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┌─────────┐
┌─────┴───┐ │ (R) ┌───────────────────────┐
──│ │o │────────────────── │ │
│ ┌─────┴╨──┐ │ Association of │ UK residents please │
│ │ │─┘ Shareware │ │
└───│ o │ Professionals │ see REGISTER.UK │
──────│ ║ │──────────────────── │ │
└────╨────┘ MEMBER └───────────────────────┘
pE - The "perfect" Editor (tm)
Copyright (c) 1990-1992 by Just Excellent Software, Inc.
220 High View Lane, Media PA 19063
(610) 565-7780
CompuServe ID 72271,2630
America On-Line JOHNSAL777
READ LATEST.TXT for important new information!
Install instructions follow this brief message...
pE is a text editor that:
■ converts all major Word Processing formats to ASCII
- Word Perfect 5.1, 5.2 Windows and DOS
- Word for Windows 1.0 & 2.0
- Word for DOS 5.0 & 5.5
- AMI pro 2.0 & 3.0
- Windows Write
■ will wrap long lines to preset paragraph margin
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
■ │"Drag and Drop" - Move text around with mouse or keyboard │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
pE now comes as a 'Dual Mode' executable. On '286 and up
computers it runs in 'Protected Mode' giving it access to up
to 64 MegaBytes of Virtual Memory! EDIT HUGE FILES! On
lesser CPU's it runs in Real Mode, but overlayed to minimize
memory impact.
■ full, carefully thought out, mouse support
■ easy menu-bar operation or Alt command keys
■ multiple files, windows (up to 64) with easy cut and paste
■ line, column, or stream blocks
■ block fill, copy, move, delete, read, write, and drag
(with mouse or command key)
■ find and replace (forward, backward, ignore case)
■ global searches/replace across all windows and files
■ regular expression search and replace across all windows/files
■ brace match (and parend) forward or backward
■ undo to recover unintended deletions and changes
■ key macros with repeat and chaining, editable and saveable
■ utilities to browse disk directories, count words
■ full DOS access: subdirectories, DOS commands, shell
■ variable number of text lines and columns displayed on EGA/VGA
■ programmable function keys and many user configurable options
■ line and box drawing with mouse or key commands (9+ styles)
■ multi-math calculator
■ HEX mode for non-ASCII files
■ powerful sort command
■ adds up blocks of numbers, produces answer at cursor
pE is also an efficient word processor, with:
■ left and right margins, wordwrap, automatic or manual reformat
■ variable tabs, auto indent, centering, flush right
■ right justification
■ page preview to check format and pagebreaks before printing
■ printing options: headers, footers, selective print,
print to file, to another window.
pE's versatility is due to its combination of the most
important word processing features with the simplicity of a
editor designed to work with plain text files, making it an
efficient tool for many different tasks. pE's pure ASCII
mode makes it an ideal choice for a DOS file editor, it's
powerful command set makes it a superlative programmers
editor for database, file maintenance, programming, and other
application software. Yet its full formatting and printing
features also make pE a powerful word processor.
pE is Shareware (see SHARWARE.TXT). It is a full working
copy of the registered program. You have 30 days to freely
use pE. if you intend to continue using pE - YOU MUST
REGISTER with Just Excellent Software, Inc. Registration
information is in "ORDER.FRM". UK residents please also see
"REGISTER.UK"
INSTALLATION
NOTE: nnn stands for current version number, i.e. 500,...
1. copy pennn.zip to your hard disk, preferably NOT
to the directory you want to install into.
copy a:\pennn.zip c:\tmp
2. unzip pennn.zip (you must have pkunzip.exe)
PKUNZIP PEnnn.ZIP
4. setup (defaults from where it is to c:\pe)
SETUP
If you want to get fancy with SETUP.EXE, below are some
additional options:
SETUP needs the following files (minimally) to work properly:
SETUP.EXE
KEY.PED <- setup.exe cannot run without this file
PED.EXE <- very important that it be intact as one file
README.1st <- not critical, this file
*.TXT <- not critical, but nice
It en-extracts PED.EXE from where it is into the specified (or
default c:\pe) directory.
It copies README.1st, and all the .TXT files into the same
directory.
It then changes to that directory.
It then marks pE with your name, personalizing your copy.
IT MUST COMPLETE ALL OF THESE STEPS IN ORDER TO INSTALL PE
CORRECTLY.
It then starts pE.
Type Setup d1[:] d2:\path
where D1 = the drive where setup is located and
D2:\path is where you want pe installed.
(defaults are current drive and c:\pe)
If d1: and d2: are both floppies, they must be different.
NOTE: If system was booted from floppy, command.com must
be copied to distribution disk before install.
setup a: b:\ installs pe from a: to b:\
setup a: c:\pe installs pe onto drive c: from a:
setup c: c:\utils install pe into directory utils
of drive c: from the current
directory (also on drive c:).
pE documentation is in an executable form in file pehelp.exe.
It can be viewed from within pE through the help pull down or
externally by typeing "pehelp". It can be printed by
following the directions in the file.
pE's Help system uses "SIMDOC", a copyrighted work of:
SimpleWare
34 Earle Street
Grand Falls-Windsor, NF
CANADA A2B 1E9 Fax. (709) 489-9558