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.TOPIC:
Contents
   HyperCat offers powerful text display and retrieval capabilities,
 multi-level menus, and the best features of a disk based catalog.

   Unlike many hypertext applications the text files and menus used with
 HyperCat are easy to create and define.  In a few menu driven steps you
 can create multi-level menus that display text files, execute external
 programs or batch files or display additional menus.  Utilizing the
 powerful hypertext is equally simple.  You don't even have to use
 hypertext unless you want or need to.

  The Basic Concept
  Getting around with a keyboard or mouse

  Let's make a menu                   In just three easy steps you
  Let's make some HyperText           can be using your own hypertext
  Compile and test it                 application.

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Compile and test it

   After your test application has been completed it's time to compile it's
 parts into a single directory for distribution.  Compiling scans your
 project files looking for all included parts, external programs and
 graphics.  It then processes and copies these to a single directory. After
 completion you have a "ready for distribution" product.

 Compile Options

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The Basic Concept
   There are basically two things that HyperCat does.  First, it allows
 you to easily create menu items which in turn can execute other programs
 or batch files, additional menus and/or display text or powerful hypertext.

   The second idea behind HyperCat is hypertext.  With only a small amount
 of effort you can create powerful hypertext files that simply display text
 or displays text containing links to related parts of your document.
 Hypertext files can also execute external programs, display graphics and
 even open an interactive, customized order form.

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Getting around with a keyboard or mouse

   Both the HyperCat Setup program and the HyperCat runtime utilize a
 Windows like interface.  Using a mouse you simple "click" on the item
 you wish to move to or activate.  Using the key board you can press the
 TAB key to move from object to object or the Arrow keys to move from
 Field to field.  Under most circumstances the ESC key will undo an
 operation or clear the screen and the ENTER key will complete or close
 an operation.

   When using hypertext the TAB and SHIFT TAB key will move from jump to
 jump while the Home, End, PgUp, PgDn and Arrow keys will scroll any text
 that goes off the screen.  Text can be scrolled both up and down and
 left and right.

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Let's make a menu

   The first step in creating a menu is to define a project name.  A
 project is the combination of all menus, hypertext files, setup files,
 external programs, graphics, batch files and any other parts or pieces
 you may include in your HyperCat application.  HyperCat keeps up with
 all the parts associated with the project name and assembles them when
 the application is compiled.

   If you've gotten this far you've already had to choose a project.
 HyperCat requires a project name so to began a new project you will need
 to select FILE from the pull-down menus, then NEW PROJECT.  At the NEW
 PROJECT prompt enter a file name for the project you would like to begin.
 Now press ENTER or click the OK button with the mouse.

   The next prompt that appears is the LOAD MENU screen.  Since this is a
 new project and there are no menus yet just click the OK button to
 continue.

   You should now be looking at the MENU SETUP screen.  There's a lot
 of buttons here but it's really quite simple.  To create your first menu
 item just click the OK button.  You should now see the EDIT MENU ITEM 1
 window.  To continue click on MENU SETUP or press the TAB key then
 press ENTER.

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Menu Setup

   From this screen you create the menu items for your application.  The
 Menu Setup screen allows you add, delete and define menu choices.  You
 can also access the Project Setup screen by clicking the Setup button.

   When creating a new menu for the first time you simply click OK to open
 the edit window for MENU ITEM 1 or click on the list box to select an
 existing menu.  New menu names are created automatically by the program.

  Edit item   Setup    Test     For information on the individual
  Ins         Save     Help     Menu Setup buttons use the TAB key
  Del         Close    New      or click on the topics to the left.


.TOPIC:
Test

   The test button allows you to make changes to your application the see
 the effects immediately.  Clicking Test will execute HyperCat using the
 current settings for the current project.  Remember to save changes before
 testing.

 Note: Sometimes, if memory conditions are low, "shelling" to external
 programs will not work when "testing".  They should work fine during
 normal operation.

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Ins

   The Insert button will open the menu edit window for a new menu item
 directly below the item currently hi-lited.

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Del

   The Delete button will prompt you with an OK / Cancel option before
 deleting the curently hi-lited menu item.

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New

   The New button allow you to select or create a new menu set to edit.
 Menu items can load and display multiple menus.  HyperCat always prompts
 you to save or cancel menu item changes before loading or creating a
 new menu.

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Setup

   This button displays the Project Setup screen.  The Project Setup
 screen controls many HyperCat application defaults including colors,
 order form defaults and the opening screen.  For more information
 display the Project Setup screen the click the Help button.

