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                    LinguaPro/SPANISH(TM) Version 2.60
           Copyright (c) 1992-5, Schulenberg and Associates, Inc
                         All Rights Reserved.

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DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTIONS
=========================
Anyone distributing LinguaPro/SPANISH for any kind of remuneration must first
contact Schulenberg and Associates, Inc. at the address below for authorization.
This authorization IS AUTOMATICALLY granted to distributors recognized by the
ASP (Association of Shareware Professionals) as adhering to its guidelines for
shareware distributors, and such distributors may begin offering LinguaPro/
SPANISH immediately (However Schulenberg and Associates must still be advised
so that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of the
program).

Assuming that the vendor is an ASP-approved vendor or BBS in good standing, or
alternatively, that written permission has been obtained, permission is hereby
granted to package the SHAREWARE version of LinguaPro/SPANISH in download
format, in CD-ROM format, or in packaged sets, or any other ASP-approved
distribution medium, as long as the packaging gives adequate notice to the
purchaser that the software is SHAREWARE and that registration fees are
required to be paid to the various program developers if the software is used
past an initial trial period.


Schulenberg and Associates, Inc. may be reached at:

                     Schulenberg & Associates, Inc.
                            P.O. Box 1005
                         Houston, Texas 77251
                         [phone] (Voice)
                         [phone] (FAX)
                       Compuserve ID: 72650,3160

The latest Shareware version of LinguaPro/SPANISH will always be available
on Compuserve (the Spanish libraries of the FLEFO and EURFOR forums), as well
as on the ASP Hub Network (AHN).

LinguaPro/SPANISH v2.60 is distributed using PKZIP and utilizes the following
naming convention:

    BBS's       LPRSP260.ZIP  (PKZIP v. 2.04)
    Vendors     LPRSP260.EXE  (PKZIP v. 2.04)

NOTE!!! - PKZIP v. 1.10 WILL NOT WORK!!!
The official release date on these files is 1/15/95.

HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
=====================
LinguaPro/SPANISH requires a PC with a hard disk, floppy drive, and a color
monitor.  CGA will work, but EGA or VGA is recommended so that accent marks on
Spanish words are more discernible.  A printer is also strongly recommended.

The Shareware version of the program requires 450K of available RAM and 1.2 Mb
available disk space.  The Registered Version requires 5 Mb available disk
space.  LinguaPro/SPANISH has been tested with DOS 3.3, 4.01, 5.0, and 6.0, and
should work with earlier versions as well.


PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS
====================
(SHORT)
   A multi-faceted program for serious students of Spanish.  Offers a 19,000
word user-modifiable online DICTIONARY, a sophisticated FLASHCARD system
for the mastery of the GRADED 19,000 word supplied vocabulary, a UNIQUE
VERB flashcard system that teaches Spanish verbs in all tenses and persons
using millions of COMPLETE SENTENCES, and in addition, two conversational
Spanish courses.  The first (18 units) is the Basic Spanish Course developed
by the U.S. Foreign Service Institute.  The second (12 units) is the Spanish
HEADSTART for Spain course developed by the U.S. Defense Language Institute.
This lesson material is taught by a special mode of the Flashcard System that
drills both the complete sentences and their individual parts of speech.  Also,
the Verb Reference Facility provides the definitions and conjugations for 9,256
Spanish verbs.  A 90 minute audio tape (and script file) is included that
teaches the basics of Spanish pronunciation.  In addition, 20 specialized
vocabulary files are provided that cover all necessary vocabulary for a wide
variety of common topics.  The INTERMEDIATE Registered Version also supplies
units 19-35 of the FSI course, and the remaining 20 units will be available
in the near future.

(MEDIUM)
   A multi-faceted program for the more serious students of Spanish.  LinguaPro
is a PROFESSIONAL quality program at a Shareware-level price.  It provides an
extremely fast 19,000 word online DICTIONARY system for word and definition
lookup.  The program supplies a GRADED (5 level) vocabulary set and easy-to-
use machinery that lets the user add more words, or create entirely new
vocabulary sets.  LinguaPro utilizes a sophisticated FLASHCARD system that
will teach the user THOUSANDS (some or all of the 19,000 word starter
dictionary) of Spanish words with a paced introduction of new words, and
continual review of words that are giving trouble.

   LinguaPro teaches Spanish VERB CONJUGATIONS using a UNIQUE approach.  Users
may select verbs, desired tenses, moods, and persons.  LinguaPro utilizes its
standard flashcard approach, but verb forms are presented to the user in
MILLIONS of complete, and different, SENTENCES.  These sentences are synthesized
by LinguaPro "on-the-fly" and provide an unparalleled depth of coverage of
Spanish verb forms.

   In addition to VOCABULARY and VERB-class files, LinguaPro/SPANISH offers
SENTENCE-class files that implement the first 18 lessons (units) originally
developed by the U.S. Foreign Service Institute for their Basic Spanish Course.
17 additional lessons (units 19 thru 35) are provided in the INTERMEDIATE
Registered Version (or separately as Expansion Set 1).  The final 20 lessons
(units 36-55) will be available in the near future.  Also, the complete 12
lesson Castilian course (Spanish HEADSTART for Spain) developed by the Defense
Language Institute is provided as well in this computerized format.  The Flash-
card Facility provides full support to help students master this lesson
material including drilling individual parts of speech from either English to
Spanish, or Spanish to English.  In addition, users may create their own
SENTENCE-class files that can be used in conjunction with standard textbooks.

