---------------------------------------------------------------------------- gothbench4 Amiga V1.0 Copyright (C)2001 by Ian M. Dixon and dark.enterprises. All rights reserved. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Minimum System Requirements: - AmigaOS 3.x or higher - A display capable of 640x480 in 256 colors - 1.4MB of disk space (more if installing from same drive) - 2MB of RAM Recommendation: - AmigaOS 3.x or higher - Workbench settings at 800x600 or higher in 32-bit or 24-bit mode. - 5MB of free disk space - A decent amount of RAM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version History: V1.0 - First release. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Installation: Sorry, there's no installation script, as I don't have any docs on Installer. Be sure to back up your SYS:Prefs drawer in case you want to uninstall. 1. Move the main directory to anywhere on your hard-disk. (A good place is in SYS:Prefs/Presets) 2. Run WBPattern in your Workbench Prefs drawer. 3. Select Type:Picture and select a backdrop for your Workbench from the gothbench4 drawer. 4. Select Placement:Windows, Type:Picture, and select a backdrop for disk/drawer windows from the gothbench4 drawer. Click Save. 5. Run Prefs/Sound, and make sure Make Sound and Sound Type: Sampled Sound are selected. 6. Click on Select Sample and pick a sound from gothbench4/Sounds to play. 7. If you want to make MUI run as slowly as possible, you can use the backgrounds for MUI windows, sliders, and the like, by setting the MUI preferences accordingly. 8. Reboot. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Uninstallation: To uninstall, just copy any non-display oriented preferences files to your backup copy of SYS:Prefs and delete the gothbench4 directory. Then copy your backup to SYS:Prefs and delete the backup. If you didn't make a backup of your old settings, well, enjoy making them all over again. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Miscellaneous answers to various questions: * Will there be a Gothbench V? I have no plans for another addition to the gothbench series at this time, unless the demand is great enough and I have the motivation. * What happened to Gothbench I? Visit http://darkenterprises.ddns.com/gothbench/gothbenchI/index.html * The name "Gothbench" comes from "Workbench", the name of the Amiga's desktop. I couldn't think of a better name for other platforms, and it avoids confusion. * Gothbench II, gothbench3, and gothbench4 are currently available for Windows, Macintosh, and Amiga. Patterns for X-Windows machines are available by request. (Ask for xgoth2.tar.gz, xgoth3.tar.gz, and/or xgoth4.tar.gz) * Amiga Gothbench II, 3, and 4 have been converted and tested on UAE running AmigaOS V3.1 on my PC. (Running images of the same ROM and diskset used to develop GothbenchI, incidentally.) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact dark.enterprises: WWW: http://darkenterprises.ddns.com/ This will likely become "www.darkenterprises.org" sometime soon. For the time being, if you can't access the site, try: http://fade.to/de email: idixon@charter.net (Try this first.) lenorevondunkelnacht@hotmail.com (If you get no reply or if it bounces.) AIM, NIM, or whatever it happens to be at the moment: darkenterprises ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Legal Sputum: For complete legal-ese license information, see the License. If any of this information conflicts with the License, the License takes precedence. Everything in this distribution is Copyright (C)2001 by Ian Dixon and dark.enterprises, and are the original work of the author unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. The sound files are my property, and were recorded and performed by my own bad self. gothbench4 is freely redistributable in the form of the original archive. The gothbench4 archive must be distributed without modifications, additions, or omissions. Electronic distribution must be free of charge. Physical redistribution may not cost more than the distributor's cost of the distribution media. IMPORTANT NOTE: The tiling background patterns MAY be used on any Web page, provided the page (or the site that contains the page) does not generate money in any way, for any person, corporation, or other entity. This includes paid advertising. However, advertising banners inserted automatically by free Web hosting services, including (but not limited to) GeoCities, are acceptable, unless the page makes money by other means. Sending me the url of a site or page using any Gothbench pattern(s) is appreciated but not required. gothbench4 MAY NOT be distributed on any commercially sold freeware/shareware compilation without the written or e-mailed consent of Ian Dixon or any other member of dark.enterprises. A free issue is requested. dark.enterprises hereby grants permission to the compilers of the Aminet CDROM. Fred Fish is granted permission as well, if he's still compiling CD-ROMS. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- No thanks whatsoever to: #Win98 on Undernet IRC, for being incredibly rude and assuming I was an idiot. My ex-psychiatrist, for being incapable of dealing with problems beyond signing a prescription. George Jones, for performing his music. Whitehats and frat boys, just because they exist. The health care industry (racket) at large, with some specific exceptions. ---- Special thanks to: My friends and family for putting up with me and supporting me through all those dark months. Dr. Robert E Sams, M.D. for caring beyond the call of duty, and generally being an all-around good guy. American McGee, for Alice, which provided hours of entertainment, introspection, and lots of graphic inspiration. You, the dark.enterprises visitor, for making it all worthwhile. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ^V^