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U |||||||||| S T E R E O S H E L L || || || || version 1.10 || || || (( STEREO )) || * User documentation * || || |||||| |||||| M.R.E. Software ||||| ||||| |||| |||| (C.) Copyright 1989 > The Hi-fidelity DOS shell < U .----------------. | A ssociation of| The author of this program is a member of | S hareware | the ASP and has agreed to abide by its | P rofessionals | high standards of quality and support. | ---------- | ------------- `-----MEMBER-----' (C.) Copyright 1989 Microsystems Research and Engineering (C.) Copyright 1989 Emery D. Wooten Jr. Stereo Shell, M.R.E. Software, Microsystems Research and Engineering (TM)s All rights reserved C O N T E N T S _____________________________________________________________________ PREFACE ......................................................... I HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS ........................................... II PART 1 ** INITIAL SETUP Sec. 1.1 INTRODUCTION ..................................... 1 Sec. 1.2 RUNNING StS THE FIRST TIME ....................... 1 Sec. 1.3 HOW TO FULLY TUNE STEREO SHELL ................... 2 Sub-Sec. 1.3.1 SCREEN/SORT/MOUSE OPTIONS ............. 2 Sub-Sec. 1.3.2 COLOR SETUP ........................... 3 Sub-Sec. 1.3.3 FILES/EXTERNAL SETUP .................. 3 Sub-Sec. 1.3.4 SAVE SETTINGS AND EXIT ................ 5 Sub-Sec. 1.3.5 EXIT NO SAVE .......................... 5 PART 2 ** USING STEREO SHELL Sec. 2.1 INTRODUCTION ..................................... 6 Sec. 2.2 THE StS DISPLAY .................................. 7 Sub-Sec. 2.2.1 THE FILE WINDOWS ...................... 7 Sub-Sec. 2.2.2 THE CHG.DIR. WINDOW ................... 8 Sub-Sec. 2.2.3 THE TITLE AND FUNCTION KEY AREA ....... 9 Sec. 2.3 StS DIRECT KEYS AND COMMANDS ..................... 9 Sub-Sec. 2.3.1 THE CURSOR AND SCREEN KEYS ............ 9 Sub-Sec. 2.3.2 THE LETTER, NUMBER, AND MARKING KEYS .. 10 Sub-Sec. 2.3.3 THE COMMAND KEYS ...................... 11 Sub-Sec. 2.3.4 MOUSE CONTROL ......................... 14 Sub-Sec. 2.3.5 FILENAME CONVENTIONS .................. 14 Sec. 2.4 THE DOS MENU ..................................... 14 Sec. 2.5 THE GENERAL FILES MENU ........................... 16 Sec. 2.6 THE MARKED FILES MENU ............................ 17 Sec. 2.7 THE EXE COM BAT MENU ............................. 18 Sec. 2.8 THE FILE COMPRESSOR MENU ......................... 18 Sec. 2.9 THE INTERNAL VIEW UTILITY ........................ 20 APPENDIX A ** PKWARE REGISTRATION ............................... A1 APPENDIX B ** LICENSE/WARRANTY .................................. B1 Sec. B.1 LICENSE .......................................... B1 Sec. B.2 WARRANTY ......................................... B2 Sec. B.3 TRADEMARKS ....................................... B2 APPENDIX C ** StS REGISTRATION .................................. C1 Sec. C.1 WHY SHOULD I REGISTER ? .......................... C1 Sec. C.2 REGISTRATION FEES ................................ C2 Sec. C.3 SITE LICENSE/QUANTITY DISCOUNT ................... C2 Sec. C.4 THE MRE SOFTWARE BBS ............................. C3 Sec. C.5 REGISTRATION FORM ................................ C4 I PREFACE _____________________________________________________________________ Stereo Shell is a unique DOS shell utility program. This program provides two fully independent file/directory displays which enable it to provide extremely powerful, yet simple, file handling functions. The twin, or if you will, stereo display allows the user to perform file operations such as move and copy between any two drives, or directories, or combinations of drive/directories on the machine without ever typing a file or path name. Stereo Shell also offers many more exciting features. A full complement of standard DOS functions is provided. These include the well known move, copy, erase, etc. and all in stereo! A built in view as well as a user defined editor and a user defined file utility program serve to enhance the power and usefulness of the program to the maximum. Intelligent menus that appear when a filename is selected provide the main user interface. These menus are selected by the program based on the file type and offer the most frequently needed functions for that type of file in top-down order allowing quick, effortless operation. All ten function keys are also "hot" providing more experienced users with instant action. And we haven't forgotten the mouse, full rodent support is built in. Four different file compression programs are also supported by Stereo Shell! Stereo Shell has built in menus and a file handling system to support PKZIP, PKPAK, LHARC, and PAK. This system provides an effortless interface to these excellent compression utilities. The SS system uses the actual utility programs, not some kind of built in approximation to the real thing. This insures the user that his compressed files are really compatible and it also allows simple updates to revised versions of the various file compression programs without the need to update StS itself. Stereo Shell provides a great shell environment for your everyday activities. Its ease of use and ability to execute files while taking only a meager 30Kb of RAM makes it a refreshing change from the hum-drum character based MS-DOS or some of those plain old mono directory utilities. StS is also absolutely perfect as an executable utility program for Procomm (tm) or other communications packages since it provides the means to view directories, edit files, and even extract and execute files from compressed library files, all while still on-line! There is much more! Please give this program a fair try on your system. We hope you agree, DOS never sounded this good before. Stereo Shell......The hi-fidelity DOS shell. HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS II _____________________________________________________________________ StS will run on the IBM PC-XT-AT-PCjr-PS/2 and all true compatibles. The general system requirements are outlined below. Memory .......... 64 Kb. minimum. Shrinks its own memory usage to a mere 29Kb while executing external program. Operating sys. .. MS/PC DOS version 2.11 or later. Video ........... Standard color graphics and monochrome display adapters or any adapter that can emulate these are supported. Screen writing is user selectable between BIOS and direct modes. This program is compatible with DoubleDos (TM) and other similar multitasking systems. Disk ............ All disk I/O is controlled through standard DOS function calls. Stereo Shell was designed primarily for hard disk based systems and at least one hard disk is recommended. 1 _____________________________________________________________________ >> PART 1 INITIAL SETUP _____________________________________________________________________ >> Sec. 1.1 INTRODUCTION _____________________________________________________________________ StS has a built in setup program to allow the user to configure it to his system and requirements. This section will guide you through the initial execution of the program and also the setup program features. >> Sec. 1.2 RUNNING StS THE FIRST TIME _____________________________________________________________________ To execute StS, just type in STS at the DOS prompt like you would any other program. StS is not resident or special with respect to general operation with one exception. StS expects to find the COMSPEC environment string defined. In 99% of all cases MS-DOS has already done this job for you so no action is required by the user. In the event that StS does not find this string, it will report the error. If this happens, then simply add this statement to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. SET COMSPEC = C:\COMMAND.COM If you are not running a hard disk, you should adjust the drive letter as required. When executed, the StS screen will appear on your display, quite slowly, and in living black and white. The system defaults are set to BIOS screen writes which allow the program to operate on any type of MS-DOS machine. If your computer is IBM display compatible, which most are, you will want to follow the simple procedure below to increase the program speed. