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| Package Summary and |
| Installation Instructions |
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| InContext(TM) |
| Work Environment Manager |
| Version 1.00 |
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| Last updated: March 1991 |
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| Copyright 1991 Rams' Island Software |
| All rights reserved |
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Rams' Island Software Voice: (203) 426-3782
8 Grand Place BBS: (203) 426-2687
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Read-Me.DOC -1- Mar 1991
InContext Version 1.00 Summary and Installation
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| PACKAGE DESCRIPTION |
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This package contains the InContext(TM) Work Environment Manager
(Version 1.00), by Rams' Island Software. This document contains only
a very brief description of the package, along with instructions for
its installation. A somewhat more detailed description is contained
in the DESCRIBE.DOC text file. Quite detailed documentation is in-
cluded in the package, but it is in archived form, and is more easily
read after installation.
InContext is a shareware program. This evaluation version includes
all features of the program, and is not crippled in any way. You may
use it for up to 30 days, without charge (see LICENSE.DOC for more
details). If you like the program, and wish to continue its use after
this evaluation period, you are required to pay for the program (see
REGISTER.DOC for more details). Any fee you may have paid to others
(disk vendors, dealers, etc.) to obtain this evaluation version was a
fee for their copying and distribution services, rather than a pay-
ment for continued use of the program.
Brief Description of InContext
------------------------------
The InContext(TM) Work Environment Manager improves your personal
productivity by helping you organize, manage, and execute the work
you do on your computer. On top of a unique, object-oriented DOS
shell, InContext provides well-integrated task planning and calendar
management. InContext organizes your computer around your work
habits, rather than the other way around. It provides extremely
powerful and rapid techniques for moving among directories, selecting
files, and launching applications. It is easy to use with mouse
and/or keyboard. It includes an extensive hypertext-based help system
and on-line tutorial. ASP shareware.
Required Configuration
----------------------
Requires IBM PC or compatible, 512K RAM, a hard disk, and DOS 3.0 or
above.
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InContext Version 1.00 Summary and Installation
Package Contents
----------------
See the file PACKING.LST for a description of the various files that
make up the distribution package.
Other Relevant Package Information
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See the file LICENSE.DOC for information about your right to use this
evaluation ("shareware") copy of InContext, and to distribute it,
without charge, to friends and colleagues.
See the file WARRANTY.DOC for information about the warranty ap-
plicable to this product.
See the file REGISTER.DOC for information about the cost, benefits,
and procedure for registering as a user of InContext.
See the file SHR-WARE.DOC for about shareware in general, its
benefits for the user, and about the Association of Shareware Profes-
sionals.
See the file SYSOP.DOC for information about distribution of this
package via BBS.
See the file VENDOR.DOC for information about distributing this
package as a disk vendor, computer club, in-store rack vendor, etc.
See the file SITELICE.DOC for information about site licenses for
InContext.
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InContext Version 1.00 Summary and Installation
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| HOW TO INSTALL AND START THE PROGRAM |
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The installation procedure for InContext is quite simple. The package
includes a program, "INSTALL.EXE", which automates the entire
process. You will also need about 1M of available disk space on the
hard drive on which you plan to install InContext. After the instal-
lation, you can implement space-saving measures to substantially
reduce the amount of continuing disk space used by InContext, if you
like.
The exact steps you need to take will depend on how you received
InContext.
Installing from Diskette(s)
---------------------------
To install from diskette(s), you need to perform the following steps.
o Place InContext distribution diskette "Disk 1" in the ap-
propriate diskette drive.
o Execute the "INSTALL.EXE" program on the distribution diskette.
For example, if the distribution diskette is on drive A:, type
the MS-DOS command, "a:install".
o Follow the instructions presented by the installation program.
You will have a chance to approve installation before any
changes are actually made to the contents of your hard drive.
The program will ask you for a destination directory, and will
copy the InContext files to that directory. If you received
InContext on two diskettes, you will need to insert Disk 2 in
the diskette drive when asked to do so. If you so direct it,
the installation program will install executable programs and
documentation in other directories of your choice. It will make
no other changes; specifically, it will not modify your
autoexec.bat or config.sys files.
Installing from a Hard Drive
----------------------------
If you downloaded InContext from a BBS (or received it in the form of
archive files from some other source), you will need to perform the
following steps.
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InContext Version 1.00 Summary and Installation
o Extract the contents of the archive file(s) in a temporary
directory on your hard drive. The procedure for doing this
varies, depending on the form in which you received the
package. In all likelihood, the fact that you are reading this
text means that you already have the necessary tools and
knowledge to perform this step. If not, you should be able to
obtain directions for this from the same source from which you
received the package.
o Execute the "INSTALL.EXE" program which you have extracted. For
example, if the temporary directory into which you have ex-
tracted the InContext package is C:\TEMPDIR, you would execute
the MS-DOS command, "c:\tempdir\install".
o Follow the instructions presented by the installation program.
You will have a chance to approve installation before any
changes are actually made to the contents of your hard drive.
The program will ask you for a destination directory, and will
copy the InContext files to that directory. If you so direct
it, the installation program will install executable programs
and documentation in other directories of your choice. It will
make no other changes; specifically, it will not modify your
autoexec.bat or config.sys files.
o When you're satisfied that the installation was successful, you
should delete the temporary directory FROM which you installed
InContext (C:\TEMPDIR, in the above discussion), including all
its contents.
You're Ready To Go
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Once you've complete the installation, you should consult the docu-
ments (filename extension "doc") which have been installed. In par-
ticular, read at least the "Overview" and "Quick Start" sections of
the file "INCONTXT.DOC". That document will tell you how to invoke
the program, and will give you other information you need to properly
evaluate InContext. We hope you enjoy the program.
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