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- *** O R P H E U S ***
-
- Version 1.65
-
- Copyright 1993 Hyperion Softword
- 535 Duvernay, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada J1L 1Y8
- Rod Willmot (Tel/Fax: 819-566-6296)
-
-
- Orpheus is a powerful 2-part system for hypertext authoring and electronic
- publishing. The authoring program makes hypertext writing amazingly easy.
- Link text, graphics, forms, scripts, other books, other programs, in an
- advanced writer-friendly environment. The reading program is a commercial-
- quality interface for end-users -- at a fraction of the cost of commercial
- systems. Comes with clear tutorials, detailed context-sensitive help, a
- host of built-in tools to help you create outstanding electronic documents.
-
- Orpheus is distributed as shareware and costs $79. You are welcome
- to evaluate Orpheus for up to 30 days, after which you are expected
- to register the software if you wish to continue using it.
-
-
- What's in this file: Installing Orpheus
- ==================== Getting Started
- Support & Upgrades
- Packing List
-
- Installing Orpheus:
- ===================
-
- o If you received Orpheus on diskette, place the disk containing
- INSTALL.EXE in your diskette drive, switch to that drive, then give
- the following command at the DOS prompt:
-
- INSTALL <Enter>
-
- The Orpheus Install program will do the rest, safely placing the
- Orpheus system wherever you want on your hard drive. Install does
- *not* do anything to your autoexec.bat or config.sys files, nor to
- any previous hypertext files if you are installing an upgrade.
- o If you downloaded Orpheus from a BBS, just unzip all files into a
- directory on your hard drive.
-
-
- Getting Started:
- ================
-
- The sample book "Introducing Orpheus" demonstrates some of what you can
- accomplish with Orpheus. To read it with the Orpheus Reader, give the
- following command at the DOS prompt:
-
- OHREAD INTRO.HTX <Enter>
-
- or just OHREAD <Enter>.
-
- For a comprehensive introduction to Orpheus, including tutorials on how
- to create hypertext and produce electronic books and magazines, see
- MANUAL1.DOC. To start up the authoring program, give the following command
- at the DOS prompt:
-
- OH <Enter>
-
- Explore the menus and online help. For an explanation of any menu item,
- move the selection bar to that item and press <F1> -- or click on it with
- the right mouse button. The tutorials in MANUAL1.DOC show you how to write
- hypertext, how to import text from external files, how to use graphics,
- and so on.
-
-
- Support and Support BBS's:
- ==========================
-
- For information on support BBS's for Orpheus (and how to get free updates),
- see below. For an order form that will help me serve you better, see
- REGISTER.DOC, which you can also fill out from within the demo book. For
- someone who will be happy to hear your comments and suggestions, give me a
- call at 819-566-6296, or write to me at the address given at the top of
- this file. Or send e-mail to: rod.willmot@synapse.org.
-
- I can also be reached through the Shareware conferences of Nanet, Ilink,
- City2City, RelayNet, Fidonet, and U'NI-Net. Messages should be addressed
- to Rod Willmot (spelled correctly!) and must NOT be marked private.
-
- Look for new releases of Orpheus on Software Creations BBS. Renowned
- as the "Home of the Authors", Software Creations is the official home
- of Orpheus in the United States.
-
- Software Creations BBS, Clinton, MA. Dan Linton, sysop.
- 508-365-2359 (1200/2400 V.42/MNP5)
- 508-368-4137 (2400-16.8K HST USR)
- 508-368-7036 (2400-14.4K V32/V32b Hayes)
-
- Look for new and BETA releases of Orpheus on Synapse BBS. Synapse is
- my gateway to the world, and the official home of Orpheus in Canada.
-
- Synapse BBS, Gatineau QC. Daniel Coulombe, sysop.
- 819-561-4321 (14.4K - V32)
- 819-561-0950 (16.8K - HST Dual)
- 819-243-0306 (Hayes 9600 V-series)
- 819-561-5268 (14.4K HST)
-
- For free access to download Orpheus from Synapse, log on as ORPHEUS USER
- and give the password VISITOR. Use the <L>ocate command to find the latest
- files: "L ORPH*.*". Synapse is a Fido board (1:163/230) so you can FREQ
- the latest version using the magic name ORPHEUS. On Synapse you can leave
- messages for me at the main board or in conference 1022 (Orpheus Support).
-
- Other boards:
- Afterlife BBS, Silver Spring, MD. Todd Jacobs, sysop.
- 301-890-0686 (14.4K - V32/V42)
- Exec-PC (WI) 414-789-4210
- Aquila BBS (IL) 708-820-8805
- Channel 1 (MA) 617-354-3230
-
- For free access to download Orpheus from Afterlife BBS, follow the
- procedure described above for Synapse. Afterlife is a Fido board
- (1:109/182), and you can FREQ Orpheus from it too.
-
- On all boards, use the Locate command "L ORPH*.*" to get a listing of
- ORPH files, and look for the three with the highest version number.
- On commercial services like Compuserve, look for files beginning "OH".
-
-
- Packing List:
- =============
-
- BBS Format Disk Format
- ---------- ----------
- INSTALL.EXE ...........run this to install Orpheus
-
- ORPH165A.ZIP or OH_AUTHR.EXE, containing:
-
- README ...........this file
- OH.EXE ...........the authoring program, Orpheus Author
- OH.HLP ...........its online help
- WHATS.NEW ........new features, fixes, changes
- REGISTER.DOC .....order form
- VENDOR.TXT .......information for shareware distributors
-
- ORPH165B.ZIP or OH_DOCUM.EXE, containing:
-
- MANUAL1.DOC ......tutorial guide to hypertext & Orpheus
- MANUAL2.DOC ......guide to the command language
-
- ORPH165C.ZIP or OH_READR.EXE, containing:
-
- OHREAD.EXE .......the reading program, Orpheus Reader
- OHREAD.HLP .......its online help
- INTRO.HTX ........demo book, "Introducing Orpheus"
- INTR_.1 ..........demo's data file
- INTRO.FGI ........demo's library file
-
- Depending on what country you are in, you may also receive additional
- versions of the Orpheus Reader in other languages. In the disk-based
- distribution they will be included with the files in OH_READR.EXE, if
- at all. The BBS distribution is listed below. If you require a Reader
- in another language, please contact Hyperion Softword.
-
- ORPH165D.ZIP (Dutch): OHLEES.EXE, OHLEES.HLP, OHLEES.DOC
- ORPH165F.ZIP (French): OHLIRE.EXE, OHLIRE.HLP, OHLIRE.DOC
-