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To turn BIOS screen writing off: (1.) Press the <F3> function key to go into setup mode. (2.) Press the <F1> function key to set Screen/Sort/Mouse options. (3.) Press the <F3> function key to toggle BIOS mode off. (4.) Press the <Esc> key when you are finished playing with the other options. (5.) Press the <F4> key to save the change and exit setup mode. --------------------------------------------------------------------- StS is now running at a faster pace. Please see the next section for more detailed information on the setup options. 2 >> Sec. 1.3 HOW TO FULLY TUNE STEREO SHELL _____________________________________________________________________ This section will outline the operation of Stereo Shell's tuning control center. To fully exploit the power of StS, it is important that you understand the setup procedure. To enter the setup area, press the <F3> function key. You should see a screen with four windows. In the upper left hand corner is a main menu area that provides access to the various other menus in the setup routine. We will examine each option in detail. >> Sub Sec. 1.3.1 SCREEN/SORT/MOUSE OPTIONS _____________________________________________________________________ (F1) Screen/Sort/Mouse options allows you to set various operational parameters. The sub-menu options are listed below. (F1) Scroll blinking. This option is provided for users of older IBM display adapters. It prevents flicker when the screen is updated while in direct video mode. If you have a newer display adapter you will want to toggle this option OFF. To toggle the option simply press the <F1> key. If you notice screen "fetches" in later operation, then set the option back on. (F2) Exploding windows. Looks sharp and makes noise. Toggle it by pressing <F2> (F3) BIOS screen writing. Should be toggled to the off position in most cases. This option is provided for users with non-IBM display compatible machines or users who wish to operate StS remotely. Toggling this option OFF will greatly increase display speed. Toggle by pressing <F3>. (F4) Date/Time display. For users who find the ticking clock irritating or for those who don't know or care what day or time it is. Toggle by pressing <F4>. (F5) Sound effects. Enables or disables all sound effects in StS. (F6) Sort files by: Press the <F5> key to toggle between a filename/ extension hierarchy and an extension/filename hierarchy. (F7) Mouse sensitivity. Does not refer to the emotional state of the rodent. This option is provided to allow the user to adjust the speed of the mouse. To set this value, press <F5> which will print instructions and the current value. Use the <+> and <-> keys to change the value, press <CR> when you are satisfied. (F8) or <Esc.> to exit Press <F7> or the <Esc> key to return to the main menu. 3 >> Sub Sec. 1.3.2 COLOR SETUP _____________________________________________________________________ (F2) Color Setup This option allows the user to set the screen window colors. Use the number keys listed in the menu to set your desired screen colors and press <CR> when satisfied. We have provided a "magic key" (key #9) that will give you a default color setup to examine. The setting of the colors abides by the following sequence. [ black, blue, green, cyan, red, magenta, brown, white ] Foreground colors will cycle through 16 shades of these colors while background colors allow only the low intensity 8. >> Sub Sec. 1.3.3 FILES/EXTERNAL SETUP _____________________________________________________________________ (F3) Files/external setup StS interfaces to various external programs to allow the user to process compressed files, edit files, and more. This option will allow you to define the programs and location of these programs on your system. First we need to define some general rules for the program descriptions. These rules apply to all programs defined under the option. GENERAL RULES FOR EXTERNAL FILE SPECIFICATION (1.) Include the drive letter. Unless you absolutely plan to use StS only on one drive you will need to include a drive letter on all program descriptions. (2.) Include the full and complete path from the root. StS uses the MS-DOS EXEC function to run these programs. The EXEC function does not search for the user defined PATH= string in the environment so you must explicitly tell StS where the file is located. (3.) Include the complete filename with the extension. The EXEC function does not assume a .COM or .EXE extension as does DOS itself. If the extension is not provided StS will be unable to execute the program. Example: Assume that my editor (E88.EXE) was located in a sub- directory I call GREAT which is itself a sub-directory of EDITORS located on my hard disk drive c. My string to define the Editor utl would be: C:\EDITORS\GREAT\E88.EXE 4 Now that we have the general rules down, lets examine the programs needed. These will be discussed in the order they appear in the menu. To set these strings, press the associated function key and type in the new name at the prompt. (F1) ZIP utility setup. These are the programs to work with .ZIP format files. (F2) ARC utility setup. These are the programs to work with .ARC format files. (F3) LZH utility setup. These are the programs to work with .LZH format files. (F4) PAK utility setup. These are the programs to work with .PAK format files. (F5) Editor and user files. The editor may be ANY user defined text editor or word processor. It is highly reccommended but not required that the program be capable of accepting the filename to be edited on the command line. For example: It is possible to run E88 from the DOS prompt and give it a filename to edit at the same time. ie. C>E88 myfile.txt would load E88 for editing mfile.txt If your word processor can accept a filename in this manner, it will work well from StS. You will also note a line asking for parameters to pass. The parameters refer to command line switches that some programs can accept. For example if I use the /H option with E88 it would cause the editor to come up in 43 line EGA mode. The user defined utility(s) can be ANY .EXE, .COM or .BAT file. If the utility accepts a filename on the command line then you should set the Pass filename option to <Y>. If you would like for StS to pause before it clears the screen and returns then set the Pause option to <Y>. The pause option allows the user to read whatever text that the utility might print to the screen just before it exited. If you desire to use a .BAT file that changes directories, make sure that you use the complete path from the root with the CD command. This function can be used for a secondary editor or list program. Buerg's LIST.COM program is a popular choice for this option. Users of the registered version can "wire in" up to four utilities in this manner. (F6) Working drive setting. This is the drive that StS will create ZDIR on. ZDIR is a sub-directory StS uses to pack and un-pak files. Please see later sections concerning program operation for more details. This setting should definitely be a hard disk or RAM disk and C: is the default. *** Floppy based system users MUST reset this option, or assign a RAM disk as drive C:. (F7) or Esc. to exit. This key will return you to the main menu. 5 >> Sub Sec. 1.3.4 SAVE SETTINGS AND EXIT _____________________________________________________________________ (F4) Save settings and exit. This main menu option will save the settings you have defined and exit back to the StS main screen. The settings are saved in the root directory of the current disk drive in a file named STS110.CFG. In the event that you ever want to start over from the internal program default settings, simply erase this .CFG file before running StS. NOTE: An environment variable setting is provided to allow the user to "hard code" the configuration file name and location. This feature will allow you purist out there to put the config- uration file in some place other than the root directory. This also enables users that desire to run STS from various disk drives to ensure that STS will always be able to find the setup file The string is: SET STS_110=[d:][path](filename.ext) Note: Use all CAPITAL LETTERS. It is the user's responsibility to provide a valid drive and path specification. If you wish to place your config file in a different place but do not want to go through the setup procedure again, first copy your present config file to the place where you want it and then set the string to point at it. If you rename it, make sure the string contains the proper name. STS will use the SET= data if found, otherwise it will default to the current root and the default name. Example: If I wanted my config file to be located in a sub-directory I have named STEREO, I would add this string to my AUTOEXEC.BAT file. SET STS_110=C:\STEREO\STS110.CFG >> Note that I have included the complete drive, path, and filename. This is necessary! >> Sub Sec. 1.3.5 EXIT NO SAVE _____________________________________________________________________ (F5) <SHAREWARE VERSION ONLY> Print registration form. It is highly recommended that all users of the shareware version select this function. This prints a copy of the StS registration form on the standard printer device. By selecting and using this feature you will be supporting shareware, an act that not only fills a great void for us poor shareware authors, but will also be rewarded by a copy of this program without this feature, but with many more useful ones. (F5) or <Esc.