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- A BIBLE COMPANION
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- Version 4.3
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- INTRODUCTION
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- "A Bible Companion" is just that. It is a companion to
- assist you in your study and reading of the Bible.
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- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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- An IBM PC or 100% compatible computer with one disk
- drive and 256K memory or higher is required. Some of the
- features require a graphics adapter. You can still use "A
- Bible Companion" even if your computer is not equipped with a
- graphics adapter, however your available selections will be
- limited.
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- TO GET STARTED
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- Simply insert "A Bible Companion" disk into your
- computer's drive and type ----> BCOMP then press <ENTER>.
- The program will then load automatically. From the Main
- Menu screen the user will be prompted to make a selection.
- Selections can be made my moving the highlighted bar over top
- of one's choice with the cursor control keys, and then <ENTER>.
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- READING PLAN/BOOKMARKS
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- Here we have the "hub" of the program. Two Bible
- readings will be highlighted on your screen based upon the
- current date. It takes on the average 20-30 minutes per day to
- read the highlighted readings. If you use "A Bible Companion"
- on a daily basis you will have read by the end of one year's
- time the Old Testament once, and the New Testament twice.
- Printed bookmarkers are available to the user if a printer is
- attached to LPT1:. To receive a pair of bookmarkers with this
- month's readings, press <B> while in the reading plan display,
- else any other key will return the user to the Main Menu. If
- the date is incorrect (wrong month or day), return to the Main
- Menu and select "Date - Verify or change".
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- MAP, CHARTS AND DICTIONARY
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- There are two map features that are available to the
- user. The "Holy Land - Palestine" option allows the user to
- locate many of the topographical features of Biblical Palestine.
- The "Acts of the Apostles" option allows the user to locate
- nearly all of the cities and regions mentioned in the New
- Testament book of Acts. By typing in the feature you wish to
- find, the program will do its best to display it on the select-
- ed map.
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- The charts should explain themselves.
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- The dictionary was designed to assist the average
- reader in understanding some of the many archaic and obscure
- words found in the King James translation. You can use the
- dictionary by pressing the "Page Up" and "Page Down" keys, and
- also by pressing any letter key. For example, if you press
- the <N> key, your computer will display the first page on which
- a word that begins with the letter "N" can be found. <ESC>
- will take the user back to the Main Menu.
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- FILE VIEWER
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- This option will prompt the user for a file name, and
- will display the file's contents on the screen. Files must
- be simple ASCII text files. The purpose of this option is to
- provide a way to read Bible text while still being able to gain
- access to some of the more useful utilities of this program,
- such as the dictionary and maps - both of which can be called
- up while viewing a file. Most large shareware/public domain
- distributors have the Bible on disks that can be used with the
- "File viewer" option; or the user can contact the program
- author (with a SASE) for information on obtaining the complete
- text of the Bible.
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- SHAREWARE REGISTRATION
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- "A Bible Companion" is copyrighted shareware software.
- We ask that if you find this program useful in your study of
- the Bible to help offset the cost of its production by sup-
- porting the author. A small fee of $3.50 (U.S.) is requested.
- This registration amount will encourage the author to continue
- future updates to this program and other Bible software. Please
- support the shareware concept. When contacting the author with
- your registration, please be sure to tell us where you obtained
- this copy of "A Bible Companion" if you purchased it from a
- shareware vendor, or downloaded it from a BBS.
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- DISTRIBUTION
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- Shareware/public domain vendors and BBS can only distribute
- this program under the following conditions:
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- 1) Fees for services rendered (materials, copying, etc.) for a
- copy of "A Bible Companion" must not exceed US $5.00 for 5.25"
- format.
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- 2) Written approval from the program author must be obtained
- before public distribution of this program. Notify us of this
- version number: 4.3.
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- 3) No changes or alterations are to be made to "A Bible
- Companion" - this includes all data files on this disk.
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- 4) No one may sell "A Bible Companion."
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- If you write and desire a written response, then en-
- close a SELF-ADDRESSED U.S. STAMPED ENVELOPE.
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- Philip P. Kapusta
- P.O. Box 5423
- Falmouth, Va. 22403 U.S.A.
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