kkkkkkkkkkkkThis file contains information on how to install ARC+PLUS on your computer.

The normal method used to install ARC+PLUS is to use the install
program provided on your ARC+PLUS diskette.  Place the ARC+PLUS
diskette in drive A and type:

	A:
	INSTALL

And follow the instructions provided by the install program.

If you wish to skip the install program and install ARC+PLUS
yourself, then the following information will be needed. You should
be familar with your computer and its software. If you have any
problems, please try the normal installation procedure.

The following information is needed only if you choose to skip the
normal installation process.

The ARC+PLUS package consists of several programs. Each program may
have one or more of a DOS version, OS2 version, and a dual mode (both
DOS and OS2) version. Which versions you install depend on your
needs.

The programs provided and their versions are as follows:

	program                 DOS     OS2     dual
	----------              ---     ---     ---
	ARC.EXE                 yes     yes
	EZARC.EXE               yes     yes

	XARC.EXE                yes     yes     yes

	MKSARC                                  yes
	MARC                                    yes

The programs on the ARC+PLUS diskette are compressed using ARC. This
provides error checking to guard against a defective or damaged
diskette. It also allows us to put 500 K worth of programs on a 360 K
diskette. The programs are grouped into four archives as follows:

	ARCDOS.ARC      The DOS only versions.
			(ARC.EXE, EZARC.EXE, XARC.EXE, MARC.EXE)
	ARCOS2.ARC      The OS2 only versions.
			(ARC.EXE, EZARC.EXE, XARC.EXE, MARC.EXE)
	ARCMISC.ARC     Programs and files provided only in dual mode.
			(MKSARC.EXE, MARC.EXE, EZARC.HLP)

There is also a copy of the dual mode XARC on the disk in
uncompressed form to allow you to install the other programs.

If you have only DOS or only OS2, you should install the archive for
that operating system (ARCDOS or ARCOS2) and the ARCMISC archive. If
you have both DOS and OS2, you can decide to install the dual mode or
seperate versions.

The ARC.EXE and EZARC.EXE programs should be accessable through the
command path. (See the PATH statement in your CONFIG.SYS,
AUTOEXEC.BAT, or STARTUP.CMD file). When you run EZARC, it will call
the ARC program, which will call EZARC in return. These two programs
must be accessable to each other (current directory or via path) and
can not be renamed.

The file EZARC.HLP (from the ARCMISC archive) should also be
accessable through the command path.

It is very important that you replace an older version of ARC with
the new version. EZARC will not be able to run an older version of
ARC.

The other programs should be accessable via the path if you want to
be able to run them from anywhere in your system.

Please note that the different versions of the same programs have the
same name. You should put these versions in seperate directories.

To install an archive to a directory on your hard disk, you should
run the XARC program provided on the diskette. XARC is run from the
command line with the following syntax:

	XARC    <archive name>  <path to install into>

For example, if you wish to install the DOS mode programs (ARCDOS.ARC)
into the directory C:\DOS\MYPROGS (which is in your path) from the
ARC+PLUS diskette in drive A you would type:

	A:XARC  A:ARCDOS  C:\DOS\MYPROGS