> Exit NO save. [function (F6) in shareware version.] This option will take you back to the StS main screen without saving the changes in the STS110.CFG file. This is useful for experimenting with colors or for temporary setup changes. 6 _____________________________________________________________________ >> PART 2 USING STEREO SHELL _____________________________________________________________________ >> Sec. 2.1 INTRODUCTION _____________________________________________________________________ Stereo Shell is a unique DOS shell utility program. This program provides two fully independent file/directory displays which enable it to provide extremely powerful, yet simple, file handling functions. The twin, or if you will, stereo display allows the user to perform file operations such as move and copy between any two drives, or directories, or combinations of drive/directories on the machine without ever typing a file or path name. Stereo Shell was also intended to be a fast, simple, and user friendly program to handle the otherwise tedious task of working with compressed files. StS takes a fresh approach to this task in that it uses a separate directory and split screen display to isolate and monitor the files associated with a compressed file. StS provides intelligent easy to use menus for handling file and compressing functions. These menus are intelligent in that menu that appears on the screen for the user is based on the filename extension of the file selected. For example, selecting a .ZIP file from the directory display will automatically open the file compressor operation window. The menu functions are of the "point n shoot" variety but also allow quick execution via the function keys. StS supports most of the standard file and compression commands through its menus and function keys. The following list is provided to give the user an idea of what StS will do. StS Functions Move file ........................ (between directories in stereo) Rename file ...................... (standard DOS function) Copy file ........................ (anywhere to anywhere in stereo) Erase file ....................... (standard DOS function) Move tagged files ............... (very fast and smooth) Copy tagged files ............... (from anywhere to anywhere) Erase tagged files ............... (prompted super zap) View file ........................ (built in dual mode viewer) Edit file ........................ (user defined editor/Wp) User file function ............... (user defined utility) Execute program .................. (.EXE, .COM, .BAT files) Quick find filename .............. (intelligent search within dir.) Change drive ..................... (with a single keystroke) Change alternate drive ........... (changes un-hooked side) Change directory ................. (fast, easy, sidebar technique) Make directory ................... (from DOS command menu) 7 Remove directory ................. (use <F10> or <Alt><F10>) Sorts all files and directories .. (user selected hierarchy) DOS gateway ...................... (type EXIT to return) Supports .ZIP .ARC .LZH .PAK formats ------| Create compression | Extract files |- Compression utility Test compression |- command support. View files in compression |- Works with four com- Verbose list compression contents. |- pession programs. Freshen files. | Update files. | Delete files from compression. | CONVERT FROM FORMAT TO FORMAT ------| >> Sec. 2.2 THE StS DISPLAY _____________________________________________________________________ When StS is executed, the user is presented with a screen split into 3 main sections. There is a left file window that includes a sidebar labeled Chg. Dir., and a right file window that shows the contents of ZDIR. Near the bottom of the screen is a title line with date/time display and also a function key guide. This section explains what the screen windows mean and do and is probably the most important section of the .DOC file. A complete understanding of the StS display and the stereo directory concept will make the remainder of the information presented here almost redundant. The split screen/dual directory display is the key to StS's simplicity and also what sets it apart from other DOS shell utility programs. We will start at the top of the display and examine each main area in detail. >> Sub-Sec. 2.2.1 THE FILE WINDOWS ________________________________________________________________ Both file windows are dynamic. They are capable of display- ing the contents of any drive or directory on your machine. The ability to work with two fully functional displays at a time makes for an extremely powerful file manipulation and maintenance utility. The user can work "between" the displays when moving or copying files. This unique ability eliminates the necessity of ever typing in a path or filename. Please note; StS does allow you to type in paths and such for convenience, but unless a file is being renamed or created, the it is possible to do all move and copy operations with only your mouse or cursor keypad. 8 Information pertaining to the current file window display is presented at various points within the window. At the top center of each file window, actually on the border, StS displays a DRIVE d: message. This will always show the disk drive to which the window is currently assigned. The drive:path at which the window is currently pointed is displayed in the top title area of the window. In the center or main section is the familiar filename-size-date display. The filenames will appear in sorted order depending on the sort option chosen by the user in the setup mode. In the bottom title area the free disk space for the selected drive is shown. >> Sub-Sec. 2.2.2 THE CHG. DIR. WINDOW ________________________________________________________________ In the center of the display is a narrow vertical window titled Chg.Dir. This window area is used to display sub-directory information and allow you to easily move around on the disk(s). A brief definition is in order here to explain a bit of Stereo Shell jargon:.... "Hooked" refers to the appearance of the directory window as it is graphically displayed on the screen. When the Chg.Dir. window is hooked to a file window, it appears to be connected to the file window and will form a continuous outer boundary. If the left and right file windows are in different colors, the Chg.Dir. window will assume the color of the file window to which it is hooked. The Chg.Dir. window always displays the sub-directories of the file window currently hooked. Pressing the left and right arrow keys or moving the mouse will allow the user to hook the Chg.Dir. window to either file window so long as there is file or directory information available to be read from that drive. StS logic prevents the user from placing the cursor in a completely blank window and thus will not allow a hook when a disk is completely blank and contains no sub-directories. The Chg.Dir. window, or directory sidebar window is a unique feature of StS and provides