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                       NHView 0.0d 
                                   
                                   
                      

		Freeware.   Copyright (C) 1995 Jonny R. Eriksen


What is it?

       NHView is a simple to use viewer for use in OS/2 Fullscreen sessions.
       It does 256 and 16 million colours. But 16 million colour format 
       pictures will not display on 8bit graphics cards. This will likely be
       fixed in a newer release, since I myself can only view 8bit pictures 
       like it is now. If anyone got a Mach64 and makes it work, let me know.
       Works with JPG, RLE, IRIS, PBM, BMP, PCX and most GIF-files.
       It is not perfect, doesn't support all GIF files, does not support any 
       other formats, and is not too fast. On the bright side, what we got here
       is a nice companion to any of the Norton Commander clones currently 
       available for OS/2, like File Commander, Nemo and so on.....

What do you need to run it?

       Well, a release of OS/2 2.x or 3.x should be ok. But you do need a
       SVGA driver correctly installed. You should have a SVGADATA.PMI file
       in your OS2 directory that identifies your SVGA graphics card and
       supported resolutions. I have also tested the program with newer drivers 
       that do not use the SVGADATA.PMI card, and that also worked ok...

Problems?

       Doesn't it run? Well first of all, any 8514/a graphics card is not 
       supported. And some ATI Mach64 owners have experienced problems
       running it...  Make sure you do not run your ATI card in 8514/a mode!!!
       I have successfully run it on both Mach32 and Mach64 graphics cards
       myself. If you got a mach64 and get it working, send me your 
       SVGADATA.PMI file! (It is in the OS2 directory on your bootdrive.)
       Mail adress: jonny@hsr.no

Do you want to contribute to this viewer?

       Mail me at jonny@hsr.no with decoding source in C/C++ for other
       graphics formats or working code for all GIF formats. If you got a
       Mach64 card lying around collecting dust, and want to give it to me,
       drop me a mail, It seems to be the only card this software doesn't run
       on. It would be nice to get it working, and of course the infamous
       8514/a.......

If you find any bugs, mail me at jonny@hsr.no
       
       Please test it on more than one GIF-file, because it does not correctly
       identify 8bit GIF's by itself....


Future plans?

       Find a girl, make my first million $ and live happily ever after.


This one is really needed!!


	                             WARRANTY:

       THE  AUTHOR  HEREBY  DISCLAIMS  ALL  WARRANTIES  RELATING  TO   THIS
       SOFTWARE,  WHETHER  EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION
       ANY  IMPLIED  WARRANTIES  OF   MERCHANTABILITY   OR  FITNESS  FOR  A
       PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  THE AUTHOR WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY  SPECIAL,
       INCIDENTAL,  CONSEQUENTIAL,  INDIRECT OR SIMILAR DAMAGES DUE TO LOSS
       OF DATA OR ANY OTHER REASON, EVEN  IF  THE AUTHOR OR AN AGENT OF THE
       AUTHOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.   IN  NO
       EVENT  SHALL  THE AUTHOR'S LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES EVER EXCEED THE
       PRICE PAID FOR THE LICENSE  TO  USE  THE SOFTWARE, REGARDLESS OF THE
       FORM OF THE CLAIM.  THE PERSON USING THE SOFTWARE BEARS ALL RISK  AS
       TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE.