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                  EZVIEW RELEASE 5.4

     COPYRIGHT 1993  CHARLES HILL  USEFULL CONCEPTS,  ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
    1303 B CARLISLE DRIVE  SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA  94402-1917  USA

  To put EZVIEW to work, install it in a directory in your path (Change the
  name to suit your needs; ie : VIEW) and type EZVIEW at the command line.
  The current directory appears for file selection. Change directories by
  placing the cursor on the up and down arrows and pressing enter. Change
  drives by pressing <D> and selecting a drive. Once in the desired
  directory, select a file to view with the cursor and press enter.

  Press <H> to view the file in hex format. Press <T> to view it in text
  format. Press <A> to view the contents of an archive. Press <F> to return
  to the file menu. Press <F1> for the help screen which lists the keyboard
  commands for these and all other functions available.

  Press <E> to edit the file you are viewing or a file selected on the file
  selection screen. By default EZVIEW searches your path first for edit.com,
  then for edit.exe and finally for edit.bat. If you wish to use an editor
  with a different name, press <Alt E> and enter that name, not including the
  extension (i.e. 'QEDIT' for a program named qedit.com, qedit.exe or
  qedit.bat). EZVIEW saves the name you entered and will use it from then on.
  NOTE : Editing files from archives is not supported.

  Sort directories and archives by pressing <S> and selecting a sort type in
  the file and archive modes. Search for strings in the text and hex modes by
  pressing <S> and entering a search string.

  To print out all or part of a file, move the cursor to the top line of the
  block of text you wish to print and mark it by pressing <Alt T>. Then move
  the cursor to the bottom line and mark it by pressing <Alt B>. Press
  <Alt P> to print the marked block. Unmark a block with <Alt U>. Use <Alt F>
  when printing hex code to mask the characters which are printer commands.

  Press <Alt> F2-F7 to toggle through the colors and <Alt> C to save them.

  The mouse controls the keys listed at the bottom of the screen and can be
  used in the all viewing modes to reposition the cursor.

  The following archive types and their self extract counterparts are
  supported: .zip, .lzh, .arc, .pak, .sdn, .arj, and .zoo.

  To view files from archives you need to have one or more of the following
  archive programs located in your path : pkunzip.exe (.zip files),
  lha.exe (.lzh files), pak.exe (.pak, .arc, and .sdn files),
  arj.exe (.arj files) and zoo.exe (.zoo files). NOTE : EZVIEW creates and
  removes the directory C:\$E for viewing these files. If this directory
  exists EZVIEW will return an error.

  EZVIEW is IBM XT/AT compatible with DOS 2.1 and up. CGA, EGA and VGA are
  supported. EZVIEW handles files to 16Mb and directories to 1870 files.

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  * SHAREWARE STATEMENT

  EZVIEW is protected by U.S. Copyright law and is not in public domain.
  You are granted a limited license to make an evaluation copy for a 30 day
  trial use on a private, non commercial basis for the specific purpose of
  determining whether EZVIEW is suitable for your purposes.

  At the end of the trial period, you should either register or discontinue
  use. The purchase of a disk from a shareware distributor doesn't constitute
  registration. A registration form is available in file REGISTER.FRM.


  * SHARING WITH OTHERS

  EZVIEW may be given to friends or others so that they may evaluate its use
  and register their own copy as long as the package of EZVIEW.EXE,
  EZVIEW.MAN, REGISTER.FRM and REGISTER.EXE are kept together.


  * DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

  IMPORTANT: Read this warranty information before you register. If you do
  not agree to the terms, please discontinue use.

  This program is sold without any express or implied warranties whatsoever,
  including but not limited to merchantability and fitness for a particular
  purpose. In no event shall Charles Hill or Usefull Concepts be liable
  for any damages whatsoever (including, without limitation, damages from
  loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business
  information, or other pecuniary loss) arising out of the use of or
  inability to use this product, even if Usefull Concepts has been advised of
  the possibility of such damages.

