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  ROM90 - retro game launcher
  Version 1.6.8
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(Version francaise : voir LISEZ-MOI.txt)

FIRST LAUNCH: THE WINDOWS WARNING
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The first time you run it, Windows may show a blue box saying
"Windows protected your PC" (SmartScreen).

This is normal and does not mean the software is dangerous.
Windows shows this screen for any application that has not been
signed with a paid publisher certificate and that it has not yet
seen circulating among many users.

To start ROM90: click "More info", then "Run anyway".

The warning goes away on its own over time, as the file is
downloaded and run by more people.


WHERE YOUR DATA IS STORED
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ROM90 writes nothing inside its own folder except its diagnostic
log. Your library, your profiles, your imported games and your
save states are kept in your Windows user account:

  %APPDATA%\cdrom90-retro-launcher

What this means in practice: you can move, replace or delete the
software folder without losing your games or your saves.


IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG
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ROM90 keeps a diagnostic log in the "ROM90-Logs" subfolder
(the LOG button in the software's Settings).
That file is the best starting point for understanding a bug; it
contains no personal data beyond the paths of your game folders.


PRIVACY AND NETWORK
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ROM90 works offline. It only connects to the internet in three
cases, all of them either started by you or plainly visible:

- to refresh its game metadata index (once a week at most);
- when you ask to download a game or an emulator from the
  catalogue;
- when you click the Discord button or the donation button,
  which open your usual web browser.

No account, no sign-up, no telemetry, no ads. Nothing is sent
to anyone.


LICENCES
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ROM90 is distributed under the MIT licence.
See LICENSE.electron.txt for the Electron licence, and
resources\app\ROM90-LEGAL-NOTICE.txt for the legal notices
regarding games and emulators.


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  CD-ROM 90
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