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SpexExt

This is an excellent introduction to interior design. The program is very
reasonably price and the Draw files are very high quality. See for yourself:
load one of the enclosed files into Draw. To see it at its best, use a 256
colour mode.

Spex is supplied with four environments - kitchen, bathroom, bedroom,
lounge. The files contained in this directory add to the items within in
each environment. To add the item, drag it into the appropriate environment
folder within !SpxHome. Hold down Shift and double-click Select on
!SpexHome, then double click on !Bathroom, !Kitchen, etc. Drag the files
from this disc into the appropriate window.

Bathroom. The original version of Spex has only two orientations of the
toilet. This freebie gives four orientations and should replace the existing
Draw file Toilet.

Kitchen. The original version of Spex has only two orientations of the
sink. This freebie gives four orientations and should replace the existing
Draw file Sink.

Lounge. This is a new item and could go in either the lounge or bedroom (or
both). 

Look out for !Street, the new Spex environment, and look out too for a
step-by-step guide to producing your own items for Spex, in Acorn User.

Spex by Aspex Software (0822 611060)
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00000020  74 72 6f 64 75 63 74 69  6f 6e 20 74 6f 20 69 6e  |troduction to in|
00000030  74 65 72 69 6f 72 20 64  65 73 69 67 6e 2e 20 54  |terior design. T|
00000040  68 65 20 70 72 6f 67 72  61 6d 20 69 73 20 76 65  |he program is ve|
00000050  72 79 0a 72 65 61 73 6f  6e 61 62 6c 79 20 70 72  |ry.reasonably pr|
00000060  69 63 65 20 61 6e 64 20  74 68 65 20 44 72 61 77  |ice and the Draw|
00000070  20 66 69 6c 65 73 20 61  72 65 20 76 65 72 79 20  | files are very |
00000080  68 69 67 68 20 71 75 61  6c 69 74 79 2e 20 53 65  |high quality. Se|
00000090  65 20 66 6f 72 20 79 6f  75 72 73 65 6c 66 3a 0a  |e for yourself:.|
000000a0  6c 6f 61 64 20 6f 6e 65  20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20  |load one of the |
000000b0  65 6e 63 6c 6f 73 65 64  20 66 69 6c 65 73 20 69  |enclosed files i|
000000c0  6e 74 6f 20 44 72 61 77  2e 20 54 6f 20 73 65 65  |nto Draw. To see|
000000d0  20 69 74 20 61 74 20 69  74 73 20 62 65 73 74 2c  | it at its best,|
000000e0  20 75 73 65 20 61 20 32  35 36 0a 63 6f 6c 6f 75  | use a 256.colou|
000000f0  72 20 6d 6f 64 65 2e 0a  0a 53 70 65 78 20 69 73  |r mode...Spex is|
00000100  20 73 75 70 70 6c 69 65  64 20 77 69 74 68 20 66  | supplied with f|
00000110  6f 75 72 20 65 6e 76 69  72 6f 6e 6d 65 6e 74 73  |our environments|
00000120  20 2d 20 6b 69 74 63 68  65 6e 2c 20 62 61 74 68  | - kitchen, bath|
00000130  72 6f 6f 6d 2c 20 62 65  64 72 6f 6f 6d 2c 0a 6c  |room, bedroom,.l|
00000140  6f 75 6e 67 65 2e 20 54  68 65 20 66 69 6c 65 73  |ounge. The files|
00000150  20 63 6f 6e 74 61 69 6e  65 64 20 69 6e 20 74 68  | contained in th|
00000160  69 73 20 64 69 72 65 63  74 6f 72 79 20 61 64 64  |is directory add|
00000170  20 74 6f 20 74 68 65 20  69 74 65 6d 73 20 77 69  | to the items wi|
00000180  74 68 69 6e 20 69 6e 0a  65 61 63 68 20 65 6e 76  |thin in.each env|
00000190  69 72 6f 6e 6d 65 6e 74  2e 20 54 6f 20 61 64 64  |ironment. To add|
000001a0  20 74 68 65 20 69 74 65  6d 2c 20 64 72 61 67 20  | the item, drag |
000001b0  69 74 20 69 6e 74 6f 20  74 68 65 20 61 70 70 72  |it into the appr|
000001c0  6f 70 72 69 61 74 65 20  65 6e 76 69 72 6f 6e 6d  |opriate environm|
000001d0  65 6e 74 0a 66 6f 6c 64  65 72 20 77 69 74 68 69  |ent.folder withi|
000001e0  6e 20 21 53 70 78 48 6f  6d 65 2e 20 48 6f 6c 64  |n !SpxHome. Hold|
000001f0  20 64 6f 77 6e 20 53 68  69 66 74 20 61 6e 64 20  | down Shift and |
00000200  64 6f 75 62 6c 65 2d 63  6c 69 63 6b 20 53 65 6c  |double-click Sel|
00000210  65 63 74 20 6f 6e 0a 21  53 70 65 78 48 6f 6d 65  |ect on.!SpexHome|
00000220  2c 20 74 68 65 6e 20 64  6f 75 62 6c 65 20 63 6c  |, then double cl|
00000230  69 63 6b 20 6f 6e 20 21  42 61 74 68 72 6f 6f 6d  |ick on !Bathroom|
00000240  2c 20 21 4b 69 74 63 68  65 6e 2c 20 65 74 63 2e  |, !Kitchen, etc.|
00000250  20 44 72 61 67 20 74 68  65 20 66 69 6c 65 73 0a  | Drag the files.|
00000260  66 72 6f 6d 20 74 68 69  73 20 64 69 73 63 20 69  |from this disc i|
00000270  6e 74 6f 20 74 68 65 20  61 70 70 72 6f 70 72 69  |nto the appropri|
00000280  61 74 65 20 77 69 6e 64  6f 77 2e 0a 0a 42 61 74  |ate window...Bat|
00000290  68 72 6f 6f 6d 2e 20 54  68 65 20 6f 72 69 67 69  |hroom. The origi|
000002a0  6e 61 6c 20 76 65 72 73  69 6f 6e 20 6f 66 20 53  |nal version of S|
000002b0  70 65 78 20 68 61 73 20  6f 6e 6c 79 20 74 77 6f  |pex has only two|
000002c0  20 6f 72 69 65 6e 74 61  74 69 6f 6e 73 20 6f 66  | orientations of|
000002d0  20 74 68 65 0a 74 6f 69  6c 65 74 2e 20 54 68 69  | the.toilet. Thi|
000002e0  73 20 66 72 65 65 62 69  65 20 67 69 76 65 73 20  |s freebie gives |
000002f0  66 6f 75 72 20 6f 72 69  65 6e 74 61 74 69 6f 6e  |four orientation|
00000300  73 20 61 6e 64 20 73 68  6f 75 6c 64 20 72 65 70  |s and should rep|
00000310  6c 61 63 65 20 74 68 65  20 65 78 69 73 74 69 6e  |lace the existin|
00000320  67 0a 44 72 61 77 20 66  69 6c 65 20 54 6f 69 6c  |g.Draw file Toil|
00000330  65 74 2e 0a 0a 4b 69 74  63 68 65 6e 2e 20 54 68  |et...Kitchen. Th|
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000003b0  64 20 72 65 70 6c 61 63  65 20 74 68 65 20 65 78  |d replace the ex|
000003c0  69 73 74 69 6e 67 0a 44  72 61 77 20 66 69 6c 65  |isting.Draw file|
000003d0  20 53 69 6e 6b 2e 0a 0a  4c 6f 75 6e 67 65 2e 20  | Sink...Lounge. |
000003e0  54 68 69 73 20 69 73 20  61 20 6e 65 77 20 69 74  |This is a new it|
000003f0  65 6d 20 61 6e 64 20 63  6f 75 6c 64 20 67 6f 20  |em and could go |
00000400  69 6e 20 65 69 74 68 65  72 20 74 68 65 20 6c 6f  |in either the lo|
00000410  75 6e 67 65 20 6f 72 20  62 65 64 72 6f 6f 6d 20  |unge or bedroom |
00000420  28 6f 72 0a 62 6f 74 68  29 2e 20 0a 0a 4c 6f 6f  |(or.both). ..Loo|
00000430  6b 20 6f 75 74 20 66 6f  72 20 21 53 74 72 65 65  |k out for !Stree|
00000440  74 2c 20 74 68 65 20 6e  65 77 20 53 70 65 78 20  |t, the new Spex |
00000450  65 6e 76 69 72 6f 6e 6d  65 6e 74 2c 20 61 6e 64  |environment, and|
00000460  20 6c 6f 6f 6b 20 6f 75  74 20 74 6f 6f 20 66 6f  | look out too fo|
00000470  72 20 61 0a 73 74 65 70  2d 62 79 2d 73 74 65 70  |r a.step-by-step|
00000480  20 67 75 69 64 65 20 74  6f 20 70 72 6f 64 75 63  | guide to produc|
00000490  69 6e 67 20 79 6f 75 72  20 6f 77 6e 20 69 74 65  |ing your own ite|
000004a0  6d 73 20 66 6f 72 20 53  70 65 78 2c 20 69 6e 20  |ms for Spex, in |
000004b0  41 63 6f 72 6e 20 55 73  65 72 2e 0a 0a 53 70 65  |Acorn User...Spe|
000004c0  78 20 62 79 20 41 73 70  65 78 20 53 6f 66 74 77  |x by Aspex Softw|
000004d0  61 72 65 20 28 30 38 32  32 20 36 31 31 30 36 30  |are (0822 611060|
000004e0  29                                                |)|
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