  Project Setup

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Save

   Clicking the Save button will save any changes you have made to any
 menu items.  HyperCat always prompts to save unsaved changes before
 loading new menus or projects.

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Close

   The close button closes the Menu Setup screen.  If changes have been
 made that have not yet been saved you will be prompted to save them.

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Help

   The Help button on any screen loads context-sebsitive help for the
 current topic.

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Edit Item

   Each menu item has four parts, some are required and some are optional.
 The parts are:

 Menu item text: This will be first menu item hilited by the scroll bar
                 when the program is started. <Required>
      Item desc: This is a one line description of the menu item.  It is
                 not required but is helpful to the user. <Optional>
   File to load: This is the file to load or execute when this item is
                 selected and is required. <Required>
 Hypertext jump: This is the topic within a hypertext file to display.
                 If left blank the hypertext will default to the first
                 of the document containing the Contents topic. <Optional>

   To create a menu choice enter the menu item text then a short
 description of what the menu item does.  If you are displaying a hypertext
 file with this item enter the name of the file.  Be sure to include the
 HYP extension.  If you wish this item to display a new menu enter the name
 if the menu file using the MNU extension.  To execute an external program
 or batch file enter it's name.

   If the menu item is to display a hypertext file you can enter in the
 Hypertext jump field the name of the topic to display.  This allows
 different menu choices to display different sections of the same document.

   When you're done just click on Save/Exit to return to the Menu Setup
 screen.

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Contents topic

   Every hypertext document must have a Contents.  It is the first and
 only required hypertext jump.  To create a contents you need only to
 enter the following text on the first two lines of the document.  Make
 sure both lines begin on the left margin and that the word TOPIC is in
 capital letters.

 .TOPIC:
 Contents

   That's all it takes.  See any of the sample files for examples.

.TOPIC:
Let's make some hypertext

   A hypertext document in it's simplest form is a text file that contains
 "links" to other areas of the document.  To turn a text file into
 HyperCat compatible "hypertext" you need only to enter the following text
 on the first two lines of the document and to give the file the HYP
 extension.  Make sure both lines begin on the left margin and that the
 word TOPIC is in capital letters.

 .TOPIC:
 Contents

   That's all it takes.  A document with the two preceding lines will
 load in the HyperCat program.  To create hypertext that allows jumps and
 the running of external programs select one of the topics below:

   Creating hypertext              Displaying the Order Form
   Executing external programs     Displaying Graphics

.TOPIC:
Displaying the Order Form

   HyperCat incorporates a full featured order form that calculates tax
 by state, adds shipping and handling charges and takes all order info
 including credit card, name & address, and user notes.

   To invoke the order form from within a hypertext file and have it
 correctly process the order information requires that you format your
 text in special way.  To invoke the order form requires only that you
 use the word Order followed by a product number within a hypertext link.

 For example: <Order #2323>               (Note: The <> characters would
                                          normally be replaced by the
                                          ALT 017 and ALT 016 characters.)

 Most Important!

   An order form link must always start with the word order and end with
 the # character followed by a code.  The code can be numeric or alpha
 characters.  You can also include additional text between the word Order
 and the # character if you choose.

   Somewhere within the document there must also be a matching order number
 followed by the price.  For Example:

   #ED234  Educational Software for Kids v1.2  $29.95
           You can include any text, anywhere you choose for the
           description of your products as long there is a line somewhere
           that starts with a product number and ends with a price.  The
           $ sign is also required.

   <Order #ED234>  or  <Order Educational Software - Product #ED234>

   An alternative method of invoking the order form is to provide all the
 necessary information on a single line.  For example:

   #231AC  230w P/S Full Tower case                             $59.00
   #123AC  Mitsumi CD-ROM 150kb 300 mil sec                     $79.00
   #792AC  Multi I/O 2S 1P 1G                                   $19.00

   When a user clicks the order link, HyperCat will scan the document to
 match the order number then invoke the order form with all necessary
 information.  You should also review the Order form setup to customize
 the printed order form for your application.

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Order Form Setup

   The HyperCat order form can be completely customized to reflect your
 company and policies.  The order form is completely optional and will
 never be seen by the user unless you invoke it in your text.  See the
 help topic Displaying the Order Form for information on invoking the
 order form.

 Note: All edit fields in HyperCat use "Hot keys" to move about the text.