the user with the means to zip around on the disk. The change directory sidebar window displays, in sorted order, the sub-directories associated with the currently hooked file window. By separating the directories from the filename list and providing the user with a scrollable sorted listing, StS is probably one of the fastest, easiest, and most convenient to use directory programs available. By simply placing the "light bar" on the directory you want and pressing [ENTER], you can move anywhere on the disk. One feature of the directory display may not be familiar to some users and requires some explanation here. If you are displaying a sub-directory listing, you will notice that the first directory in the Chg. Dir. sidebar window appears as two dots (..). These 9 two dots are the link to the parent of that sub-directory. Selecting the double dot directory will "take you up a notch" thus, this is the means to go backwards on the tree. This is the standard DOS method to do this job, not something that was created by the author. In fact many users will be delighted to know that this works from the DOS prompt. Anytime you are in a sub-directory entering a CD .. command will take you up to the parent directory. In the bottom title area of the Chg.Dir. window the total of all marked (tagged) files for the currently hooked directory is displayed. One quick trick worth mention here is the fact that the user can mark all files in the window and quickly find the total disk space occupied by the files. See the INS and DEL keys for the mark/un-mark all feature. >> Sub-Sec. 2.2.3 THE TITLE AND FUNCTION KEY AREA ________________________________________________________________ Across the bottom of the StS display the user finds a program title/version/copyright and date/time line. Below that is a function key guide. This is a standard function key help line and shows an abbreviated command for each F-key. >> Sec. 2.3 StS DIRECT KEYS AND COMMANDS _____________________________________________________________________ This section will describe the direct key functions available to the StS user when file selection is in effect. >> Sub-Sec. 2.3.1 THE CURSOR AND SCREEN KEYS ________________________________________________________________ The cursor and screen keys provide the user with the means to select files and directories. Here we will list all the active keys in this group and detail what they do. > Left and Right arrow keys < The left and right arrow keys select the screen window. The selected window will contain a "light bar" cursor. The arrow keys wrap around between windows and all empty windows are skipped. > Up and Dn arrow keys < The up and down arrow keys allow the user to select a file or directory within a window. These keys move the cursor and also scroll the display when on the edge. The speaker will beep when the first and last entry in the window is reached. 10 > Home and End keys < The home and end keys will instantly scroll the selected window to the first and last entry in the window and place the light bar on it. > PgUp and PgDn < The page up and page down keys will instantly scroll the selected window display one page up or down. >> Sub-Sec. 2.3.2 THE LETTER, NUMBER, AND MARKING KEYS ________________________________________________________________ The letter and number keys serve a very important role in the StS user interface. This section explains their use. > The letter keys; A,B,C,D, etc < The letter keys are used for a "QUICK FIND" scroll. Pressing a letter key will find a filename, extension, or directory beginning with the letter that is nearest to, without exceeding the letter that was pressed. This QUICK FIND is based on either the filename or extension depending on what the user has selected as the primary sort, ie. filename/ext or ext/file- name. QUICK FIND also has some built in intelligence. If all the files in a directory have extensions that begin with the same same letter, and you are sorting by extension, then the QUICK FIND automatically switches to a filename find. This switching allows users to set up directories containing files which are all of the same type and still be able to use QUICK FIND to advantage. Pressing a letter key more than once will cause the cursor to go to the next file starting with that letter and so on until the last file is found. Pressing the same letter key twice on the last file will cause the cursor to again go to the first file and start back down the list. Valid keys for the QUICK FIND are A-Z. > The number keys; 1,2,3 etc. < The number keys allow the StS user to select the disk drive for display in the hooked window. Upon execution, StS request drive information from DOS and assigns the number keys 1- 9 to access the correct drive letters. The keys are assigned as 1=A: 2=B: etc. If you press an unassigned number key StS will respond with a beep. Pressing a number key will change the hooked window to the drive specified. The user can change the other side, the un-hooked side by using <Alt> <1,2,3,etc.>. 11 > The <Alt> number keys; <Alt>1,2,3 etc. < The combination of <Alt> and the number keys 1,2,3, etc. will allow the user to change the un_hooked file window to another drive. This is a very important feature due to one of the idiosyncrasies of stereo windows. If you have a window pointed at say, a blank, formatted floppy disk, there is no way to hook to that window because it is totally blank. Pressing <Alt> 1,2,3 will allow the user to change the drive of that window without ever hooking to it. A good way to remember this command is to always think of the un-hooked window as the alternate window and hence <Alt> key controlled. > The space bar. < The space bar will mark or unmark (tag) a file for subsequent copy or erase activity. The marked file is indicated by a small diamond displayed at the end of the filename extension. > The Ins. and Del. keys. < The insert and delete keys will instantly mark or un-mark all files in a directory window. >> Sub-Sec. 2.3.3 THE COMMAND KEYS ________________________________________________________________ The command keys open an StS menu. This section outlines the use of the command keys. > The Enter key < The carriage return or enter key is used to select a file or directory. In the case of a directory selection, StS will immediately change and display the new directory in the hooked window, and any associated sub-directories in the Chg. Dir. sidebar area. In the case of a file selection, StS will open the appropriate menu to work with that file based on the filename extension. A .ZIP or .ARC file opens the compression menu. A .EXE .COM or .BAT file opens the EXE COM BAT window. And the selection of any other file extension opens the general file menu 12 > [F1], [+], or [Esc] keys < Pressing the F1, +, or Esc. keys opens the DOS menu. The DOS window is described in detail in the following sections, but for now, this is how it is accessed. It was decided to use so many keys to do this job for several reasons. F1 and Esc. are the keys most users instinctively think of as the method to escape from, or get help in using, a program. So, they were both used here. F1 has the added nicety of being the first command in the DOS window, namely, EXIT to DOS. By pressing F1 twice the user can quickly exit from StS. The plus key was chosen for its location. Since most keyboards have a large plus key located near the numeric keypad (cursor control) area, using the plus key as a substitute for Esc. allows one handed operation of StS. The plus key works as a replacement for Esc. everywhere in StS except when the program is prompting for a filename. Since the user has full cursor control, an ENTER key, and a plus key, all located in one bundle on the standard keyboard, the user can almost operate StS with just one hand. > The other active function keys < Several other function keys are active when StS is in file selection mode. Here is a description of their functions. [F2] Function key F2 calls the marked file option menu. This key is will allow you to move, copy, or erase, files that have been tagged. [F3] Function key F3 will call the internal setup program. The operation of the setup program is detailed in part 1. [F4] Function key F4 will immediately open