
                                 PlayIt v1.2

                       Shamrock Systems and Technology
                           #428, 10636 - 120 Street
                            Edmonton, Ab, T5H 4L5
                             CompuServe: 70274,24
               Internet: patrick@shamrck.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca


                          Installation Instructions
                          -------------------------

1.  System Requirements:

        - 386SX or higher
        - 2MB of RAM (4 MB or higher recommended)
        - Windows 3.1 installed
        - Microsoft Video for Windows drivers installed


2. Installing PlayIt

   PlayIt v1.2 can be simply installed by adding the file PLAYIT.EXE to your
   favorite Program Manager group by selecting  New Item from the File Menu.
   You may also drag the file PLAYIT.EXE from File Manager, and drop it onto
   the approriate group in Program Manager.   See your Windows documentation 
   for more  information.   If you  don't have  access to the  Microsoft AVI
   drivers (see below), you can simply copy the file MSVIDEO.DLL included in
   this archive to your WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.   If you already have this
   file in that directory, keep the newest version and delete the other one.
   You won't be able to view compressed BMP or play back compressed AVI, but
   at least the program will work for everything else.

3. Installing Microsoft AVI drivers

   If you have other Windows software that works with AVI,  you may already
   have the required drivers installed.   An easy way to  check is to click
   on the  Drivers  icon in the  Windows Control Panel.   If the MCI device
   Video for Windows is listed, you have the AVI drivers installed.

   If you do not have the Microsoft AVI drivers for Windows, you can obtain
   them from the  Windows Multimedia  forum on  CompuServe  (GO WINMM),  or
   they may be  available from the  system where you obtained PlayIt.  Look   
   for the file VFWRUN.ZIP.  All registered  versions of PlayIt include the 
   drivers on the distribution disk.   All versions of  PlayIt  uploaded by
   Shamrock Systems and Technology to various BBS will include  the drivers
   as a separate archive, file name VFWRUN.ZIP,  if not already present  on
   that system.  If you have access to Internet, you can obtain the drivers
   from ftp.uu.net in directory vendor\microsoft\multimedia.

   Note:  When installing the drivers, unzip to the directory  C:\DISK1 and
	  run the program SETUP.EXE from within Windows.

   If you cannot find the drivers,  you can obtain a shareware distribution
   disk from Shamrock Systems and Technology which includes an unregistered
   copy of PlayIt v1.2 and all required AVI drivers by mailing your request
   along with $2.00 for postage ($4.00 if overseas) to:
        
        Shamrock Systems and Technology
        #428, 10636 - 120 Street
        Edmonton, Ab, T5H 4L5
        Canada

   All  requests will be processed within  48  hours.   Please include your
   name and address.

4. Technical support

   If you experience any problems using PlayIt v1.2,  or you find a file or
   movie that it simply doesn't like,  you can contact Shamrock Systems at:
        
        Fax        : 403-436-1573
        CompuServe : 70274,24       
        Internet   : patrick@shamrck.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca
        Postal Addr: listed above.

   If you contact us by regular post,  please include your name,   address,
   and a copy of the file that gave you grief.  We will happily send you an 
   updated version after the problem has been corrected.

5. Additional information

   Select Contents from the HELP menu in PlayIt,  or press F1,  to find out
   how to use the program.

6. Benefits of Registration

   You  may  be  asking  yourself  why you  should  bother registering this
   product.  There are a number of reasons.

   First, shareware only works if the end users register the products  they
   continue to use.   Not doing so is just as bad as stealing the software.  
   Shareware authors spend a  great deal of time developing their products, 
   and it gives them a great feeling to know they are appreciated.

   Second,  registered users of  PlayIt will receive the latest  version of
   the  software,  technical support,  and  be  kept  up to date  on future 
   enhancements to the software.   Since  PlayIt  is  constantly undergoing 
   additions  and  improvements,  this  is  the easiest way to stay on top.

   Third,  all registered users  will not only  receive the latest  copy of
   PlayIt,  but will also receive  a  sharware copy of PAMorph,  a morphing
   system for Windows 3.1 that we have been working on.

   Fourth,  registered users  may purchase the source code for PlayIt  at a
   very reasonable price.  Ever want to know how FLICs work?  Interested in 
   code that  can load  and  save images with  little more  than  a  single 
   function  call?   Cursious  to  know  how  to play AVI movies?   Look no 
   further, it's all right here.

   Finally,  it would really make  me very happy and it really is not a lot
   of money.   See the file  ORDER.TXT  for a form which can be printed and 
   popped in the mail.

   Thank you for giving PlayIt a try.

   Patrick Arial
   Shamrock Systems and Technology