       HOME        - Moves to the first character on the line.
       END         - Moves to the last character on the line.
       CTRL-HOME   - Moves to the first character in the document.
       CTRL-END    - Moves to the last character in the document.
       ARROW KEYS  - Move one character at the time in any direction.
       PGUP-PGDN   - Scrolls the document one page at the time.
       DEL         - Deletes the character the cursor is on.
       CTRL-I      - Insets the cursor 5 characters.
       SHIFT ARROW - Blocks text for delete.


 Text to appear on order from preceding customer address:

   This field is a multi-line edit box that allows you to enter any number
 of lines of text you choose.  Text entered here will be displayed
 beginning on the first line of the order from and will be followed by
 the user's Name and Address.  Use spaces to center or format your text
 and be sure to press the RETURN key after each line.

 Text to appear on order form following purchase totals:

   Text entered in this field will be printed immediately following the
 purchase totals.  This a completely flexible field that allows you to
 place any text on the order you choose.  Use spaces to center or format
 your text and be sure to press the RETURN key after each line.

 Tax and Miscellaneous

   ( ) Do Not Prompt For Taxes
       If this option button is selected the order form tax prompt will
       be dimmed and the user will not have access to it.

   ( ) Prompt For Tax on One State/Province
       If this option is selected HyperCat will prompt for a tax rate
       only if the State/Province you enter matches the State/Province
       the user enters.  (It is not case sensitive)

   ( ) Prompt For Tax on All States or Provinces
       As the title implies, when this option is selected the user will
       allways be prompted for taxes.

       State or Province to tax:
       If you select option 2 above you will need to enter the State or
       province to tax in this field.

       Currency Character:
       This is the character that will be displayed to indicate the
       currency type being used.  $, £, etc...


       Prompt for Shipping Costs:
       Checking this box will cause HyperCat to make the shipping costs
       field available to the user and what they enter will be factored
       into the totals.

       Prompt For Credit Card Purchase:
       If you can accept credit cards you can use this option to have
       HyperCat prompt for credit card purchases.  If entered, this
       information will be printed on the order form.

       Credit Cards Accepted:
       This is simply a text field that displays with the order form to
       tell customers what credit cards are accepted.

 Date Format

   Select the format for where your application will primarialy be
 distributed, either the USA or European.

 Save/Exit

   The Save/Exit button will save the current order form setup information
 and write it to the project file, then exit the Order Form Setup.

 Cancel

   The cancel button exits the Order Form Setup screen without saving any
 changes.

 Help

   The Help button on any screen displays context sensitive help for the
 current location within the program.

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Project Setup

   For each hypertext application or "project" you create there are many
 settings that can vary from project to project.  HyperCat keeps these
 settings in the .PRJ file.  The Project Setup options allow you to define
 a number of features concerning the "look and feel" and usability of your
 application.

 Note: All edit fields in HyperCat use "Hot keys" to move about the text.

       HOME        - Moves to the first character on the line.
       END         - Moves to the last character on the line.
       CTRL-HOME   - Moves to the first character in the document.
       CTRL-END    - Moves to the last character in the document.
       ARROW KEYS  - Move one character at the time in any direction.
       PGUP-PGDN   - Scrolls the document one page at the time.
       DEL         - Deletes the character the cursor is on.
       CTRL-I      - Insets the cursor 5 characters.
       SHIFT ARROW - Blocks text for delete.


 Opening Screen Text

   The opening screen is useful for providing your name, address, phone
 number information and "getting started" instructions to the user.  If the
 opening screen is left or right of the menu the user will see it each time
 they return to a menu.

   From the Project Setup screen you can enter any amount of text up to
 32k.  The Opening Screen will scroll up and down allowing the user to
 view an unlimited amount of text.

   When displaying the opening screen along side the menu items it will be
 sized to allow the maxium width based on the longest menu item.  Try
 different menu items to see how they affect the opening screen.  When the
 menus are centered the opening screen will be almost full-screen.

   Use spaces to center text and be sure to press the ENTER key after each
 line of text.


 [ ] Enable Printing of Text
     HyperCat allows the user to block text using the mouse or keyboard
     then send it to "clipboard".  The Clipboard is an area where text can
     be collected and then later printed to a printer or text file.  If
     you do not want the user to be able to copy or print your data this
     option should be UNCHECKED.

 [ ] Enable Opening Screen
     When this option is "checked" you will be able to edit the opening
     data and the opening screen will be displayed when HyperCat is started.
     I "unchecked" the opening screen will be disabled.

