Phoenix CD 1.0/Phoenix_CD_1995.iso/phoenix.doc

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                        TABLE OF CONTENTS

          SECTION 1     INTRODUCTION
          SECTION 2     WHAT IS SHAREWARE?
          SECTION 3     INSTALLATION
          SECTION 4     DOS OPERATION & FUNCTIONS
          SECTION 5     PREVIOUS INSTALLATIONS
          SECTION 6     THANK YOUS


                              INTRODUCTION


    Hello, Thank You  for your  purchase of  Phoenix Publishing's latest
CD-ROM collection of Public Domain & Shareware programs.

    We really hope you will  be as thrilled with this product as  we are
in presenting it with all its features & latest software to you.


                           WHAT IS SHAREWARE?


     Shareware constitutes a  low cost alternative to many DOS programs.
Its greatest advantage  is that you get to  try a program before you buy
it. There are no  hassles in obtaining  an RMA from  a store manager  or
having to  present your  sales slip.  Shareware is  a method of  product
distribution & its overall quality & functionality is improving rapidly.

   This is only happening  since many users support  Shareware  products
by sending in their  registration fees  when they  find a  software item
which suits their needs, applications or desires. In reality, if you use
any shareware product past its trial period without registering it,  you
are violating  Shareware laws & in effect,  stealing it  from an author.

     You should know that many  Shareware programs found on your PHOENIX
CD-ROM come from  many hundreds  of skilled  Shareware authors  not only
from America, yet from dozens of other countries worldwide.

     Your support is important & is  appreciated by  individual authors.
With it, Shareware authors are encouraged  to develop & distribute newer
products. Without it,  a great deal of high quality  software will cease
to be readily available as a commercial software alternative.

     We hope many  of these  Shareware products  on our CD-ROM  become a
part of your system & we urge you  to evaluate other  Shareware products
when you decide to add additional software to your system.

     Please, register all Shareware that you use. It is only right.

     We here at PHOENIX have spent many hours trying to make sure we did
not go against an Author's  distribution plan.  We believe  that we have
conformed to as many directives as possible that we knew about when this
CD-ROM was released into production.


                              INSTALLATION


    If you have an  installation from another  PHOENIX product, then you
can skip this section & go to our section "PREVIOUS INSTALLATIONS."

    Let's walk through installation right now.  This way you  can have a
pretty good idea of what to  expect & how this CD-ROM will function.  We
assume that right now  you are doing your installation from DOS.  First,
switch  to your CD-ROM drive letter. For our example, we will pretend it
is letter P.  From your P prompt,  just type install & then enter,  like
so: INSTALL [ENTER].  Install will ask you what drive you want  put your
files on.  For this example, we will say it is drive C.  All you need to
do is press C.  Install will add a new  directory on your C drive called
PHOENIX.  A Sub-Directory & two files will be copied to there. They are:

         1. PHOENIX.EXE  < Use this command from your DOS prompt.
         2. PHOENIX.CFG  < Your PHOENIX configuration file.
         3. WORK  <DIR>  < A "Scratch Pad" area used by PHOENIX.EXE.

     You have now completed installation of our CD-ROM in your computer.
We will now present our basic commands & functions so that you can begin
enjoying our  latest addition to your CD-ROM library.  This section will
explain how this CD-ROM will operate from your DOS prompt.


                         OPERATION GUIDELINES


     At your prompt,  type CD\PHOENIX & press [ENTER].  This will change
to our  working PHOENIX  sub-directory.  You should see C:\PHOENIX>  All
you have to do here is just type PHOENIX [ENTER]. This will bring up our
new main menu. You will see our main topic selections.  Here, only three
functions are  available for  your use.  They are as follows: [D]isplay,
[S]upport & [Q]uit.

                         MAIN MENU SELECTIONS

     [L]og will list all files available  to you from a particular area.

     [R]escan is a feature  which allows you to change  from one PHOENIX
CD product to another  while using your current file  retrieval program.

     [H]elp provides a single screen to explain each of these functions.

     [Q]uit will allow you to escape from PHOENIX.EXE to DOS.

                        LOG MENU SELECTIONS

     Options for you are:  [R]etrieve, [C]opy, [V]iew, [H]elp, & [Q]uit.

     [R]etrieve is to unzip a file from our  CD-ROM onto your system. If
you press  [R],  you will be  asked for  a suggested  sub-directory as a
destination.  Y or N is all you need to select. If you pick N,  you will
then be given an option to unzip your file  to any drive & sub-directory
you desire.  If you enter a sub-directory  which does not  exist on your
target drive,  [R]etrieve will  make it for you.  Notice that [R]etrieve
will suggest a file name as your sub-directory.

     * For [R]etrieve to properly function, you must have a current copy
of PKUNZIP.EXE in your path. If you do not have a copy, we have provided
it in our PKWARE sub-directory.  Pkunzip & its other files are Shareware
programs & require proper registration to Pkware, Inc.

     [C]opy will copy  a file from our CD-ROM  onto your system  (In its
zipped form). If you choose [C],  you will be asked for your target path
(Drive letter & sub-directory,  for example: C:\SAMPLE).  If you enter a
target path  which does  not exist,  [C]opy will make  it automatically.

     [V]iew is an option  which lets you look at  individual files which
are contained inside of a .ZIP file.  Three options are available to you
at this point, they are: [R]ead, [H]elp, & [Q]uit. [R]ead will allow you
to actually view any document or text file that is part of a zipped file
without having to unzip a large file.

     [H]elp provides a single screen to explain each of these functions.
You will see a manual option on here.  This option will display our file
PHOENIX.DOC.  (You are reading  it right now).  Notice on  your side,  a
vertical bar telling you what your location is within this file.  If you
desire, you can print-out all 3 pages  of this document on your printer.

     [Q]uit will return you from this screen to our Main Topic Menu.


                         PREVIOUS INSTALLATIONS


     For users who  have a previous  PHOENIX product  installed on their
system (Like VERSION 5.0), please note. This CD-ROM product has a unique
design which allows a user to use a  previous version of our PHOENIX.EXE
programs. Therefore, if you have these already installed on your system,
you do not have to install this CD-ROM.  If you do install  this CD-ROM,
it will automatically update your older version of PHOENIX.EXE.  PHOENIX
PUBLISHING will continue our commitment to our concept of CD-ROM access.


                              THANK YOUS


     We here at PHOENIX PUBLISHING  wish to extend a  personal THANK YOU
to each of these folks listed below for their contributions to help make
our CD-ROM superior to any other Shareware CD-ROM available today:

     Each & every Shareware  author &  writer who generously contributed
     their program to us to help make this CD product a rousing success.

     Jeffrey Anderson for his time & effort  in assembling our interface
     & support programs.

     Lou at FOREST BBS to sort out these files into their catagories.