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  1.                    W I S D O M  O F  T H E  A G E S
  2.                           AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
  3.  
  4.  
  5. ++--------------------------------------------------------------------++
  6. ||                      0. Read.Me Subject Index                      ||
  7. |+--------------------------------------------------------------------+|
  8. |                                                                      |
  9. |                       1. Program Snapshot                            |
  10. |                       2. Program Requirements                        |
  11. |                       3. How to Start Program                        |
  12. |                       4. How To Steer Program                        |
  13. |                       5. Program Maintenance and Repair              |
  14. |                       6. Disk Naming Conventions                     |
  15. |                       7. Registration Information                    |
  16. |                       8. Suggestion Box                              |
  17. |                       9. Program File List                           |
  18. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
  19.  
  20.  
  21. ++--------------------------------------------------------------------++
  22. ||                        1. Program Snapshot                         ||
  23. |+--------------------------------------------------------------------+|
  24. |                                                                      |
  25. |  Instant access to high content information from classical sources   |
  26. |  world-wide is provided.  All in English.  Easy to understand.       |
  27. |                                                                      |
  28. |  You select the subject of your choice.  Clear quotations, thoughts, |
  29. |  proverbs and epigrams organized to give the most benefit in the     |
  30. |  least time appear on your screen.                                   |
  31. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
  32.  
  33.  
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  35. ||                       2. Program Requirements                      ||
  36. |+--------------------------------------------------------------------+|
  37. |                                                                      |
  38. |  IBM PC/XT/AT and compatibles with 256K RAM, DOS 2.0 or later, color |
  39. |  or monochrome card, monitor, and two disk drives or a hard disk.    |
  40. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
  41.  
  42.  
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  44. ||                       3. How to Start Program                      ||
  45. |+--------------------------------------------------------------------+|
  46. |                                                                      |
  47. |  A. TO START Program on a Two-Drive Floppy System:                   |
  48. |        1. Insert DOS disk in Drive A and close the door.             |
  49. |        2. Turn on the computer.                                      |
  50. |        3. Enter date and time if DOS prompts for them.               |
  51. |        4. Insert (Program Disk) or (1 of 4) or (xxxA) in Drive A.    |
  52. |        5. Insert (Data Disk #1) or (2 of 4) or (xxxB) in Drive B.    |
  53. |        6. Type A: and press <Enter>.                                 |
  54. |        7. Type WIS and press <Enter>.                                |
  55. |                                                                      |
  56. |                                                                      |
  57. |  B. TO START Program on a Hard Disk System THE FIRST TIME ONLY:      |
  58. |        1. Turn on the computer.                                      |
  59. |        2. Enter date and time if DOS prompts for them.               |
  60. |        3. Insert (Program Disk) or (1 of 4) or (xxxA) in Drive A.    |
  61. |        4. Type A: and press <Enter>.                                 |
  62. |        5. Type INSTALL and press <Enter>.                            |
  63. |        6. Follow instructions on screen.                             |
  64. |                                                                      |
  65. |                                                                      |
  66. |  C. TO START Program on Hard Disk System AFTER THE FIRST TIME:       |
  67. |        1. Turn on the computer.                                      |
  68. |        2. Enter date and time if DOS prompts for them.               |
  69. |        3. Type C: and press <Enter>.                                 |
  70. |        4. Type CD \WISDOM and press <Enter>.                         |
  71. |        5. Type WIS and press <Enter>.                                |
  72. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
  73.  
  74.  
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  76. ||                      4. How To Steer Program                       ||
  77. |+--------------------------------------------------------------------+|
  78. |                                                                      |
  79. |  A. Commands -  Just press the number, letter, or function key       |
  80. |                 associated with your choice.  Available commands     |
  81. |                 are shown at the bottom of the screen.               |
  82. |                                                                      |
  83. |  B. Menus    -  Move the LightBar with arrow keys or <SpaceBar>      |
  84. |                 to desired choice; Press <Enter> or <Return> to      |
  85. |                 select.                                              |
  86. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
  87.  
  88.  
