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- There are a group of files containing a shareware product called
- SCOUT. The files are:
- SCOUT.000
- CALLSCT.COM
- CONFIG.COM
- RUNFILE.COM
- SCOUT.COM
- SCOUT requires 128K for DOS 2.0 or 2.11, 256K for DOS 3.0 or higher.
- You need a 100% IBM PC/AT compatible with DOS 2.0 or higher.
- These files do not contain any documentation. SCOUT.COM is the actual
- program. SCOUT.000 contains the windows used by SCOUT. CONFIG.COM
- configures SCOUT, if you wish to change atributes. RUNFILE.COM allows
- SCOUT to execute files. It must be in the root directory of the disk
- from which SCOUT is initially loaded. CALLSCT.COM allows SCOUT to be
- activated by a batch file.
-
- To configure SCOUT, run CONFIG SCOUT.COM. The program will run through
- a series of menus. Press the key for each desired option, you do not
- need to press <RETURN>. You may run SCOUT by typing SCOUT at your MS-DOS
- > prompt, or from your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. If you put it in AUTOEXEC.BAT
- it should be the last TSR called. Once run, SCOUT is called by Alt F10
- (or whatever hot key you have reconfigured), and abolished by ESC. SCOUT
- is of most use to hard-disk users.
-
- To tell you about SCOUT, let me quote from an upcoming PJ minireview:
- "SCOU╘á i≤ ß produc⌠ oµ ß P╩ author¼á Johε J«á Newlin«á I⌠á make≤ ì
- man∙ MS-DO╙ command≤ availablσ oε ß pop-u≡ basis¼á includinτ disδ ì
- formatting«á Iµá yo⌡ arσ likσ me¼á wheneve≥ thσ dreaΣ new≤ come≤ ì
- tha⌠ you≥ disδ i≤ ful∞ anΣ you≥ filσ canno⌠ bσ saved¼á yo⌡á neve≥ ì
- havσá aεá empt∙á disδ handy«á SCOU╘ wil∞ ridσá t∩á you≥á rescue¼ ì
- allowing you to format a disk while your application is on hold.
-
- SCOU╘á make≤ shor⌠ worδ oµ movinτ file≤ froφ onσ subdirector∙á t∩ ì
- another¼á copyinτ file≤ anΣ viewinτ thei≥ contents«á I⌠ als∩ ha≤ ì
- somσá simplσá prin⌠ capablitie≤ tha⌠ caε bσ ver∙ hand∙; includinτ ì
- thσá abilit∙ t∩ senΣ ß contro∞ sequencσ t∩ you≥ printe≥á "oεá thσ ì
- fly.ó WitΦ tw∩ screen≤ ful∞ oµ commands¼á SCOU╘ give≤ yo⌡ almos⌠ ì
- everything you ever wanted in a pop-up utility.
-
- SCOU╘ i≤ shareware¼á availablσ froφ Johε Newlin¼ 4060-22╕ Rosendß ì
- Ct.¼á Saε Diego¼á C┴ 92122« Thσ cos⌠ i≤ $3░ fo≥ disδ anΣ on-disδ ì
- documentation¼á $3╡ witΦ printeΣ manual¼á anΣ $4░ fo≥ thσ versioε ì
- that lives in expanded memory."
-
- An Editorial comment. Shareware is not free. If you try the program
- and like it, send John his justly deserved $30. If you continue to
- use it without paying, you are guilty of theft. SCOUT is well worth
- the modest fee. All of these files are copyright John J. Newlin, 1986.
- You must maintain copyright information on any files you distribute, and
- may not distribute these files for profit.
-
- ###
- Some errata and addenda:
- Note: The following information pertains to the user's manual supplied with
- SCOUT.
-
- UNDOCUMENTED COMMAND:
-
- Alt-D is a command not documented in the user's manual. Pressing the
- key combination Alt-d will bring up a window that displays the free
- disk space (in bytes) for each logical drive in the system and a
- sum total of all free space in the system.
-
- MANUAL ERRATA:
-
- Paragraph 2.1 (page 21) - The information in the tip box pertaining
- to the Tandy 1000 is not implemented in this version.
-
- Paragraph 2.2.2 (pages 28-31) describes how to load SCOUT using
- command line parameters to specify the maximum number of files
- per directory, maximum number of directories on a disk, and file
- buffer size. The following syntax must be used on the command
- line in order for this feature to work properly:
-
- SCOUT f200 d35 b4096
-
- where f200 specifies the maximum number of files, d35 specifies the
- maximum number of directories, and b4096 specifies the buffer size.
- The information in the manual omits the requirement to place the
- upper or lower case character f (files), d (directories), or
- b (buffer) immediately preceeding the value desired.
-
-
- Note of disclaimer:
- These files may not be commercially distributed by anyone. Every effort has
- been made to assure that the program files are correct and complete. No
- guarantee, express or implied, is offered as to the correctness of the files,
- nor to the fitness of the programs for any purpose whatsoever.
-
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