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^CEasyMenu Publishing

   The MS-DOS prompt can be mystifying to a novice.  How is a non-hacker
supposed to remember that to start up some particular program you need to type
^1STARTPRG /S/L/FC:\D2\DATAFILE.DAT/Q ;^0 or some other such nonsense as is often
required?  And what if you accidentally type a command that deletes an important
file or reformats your hard disk?

   For these reasons, a need exists for simple menu programs that can be set up
to run a carefully-selected group of programs and commands in a user-friendly
manner, without ever facing the user with a mysterious "A>" prompt.  The BIG
BLUE DISK menu system provides this sort of functionality for users running our
monthly software collection; perhaps you've wished you could set up a friendly
menu of your own for running the programs you use regularly.

   That is what EasyMenu is for.  Designed primarily for hard disk users, it
lets you set up a custom menu system accessing the things you want to access.
You can even set up password protection for items you don't want just anybody to
get at, and there is a "coffee break" feature to "lock up" your system until a
password is pressed if you don't want anyone tampering with anything while
you're gone.

   If you include the EasyMenu command in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file of your hard
disk, then your system will become "turnkey"; it will boot right into the menu.
This is great if you're setting up a system to be used by a novice user who only
wants to run a limited selection of programs.

   Extensive documentation for EasyMenu is in the file EASYMENU.TXT on disk 2.
We suggest you print it out before proceeding to use the program.

   EasyMenu is a shareware program.  This means that normally the publisher
requires a registration fee from those who use it beyond a trial period.
However, in this case we have made special arrangements with the publisher to
exempt BIG BLUE DISK readers from any legal or moral requirement of paying the
fee.  If you got this program from BIG BLUE DISK, you can use it at no charge.
However, if you give copies to friends or associates, they are required to
register if they use it; and if you wish technical support or other services
from EasyMenu, you also need to register.  An order form is included on disk,
which gives a special discount rate on registration for BIG BLUE DISK readers.

   EasyMenu is not runnable from the BIG BLUE DISK menu.  To run it, type
^1EASYMENU^0 from DOS with disk 2 in your drive.  You will be placed in a sample
menu. Note that many of the programs featured on the menu don't actually exist
on the disk; they're just there to show off how a typical configuration of a
menu might look.

DISK FILES THIS PROGRAM USES:
   Everything on disk 2 except for GO.BAT, STATUS.DAT, and the zero-length
separator files --------.200, --------.201, and --------.---.