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  90. ||                 5. Program Maintenance and Repair                  ||
  91. |+--------------------------------------------------------------------+|
  92. |                                                                      |
  93. |  A. BACKUP COPIES - Make them when you don't need them, because      |
  94. |                     when you need them you can't make them.          |
  95. |                                                                      |
  96. |  B. TOO MANY FILES OPEN - If you receive a Turbo I/O Error Message   |
  97. |     or if the same help screen keeps appearing even though you are   |
  98. |     pressing different keys, then implement one of the below listed  |
  99. |     remedies.                                                        |
  100. |        1. Permanent Remedy - Add the line "Files=20" to your         |
  101. |                              Config.Sys file.  Reboot system and     |
  102. |                              start program per instructions.         |
  103. |        2. Temporary Remedy - Reboot your system with a DOS disk that |
  104. |                              does not have an Autoexec.Bat file.     |
  105. |                              Then start program per instructions.    |
  106. |                                                                      |
  107. |  C. FLOPPY DISK SPEED-UP - By adding the line "Buffers=20" to your   |
  108. |     Config.Sys file you will find the program runs up to 400% faster |
  109. |     on a floppy disk system.  Change takes effect after you re-boot. |
  110. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
  111.  
  112.  
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  114. ||                     6. Disk Naming Conventions                     ||
  115. |+--------------------------------------------------------------------+|
  116. |                                                                      |
  117. |  Each ShareWare distributor has their own disk labeling system.      |
  118. |  The following disks are equivalent:                                 |
  119. |              Program Disk  =  Disk 1 of 4  =  Disk xxxA              |
  120. |              Data Disk #1  =  Disk 2 of 4  =  Disk xxxB              |
  121. |              Data Disk #2  =  Disk 3 of 4  =  Disk xxxC              |
  122. |              Data Disk #3  =  Disk 4 of 4  =  Disk xxxD              |
  123. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
  124.  
  125.  
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  127. ||                     7. Registration Information                    ||
  128. |+--------------------------------------------------------------------+|
  129. |                                                                      |
  130. |  This program, Version 2.0, is ShareWare or User Supported Software. |
  131. |  More informations about ShareWare and the benefits of registration  |
  132. |  can be found in the short screen demo program called RegInfo.       |
  133. |                                                                      |
  134. |    A. To run on a Two-Drive Floppy System:                           |
  135. |       1. Insert (Data Disk #2) or (3 of 4) or (xxxC) in Drive A.     |
  136. |       2. Type A: and press <Enter>.                                  |
  137. |       3. Type REGINFO and press <Enter>.                             |
  138. |                                                                      |
  139. |    B. To run on a Hard Drive System after INSTALL:                   |
  140. |       1. Type C: and press <Enter>.                                  |
  141. |       2. Type CD \WISDOM and press <Enter>.                          |
  142. |       3. Type REGINFO and press <Enter>.                             |
  143. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
  144.  
  145.  
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  147. ||                         8. Suggestion Box                          ||
  148. |+--------------------------------------------------------------------+|
  149. |                                                                      |
  150. |  Your suggestions are welcome.  Let us know about program features   |
  151. |  you would like to see in future versions.  Also write to us about   |
  152. |  any bugs you may find in the current version.  We will forward all  |
  153. |  correspondence to the program developer.  We can be contacted by:   |
  154. |                                                                      |
  155. |                Mail  :  Micro Computer Resources                     |
  156. |                         Division MCR Agency, Inc.                    |
  157. |                         6116 Merced Ave. Box #81                     |
  158. |                         Oakland, California 94611                    |
  159. |                                                                      |
  160. |                Phone :  (415) 444-6561  1PM-7PM PST M-F              |
  161. |                                                                      |
  162. |                  FAX :  (415) 444-6561  7PM-1PM PST M-S              |
  163. |                                                                      |
  164. |                Modem :  Compuserve 73327,1172                        |
  165. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
  166.  
  167.  
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  169. ||                        9. Program File List                        ||
  170. |+--------------------------------------------------------------------+|
  171. |                                                                      |
  172. |  FileList.Doc contains a list of the 48 files in Version 2.0 of      |
  173. |  the WISDOM OF THE AGES AT YOUR FINGERTIPS.                          |
  174. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
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