 [ ] Enable Order Form Display
     When this option is "checked" you will be able to edit the order form
     setup data and the order form options will appear in the HyperCat
     options menu. If "unchecked" the order form will not be available from
     HyperCat and the Order Form Setup will not be accessible from
     HyperCat Setup program.  (This program.)

 [ ] Return to previous menu
     When this option is "checked" a menu item is added to each menu you
     create.  The first or Top menu will have as it's last item the option
     to exit the program.  All lower level menus will have as thier last
     menu item, the option to return to the previous menu.

     Important!  If you do not enable this option you will need to create
     the menu items that allow users to return to previous menus.  This
     option allows you to define the text that returns to other menus in
     case each menu contains categorized items.

 [ ] Enable options menu item
     When this option is "checked" a menu item is added to each menu you
     create.  All menus will have the choice to display the options menu.
     The options menu allows the user to print text from the clipboard,
     change colors, change sound effects and shell to DOS.

 [ ] Enable EMS/Disk memory swapping
     HyperCat has the ability to remove itself from memory leaving only a
     5k "place marker".  This feature should be enabled only if you are
     executing external programs that require the extra memory.

     HyperCat first seeks to use EMS for memory swapping.  If EMS is not
     available HyperCat will seek to find space on every drive on the
     system.  If it cannot find space it will perform a normal shell.

     Note: If memory conditions are low you may experience problems using
           the HyperCat shell feature when testing under the HyperCat
           Setup program.  Under normal operation conditions executing
           external programs should work fine.

 ( ) Position Menus Left
     This option causes the opening screen to be displayed on the right of
     the menu.  It will also cause the opening screen to be sized to fit
     in the remaining space right of the menu.

 ( ) Position Menus Center
     This option causes the opening screen to be displayed "full-screen"
     when the HyperCat program is first started.  As soon as a key is
     pressed the opening will clear and the main menu will be displayed in
     the center of the screen.  The opening screen will appear only once
     each time the program is executed.

 ( ) Position Menus Right
     This option causes the opening screen to be displayed on the left of
     the menu.  It will also cause the opening screen to be sized to fit
     in the remaining space left of the menu.

 Color Set

   HyperCat provides a number of different color combinations for your
 hypertext application.  Use the up and down arrow keys to scroll the
 different choices or use the mouse to click the arrow then choose from
 the list.

 Project Title

   This is the title text that will be displayed across the top of your
 HyperCat application.

   If your project will encompass multiple issues or updates you should
 name each project consistantly.  Each should begin with a word that
 distinguishes it from the others.  HyperCat sorts these names and allows
 a user to jump from one item to another by pressing the letter that
 matches the first letter of the first word.

   Example: April Edition - North Carolina PC users group.
            Feburary Edition - North Carolina PC users group.
            March Edition - North Carolina PC users group.

            1st Issue - Computer Animation Newsletter
            2nd Issue - Computer Animation Newsletter
            3rd Issue - Computer Animation Newsletter

    When you update a project, all the user has to do, is install the new
 data in the same directory as the old data.  HyperCat will do the rest.

 Order Form

   The Order Form button displays the Order Form Setup screen.

 Sound Effects

   HyperCat has three modes for Sound Effects, Off, Fun and Serious. You
 can click this button to set the defaults for your application.

 Save

   The Save button will write the current project setup to disk so that
 testing the project will reflect the changes you have made.

 Close

   The Close button closed the project setup screen.  You must save the
 setup before exiting if you wish any changes to take effect.

 Test

   The text button allows you to make changes to your application the see
 the effects immediately.  Click Test will execute HyperCat using the
 current settings for the current project.  Remember to save changes before
 testing.

 Help

   The Help button on any screen displays context sensitive help for the
 current location within the program.


.TOPIC:
Displaying graphics

   HyperCat for DOS uses a simple utility called HCPCX.EXE to display
 PCX graphics.  HCPCX will display color graphics in up to 16 color in
 any resolution.  640 x 480 graphic images seem to give the best results.
 The HCPCX program must be present for PCX files to be displayed.  HyperCat
 will automatically copy HCPCX when your application is compiled.

   Graphics can be displayed using any of three methods.  Graphics can be
 displayed from within hypertext files and as a menu item.

   To display a PCX graphic from within hypertext you need only to enter
 the PCX filename, the word Figure or the word Show within the link.

