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- ECHO THE PUBLIC DOMAIN SOFTWARE LIBRARY
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- ECHO Winscombe House, Beacon Rd, Crowborough, Sussex TN6 IUL tel 08926 63298
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- ECHO This disk contains public domain and/or user supported software.
- ECHO This compilation of software is just one of 3500 plus disks available
- ECHO from the Public Domain Software Library. You are encouraged to pass on
- ECHO copies of this disk to your friend and colleagues, but if you do so please
- ECHO make sure you give then the whole thing including this file .
- ECHO Unlike commercial software, no printed documentation is supplied except
- ECHO with registered versions of shareware programs.
- ECHO Most disks contain document files describing how to use the programs.
- ECHO These document files can usually be identified by the filename or
- ECHO filename extension type used. DOC, FRM, PRN, TXT, WS, MAN are the most
- ECHO common, files called READ.ME etc are also document files.
- ECHO You can view these files using the DOS 'TYPE' command. So to view a file
- ECHO called 'READ.ME' you would enter at the keyboard:-
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- ECHO "TYPE READ.ME"
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- ECHO ARCHIVE FILES
- ECHO Some disks contain files with a ZIP file extension. These
- ECHO are special PACKED files, usually containing a number of smaller files.
- ECHO They are used to save disk space. Before you can use 'Archived' programs
- ECHO they need unpacking; you will need PKUNZIP.EXE to do this, which will be
- ECHO on the disk. The procedure:- put new formatted disk in B,
- ECHO put disk with unpacker program and the archive file in drive A, then
- ECHO type as follows ( [cr] means press the Enter key )
- echo .
- echo B:[cr] to log into drive B, then:-
- echo .
- ECHO A:PKUNZIP A:XXXXXX[cr]
- echo .
- ECHO where XXXXXX is the name of the file to be unpacked. The files will be
- echo extracted and put on the disk in B:
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- echo For further information on archives and how to use library disks
- echo see inside the back cover of our catalogue. If you don't have one of our
- echo catalogues you may obtain one by sending us 2 first class postage stamps
- echo or 2 IRCs if you are not a UK resident.
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- ECHO USER SUPPORTED SOFTWARE.
- ECHO We urge you to support the authors of shareware programs. This is
- ECHO not FREE software, but rather a 'try before you buy' system. It is
- ECHO expected that if you find a program of use, you will register with the
- ECHO author and send him the requested fee. this will help to allow
- ECHO further and better software to be distributed in this way.
- ECHO Please also check the documentation of all programs for any special
- ECHO conditions of use given by the author. Please note that we are able to
- echo supply from stock registered versions of several programs. Check with
- echo us, we may be able to save the delays and uncertainties of ordering from
- ECHO overseas authors.
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- ECHO NOTE
- ECHO This file is not specific to this particular disk - it exists on all
- ECHO PDSL volumes, and thus it may not display all documentation files on
- ECHO this disk if non-standard names have been used. Please check the
- ECHO directory of the disk for any other document files which may have been
- ECHO missed by this batch file.
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- ECHO PRESS ANY KEY TO START VIEWING TEXT/DOCUMENT FILES ON THIS DISK
- ECHO OR HIT CONTROL C TO EXIT. HIT ESC TO JUMP TO THE NEXT FILE WHEN VIEWING.
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- T *.DOC
- T *.TXT
- T *.ME
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