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## For reading this file you may use :
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##  Program-Name    available at
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##  - AmigaGuide    (various Packages)
##  - MultiView     (Workbench)
##  - PowerGuide    (Aminet CDs)
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@NODE MAIN "akGIF : Documentation"

                         akGIF.datatype V45.57

                             - DONATION WARE -

         © 2004-2007 by Dipl.-Ing. Andreas Kleinert. All rights reserved.

                Needs Kickstart V3.1 (NOT 3.0) & SetPatch 43.x

                     Release Date : 13.01.2006



                                @{"Copyright"           LINK Copyright}
                               @{"Disclaimer"           LINK Disclaimer}
                              @{"Distribution"          LINK Distribution}
                            @{"Usage and Notes"         LINK Usage}
                                 @{"Prefs"              LINK Prefs}
                            @{"Correspondence"          LINK Correspondence}
                            @{"Version-History"         LINK History}

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@NODE "Copyright"

The akGIF.datatype in this version and its documentation files are
(C)opyright 2004-2007 by Andreas R. Kleinert. All rights reserved.

akDT_Installer by Robert C. Reiswig ©1996-1998.
If you wish to use any part of this installer you must ask. May not be
integrated/placed into any other package! Changes, suggestions or problems:
akDatatype@vgr.com

The patch files were created using the scompare SAS Binary File
Compare Program V6.50 which is copyright © 1992-1993 SAS Institute,
Inc. The spatch SAS Binary File Patcher V6.50 is copyright © 1992
SAS Institute, Inc.

Some of the mentioned names or products within this or other
documents may be copyrighted by companies or trademarks of companies
or persons.

Should any of the listed terms and clauses within this document not be
valid in conjunction with the law of certain countries this does not
affect the validity of the other clauses.

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@NODE "Disclaimer"

The author takes no responsibility for any results of the use of this
program.
This software is provided "AS IS" and there is no warranty of any kind,
so that you use this software at your own risk.

The author reserves the right to discontinue development of the program.

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@NODE "Distribution"

The akGIF.datatype in this version is freely distributable (DONATION WARE).
You may copy it, if the copyright notice is left intact and
all of its parts are included in the distribution.

This program may only be included in commercial packages or commercial
program collections with my written permission - ask for it.

This program may be put on public domain disks or included in public
domain disk libraries - when being distributed that way, it is allowed
to take a nominal fee including the costs for copying, without considering
that as "commercial" in the above mentioned sense.

This program may also be distributed via electronic mail and may be
put into mailboxes as long as the redistribution conditions are
respected in all points.

By using or distributing this program you automatically agree to
all of the above conditions and terms.

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@NODE Usage "Usage and so on"

 Installation and Usage
 ----------------------
 Just install the datatype files to their appropriate directories,
 and copy the akGIFPrefs command to SYS:Prefs/Datatypes (optionally).

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@NODE "Correspondence"

  ** General WWW Site is http://www.ar-kleinert.de **
   _________________________________________________________
  |      You may reach me the following way:                |
  |---------------------------------------------------------|
  |                  Dipl.-Ing.                             |
  |                  Andreas R. Kleinert                    |
  |                  Montanusstr. 5                         |
  |                  D-51065 Cologne                        |
  |                  Germany, Europe                        |
  |                                                         |
  |                  +49-221-2973442                        |
  |                  (also FAX + AM)                        |
  |                                                         |
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  |_________________________________________________________|

  EMail:

        Please ask before sending binaries!
        And please think twice before asking - my postbox
        is not unlimited in size.

           - Usenet
              >>>   info@ar-kleinert.de
                    Andreas_Kleinert@gmx.de

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@NODE "Prefs"

  akGIFPrefs
  -----------
  N/A

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@NODE "History"

 Known Bugs: - some people reported problems with the installation
               scripts in the past. If you encounter any problems or
               bugs, please report these directly to the script author
               Robert C. Reiswig <akDatatype@vgr.com>

             - viewmode selection may not always be 'perfect'

 History
 =======
 V45.57 (13.1.2007):  - MOS dt version ID still was 45.49 (updated)
                      - removed old workaround, which always
                        increased a depth of 1 to a depth of 2
                      - do not set interleaved flag when allocating
                        bitmaps of depth 1
                      - tested under MOS resp. WinUAE

 V45.55 (26.11.2006): - updated installer
                      - minor fixes in .guide

 V45.49 (24.3.2006):  - speed-optimized 68k version

 V45.46 (18.2.2006):  - prepared for OM_GET and DTA_Methods

 V45.31 (29.1.2006):  - fixed spatch problem, finally

 V45.30 (16.1.2006):  - various minor fixes
                      - now DONATION WARE (see www.ar-kleinert.de)

 V45.27 (24.5.2005):  - Installer fix (spatch was missing in c)
                        (Luke, Timo Hegemann)
                      - fixed AmigaGuide (space too much...)
                        (Timo Hegemann)
                      - 68k version now also uses memory pools

 V45.26 (14.5.2005):  - Installer fix

 V45.25 (13.5.2005):  - integrated MorphOS version
                      - small improvements

 V45.1  (08.07.2004): - first release

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