   Figure <FILENAME>  - The word Figure (or Fig) tells HyperCat that the
                        following filename should be displayed as a PCX
                        Graphic file.  Click Fig: Graphic for an example.
   Show <FILENAME>    - The word Show or (Sho) works the same as Figure.
                        Show tells HyperCat that the following filename
                        should be displayed as a PCX Graphic file.  Click
                        Show Graphic for an example.
   <FILENAME>.PCX     - Any filename by itself ending with the PCX
                        extension will be displayed as a graphic file.
                        Click Graphic.PCX for an example.

   To display a PCX graphic as a menu item you simply enter the name of
 the PCX file in the FILE TO LOAD field.  Make sure you include the PCX
 extension HyperCat with try to load it as a hypertext file.


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Executing external programs

   HyperCat hypertext file can not only jump to other locations within the
 document, they can be used to execute programs or batch files and display
 PCX graphics using a special HyperCat utility.

   HyperCat uses "keywords" to identify special functions.  Keywords are
 utilized by placing them inside the hypertext link.  The following words
 will cause special actions when clicked on by the user:

   Run <FILENAME>     - Placing the word RUN before a filename in a hyper-
                        text link will cause the filename to be executed
                        when the link is clicked.
   <FILENAME>.EXE     - Placing any executable filename by itself inside
                        a link will cause it to be executed when clicked.
   <FILENAME>.COM     - Placing any executable filename by itself inside
                        a link will cause it to be executed when clicked.
   <FILENAME>.BAT     - Placing any executable filename by itself inside
                        a link will cause it to be executed when clicked.
                        Click on DEMO.BAT for an example.
   Figure <FILENAME>  - The word Figure (or Fig) tells HyperCat that the
                        following filename should be displayed as a PCX
                        Graphic file. See Displaying graphics for more
                        information.  Click Fig: Graphic for an example.
   Show <FILENAME>    - The word Show or (Sho) works the same as Figure.
                        Show tells HyperCat that the following filename
                        should be displayed as a PCX Graphic file.  Click
                        Show Graphic for an example.
   <FILENAME>.PCX     - Any filename by itself ending with the PCX
                        extension will be displayed as a graphic file.
                        Click Graphic.PCX for an example.
   Order #1234        - The word Order (or Ord) displays the custom order
                        form. Click Displaying the Order Form for more
                        information.

.TOPIC:
Creating hypertext

   Creating HyperCat hypertext is easy!   Hypertext files are standard ASCII
 files that can be edited with most text editors including the EDIT program
 that comes with DOS.

 To create a new Hypertext file:

 1.  Determine what data or information you wish to publish.
 2.  Start any text editor that reads and writes ASCII files using a file
     name that has the HYP extension.
 3.  Create a topic named Contents and type a table of contents below. The
     contents topic is required and can be used as a starting point for
     your hypertext application.
 4.  Every entry in the table of contents should be a link to another topic.
 5.  Create a Hypertext topic for every link in the table of contents.
 6.  Every Hypertext topic can contain links to other Hypertext topics.
 7.  Hypertext topics do not need to be listed in the table of contents.
 8.  Hypertext files can be any length or width but each topic is limited
     to 32k.  This means the document containing your hypertext topics can
     be any size but the content of each jump or topic must not exceed
     32k.

   HyperCat distinguishes hypertext topics from ordinary text by requiring
 that all topics are formatted in a specific way.

 1.  The word TOPIC must be on a line by itself, preceeded by a period (.)
     and followed by a colon (:).  TOPIC must be in uppercase.
 2.  The period must be the first character on the line.
 3.  Only spaces are allowed after the colon.
 4.  The name of the topic itself must be on the line immediately below the
     .TOPIC: statement.
 5.  The topic text should begin on the line after the name of the topic.
 6.  The HyperCat will not word wrap text.  Use the ENTER key to break text
     into reasonable length lines.  74 character lines work well because
     the hypertext window defaults to 76 characters wide.  Lines that exceed
     76 characters can be scrolled right and left.
 7.  Topics can be located anywhere within the document.

   For example, the following would be a valid topic except that the period
 is the second character on the line, not the first.  (It is displayed this
 way so as to not confuse the HCS help system which uses hypertext.)

 .TOPIC:
This is a topic name
 This is the first line of this topic.
 Line 2
 Line 3
 Line 4...

 This is the last line of this topic.

