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- QuickDir V1.31 Release information
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- Copyright 1993, Jim Olsen SUPERWARE, All Rights Reserved.
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- Thank You For Evaluating QuickDir!
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- QuickDir is absolutely the simplest and quickest way to maintain
- your hard drive and perform the complex operations required to
- keep the drives organized. Installation instructions and new release
- documentation follow. I'm confident you will be thrilled with
- QuickDir, and use it daily as your primary file manager.
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- Jim Olsen SUPERWARE <ASP>.
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- Installing QuickDir V1.31
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- QuickDir is installed to a DOS path directory. Follow these steps:
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- - Identify a DOS path directory. Type PATH at the DOS prompt.
- Look for a suitable directory, such as C:\UTIL or C:\DOS.
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- - Copy QuickDir to your HardDrive. Type:
- Copy A:\QUICKDIR\QD.EXE C:\UTIL\QD.EXE
- or B:\QUICKDIR\QD.EXE C:\UTIL\QD.EXE
- - Where: UTIL is the DOS path Directory you've chosen.
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- - For proper use, QuickDir must be installed in a DOS path
- directory on your hard drive.
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- - If you do not have LIST.COM, you may also copy QDLIST.EXE
- to the same DOS path directory.
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- - Type QD at the DOS prompt. QuickDir will want you to configure
- and then scan your drives. V1.3 has an XMS/Disk Switch. Set it
- to 'Y'.
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- - When at the Directory tree, use the mouse or cursor keys to
- scroll and press enter to view the directory contents. The left
- mouse button simulates an enter key.
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- - If you are upgrading from a previous version you MUST reconfigure
- when QuickDir tells you to.
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- - You may modify the directory tree display at any time. Use F3
- to configure IGNORE and INCLUDE drives. Use IGNORE to completely
- bypass the drive letter, QuickDir will treat the drive as if it
- did not exist. Use INCLUDE to treat the drive as a removable
- drive. INCLUDE can be used for any type of drive. It will always
- treat the drive as removable. Use ADD TO TREE to add an
- INCULDED drive to the directory tree. ADD TO TREE drives must
- be contain in the INCLUDE drive list to be recognized.
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- - Explore QuickDir.
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- New Features in QuickDir V1.31
- - Print the Tree, File, Archive, or Utility Displays using F5.
- This is extremely useful for PC Administrators. You can run
- a utility, print out the file list, and distribute it for
- delete authorization, etc.
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- New Features in QuickDir V1.3
- - QuickDir will swap to XMS/EMS/DISK whenever you execute another
- program. There is a Configuration Field to turn this feature on
- or off.
- - When viewing or editing tagged files, QuickDir now asks you
- whether you want to view or edit the current file or all tagged
- files.
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- New Features in QuickDir V1.22
- - Now, you can use .BAT files in the Configuration routine.
- If you use special switches in your editor or viewer,
- you can create a .BAT file. Remember to use %1 for the filename.
- - Added Configuration .BAT files to documentation.
- - Changed shareware reminder.
- - Fixed problem recognizing the PATH= statement on some machines.
- - Fixed problem with untagged move and out of space. V1.2+1.21
- deleted the file if you did not continue on another disk.
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- New Features in QuickDir V1.21
- - Maintenance release which corrects most out of memory conditions
- in utilities. No Documentation Change.
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- New Features in QuickDir V1.2
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- - Configuration Options:
- These are the new configuration options available:
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- - Ignore Drives: Add the drive letter (EG 'F') to this field
- to make QuickDir ignore the drive. QuickDir will treat this
- drive as if it does not exist.
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- - Include Drives: To customize a drive QuickDir already
- recognizes, add the drive letter (EG 'G') to this field.
- Included drives are always treated as removable. If you
- want a drive not to appear on the directory tree display,
- add it to INCLUDE DRIVES. It will be accessable as a
- removable drive.
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- - Add to Tree: To display an Included drive in the directory
- tree, add the drive letter to this field (EG. 'H'). The
- rive letter MUST be already in the 'INCLUDE DRIVE' field.
