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+=======================================================================
+Thing, 1.27                                                     NEW.TXT
+Copyright (c) 1994-97 Arno Welzel and Thomas Binder
+
+TOS2GEM and ThingWait (c) Thomas Binder
+'Dcheneva' fonts (c) Thomas Schulze (ts@uni-paderborn.de)
+
+UK support by Joe Connor of InterActive - see SUPPORT.TXT for details.
+======================================================================
+
+Here you will find a few important notes about this new version of Thing, 
+both from the program technical as well as organisational point of view.
+
+<EFBFBD> The sorting mode of files and folders can now be set separately for 
+  each directory window.
+
+<EFBFBD> The 'Thing Icon Manager' is ready at last, but I found it too big to 
+  include in the main Thing archive -- so it has its own archive which 
+  also makes separate updates easier. ThingIcn 1.10 should be available 
+  from the same source as Thing itself (if you don't have it already); the 
+  archive name is TICN110D.LZH for the German version and TICN110E.LZH for 
+  the English language one.
+
+<EFBFBD> Thing 1.27 absolutely requires the new THINGREG.OVL that is included in 
+  the archive, otherwise no windows will be opened when the program is 
+  launched. A new key, on the other hand, is _not_ required.
+
+<EFBFBD> Thing 1.2x can no longer read configuration files from versions prior 
+  to 0.59. Those still using such an old version should first of all use 
+  the 1.09 version to save the configurations in the newer format. To do 
+  this simply install 1.09 over the old version, start it once and 
+  immediately save the settings. After this Thing 1.20 can be installed.
+
+==========================================================================
+As the English documentation for Thing 1.20 was not widely distributed, 
+the new items in that version are included here for information:
+
+<EFBFBD> Thing 1.2x now costs 30 DM or <20>16 for new registrations in place of
+  25 DM or <20>13 previously.
+
+<EFBFBD> Updates from Thing 1.0x are not free but subject to a charge of 15 DM 
+  or <20>6.
+
+<EFBFBD> Registrations as well as updates are no longer handled by Arno Welzel, 
+  but by Thomas Binder. For further details see REGISTER.TXT or UPDATE.TXT.
+
+<EFBFBD> Thing now has two separate resource files, thing.rsc and thingtxt.rsc, 
+  both of which have to be copied to the Thing directory when updating.
+
+<EFBFBD> The new version of Thing uses a new registration process (thanks to 
+  some successful hacks), which makes it necessary to also copy the file 
+  THINGREG.OVL into the Thing directory. On this occasion I'd like to 
+  remind you once more that a new key is needed for the update from V1.0x 
+  (see UPDATE.TXT).
+
+