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- RELEASE NOTES FOR GENIE PC ALADDIN(tm) VERSION 1.40
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- The following files are included in the GEnie PC Aladdin
- distribution:
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- !README!.1ST This file list. Map to getting started. Special Notes.
- STARTING.DOC How to configure Aladdin
- USE_ALAD.DOC Introduction to using Aladdin
- FAQS.DOC Frequently Asked QuestionS
- CHANGES.DOC Modification History
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- ALAD.EXE The main Aladdin program
- ALADCVT.EXE Program to convert pre-1.40 ALADDIN.CFG files
- ALADDIN.CFG Default Aladdin CFG file (used for defaults and setup)
- ALADDIN.EXE A loader program for ALAD.EXE
- ALADDIN.HLP On-line help file
- ALADDIN.MAC Empty Aladdin MACRO file (used to store keyboard MACROS)
- SCRIPT.TXT Stub Script File
- GENIE.LST GEnie product list (used to select and setup RoundTables)
-
- SIGN-UP.DOC How to sign up for GEnie. Warranty. Permissions.
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- WHAT TO DO NEXT
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- 1. Finish reading this file. It contains general warnings and helpful
- pointers as well as providing information on upgrading from
- prior versions.
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- 2. If you are a first-time user, proceed next to STARTING.DOC.
- This file will lead you through the steps you need to perfrom
- to set up Aladdin and customize it for your use.
-
- 3. Read USE_ALAD.DOC. It provides a short tutorial on using Aladdin
- and shows what the different command options do.
-
- 4. If you are having trouble, refer to FAQS.DOC (Frequently Asked
- QuestionS). If that doesn't help, try the PC Aladdin Support RT.
- It is located on Page 110. To get to it, type "ALADDIN" or
- "M110;1". Also, the F1 function key ALWAYS brings up context-
- sensitive help. If you're not sure about something, press
- the F1 key first! Chances are that the answer to your
- question is in one of the friendly F1 help screens.
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- COMPATABILITY WARNING
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- == WARNING -- CENTRAL POINT SOFTWARE PC-CACHE USERS ==
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- We have determined that there is an incompatibility between
- PC-CACHE version 6.0 and Aladdin. Fortunately, the problem is
- easy to resolve. On the command line that invokes PC-CACHE,
- always use the following parameter:
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- /WRITE=OFF
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- This disables disk write caching, which can cause problems under
- some conditions. We have discussed this with Central Point
- Software's technical support personnel and they have asked us to
- post this warning as well as ask all users of versions of
- PC-CACHE lower than 6.0 to please contact Central Point Software
- for instructions on how to upgrade your copy of PC-CACHE.
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- UPGRADING FROM PREVIOUS ALADDIN VERSIONS
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- If you are upgrading from any version of Aladdin higher than
- 1.01, you need to replace the following files,
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- ALAD.EXE
- ALADDIN.EXE
- ALADDIN.HLP
- GENIE.LST
- ALADCVT.EXE
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- == IMPORTANT ==
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- The format of the ALADDIN.CFG file has changed. ALL USERS OF
- ALADDIN VERSIONS LESS THAN 1.40 MUST RUN THE ALADCVT PROGRAM
- IN THE ALADDIN DIRECTORY TO CONVERT YOUR OLD ALADDIN.CFG FILE
- TO THE NEW FORMAT.
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- If you have your prompt character and/or break character set to
- anything other than "?" and Ctrl-C, respectively, ALADCVT will
- ask you if you want to change those parameters to the default
- values mentioned above. You may choose to change the values,
- leave them alone, or quit without updating the configuration
- file.
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- You -must- eventually choose between making the change or
- leaving the parameters alone. If you choose to leave the
- non-standard prompt and break characters in your configuration
- file, you must always use Aladdin with the new /NOOVER command
- line argument. This is because GEnie knows that you are using
- Aladdin 1.40 and sets the terminal setup parameters for the
- current session to the defaults that Aladdin uses. If your
- prompt and/or break character are not "?" and Ctrl-C and you do
- not use the /NOOVER command line argument, Aladdin will not work
- properly with GEnie.
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- If you are using any version of Aladdin earlier than 1.40, you
- need to copy the ALADCVT.EXE program to your current Aladdin
- directory and run it. It will convert your existing ALADDIN.CFG
- to the 1.40 format and make a backup copy of your previous
- ALADDIN.CFG in a file called ALADCFG.OLD.
-
- If you are using a version of Aladdin earlier than 1.30, you
- must also update all the topic indexes for all the RT's that you
- are accessing Aladdin with. This is accomplished by selecting
- each RT in turn and pressing the "U" key to update the topic
- indexes. If you do not do this Aladdin will crash.
-
- - NOTE TO ALADDIN 1.00 USERS -
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- ALADCVT.EXE will not convert an ALADDIN.CFG configuration file
- created by version 1.00 of Aladdin. If you are still using
- version 1.00, you will need to write down your configuration
- data, delete ALADDIN.CFG and run the new ALADDIN.EXE program
- file to create a new ALADDIN.CFG (it will create one by itself).
- You can then re-enter your configuration information.
-