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BIBLE-POP 1.0
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REFERENCE MANUAL
C O P Y R I G H T ( C ) 1 9 8 8
B Y
M I R A M A R S Y S T E M S CO.
2 5 0 1 T E M P L E A V E N U E
S I G N A L H I L L , C A 9 0 8 0 6
WARRANTY
WITH RESPECT TO THE PHYSICAL DISKETTE CONTAINING BIBLE-POP, MIRAMAR
SYSTEMS WARRANTS IT TO BE FREE OF DEFECTS IN MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP
FOR A PERIOD OF 60 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE. IN THE EVENT OF
NOTIFICATION WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD OF DEFECTS IN MATERIAL OR
WORKMANSHIP, MIRAMAR SYSTEMS WILL REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE DISKETTE.
THE REMEDY FOR BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY SHALL BE LIMITED TO REPLACEMENT
AND SHALL NOT COVER ANY OTHER DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
LOSS OF PROFIT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR OTHER SIMILAR
CLAIMS.
MIRAMAR SYSTEMS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED
OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MIRAMAR SYSTEMS BE LIABLE
FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFIT OR ANY DAMAGES.
DISCLAIMER
MIRAMAR SYSTEMS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REVISE THESE PROGRAMS AND
DOCUMENTATION FROM TIME TO TIME WITHOUT OBLIGATION TO NOTIFY ANY
PERSON OF SUCH REVISIONS.
T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
OVERVIEW OF BIBLE-POP.................................1
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS...................................1
SYSTEM FILES SUPPLIED.................................1
HOW TO USE BIBLE-POP..................................2
MONITOR AND HOTKEY RECONFIGURATION....................4
BIBLE-POP DOCUMENTATION PAGE 1
I. OVERVIEW OF BIBLE-POP
BIBLE-POP IS A RAM-RESIDENT PROGRAM THAT MAKES YOUR PC WORK MORE
ENJOYABLE BY POPPING BIBLE VERSES ONTO THE SCREEN AT THE SIMPLE
PRESS OF A KEY WHILE YOU ARE WORKING ON YOUR FAVORITE SPREADSHEET,
WORDPROCESSOR, DATA BASE MANAGER OR VIRTUALLY ANY OTHER APPLICATION.
II. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
TO USE BIBLE-POP, YOU MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING:
A. AN IBM PC, XT, AT OR AN IBM CLONE RUNNING DOS 2.0 OR GREATER
B. AN 80-COLUMN MONITOR
C. USE BIBLE-POP IN 80-COLUMN TEXT MODE ONLY. THIS MEANS THAT
BIBLE-POP WILL NOT POP-UP IN GRAPHICS SCREENS.
III. SYSTEM FILES SUPPLIED
BIBLE-POP AS DISTRIBUTED CONTAINS FOUR FILES. YOU WILL FIND THE
FOLLOWING SYSTEM FILES:
A. BIBLEPOP.COM
THE MAIN MEMORY RESIDENT PROGRAM THAT POPS THE BIBLE VERSES
ONTO THE SCREEN
B. CONFIG.COM
THIS PROGRAM WILL ALLOW YOU TO RECONFIGURE YOUR MONITOR AND
HOTKEY SETTINGS.
C. README.DOC
THE BIBLE-POP USERS MANUAL (THE FILE YOU ARE READING).
D. MANUAL.BAT
THE BATCH FILE THAT PRINTS OUT THE REFERENCE MANUAL (README.DOC
FILE)
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IV. HOW TO USE BIBLE-POP
BEFORE BEGINNING TO USE BIBLE-POP BACK UP THE ORIGINAL DISKETTE
USING THE DOS COPY COMMAND. STORE THE ORIGINAL DISKETTE IN A SAFE
PLACE AND USE THE WORKING DISKETTE. BIBLE-POP IS NOT COPY-PROTEC-
TED SO YOU MAY MAKE AS MANY COPIES AS NEEDED.
BIBLE-POP IS A VERY SIMPLE TO USE PROGRAM. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS
TO PERFORM THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS:
A) INSTALL BIBLE-POP BY TYPING "BIBLEPOP" AT THE DOS PROMPT.
BIBLE-POP WILL REMAIN RESIDENT IN MEMORY UNTIL YOU TURN OFF
YOUR COMPUTER.
