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========================================================================
Documentation for PIK version 2.00
Copyright (C) 1990, 1991 by Kenneth R. Casey, Jr. All Rights Reserved
========================================================================
CONTENTS
PART 0.0 CHANGES FROM 1.20
PART 0.0.1 PIK CREATES "LZH" FILES USING YOSHI'S LHA 2.10
PART 0.0.2 PIK CREATES SELF-EXTRACTING FILES
PART 0.0.3 PIK CAN NOW RUN "DIR" FOR YOU
PART 0.0.4 DISTRIBUTING PIK
PART 0.1 CHANGES FROM 1.10
PART 1.0 THE PITCH
PART 2.0 INSTALLATION
PART 3.0 PURPOSE
PART 4.0 USAGE
PART 5.0 THE SPELLBOUND! SHAREWARE CURSE...
PART 6.0 REGISTRATION FORM
PART 7.0 SUPPORT
PART 0.0 CHANGES FROM 1.20
PART 0.0.1 PIK CREATES "LZH" FILES USING YOSHI'S LHA 2.10
In addition to handling the creation of ZIP format files using
PKWare's (R) PKZIP.EXE, the program now handles the creation of LZH
format compressed files using Haruyasu Yoshizaki's excellent LHA
version 2.10. It is expected that later versions will work as well,
but since we cannot anticipate future changes to LHA, we cannot
guarantee success with later versions.
PART 0.0.2 PIK CREATES SELF-EXTRACTING FILES
When creating either ZIP or LZH files, you will now be asked if
you wish to create a self-extracting EXE file from either file type.
To create a self-extract file from a ZIP file, PKWare's (R)
ZIP2EXE.EXE must be located in a directory in your Path. PIK uses
the "Large Model" (/x1) Self-extracting file option when creating
self-extracting files with LHA. Only LHA.EXE is required when
creating a self-extracting LZH file.
PART 0.0.3 PIK CAN NOW RUN "DIR" FOR YOU
If PIK finds no filenames on the screen when it starts, it will
give you a message to apprise you of this, prompt you for a file spec
and then run the "DIR" command with the "/P" switch.
PART 0.0.4 DISTRIBUTING PIK
Please only distribute the entire PIK distribution package
containing the files:
PIK.EXE
PIK.DOC
ORDER.FRM
We found several copies of PIK being distributed which had no
documentation. PIK displays no shareware messages when it runs for
your convenience. If you distribute it without documentation, we do
not get paid for our work. We were strongly tempted to include a
shareware screen in this version, but we realized that the beauty of
PIK is that you are in and out very quickly. Please distribute PIK
with all the files above.
Distributing PIK in any other way is an infringement of our
copyright. Federal law provides both civil and criminal penalties for
copyright infringement.
PART 0.1 CHANGES FROM 1.10
A single change was made to allow PIK to recognize filenames not
displayed with DOS' justified format, such as under 4DOS. Previously
PIK only recognized filenames in DOS justified format.
JUSTIFIED -- PIK EXE
UNJUSTIFIED -- PIK.EXE
PIK now recognizes either of these formats.
PART 1.0 THE PITCH
SPELLBOUND! Software is a small company which produces shareware
in many forms. We require that if you continue to use PIK after 5
days, you must send the small amount of $7.00 for its use. This
registers you for all future updates of the program. To get the most
recent version of the program when you register, send $15.00 to:
SPELLBOUND! Software
P.O. Box 158
Shepherd, MI 48883
Those who send $15.00 will also receive preregistered versions of the
following SPELLBOUND! Products:
BothSides -- Prints text files of ANY pagination scheme to
BothSides of printer paper and optionally prints title and page
number to bottom of each page. Normal Fee: $15.00
Floormat -- Fake C: Format prank. Many unique features make
this the cruelest prank around. Allows you to leave a message to
your victim and traps CTRL-ALT-DEL, substituting a reboot
sequence of its own. Normal Fee: $5-$20
If you have a modem, you can call the Mainstream Computers BBS at
1-517-463-8474. They will always have the very latest versions of all
SPELLBOUND! Software products, and registration for the board is free
and friendly!
PART 2.0 INSTALLATION
Installation of PIK is very simple. For best results, just copy
the file, PIK.EXE into a directory which has been included in your
PATH environment variable. The PATH environment variable is usually
set when you boot your computer. There should be a line in your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file in the root directory of your boot drive which says
something like: PATH C:\UTIL;C:\DOS. This is your path statement. In
this case, you could copy the two files into C:\UTIL. This way, you
could run PIK from anywhere on your system by just typing "PIK".
