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- echo The documentation for this program is stored in files on the disk.
- echo Look at the file names above for names with README or MANUAL or DOC in them.
- echo You can view these text files on the screen by entering at the DOS prompt:
- echo TYPE filename.ext
- echo (substitute the actual filename and extension, of course)
- echo This will cause the documentation to scroll by faster than you can read it.
- echo So we recommend the use of a utility such as Vernon Buerg's LIST program
- echo that will let you scroll and page up and down through a file. LIST is on disk
- echo 1-UT-274 in The Public (Software) Library, P.O.Box 35705, Houston, TX 77235.
- echo
- echo You can also print the documentation by entering at the DOS prompt:
- echo COPY filename.ext PRN
- echo (for more info on TYPE and COPY, see your DOS manual)
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- echo If there are any batch files on the disk (files with a BAT extension), they
- echo may help you get going, but it's a good idea to see what they will do before
- echo executing them. To do this, at the DOS prompt just enter
- echo TYPE filename.BAT
- echo Some programs have batch files that will print the documentation for you.
- echo
- echo A very few programs don't have documentation files.
- echo They are self-documenting when run.
- echo
- echo Programs with an extension of BAS require you to load BASIC, BASICA or GWBASIC
- echo to run the program. Please read your DOS & BASIC manuals for more information.
- echo
- echo If you still have questions about how to get the documentation or how to run
- echo the programs, get the "Introductory" disk from the Public (Software) Library.
- echo
- echo DO NOT WORK FROM THIS DISK. First read the documentation on this disk then copy
- echo by file name to another disk only the files that you need to run the program
- echo and use that disk as your working disk. If anything goes wrong, recopy the
- echo files from this disk. Always keep backups of all your important files.
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- echo Files with an extension of ARC contain one or more compressed files.
- echo Use an ARC utility to extract the files. (See 1-UT-272 BBS/Library Tools.)
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- echo VIDEO: If you do not have a color monitor, you should get BWVID on the Video
- echo Utilities Disk (2-UT-280) to make colored text readable. If you have a Hercules
- echo mono-graphics card (or compatible), you will need the Hercules Utilities disk
- echo to run graphics program that were not written specifically for the Hercules.
- echo
- echo Some programs require that you have ANSI.SYS in your CONFIG.SYS file. See your
- echo DOS manual for more information.
- echo
- echo PRINTERS: Programs that use printer graphics or other special printer features
- echo often only support Epson/IBM and compatible printers unless otherwise stated.
- echo
- echo However, most programs only print plain text to the screen and printer and
- echo should work on any system unless otherwise indicated.
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- echo Programs and disk copies are tested. Do not return disks without a postage-paid
- echo self-addressed return mailer unless we have acknowledged a problem first.
- echo Please read the file PROBLEM.DOC which is on many of our disks.
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- echo The Public (Software) Library
- echo P.O.Box 35705 Houston, TX 35705-5705
- echo (713) 665-7017
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- echo Our software library is the result of a great deal of hard
- echo work and expense in acquiring, testing, organizing and
- echo supporting public domain and shareware programs.
- echo
- echo The disk fee which you have paid to us covers our cost of
- echo providing the above (and other) services. It does not include
- echo any compensation to the author of the program.
- echo
- echo Most small programs that were quickly and easily written and
- echo require no updates nor support are public domain. The author
- echo asks nothing in return and gets his satisfaction just from
- echo knowing that others are using and enjoying his work.
- echo
- echo However, most of the large programs (and sometimes the small,
- echo but complex programs) required an extensive amount of pro-
- echo gramming, debugging, testing, documenting and will benefit by
- echo future enhancements and on-going support.
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- echo Many of these programs are commercial quality or better and
- echo most are copyrighted, but the authors allow their programs
- echo to be copied so that others can try them. This is known as
- echo Shareware. (But not all programs in our library may be freely
- echo copied. Check the documentation for each.)
- echo
- echo The documentation file on this disk will tell you the amount
- echo that the author would like to receive if you try the program
- echo and decide to keep using it. To encourage payment, some
- echo programmers offer more advanced versions, printed manuals and
- echo other incentives.
- echo
- echo But even those that don't offer incentives still deserve your
- echo financial support and encouragement for the work they have
- echo done. This is your moral obligation if you are using their
- echo program. But beyond being an obligation, it is an investment
- echo in the future of "shareware" for which you will be rewarded
- echo with more and better programs as a result of your support.
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- if exist read*.* dir read*.*
- if exist manual*.* dir manual*.*
- if exist *.man dir *.man
- if exist *.txt dir *.txt
- if exist *.doc dir *.doc
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- echo If any files are listed above, these are the ones to TYPE first
- echo (eg: TYPE READ.ME); otherwise, just try running the program.