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- - Include Examples: If QuickDir does not automaticly recognize
- a CD rom or LAN drive, add it to INCLUDE DRIVES.
- If you want a LAN drive or CD rom displayed on the directory
- tree, add the drive letter to both 'INCLUDE DRIVE' and
- 'ADD TO TREE'.
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- - Tag Edit/View: To disable View and Edit commands when files
- are tagged, change this field to 'N'. CTL-V and CTL-Edit
- will still be available for use.
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- - Mouse Enable: If you have a mouse but never use it for
- QuickDir, changing this field to 'N' will save a few CPU
- cycles and prevent an accidental mouse scroll.
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- - Mouse Support:
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- - The mouse simulates the cursor keys. You can move through
- a scrolling display using the mouse.
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- - The left mouse button simulates an enter key. Use it from
- the main directory display to enter the file display.
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- - Automatic Tree Update.
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- - For users who want to update QuickDir's directory tree
- display at bootup, add the following line to your
- AUTOEXEC.BAT file AFTER THE PATH= STATEMENT!
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- QD /A /RCDE - Where /A is short for Automatic.
- /R means Rescan
- CDE are the drives you want to rescan.
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- - Use Automatic Tree Update to avoid having to manually rescan
- should your drives change significantly.
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- - Print Option.
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- - Use the 'P' option from the file display to print the file
- at the cursor.
- - Tagged printing and background printing are not supported.
- - This option is designed as a quick way to print a small file
- you are working on. Use the DOS Print command for large
- print files.
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- - Verify.
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- - When copying or moving files, a new Verify option is
- available.
- - Change VERIFY: to 'Y' to read the file after it is written.
- - Invaluable for copies to floppy drives, QuickDir makes
- verification a single step procedure. No need to copy the
- file back to the hard drive to see if it's readable.
- - Verify will work with write cached floppy drives; it clears
- the buffer before attempting to read. You might have to turn
- off READ caching; Certain caches read the memory copy. This
- is obvious when using Verify.
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- - Continue if out of space.
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- - When you run out of space on a disk, QuickDir will prompt
- you to insert another disk to continue copying.
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- - SysDups Utility. - 'K' on Dir Tree Display.
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- - Sysdups provides more flexibility when searching for
- duplicate files. It's functions are primarily for LAN
- adminstrators and Bullitin Board Sysops who deal with
- many thousands of files, and wish to identify possible
- duplicate files.
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- - 4 options are available:
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- - Archive Version Duplicates - This identifies possible
- version duplicates with extension of ZIP, ARJ, etc.
- MATCHES: QDIR101.ARJ QDIR12.ZIP. - The first numeric in
- a filename qualifies as the start of the version.
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- - All File Version Duplicates - Same as above, except any
- file extension is considered as a duplicate.
- MATCHES: QDIR101.DOC - QDIR12.DOC.
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- - Archive Only Duplicates - Identifies exact duplicate
- filenames, with archive type extensions. Useful for
- identifing the same archive in differing formats.
- MATCHES: QDIR101.ZIP - QDIR101.ARJ.
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- - Ignore Extension Duplicates - All duplicate filenames
- are matched, without consideration of extension.
- Matches: QD.EXE - QD.CFG.
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- - Reduced Registration Price.
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- - To keep competitive in the market, I have lowered QuickDir's
- registration fee from $35 to $29 for a single PC.
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- - I have also limited the free upgrade policy to 1 single
- upgrade thru version 2.49. Upgrade costs after the single
- free upgrade will be $15 per user, no manual included.
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- - I will honor the unlimited free upgrade policy to all
- currently registered users. Also, anyone paying the $35
- registration will automaticly receive the unlimited upgrade
- policy thru V2.49.
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- - Association of Shareware Professionals <ASP> Membership.
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- "QuickDir is produced by a member of the
- Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP).
- ASP wants to make sure that the shareware
- principle works for you. If you are unable to
- resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP
- member by contacting the member directly, ASP may
- be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you
- resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member,
- but does not provide technical support for members'
- products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at
- 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442 or send a
- CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP
- Ombudsman 70007,3536."
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