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- DISTRIBUTION OF SURFMODL:
-
- SURFMODL is public domain. That means you can give copies away,
- upload/download it to your favorite BBS, distribute it yourself,
- or whatever else you like. I only ask that you do not derive a
- profit from it.
-
- If you would like to get the latest version of SURFMODL, you can
- do so by sending a modest donation (to cover disk and mailing
- expenses, time, and wear and tear on the disk drives) to one of
- a few designated distribution points. I am one of them. I will
- ship a copy of SURFMODL anywhere in the continental U.S. for $10,
- and anywhere else for $12 (drawn on U.S. funds). This is the
- total price, regardless of disk format. Send check, money order,
- cash, etc. to:
-
- Ken Van Camp
- RD #1 Box 1255
- East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
- U.S.A.
-
- Please specify your preferred disk format. I support any of the
- four most common formats (360KB, 720KB, 1.2MB, and 1.44MB). If
- you do not state a preference, I will send whatever disk I happen
- to have the most of at the time. I prefer to ship on high-density
- disks (1.2MB or 1.44MB), since that way SURFMODL fits on a single
- diskette and it cuts down on mailing costs and copying time.
-
- There are other people who have gratiously volunteered to distribute
- SURFMODL from other points around the world. If their currency is
- easier for you to get than U.S. dollars, I recommend you contact one
- of them to get your copy of SURFMODL. I am not including prices
- here; I leave that up to them to decide what is reasonable in their
- currency. I am also not sure what disk formats they can support, so
- be prepared to offer a second choice when you order (if possible).
- Please write to them before sending money.
-
- Here are the names and addresses of people who have offerred to
- distribute SURFMODL:
-
- AHN Computer Services
- Enno van der Velde
- Kopspoor 6
- 2908 BA Capelle a/d Yssel
- THE NETHERLANDS
-
- Miroslav Hartmann
- Emy Destinove 890
- CS - 500 09
- Hradec Kralove IX
- CZECHOSLOVAKIA
-
- Gisbert W. Selke
- Ermekeilstrasse 28
- D-5300 Bonn 1
- GERMANY
-
-
- INSTRUCTIONS FOR DISTRIBUTING SURFMODL:
- ======================================
-
- The following instructions are for people who would like to make
- new distribution disks of SURFMODL. The following table shows
- the disk requirements to make a copy of the current SURFMODL
- release:
-
- DISK REQUIREMENTS FOR SURFMODL 3.00C:
- ====================================
- 5-1/4" DSDD (360KB) - 3 disks
- 5-1/4" DSHD (1.2MB) - 1 disk
- 3-1/2" DSDD (720KB) - 2 disks
- 3-1/2" DSHD (1.44MB) - 1 disk
-
- The rules for making a SURFMODL release are pretty simple:
-
- 1. EVERY disk in the distribution must have a copy of PKUNZIP.EXE.
-
- 2. The first disk must have a copy of SURFINST.EXE and README.1ST.
-
- 3. Distribute the .ZIP files among the distribution disks however
- they fit best. That's right, the order doesn't matter! SURFINST
- checks the disk to determine if each .ZIP file is on it. If it is,
- it un-zips it. If not, it prompts the user to "Insert the MODULE
- installation disk" where MODULE is replaced by one of the following:
- SURFMAIN
- SURFDATA
- SURFDOC
- SURFSRC
- SURFUTIL
- SURFEMUL
- SURFIFF
- SURFPRNT
- Note that the module names are identical to the .ZIP file names.
- Although the order is not important, you can save the user
- unnecessary disk swapping by trying to put the .ZIP files on the
- disks in roughly the order shown above. (See the example below
- of how to create a 3-disk set.)
-
- 4. Label the disks according to the modules contained. For instance,
- if a disk contains the SURFDATA, SURFDOC and SURFSRC modules I would
- label it:
- SURFMODL 3.00C
- SURFDATA, SURFDOC, SURFSRC
- Disk n of m
-
-
- SUGGESTED DISK CONTENTS FOR 360KB DISKS:
- =======================================
- As an example of how to properly lay out a set of SURFMODL
- distribution diskettes, I provide the following list of the contents
- of each of the three disks as I distribute SURFMODL on 360KB disks.
- Note that this could change in future releases, especially in the
- placement of SURFMAIN. The first disk is very nearly full, so
- SURFMAIN may have to be moved to the second disk if it grows much.
-
- Disk 1: PKUNZIP.EXE, README.1ST, SURFINST.EXE, SURFMAIN.ZIP
- Disk 2: PKUNZIP.EXE, SURFDATA.ZIP, SURFDOC.ZIP, SURFSRC.ZIP
- Disk 3: PKUNZIP.EXE, SURFUTIL.ZIP, SURFEMUL.ZIP, SURFIFF.ZIP,
- SURFPRNT.ZIP
-
- If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to write. I do
- not include my telephone number because I prefer to avoid phone
- calls, but if you have an urgent problem then by all means call me.
- I am listed by "directory assistance".
-
- ..Ken Van Camp
-