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INTRODUCING POPIT!
(c) Copyright 1990-92 by
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T E C H N O L O G I E S
11433 Cronhill Drive, Suite H
Owings Mills, MD 21117
(410)-363-1097
FAX: (410)-363-3779
OVERVIEW
PopIT! turns almost any program into a memory resident pop-up
utility. Simply press PopIT!'s hot-key (the default is CTRL-
F1), and you can execute any of the programs defined to Pop-
It's menu, or execute any DOS command-line.
PopIT! was designed primarily with network administrators in
mind, although network power-users will also undoubtedly enjoy
the convenience of PopIT! Network administrators can use
PopIT! to jump into NetWare utilities like RCONSOLE, SYSCON,
FCONSOLE and others, without exiting their application.
This .ZIP file includes a 30-day trial version of PopIT!, allowing
you to try PopIT! for 30 days of actual use before deciding
whether or not to purchase it.
INSTALLING POPIT!
COPY POPIT! TO YOUR SERVER
Copy PopIT!'s program files into SYS:PUBLIC or other
appropriate directory on your file server. The following
files are required:
PINSTALL.EXE
POPIT30.COM
POPIT30.OVR
VIDEO.OVR
PCONFIG.EXE
POPIT.DAT
Note: If you are running other Infinite Technologies'
utilities, they share a common VIDEO.OVR file. Use the
VIDEO.OVR with the most recent date stamp.
RUN PINSTALL TO INITIALIZE POPIT!
Run PINSTALL.EXE to initialize the PopIT! 30 day trial period.
RUN PCONFIG TO CUSTOMIZE POPIT!
PopIT! functions as a rudimentary menuing application. In
order to define the items that will be made available on Pop-
It's pop-up menu, you must execute the PCONFIG utility. Type
PCONFIG to create/edit the default menu profile, POPIT.DAT, or
type PCONFIG MENUFILE, where MENUFILE is the name of the menu
profile that you are creating.
Within PCONFIG, press <Insert> to define additional
applications. The following fields are available for each
application:
Description (Required) - This is the descriptive name for
the application that will appear on PopIT!'s menus.
Executable File Information:
Drive (Optional if program is in path) - The drive
letter on which the program file is located.
Directory (Optional if program is in path) - The
directory on the specified drive where the program file
is located. DOS environmental variables can be used
by surrounding the variable name with % characters,
i.e., %USER%.
File Name (Required) - The file name of the executable
program file (or batch file). Include the .EXE, .COM,
or .BAT extension as appropriate.
Parameters (Optional) - This defines any command line
parameters to be passed to the program. To prompt for
a command-line parameter, place a ? in the first field,
followed immediately by an optional text prompt to be
presented to the user when this application is
selected.
Working Drive or Directory (OPTIONAL) - These fields
specify an optional work directory to change to when the
application is executed. This is optional.
LOAD POPIT!
To load PopIT!, simply type POPIT30.
Optional command-line parameters include:
/P=MENUFILE where MENUFILE is the PopIT! menu profile file
to use instead of POPIT.DAT.
/M=??? where ??? is the number of KB of swap area PopIT!
should use. PopIT! defaults to 384KB.
/NE tells PopIT! not to use Expanded memory for swapping.
/NX tells PopIT! not to use Extended memory for swapping.
/NU tells PopIT! not to use 386-to-the-MAX or QEMM upper
memory blocks to reduce conventional memory overhead.
/D tells PopIT! not to use Expanded or Extended memory for
swapping, and to swap to disk. (PopIT! will swap to disk
by default if insufficient expanded or extended memory is
available.) Note: PopIT! creates a swap file in C:\ or
the directory specified via the DOS TMP environmental
variable. PopIT! is NetWare aware, so multiple
workstations can safely use the same TMP directory.
/U unloads or de-installs PopIT!.
You can also change PopIT!'s default hot-key of CTRL-F1 via
the command line with the following command line parameters:
@ Tells PopIT! to use <ALT> instead of <CTRL> in the hot-
key.
% Tells PopIT! to use <CTRL>-<ALT> instead of just <ALT>
in the hot-key.
& Tells PopIT! to use <CTRL>-<LEFT SHIFT> instead of
<ALT> in the hot-key.
! Tells PopIT! to use <ALT>-<LEFT SHIFT> instead of
<ALT> in the hot-key.
A-Z Any alphabetic character from A to Z can be specified
to work in conjunction with <ALT> or <CTRL> in the hot-
key.
Fxx Any function key (F1-F12) can be specified to work in
conjunction with <ALT> or <CTRL> in the hot-key.
