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MultiWord Copyright (c) 1990, Digital Crypto & Peter Moreton
All Rights Reserved Worldwide
MultiWord V1.1 Electronic Thesaurus
-----------------------------------
Introduction
------------
MultiWord is an electronic thesaurus that provides the PC user with instant
access to over 60,000 synonyms for over 9000 main entries. MultiWord features
include an easy user interface, compressed dictionary data, and the ability
to operate standalone or as a TSR (pop-up program)
Installing MultiWord on your PC
-------------------------------
Hard drive machines:
Create a suitable directory, eg: C:\MW. Copy the contents of the distribution
diskette into this directory.
Example: (Assuming distribution diskette is in drive A:, hard drive is C:)
C:> MD \MW
C:> COPY A:*.* C:\MW
The \MW directory should contain MULTWORD.EXE, MULTWORD.DAT, MULTWORD.DOC
Changes to AUTOEXEC.BAT:
In order that the MultiWord software may be used from any directory, the
DOS PATH should be set to include \MW. If you do not include \MW in the
PATH, then you will have to change directory to \MW before running MultiWord.
The DOS PATH is usually defined in AUTOEXEC.BAT, you should edit this file
to change the path, then reboot the PC.
Additionally, you may wish to load MultiWord as a TSR from AUTOEXEC.BAT.
Example AUTOEXEC.BAT:
SET PATH=C:\DOS;C:\MW;
MULTWORD /R
Twin Floppy machines:
If your PC is not equipped with a hard drive, then MultiWord can be executed
from floppy, but please make a copy of the distribution disk and use the copy.
Running MultiWord
-----------------
(If you have not included C:\MW in your PATH, enter 'CD \MW' now)
The MultiWord program can execute in 1 of 2 modes:
1. Transient. (non-resident)
To run MultiWord as a transient program, type 'MULTWORD'
at the DOS prompt. The MultiWord display panel will appear
on the right side of the screen.
2. Resident. (TSR)
To install MultiWord as a TSR (resident in memory),
type 'MULTWORD /R' at the DOS prompt. To activate
the TSR, press the default TSR hotkey, CTRL-LEFTSHIFT.
(Using MultiWord in the TSR mode uses 28k of system
memory, but allows you to pop up the MultiWord display
panel over other programs, such as a wordprocessor.)
Using MultiWord
---------------
At this point, you should have the MultiWord display panel displayed on your
screen, either because you have run MULTWORD, or because you have loaded it
as a TSR, and pressed the TSR hotkey.
To look up a word and find its synonyms, just type the word and press 'enter'.
The synonyms for that word will appear. If a suitable synonym for your use is
displayed, then press 'escape' to implode the MultiWord display and return to
DOS or the application.
If you wish to browse further, the arrow keys may be used to move the
highlighted word in the synonym display to another similar word, which may
be looked up by pressing 'enter'. This process may be repeated ad-infinitum
allowing the user to browse a whole range of meanings.
To try a completely new word, press 'delete' to remove the displayed main-
entry word, and enter a new word followed by 'enter'.
If you find that a word is not located when you press enter, you may wish to
perform a search of the entire dictionary file to locate it. To do this, enter
the word to locate and press 'F3' to initiate the search. When a matching
entry is found, it will be displayed, and you may then press 'enter' to find
the next occurrance, or 'F4' to abandon the search.
Key Function Summary
--------------------
The following keys have particular meaning within MultiWord:
ESC - Quit MultiWord
Page Up/Dn - Scroll information window. The information window (at the bottom
of the display panel) provides all the information required to
operate MultiWord, and the information it displays is scrolled
using the Page Up/Dn keys.
Enter - Lookup word via index (Fast!). Lookup locates words by scanning
the main-entry index. This is fast, and will locate most words
in everyday use, but will not locate words that do not exist as
main-entries, ie: some synonyms.
F2 - Select matching type, PREFIX or WHOLE. PREFIX matching finds a
word from the first few letters entered. WHOLE matching finds
the exact word entered. Therefore, in PREFIX mode, entry of 'WOR'
will locate 'WORD', but in WHOLE mode will locate nothing.
F3 - Search whole dictionary for word (Slow!). Search locates words
by scanning the entire dictionary file, and can find many
occurances of a single word. Each matching entry is displayed
sequentially, and the user is prompted to press enter to
continue searching, or F4 to abandon the search.
F4 - Abandon word search. Finishes a whole-dictionary search that
was initiated with F3.
Delete - Erase displayed word. The Delete key erases the main-entry
word currently displayed, allowing entry of a new word. As
an alternative, the backspace key may be used to remove the
main-entry word from the display.
<= => - Select word from synonym display. The Arrow (cursor) keys
allow the user to select a word from the displayed synonyms
which may then be looked up by pressing enter, thereby locating
further synonyms.
Selecting screen colors and TSR hotkey
--------------------------------------
The screen colors and TSR hotkey used by MultiWord may be defined by the
DOS environment variables MW_COLORS and MW_HOTKEY. If undefined, then
default values are used.
