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 BIJOU                                 (C) 1997 Endorphin Internet Consultancy
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 Version: 3.1                                           Release Date: 01/12/97

INTRODUCTION
Bijou is a database of Queen albums, lyrics and information. Yep, that just
about covers it! Oh well, I could mention that it has got a quote game, pretty
pictures, a Favourites section, and all the bells and whistles. But I won't.
Load it up and see for yourself!

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Bijou will *run* on a 486 SX, but while loading you may experience a long
delay during which the computer does not appear to be doing anything. This is
normal and is just Bijou allocating memory for it's lyrics. The recommended
specification for Bijou is a 486 DX/66.

INSTALLATION
Simply copy all of the files from the original archive into it's own 
directory. Bijou requires VBRUN300.DLL to be in your Windows\System directory 
(or in the Bijou directory). Bijou will not run from a CD-ROM or any other 
write-protected drive as the program needs to extract the compressed BIJOU.DAT 
file temporarily to read from it, so please ensure that the drive has at least 
500k free before running (Bijou will not run from a 1.44mb floppy disk either 
for the same reason).

NOTE: Bijou will not work properly if your computer is set to use Large Fonts. 
Please ensure that it is set to Small Fonts for Bijou to be usable (sorry, I 
*still* haven't fixed this! Write to me and tell me to get off my bum)

INSTRUCTIONS OF HOW TO USE BIJOU AND COPYRIGHTS ARE IN THE BIJOU.HLP FILE.

CONTACT
If you would like to contact me about anything (including technical support -
I hope you filled in that form originally ;) then there are a couple of ways
of going about it:

Email:     bijou@endorphin.demon.co.uk
          
Address:   Endorphin Internet Consultancy, 65 Uplands, Brecon, Powys, Wales, 
           LD3 9HS, UK

WWW:       http://www.endorphin.demon.co.uk

Usenet:    I am a regular on alt.music.queen, so you might find me a-wandering
           in there saying how wonderful I'm In Love With My Car is :)

IRC:       #endorphin or #queenfan on EfNet
           If possible, arrange a time for us to meet since I cannot be on IRC 
           as much as I would like due to the high phone bills.

Phone/Fax: +44 (0)1874 622568  (if you wish to fax, please ring us first)

HISTORY
v1.0    First official release.
v1.1    Changed and added some incorrect credits.
v1.2    Windows 3.1 users can now use Bijou! Queen At The Beeb and Classic 
        Queen are now included. The BIJOU.DAT file is now smaller due to 
        compression. If an album was not released in a country, it now says 
        "Not Released" in the release date area (before it said nothing). This
        version was never officially released due to AOL not accepting the 
        upload.
v2.0    New interface makes Bijou look prettier. Added more information on the 
        members of the band plus their solo albums. Search actually works! The 
        number of files Bijou needs reduced from 34 to 6 (due to the storing 
        of the pictures in the main EXE, hence the bigger executable).
v3.0    Slightly updated interface from v2.0. Major enhancements include a new
        "Favourites" section and a quote game. #queenfan becomes the official
        American distributor.
v3.1    Fixed a big bug that made all album release dates January if your date
        format was not set to the British DD/MM/YY (I did not spot it on either
        of my machines since they are both set to the British date format).
        Added the new Queen Rocks 1 album, as well as the covers to Fun In
        Space, Strange Frontier and Freddie Mercury Remixes. Other minor bugs
        are fixed, and a general cleanup was done.




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