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║ SeedMaster Distribution Permission/Documentation ║
║ Copyright (C) 1988, 1991, White Harvest Software, Inc. ║
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This file contains the following sections:
* Restricted Permission to Copy/Distribute
* The INSTALL.EXE Program
* MAKING a Copy of Seedmaster
* INSTALLING a Copy of SeedMaster
* Technical Notes
RESTRICTED PERMISSION TO COPY/DISTRIBUTE:
The SeedMaster programs, databases (*), documentation, and helps are not
in the public domain. White Harvest Software, Inc., the copyright
holder, allows the software and databases to be copied and distributed
under the following conditions:
1. The KJV SeedMaster files may be copied and distributed to others for
no cost, or for a nominal charge to cover duplication and diskette
costs. Printed materials, such as the documentation manual, may not
be copied or distributed without express, written permission from
White Harvest Software, Inc.
2. The programs, databases, documentation, or helps may not be modified
for any reason without express, written permission from White Harvest
Software, Inc.
3. All diskette files are to be distributed together. For the SeedMaster
for DOS program, these include:
KJV.DAT INSTALL.EXE REGISTER.DOC
VERSES.KJV DISTRIB.DOC HELP.1
WORDS.KJV LHARC.EXE HELP.2
WORDSNDX.KJV LHARC.DOC HELP.NDX
SM.EXE GENINSTR.DOC CLEANCOM.EXE
REG_FORM.DOC
For the SeedMaster for Windows program, these include:
KJV.DAT INSTALL.EXE VERSES.KJV
DISTRIB.DOC WORDS.KJV LHARC.EXE
WORDSNDX.KJV LHARC.DOC SMW.EXE
CLEANCOM.EXE REG_FORM.DOC
4. The programs, databases, or documentation may not be sold as a part
of a larger package.
(*) The King James Bible is not copyrighted, but the database encryption
and format is proprietary and may not be modified.
NOTE: Only the KJV version of SeedMaster can be copied and given to
others. Other Bible versions, specifically the NIV and any others that run
under SeedMaster, are copyrighted works and MAY NOT BE DISTRIBUTED UNDER
ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. These Bible databases are licensed for your exclusive
use on one computer (see the license accompanying the non-KJV database for
more information).
THE INSTALL.EXE PROGRAM:
The INSTALL.EXE program performs two tasks. It INSTALLS the SeedMaster
for DOS and SeedMaster for Windows programs, as well as SeedMaster Bible
Databases. It also lets you make copies of KJV SeedMaster.
If you start INSTALL from a hard disk, it gives you options to MAKE a
copy of KJV SeedMaster. If you start INSTALL from a floppy disk (the
program is on disk number 1 and the Program/Update disk), it lets you
INSTALL SeedMaster programs and databases.
Type: INSTALL <Enter>
and follow the instructions on the screen.
Two SeedMaster files, VERSES.XXX and XXX.DAT are too large to fit on
most diskettes. INSTALL breaks up these files on a MAKE and reconstructs
them on an INSTALL.
The broken up files on the floppies are made "read-only". The DOS command:
ATTRIB -R A:*.* <Enter>
should remove the "read-only" status so you can use the diskettes for
other purposes.
The sections that follow explain the general process that INSTALL uses
for a MAKE and INSTALL, and describes potential errors and solutions.
Note: It is almost impossible to prepare for all the possible errors
someone could commit in using INSTALL. We have tried to trap the most
common or obvious. If you encounter difficulties, we would suggest the
following:
1. Read the technical notes section of this file.
2. Get the most PC-savvy person you can find and request their assistance.
3. Write us. Do your best to describe the problem, consider sending
printouts of screens, directory listings of the diskettes, etc.:
White Harvest Software, Inc. Dept: HELP!
POB 97153, Raleigh, NC 27624-7153
4. Call our BBS: (919) 846-2141 2400 Baud, No Parity, 8 Data, 1 Stop Bit.
5. Call our voice message/fax line: (919) 870-0775.
MAKING A COPY OF SEEDMASTER KJV:
Set your default Drive\Directory to the hard disk Drive\Directory with
SeedMaster. Type: INSTALL <Enter>
To make a copy of the KJV, select option 4.