B) PRESS THE HOTKEY (A UNIQUE KEYSTROKE WHICH ACTIVATES BIBLE-POP.
AS DISTRIBUTED, BIBLE-POP UTILIZES "ALT-Z" AS A HOTKEY. YOU
CAN RECONFIGURE THIS HOTKEY TO ANOTHER KEYSTROKE. PLEASE REFER
TO SECTION V FOR RECONFIGURING INSTRUCTIONS).
C) A SMALL WINDOW WILL APPEAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SCREEN WITH
THE FOLLOWING CONTENTS:
1) A SEQUENTIALLY ASSIGNED NUMBER THAT APPEARS IN PARENTHESIS.
FOR THE PRESENT RELEASE OF BIBLE-POP, THE RANGE IS 1 THRU
5.
2) THE ACTUAL BIBLE VERSE.
3) THE QUOTATION REFERENCE WHICH CONSISTS OF BOOK, CHAPTER AND
VERSE.
D) PRESS ANY KEY. THIS WILL REMOVE THE SMALL WINDOW AND ITS CON-
TENTS AND YOU WILL BE BACK TO YOUR APPLICATION. WHEN YOU PRESS
THE HOTKEY AGAIN, YOU WILL SEE THE NEXT VERSE.
THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT!!! VERY SIMPLE.
BIBLE-POP WORKS WITH MOST PROGRAMS.
THIS RELEASE IS A WORKING VERSION OF BIBLE-POP. THIS MEANS THAT YOU
CAN USE IT FOR UNLIMITED NUMBER OF SESSIONS. HOWEVER, THE MAXIMUM
NUMBER OF BIBLE VERSES IS 5.
TRY IT, YOU WILL LIKE IT.
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IF YOU WANT TO OBTAIN THE PRODUCTION VERSION, SEND WHATEVER AMOUNT
OF MONEY YOU THINK IS FAIR (PLUS $2.95 FOR SHIPPING AND HANDLING)
IN CHECK OR MONEY ORDER TO:
MIRAMAR SYSTEMS COMPANY
2501 TEMPLE AVENUE #302
SIGNAL HILL, CA 90806
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V. MONITOR AND HOTKEY RECONFIGURATION
AS DISTRIBUTED, BIBLE-POP IS CONFIGURED TO USE COLOR MONITOR.
IF YOU HAVE A NON-COLOR MONITOR, YOU NEED TO RECONFIGURE.
THERE ARE SEVERAL REASONS WHY YOU WILL WANT TO RECONFIGURE THE
HOTKEY TO ANOTHER KEYSTROKE. HERE ARE SOME:
A) THE PREDEFINED HOTKEY IS NOT UNIQUE ENOUGH FOR CERTAIN
APPLICATIONS. IN THAT SITUATION, YOU WILL NEED TO CHANGE
YOUR HOTKEY TO ANOTHER KEYSTROKE TO MAKE IT UNIQUE FOR THOSE
PARTICULAR APPLICATIONS.
B) PERSONAL PREFERENCES. YOU MIGHT LIKE A DIFFERENT KEYSTROKE
AS A HOTKEY THAN THE PREDEFINED ONE.
IN ORDER TO RECONFIGURE, DO THE FOLLOWING:
A) MAKE SURE THAT BIBLE-POP HAS NOT BEEN INSTALLED.
B) MAKE SURE YOUR NEW HOTKEY IS VERY UNIQUE. I SUGGEST YOU
TO USE THE CONTROL KEY AND ANY ALPHABETIC LETTER OR THE
ALT KEY AND ANY ALPHABETIC LETTER. YET, OTHER UNIQUE
KEYS ARE POSSIBLE.
C) MAKE SURE THAT "BIBLEPOP.COM" FILE AND "CONFIG.COM" SYSTEM
FILES ARE IN THE SAME DISK DRIVE.
D) EXECUTE "CONFIG.COM" BY TYPING "CONFIG" AT THE DOS PROMPT.
YOU WILL BE GUIDED THRU MENUS ON HOW TO DO THE RECONFIGURA-
TION OF MONITOR AND/OR OF HOTKEY. IT IS VERY EASY.
NEXT TIME YOU INSTALL BIBLE-POP, YOUR NEW MONITOR AND/OR HOTKEY
SETTINGS WILL BE IN EFFECT.