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- WinWisdom v3.0 - Copyright (c) 1992 by Richard Pitts.
- All rights reserved.
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-
- General
- =======
- WinWisdom is designed to be a Quote-Of-The-Day program for
- Microsoft Windows 3.0 and higher. It will display a quote
- every time you start Windows. You can even print it. It
- allows you to store and lookup quotes by author or subject.
- You can build quote files for your own favorite quotes or use
- the starter file that comes in this distribution package.
-
- Once installed, WinWisdom will display quote from the quote
- file every time Windows is started. If desired, additional
- quotes can be displayed by pressing the MORE button.
- WinWisdom can also be minimized to an icon and remain on your
- desktop throughout your session; this allows you to get
- additional quotes whenever you want by just double clicking
- on the icon. You may also customize the colors and fonts used
- to display the quote. It even comes with quote file maintenance
- functions so you can build quote files of your own favorites.
-
- Registration
- ============
- WinWisdom is shareware, it is NOT public domain. The
- registration fee is $10 (US) with a free 15-day trial period.
- If you intend to use WinWisdom beyond the trial period, you may
- register by filling out the form in file REGISTER.TXT or providing
- the same information written on a sheet of paper and sending it
- along with your registration fee to:
-
- Richard Pitts
- P.O. Box 963
- Alpharetta, GA 30239
-
- Remember to specify your disk size.
-
- With your registration, you will receive the most current version
- of the program and additional quote files with many more quotes.
- Your registration supports shareware development. The ability
- to provide future releases depends on your support.
-
- Installation
- ============
- Because this program is written using Visual Basic v1.0, it
- requires the file VBRUN100.DLL. It is required to run all
- Visual Basic v1.0 applications. If you do not already have a
- copy of this file, you may obtain it from Microsoft, Compuserve
- or other on-line service, local BBS's, or shareware distributors.
- In some cases, it may also be provided with the WinWisdom
- distribution package. Make sure that this file is in either the
- c:\windows or c:\windows\system directory.
-
- WinWisdom v3.0 makes use of VB/ISAM. VB/ISAM requires the file
- VBISAMMX.DLL and it is distributed with WinWisdom. While you may
- copy this file into any directory in your DOS path or keep it in
- the same directory containing the WinWisdom executable file, it
- is best to place this file in either the c:\windows or
- c:\windows\system directory.
-
- The following other files are part of the WinWisdom distribution
- package:
- WINWIS.EXE - Program executable
- WINWIS.HLP - WinWisdom Help file
- WINWIS30.ISM - Starter quote file map component
- WINWIS30.ISF - Starter quote file finder component
- WINWIS30.ISD - Starter quote file data component
- README.TXT - WinWisdom information and instructions
- REGISTER.TXT - WinWisdom registration form
-
- The easiest thing to do is to copy all of these files into the
- c:\windows directory. Doing this insures that everything is
- available to Windows. If you want to keep WinWisdom in a
- separate directory, set one up and copy the above files into it.
-
- In order to use the WinWisdom pop-up quote-of-the-day feature,
- you will need to do one of the following depending on whether
- you are running Windows 3.0 or 3.1.
-
- If you have Windows 3.0, do the following:
- 1. Using any text editor (Notepad is good for this, SysEdit is
- better), open the WIN.INI file in your Windows directory.
- 2. Several lines down from the top of the file, you will find
- a line which begins with 'RUN='. This line tells Windows
- what programs to run after it boots. Change this line to
- read: RUN=WINWIS.EXE [plus any other startup programs].
- 3. Save the WIN.INI file. The next time you start Windows,
- WinWisdom will pop-up displaying your quote-of-the-day.
-
- If you have Windows 3.1 you can do the above, or the following:
- 1. Open the group that you have designated as your start-up group
- (by default, the group is 'StartUp').
- 2. From the File menu, select 'New', then select 'Program Item'.
- 3. Type WinWisdom as the description (or any thing else you want
- to call it) and type WINWIS.EXE as the command line.
- 4. If you put WinWisdom in a directory other than the Windows
- directory, you will need to type the directory in the working
- directory field, and add the directory to the command line
- field.
-
- Due to the use of VB/ISAM, this version of WinWisdom requires a
- change to your CONFIG.SYS file.
-
- Make a backup of this file in case anything goes wrong. Using
- any text editor (Notepad is good for this, SysEdit is better),
- insert the following line into your CONFIG.SYS file:
-
- install=c:\dos\share.exe
-
- This assumes that the SHARE.EXE file resides in the DOS
- directory of your C: drive. If not, use whatever is appropriate
- for your system. Save the file.
-
- Note: In order for this change to take effect, your computer
- must be rebooted. To do that, exit Windows. At the DOS prompt,
- press CTRL+ALT+DEL.
-
-
- Distribution
- ============
- I retain the copyright on all versions. You may distribute
- any version as long as you include this document with all
- of the original files and distribute the software unmodified,
- free of charge, and without additional restrictions.
-
-
- Packing List
- ============
- The complete WinWisdom v3.0 package should contain the
- following files:
-
- File Name Description
- WINWIS.EXE Program Executable
- WINWIS.HLP On-line help file
- WINWIS30.ISD Starter Quote file - data
- WINWIS30.ISF Starter Quote file - finder
- WINWIS30.ISM Starter Quote file - map
- README.TXT This file
- REGISTER.TXT Registration Form
- VBISAMMX.DLL VB/ISAM DLL required at run time
-
-
- VB/ISAM MX
- ==========
- The database structure used by WinWisdom is managed through
- VB/ISAM MX - Visual Basic Indexed-Sequential Access Method,
- Multiple indeX version. Their required legalese follows.
-
- This software was created using VB/ISAM, Copyright Software
- Source 1991, 1992; all rights reserved. VB/ISAM software may
- not be used, copied, modified, transferred, or distributed
- except as expressly provided in its software license. Only
- licensees of VB/ISAM may create software that uses any part
- of VB/ISAM. Software Source, Fremont, California, USA;
- telephone (510)623-7854.
-
- Disclaimer
- ==========
- This software is provided 'as is' without warranty of any kind, either
- express or implied.
-