---------------------------- FreeCard 2.0  -----------------------------
This package contains the FreeCard 2.0 multimedia greeting card (e-card)
making software for Windows. You are free to use the software supplied 
in this package to produce e-cards, and to make royalty-free 
distribution of the created e-cards for personal use. For a detailed 
description of the end user license please refer to the file "license".
This license document will also be shown to you at the setup time. You 
need to agree with the terms of the license to complete the setup. 

FreeCard lets you create multimedia greeting cards that play graphics or
video, music, sound, and display text messages. It takes standard 
Windows bitmap (.BMP), video (.AVI), MIDI music (.MID), WAVE sound 
(.WAV) files and creates e-cards into self-contained, standalone Windows
executable (.EXE) files to run on any Windows 3.1x, 95/98, or NT 
systems.

You can save your e-cards in diskettes or send them with e-mail to 
friends or family. E-cards created with FreeCard are powered by the 
"SLIM SHOW" multimedia runtime engine. They are very compact (final 
e-card size starts at about 70 KB), easy to use, and require minimal 
hardware resources.



------------------------------ COPYRIGHT -------------------------------
FreeCard 2.0  Copyright  1999 PC WholeWare. All rights reserved.

The software supplied in this package is owned by PC WholeWare and is 
protected by the United States copyright laws and international treaty 
provisions.



----------------------------- DISCLAIMERS ------------------------------
THE PRODUCT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. THE ENTIRE
RISK ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT AND 
DOCUMENTATION IS ASSUMED BY YOU. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AND UNDER NO 
LEGAL THEORY, TORT, CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, SHALL PC WHOLEWARE OR ITS
SUPPLIERS OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, 
WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF TIME, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF 
PROFITS OR REVENUE, LOSS OF USE OF THIS PRODUCT, PROJECTS CREATED BY THE
PRODUCT OR ANY OTHER LOSSES) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO 
USE THIS PRODUCT, EVEN IF PC WHOLEWARE OR ITS AGENT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF 
THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE 
EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THIS 
LIMITATION AND EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.



------------------------- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS --------------------------
Requirements for using FreeCard 2.0 to create e-cards:

.IBM PC or compatible computer running Windows 95, Windows 98, or
 Windows NT 4.0 or higher
.VGA with 640 x 480 by 256 colors or better
.5 MB free hard disk space
.Sound card
.Mouse


Requirements for playing (viewing) e-cards created by FreeCard 2.0:

.IBM PC or compatible computer running Windows 3.1 or higher, Windows 
 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 3.51 or higher
.VGA with 640 x 480 by 256 colors or better
.5 MB (depends on contents) free hard disk space
.Sound card (e-card runs silently if none presents)
.Mouse



------------------------------ TO INSTALL ------------------------------
Run "setup.exe" from Windows and then follow the instructions.



----------------------------- TO UNINSTALL -----------------------------
Double click the "Uninstall FreeCard" from the FreeCard Start Menu 
folder, and then follow the instructions.

The uninstall program can also be started from the "Add/Remove Programs"
on Windows Control Panel. Double click the "FreeCard 2.0" entry in the 
List box of the "Add/Remove Program" item of the Control Panel, and then
follow the instructions.

If the uninstall program cannot complete for any reason (e.g., if 
somehow the uninstall information in the Registry is lost), you can 
uninstall the FreeCard 2.0 manually by following these steps:

1. Remove all the files in your FreeCard folder, and then remove the 
   folder.
2. Remove the FreeCard entry from the Start menu.
3. Remove the following FreeCard entry in the Windows Registry:
   "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PCWholeWare\FreeCard\2.0"
   If you do not have another version of FreeCard, or another software 
   from PC WholeWare, remove the whole branch "\PCWholeWare\FreeCard" 
   from the tree too.
4. Remove the following uninstall FreeCard entry in the Registry:
   "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
   Uninstall\FreeCard 2.0".



------------------------- CONTACT INFORMATION --------------------------
PC WholeWare
33 Justin Street
Lexington, MA 02420-1424
USA

E-mail:    info@pcww.com

Web Site:  http://www.pcww.com



----------------------- REDISTRIBUTION INFORMATION ---------------------
You may freely reproduce and distribute unlimited copies of this 
software package; provided that all the files in the original package 
are stayed together and not changed.
