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- Zip Manager Update Version 3.01
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- October 20,1990
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- This file contains important information on Version 3.01 of Zip Manager and
- Windows 3.0
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- Functionality for Computers with Windows/Bios Chip Conflicts.
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- As described in the zmdiag.txt file Zip Manager 3.0 was able to find
- incompatibilities between certain bios chips and windows with uncanny
- accuracy. Version 3.01 will now run on any computer regardless of the
- bios version.
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- Read Only and Overwrite Switch
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- Version 3.01 no longer uses the overwrite option as the default. The
- -o PKUNZIP switch is now located in the switches menu. Read only Zip
- Files can now be extracted on Banyan LAN'S in addition to single user
- computers.
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- Windows and the DOS Environment.
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- In our examination of the DOS environment and the way Windows reacts with it
- the following suggestions may be helpful.
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- DOS Programs and the Command Line.
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- As mentioned in the Windows User's Manual you should not pass more than
- 12 characters as a command line argument when using the ? in a PIF file.
- The reason for this we discovered, was that in most instances only 12 - 17
- characters can be passed as command line args. When you go beyond this limit
- the args become truncated(cut off) after the limit is reached.
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- A good rule of thumb is to keep your sub-directory names as short as possible. If
- The deeper you nest them below the root, the more likely you are to have
- the parameters passed to them become truncated. This is less critical when
- you are using a native Windows Program since the Program Manager will
- change to the directory that holds the Windows executable before any
- parameters are passed thus lowering the number of characters need to
- be passed as arguments.
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- We hope that the above information will make using Windows 3.0 a more
- enjoyable experience. As always if you need technical support with
- Zip Manager feel free to call us during regular business hours.
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