               Chinese Calendrics, Version 3.08
               Copyright 2003 Hermetic Systems
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1.  License terms
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A single-user license granted by the licensor (Hermetic Systems) 
for the Chinese Calendrics software (hereinafter "the Software") 
provides the licensee (the person or company purchasing the license) 
with the non-exclusive and non-transferable right to install 
the Software on up to three PCs at one time, for use by at most 
one person at one time, and to use it for its intended purpose.

A site license provides the licensee with the non-exclusive and 
non-transferable right to install the Software on as many PCs 
at one site as stated in the site license purchase invoice 
(the 'Thanks for your purchase' message), which installed copies 
may be used on-site by any employees of the licensee.

No modification, sale, disassembly or distribution by any means 
(including making available over a network) of the Software is 
permitted.  Any rights not specifically herein granted by the 
licensor are reserved.

A single-user license or a site license for the use of the 
Software may be obtained by visiting the web page at
http://www.hermetic.ch/ordering.htm and following the links 
to the order page.

2.  Documentation 
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Full documentation for Chinese Calendrics is available online at 
http://www.hermetic.ch/chcal/chcal.htm.

3.  Installation of the Software
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After downloading the package of files from the web (as a ZIP file
or a self-extracting archive) four files may be extracted, one of 
which is SETUP.EXE.

To install the Software close all programs and run the SETUP.EXE program 
(at a command prompt or by double-clicking on the program icon) and 
follow the prompts.  After installation you can run the program by 
selecting Start | Programs | Chinese Calendrics.

4.  Activation of the Software
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To activate the Software you need to enter an activation key.
The activation key is specific to the machine on which the Software
is installed.  If the Software is to be installed on more than one PC
then a separate activation key must be obtained for each installation.

When you first run the Software an 'Enter activation key' window
will open.  This contains instructions as to how to obtain an
activation key, namely:

First direct your browser to the web page at 
http://www.hermetic.ch/actkey.htm and enter the following information:
(i) the email address you used when purchasing your user license
(or, for a site license, the email address that the purchaser used),
(ii) the invoice number from the 'Thanks for your purchase' message and
(iii) the machine signature as displayed in the 'Enter activation key'
window.
After you click on 'Submit info' the form transmits the information 
to Hermetic Systems.
    
Soon after receipt of this information Hermetic Systems will send 
the activation key to you at the email address you have requested 
it be sent to.  You should copy the activation key from the email message 
to the clipboard then paste it into the box provided for it in the 
'Enter activation key' window.  (You can use the 'Paste key' button
to do this.)  Clicking on 'Enter key' will then activate the Software and 
you will normally not need the activation key again.

5.  Reinstallation of the Software
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If you have previously installed this version of the Software
successfully and for some reason wish to reinstall it then you can 
simply rerun the SETUP.EXE program.

If you have previously installed an earlier version of the Software
then installing this new version may overwrite some files used by 
the old version, which then may or may not function correctly.

Thus it is recommended to uninstall the old version before installing
a new version.  This can be done by selecting Start | Settings | 
Control Panel then Add/Remove Programs.

If you have activated the Software, and you reinstall it, it will
not be necessary to reactivate it.

If you install a new version of the Software on the same PC then you
will normally not need to obtain a new activation key.  If you install
a new version on a different PC then you will need a new activation key
(provided free to holders of a user licence).

6.  Credits
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Design and programming (April-June and October 2003): 
Peter Meyer (dba Hermetic Systems)

The theory of the Chinese Calendar was obtained from publications by Helmer 
Aslaksen.  Two astronomical functions are based on C versions of two FORTRAN 
routines written by Robert van Gent (based on work by Jean Meeus), who kindly 
gave permission for its use in this software.  The solstice and equinox 
calculations are based on formulas provided by Jean Meeus and Simon Cassidy.