the user defined file utility menu which will allow you to select a pre-defined utility program to run. Please see part 1 for information on defining these utilities. [F5] Function key F5 will immediately execute the user defined edit utility program, passing to it, the filename beneath the cursor. Please see part 1 for information on defining this utility. [F6] Function key F6 will immediately execute the internal view utility program. The Stereo Shell view utility will analyze the filename extension and appear either in HEX mode or ASCII mode. Pressing the space bar will switch modes. Please see the later section on StS view. 13 [F7] Function key F7 will allow the user to move a file to any other directory. When F7 is pressed, the lower screen will be overlaid with a dialogue box requesting that the user enter a new path filename to move to. The currently selected file will be displayed in the top left corner of the box window. If only a path is specified, the file will be moved to the new location using the same name. If a new name is specified, the file will be moved and renamed in one operation. * * * As a special feature of StS, if nothing is specified, and the user simply presses ENTER, the file is moved between the currently displayed windows. If the user is in the left window the file will be moved to the right window and vise-versa. Pressing Esc. while being prompted for input will cancel the operation. [F8] Function key F8 will allow the user to rename a file. When F8 is pressed, the lower screen will be overlaid with a dialogue box requesting the new filename. The currently selected file will be displayed in the top left corner of the box window. * * * F8 also serves as a move file command. If a valid path is entered without a filename then the file is simply moved to the new location. If a path and filename are entered, the file is both moved and renamed in one operation! If only the filename is given, the file is simply renamed. Pressing Esc. while being prompted for input will cancel the operation. [F9] Function key F9 will allow the user to copy a file to any drive or directory. When F9 is pressed, the lower screen will be overlaid with a dialogue box requesting that the user enter a new [d:] [path] [filename.ext]. The current- ly selected file will be displayed in the top left corner of the box window. If only a drive or path is specified the file will be copied to the new location under the same name. If a new name is specified, the copy of the file will use the specified name. * * * As a special feature of StS, if nothing is specified, and the user simply presses ENTER, the file is copied between the currently displayed windows. If the user is in the left window the file will be copied to the right window and vise-versa. Pressing Esc. while being prompted for input will cancel the operation. [F10] Function key F10 is the erase file command. This key prompts for confirmation of the erase. Please see the next function for a more efficient way to erase files. [Alt] [F10] The key combination of Alt. F10 will erase the file or directory the cursor is currently on. In the case of a file the operation simply "zaps" the file. If this key is used to delete a directory entry, the directory must be empty or StS will report the error and the directory will not be removed. A two key combination was used for this function to prevent accidental erasure of files. 14 >> Sub-Sec. 2.3.4 MOUSE CONTROL ________________________________________________________________ Stereo Shell includes a built in mouse interface. To use your mouse, a Microsoft compatible mouse driver is all that is required. See you mouse documentation for information on how to load the mouse driver. The StS mouse interface emulates various keyboard key to provide user control. The key emulations are outlined below. Left button:...... Same as <CR> key. Right button:..... Same as <Esc> key. Both buttons:..... Same as <Space bar>. Hold to repeat. Roll away:........ Same as <Up arrow> key. Roll toward:...... Same as <Dn arrow> key. Roll left:........ Same as <Lt arrow> key. Roll right:....... Same as <Rt arrow> key. >> Sub-Sec. 2.3.5 FILENAME CONVENTIONS ________________________________________________________________ StS uses standard DOS filename conventions when prompting for input. Items displayed in square brackets are optional while those displayed in parenthesis are required. All drive letters must be followed by a colon and all path names must end in either a slash or backslash. For more information on standard DOS conventions, see the DOS manual. >> Sec. 2.4 THE DOS MENU _____________________________________________________________________ The DOS window provides the StS user with the ability to perform some basic program functions such as opening the DOS gateway and exiting StS. This window is opened by pressing either <Esc> or <+> or <F1>. This section will take the functions available in the DOS window and explain them in the order they appear. [F1] EXIT to DOS This option will end StS. [F2] ERASE all files in ZDIR. This option provides a fast and neat method to erase the contents of the ZDIR. When selected, the files in ZDIR will be erased. [F3] DOS gateway. This option loads and executes a copy of the MS-DOS command processor. (COMMAND.COM) Once entered the user should type EXIT at the DOS prompt to return to StS. 15 [F4] CREATE a compressed file. This option will allow the user to create a totally new compressed file. The user will first be asked to select a type and then the program will prompt for the filename. StS will then execute the utility and pass the create command to it. All files that are currently in the ZDIR will be included in the new compression or added to any existing compression that has the name specified by the user. The new file will be created in the currently hooked window. Pressing Esc. while being prompted for the file typr or filename will cancel the operation. [F5] MAKE a new subdirectory This option will allow the user to make a new sub-directory on the disk. The user will be prompted for the path and directory name. Pressing Esc. while being prompted for the name will cancel the operation. [F6] MARKED file operations. This command will open the marked file operations window allowing the user to do marked operations. Please see the marked file menu section later in this manual. [F7] SETUP (tune Stereo Shell) Will run the internal setup program. The use of the setup program is explained in part 1. 16 >> Sec. 2.5 THE GENERAL FILE MENU _____________________________________________________________________ The general file menu is opened when the user selects a file that does not have an extension of EXE, COM, BAT, ARC, or ZIP. This section describes the options available via this window. [F1] VIEW the selected file. This option will run the internal dual mode view utility. The View utility will begin in either ASCII or Hex mode depending on the file type selected. Pressing the space bar will switch modes. The full cursor pad is used to control the viewer. [F2] EDIT the selected file. This option will execute the user defined external editor or word processor program and pass the filename to it. Please see part 1 for setup information. [F3] USER defined file utility. This function will immediately open the user defined file utility menu which will allow you to select a pre-defined utility program to run. Please see part 1 for information on defining these utilities. [F4] COPY the selected file. This function will allow the user to copy a file to any drive or directory. When this function is used, the lower screen will be overlaid with a dialogue box requesting that the user enter a new [d:] [path] [filename.ext]. The currently selected file will be displayed in the top left corner of the window. If only a drive or path is specified the file will be copied to the new location under the same name. If a new name is specified, the copy of the file will use the specified name. * * * As a special feature of StS, if nothing is specified, and the user simply presses ENTER, the file is copied between the currently displayed windows. If the user is in the left window the file will be copied to the right window and vise-versa. Pressing Esc. while being prompted for the filename will cancel the operation. [F5] RENAME the selected file. This function will allow the user to rename a file. When this function is selected, the lower screen will be overlaid with a dialogue box requesting the new filename. The currently selected file will be displayed in the top left corner of the window. * * * This function also serves as a move file command. If a valid path is entered without a filename then the file is simply moved to the new location. If a path and filename are entered, the file is both moved and renamed in one operation! If only the filename is given, the file is simply renamed. Pressing Esc. while being prompted for input will cancel the operation. 