The DOS environment variables are programmed thus:
SET MW_COLORS=background,box,text,thesaurus
SET MW_HOTKEY=hotkey
where 'background', 'box', 'text' and 'thesaurus' are color codes defined
below, and 'hotkey' is a keyboard code defined below. The above commands
would usually be located in AUTOEXEC.BAT. Note that the TSR reads setup
information at program load time only, so colors displayed by the TSR
cannot be changed once it is loaded.
Color codes for 'background':
Color Code
--------------------
BLACK 0
BLUE 16 (Default background color)
GREEN 32
CYAN 48
RED 64
MAGENTA 80
YELLOW 96
WHITE 112
Color codes for 'box', 'text', 'thesaurus':
Color Code
--------------------
BLACK 0
BLUE 1
GREEN 2
CYAN 3
RED 4
MAGENTA 5 (Default box color)
YELLOW 6
WHITE 7 (Default thesaurus color)
GREY 8
Light BLUE 9
Light GREEN 10 (Default text color)
Light CYAN 11
Light RED 12
Light MAGENTA 13
Light YELLOW 14
Light WHITE 15
Color code usage:
background : Display panel background color
box : Box line color
text : General text color
thesaurus : Synonym display color
TSR Hotkey codes:
Hotkey combination Code
----------------------------
CONTROL/LEFTSHIFT 6 (Default)
CONTROL/RIGHTSHIFT 5
ALT/LEFTSHIFT 10
ALT/RIGHTSHIFT 9
ALT/CONTROL 12
LEFTSHIFT/RIGHTSHIFT 3
Example:
SET MW_COLORS=0,12,3,5
SET MW_HOTKEY=5
To revert to default colors and hotkey:
SET MW_COLORS=
SET MW_HOTKEY=
MultiWord V1.1 Specifications
-----------------------------
Source language: Microsoft C v6.0
Program Size: 17 kbytes
Memory used: 28 kbytes
DOS version: 2.0 and above.
Video Modes: MDA,HERCULES,CGA,EGA,VGA
Hard Disk: Not required
Dictionary Size: 320 kbytes
9,242 main entries
62,320 words
Dictionary data is compressed, decompression is
accomplished 'on the fly' during word lookups.
Digital Crypto Registration
---------------------------
Copyright Notice and Software License
This document; all accompanying program files and data are copyrighted by
Digital Crypto and Peter Moreton. The copyright owner hereby licenses you to:
Use the software; make as many copies of the software and documentation
as you wish; give exact copies of the original to anyone; and distribute
the software and documentation in its unmodified form via electronic means.
You are specifically prohibited from charging or requesting donations for any
such copies, however made. Exception is granted to organizations which charge
a fee for materials, handling, postage and general overhead.
In addition, you are specifically prohibited from making any modifications
to the MultiWord executable or its data and documentation unless you have a
license for the use of the source. Under no circumstances is the copyright
notice embedded in the MultiWord code to be modified or removed.
This is not free software. This license allows you to use this software
without charge for a period of 30 days. In order to use this software after
the 30 day period, registration is required. Any such use of the MultiWord
product is in violation of copyright law and will be prosecuted.
Warranty
There is no warranty of any kind associated with this software, and the
copyright owner is not liable for damages of any kind. By using this
software, you agree to this.
Shareware Terms
MultiWord is a user-supported program, also known as 'shareware.' You are
permitted under the terms of this license to use this software for 30 days
without any payments, for evaluation purposes. If you continue to use this
software past this point, you must register your copy as outlined below.
Registration for the MultiWord program, is a one-time fee of $24-95. Payment
of this fee entitles you to:
1. Legally use MultiWord on a single PC and laptop PC.
2. An updated disk with the latest version of the MultiWord program
3. An enlarged dictionary file
How to register
---------------
Print this file, fill out and return the order form that follows.
Submit Payment to: DIGITAL CRYPTO
PO BOX 1
PENARTH
SOUTH GLAMORGAN
UNITED KINGDOM CF6 2WB
Media codes:
Enter the required media code in the media box of the order form.
Code Media
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MD2 5.25" 1.2 Mbyte disk ($2 media surcharge)
MD3 3.5" 720 Kbyte disk
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Non-US residents:
Please convert the Dollar amount shown to the equivalent local
currency, at the prevailing exchange rates. Submit payment by
cheque in your local currency. Digital Crypto will negotiate
such foreign currency payments, and accept the charges incurred.
Shipping:
All overseas orders will be dispatched via surface mail. Air mail
shipping is available at a surcharge of $3.
Company Orders:
Simply submit your order with an official company purchase
order number, we will supply goods and invoice accordingly.
Quantity discount:
Qty 1-4 0% discount
Qty 5-9 10% discount
Qty 10-19 20% discount
Qty 20-99 30% discount
Qty 99+ See site/corporate pricing
License types:
Single CPU - This permits the user to run 1 copy of MultiWord
Site License - This permits an organization to run MultiWord
on any number of PC's at a given site.
Corporate - This permits an organization to run MultiWord
License on any number of PC's at any number of sites.
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ORDER FORM
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Current MultiWord version held: (check one)
[] v1.0 [] v1.1
Description Media Unit Cost Qty Amount
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| MultiWord License | | USD $24-95 | | |
| (Single CPU) | | | | |
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| MultiWord | | USD $2000-00 | | |
| Site License | | | | |
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| MultiWord | | USD $4000-00 | | |
| Corporate License | | | | |
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