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- THE BRIDGE TERMINUS(c) V2.1A
- Copyright 1991 by S.T.Calise
- Mailing Address: 673 Herbertsville Road, Brick NJ 08724 USA
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- Read further for QUICK START installation and run.
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- PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
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- THE BRIDGE TERMINUS(c) is a SHELL utility for ARC,
- LHARC, PAK, and PKZIP archivers. THE BRIDGE features easy to use
- flat archive menu driven compression and extraction routines.
- It effectively deals with existing archives that have included
- path information and allows pathname inclusion during compress
- operations by toggled insertion of user defined custom parameters.
- It's ideal for the everyday user who is interested in 'getting
- the job done' . It is not necessary to have ALL of the archiver
- programs that are suppported by the BRIDGE. Users may select
- the archiver of their choice and all BRIDGE operations, i.e.
- extract, compress, SFX creation, filtered directory displays,
- etc. will then be directed to the selected type. TERMINUS
- accepts custom parameters and allows for user tailoring of most
- operations. Hands-free toggled virus detection is provided for
- both compress and extraction operations. McAfee's VIRUSCAN
- program is called up to scan all files extracted and those files
- which have been tagged for compression. THE BRIDGE uses an easy
- system of flexible defaults which are auto-configured when
- the program is first run to help speed up program installation.
- A path pick list is used to store frequently selected paths and
- provide the user with quick selection of source and target
- directories.
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- Full extract submenu functions, i.e. tag, view, test etc. , are
- offered for SDNet/Works! archive files(files with the SDN extension)
- when the selected archive type is set to PAK.
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- THE BRIDGE was designed to run from a hard disk but will
- work satisfactorily if installed on a high capacity floppy. It
- caters to the low-end of the video standard spectrum by
- offering compatibility with IBM MDA monochrome, IBM CGA Color
- and those systems that utilize the IBM CGA standard but employ
- a money saving green, amber or white monochrome display device.
- TERMINUS may be worked from the keyboard or by a Microsoft
- compatibile mouse.
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- This program does not attempt to incorporate every possible
- archive option offered by PKZIP, PAK, LHARC, or ARC. Instead,
- it offers a modest selection of menu powered options that can be used
- with ease in today's computer and telecommunication environments which
- demand user competence in the areas of file compression, extraction
- and computer virus infection prevention.
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- THE BRIDGE TERMINUS(c) is simple, easy to use, it gets the job done!
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- The BRIDGE TERMINUS(c) may not be used in a business, corporation, government
- or agency environment without a negotiated site license. All rights are
- strictly reserved! Read BRT.DOC for further information.
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- ***** HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS:
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- 640K BYTES MEMORY (512K MIN)
- HARD DRIVE - OR ANY COMBINATION
- OF HARD DRIVE AND/OR HIGH CAPACITY FLOPPY(S)*
- (IBM MDA) OR (CGA C80) TEXT MODE/EMULATION REQ.
- M.S./COMPATIBLE MOUSE OPTIONAL
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- ***** QUICK INSTALL:
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- The BRIDGE TERMINUS v2.1A files are NOT COMPATIBLE with BRIDGE v1.0A
- Therefore, if you have used v1.0A in the past please DELETE ALL v1.0A
- files including the CFG and PCK extension files. Do this before you
- proceed with the installation procedure.
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- The BRIDGE TERMINUS(c) is a SHELL and needs the following programs
- for FULL access to ALL functions(see note):
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- PC/MS DOS V2.11 - 4.X
- VIRUSCAN(tm) 6.3vXX or higher by McAfee Associates
- PKZIP(tm) v1.1X by PKWARE, INC.
- PAK v2.51 or higher by NoGate Consulting
- LHA212 or higher by Haruyasu Yoshizaki
- ARC602 or higher by Systems Enhancements
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- Make sure you have the following files from each(* see below *) of the
- above in the same subdirectory for hard disk installation or on the
- same (* see note *) floppy for quick start and access to ALL TERMINUS
- functions:(NOTE: Only one type of archiver is needed if you do not
- anticipate using the remaining other types that are supported.)