INSTALL performs the following tasks:
1. Verifies required files exist.
2. Asks which floppy drive you wish to use.
3. Tells you how many EMPTY, FORMATTED diskettes you will need:
8 - 5.25" DSDD Diskettes (360K each) OR
3 - 5.25" High Capacity Diskettes (1.2 Meg each) OR
4 - 3.5" DSDD Diskettes (720K each) OR
2 - 3.5" High Capacity Diskettes (1.44 Meg each)
4. Compresses/Copies files to floppies.
INSTALLING SEEDMASTER DATABASES:
Put diskette number 1 in the floppy drive, set the DOS "default" drive to
the floppy drive, (for most people, this is done at a DOS prompt by
typing: A: <Enter>) and type: INSTALL <Enter>
Select option 1.
INSTALL performs the following tasks:
1. Verifies the computer has a hard disk.
2. Gives you a chance to override the standard Drive\Directory name -
C:\SM. We suggest that you NOT change the standard name. If you override
it, note that INSTALL does NOT verify that you entered a non-floppy
drive. DON'T do it, hard disk drives only, please.
3. Creates the directory. If it exists, you are warned that files
might be overwritten.
4. Verifies that the hard disk has sufficient free space.
5. Copies\Uncompresses files to the specified directory.
TECHNICAL NOTES:
FILE LAYOUT:
Files are copied to the disk in the following order:
INSTALL.EXE
DISTRIB.DOC
LHARC.EXE
XXX.LZH
VERSES.XXX
MISC.LZH
COMPRESSED FILES
The files XXX.LZH and MISC.LZH are not normal SeedMaster files. They are
compressed files created by the LHARC.EXE program. XXX.LZH is the
compressed version of XXX.DAT. MISC.LZH contains the following files:
WORDS.XXX WORDSNDX.XXX
Compression by LHARC
LHARC is a program designed to compress files to their smallest possible
size. Because LHARC is so efficient, it can take several minutes to
compress or uncompress a large file such as XXX.DAT. The LHARC
documentation manual, LHARC.MAN, has been included so you can use LHARC
for other purposes.
FILE BREAKUP PROCEDURE
The files XXX.LZH and VERSES.XXX are too large to fit on most floppies.
Therefore, INSTALL breaks up these files into chunks consisting of as
many multiples of 30,000 bytes as will fit on each diskette. Each chunk
retains its initial filename, and the file extension is numbered from
.1 - as in VERSES.1. The last chunk created is given the proper file
name - as in VERSES.XXX.
FILE CONCATENATION PROCEDURE
As the files are installed, INSTALL finishes a file when it fails to
find the next sequential filename extension AND it finds the proper
filename extension on the same disk.
NOTE: It is unlikely, but possible that someone might put in a diskette
out of order, AND that diskette have the proper extension. This will
result in an abbreviated and inoperable file. VERSES.XXX should have
a length of about 1.2 megabytes, and XXX.DAT should be about 2.3
megabytes.
INSTALLING THE HARD WAY
If something goes wrong in the installation, it IS possible to install
SeedMaster by hand.
The Simple Files
The following files can be simply copied into the SeedMaster directory
of your hard disk:
INSTALL.EXE
DISTRIB.MAN
LHARC.EXE
MISC.LZH
The Large Files, XXX.LZH and VERSES.XXX
We will show a batch file, but you can issue the following commands
manually to install each of the large SeedMaster files. We will use
VERSES.XXX for our example.
1. Find out which broken files must be pieced together. We'll assume we
found the following VERSES files:
VERSES.1 VERSES.2 VERSES.3 VERSES.XXX
2. Construct your batch file after this pattern (in the SeedMaster
directory of your hard disk):
echo off
echo Place VERSES.1 in drive A and
pause
copy a:VERSES.1/b VERSES.XXX/b
echo Place VERSES.2 in drive A and
pause
copy VERSES.XXX/b+a:VERSES.2/b
echo Place VERSES.3 in drive A and
pause
copy VERSES.XXX/b+a:VERSES.3/b
echo Place VERSES.XXX in drive A and
pause
copy VERSES.XXX/b+a:VERSES.XXX/b
echo All Done!
Uncompressing XXX.LZH and MISC.LZH
To uncompress the .LZH files, enter:
LHARC e XXX.LZH
LHARC e MISC.LZH
You may then delete the LZH files.
The emergency procedures outlined above are inefficient in terms of
intermediate disk space usage. Any space lost will be regained after the
system is completely installed, and the LZH files are deleted.