17 [F6] MOVE the selected file. This function will allow the user to move a file. When this function is selected, the lower screen will be overlaid with a dialogue box requesting the new pathname. The currently selected file will be displayed in the top left corner of the window. * * * This function is a variation of the rename command tailored specifically for moving files. The source and destination paths must be on the same drive. The move command takes advantage of the stereo aspects of StS by allowing the user to move files between windows. The file move is a much better technique than the copy/erase method not only for its speed, but also because is does not fragment the disk. [F7] ERASE the selected file. The currently selected filename appears in the top left corner of the window. Selecting this option will erase the file. Warning: The user is not queried for a confirmation on the erase single file commands. Pressing this key WILL erase the file. It was felt that since this was a menu driven function and the key was well defined, that a confirmation request on the single file function would be a burden to the user. In keeping with recognized DOS methods, the multiple file erase commands (version R1.10 only) do prompt for a Y/N confirmation but the single file erase commands do not. >> Sec. 2.6 THE MARKED FILES MENU _____________________________________________________________________ The marked files menu allows the user to move, copy, or erase tagged files. Since these functions are virtually identical to to their individual file counterparts, the reader is referred to the previous section for details. One notable difference is the obvious fact that filenames are not accepted as responses to the prompt. Marked file operation with stereo windows is an extremely powerful feature. It provides the user with the means to move large numbers of files around quickly, without the drudgery of typing in pathnames. By simply pointing the two windows at the source and destination of your operation and accepting the default "across display", you can get the job done quickly and see what is going on during the process. 18 >> Sec. 2.7 THE EXE COM BAT MENU _____________________________________________________________________ The EXE COM BAT file menu is opened when the user selects a file that has an extension of EXE, COM, or BAT. This section describes the options available via this window. [F1] EXECUTE the selected file. This option will execute the selected file which is displayed in the lower left corner of the window. When selected this option prompts for additional parameters to pass to the program. These parameters are what the user would normally enter on the DOS command line after the filename. For example: If the user wanted to run DEBUG and pass the filename TEST.EXE to it, he would place the cursor on DEBUG and press <CR>, StS would open the EXE COM BAT window and from there the user selects [F1]. The response to the parameter entry window would be; TEST.EXE. StS is capable of executing .EXE .COM and .BAT files via the [F1] function, however, the process for .EXE and .COM files differs from .BAT files because a duplicate copy of COMMAND.COM is needed for .BAT files. Although this process is transparent to the user, the author of this program likes to know what is going on behind the scenes and thinks most users do too. When a file is executed, StS shrinks its total memory usage to 24Kb to allow the maximum memory for the application to run in. In the case of .BAT files, the command processor is loaded and takes a block of RAM depending on the MS-DOS version used. What this means in reality is that you can run larger programs directly from StS than you can if the program is run via a batch file executed from StS. NEVER run a terminate and stay resident (TSR) program from StS or any other DOS shell. When this type of program is executed it makes a permanent place for itself at the memory address it was loaded. Since the program is loaded above the DOS shell, it will permanently cut out a large chunk of usable memory. [F2] - [F8] VIEW, EDIT, USER, COPY, RENAME, MOVE, ERASE The F2-F8 options are identical in operation to the general files menu options described under the general files menu above. >> Sec. 2.8 THE FILE COMPRESSOR MENU _____________________________________________________________________ Selecting a file with a .ARC or .ZIP extension will open the file compression menu. This section will describe the options available from this menu and give the equivalent PK commands. 19 StS handles library (compressed) file procedures by using the sub-directory ZDIR as an isolated work area. All files are extracted into ZDIR and all freshen/update/create activity uses ZDIR as the source of files. This concept makes StS extremely useful for working with compressed files. It is possible to keep large programs compressed, extract to ZDIR, execute from ZDIR, freshen or update and then erase the individual files without disturbing anything else on the disk. This approach, when combined with with the powerful copy and move features of Stereo, makes file compression a logical alternative bigger disk drives. Note: References to actual commands in the descriptions that follow are based on PKZIP. These are provided only for illustrative purposes and may vary with different compression utilities. [F1] DECOMPRESS to \ZDIR This option uses the -x command to extract files from the selected compression. The user is prompted for filenames so that a partial or "wildcard" extract can be performed. If nothing is entered in response to the filename prompt, all files will be extracted. The extracted files are always placed in the ZDIR directory. Pressing Esc. while being prompted for the filename(s) will cancel the operation. [F2] LIST filenames to screen. This option uses the -v command to provide the user with a listing of the compression's contents. Filenames, file sizes, and other related technical information is provided to the user. This option is useful to determine the contents of a compression before selective extracting or deletion is performed. [F3] TYPE text files on screen. This option uses the -cm command to extract files directly to the video display. On the later versions of PKX??? the more command is added and prompts the user after each screen full of information is given. This option provides the user with the means to quickly view text files without the need to extract them. [F4] TEST compress integrity. This option uses the -t command to test the validity of the compression and the files within it. This command should be particularly useful to BBS sysops and program librarians who need to perform a quick test of their library files. [F5] DELETE files from compression. This uses the -d command to delete files from the selected compression. The user will be prompted for the file- name(s) to delete. The user must enter a filename or press Esc to cancel the operation. To determine the filenames present in any given compression use the [F2] (verbose list) command from this menu first. 