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- Welcome to the January 1996 edition of the Project Gutenberg CDROM!
-
- This CD-ROM contains the etexts (Electronic Texts) of the Gutenberg
- Project for 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and most of 1995.
-
- Most of the texts are provided in both ascii and zip archives.
-
- Here are some important files and directories.
-
- readme.txt This file
- go.bat Batch file that lists the readme files
- view.exe MSDOS file browser program
- setup.exe Windows Setup program for this disc
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- docs\ Miscellaneous documents concerning this disc
- texts\ Project Gutenberg Electronic Texts for MSDOS/Macintosh
- zipped\ Project Gutenberg Electronic Texts (ZIPPED)
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- Quick Start Instructions:
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- Windows 95:
- Insert the cdrom into the cdrom drive. This will automatically
- start a CDROM browser program called WinView.
-
- Windows 3.1:
- Go to "File" menu under program manager and choose Run. At the
- Command Line box, type: "D:\setup", assuming 'D' is your cdrom drive.
- This will install a group folder with icons for this cdrom.
-
- To start the CDROM browser program, double click on the icon called
- WinView, or run the program w16view.exe located at the root directory
- of the CDROM.
-
- Windows NT:
- Go to "File" menu under program manager and choose Run. At the
- Command Line box, type: "D:\setup95", assuming 'D' is your cdrom drive.
- This will install a group folder with icons for this cdrom.
-
- To start the CDROM browser program, double click on the icon called
- WinView, or run the program w32view.exe located at the root directory
- of the CDROM.
-
- MSDOS Quick Start:
- Change to your CDROM drive and type "view".
- Example:
- C:\> D:
- D:\> view
-
- Please consult the VIEW.DOC file in the \docs\ directory for full
- documentation on using VIEW.EXE.
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- Using the 00_INDEX.HTM files
-
- We have included 00_index.htm files so the user may use a Web browser
- to view our disc.
-
- In order to view this disc using these 00_index.htm files, point your
- Web browser to the root level 00_index.htm file.
-
- For example, in Netscape/Mosaic:
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- 1) Choose File/Open File (or File/Open Local File with Mosaic)
- 2) Choose your CDROM Drive under "Drives"
- 3) Select the 00_index.htm file
- 4) Click on OK
-
- The 00_index.htm files have been tested under Netscape 1.1 (Windows,
- Macintosh, and FreeBSD), Netscape 1.22 (Windows), Netscape 2.0b2,
- Mosaic 2.00 (Final Beta), and Microsoft Internet Explorer.
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- USING THE DISC -- MACINTOSH
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- To use the disc using a Macintosh, merely double-click on the file
- you wish to view.
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- This disk conforms to the level 1, ISO-9660 format. All the
- filenames are limited to eight single-case characters, with an
- extension of up to three characters. Most directories have an index
- file named 00_index.txt that contains a description of each file in
- the directory.
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- Disclaimer:
-
- This CDROM comes with a full money back guarantee. If you are
- dissatisfied for any reason, you can return it for a full refund.
- Walnut Creek CDROM makes no warranty about any file on this CDROM,
- including any written by Walnut Creek. You, not Walnut Creek CDROM,
- assume all risk of using any of the files on this CDROM. We reserve
- the right to limit any effort on our part to rectify problems with
- any file on this CDROM.
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- You also need to be aware that we cannot accept any responsibility,
- or liability in the event that using the software on this disk causes
- you grief, malfunction, data loss or thinning of the hair. As with
- any new software, make sure that you back up your system regularly so
- that you can recover from unforeseen crashes.
-
- Although we have made every attempt to examine every program on this
- disc, some non-shareware or public domain programs may have slipped
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- This CDROM copyright (c) 1996 Walnut Creek CDROM. All rights reserved.
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