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- ║ SeedMaster README.CD ║
- ║ Copyright (c) 1993 White Harvest Software, Inc. ║
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-
- This file is intended to help you in running and/or distributing SeedMaster
- in conjunction with a CD-ROM drive.
-
- SPECIFIC RELEASE NOTES: SM/DOS V2.2 and SM/Win V1.1 - 5/11/93
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- SM/DOS V2.2
- As this CD-ROM is pressed, SM/DOS V2.2 is almost ready for release. What
- is on this CD-ROM amounts to a very clean "Beta-Test" version of SM/DOS.
- It is ahead of SM/Win 1.1 in feature set and supported databases.
- SM/WIN V1.1
- As this CD-ROM is pressed, SM/Win V1.1 has not been updated to support
- all the Bible databases and Resources that SM/DOS does.
- You can obtain the latest version free from our BBS (919) 846-2141
- (2400-N-8-1), or you can send $3 to WHS, POB 97153, Raleigh NC 27624
- (specify 3.5" or 5.25").
-
- GENERAL - RUNNING FROM CD-ROM
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- RUNNING CD-ROM FOR BOTH PROGRAM & DATABASES
- You can run SM/DOS V2.2 or SM/Win V1.1 from the CD-ROM drive.
- Two caveats apply:
- 1) Both SM/DOS and SM/Win are overlaid programs, which means the
- operating system only loads active portions of the program from the
- .EXE disk file. As you switch functions, both programs will run
- faster if you copy them to your hard drive. (See "COPYING THE
- PROGRAMS TO THE HARD DRIVE" below.)
- 2) Both programs store program options and other information when they
- exit. If (and only if) you run them directly from the CD-ROM drive,
- provide a DOS path to a valid directory on your hard drive (or even
- floppy) so they can store your options from session to session.
- Example assume CD-ROM is drive D and the C:\SM directory exists:
- SM/DOS: D>SM C:\SM <Enter>
- SM/Win: D>SMW C:\SM <Enter>
- (Normally, in Windows, command line options are put in the Program
- Manager File Menu under "Properties". Also, if you run Windows
- 3.1, set the working directory to your hard drive\path).
-
- RUNNING CD-ROM FOR DATABASES ONLY
- You can run SM/DOS or SM/Win from your hard drive and keep the all Bible
- and Resource Databases on CD-ROM. If you start either program from a hard
- drive with no Bible databases present, each will ask for the directories
- for Bible files and other file types.
- SM/DOS: Put the CD-ROM drive\path in "Bible/Resource Directory #1:".
- SM/Win: Put the CD-ROM drive\path in "KJV Directory".
-
- COMBO HARD DISK/CD-ROM DATABASES
- You can copy your most frequently used Bible Databases (or separately
- available copyrighted Bible Databases) to your hard drive and still retain
- access to CD-ROM Databases. Simply copy the files (See "COPYING A DATABASE
- TO THE HARD DRIVE" below). Then,
- SM/DOS: Put the hard drive path in "Bible/Resource Directory #2:"
- SM/Win: Put the hard drive path in the appropriate directory entry.
- IMPORTANT: SM/DOS searches the directories (1-4) in order, and uses the
- LAST directory where a given database is found. If the CD-ROM is listed
- last, it take precedence over databases on your hard drive. Therefore, list
- the CD-ROM path FIRST!
-
- COPYING THE PROGRAMS TO THE HARD DRIVE
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Copy the following files to a hard drive\directory (we suggest C:\SM):
- SM/DOS: MINIMUM RECOMMENDED
- ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- SM.EXE SM.EXE LHA.*
- HELP.* HELP.* I*.*
- *.DOC *.DOC C*.*
- SM/Win: MINIMUM RECOMMENDED
- ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- SMW.* SMW.* LHARC.* C*.*
- *.DOC *.DOC I*.*
-
-
- COPYING A DATABASE TO THE HARD DRIVE
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- BIBLE DATABASES
- To copy a Bible database, determine it's three letter designation (ASV,
- DBY, KJV, KJS, LSG, STR, YLT) and copy the following files (example
- assumes ASV): ASV.* *.ASV
- STR SPECIAL NOTE: If you copy the STR to the hard drive, you should also
- copy the LEX.* files as well.
-
- BIBLE RESOURCES
- To copy a Bible resource, determine the file prefix (PNT, TSK, etc.) and
- copy the following file specification (assumes PNT): PNT.*
-
- FAST ACCESS OPTION - SM/DOS V2.2 ONLY
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- SM/DOS offers the option of copying CD-ROM verse index data to the hard
- drive to speed access to Bible text. Select "Fast Access" from the File
- menu, and choose the applicable database(s). We recommend turning this on
- for KJS and STR databases, since displaying KJS w/ Strong's numbers
- embedded is tantamount to displaying two Bible versions at once. Each
- version chosen "costs" about 125K of hard disk space. The file is created
- in the directory where OPTIONS.DAT is stored (usually the default directory
- unless a command line path is given). It will NOT be deleted at program
- exit. You must turn off the Fast Access to delete the file.
-
- OTHER SPEED CONSIDERATIONS
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Basic searching on the CD-ROM Bible for words and phrases is rather fast.
- Displaying the Search results (if Search Verse Fragments is not set to
- "None") can take considerable time, since the verse fragments to be
- displayed are not contiguous. Therefore, you can speed searches on the
- CD-ROM by setting "Search Verse Fragments" to "None" (on the Screen Format
- Dialog on the View menu). It can mean the difference between a search of 2
- seconds and 21 seconds. You can still "Peek" at a verse reference in context
- by pressing <Enter>.
-
- CD-ROM BASED DISTRIBUTION NOTES
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- See the DISTRIB.DOC file for distribution restrictions and specific instruc-
- tions. Generally, however, you can use the INSTALL.EXE program in the
- SeedMaster CD-ROM directory to make copies of the Program(s), Resources and
- Bible Databases. Just make the CD-ROM path your current DOS drive\directory
- and type: INSTALL <Enter>
- Choose options 4-6 and follow the menus. INSTALL asks for a path to a hard
- drive to store temporary archive files. You may wish to create a empty
- directory on your hard drive in advance, to eliminate the remote possibility
- that a temporary file will match an existing file name.
-
- Revised 5-11-93
-