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                 SLICK Editor by    MicroEdge           703 670-4575
                                    PO BOX 2367
                                    Fairfax, VA 22031

  SLICK is a programmers editor for DOS and OS/2.  This is a DEMO version
  of SLICK 2.0C.  Saving files has been disabled.

  NOTE:
      If you are downloading SLICK from a bulletin board service, the
      purchased version contains both OS/2 and DOS executables.
      However, to keep the downloads smaller it has been divided into
      two archive files. SLICKDOS contains the DOS version and SLICKOS2
        contains the OS/2 version.

  INSTALLATION:
           Copy (and uncompress if downloaded from BBS) all files into one
           directory.  To run SLICK's concurrent process buffer for OS/2,
           make sure SLICK.DLL is in your LIBPATH and SLK-INIT.EXE can be
           found on your PATH.

  Why should you try SLICK.  A better question might be who uses SLICK and
  what did they use before SLICK.  Almost half of our users are Microsoft
  and IBM employees who use OS/2.  Switches have been from BRIEF, KEDIT,
  EPSILON, PE, ME, Multi-Edit, and their own internal editors.  Most of
  them switched because they wanted a better OS/2 editor.  However, they
  found out that SLICK is also the best DOS editor around.  About half of
  SLICK users are DOS users.

  You are probably thinking if SLICK is so great, why haven't I heard of
  it.  This question is easy to answer.  Development of SLICK started in
  1988 by a one man company called MicroEdge Inc.  MicroEdge has no
  marketing money from venture capitalists.  This means that MicroEdge
  can't afford big fancy advertisements or afford to go to many big trade
  shows.  If you try this demo, you should have a good idea who will win
  the programmers editor horse race ...  and we had a late start!  SLICK
  version 1.05 has been reviewed in BYTE magazine December 1988, DataBased
  advisor December 1988, and PC Week October 16th 1988.

  This is a demo version of SLICK 2.0c (a beta version).  The final release
  of SLICK 2.0 (expected to ship April 1990) will include full undo and
  redo and more support for the high performance file system (HPFS) in OS/2
  1.2.  You may purchase the commercial version of SLICK 2.0c by request
  for $195.  If you do not request it you will receive the 1.05 version.
  The DOS and OS/2 versions are included for all programs.  The final
  update for SLICK 2.0 will cost $30 plus shipping and handling.

  To order call 703 670-4575.

  To learn SLICK.  Use the main menu (F10) and press F1 while in the
  pop-down menus.  Pressing F1 on a menu item gives you help and tells you
  what keys the menu item may be invoked from.  Call MicroEdge for
  assistance in finding features [phone].

  SLICK's most exciting features are:
    * Concurrent process buffer for OS/2 with command retrieval.  Compiler
      and GREP error messages processed.
    * Extensive configurability front ended with an on-line configuration
      menu so you do not have to exit to try different configurations.  Our
      file extension setup menu is excellent for compiler and
      language support.
    * Fast large file handling.  Support for extended and EMS memory.
    * (DOS version) SLICK can reduce its memory usage to 8k by swapping
      itself to EMS or extended memory to run a large compiler.  Our
      SLICK MAKE version 2.0 product also has this feature.
    * Procedure tagging for C, Modula2, Pascal, dBASE, Assembler, and SLICK
      languages.  dBASE and Modula2 support NOT INCLUDED IN DEMO.
    * Syntax expansion/indenting for languages above.
    * Multiple clipboard support.  Your deletes are saved as clipboards and
      may be retrieved.
    * Command line shell that supports retrieval (UP/DOWN arrows),
      completion (SPACE BAR and '?'), and multiple clipboards.  You
      can cut/paste text from the text area to the command line or a dialog
      input field and vise versa.
    * Programmable file manager that is capable of hard disk backups.
      Directories are automatically created. Disks are formatted if necessary.
      Use the file manager to quickley search for a file on your hard disk.
      You can even invoke a search and replace command on all the files on
      your hard disk.
    * A rich set of block, character, and line marking capabilities.
    * SLICK's help system is AWESOME.  >300k of automatically indexed and
      categorized help.  Documents macro language, built-in macro language
      functions and commands bindable to keys.
    * SLICK's menu system is programmable and automatically indexed.
      Pop-up dialogs with multiple input fields may be defined which
      support retrieval (F9/F10), completion (SPACE BAR and '?'), error
      checking, and multiple clipboards.
    * Document math.  Supports hex/dec/octal/binary/floating point numbers
    * SLICK has a REXX style macro language which is typeless, has excellent
      string handling capabilities, and supports floating point.  THIS MACRO
      LANGUAGE BEATS ANY C MACRO LANGUAGE!  SLICK supports OS/2's extproc
      statement. This allows you to write OS/2 batch programs (extension CMD)
      in the SLICK language.  SLICK's macro compiler compiles 24,000 lines per
      minute (6 MHz AT). Macro source and compiler NOT INCLUDED IN DEMO.
    * GREP program included which supports all the searching capabilities
      of SLICK.  NOT INCLUDED IN DEMO.
    * Keyboard speed up program for 286 and 386 machines. NOT INCLUDED IN DEMO.