20 [F6] FRESHEN from \ZDIR. This option uses the -f command to freshen the files in the library. In the case of PKZIP, the actual command string is -f -eb which provides extra compression on binary files. Freshen differs from update in that new files are not added to the library file. Freshen only updates files that already exist in the library and have been changes since the library originally created. [F7] UPDATE from \ZDIR. This option uses the -u command to update the files in the library. In the case of PKZIP, the actual command string is -u -eb which provides extra compression on binary files. Update differs from freshen in that new files ARE added to the library file. Update not only updates files that already exist in the library and have been changes since the library originally created, it also ADDS any new files that are present in ZDIR. * * * * * NOTES AND HINTS ABOUT FRESHEN/UPDATE. ... Freshening * means that only files that have filenames matching those files * already in the compression will be considered in the update * process. This option should be used if the extracted files * are changed by some activity performed on them. For example: * If you un-arc a spreadsheet file and make a few changes, then * the original compression should be freshened so that the changes * will be reflected the next time the file is used. As * another example: If a new spreadsheet file is created in the * ZDIR then you should update and add to insure that the new * file is stored within the compression. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * [F8] CONVERT compress format. This option will automatically convert compressed files from format to format. The user will be asked to select the type of format that the file will be converted into. The ZDIR sub-directory is used as a temporary holding area for the extracted files. The filename extension is changed as well as the format. Example: THISFILE.ARC converted to LZH format would become THISFILE.LZH [F9] GENERAL FILES MENU. This command will open the General files menu allowing you to move/copy/erase etc. a library file. See General files menu section for more details. >> Sec. 2.9 THE INTERNAL VIEW UTILITY _____________________________________________________________________ Stereo Shell includes an internal dual mode view utility that will allow viewing of ASCII or binary files. The view utility determines from the filename extension what type of file is selected and automatically comes up in the correct mode. ie. either ASCII or HEX. This section notes the key commands used in view and also makes note of the special mouse control. 21 >> KEYBOARD CONTROL > Up/Dn arrows ............ Scroll 1 line up and down > Lt/Rt arrows ............ Scroll 1 page up and down > PgUp and PgDn ........... Scroll 1 page up and down > Home and End ........... Top or End of file > Enter key ............... Scroll one page down > Space bar ............... Switch HEX/ASCII mode > Esc. or + key ........... Exit view mode >> MOUSE CONTROL > roll up and down ........ Scroll 1 line up and down > roll rt. and lt. ........ Scroll 1 page up and down > left button ............. Scroll one page down > right button ............ Exit view mode > both buttons ............ Switch HEX/ASCII mode A1 APPENDIX A COMPRESSION UTILITY REGISTRATION _____________________________________________________________________ The compressor interface of StS is built upon the speed and power of four different compression utility programs. These programs were selected because, in the opinion of the StS author, they are the fastest and most capable programs of their type available. If you decide to use and register StS, and are not already a registered user of the various file compression or other utility programs you plan to use, I urge you to support these other fine authors when required. We at M.R.E. Software are not agents, brokers, nor are we in any way authorized to accept or forward registration fees for or to PKWARE or others. Please register the external utility programs with their respective authors. B1 APPENDIX B LICENSE / WARRANTY _____________________________________________________________________ >> Sec. B.1 LICENSE _____________________________________________________________________ StS ver. 1.10 is being distributed under the "shareware" or user supported concept. This software is NOT free software. The use or reproduction of this software outside of the limits specified in this license agreement is prohibited. Non-registered users are granted a limited license to use this software for a period not to exceed thirty days. During this period they should test and evaluate the software to determine if it will meet their needs. The use of this program beyond this limited time period requires registration. Non-registered users are not allowed to distribute this software without the express written permission of Microsystems Research & Engineering. The only exceptions to this distribution restriction are SYSOPS of electronic bulletin boards and distributors of public domain and user supported software. SYSOPS and software distributors must abide by the copying restrictions specified below. Registered users are granted the right to use StS on only one computer at any time. Site licensing agreements are available for businesses, corporations, and government agencies. Registered users are also granted the right to copy and distribute StS subject to the following conditions. StS must be copied in its original unmodified form. All of the files must be included in the copy. No fee or charge may be requested or paid to any licensee by the recipient of the copy. StS may not be distributed in conjunction with any other product without the express written consent of MRE Software. B2 >> Sec. B.2 WARRANTY _____________________________________________________________________ Microsystems Research and Engineering makes no warranty of any kind, express or implied, including without limitation, any warranties of merchantability and or fitness for a particular purpose. Microsystems Research and Engineering shall not be liable for any damages, whether direct, indirect, special or consequential arising from a failure of this program to operate in the manner desired by the user. Microsystems Research and Engineering shall not be liable for any damage to data or property which may be caused directly or indirectly by use of the program. IN NO EVENT WILL Microsystems Research and Engineering BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST SAVINGS OR OTHER INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM, OR FOR ANY CLAIM BY ANY OTHER PARTY. >> Sec. B.3 TRADEMARKS _____________________________________________________________________ IBM, IBM PC-XT-AT-PCjr-PS/2 and PC-DOS are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Microsoft, MS-DOS, MASM, and Microsoft Macro Assembler are registered trademarks of Microsoft Inc. ARC is a trademark of System Enhancement Associates. PKZIP, PKXZIP, PKWARE, PK are trademarks of PKWARE Inc. LIST62A.COM was written by and (C.) Copyright Vern Buerg ProComm is a registered trademark of Datastorm Technologies Inc. PC-BOARD is a registered trademark of Clark Development Co. Other tradenames are referenced where they occur. C1 APPENDIX C REGISTRATION _____________________________________________________________________ Sec. C.1 WHY SHOULD I REGISTER ? _____________________________________________________________________ StS is distributed under the shareware concept. Shareware is a unique marketing concept born of the computer revolution. Users are allowed to obtain complete working programs to freely test and evaluate for a limited time period. If they find the programs useful then they are required to register their copy of the program. The small registration fee goes to support the authors and encourage them to continue to improve the software. Shareware depends on honesty. The computer programs are freely distributed as finished products. The authors of this type of program depend completely on the honesty of end users for compensation for their work. If you use a shareware program, any shareware program, please be honest and register your copy. Shareware is not free software. It requires just as much work and effort to produce as the highly advertised commercial products, but it usually sells for a small fraction of the price. Registering a shareware program also gives you the unique opportunity to do something that is virtually impossible with most commercial software. When you register, your comments and ideas are usually communicated directly to the author of the program and the response you will receive is from him/her. This fact assures