Title:       Biorhythms 1.3.18
Description: Highly configurable biorhythm calculator. Predict your feelings!
Author:      Richard Smedley <pc@richardsmedley.co.uk>
Home page:   http://www.richardsmedley.co.uk/


INTRODUCTION
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Biorhythms is a highly configurable biorhythm calculator for Win95/98.

Biorhythm charts allow you to predict how somebody will be feeling on any date in the past, present or future. To produce a biorhythm chart for somebody, all you need to know is their date of birth. The chart will then display a number of curved lines, showing your physical, emotional and intellectual abilities for the days before & after the required date.

Two kinds of chart are supported:

  BIORHYTHM CHARTS display your biorhythm curves on a graph,
  revealing how you will be feeling on any required date.

  COMPARISON CHARTS display a graph showing how similar two
  people will be feeling on any required date.

Full interpretation messages are included, to tell you what the charts mean in real terms. The program also includes a birthday database for storing the details of all your family and friends, to save you having to remember the exact date of their birthdays.

Biorhythms uses a clean and simple GUI that is very easy to use. The appearance of the charts can be fully customised to fit your own personal preferences.


INSTALLATION
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Run SETUP.EXE to install this program.

This program requires the VB6 runtime files. To save disk space, these are not included in this distribution. If you haven't already installed the VB6 runtime files then you will need to install them before you can use this program.

The VB6 runtime files can be downloaded from:
        http://www.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/win95/dll/simvb6-5.zip

The PAD XML file for this program is located at:
	http://www.richardsmedley.co.uk/pc/bio.xml

To uninstall, use "Start | Settings | Control Panel | Add/Remove Programs | Biorhythms".

HOW TO REGISTER
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This program is shareware. The evaluation is fully functional, but if you use it for more than 30 days then you must register.

When you register you will be sent a personal registration code to enter into the program. This will make your copy of the program fully registered, and will remove any nag screens & limitations from the evaluation version.

ON-LINE REGISTRATION
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This program can be registered on-line using your credit card. On-line registration costs $15 US Dollars.

To register on-line, please fill in the on-line registration form at this address:

        http://www.reg.net/product.asp?ID=7160

Your registration code will be sent to you by e-mail within 24-48 hours.

POSTAL REGISTRATIONS
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Postal registrations cost 6 Pounds Sterling. Cheques can only be accepted if they are made out in Pounds Sterling and drawn on a UK bank. Alternatively you can send *cash* in either US Dollars (15 USD) or Deutsche Marks (20 DM).

Send your registration to this address:

        Richard Smedley
        PO Box 59
        SUTTON-IN-ASHFIELD
        Notts
        NG17 3HP
        England

You *MUST* state in your letter that you are registering BIORHYTHMS FOR WIN98.

Please allow 5-7 days to receive your registration code.


LICENSE & DISCLAIMER
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Biorhythms is Copyright (C) Richard Smedley 2000. All rights reserved.

Subject to the terms below, you are hereby licensed to use the evaluation version of Biorhythms ("the software") without payment for a period of up to 30 days. If you continue to use the software after the 30 day evaluation period, then you are required to pay a registration fee of Six Pounds Sterling. When payment is received you will be sent a registration code to enter into the software, which will make the software fully registered.

Provided that you verify that you are distributing the evaluation version, you are hereby licensed to make as many copies of the evaluation version of this software and documentation as you wish; give exact copies of the original evaluation version to anyone; and distribute the evaluation version of the software and documentation in its unmodified form via electronic means. There is no charge for any of the above.

You are specifically prohibited from charging, or requesting donations, for any such copies, however made; and from distributing the software and/or documentation with other products (commercial or otherwise) without prior written permission.

The distribution of registered versions of this software and/or registration codes by any means or in any form is strictly prohibited.

One registered copy of this software may either be used by a single person who uses the software personally on one or more computers, or installed on a single workstation used nonsimultaneously by multiple people, but not both.

You may access the registered version of this software through a network, provided that you have obtained individual licenses for the software covering all workstations that will access the software through the network. For instance, if 8 different workstations will access this software on the network, then a separate license must be purchased for each workstation regardless of whether they use this software at different times or concurrently.

This software and all accompanying files are sold "as is" without any warranties expressed or implied. No warranty of suitability or fitness for a particular purpose is offered. The user must assume the entire risk of using this software. In no event will the authors be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages resulting from the use of this software, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.


VERSION HISTORY
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V1.3.18 (16.09.2000)

  - NEW: Added proper Help support.

  - NEW: Age can now be displayed as age in days, age in weeks,
    or age in years. [Settings | Age format]

  - CHANGE: Rearranged the positions of various items in the
    [Settings] menu.

  - CHANGE: Added a new, much improved About screen.

V1.2.14 (17.06.2000)

  - NEW: Added a toolbar containing buttons for commonly used
    functions.

  - NEW: When you draw somebody's chart using the birthday
    database, their name is now shown on the chart.

  - BUG FIX: The Birthday/Age lines at the bottom of the chart
    were not correctly centered.

V1.1.9 (29.04.2000)

  - NEW: Charts can now be printed. [File | Print]

  - NEW: Biorhythm charts can now be saved as BMP files.
    [File | Save as BMP...]

  - NEW: Optional today marker, to accurately mark the position
    of the chart date on your chart.
    [Settings | Today marker]

  - NEW: A chart key can now be displayed, to remind you which
    curve is which. [Help | Chart key...]

  - NEW: The chart colours can now be fully customized.
    [Settings | Colours ]

  - CHANGE: Week separators are no longer displayed on the very
    right-most edge of the chart.

  - CHANGE: The interpretation messages now show the date of the
    interpretation.

  - BUG FIX: Exiting with the window maximized would cause it
    to give the window a strange size & position when you next
    use the program.

V1.0.0 (09.04.2000)

  - The first public release of Biorhythms for Win98.