In addition, you must also have the PKWare (R) utility PKZIP.EXE
and Yoshi's LHA.EXE in your PATH as well. PIK calls upon PKZIP.EXE to
create the ZIP file when you mark files to be "zipped" and uses
LHA.EXE when you specify the creation of an "LZH" file. PKZIP.EXE and
LHA.EXE are available on almost all Bulletin Boards and from nearly
every shareware distribution service. The most recent version of
PKZIP.EXE as of this writing is contained in the distribution file
PKZ110.EXE, which is a self-extracting ZIP format file containing all
of PKWare's (R) ZIP file utilities and documentation. The most recent
version of LHA.EXE as of this writing is contained in the distribution
file LHA210.EXE, a self-extracting file containing the entire LHA
package including documentation.
If you wish to create ZIP format self-extracting files, you will
also need to have PKWare's (R) ZIP2EXE.EXE located in your PATH as
well. ZIP2EXE is distributed with PKZIP/PKUNZIP (R), so if you have
PKZIP.EXE, you should also have ZIP2EXE.EXE.
ZIP files are files ending with the extension ".ZIP". LHA
creates files having the extension ".LZH". These files have been
compressed to an average of half their original size for storage or
for transfer my modem.
PART 3.0 PURPOSE
PIK is a very useful utility which allows you to pick files from
the standard DOS "DIR" display to mark for Deleting, Copying, Moving,
Zipping into a Zip format compressed file or for creating and LZH
format compressed file using Yoshi's LHA.EXE.
How many times have you typed "DIR" to examine the contents of a
directory and seen several files which should be moved, deleted, or
stored for later use in ZIP format. The commands necessary to
accomplish the task could take some time. By typing "PIK", you can
select the files upon which to perform the necessary operation right
from the display left behind by the "DIR" command. Once the files
have been marked, you just press ENTER and you are on your way to
finishing the task!
PART 4.0 USAGE
SYNTAX: PIK [Option]
...where "Option" can be any of: COPY, MOVE, DEL, ERASE, ZIP or
LZH. To save you time, PIK will also recognize just the first letter
of any of these options. If "Option" is not specified, you will be
asked to select an option when the program starts.
To use the program, just type DIR and a filespec to display the
files from which you wish to pick. You MUST be in the directory which
contains the files displayed on the screen. For best performance, put
PIK.EXE into a directory which is in your PATH so that it may be run
from anywhere.
PIK recognizes filenames displayed in normal justified format (ie.
"PIK EXE" as well as the 4DOS default format, (ie. "PIK.EXE").
It will only recognize files in the first column when displaying using
the "/W" command, however.
Once the files have been displayed on the screen, just type PIK
and press ENTER. You will see 3 lines of information appear at the
bottom of the screen. Use the arrow keys to highlight the desired
operation and press ENTER when the desired operation is highlighted.
Now move the highlight bar over the file names, pressing the spacebar
to mark the files upon which you wish to perform the selected
operation. The program first checks to see if the file exists in the
current directory before marking. On a floppy disk, this can be quite
slow, but on a hard disk this will be instantaneous.
Once all of the desired files have been marked, press ENTER to
perform the DEL, COPY, MOVE, ZIP or LHA. If the files are to be
deleted, you will be asked to confirm the deletion. If the files are
to be MOVEd or COPYd, you will be asked to specify a destination
directory. Do NOT specify the same directory!
If ZIPping or LHAing the files, you will be asked for a ZIP or
LZH file name into which to compress the files, and then asked whether
to [A]dd the files to the ZIP or LZH file or [M]ove them into it.
(Moving deletes the files after successfully adding to the compressed
file. If the move was unsuccessful, the deletion will not occur.)
You will then be asked if you wish to create a self-extracting file.
The default answer is "N" (No).
As the files are processed, the right side of the screen will
confirm the operation on each file. When deleting files, the first
character of the filename will be changed to ASCII 229 "σ" which is
the same character DOS uses to mark a file as deleted in the
directory. This is a concession to a neurotic friend of SPELLBOUND!
Software, Jim Olson, sysop of the Mainstream BBS. Neat huh?
PART 5.0 THE SPELLBOUND! SHAREWARE CURSE...
You are granted a limited license to use the program for 5 days.
If after 5 days, you continue to use the program, you MUST register to
continue to use it. If you do not register, you may give copies to
friends and upload it to bulletin boards, but you must not continue to
make use of the program.
