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A few general notes from M.R.E. ******
* * * MS-DOS 3.00 or above is highly recommended for StS. Some systems may
even require it.
This is an excerpt from the .DOC file that explains how to run StS. the first
time. Please read.
>> Sec. 1.2 RUNNING StS THE FIRST TIME
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To execute StS, just type in STS at the DOS prompt like you
would any other program. StS is not resident or special with respect
to general operation with one exception. StS expects to find the
COMSPEC environment string defined. In 99% of all cases MS-DOS has
already done this job for you so no action is required by the user.
In the event that StS does not find this string, it will report the
error. If this happens, then simply add this statement to your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file. SET COMSPEC = C:\COMMAND.COM If you are not
running a hard disk, you should adjust the drive letter as required.
When executed, the StS screen will appear on your display, quite
slowly, and in living black and white. The system defaults are set to
BIOS screen writes which allow the program to operate on any type of
MS-DOS machine. If your computer is IBM display compatible, which
most are, you will want to follow the simple procedure below to
increase the program speed.
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To turn BIOS screen writing off:
(1.) Press the <F3> function key to go into setup mode.
(2.) Press the <F1> function key to set Screen/Sort/Mouse options.
(3.) Press the <F3> function key to toggle BIOS mode off.
(4.) Press the <Esc> key when you are finished playing with the other
options.
(5.) Press the <F4> key to save the change and exit setup mode.
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Some things about StS and M.R.E. you will want to know:
Stereo Shell shareware version currently supports only the PK series of
file compression utilities. We are fully aware the the PKPAK .ARC file
program will not be supported in the future and have designed our program
internally to be flexible with respect to changing the command structure on
the file compression functions. The registered version of StS, which will be
available in a few days, will allow user control of the command strings used
in the compression process. As always, the registered version will be the
first to reflect new features and changes. This is the policy of M.R.E..
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Registered users of our now discontinued ARCOM shell utility will be
given full registered user status with Stereo Shell. ARCOM users will be
notified when the registered version of StS is complete and available. We
appreciate your support of ARCOM and sincerely hope that Stereo Shell
represents a significant and acceptable update and change.
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M.R.E. Software is currently in the process of updating our BBS system.
In approximately 2 weeks we should have a new 9600-V series modem running on
an 80286 computer. In the meantime, the BBS is running at 2400 bps and will
accept calls and on-line credit card registrations.
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My special thanks to the people who tested this program.
Van Arnold
Tom Ford
Charlie Griffin
Edgar Harris
Tom Henn
Ron Matthews
and others
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Special thanks to:
Bob Forrest
Who has spent countless hours and many long distance phone calls in this
effort.
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Dated 02-19-89
Emery Wooten
M.R.E. Software