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Cool Edit 1.53
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To install Cool Edit, unzip it into a new directory such as C:\COOL.  Then
create an icon or link to it in Windows.  For example, from File Manager,
select COOL.EXE and drag it into the Program Manager group of your choice.
Alternatively, you can select File->New from Program Manager, select Browse,
and then find COOL.EXE and choose it.  If you are using Windows 95 (tm), go
to the Cool Edit directory and drag COOL.EXE to your desktop or to the folder
of your choice.  (NOTE:  Cool Edit 95 is available for Windows 95 and NT
users at Syntrillium Software's web site at http://www.syntrillium.com.)

NOTICE TO REGISTERED USERS OF PREVIOUS VERSIONS:  You will need a new number
to use version 1.53 if you registered at version 1.50 or below.  E-mail your
name and address to syntrill@aol.com to request a new number free of charge.

Thanks again to everyone who sent in suggestions and found bugs and such!  We
continue to work to keep the program as bug-free as possible.  

Check out Syntrillium Software's World Wide Web site at:

                        http://www.syntrillium.com

To Register, pull down Cool Edit's Help menu and select "Registration Form".
This Help topic explains how to register; to see the form itself, click on the
words "Registration Form" at the bottom.  You can select the entire form with
the mouse and then copy it to a text editor or word processor.  You can choose
from among 3 registration levels:

$50  - Basic Registration  You will receive a registration number that will
       unlock your copy so you can use any function at any time.

$100 - Preferred Registration  You will receive a registration number and
       automatically receive shareware updates as they are released.  You are
       also placed on our preferred list which will entitle you to other
       goodies and special offers in the future.

$25  - Lite Version  You will receive a registration number turning your copy
       of Cool Edit into Cool Edit Lite.  If you have no need for all the
       fancy effects offered by Cool Edit, then register at this level.
       This version has all the features of Cool Edit except for the
       following:  Compressor, Delay, Distortion, Echo, Echo Chamber,
       Envelope, Filter, Flange, Noise Reduction, Quick Filter, Reverb, and
       Generate DTMF Tones.

Mail, fax, or e-mail your Visa, Mastercard, or American Express information,
a check drawn on a US bank, or an international money order to:

Syntrillium Software Corporation
P.O. Box 60274
Phoenix, AZ  85082-0274
USA
FAX:  +1-602-941-8170
email:  Syntrill@aol.com

PLEASE include your e-mail address if you have one so that we can contact you
right away with your registration information!

Note to users in Benelux and Germany:  you can also order Cool Edit from our
distributor in the Netherlands.  See "Registration Form" in the Help menu to
find out how.

Cool Edit is (c)1992-1996 David Johnston and (c)1995-1996 Syntrillium Software
Corporation.