  * REGISTRATION

  To register use the text file REGISTER.FRM included in the EZVIEW package.

  When you register EZVIEW, you will receive a letter of confirmation,
  including instructions on how to replace the registration message with your
  name and serial number.

  Registration entitles you to the use of the version you are registering and
  all future versions of EZVIEW.

  Technical support is available for EZVIEW through electronic mail at the
  following BBS's :

  COMPUSERVE : 70732,343
  PCLINK     : RUNOUT
  GENIE      : C.HILL14

  If you wish to attain support through U.S. mail, please include a stamped
  self addressed envelope.

  Registered users will be able to get technical support by phone.

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  * VERSION HISTORY

  v1.0 - Original release
  v2.0 - Added printing capabilities and hex filter.
     Added searching with ignore case.
     Added color configuration.
  v2.1 - Fixed 80th character backspace bug.
     Fixed form-feed/carraige-return pair bug.
  v3.0 - Fixed clearing last character of input search string.
     Fixed integer overflow marking lines above 32767.
     Fixed memory reallocation with directories > 150 files.
     Fixed handling the empty disk case.
     Added going directly to line numbers.
     Added ability to invoke an editor.
     Added registration program in package.
  v3.1 - Fixed bug updating file on return from edit.
  v4.0 - Fixed bug with the file identity during directory changes.
     Use 80 column color text video mode versus default video mode.
     Restore original video mode when done.
     Added Mouse Support.
  v4.1 - Fixed bug misidentifying CGA as Hercules.
     Fixed bug in command line arguments with path.
     Fixed bug that skipped a line between file reads.
     Fixed bug with mouse on last line of files with < 22 lines.
     Improved empty disk case scenario.
     Added ability to configure the edit program.
     Added ability to change drives.
     Enhanced mouse support.
  v4.2 - Fixed bug with mouse on last file when (22 < files < 44).
     Fixed bug marking end of file in some rare cases.
     Fixed bug with read-only directories.
     Fixed algorithm for determining drive configuration.
     Improved memory efficiency.
  v4.3 - Fixed bug with up and left keys at top of file.
     Fixed algorithm for drive configuration again.
     Fixed bug reseting file position when changing directories.
     Changed hex column counter from (1 - 16) to (0 - F).
  v4.4 - Fixed bug with PgDn at end of read block in some rare cases.
     Fixed bug with PgDn and End in hex mode for files of 0 length.
     Changed hex column counter from (0 - F) to (0 - 15).
     Changed hex row counter at top of file from 1 to 0.
     Set an alternate exit to ESC key.
     Freed PgUp and PgDn keys from affecting cursor movement.
  v4.5 - Fixed cursor size on exit.
     Increased length of field for file sizes to 9 digits.
     Set ESC key to back up to file list before activating an exit.
     Added bat as an extension searched for with edit program.
  v5.0 - Incorporated ability to view archives and their files.
  v5.1 - Fixed command line argument bug.
     Set program to exit to startup directory.
  v5.2     Fixed a bug in algorithm for reading zip files.
     Fixed bug viewing archive files on floppies.
     Fixed several bugs with edit function.
     Flaged editing archive files stored with pathnames.
     Rewrote algorithm for reading arj files and upgraded for v2.41.
     Added zoo self extract file compatibility.
     Set right mouse button to <Esc>.
     Added directory specification use with the command line.
  v5.3     Added EMS usage for systems that have it available.
     Set color keys to <Alt> to avoid accidental color changes.
     Made some cosmetic improvements.
  v5.4     Fixed a bug with EMS detection.
  Special thanks to those people who reported the bugs they found in EZVIEW !



              EZVIEW REGISTRATION FORM
                  USEFULL CONCEPTS
                1303 B CARLISLE DRIVE
              SAN MATEO, CA. 94402-1917

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       PLEASE BE SURE TO READ THE WARRANTY STATEMENT BEFORE REGISTERING.