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1990-11-01
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echo off
cls
echo If files with .ARC extension exist on disk you must first extract files from
echo this archived file. The files PKXARC.xxx or ARCE.xxx must be present.
echo To extract files:
echo 1. Place the disk with the .ARC file in Drive A:
echo 2. Place a blank formatted disk in Drive B:
echo 3. Enter at the A prompt ARCE filename.ARC B:
echo or PKXARC filename.ARC B:
echo 4. Disk in Drive B: will contain the extracted files.
echo .
echo Copy INFO.BAT to Drive B: Enter INFO at the DOS prompt for help.
echo .
echo ============================================================================
echo If files with .ZIP extension exist on disk you must first extract files from
echo this archived (zipped) file. To extract files:
echo 1. Place the disk with the .ZIP file in Drive A:
echo 2. Place a blank formatted disk in Drive B:
echo 3. Enter at the A prompt PKUNZIP filename.zip B:
echo 4. Disk in Drive B: will contain the extracted files.
echo .
echo Copy INFO.BAT to Drive B: Enter INFO at the DOS prompt for help.
echo .
pause
cls
echo .
echo If DIRECTORIES exist on disk you must first enter at the DOS prompt:
echo COPY INFO.BAT A:\directory name
echo CD\directory name
echo INFO
echo This will allow you to examine files in that DIRECTORY.
echo .
echo .
echo .
echo .
echo The documentation for programs is stored in files on this disk.
echo Look at the file names below for names with:
echo README, MANUAL, .DOC, .TXT, or .MAN
pause
echo .
dir/pw
ticker README, MANUAL, .DOC, .TXT or .MAN
echo You can view these text files on the screen by entering at the DOS prompt:
echo SHOW filename.ext
echo (substitute the actual filename.ext, of course)
echo .
echo You can also print the documentation by entering at the DOS prompt:
echo COPY filename.ext \PRN
echo .
pause
cls
if exist *.bat goto showbat
goto nobat
:showbat
dir *.bat /w
echo .
echo The batch files above may help you get going, but it's a good idea to see what
echo these will do before executing them. To do this, at the DOS prompt just enter
echo SHOW filename.BAT
echo Some programs have batch files that will print the documentation for you.
:nobat
echo .
echo A very few programs don't have documentation files.
echo They are self-documenting when run.
echo .
echo .
pause
cls
echo .
echo Many of these programs are commercial quality or better and
echo most are copyrighted, but the authors allow their programs
echo to be copied so that others can try them. This is known as
echo Shareware. (But not all programs in our library may be freely
echo copied. Check the documentation for each.)
echo .
echo The documentation file on this disk will tell you the amount
echo that the author would like to receive if you try the program
echo and decide to keep using it. To encourage payment, some
echo programmers offer more advanced versions, printed manuals and
echo other incentives.
echo .
echo But even those that don't offer incentives still deserve your
echo financial support and encouragement for the work they have
echo done. This is your moral obligation if you are using their
echo program. But beyond being an obligation, it is an investment
echo in the future of "shareware" for which you will be rewarded
echo with more and better programs as a result of your support.
echo .
pause
cls
if exist read*.* dir read*.*/w
if exist *.me dir *.me/w
if exist manua*.* dir manua*.*/w
if exist *.man dir *.man/w
if exist *.doc dir *.doc/w
if exist *.txt dir *.txt/w
echo .
echo If any files are listed above, these are the ones to SHOW first.
echo .
pause
cls
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echo ▒▒▒▒▒█ *** TITLE, OR IF YOU NEED A CONSULTANT TO CUSTOM *** █ ▒▒▒▒
echo ▒▒▒▒▒█ *** CONFIGURE YOUR EQUIPMENT, PLEASE CALL: *** █ ▒▒▒▒
echo ▒▒▒▒▒█ █ ▒▒▒▒
echo ▒▒▒▒▒█ ┌──────────────────────────────────┐ █ ▒▒▒▒
echo ▒▒▒▒▒█ │ MICHAEL WALSH │ █ ▒▒▒▒
echo ▒▒▒▒▒█ │ Technical Support │ █ ▒▒▒▒
echo ▒▒▒▒▒█ │ (401) 353-6891 │ █ ▒▒▒▒
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echo ▒▒▒▒▒█ ***IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ORDER MORE SHAREWARE, WRITE:*** █ ▒▒▒▒
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ticker THANKS for choosing C L O N E W A R E !!!
echo IN SUMMARY:
echo .
echo .
echo .
echo How to Get Started
echo ------------------
echo .
echo .
echo 1) Type DIR at the DOS prompt to show you the files on the disk.
echo 2) Look for a file that may tell you how to start up the program. Look for
echo files with names such as READ.ME, [filename].DOC, MANUAL.[ext], that will
echo most likely tell you how to begin.
echo 3) To read the file you have chosen, enter: TYPE filename.ext at the DOS
echo prompt. By entering TYPE and then the filename (then the enter key), the
echo the file's text will then start scrolling on the screen for you to read.
echo 4) In order to stop the screen, hit the "control" and "s" keys at the same
echo time. To begin scrolling again, hit any key.
echo 5) If you want to print the entire file, hit the "control" and "P" keys
echo BEFORE you start scrolling the file (e.g., TYPE filename.ext). After it
echo has finished printing, hit the "control" and "P" keys to take the computer
echo out of the print mode. If you want to print what is on the screen at the
echo time, stop the scrolling and hit the "print screen" key.
echo Or: you can also print the documentation by entering at the DOS prompt:
echo COPY filename.ext \PRN