Examples:
POPIT30 alone defaults to the <CTRL>-<F1> hot-key, or if Pop-
It has already been loaded, the hot-key is not changed.
POPIT30 X tells PopIT! to use <CTRL>-<X> as its hot-key.
POPIT30 @Z tells PopIT! to use <ALT>-<Z> as its hot-key.
POPIT30 F12 tells PopIT! to use <CTRL>-<F12> as its hot-key.
POPIT30 %F5 tells PopIT! to use <CTRL>-<ALT>-<F5> as its hot-key.
POPIT30 &Z tells PopIT! to use <CTRL>-<LEFT SHIFT>-<Z> as its
hot-key.
POPIT30 !F1 tells PopIT! to use <ALT>-<LEFT SHIFT>-<F1> as its
hot-key.
POPPING UP POPIT!
Press the PopIT! hot-key defined when loading PopIT!, and the
PopIT! menu will be displayed.
Select an application by moving the highlight-bar, or by
typing in the first one or more letters of the application
name. Then press <Enter> to execute the application.
In addition to any defined applications, you can also press F2
to access a DOS Command Window, where you can enter any DOS
command.
To disable access to the DOS Command Window, set the DOS
environmental variable POPDOS to NO (e.g., SET POPDOS=NO).
COMPATIBILITY CONSIDERATIONS
PopIT! may experience problems with some revisions of some
manufacturer's VGA adapters. If your screen becomes corrupted
when PopIT! pops up, or after exiting PopIT!, load the additional
TSR in this .ZIP file, VGASAVE prior to loading POPIT.COM.
ORDERING POPIT!
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PopIT! is currently available for $99, for unlimited use per file
server.
COST
Please rush me ___ copies of PopIT! at $99 per file server. ____________
Disk Size: ___ 3-1/2 ___ 5-1/4
Maryland residents add 5% sales tax ____________
Shipping and Handling (UPS Ground Service) * _______$7___
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TOTAL ____________
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Telephone Number: _________________________________________________________
FAX Number: _________________________________________________________
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MHS Address: ___________________ (via _________)
Method of Payment: ___ Visa ___ Master Card ___ Check Enclosed
Card #: _________________________________
Name of Cardholder: _________________________________
Signature: _________________________________
Expiration Date: _________________________________
* Overseas payments by Visa or Master Charge only. There will be
an additional charge applied for shipping costs to reflect the
actual cost of shipment.
INFINITE TECHNOLOGIES
11433 CRONHILL DRIVE, SUITE H
OWINGS MILLS, MD 21117
(410)-363-1097
FAX your credit card orders -- (410)-363-3779
PRODUCTS FROM INFINITE TECHNOLOGIES
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Infinite Technologies offers innovative and easy-to-use software
solutions, designed primarily for the networked environment.
We back our products with dependable service and special attention
to individual requirements. All of our programs are easy to learn
and use, and are designed to increase your efficiency.
NETWORK UTILITIES
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* I-Queue! - Simplifies network printing and print queue management
in the Novell NetWare environment. From within a small memory
resident pop-up (0 to 2-1/2KB), I-Queue! allows users to easily
change NetWare print queues and modify "capture" parameters.
I-Queue! is compatible with Novell's PRINTCON/PRINTDEF and adds
global PRINTCON support for Novell's own utilities.
Queue management capabilities include: delete/reorder print jobs,
move/copy jobs between queues, and hold/delayed printing.
* CastAway! - A better NetWare broadcast message trap. Get NetWare
message notification (e.g., SEND) without your PC locking up until
you press CTRL-ENTER! Get notified of new messages while in graphics
based applications! All in 0 to 1-1/2KB of conventional memory!
* PopIT! - Gain pop-up access to almost ANY program with less than
2-1/2 KB overhead. Network administrators -- access SYSCON,
RCONSOLE, FCONSOLE and all of your favorite network utilities
without leaving your current application.
* OnCall! - A memory resident "Chat" utility for Novell NetWare,
that runs in between 0 and 2-1/2 KB of workstation memory.
Simple, straightforward, and easy to use.
EXPRESSIT! ELECTRONIC MAIL
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* ExpressIT! Electronic Mail - The ExpressIT! Electronic Mail product
family includes the following products:
* ExpressIT! - The network version of ExpressIT!, including
the MHS-compatible DOS version, which runs in less than 2KB of
resident memory.
* ExpressIT! Remote - A remote version of ExpressIT! (DOS) customized
for use on stand-alone/remote PCs. Includes Personal MHS and
allows users to send and receive mail with any MHS based
electronic mail system. Includes the ability to run the MHS
Connectivity Manager from within the 2KB TSR without exiting
your current application.
