
  Readme.txt					       Apr, 2002


    1st Impression, version 2.5.0
    Copyright 1998-2002 Zeljko Nikolic and Robert Tibljas.


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  ABOUT 1st IMPRESSION
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  1st Impression automatically replaces Windows startup and shut
  down logos each time your system restarts. There is a basic
  image collection already included with the package and more
  can be downloaded from various sites around the net. Even
  better, this software can convert almost any image to the logo
  format, including digital photos, pictures from the Internet,
  scanned images, computer generated images, etc. 1st Impression
  displays funny multi-line messages which you can change, add
  or delete. With 1st Impression restarting Windows becomes
  a fun.

  Special thanks to Juergen Eilts for letting us use he's
  creations with this version of the software. Visit Juergen's
  web site:
  http://www.ShiftedReality.com
  to find the original high-resolution, high-quality images.

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  SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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  - Windows 95/98/ME or compatible (this software DOES NOT work
    on Windows NT, Windows 2000 or Windows XP)
  - 2.8 MB of disk space

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  DISTRIBUTION
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  This program is copyrighted FREEWARE. You can distribute it
  in any way you want as long as all the files from the original
  package are distributed together and unmodified (recompression
  with another archiver is allowed). Feel free to put it on a
  web site or CD-ROM shareware/freeware software collection.

  This software may not be sold or licensed, neither may a fee
  be charged for its use. If a fee is charged in connection with
  this program it should only cover the minimal cost of copying
  and/or distribution.

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  DISCLAIMER
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  THIS SOFTWARE COMES WITHOUT ANY KIND OF WARRANTY, EITHER
  EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE
  IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A
  PARTICULAR PURPOSE. USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK. AUTHORS ARE
  NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR CONSEQUENCES RAISED BY
  USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PROGRAM.

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  HOW TO USE 1ST IMPRESSION
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  Please view manual.html or click the Help button while in the
  program.

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  CREDITS GO TO
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  * GNU-CC team and Mumit Khan
      GNU Compiler Collection / gcc-2.95.2-mingw32
  * Jordan Russel
      Inno Setup
  * Bjornan Henden and Andrei Stcherbatchenko
      IS Tool for Inno Setup
  * Spencer Kimball, Peter Mattis and others
      The GIMP - GNU Image Manipulation Program
  * Mark Adler, Richard B. Wales, Jean-loup Gailly,
    Onno van der Linden and Kai Uwe Rommel
      ZIP compression and file packaging utility
  * Juergen Eilts
      Gallery of interesting landscapes and other
      computer-generated images, find more at
      http://www.ShiftedReality.com
  * Many kind people that collect aphorisms and publish them
      on the Web

  1st Impression is based in part on the work of the following
  people:
  * Independent JPEG Group
      JPEG library release 6b
  * Group 42, Inc. and all contributing authors
      PNG reference library version 1.0.12
  * Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler
      ZLIB library version 1.1.3
  * Sam Leffler and Silicon Graphics, Inc.
      TIFF library version 3.4 beta 037
  * GROUPE BULL
      XPM library version 3.4k

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  AUTHORS
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  Zeljko Nikolic
  Robert Tibljas

  Check for other multimedia software at:
    http://www.gromada.com

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