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- Surfer Central README.TXT
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- This file contains notes regarding Surfer Central version 1.21
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- #### PLEASE UNZIP USING THE -d OPTION ####
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- GENERAL INFORMATION
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-
- Surfer Central is a great tool that allows you to organize and maintain
- your Internet addresses. Addresses can be assigned to different
- categories and all database fields are customizable. Surfer Central
- also acts as a toolbar for all of your Winsock applications.
-
- NOTE: The evaluation of Surfer Central is limited to 50 addresses in
- a database. If you import a Netscape bookmark file, for example, and
- try to save it, you will not be allowed to. For an unlimited number
- of addresses in a database file you must register Surfer Central.
-
- This version of Surfer Central is classified as shareware. You have 30
- days to evaluate Surfer Central after which continued use requires that
- you register the program.
-
- The shareware version of the program is freely distributable.
-
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- UPGRADING
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-
- * Important *
-
- -=> It is recommended that you do a FULL installation <=-
-
- If you are upgrading to version 1.21 of Surfer Central and would like
- to preserve your settings, there is one important item of note: If you
- want to keep your existing setup (i.e. Window size, site list header,
- winsock tools configuration, etc.), when you are presented with the
- dialog box that allows you to select the type of installation (full,
- minimal, custom) choose the Custom option. When prompted for groups
- of files to install, deselect the User Initialization file option.
- You may allow the installation to continue and safely copy over old
- versions of the files. The new version (1.21) will read your old
- SURFRCEN.INI file correctly.
-
- NOTE: If things don't look right after you perform the above steps
- (particularly if the category summary dialog box appears blank),
- simply exit Surfer Central and reload it. That should solve the problem.
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- INSTALLATION
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-
- ** IMPORTANT ** -- if you have not unzipped the zip file
- SURFR120.ZIP using the -d option, please delete the files that
- you have uncompressed and repeat the unzipping process using
- the command:
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- PKUNZIP -d SURFR120.ZIP
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- If you are using another utility such as WinZip, please indicate
- that you would like the directory structure within the zip file
- preserved.
-
- After the files have been correctly uncompressed you should be
- left some text files and two other files in the directory
- (INSTALL.EXE and INSTALL.INF). There should also be a
- subdirectory named DISK1 containing the compressed Surfer
- Central program files.
-
- To install Surfer Central, run INSTALL.EXE from within Windows
- and follow the instructions. After installation you will be presented
- with a readme file (this one). Please EXIT NotePad when you have
- completed reading the file.
-
- NOTE: If you have not yet loaded Windows, you may type INSTALL from
- the DOS prompt (in the directory where INSTALL.EXE is located) and
- Windows will be loaded automatically.
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- OTHER NOTES
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- - A handy uninstall utility has been included with Surfer Central.
- To remove the program from your system, find the Windows Program
- Manager group containing the Surfer Central icon. Also in this
- group will be an icon marked 'Uninstall Surfer Central'. Simply
- click here and the program will be completely removed
-
- IMPORTANT: Your data files will also be deleted if they
- are contained in a subdirectory beneath the Surfer Central
- directory (e.g. in \SURFRCEN\DATABASE).
-
- - A printed manual has not been included with this version of Surfer
- Central. However, FULL details about all program functions and
- procedures for registration are provided in the Help file. To view
- this information, run Surfer Central by double-clicking on the
- program icon and choose Contents from the Help menu.
-
- PLEASE: I encourage you - if things are not clear, please get
- in touch with me at the e-mail address below and I will
- help solve your problem.
-
- - Surfer Central has been tested using Windows 95. My tests suggest
- that the program is compatible with Windows 95. The only known
- problem is with the HWA contents tree - clicking topics on the
- tree does not change to the corresponding topic in the help window.
- This problem is currently being investigated by Olson Software
- (makers of HWA).
-
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- KNOWN PROBLEMS
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-
- - Please see the Surfer Central help file for details about known
- problems in this release.
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- CONTACTING THE AUTHOR
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-
- If you have problems running or installing Surfer Central, you may
- contact me at:
-
- James Waletzky
- 412-2990 Princess Crescent
- Coquitlam, British Columbia
- Canada
- V3B 7R3
- Home: (604)-552-9084
- Work: (604)-473-5836
-
- Internet: waletzky@mprgate.mpr.ca
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- ### Please send me your comments ###
-
-
- --> YOU HAVE 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE SURFER CENTRAL IS INSTALLED
- TO EVALUATE THE PROGRAM. AFTER 30 DAYS YOU MUST EITHER
- DELETE SURFER CENTRAL FROM YOUR HARD DRIVE AND DISCONTINUE
- USAGE OR REGISTER THE PROGRAM.
-
-
- See the Surfer Central Help file for details on licensing,
- warranties and copying information.
-
- Thanx for using Surfer Central!! If you have any commments
- (likes, dislikes, ideas for future enhancements) PLEASE get
- in touch with me.
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