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- STEREO SHELL version 4.00
-
- Files included in this package are:
-
- README .1ST This file.
- STS .DOC Stereo Shell user manual.
- VENDOR .DOC Distribution policies for disk vendors and BBS systems.
- ORDER .DOC StS registration form. Easy to edit and print.
- STS .EXE The executable program.
- STSET400.EXE The external setup program.
- STS .HLP Stereo Shell's on-line help file.
- ASP_NOTE.TXT Association of Shareware Professionals information.
- CHANGES .TXT Record of recent changes to Stereo Shell. Read this!
- MRE_INFO.TXT Some background information about MRE, STS, and the author.
- QUESTION.TXT Some questions/answers concerning the use of StS.
-
- ==============================================================================
- PLEASE READ PART 1 OF THE STS.DOC FILE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT SETTING UP STS
- ON YOUR SYSTEM. WHAT FOLLOWS IS A SAMPLE FROM THAT SECTION.
- ==============================================================================
-
- StS has an integrated external setup program to allow the user to
- configure it to his system and requirements. "Integrated external"
- means that the setup program is actually a separate program that is
- automatically executed by StS and appears to be an integral part of
- STS.EXE. The advantage of an integrated external program over a
- built-in setup routine is a significant savings in runtime memory
- usage. Since the program is integrated, it works just like a part of
- StS and does not require any additional work by the user to call.
-
- The external setup program is named STSETxxx.EXE where the 'xxx'
- refers to the version number of StS with which the external setup
- program was designed to work. For example in StS version 4.00 the
- setup program is named STSET400.EXE. IN ORDER FOR STEREO SHELL TO
- FIND AND EXECUTE THE SETUP PROGRAM, IT MUST EXIST SOMEWHERE IN THE
- USER DEFINED DOS PATH.
-
- >> Sec. 1.3 RUNNING StS THE FIRST TIME
- _____________________________________________________________________
-
- It is strongly suggested that the user create a sub-directory
- named STEREO and copy all of the files associated with StS into
- that sub-directory. If there is space on the C: drive for this
- sub-directory that is the recommended place for it. StS uses an
- integrated external setup program (see above) that must reside in
- the DOS path so it is also suggested that the user edit the path
- statement in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file to include the STEREO sub-
- directory. If you have no path statement, then add the following
- line to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. PATH=C:\STEREO\
-
- To execute StS, just type in STS at the DOS prompt like you
- would any other program. StS is not resident or special with respect
- to general operation with one exception. StS expects to find the
- COMSPEC environment string defined. In 99% of all cases MS-DOS has
- already done this job for you so no action is required by the user.
- In the event that StS does not find this string, it will report the
- error. If this happens, then simply add this statement to your
- AUTOEXEC.BAT file. SET COMSPEC = C:\COMMAND.COM If you are not
- running a hard disk, you should adjust the drive letter as required.
-
- When executed, the StS screen will appear on your display, in
- living black and white. The system defaults are set to direct
- screen writes which allow the program to operate on any type of
- IBM display compatible system. If your machine is not IBM display
- compatible, you will need to specify the /B switch on the DOS command
- line to force StS to use BIOS screen writes. ie. STS /B
-
- ==============================================================================
- PLEASE READ PART 1 OF THE STS.DOC FILE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT SETTING UP STS
- ON YOUR SYSTEM. THE PRECEEDING IS ONLY A SAMPLE FROM THAT SECTION.
- ==============================================================================
-
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- M.R.E. Software support BBS our mailing address: M.R.E. Software
- (601) 494-8078 206 E. Jones St.
- 0-14400 bps N-8-1 West Point, Ms. 39773
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- My thanks to the people who tested this program.
- Van Arnold (Business user expert.)
- Tom Ford (Chief Hardware hacker.)
- Charlie Griffin (Fellow programmer and idea man.)
- Edgar Harris (Power user and BBS junkie.)
- Tom Henn (Bird's Nest BBS sysop Atlanta (404) 751-0252 9600 Hayes)
- Ron Matthews (Tandy 1000 user and my mailman.)
- Glenn Taylor (Computer professional and chief joker.)
- Registered users of earlier versions that downloaded and tested BETA copies.
- --------
- Special thanks to:
- Bob Forrest and son Rob
- Who have spent countless hours and many long distance phone calls in this
- effort.
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- Emery Wooten (Chief cook.)
- M.R.E. Software
-