  Creating Links

.TOPIC:
Creating Links

   Links are hot spots that a hypertext user clicks on to jump to another
 topic.  Links are ordinary text surrounded by special triangle characters
 (ASCII codes 16 and 17).  These characters are entered by pressing and
 holding the ALT then entering the ASCII code.  Try this by holding down
 the ALT key, then using the numeric keypad enter the number 017.  This
 will cause the left triangle character to appear.

   Links and Topics must have exactly the same name or HyperCat will not
 be able to find a Topic when a Link is clicked.  Links and topics are
 not case sensitive.  If there is no matching topic when a link is clicked
 a warning message will appear.  For example, click on Invalid Topic to
 see what happens if you create a Link without a matching Topic.

   You can view or edit any of the sample or help files used by HyperCat
 for an example of hypertext is created.

.TOPIC:
Creating menus

   Creating a menu in HyperCat is an easy, menu driven operation.  You can
 even create menu items that load additional menus and execute external
 programs or batch files.

  Let's make a menu

.TOPIC:
Compile Options

   The Compile Option is where you complete your application by assembling
 it's parts into a single directory.  HyperCat will scan your HYP and MNU
 files looking for any external programs or graphics used by your program.
 After Compile has run, all the files used or called by your application
 will reside in one place.

   You should always develope your application from the HyperCat directory.
 All associated files should be kept with the PRJ files so HyperCat Setup
 can find them at compile time.

 Output Directory:

   The Output Directory is the location on your hard or floppy disk where
 you wish to store your completed application.  HyperCat Setup will always
 overwrite any existing files.  If you include a subdirectory name that
 does not exist, as the destination, HyperCat will create it.

 Start-up Filename:

   The Start-up filename is the name you wish to give the HyperCat EXE
 program.  This will be the name your users start your application with.

 ( ) Compress HYP and support files.
 ( ) Compress support files only.

   HyperCat will compress and encrypt your HYP files to reduce thier size
 and protect your data.  Compression is recommended.  If you choose to
 compress support files only, your data will remain in it's ASCII state
 and can be accessed by the user.  Sometimes this may be desirable such as
 when you distribute a catalog-on-disk.  Most times you will want your data
 to use less space and be protected from unauthorized copying.

   Note: If you do not want your data accessible be sure to disable the
         copy feature in the Setup and compress your HYP files.

 Start

   The Start button begins the compilation process.

 Close

   Click the Close button to clear the Compile Options screen.

 Help

   The Help button on any screen displays context sensitive help for the
 current location within the program.

.TOPIC:
About HyperCat



                               HyperCat v1.1

                   HyperText Catalog and Authoring System

          Copyright 1994 - Michael L. Wester - All Right Reserved





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.TOPIC:
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      Registration includes a royalty-free license to create README.EXEs
  That display YOUR copyright... and it's only $15.00.


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                            Jokes & Quotes v1.4

      Jokes & Quotes is a NETWORK ready, daily message display system.
  Nearly 4000 jokes, quotes, stories, maxims and more are selected from
  25 "on-screen" categories.  Users have options to print quotes,
  deselect categories, random select at startup, change colors, enable
  screen blanker, reset category to any record and more.  Network
  features include global messages to all users, special messages to
  selected users, limit number of jokes displayed daily, administrator
  controled categories and more.  Full mouse support and context
  sensitive help.

  Just a few of the 40+ joke and quote categories:

  THINGS TO THINK ABOUT                QUIPS & WIT
  OXYMORONS                            QUOTED
  ONE LINE WIT                         DISORDER IN THE COURT!  TRANSQUIPS!
  TYPOS                                REAL LIFE IN FANTASY LAND!  TV AXIOMS
  SELECTED SCRIPTURES                  PRACTICAL JOKES
  KID TALK                             DOWN HOME FUN
  POLITICS                             REAL DUMB PEOPLE JOKES
  YOU KNOW YOU'RE GETTING OLD WHEN...  LIMERICKS

     Jokes and Quotes has been reviewed in major magazines and is
  carried by most sharware vendors.  It received Public Brand Software's
  four star rating, just short of a trophy.

  ...Jokes & Quotes is for anybody who likes to laugh (and who dosen't)...
                                           Public Brand Software

  ...I have found it to be a tremendous example of shareware and gladly
     submit the $15.00 registration fee.  ...an outstanding example of
     quality, shareware programming.
                                           M. Ciccarelli

  ...one of those programs that brings productivity to a standstill, you
     get started and you just can't stop.
                                           J. Abbott

  ...I loved it.  I had to register because I couldn't stop reading.  I
     used up the shareware categories and wanted more.
                                           T. Sorenson