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HANDS ON Remote Control VENDOR.txt Page 1
*** NOTE: USE "INSTALL" or "1STHAND SETUP" to install Hands On ***
The MAIN manual is HO.TXT; it is available during the setup
HANDS ON Remote Control is an ASP member Shareware product.
Updated: November, 1995
This file provides information for Shareware Distributors,
Disk Vendors BBS sysops and Computer Clubs who wish to
distribute the Hands On remote control/access package.
This update for Hands On has a number of improvements listed
in the README.TXT and is easier to "get going" than previous
releases. Try it.
Please, if you are an ASP member vendor tell us that you are
carrying the product. Please just tell us when and how, you
don't have to ask again. Preferably using internet email at
vic_williams@mindlink.bc.ca.
For sample descriptions which you may use to describe the
product please refer to the Introduction in the HANDS ON
HO.TXT text file. The README.TXT has a file listing with
descriptions. The FILE_ID.DIZ has an abbreviated BBS oriented
description. Of course if you find vendinfo information, you
might use it to get the information that you need.
If you obtained a BBS version of the product, but are planning
to distribute it on diskette, then you should read the
INSTALL.TXT and setup the installer. The scheme for a three 5
1/4" disk distribution is outlined at the end of this
document. It includes actual batch files. If you want to
distribute a one disk 5 1/4" version, or a BBS equivalent,
please ask us to help you.
Computer Clubs and User Groups wishing to add the product to
their disk library may do so in accordance with the
Distribution Restrictions listed below.
ASP Approved Vendors in good standing are hereby given
permission to distribute the product. Please notify P. C.
Softsmith if you are distributing the product. Don't ask,
just inform us, preferably over the internet. Its a good idea
to include the version number, just in case you obtained old
stock. Of course we can send you updates directly if we know
HANDS ON Remote Control VENDOR.txt Page 2
that you carry a product. Hands On has had monthly updates
since early 1994.
Other Vendors: P.C. Softsmith policy is that its products may
be carried by any vendor that meets or exceeds ASP standards.
If you 'protect' your customers and software authors to
ASP-like standards you have permission to carry P.C. Softsmith
products. Please inform us if you carry our products.
Preferably using internet email at
vic_williams@mindlink.bc.ca.
The complete list of included files is changing with ongoing
additions and options. If you perceive that the set that you
have 'on hand' is incomplete, please contact us to obtain more
material and/or complete product suitable for use and
distribution.
Additions to the product, such as any product that uses Hands
On for optional support are welcome. You may distribute core
portions of Hands On with its documentation along with your
product or products that you perceive can benefit from shared
distribution and use. Tell us about it.
No price or other compensation may be charged for selling the
product without prior arrangement. However, a distribution
fee may be charged for the cost of the diskette, shipping and
handling, as long as the total (per disk) meets industry
norms.
You may not list any of our products as "Free software", "PD
software", or "Public Domain Software". Shareware is
"Try-Before-You-Buy" software, it is not free.
Please try to avoid distributing outdated software. Hands On
is normally upgraded somewhat every month, with copies going
most frequently onto Compuserve's PCCOM UTILities library. So
we consider your '8 month old' copy to be quite capable, but
not reflecting the current distribution.
Thank you
Vic Williams
P. C. Softsmith (604) 433 - 5189
INTERNET: vic_williams@mindlink.bc.ca.
HANDS ON Remote Control VENDOR.txt Page 3
Compuserve: 75020,2664
P. C. Softsmith
Suite 606 6455 Willingdon Ave
Burnaby, B. C., Canada
V5H 4E4
How to setup a 3 disk distribution
The installer uses a script language documented in
SCRIPT.TXT. The actual 3 disk script used by the installer,
for over a year with some variations, follows:
SCRIPT INSTALL SCRIPT
install directory \HO\
lastfile GATHER.exe
if direct_install
clear
echo .
echo . Will first browse readme.txt
browse readme.txt
clear
swap 1sthand setup
echo .
echo . Running HOMENU.BAT
echo .
swap command /c homenu.bat
quit
endif
copy unzipi.exe
copy ho51.zip
clear
echo **
echo ** unzipping the first .zip file
echo **
echo
swap unzipi ho51.zip
changedisk ho52.zip Now the second disk.
copy ho52.zip
clear
echo **
echo ** Unzipping the second .zip file
echo **
echo
swap unzipi ho52.zip
# now disk 3
HANDS ON Remote Control VENDOR.txt Page 4
changedisk ho53.zip Please change to disk 3
copy ho53.zip
clear
ECHO **
echo ** Unzipping ho53.zip. Please wait
echo **
echo
# Swap is a command for the installer to swap
# all but 2k of itself to disk.
swap unzipi ho53
run command /c nozip.bat # run at the end
swap 1sthand setup
clear
echo **
echo ** Now switching to the HOMENU.BAT for the menu.
echo **
echo
swap command /c HOMENU.BAT
quit
### end of the script
Here is a sample .bat file. Its does NOT include all Hands On
files, but does include a normal set. You can use pkzip or a
free zip/unzipper.
REM 3disk.bat
echo off
rem This file creates 3 zip files for diskette distribution.
rem The install files and ho51.zip go on disk1, ho52.zip on
rem disk2, ho53.zip on disk3 with 360 k disks.
rem This can use the free zipper renamed zipi
rem but pkzip's file format is the same.
rem
pkzip ho51 1STHAND.EXE FILE_ID.DIZ HO.EXE HO.HLP
pkzip ho51 HOASK.EXE HOCHECK.EXE HODIAL.EXE *.bat
pkzip ho52 HOEX*.* HOHOST.EXE HOTALK.EXE
pkzip ho52 HOHOSTC.EXE HOHOSTIN.EXE
pkzip ho52 hangup.dat homodset.DAT HOMODSET.EXE
pkzip ho52 *.dbf *.dbt rmtree.exe HOREMOVE.EXE
pkzip ho52 HOMNU.EXE OFFHOOK.DAT *.ho OMI.EXE omi.*
pkzip ho52 OMIGET.EXE OMIPUT.EXE *.omi
pkzip ho53 SAMPLE.SCR SETTINGS.cfg TELE.INI hospeed.exe
pkzip ho53 WIZ.EXE WIZFEED.EXE homins.exe hostatus.exe
pkzip ho53 *.bat *.txt quotes.dat
HANDS ON Remote Control VENDOR.txt Page 5
REM end of batch file
You then copy the files onto the disks. A batch file with
this purpose follows:
REM LOAD5.BAT - assuming drive B:
echo . Loading disk 1
echo .
echo on
copy readme.TXT b:
copy file_id.diz b:
copy *.asp b:
copy *.doz b:
copy install.* b:
copy ho51.zip b:
copy unzipi.exe b:
echo off
cls
echo .
echo . now put disk 2 in place
echo .
pause
cls
echo copying into disk 2
del b:*.*
copy ho52.zip b:
echo .
echo . now put disk 3 in place
echo .
pause
cls
echo Copying into disk 3
del b:*.*
copy ho53.zip b:
echo DONE!
REM END of the batch file