If you use the program and enjoy it, send at least $7.00. If you
fail to send the $7.00, you will fall into the snare of the
SPELLBOUND! Software Super Duper New and Improved, All Purpose
Shareware curse. When we at SPELLBOUND! decided to come up with our
own curse, we looked in the yellow pages for a "medium". Although it
seems like a contradiction in terms, they are very "rare", so we had
to settle for a "Weldon". Weldon is not a medium -- but his rates
were reasonable. (We think Weldon IS a little "Well done" due to
forgetting to close the microwave door one too many times.) He agreed
to do the job for mentioning his name in this documentation. This is
what he was able to come up with...
SPELLBOUND! Software's Super Duper, New and Improved, All Purpose
Shareware Curse!
by Weldon
(He never said we had to mention his last name!)
May...
...your pickup blow a head gasket,
...your toilet back up,
...your shrubbery turn brown,
...your boomerang not return
...your spouse become a Hare Krishna
...your dog mistake your leg for a hydrant
...your mother in law move in, permanently
...you develop the following maladies:
prickly heat
gingivitus
the heartbreak of psoriasis
halitosis
irregularity
painful warts
And worst of all...
May the most annoying man in America do a show from your
livingroom on:
"Users who secretly refuse to register shareware and the mothers
who raised them. One person reveals the whole sordid story 'I
refused to register PIK' -- next Geraldo"
Can you imagine how cheaply we're letting you off? You could run
up thousands of dollars in medical, psychiatric, plumbing, auto
repair, dry cleaning, and dental costs, the legal costs of
deprogramming your spouse... and BOOMERANG REPAIR! (Do you know how
hard it is to find an HONEST boomerang repairman? Yet they keep
getting return business?! I got so frustrated with ours I tried to
throw it away. I gave up after 3 hours.)
$7.00 can save you all this heartache!
PART 6.0 REGISTRATION FORM
Please complete and send the following form to register your purchase.
No support can be offered unless you are registered with the author,
except to report problems with the program.
Rates:
1 copy -- $7.00 To receive the latest version with any of
2-10 copies $5.00 these options, send $15.00 for first copy
11-20 copies $4.00 only.
20 and up $3.00
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Registration Form for PIK Version 2.00 |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| |
| Name:_________________________________________________________________ |
| |
| Address: _____________________________________________________________ |
| |
| City: _____________________________ State: ______ Zip: _____________ |
| |
| I am registering PIK for use on _____ computers. (See rate schedule above |
| for pricing.) |
| |
| Payment Method (Check one): Check/MO ___ Visa ___ MasterCard ___ |
| |
| Card Number _________________________________ Expiration Date: ____/____ |
| |
| Cardholder's Signature (Required) _______________________________________ |
| |
| Send the latest version available. (Enclose $15.00) 3.5" ____ 5.25"____ |
| |
| Telephone (Required for Card Purchase) (_____) _____-_____________ |
| |
| Michigan residents add 4% sales tax Total enclosed: ________ |
| |
| Send To: SPELLBOUND! Software ...or call (517) 828-6520 with |
| P.O. Box 158 Visa or MasterCard for fastest |
| Shepherd, MI 48883 processing of your order! |
| |
| Your comments and suggestions are very much appreciated. |
| |
| Comments:______________________________________________________________ |
| |
| _______________________________________________________________________ |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Send To:
SPELLBOUND! Software
P.O. Box 158
Shepherd, MI 48883
Do it BEFORE your spouse has to go to the airport, or Geraldo has
another slow week! Wait! Is that a picture of Baba Ram Dass in your
wife's purse? (Better hurry!)
PART 7.0 SUPPORT
Those who register PIK may receive telephone support. If you
discover any undocumented "features" (bugs) whether you are registered
or not, please let us know. We may be contacted at: 1-(517)-828-6520
between the hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm. When you call, have the
contents of AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS, the names of any TSRs, (memory-
resident programs) you may have in memory while running PIK. It would
help if you had the program running and the phone near the computer so
that we could talk through the problem.
PKWare, PKZIP, and PKUNZIP are registered trademarks of PKWare (R)
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| ADDITIONAL QUALITY SOFTWARE FROM SPELLBOUND! SOFTWARE!!!! |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
SPELLBOUND! Software has a number of other products available
which can expand the usefulness of your PC. If you think you
could benefit by the acquisition of any of these programs, an
order form appears at the end of this document.
+----------------------------------+
| THE BOTHSIDES TEXT FORMATTER 3.5 |
+----------------------------------+
This program prints any text file to both sides of paper
when sending to your printer. It saves you half the paper you
would normally use and half the binder space when storing.
SOME COMMENTS FROM BOTHSIDES USERS...