* ExpressIT! Windows Client - An upgrade for the network version
of ExpressIT! offering native support for the Microsoft Windows
environment, and a wealth of additional features.
* ExpressIT! Remote Windows - A remote version of the Windows
version of ExpressIT! customized for use on stand-alone/remote
PCs. Includes Personal MHS and allows users to send and receive
mail with any MHS based electronic mail system.
A special Windows based MHS configuration utility eliminates the
need to use the MHS Directory Manager.
All versions of ExpressIT! include ExpressIT! Directory Assistance,
facilitating automatic exchange of user directories between ExpressIT!
hosts.
MHS GATEWAYS AND UTILITIES
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* MHS Scheduler - An MHS mail agent that provides greater flexibility
in configuring when MHS will connect to a host. On a host-by-host
basis, the MHS administrator can configure different frequencies of
forced connections based on different times of the day, with
separate weekday, weekend, and holiday scheduling possible.
MHS gateways and internetwork connections can also be scheduled.
The companion RunIT! utility simplifies the creation of batch file
gateways...now you can run your tape backup system on your MHS
server.
* PageIT! - An MHS gateway connecting MHS-based electronic mail
systems to full text alphanumeric pagers. Once configured,
sending messages to an alphanumeric pager is as simple as
sending a message from your favorite MHS application.
* ForwardIT! - An MHS mail agent for automatically forwarding
MHS based electronic mail messages. ForwardIT! can forward
(or copy) messages addressed to an MHS address to an alternate
address.
ForwardIT! is most useful in the MHS remote e-mail environment.
By remote, we refer to field workers or business travelers who
operate ExpressIT! Remote, or other MHS compatible remote
software, on a PC or laptop to access their electronic mail
from a distant location. Examples could include a salesperson
between sales calls, a business traveler in a hotel room,
or work-at-home scenarios.
Without ForwardIT!, when mail is sent to a recipient's office
address, MHS does not allow for a remote user to dial into the
network and retrieve mail waiting for their office address. Mail
addressed to this office address can only be picked up at the
office.
In order to send a message to the user's MHS remote, the sender
must assume responsibility for sending a copy of the message to
the remote MHS address.
With ForwardIT!, the user leaves a forwarding address at the
office, and while they're out, all messages will be forwarded,
or copied, to their forwarding address, giving users transparent
access to their electronic mail while away from the office.
This forwarding address can be any valid MHS address, including
addresses via MHS gateways.
* MhsQ! - An MHS gateway interface to NetWare print queues.
Messages can be sent via MHS to a NetWare print queue.
This capability can be useful for MHS remote sites and/or
MHS enabled applications for generating printed output
and/or reports.
Sample applications for MhsQ! include generating work orders to
a printer via MHS.
DOWNLOADING TRIAL VERSIONS FROM COMPUSERVE
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30-Day Trial Versions of many Infinite Technologies Products are
available on CompuServe! Look for the following files in the
NOVLIB Forum, Library 15 or 17:
XPRESS.ZIP - ExpressIT! Electronic Mail (DOS Version)
EXPWIN.ZIP - ExpressIT! Electronic Mail (Windows Version)
POPIT.ZIP - PopIT!
ONCALL.ZIP - OnCall!
CASTAW.ZIP - CastAway!
IQUEUE.ZIP - I-Queue!
MHSCED.ZIP - MHS Scheduler
PAGEIT.ZIP - PageIT!
4WARD.ZIP - ForwardIT!
And don't miss our *FREE* utilities:
NETERR.ZIP - Network error handlers (CRITTER, SHATTACH)
to reboot unattended workstations and clear
network errors.
MHSACT.ZIP - Automatically re-activate deactivated MHS
internetwork hosts without operator intervention.
MHSSWP.ZIP - Redirect MHS swap files to a local drive or
VDISK.
CREATQ.ZIP - Create NetWare print queues on a volume other
than SYS:
MHSBPL.ZIP - Configure MHS 1.5C host to host communications
to use the B+ protocol.
SENDIT.ZIP - Send MHS messages from the DOS command line
or batch files.
Browse NOVA on the keyword INFINITE for a complete listing of all
Infinite Technologies uploads!
BRO /KEY:INFINITE /LIB:ALL
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
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T E C H N O L O G I E S
11433 Cronhill Drive, Suite H
Owings Mills, MD 21117
(410)-363-1097
FAX: (410)-363-3779
via MHS and Novell's NHUB: SUPPORT @ INFINITE
via CompuServe Mail: >MHS:SUPPORT @ INFINITE
or 73270,405