          either have to allow for this (particularly when trying to 
          get Julia sets), unload your mouse driver before running 
          Fractals, or upgrade your mouse driver.

       6. LEGAL STUFF:
           All trademarks used in the documentation are acknowledged.

           Fractals Plus v2.10 is copyrighted. You may copy this
           unregistered version subject to the conditions laid out in
           the help file "Registering Fractals Plus".

           If you enjoy using this software, and wish to continue
           using it, then you must register with the authors. Details
           on how to do this are included in the help file "Registering
           Fractals Plus", and are displayed on exiting.

       7. OVERSEAS USERS:
           Overseas users of Fractals Plus are still required to register.
           To register you must send us a cheque payable to "Bruce Davidson"
           to the normal address. Please ensure that the cheque is payable
           in pounds sterling. We *cannot* accept cheques in other
           currencies. The prices are shown below:
                  European Union Countries           15 
                  United States and Canada           20
                  All other countries                25
           We will send disks by airmail to all non-EU countries.

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                       Fractals Plus Unregistered v2.10                     
             (C) Copyright Bruce Davidson and Martin Bright 1994.           
                             All rights reserved.                           
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