BothSides is the first software I have evaluated in a long
time which is useful to me. It's easy to learn and easy to
use!
-- Paul Lowe, Chattanooga, TN
Simplicity, functionality, ease of use, all keywords from a
user's viewpoint of a well designed program. All can be used
when referring to the BothSides Text Formatter!
-- Charles M. Smith, Jackson, MI
I think your program is spellbinding! ...and I really admire
your skill!
-- John A. Holmes, Bangor, ME
Great program! I use this all the time. It's saving me a lot
of paper!
-- Jerry Breazeale, Demorest, GA
Great! Sensible thinking! Saves me paper AND binders!!
Thanks!
-- Kevin Holihan, Neptune, NJ
I have been using the heck out of BothSides! I find it helps to
read the docs in this format!
-- Thomas Hanks, Atlanta, GA
+-------------------------------------+
| THE SPELLBOUND! SPELLING TUTOR 2.00 |
+-------------------------------------+
This is a comprehensive spelling tutor for use in the
classroom or in the home. It has a complete battery of teacher
tools, keeps grades, prints reports, creates personalized
difficult word lists, uses unique animation, comes with several
word lists and allows you to create your own or use any text file
containing words. Begun to help author's daughter to improve her
spelling skills, it resulted in her winning her class spelling
bee the same year she began using it.
The Public Brand Software Library whose software
evaluations are held in high regard, gave the SPELLBOUND!
Spelling Tutor 4 stars out of 4 and its coveted "Trophy -- Best
software anywhere for the task" rating!
This program is SO comprehensive, you won't believe it!
+--------------------------------------+
| SPELLBOUND! SOFTWARE'S BABYDRAW 1.01 |
+--------------------------------------+
This is a great drawing program originally designed for use
by small children beginning at about 2 years of age, it is a
program which will bring hours of fun to any child 2 to 102. It
works with any CGA adapter or better and uses the number pad keys
to draw up, down, and diagonally. It makes drawing easy! When a
small child presses any non-drawing key, the program generates
random drawing. The child is greatly excited by his "creation".
The program can also record and play back drawings just as they
were originall drawn with complete control over speed etc. It
comes with a program which can play back a whole script of
playback drawings so that you can make "slideshow" type
presentations. You may freely distribute the special playback
program to friends so that you can create video greeting cards
which draw themselves!
The program is customized with the child's name throughout,
and displays a 49 character message from the giver to the child
every time the program starts. If the child's name were "Susan",
the program would be called "Susan's Drawing Game", the program
file would be called SUSAN.EXE and would be started by typing
"SUSAN". It would then display a 49 character message your
specify in its own box on the opening screen, such as "Susie is
the Apple of Mommy and Daddy's Eye". When the program
terminates, it restores the DOS screen and poses the question,
"Have you hugged Susan today?"
The Public Software Library gave it 4 stars (out of 4) and
called it "Literally hours of fun!"
PRICES: (Subject to change without notice)
BothSides ...................$15.00
SPELLBOUND! Spelling Tutor ..$25.00
BabyDraw ....................$19.95 (for up to four customizations, $5.00
each additional)
Site Licenses are available and negotiable. Call for information
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| SPELLBOUND! Software Product Order Form |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| Name: _________________________________________________________ |
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| Street: _________________________________________________________ |
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| City: _________________________ St: ______ Zip: ______________ |
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| Phone: ________________ (for questions about your order) |
| |
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| Quan Description Price ea Total |
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| _____ BothSides 15.00 each _____ |
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| _____ The SPELLBOUND! Spelling Tutor 25.00 each _____ |
| |
| _____ BabyDraw 19.95 for 4 _____ |
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| _____ Additional BabyDraw 5.00 each _____ |
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| Michigan Residents add 4% sales tax: ______ |
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| Total: __________ |
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| Send check or money order for full amount in U. S. Funds only to: |
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| SPELLBOUND! Software |
| P.O. Box 158 |
| Shepherd, MI 48883 |
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| MasterCard/Visa -- Fill out below or call (517) 828-6520 |
| |
| Cardholder Signature: ____________________________ |
| |
| Expiration: ___\___ Card No. _________________ Ph: (____) ____-_____ |
| |
| If ordering BabyDraw, specify name and message for each child for |
| which a customized copy is desired. Limit name to nine characters |
| and message to 49 characters. |
| |
| Name: ___________________________ |
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| Message: ____________________________________________________________ |
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| Name: ___________________________ |
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| Message: ____________________________________________________________ |
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| Name: ___________________________ |
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| Message: ____________________________________________________________ |
| |
| (Print additional names on reverse side) |
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