
                          VDAT 1.7 / January 1999

Acknowledgements:


For more information about the past, present and future of VDAT please read
my "Editorial" linked on VDAT's main page.

I'd like to thank those that have contributed and still contribute to my
collection and those that have provided information for use in VDAT.

         In alphabetical order:

         - Aurodreph
         - Billy Belceb
         - Bozo
         - Dark Fiber
         - Dark Killer
         - Dark Knight
         - Darkside
         - D.G. (Italy)
         - Dirty Nazi
         - Executioner
         - Foxz
         - Glitch
         - God@rky
         - Gothmog
         - Griyo
         - Horny Toad
         - Icebreaker
         - Jack T. Ripper
         - Jerk1N
         - JHB
         - Knight Of Virus
         - Knowdeth
         - Kronos
         - Landing Camel
         - LovinGod
         - Lord Arz
         - Lord Julius
         - Lord Natas
         - Lucifer Messiah
         - Methyl
         - MGL
         - Mister Sandman
         - Neophyte
         - Nightmare Joker
         - Nucleii
         - Omega
         - Opic
         - Poltergeist
         - Putoksa Kawayan
         - Pyro
         - Owl
         - Q The Misanthrope
         - Recoder
         - RedArc
         - Reptile
         - Sepultura
         - Shadow Seeker
         - Silver Surfer AKA ...
         - Slagehammer
         - Spanska
         - Spooky
         - Stealth Warrior
         - Stormbringer
         - Tally
         - Talon
         - The Unforgiven
         - Vecna
         - VicodinES
         - Virogen
         - Virtual Daemon
         - VirusBuster
         - Zhuge Jin

         and quite a few I'm sure don't want to be mentioned by name or
         handle ;-) (you know who you are!)

VDAT/DOS:


VDAT for DOS has been discontinued. I found it impossible to keep both
versions up-to-date within my available spare time (Yes, it is still a hobby).

I know some of you DOS gurus are going to be disappointed but since the HTML
version is easier to convert to a subsequent 'online' version this was the
way to go.

VDAT/HTML:


In this archive you'll find the seventh release of the Windows (HTML) version
of VDAT.

This release is a so called 'stand alone' version and does not require a
Web/HTML browser.

The browser allows many user inputs to change the page layout. Additionally
it will allow defining a default Web browser so that any HTTP links will work
using the selected browser.

It was developed and optimized for a 800x600 screen size but should work
perfect in other resolutions, font sizes can be changed to optimize the
layout..

The optimum result is with the following page layout (menu):

View - Proportional Font - Arial or Verdana (Regular/13)
View - Fixed Font - Lucida Console (Regular/13)
Screen size: 800x600

Nice-to-know features of the shell:


- Option of multiple open windows (starting a new copy by 'New Window')
- 'Find' function
- Redefinable link, text and background colors (not recommended, why?:
  Because I would have given it another color if I thought it worked better)
- Single (HTML) page print option
- Resizable windows, resizable/changable fonts
- Scroll down page history
- Definable Web Browser (for external sites)
- Selectable 'Toolbar' and 'Status Bar'

Future:


The company that makes InfoCourier, the utility that I use to compile VDAT,
has released a new 32-bit version. It is FrontPage based and should have many
new features, like frames and animated GIF's. When available I will use this
to create future releases of VDAT. The first release using this new compiler
will be numbered 2.0


                           Cicatrix / January 1999


                             cicatrix@xs4all.nl
                        http://www.xs4all.nl/~cicatrix
