Date: June 2, 1992

Demonstration Version of Silhouette Version 1.37

Thank you for your review of Silhouette, a powerful bit-image 
and  vector graphics program with auto-tracing function  that 
is offered at an exceptional price. 

Silhouette  Version  1.37  is  an  update  version  for   any 
registered Silhouette users with version 1.25 or higher.  For 
registered users on GEnie and Compuserve, update versions are 
uploaded directly to users via electronic mail.

Two  versions  of  version 1.37 have  been  uploaded  to  the 
bulletin  boards  - an ST version and a TT  version.  The  ST 
version will run on any ST or TT machine,  but the TT version 
is for the TT owners exclusive use.

HOW SILHOUETTE RUNS

You must install GDOS at boot-up in order to run  Silhouette. 
If you already have a GDOS program installed on your computer 
system,  then Silhouette can share the ASSIGN.SYS file  setup 
that is available.

Place the files - SILOETTE.PRG, SILOETTE.RSC, HELP.SIL in the 
same directory path.  The last file is the demo's help  file. 
Silhouette will ask you if you want to load the file.

#### THE HELP MENU IS ENTERED BY HITTING THE HELP KEY #######

Read the start of the help menu to get going. It is important 
to recognize that drawing functions are started with a single 
left mouse click, the object is shaped with the mouse buttons 
up, move with the left button down, and finished with a right 
mouse  button click.  Furthermore,  there are  many  exciting 
features  available through the  CONTROL/ALTERNATE/SHIFT  key 
combinations  and other keys as well.  Read the help file  to 
learn them.

Silhoette runs on any ST or TT with 1 MB or more of RAM,  and 
in  ST High or TT High Resolution.  It will also run  on  the 
Moniterm  monitor.   Two  versions  of  Silhouette  are   now 
available - an ST version and an exclusive TT version.

THE   ST  VERSION  TAKES  ADVANTAGE  OF  AN  INSTALLED   MATH 
COPROCESSOR  AND  THE  TT  VERSION  RUNS  ONLY  WITH  A  MATH 
COPROCESSOR INSTALLED.

IMPROVEMENTS TO SILHOUETTE

Through  the developer support system at  Atari  Corporation, 
Silhouette's developer has acquired a TT computer. Silhouette 
has  now been thoroughly tested on the TT as well as the  ST. 
Also it has been tested in TT high resolution.

Many  features have been added to Silhouette since  the  last 
demo  (version 1.07) was uploaded and many new features  have 
appeared even since version 1.25. 

GEM file handling has been greatly improved. The creation and 
editing of bezier curves has been totally renovated. 

WITH  SMOOTHING  'ON' AND SET TO 4 PT  BEZIER,  THE  POLYLINE 
FUNCTION  CREATES  BEZIER CURVES. DEPRESSING  THE  LEFT  MOUSE 
BUTTON AND DRAGGING THE MOUSE SETS THE END POINT AND  CREATES 
A BEZIER SEGMENT.

The  use of Bezier curves in the auto-tracing  functions  has 
been improved.  'Polyline Edit' edits not just polylines  but 
b-splines and beziers.  Beziers,  when edited,  will have the 
tangental lines of the control points displayed.

Graphics  output is in the formats:  SGF  (Silhouette),  GEM, 
GEM3, EPS, DXF and IMG bit-image.

Graphics  input  is  in  the  formats:  SGF,  GEM,  GEM3  and 
MacPaint, IMG, DEGAS, TINY bit-image formats.

Other New Features:

>  Full  FSM  support including conversion of  FSM  fonts  to   
   bezier curves.

>  GDOS Print function directly from Silhouette.

>  Conversion of Ellipses to bezier curves.

HOW TO PURCHASE

We  are now shipping version 1.37 of Silhouette at a cost  of 
$94.94  for  the ST version and $103.95 for the  TT  version, 
plus  shipping cost.


Silhouette                $100
Arasbesque + Convector    $250
Avant Vector              $500

Silhouette  is  an american made product that  continues  the 
philosophy  of  Atari Corp.  - power  at  low  cost.  Current 
registered  users  can upgrade for $9.00 to the  TT  version. 
Silhouette  is  also becoming available  through  more  Atari 
dealers.

UPCOMING FEATURES

>  Interface  support  for  ScanLite.   Scan  directly   into 
   Silhouette.
>  A Silhouette + Drawing Tablet package at far less than the 
   cost of Avant Vector.
>  Silhouette version 1.5 - CVG,  EPS Illustrator format, new 
    advances  in auto-tracing.  Big improvements for  just  a 
    $15.00 upgrade fee for current users (V1.25 or higher).

For more information,  assistance in running the demo program 
or to purchase Silhouette:

   Maxwell CPU
   2124 W. Centennial Dr.
   Louisville, CO 80027

   (303)666-7754, M-Sa, 8AM - 5PM