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ANNOUNCE: DEMO version of E/D beta0 available
Hi Folks,
ftp.ardi.com and vorlon.mit.edu contain the DEMO version of
Executor/DOS 2 beta0. NOTE: No non-DEMO versions of Executor 2 beta
or Executor 2 proper will ever be available electronically, thanks in
part to all the cracks of Executor that are floating about.
ALL Executor 1.x licensees will automatically be sent a CD-ROM
containing Executor 2 in its glory when we're done with the beta cycle
and it's back from the duplicator. We will be able to distribute
patches that use information from the CD-ROM to update Executor so you
won't be cut out of the experimental/bleeding edge loop. We'll be
trying very hard to keep the beta cycle as short as possible so that
all the people who have paid money to us will be back in that loop as
soon as possible.
--Cliff
ctm@ardi.com
Here's ftp://ftp.ardi.com/pub/Executor_DOS/README
Tue Apr 9 01:10:15 MDT 1996
+========================================================================+
| NOTE: Now that Executor 2 is in beta testing, the demo version of |
| Executor can no longer be unlocked with a serial number and |
| authorization code. |
| |
| If you have already licensed Executor 1.x, feel free to pick up the |
| demo version of Executor from this directory, but MAKE SURE YOU |
| INSTALL IT SOMEWHERE OTHER THAN WHERE YOU NORMALLY INSTALL EXECUTOR, |
| because you will want to continue using your pre-beta copy of Executor |
| 2 until Executor 2 is out of beta testing and we have sent you a |
| CD-ROM with the non-crippled version of Executor. |
| |
| If you haven't yet licensed Executor and you like what you see in the |
| demo, you can order a non-crippled version of Executor (call +1 505 |
| 766 9115 and have a VISA or MasterCard handy) and we will send the |
| non-crippled version to you on floppy disk. |
+========================================================================+
The latest Executor demo comes in two formats: a single
self-extracting archive (execbta0.exe), and a two floppy set
(bt0flop1.zip and bt0flop2.zip). You only need to grab either
execbta0.exe, or both bt0flop1.zip and bt0flop2.zip. Most users will
just want to grab execbta0.exe, but be warned that it will not fit on
a single floppy.
If you have a video card that is not VESA 2 compliant, you may also
need uvbe51a.zip. NOTE: the "2" is important. Executor is *much*
faster when it can linearly map the frame buffer; this is a feature
that VESA 2 provides that VESA 1 did not provide.
csdpmi1s.zip is the source code to cwsdpmi.exe, the DPMI server that
we bundle with Executor. Most people will not want to download this.
utilities contains DOS utilities that may be helpful to advanced
Executor users. Currently utilities only contains trim.com, a program
that will strip the first 84 bytes off a file which is useful for
converting floppy disk image files into HFVs.
To install from execbta0.exe, the self-extracting archive file, just
run it. You can skip the installation directions for the two disk
set.
To install from the two disk set, you can use one of two methods:
either make two installation floppies, or install directly from the
contents of the zip files. Detailed instructions follow.
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING INSTALLATION FLOPPIES
use BINARY mode to fetch exqdisk1.zip and bt0flop2.zip onto
your machine on C:\
set aside two blank, formatted floppies
put in your first floppy and then tell DOS you want to use
that drive (usually done by typing "a:" or "b:")
unzip -d c:\bt0flop1.zip
change floppies
unzip -d c:\bt0flop2.zip
You should then be able to take those two floppies to an '386 or
better and install Executor by putting in the first sloppy and typing
"A:install" (assuming your floppy drive is drive a).
INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLING FROM THE ZIP FILES
use BINARY mode to fetch bt0flop1.zip and bt0flop2.zip onto
your machine on C:\
mkdir scratch
cd scratch
unzip -d c:\bt0flop1.zip
unzip -d c:\bt0flop2.zip
install
You will then be running the installer and be given a chance to
specify where Executor should be installed. After you are done, you
can remove your scratch directory.
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After you install Executor, you'll find a "docs" subdirectory that
provides more information about Executor, and the technology that was
used to build it.
uvbe51a.zip is a shareware SVGA extender that provides VESA capability
for many older non-VESA compliant SVGA cards. It is not a product of
ARDI. If you use it, you should pay the shareware fee as described in
the documentation included in the zip file. If you have a recent SVGA
card you probably don't need UniVBE. There may be a more recent
version of UniVBE in oak.oakland.edu:/SimTel/msdos/graphics.
Send questions to "questions@ardi.com"
--Cliff
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