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- PKZIP(tm) files needed are : PKZIP.EXE; PKUNZIP.EXE;
- ZIP2EXE.EXE; PKZIPFIX.EXE
- All version 1.1
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- McAfee VIRUSCAN files needed: SCAN.EXE
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- BRIDGE TERMINUS files needed: BRT21A.EXE; BRTHELP.EXE;
- BRTDPF.EXE;
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- MS/PC DOS files required : COMMAND.COM (floppy installation)
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- PAK Compression Utility : PAK.EXE v2.51 or higher
- (command line verison without
- custom configuration)
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- Yoshizaki LHA212 : LHA.EXE v2.12 or higher
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- ARC602 SEA Compression Uty. : ARC.EXE, MKSARC.EXE
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- ** FLOPPY START:
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- Start BRIDGE TERMINUS by typing each line followed by <ENTER>:
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- A:
- cd\
- BRT21A.EXE
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- ** HARD DISK START:
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- Assuming you have placed the required files on DRIVE #C in a
- subdirectory named TERMINUS you may start TERMINUS by typing
- each line followed by <ENTER>
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- c:
- cd\
- cd\terminus
- BRT21A.EXE
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- Change the line C: to D: or whatever the drive letter designation
- you installed TERMINUS on. Change the line cd\terminus to
- cd\whatever where 'whatever' is the subdirectory where you placed
- the TERMINUS programs.
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- ** NOTE #1:
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- Floppy installation in a system without a hard drive or if you boot
- off a floppy from drive #A(start your system by placing your DOS
- system disk in drive #A) requires that you MUST place COMMAND.COM
- on the TERMINUS disk and that this disk must be placed in the BOOT
- drive. Systems with 720K, 1.4MEG, or 1.2MEG BOOT drives will be able
- to place all of the above files on one disk. Systems with 360K BOOT
- drives and no hard drive will not be able to run THE BRIDGE TERMINUS
- satisfactorily and without sacrifice of certain options.
-
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- ** NOTE #2:
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- Running TERMINUS from a hard disk does not require that all needed
- files be placed in the SAME subdirectory. Each archiver MAY have its
- own subdirectory and this flexibility is provided in the default table
- to help identify where the needed files are located at.
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- ** NOTE #3:
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- It is not necessary to have ALL the archiver programs supported by
- the BRIDGE TERMINUS. The minimum requirement is all the needed files
- for just ONE archiver. Run the BRIDGE after installing TERMINUS and
- all other needed files. Press F5-CHANGE DEFAULTS while you are in the
- main menu. Change the STARTUP ARCHIVE TYPE to the archive type which
- you intend to use with the BRIDGE. All BRIDGE operations will then
- be directed to that archive type.
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- Please take the time to read the INSTALLATION procedures found
- in BRT.DOC . The TERMINUS is error trapped for MISSING program
- files(PAK.EXE, SCAN.EXE, etc.) and will refuse to perform functions
- associated with the required files if they don't exist in the DEFAULT
- specified subdirectories. REMEMBER: TERMINUS is not a stand alone
- utility, it is a SHELL for PKZIP, PAK, VIRUSCAN, LHA212, and
- ARC602.
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- The first time you run BRT21A.EXE make sure you go no further
- than the MAIN MENU before you press F5 and make the needed additions
- or corrections to the DEFAULT TABLE.
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- *****
- IF you have IBM CGA C80 mode compatibility(you can run programs
- which require color 80 column text IBM CGA mode) but utilize a money
- saving green, amber, white etc. monochrome display, start TERMINUS
- like this:
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- A> BRT21A.EXE cga255 (press return)
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- Use lower case letters for cga255. This will eliminate window
- background colors and adjust certain other textcolors so you may be
- able to SEE all menu selects, prompts, etc. The mouse will still
- function if you have one. NOTE: TRUE IBM MDA monochrome display
- cards are auto-detected and there is no need for the extra parameter
- when starting TERMINUS.
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- Version 2.1A has TWO HELP keys, F10 which is displayed
- in the lower function menu bar and F1. Each key produces the same
- result.