   A Verb Reference System provides an authoritative reference for Spanish
verbs including complete definitions and conjugation patterns for 9,256 verbs,
together with Example sentences, Idioms, and Prepositions associated with each
verb.

   A 90 minute audio tape (and script file) is included that teaches the basics
of Spanish pronunciation.  In addition, 20 specialized vocabulary files are
provided that cover all necessary vocabulary for a wide variety of common
topics.

(LONG)
   A multi-faceted program for the more serious students of Spanish.  LinguaPro
is a professional quality program at a Shareware-level price.  It is really a
language learning system that is evolving to satisfy two separate classes of
users.  On the one hand, it is ideal for beginners because its flashcard system
permits the rapid mastery of a large amount of vocabulary (via VOCABULARY-class
files), as well as sentence structure (via SENTENCE-class files), while the verb
conjugation system (via VERB-class files) cuts through the complexity of Spanish
verbs by drilling selected verbs, tenses, and persons utilizing a limitless
number of complete, and interesting, sentences.  At the other extreme, the on-
line dictionary and verb reference system will be greatly useful to Spanish
scholars and translators that require rapid access to the definitions of Spanish
words, the ability to add their own words (especially words that are, e.g.,
obsolete, poetic, provincial, vulgar, regional, etc.), and accurate conjugation
information for Spanish verbs.  The registered version of LinguaPro/SPANISH
provides an initial set of dictionary files presenting 19,000 high-frequency
Spanish words in 5 graded levels.  The Verb Reference database file contains
the definitions and complete conjugation patterns for 9,256 Spanish verbs.

   The LinguaPro/SPANISH "system" provides 5 major capabilities:  a Flashcard
facility for VOCABULARY items, a Flashcard facility for SENTENCES,  a Flashcard
facility for VERBS (utilizing complete, synthesized sentences), an Online
Dictionary that can be used for reference, or for the construction of vocabulary
sets to be "flashcarded", and a Verb Reference System that provides complete
definitions and conjugation patterns for 9,256 Spanish verbs.

   The Flashcard system for VOCABULARY provides a "clustering" feature that
guarantees that the user is always given an optimal mix of new words and
previously-missed words.  Users may drill from Spanish to English or English
to Spanish.  Words that have been mastered may be "killed" (removed from the
active file and moved into a special archival file).  This flashcarding
approach is ideal for rapidly learning thousands of words.  The INTENSE modes
provided by the Flashcard system allows users to test themselves for total
mastery by requiring the user to actually type the correct vocabulary item

(including gender and applicable accent marks) while providing only the
minimum information needed to suggest to the user which specific word is
meant.  Users may add vocabulary items to the supplied vocabulary files,
modify definitions in the provided files, or may create altogether new
vocabulary files.

   The Flashcard system for SENTENCES works in a similar manner.  The INTENSE
modes provided for SENTENCES permit the user to type the suggested Spanish (or
English) word or phrase in an underlined area within a displayed sentence.
Users may add (or modify) sentences to the supplied sentence file, or may create
new sentence files.  The SENTENCE capability has been utilized in version 2.60
to implement an adaptation of the Basic Spanish Course originally developed by
the U.S. Foreign Service Institute (the "diplomatic" course).  The first 18
lessons (units) of this course are provided with the registered version, and
17 additional lessons are available in the INTERMEDIATE Registerd Version, or
separately as Expansion Set 1.  The final 20 lessons (Advanced Level) will
shortly be available as Expansion Set 2.  In addition, the complete 12 lesson
Castilian course (Spanish HEADSTART for Spain) developed by the Defense Language
Institute is provided in this computerized format as part of the standard
registered version.

   The Flashcard system for VERBS also functions in a similar manner.  The
user selects the tenses and moods (15 in all), a desired set of verbs, the
persons (I, you, we, they, etc.), and may even specify that the user is a
female, or that optional subject pronouns should be suppressed.  The
"flashcarding" process SYNTHESIZES an unlimited number of complete, grammatical
sentences utilizing the verbs, tenses, etc., specified by the user.  An optional
autoconjugation feature will continually show the complete conjugation for the
verb in the selected tense at the completion of the entry.

   The Online Dictionary supports up to 6 loaded vocabulary files and provides
a total capacity of up to 5,000 words (depending on the amount of memory
available) in "working" files, and an unlimited number in up to 10 assignable
External Files (including the KILLED file which contains words already
mastered).  Words may be looked-up from Spanish to English, or from English to
Spanish.  Users may move or copy words from one vocabulary file to another,
modify words and/or definitions, or add new words.  All vocabulary (or Sentence)
files constructed via the Online Dictionary are available to the Flashcard
system.  The Dictionary is especially adaptable to the needs of translators
or avid readers of Spanish literature.  The same Dictionary system is used to
reference, add, or modify SENTENCE files.

   The Verb Reference Facility is integrated both with the Flashcard system
and the Online Dictionary.  It provides almost instantaneous access to the
complete definition and conjugation patterns of 9,256 verbs (in the registered
version).  This is being expanded to include over 12,000 verb conjugations and
definitions in a future release.  When a particular verb is selected, the user
may additionally view Example sentences, Idioms, and Prepositions associated
with that verb.

   A 90 minute audio tape (and script file) is included that teaches the basics
of Spanish pronunciation.  In addition, 20 specialized vocabulary files are
provided that cover all necessary vocabulary for a wide variety of common
topics.