GIFConverter requires the following system configuration:
Any Macintosh II or newer, including Quadra, Performa, PowerBook (140 or higher), Power Macintosh, or iMac computers.
System 7 or newer.
4Mb of RAM or more. Virtual memory is recommended if you have less than 8 Mb of RAM.
To install GIFConverter, just click on the installer icon, and follow the instructions.
When you pay for GIFConverter, you receive a key that looks like this:
01-23-45-67-89-AB-CD-EF
When you quit GIFConverter after copying it to your hard disk, you will receive a dialog box that stresses shareware registration and allows you to enter the key. Simply type in the key from the last line of the label and click on the Enter Key button. The key consists of numbers 0 through 9 and letters A through F. The hyphens are optional.
You will have to re-enter your key every time you copy the GIFConverter program to a different location. Entering the key will prevent the key dialog box from appearing every time you run GIFConverter. All functions in GIFConverter will always work.
GIFConverter creates a file called “GIFConverter Prefs”. This file contains the settings from the Options dialog box as well as the settings for the individual file formats. GIFConverter keeps this file in the Preferences folder inside the System Folder.
When GIFConverter runs short on memory, it creates files in the Temporary Items folder on the system disk to store some of the images it’s working with. GIFConverter will never use more than half the free space on your disk, nor the last 100K of space.
These files are named with “GIFConverter” and a long number, such as “GIFConverter1308991488”. Sometimes, if the Macintosh crashes while GIFConverter is running, these files may be left in the Temporary Items folder. You may drag these files to the trash, but make sure you quit from GIFConverter first.
Under System 7, the Temporary Items folder is invisible. When you boot your Macintosh, any temporary files left in the Temporary Items folder are moved to a folder in the Trash called “Rescued items from disk name .” To discard these files, simply empty the trash in the Finder.
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