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- Paladin Software, Incorporated
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- Introduction
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- The Shareware Concept
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- comTAP is distributed on a Shareware basis. You may use comTAP
- without charge for the purposes of evaluating it's usefulness and
- suitability to task. If you find comTAP worthwhile, then you
- should order a registered version of the program. Registered
- copies of the program do not display registration reminders and
- come with a detailed user's manual, monitor cables and two serial
- connectors. An order form is already prepared in REGISTER.DOC -
- simply print this file, supply the necessary information and mail
- it in to us with your payment. An invoice will be shipped
- automatically with your order.
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- comTAP will soon have additional capabilities and enhancements,
- and as a registered user you will be entitled to low cost
- upgrades to the newest versions as soon as they are released.
- Most importantly, however, by registering your copy of comTAP
- (or any Shareware product), you'll ensure the survival of the
- convenient and risk free distribution method that originally
- brought you comTAP.
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- If you have paid a small fee to a Users' Group, "Software
- Library" or "SIG" to receive this copy, you have NOT acquired the
- registered rights or continued right to use comTAP. This fee was
- for the convenience of obtaining the comTAP diskette, and cannot
- be applied toward the purchase of a registered copy.
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- You may freely copy comTAP for distribution under the Shareware
- concept, without charge. You may not reverse engineer, decompile,
- or disassemble the software. You may not rent or lease the
- software to other persons. You may not charge any fee for the
- comTAP program or documentation without our express written
- approval. Similarly, you may not distribute comTAP or it's
- documentation in connection with any commercial venture, product,
- publication or service without our express written approval.
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- Support Policy and Guarantee
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- When you purchase a registered version, you receive three months
- of unlimited telephone support. Support hours are from 8 AM to 5
- PM PST. comTAP also comes with a 60 day money back guarantee: If
- for any reason you are unsatisfied, you may return all materials
- for an immediate refund of the full purchase price.
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- Warranty Disclaimer
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- comTAP is supplied as is. Paladin Software, Inc. disclaims all
- warranties, expressed or implied with respect to the software and
- documentation, including but not limited to implied warranties of
- merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
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- Liability Limitations
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- Under no circumstances shall Paladin Software, Inc. be liable for
- any damages whatsoever, including special, incidental,
- consequential, indirect or other similar damages arising out of
- the use or inability to use this product, even if Paladin
- Software, Inc. has been advised of the possibility of such
- damages.
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- Copyright and Trademark Notices
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- Copyright 1992-1993, Paladin Software, Incorporated. All rights
- reserved.
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- Information in the documentation is subject to change without
- notice and does not constitute a commitment on the part of
- Paladin Software, Inc.
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- comTAP and Modulink are trademarks of Paladin Software, Inc.
- IBM, PC, XT, AT, and PS/2 are registered trademarks of
- International Business Machines Corporation.
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- INSTALLATION AND STARTUP
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- You should read this even if you read nothing else.
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- WHAT YOU NEED
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- o Computer: IBM PC, XT, AT, or PS/2 computer or any 100% IBM
- compatible clone.
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- o Operating System: MS-DOS version 2.1 or above.
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- o Memory: At least 256K of available ram is required.
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- o Display: Monochrome, CGA, EGA, and VGA displays are all
- supported.
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- o Disk Drive: One floppy disk drive or one floppy disk drive and
- any hard disk drive.
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- o Serial Ports: One or two serial ports (two serial ports are
- recommended, but not required).
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- o Cables: One comTAP cable set (supplied with a registered
- version of the software). You can make a simplified test cable
- by following the diagram in the CABLE.DOC file.
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- INSTALLATION
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- comTAP can run on hard disk and floppy disk based systems. The
- installation utility prompts you for the necessary information.
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- Wherever drive A is explicitly specified in the subsequent
- instructions, you may substitute any valid floppy drive letter as
- long as the density of the drive is compatible with the diskette
- you have received.
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- Execute "a:\install" from the DOS prompt, where a: is the drive
- designator of the floppy drive containing the distribution
- diskette. It does not matter what drive is current when you
- execute this utility.
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- Note: You can exit the utility at any time by pressing
- Ctrl+Break, but the comTAP installation will not be complete. Do
- not attempt to run the program if you have aborted the
- installation process!
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- You will be prompted for the type of monitor you are using, the
- letter of the source drive containing your copy of the comTAP
- distribution diskette, the destination drive letter, and the name
- of the destination directory you wish to contain the program
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- STARTING comTAP
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- Change the current drive to the drive containing the comTAP
- application files (type the drive letter, colon and press Enter).
- For example, to make drive C the current drive, type "c:" and press
- Enter.
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- Change the current directory to the directory containing the
- comTAP application files. Type "cd" followed by the full path
- specification of the directory chosen in the installation
- process.
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- Type "pals" and press <B>Enter<D> to start the file. The comTAP
- welcome screen will appear with the logo, version number,
- revision level, corporate address, telephone and FAX/BBS numbers.
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- Press any key (or wait six seconds) to exit the welcome screen
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