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- THE OPEN POLYTECHNIC OF NEW ZEALAND
- He Wharekura-tini Kaihautu o Aotearoa
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- version 1.1
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- Copyright TOPNZ 1990
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- Welcome to READUTIL!
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- You can browse through this file using:
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- PgDn, PgUp, End, Home and arrow keys, then
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- Esc to quit to DOS prompt.
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- You can use "Shift + Print Screen" to print a screen page.
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- AN INTRODUCTION TO READUTIL
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- READUTIL was developed at
- THE OPEN POLYTECHNIC OF NEW ZEALAND.
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- It can be used by writers to "self-test" text, and for
- training writers in the techniques of clear writing.
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- It scans text files or selected paragraphs in text files to
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- a "reading level" for the text sample,
- an indication of "hard word percentage", and,
- a print-out of passive expressions in the sample.
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- The longest sentence in a text can be marked.
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- The text can then be edited to improve the "readability".
- The program can be re-run to check the improvements made.
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- Ease-of-use is an important feature.
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- The program may be run in "menu" mode or from the command-
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- THE READUTIL MANUAL
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- To view and browse through the RU Manual on your screen:
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- Type "RUMANUAL" at the DOS prompt (file RUMANUAL.COM).
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- To print a copy, use your wordprocessor with:
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- RUMANUAL.DOC - the Manual in Microsoft WORD format, or
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- RUMANUAL.TXT - the Manual in a plain text ASCII file.
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- FILES
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- RU.EXE is the program file.
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- RUMANUAL.TXT and RUMANUAL.DOC contain the Manual describing
- READUTIL. (.TXT is plain text, .DOC is Microsoft WORD).
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- RUWORD.TXT and RUASC.DOC are two more identical-text files,
- with text selections for demonstrating READUTIL.
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- READ.BAT demonstrates READUTIL by testing text samples
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- Just put a disk with all READUTIL files in the A drive
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- Print-out RUWORD.DOC or RUASC.TXT with your
- wordprocessor to read the tested samples.
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- The file R.BAT is used for moving between WORD and READUTIL.
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- README.COM and RUMANUAL.COM are screen-browse files.
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- Press Esc to return to DOS.
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- Reminder: Type "RUMANUAL" at the DOS prompt
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- GOOD WRITING!
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