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WELCOME TO CATDISK V7.30
If you received this release on a floppy disk, please make a copy of the
original, put the original in a safe place and work from the copy.
BBS sysops should post the distribution files as CDISK730.EXE and CDSK730D.EXE
(feel free to convert the files to whatever archive format you desire and
rename appropriately).
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CONTENTS
1. Registration procedures
2. Extracting The CATDISK Program Files And Documentation.
3. * IMPORTANT: Upgrading Your Catalog Files To This Version.
4. Saving Your Configuration If You Were Using CATDISK v3.61 or Later.
5. If You Are Missing Any Documentation Files.
6. CATDISK PLUS Update.
7. Printing Documentation.
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1. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES
If you wish to register your copy of CATDISK, please use the registration form
provided and also see the section of the user manual entitled "Support And
Upgrades."
For convenience, you may use your VISA credit card to register with us. If
registering this way, you may do so by voice at (519) 570-3523, via our online
support system, The Shareware Connection at (519) 570-4132, or right on the
registration form, which you may send by FAX at (519) 884-4887, or by mail.
If paying by check or money order, please be sure that it is drawn on a
Canadian or US bank (we can handle either, whichever is most convenient to
you).
If you are a member of CompuServe, you may also register this program online.
Just enter "GO SWREG" from any menu prompt and follow the instructions that
follow. Our program ID is #688. Please note that the registration fee when
using CompuServe is $32 instead of the normal $29. This is required due to
the fact that CompuServe charges a 15% fee for their services. Even with the
increased registration fee, our portion only amounts to $27.20. This option
also does not allow flexibility in allowing you to determine which upgrade
path (if any) that you wish to use in obtaining future CATDISK upgrades... it
only covers the base registration (although you may obtain all future upgrades
from CompuServe).
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2. EXTRACTING THE CATDISK PROGRAM FILES AND DOCUMENTATION TO DISK
We distribute the standard version of CATDISK in the form of a self-extracting
LHA-format archive files which contains this README.1ST file and three other
self-extracting archive files. These archives are called CATPROGS.EXE, which
contains the main CATDISK program files, CATUTILS.EXE, which contains the
related utility programs and CATDOCS.EXE, which contains the various
documentation files and registration forms for CATDISK.
The DPMI-compliant version of CATDISK is distributed in its own archive file
and is not absolutely necessary to use CATDISK and its related utilities.
Depending on the source of the archive, it may be called CDSKxxxD.EXE or
CDxxxD.EXE (the xxx is the version number - example - CDSK730D.EXE).
Note that many BBS system operators convert self-extracting archive files to
standard archive file formats, such as ZIP or ARJ. If this is the case, you
will need the necessary de-archiver to unpack the files. Please refer to the
archiver's manuals for details on the proper operation.
In the following examples, we will provide instructions dealing with the
self-extracting archives as we distribute them.
If extracting the archives to floppy disks, we will assume that the archive
files themselves are located on the B: drive and that the expanded files will
be installed to the disk in drive A:. Each disk denoted by title represents a
separate disk. Please feel free to substitute whatever drive and/or directory
fits your scenario.
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Disk Format | Disk Title | Instructions | Notes
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| CATDISK Program/Config | B:CATPROGS A: |
|------------------------+----------------------+-----------------
| CATDISK Utilities | B:CATUTILS A: |
|------------------------+----------------------+-----------------
360K | CATDISK Documentation | B:CATDOCS A: |
| | COPY B:README.1ST A: |
|------------------------+----------------------+-----------------
| CATDISK DPMI Version | B:CDSKxxxD A: | Optional
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| CATDISK Programs & | B:CATPROGS A: |
| Utilities | B:CATUTILS A: |
|------------------------+----------------------+-----------------
720K | CATDISK DPMI Version & | B:CDSKxxxD A: | Optional if you
| Documentation | | have it.
