This is an electronic greeting card (e-card) kit for creating customized
"Happy birthday" e-cards. The e-card plays sound, music and shows a cake
and animated balloons. It runs on PCs with Windows 3.1x, 95, 98 or NT. 
Sound card is needed to hear the sound and music. The e-card is a self-
contained Windows executable file. When starting from Windows, it runs 
and cleans up automatically after the show. The file size of each e-card
is only 170 KB - ideal for sending by e-mails.

This kit contains the greeting card template, material files (graphics,
music and sound), and a blank e-card (without the message). You can use 
the SLIM SHOW Multimedia Maker program (rev. 3.0 or later) to customize 
the e-card (to add in your own message.)  A Shareware version of SLIM 
SHOW program can be found at: http://www.pcww.com


Files in this kit:

README.TXT          - This file.
CARD.EXE            - The blank e-card.
CARD.SS             - The greeting card template.
MESSAGE.TXT         - Material. (Text)
MUSIC.MID           - Material. (Music)
HAPPY.WAV           - Material. (Sound)
BACK.BMP            - Material. (Graphic)
BAL_B.BMP           - Material. (Graphic)
BAL_G.BMP           - Material. (Graphic)
BAL_R.BMP           - Material. (Graphic)
CAKE.BMP            - Material. (Graphic)
BAL_B.SS            - Material. (Animation)
BAL_G.SS            - Material. (Animation)
BAL_R.SS            - Material. (Animation)
FILE_ID.DIZ         - Standard description file.


To customize your e-card please follow these steps:

1. Unzip this package into an empty directory. (Already done)
2. Edit the text file "message.txt" with your own message.
3. Start the SLIM SHOW program and open the greeting card template (the
   "CARD.SS" file) by using "File" - "Open" on the main menu.
4. Test run your e-card by using "Test Run" - "Run" on the main menu.
5. Make the e-card by using "File" - "Make Project" on the main menu. 
   From the MAKE PROJECT dialog window, specify the Destination with the
   directory name that you are now using and then hit the "Make" button 
   to make the e-card. An e-card will be created in the destination
   directory with the name "SHOW.EXE".

Note 1.  The music can be changed by replacing the "MUSIC.MID"
         with another MIDI file that you wish to use.
Note 2.  The sound can be changed by replacing the "HAPPY.WAV"
         with another WAVE file that you wish to use.



This entire package (the zip file) can be distributed freely. The 
blank greeting card in the package can also be distributed freely. You 
are also free to use the materials and template in this package to make
greeting cards using the SLIM SHOW program. The custom cards you made 
can be distributed according to the license agreement of the SLIM SHOW
program that you are using.


Copyright (c) 1998 PC WholeWare
PC WholeWare, 33 Justin Street, Lexington, MA 02420, USA
WEB: www.pcww.com
E-MAIL: info@pcww.com
