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**    3D Rom Patch  (Version 1.50 26th August 1997)  by Matthew Bullock    **
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This patch is designed to give all menus and dialog boxes a 3D
effect. It is based on the original 3DPatch written by Ting Zwei
Kuei. Unlike the original patch this is a ROM patch, so it doesn't
have to copy the WindowManager to ram and thus uses much less
memory (about 21k instead of 80k).

For full documentation, see the !Help file inside the application.

Installation:
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***NOTE***: If you have an existing version of my 3D Rom Patch, you
must remove it completely before continuing, as the installation
method has changed. To do this, delete the obey file called
!3DROMPtch that you installed in either your predesk or tasks
directory. Then delete the directory 3DROMPatch in your !Boot.Utils
directory.

First, remove any existing copy of the original non-rom
patch version of 3DPatch from your boot sequence.

Then copy the whole !3DROMPtch application into your
!Boot.Choices.Boot.Tasks. (Users with RiscOS 3.7 or later can put
it in their !Boot.Choices.Boot.Predesk directory instead if they
wish).

RISC OS 3.50 users only: If you have Acorn's ROM patch on your
system (it will be called !ROMPatch in your
!Boot.Choices.Boot.Tasks directory). Then you must rename it to
!!ROMPatch (add a !). This is to ensure that it is run before 3D
ROM Patch.

Finally reset the machine and it should all be installed.

In the unlikely event that something goes wrong, you may find that
your machine refuses to start, getting as far as the startup screen
then crashing. If this happens, reset the machine holding down
shift (press control + shift + break). This will start the machine
without running the boot sequence. You can then go into !Boot and
remove the files you have just added, restart the machine and try
again.

It is possible to test it first to see the effect if you don't
already have 3DPatch installed. To do so just double click on the
!3DROMPtch application and it will be temporarily installed.


Copyright:
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3DRomPatch is copyright Matthew Bullock August 1997.

It contains original code written by Ting Zwei Kuei and Jon Wright.

It has been released as freeware, therefore it may be freely distributed by
anyone, as long as no charge is made for it except to cover the cost of media
and copying and all files are included. Anyone wishing to distribute it on a
large scale e.g. a PD library should contact me first so I can keep them
updated with new versions. It may not appear on a magazine cover
disc or any form of CD ROM without my prior written permission.
