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- TAPCIS(tm) Version 5.3 README.1ST 9/29/90
- The Access Program for CompuServe
- Copyright (c) 1990, Support Group, Inc.
- Lake Technology Park, McHenry MD 21541
-
-
- FILES ON THIS DISK
-
- The files TAP.EXE and TAPDOC.EXE are self extracting zip files.
- That means that all the programs and files are contained in a
- single "program" that will magically transform itself into the
- separate files upon execution.
-
- For example, if you have TAP.EXE in the current directory, you
- could type:
-
- TAP C:\TAP
-
- and all the programs, scripts, and files will end up in C:\TAP.
- If you do not specify a directory like C:\TAP, the files will
- extract into the current directory.
-
- If you wish to extract the files directly from the distribution
- floppy, prefix the command with "A:" such as:
-
- A:TAP C:\TAP
-
- Note: Replace "A" with the letter of the floppy drive you are
- using if different than A:.
-
-
- WHERE SHOULD YOU INSTALL VERSION 5.3?
-
-
- *** I DO NOT HAVE A PRIOR VERSION OF TAPCIS
-
- If this is your first version of TAPCIS the choice is totally up
- to you. We recommend installing TAPCIS in its own directory,
- C:\TAP, for example.
-
- Create this directory then read the "INSTALLATION" section for
- specifics on the files included on the distribution disk and
- installation of 5.3.
-
-
- *** I HAVE ANOTHER VERSION OF TAPCIS CURRENTLY INSTALLED
-
- You have a number of choices. If hard drive space permits, you
- could create a new directory for 5.3 leaving 5.2a completely
- intact in another directory. This is the safest but will use a
- lot of disk space. You'll also need to copy over to the new
- directory your PARAMS.CIS file from 5.2a and rejoin all your
- forums (or copy over the *.SEC files).
-
- Another and perhaps more popular option is to install TAPCIS 5.3
- in the same directory where 5.2a was located:
-
- BACKUP! PLEASE! Practice safe computing every time you install
- any new software. TAPCIS 5.3 has been extensively tested for over
- 6 months, but no software is perfect. Once your PARAMS.CIS file
- has been used by 5.3, it CANNOT be used by 5.2a without
- corrupting the file. I strongly suggest making a special backup
- of PARAMS.CIS.
-
-
- INSTALLATION
-
- 1) Extract the files by running the TAP.EXE program.
-
- 2) UPDATE ONLY: As each file is about to be extracted, the
- program looks to see if it already exists. Most of these
- files will already exist in an older version 5.2a directory.
- Updating users should extract all files EXCEPT FOR
- USERID.CIS! This is the TAPCIS Address book. The one in
- TAP.EXE is one to get new users started; you should not
- replace your own USERID.CIS with this file (answer NO when
- asked). All other files should be replaced.
-
- 3) UPDATE ONLY: Run the NAMES.BAT file from your current
- directory to rename any old files that have new names under
- 5.3 (e.g., EASYPLEX.MSG becomes MAIL.MSG). You can then
- delete NAMES.BAT. NAMES.BAT does not rename or delete the old
- files TELE1200.SCR and TELE2400.SCR. If you have those and
- have not modified them for some reason, they can be deleted.
- They are replaced by SPRINT12.SCR and SPRINT24.SCR for
- SprintNet/Telenet access.
-
- 4) The TAP.EXE file contains the following files. To save disk
- space, feel free to delete the ones you do not need. However,
- if you do, I suggest that you save the original TAP.EXE on a
- backup disk in case you need one of the files later:
-
- 244096 09-29-90 02:33 TAPCIS.EXE Main Program
-
- 1071 09-29-90 13:47 README.TAP Read this using any type
- of ASCII file viewer or
- TYPE README.TAP from DOS.
- **
-
- 596 08-27-90 21:23 NAMES.BAT Rename 5.2a files to 5.3
- names, run from the main
- TAPCIS directory and your
- storage path. **
-
- 6682 09-28-90 23:33 MEMORIAL.HB! Memorial to Howard
- Benner, the creator of
- TAPCIS. **
-
- 24010 09-29-90 04:11 CHANGES.TAP Changes made to TAPCIS
- from 5.2a to 5.3. An
- experienced 5.2a user
- should find this suffi-
- cient to operate 5.3
- without downloading and
- reading the full
- documentation. **
-
- 18550 09-28-90 22:24 TAPCIS.HLP TAPCIS Help File.
-
- 643 09-29-90 04:44 USERID.CIS TAPCIS Address book.
- Don't install this file
- if you already have one.
-
- 5980 09-28-90 22:15 LICENSE.TAP TAPCIS license agreement.
- Please read. **
-
- 1592 09-19-90 02:26 FRONTEND.SCR For Alt-N. *
- 259 09-10-90 01:03 MANUAL.SCR Manual login to
- CompuServe. *
- 1202 09-09-90 21:55 PHONES.SCR Get phone number
- tollfree. *
- 245 09-29-90 04:35 TYMNET.SCR Tymnet login script. *
- 260 09-19-90 01:59 INFONET.SCR Infonet/CSCnet login
- script. *
- 217 09-15-90 18:15 CIS.SCR CIS login without ^C. *
- 135 09-09-90 22:08 LATANET.SCR LATAnet login script. *
- 163 09-29-90 04:37 SPRINT24.SCR Sprintnet login script
- 2400. *
- 164 09-29-90 04:36 SPRINT12.SCR Sprintnet login script
- 1200. *
- 231 09-15-90 18:19 DPC.SCR DataPac login script. *
-
- 23809 09-18-90 23:42 PARAMS.SCR Automated script to set
- CompuServe default
- parameters; used with
- Alt-P. Keep handy.
-
- 33376 09-29-90 02:33 STATS.EXE External accounting
- module. May be deleted if
- you do not use the time
- accounting feature.
-
- 363281 TOTAL SIZE
-
-
- ** File may be deleted after reading.
- * File may be deleted if you do not need it for login.
-
- Note: You will not be able to decompress TAP.EXE onto a
- single 360K floppy.
-
-
- 5) The documentation is in TAPDOC.EXE. See the file README.DOC
- once you uncompress the files by running TAPDOC. This file
- also includes the figures and the figures viewing program
- TAPFIGS.
-
- Note: If you have the printed manual for TAPCIS 5.3 you WILL
- NOT need any of the files in TAPDOC.EXE. In any case,
- you cannot decompress TAPDOC.EXE onto a single 360K
- floppy disk.
-
-
- If you have questions that this file does not answer, please feel
- free to leave a public message to sysop in the TAPCIS Forum.
-
- Remember that your registration number is stored in the
- PARAMS.CIS file. Copying the 5.2a PARAMS file and using it with
- 5.3 is the best way, or you can re-record your registration
- number following the instructions you received with the printed
- manual from Support Group, Inc.