BASTA COMPUTING SOFTWARE PRODUCT INFORMATION


TITLE

Horas v3.9
Copyright (C) 1996-2001 Basta Computing, Inc.
All rights reserved.

License Type: Shareware with a 30 day evaluation period.
Distribution: Limited. See the license agreement for details.


DESCRIPTION

With the world becoming more connected, people everywhere are talking 
to family, doing business, and creating friends internationally. 
Horas is a world clock that helps you keep track of time in different 
cities by showing you clocks for multiple time zones. Since none of 
this would make sense if your own computer clock weren't accurate, 
Horas can keep it on time too!

Just select the locations you want to monitor and Horas does the rest. 
There are many options available such as the automatic adjustment of 
daylight saving changes, Swatch Internet Time support, analog and 
digital displays, auto-hiding of the clocks, 12/24-hour time format, 
custom fonts and colors. Plus, Horas can automatically adjust your 
computer clock by synchronizing it with atomic clocks. A powerful time 
converter is also included to let you enter any time in any city and 
see the corresponding time in all the other cities. Horas takes very 
little space on your desktop and can be controlled from a little icon 
in the taskbar status area.


NOTE TO FIRST TIME USERS

This application displays a small icon in the taskbar status area, 
which is the portion of the Windows taskbar that includes the clock. 
It is usually located in the lower right hand corner of the desktop. 
You may invoke the application menu by right-clicking on the icon.


REVISION HISTORY

- v3.9  on 2001-10-18: Added an option to auto-hide the clocks window.
- v3.8a on 2001-05-17: Fixed a v3.8 bug that prevented Horas from 
  starting when it is run on Windows 2000 for the very first time.
- v3.8  on 2001-05-01: Added Swatch Internet Time support. Added time 
  zone names to the Time in Zone dialog. Corrected and enhanced the 
  handling of daylight saving time transitions in the Convert Time 
  dialog.
- v3.7  on 2000-11-20: Added vertical clock alignment.
- v3.6  on 2000-09-23: Added 24-bit color support.
- v3.51 on 2000-08-11: Added support to display non-western font 
  language scripts. Fixed a bug preventing the date from being 
  refreshed in analog mode.
- 2000-07-17: Released the French version of Horas.
- v3.5  on 2000-04-25: Overhauled the time converter and help support. 
- v3.11 on 1999-12-20: Added an option for Windows Dial-Up Networking 
  (DUN) users to automatically disable updating while not connected.
  This version does not affect users who don't use a modem.
- v3.1  on 1998-05-20: Optimized analog clock drawing and simplified
  the Time Zone Information (TZI) section.
- v3.0a on 1998-05-13: Fixed a bug preventing timely date refreshes 
  when a clock corresponding to the local time zone is not defined, 
  and changed the date to display using the local language.
- v3.0  on 1998-03-20: Added an option to synchronize the computer 
  clock with that of time servers, such as atomic clocks; added a 
  feature to help you locate the Horas window on the desktop.
- v2.21 on 1997-12-16: Added an option to hide the window border, and 
  fixed a bug preventing NT users without administrative privileges 
  from accessing system time zone information.
- v2.2  on 1997-10-28: Added a TZI section, support to correct system 
  DST transitions, and fixed a bug affecting the computation of DST 
  in certain time zones.
- v2.1a on 1997-08-06: Fixed a memory leak in analog display mode.
- v2.1  on 1997-07-22: Added clock positioning and task bar/list 
  visibility option.
- v2.0a on 1997-07-12: Fixed a daylight savings time related bug.
- v2.0  on 1997-07-10: Overhauled the user interface, and added support
  for time zones, automatic daylight saving changes, and more 
  display options. Increased the end user license price.
- v1.97 on 1997-06-22: Updated installation procedure and package info.
- v1.9a on 1997-02-19: Saved settings before rebooting.
- v1.9  on 1997-01-26: Added day of month and day of year.
- v1.8a on 1996-11-30: Fixed the visibility toggle switch when other 
  windows cover Horas.
- v1.8  on 1996-11-26: Performed major UI enhancements including the 
  addition of a taskbar status area icon.
- v1.7  on 1996-11-13: Performed minor adjustments.
- v1.6  on 1996-11-01: Added the 12-hour format. Added a switch to turn 
  off seconds. 
- v1.0  on 1996-09-01: Published the initial release.


SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

- Windows 95, 98, Me, NT v4.0, 2000, or later.
- About 1 MB of free disk space to install the software.


PACKAGE CONTENTS

- SetupHoras.exe: Software product setup file.
- ReadMe.txt: This file.
- File_ID.diz: Product identification summary.


INSTALLATION

Close the application if it is currently running, then run the 
SetupHoras.exe file and follow the instructions.


UPGRADES

Close the application if it is currently running, then install the 
new version in the same folder where you had installed the old one.


UNINSTALLATION

Close the application if it is currently running, then click the 
Windows "Start" button and select "Settings", then "Control Panel" 
from the Start menu. Open the "Add/Remove Programs" dialog box, 
locate this product in the list of installed programs, and remove 
it by following the instructions provided in the dialog box.

Note that configuration and ordering files, generally with a 
".dat", ".ini", ".txt", or ".bak" extension, may be created in the 
application folder, and will not be deleted for your convenience 
in case you wish to refer to them at a later date. Delete these 
files manually if you do not want them.


HOW TO BUY LICENSES

This product is distributed as shareware. This means that you 
are welcome to evaluate it for thirty (30) days to make sure 
that it meets your needs. You must purchase the appropriate 
number of licenses to continue using it after the evaluation 
period. Otherwise, you must stop using it. Please review the 
End User License Agreement included with the product for the 
complete set of policies governing its legal use. The software 
will remind you about licensing once each day during the 
evaluation period, and each time you run it thereafter. Answer 
"Yes" to the Welcome prompt in order to review purchasing 
information. This information may also be accessed by pressing 
the "Purchasing Information" button in the About window, or by 
visiting our web site at http://www.basta.com


CONTACT

Internet web site: http://www.basta.com

E-mail (let us know if you are a licensed user):

    Sales information: sales@basta.com
    Product registration: registrations@basta.com
    Technical support: support@basta.com
    Bug reports: bugs@basta.com
    Feature requests: suggestions@basta.com
    Guest book entries: guestbook@basta.com
    Marketing information: marketing@basta.com
    Everything else: info@basta.com

Fax: +1 (425) 889 8745

Address:

    Basta Computing
    P.O. Box 485
    Kirkland, WA 98083-0485
    USA


FURTHER INFORMATION

For the latest news about our products and services, 
please visit our web site at http://www.basta.com
