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- │ OnLine, Version 2.5 ├─┐
- │(c) 1992-1994 ■ Brown Business Software│ │
- │ Philip K. Brown, Programmer │ │
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- How This All Began:
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- A few years ago, I was working on my SPITFIRE BBS at work and I
- wanted a way for my users to browse the file listings offline.
- I decided to write a program to allow them to search filenames
- and descriptions or both.. just like this one.. David Martin
- of CMS Software contacted me and asked me if I would be interested
- in writing a File Retrieval System to be included on his CD's and
- that is how this program started. This program is being used on
- other Cd's being published today.
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- Features:
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- o Supports multi-line file descriptions (5 lines) (using SF 3.4's structure)
- o .ZIP File uncompression using PKUNZIP Version 2.04g
- o Copy individual files
- o View individual .ZIP files (DOS MORE No Longer Required!)
- o View text files within .ZIP's! (only 1 layer deep)
- o View text files on the CD!
- o View individual .GIF and .BMP files (in some releases)
- o File Tagging (copying, viewing, unzipping)
- o Make directories on the fly when copying, unzipping files
- o When searching/loading, display percent completed
- o F2 displays Program/Programmer Information
- o ALT-M - Memory available at the time
- o ALT-J - Jump To DOS!
- o Run in COLOR or MONOCHROME
- o Scroll and View COMPLETE listing
- o Scroll and View INDIVIDUAL File Areas
- o Search filenames (3 levels)
- o Search descriptions (3 levels)
- o Search filenames and descriptions (3 levels)
- o Easy to use installation procedure
- o Many More....
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- Special Thanks:
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- A person who really needs to be acknowledged is my wife, April
- who has stood by me while writing/updating this program and
- hearing my 'Just a little longer..' when I have a brainstorm.
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- I would like to thank my Dad, Don Brown for his help in general
- and starting a Computer Consulting Company.
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- This program is written using Clipper, a dBASE Compiler. Many
- thanks to Doug Stevens and Larry Taylor, two instructors who
- taught dbase II and Advanced dBASE III+.
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- dBASE Compiler: Clipper, Summer Of '87
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- Copyright, Trademark and Service Mark Notices
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- CLIPPER is a Copyright (c) 1985-1987 by Nantucket Corporation
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- CLIPPER is a trademark of Nantucket Corporation
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- NANTUCKET is a registered trademark of Nantucket Corporation
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- SPITFIRE is Copyright (c) 1987-1994 by Mike Woltz
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- SPITFIRE is a registered trademark of Buffalo Creek Software.
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- PKZIP is a Copyright (c) 1989-1994 PKWARE Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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- SWAP is a Copyright (c) 1988-1991 by Berner & Associates.
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- -= Technical Notes =-
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- If you are running MS-DOS 6.x you will need to add a line to your
- AUTOEXEC.BAT file. You can do this with your favorite TEXT editor
- or MS-DOS's EDIT command.
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- SET CLIPPER=E000;
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- The reason I mention this is because if you run the file retrieval software
- and it might return a message: Not enough memory and return to the DOS
- prompt.
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- MS-DOS 5.0 works just fine (and releases below) but MS-DOS 6.x needs that
- command. (Don't know why)
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- This command tells MS-DOS not to use extended/expanded memory. You ask
- why? Well, the compiler I am using says that it isn't stable so I won't
- use it.
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- I just uses your base 640k RAM and if it needs to 'drop to dos' to perform
- a task, it takes what is memory and swaps it to a swap file on your
- computer.
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- If you have any questions, you can call The Flaming Star BBS, 24 hrs a day
- and 7 days a week (except for maintenance and storms) at 812-898-2561.
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- Leave a message to the sysop and we will work with you on any problems
- you might have.
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- The File Retrieval Software! ONLINE, Version 2.5
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- I would like to take this time to see if you would do me a favor? Could you
- fill out the form below and mail it to the address shown below.
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- We would like to see how many people are using the 'Retrieval Software'.
-
- Thank you.
-
- Flaming Star Computer Accessories
- A Division of Brown Business Software
- c/o Philip K. Brown
- 28 West Sutliff Drive
- Terre Haute, Indiana 47802
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- Your Name:_____________________________________________
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- Address:_____________________________________________
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- City:__________________________ State:__________ Zipcode:_____________
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- CD Name:_____________________________________________
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- If you have any comments on how we can improve this software or anything
- you would like to say, please feel free.
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