you that your ideas are heard by someone who is paying attention. It is also from this pool of suggestions and ideas that future improvements are spawned. Shareware companies in general don't spend millions of dollars doing "market research" or advertising the heck out of their products in order to sell you something that you have only read about. We lay it out there on the line....here it is....fully functional....you like it, please buy it, you don't .... erase it. We also don't charge you $400.00 for our products. Don't take this the wrong way however, commercial software is a necessity. God knows that this program would not exist if it weren't for MS-DOS and MASM. (which are quality, reasonably priced, and supported). Shareware that is of high quality at low prices does tend to keep all software prices lower and is therefor a necessity in its own right. When you support shareware you not only receive the right to use a good program (usually with free updates) but you also make a statement to the entire software industry. Make the free world economy work! Register shareware. ****> MEMO. Registered users of StS will enjoy the benefits of a more advanced version of the program. Get the registered copy! C2 >> Sec. C.2 REGISTRATION FEES _____________________________________________________________________ The registration fee for StS version 1.10 is only $20.00. This small registration fee entitles the user to use any shareware version of StS for life. It also entitles the user to one year's access to the M.R.E. Software support BBS and one year's free updates to the registered version of StS which is downloadable from the BBS. Registered users are also entitled to update their registered versions at any time after the first year for the yearly subscription fee that is currently set at $10.00. The $10.00 subscription fee goes to cover our cost of maintaining names and passwords on the BBS and will always be kept at the lowest feasible rate. This update fee is not based on a year to year subscription rate like a magazine, the user can update anytime, even skipping months or years, without any additional cost incurred. The year of access to the BBS will start on the date we receive the update payment. All registered users, including those who just pay the initial registration fee, will be notified of all major updates and changes to StS for a minimum period of five years. M.R.E. Software will also ship disk copies of StS to users based on the following arrangement. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- StS shareware version (no registration) ..................... $5.00 StS registered version and first time registration .......... $25.00 StS registered version update. (for 1 year from reg) ........ $5.00 StS registered version and 1 year subscription update ....... $15.00 The basic charge amounts to $5.00 for the diskette and shipping plus any registration or update fees. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sec. C.3 SITE LICENSE/QUANTITY DISCOUNT _____________________________________________________________________ Quantity discounts are available for $15.00 per copy to qualified businesses, corporations, individuals, and government agencies. This represents a $5.00 per copy or 25% savings. A minimum of five copies must be registered to qualify. Site licensed organizations will receive a 5.25 inch diskette which contains a current registered version of StS. Holders of site licensed copies share all the same privileges as single copy holders concerning access to free updates for one year and the minimal fee of $10.00 per year to update. Even if your organization holds 1000 copies of StS they can be updated by simply downloading, or requesting shipment of the latest registered version of the program for just $10.00 for each year's worth of updates. Businesses may of course register less than five copies at the individual copy price. (OPTIONAL) Upon request, M.R.E. Software will ship the 5 or more registered copies of StS on individual 5.25 inch floppy disk for $2.50 per copy provided they are all shipped to one location. This represents a total cost of $17.50 per copy for five or more copies shipped on disk. C3 >> Sec C.4 THE M.R.E SUPPORT BBS _____________________________________________________________________ M.R.E. Software provides a support bulletin board system for distributing the latest versions of StS, on-line registration, and processing user questions and suggestions. We are running the latest version of PC-BOARD and our primary SYSOP is Tom Ford. StS author, Emery Wooten may also be reached via the BBS. Non-Registered users: Will be given limited access to the BBS. We are currently running an "open" system and no delay is imposed requiring you to make two calls to gain access. Non registered users will be provided with access to the main message base, the MRE file area, and the on-line registration procedure. You will be able to download the latest shareware version of StS, E88, and other selected files. Questions and suggestions from non-registered users will be processed as time permits. Registered users: Will be given complete access to the BBS with full time allocation for a period of one year. Registration will entitle the user to join the StS conference area. The StS conference provides a forum for discussion and presentation of comments, ideas, problems, and suggestions related to the StS program. This conference also has a separate file area where the latest REGISTERED version of StS can always be found. Registered users are always given priority support and consideration relating to their questions and suggestions. Additional access to the StS conference can be obtained at anytime for the nominal update fee of $10.00 per year. Please see section C.2 of this .DOC file for more information related to user registration privileges. AT 300 to 9600-V BPS N-8-1 Telephone: (601) 494-8078 <data> 24 hours/day 7 days/week You are invited! C4 >> Sec C.5 REGISTRATION FORM _____________________________________________________________________ This section contains the StS registration form. It is meant to provide users with a convenient means to register. Please type or print clearly. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! D4 StS REGISTRATION FORM ver. S1.10 YES! I would like to register my copy of StS. I have read the information contained in appendix B and C as well as tested the software and would like to support the efforts of MRE software. Name .............:__________________________________________________ Street Address ...:__________________________________________________ City .............:__________________________________________________ State ............:__________________________________________________ Zip Code .........:__________________________________________________ Place an X by those that apply. __ I am enclosing $20.00 per copy for 1 to 4 copy(s) registration. __ Please ship my copy(s) on disk for an additional $5.00 per copy. * Supplied on diskette(s) for $25.00 per copy for 1 to 4 copies. * Mississippi residents must add 6% sales tax. * International users please send a money order in U.S. dollars __ Requesting site license for _______ copies at $15.00 per copy. __ Please ship my copies on disk for an additional $2.50 per copy. * A minimum of 5 copies is required to qualify for site license. * Supplied on diskettes for $17.50 per copy for 5 or more. * Mississippi residents must add 6% sales tax. * International users please send a money order in U.S. dollars Enclosed : - Check - Money Order - Company PO. __ I prefer to purchase using my VISA/MasterCard. __ VISA __ MasterCard Card #: ______ ______ ______ ______ Expires date: / Card issuing bank name: _________________________________________ your signature ________________________________________ * You MUST sign this form if using a credit card. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= *** The following info is optional. Answer only those you wish.*** Company/Title ..............: _______________________________________ Where did you obtain StS? : _______________________________________ I have the following comments / suggestions about StS: Send to: M.R.E. Software 150 Jones St. West Point, Ms. 39773