Ace Buddy 3.00 Copyright (c) 1999-2003 Zero2000 Software.

All Rights Reserved THANKS FOR TRYING ACE BUDDY! ============================ Version : 3.00 Lastest update : 11/09/2003 WHAT IS ACE BUDDY(AB for short)? ================================ Free your eyes! AB can read any text for you. AB is a speech utility based on Microsoft Agent technology. AB can read any text in any window: simply select the text you want to be read and press Ctrl+C. Of course, it can also play plain text files. AB has a familiar winamp-style user i nterface, so it's very easy to use. Further more, there are dozens of voices, ch aracters, skins can be selected! VERSION HISTORY =============== ! bug fixed + improvement/modification Version 3.00 -----------! bugs fixed. + Many features added. + Stable version. Version 2.00 -----------! mass bugs fixed. + Many options added. + Shareware version. Version 2.00 Beta ----------------+ Winamp-style UI. + Supports plain text files. + Added 27 voices. + Skinable. Version 1.00 -----------+ First public release. Version 0.50 Beta 3 ------------------! bugs fixed. + Cami character added. Version 0.50 Beta 2 ------------------! mass bugs fixed. + Add introduction when first launch. + Width and height are optional. + Balloon text switch. Version 0.50 Beta 1 -------------------

+ Options dialog added. Version 0.20 -----------! bugs fixed. + Many special actions removed, more suitable for general characters. Version 0.10 -----------+ Base text to speech software, uses Microsoft Agent Technology. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS =================== - Windows 9X/NT4/2000/XP - 8 MB RAM (Windows 9X) - 16 MB RAM (Windows NT4/2000/XP) - 10 MB Free Disk Space Note: Ace Buddy will NOT run under Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups, or Windows NT3.x. INSTALLATION/UNINSTALLATION =========================== 1. INSTALLATION --------------The distributed ab.zip file is a .zip archive. It can be used to install Ace Buddy: You can use an unzip utility to extract all included files and start the install process by running the setup.exe program. 2. UNINSTALLATION ----------------To completely remove Ace Buddy from your computer with two methods: - Go to Start->Program->Ace Buddy. - Execute Uninstall. or Go to Start->Settings->Control Panel. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. Select the Install/Uninstall tab. Select "Ace Buddy" in the list of installed programs. Click the Add/Remove button.

Note: If you have placed any files other than the original Ace Buddy components in the program directory (default is C:\Program Files\Zero2000\ab), this directory will not be removed, and the additional (non-Ace Buddy) files will not be deleted. CONTACT INFORMATION =================== Tech Support : support@zero2000.com

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