| | B:CATDOCS A: |
| | COPY B:README.1ST A: |
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| CATDISK Program Files | B:CATPROGS A: |
| | B:CATUTILS A: |
| | B:CDSKxxxD A: | Optional if you
1.2 Mb | | | have it.
|------------------------+----------------------+-----------------
| CATDISK Documentation | B:CATDOCS A: |
| | COPY B:README.1ST A: |
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| CATDISK Program Files | B:CATPROGS A: |
| & Documentation | B:CATUTILS A: |
| | B:CDSKxxxD A: | Optional if you
1.44 Mb | | | have it.
| | B:CATDOCS A: |
| | COPY B:README.1ST A: |
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If installing to a hard drive, simply copy all distribution files to a
directory and execute all three (or four if you have the DPMI version as well)
self-extracting archive files and delete each as it has been successfully
expanded.
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You may now proceed with setting up CATDISK for operation as described in the
user manual.
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3. IMPORTANT: UPGRADING YOUR CATALOG FILES TO THIS VERSION.
Prior To V2.10
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Some of the critical information stored in current release of CATDISK are not
present in early releases. You will need to delete all .DTA and .SUM files
created by these early releases and start from scratch.
If You Were Using CATDISK V2.10 to V6.37
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This release of CATDISK supports file comments of 43 characters in length and
disk comments in the summary report of 40 characters in length. You do *NOT*
have to purge your old catalog files and start over... just run the program
CDISKCVT.EXE on each catalog file that you have, select the appropriate
conversion option as outlined in the program and any changes that are necessary
to convert your files to the new format will be made.
The syntax of this command is:
CDISKCVT catalog_name
- where catalog_name is the name of the catalog file to be converted.
(do NOT include the filename extension of .DTA on the command line)
If You Were Using CATDISK V7.00 or Later
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Your current catalog files are fully compatible with this release... you do
NOT need to convert them.
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4. RECALLING YOUR PREVIOUS CONFIGURATION IF USED CATDISK V3.61 OR LATER
Before copying the new program files to your work disk, you might want to
rename the executable file from the previous installation (CATDISK.COM or
CATDISK.EXE) to another name. The new configuration utility, CDISKCFG.EXE
now has the ability to read the configuration information from the release that
you were using for easy installation into this release. This can save you some
time in setting the program up for your preferences, particularly if you've
customized all the screen colors.
When you run CDISKCFG, hit <F8> and follow the prompts.
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5. IF YOU ARE MISSING ANY DOCUMENTATION FILES
Due to the nature of BBS distribution, it is possible that you may have
received a copy of this program that may be missing one or more of the
documentation files. If this is the case, and you have a modem on your
computer, you may give our support BBS, The Shareware Connection a call to
obtain documentation files for the current release.
The number to call is (519) 570-4132
When you have signed on and have arrived at the main menu, enter "F 2", which
is the directory in which all of CATDISK's documentation files are stored
individually. These files are accessible to anyone calling into the system.
Download the pertinent files to your situation and you'll be all set.
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6. CATDISK PLUS UPDATE
Due to the popularity that CATDISK has achieved, and the resulting workload in
keeping up with correspondence, the development of CATDISK PLUS has been
significantly delayed. Work is progressing, albeit slowly, as we adapt to
the increased workload. Additionally, as development progresses, new ideas
pop up that are too good to pass up, both on the shareware version of CATDISK,
as well as in CATDISK PLUS.
Recently, we have been receiving pre-paid orders for CATDISK PLUS from a fair
number of individuals and corporations. Unfortunately, these orders cannot be
processed before the product is ready. Before ordering CATDISK PLUS, please
check with us either by voice at (519) 570-3523, or on our bulletin board
system, The Shareware Connection at (519) 570-4132 for information on CATDISK
PLUS's availability.
At the time that this package was created, we cannot commit to any release
date.
Thank you for your patience.
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7. PRINTING DOCUMENTATION
To print this README.1ST file, the revision history, the CATDISK user manual,
or any of the registration forms, run the program PRINTDOC.EXE, contained in
the self-extracting documentation file. This is a menu driven program that is
capable of printing the longer files, such as the user manual in a two-sided
format (i.e. on both sides of the page). The documentation files and
PRINTDOC.EXE must be in the same directory.