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- R E C O N F I G
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- Michael L. Wilson
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- Copyright (c) 1989 Compufax Computer Systems
- 1840 41st Avenue
- Suite 102-124
- Capitola, CA 95010
- (408) 462-7236
- (408) 479-7702
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- T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
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- I. INTRODUCTION
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- What is RECONFIG................................1
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- The Need For System Reconfiguration.............1
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- II. USING RECONFIG
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- Installation....................................2
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- The Opening Menu................................3
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- Command Line Operation..........................6
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- BOOT.DAT........................................7
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- III. GENERAL INFORMATION
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- Revision History................................8
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- Acknowledgements................................9
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- License........................................10
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- Disclaimer.....................................11
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- Ordering Information...........................12
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- RECONFIG page 1
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- I. Introduction
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- What is RECONFIG?
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- RECONFIG is a program that will allow you to easily and quickly
- change your system configuration. This will not change your
- hardware setup, but will change your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS
- files so that your system will boot-up into a different
- configuration.
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- RECONFIG does this by keeping an "archive" of your various
- AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files in a subdirectory. By using
- RECONFIG's menu driven system, you can easily copy these files
- to your root directory of drive C:.
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- These archived AUTOEXEC/CONFIG files have different extensions
- placed on them to tell what they are for. AUTOEXEC.TEL might
- be used for your telecommunications setup. There is a CONFIG
- and AUTOEXEC pair for each extension in the subdirectory.
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- RECONFIG uses a file called BOOT.DAT which is created by the
- installation procedure. This file contains the name of your
- editor and listing program. It also contains a list of the
- extensions in the subdirectory and descriptions explaining
- what they are for. These extensions and descriptions are
- in a menu during reconfiguration.
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- There are many programs such as this on BBSs, but none offer the
- ease of use and options that RECONFIG does.
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- The Need For System Reconfiguration:
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- The PC Power-User might have many pieces of software on his
- system. Memory Resident calculators, notebooks and the like
- can really eat up memory. If he wants to run a compiler that
- requires a great deal of memory, it might be a difficult task
- removing all these from memory. With RECONFIG, you can
- easily (one keystroke), copy the modified AUTOEXEC and CONFIG
- to your root directory and reboot.
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- With RECONFIG, you have control over your system. Have a custom
- setup for each major application. Easily add or remove memory
- resident programs from your setup. You are in control with
- RECONFIG.
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- RECONFIG page 2
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- II. Using RECONFIG
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- Installation
-
- To install RECONFIG, do the following:
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- 1. Copy all files to the directory you wish to use
- for your RECONFIG files. If you received RECONFIG
- in an archive, un-arc all the files in the subdirectory.
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- 2. At the DOS prompt, with the above directory being current,
- type RINSTALL <return>.
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- 3. The following window is displayed:
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- ╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
- ║ R E C O N F I G I N S T A L L A T I O N ║
- ║ ║
- ║ Create BOOT.DAT in D:\C\RECON ║
- ║ ║
- ║ Editor Name: Q.EXE ║
- ║ ║
- ║ Lister Name: LIST.COM ║
- ║ ║
- ║ Auto Boot Status(on/off): OFF ║
- ║ ║
- ║ Default Extension: STD ║
- ║ ║
- ║ Default Description: Standard Boot Configuration ║
- ║ ║
- ║ Modify AUTOEXEC.BAT: YES ║
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- ║ To Edit, use cursor keys, PgUp, PgDn, Tab, Shift Tab, Ins, Del and Enter.║
- ║ Alt-D and Ctrl-Y deletes line, ESC abandons, F10 Saves and Creates BOOT.DAT║
- ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
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- You may edit the 6 fields:
- Where to create BOOT.DAT
- Editor Name
- Lister Name
- Auto Boot Status
- Default Extension
- Default Description
- Modify Autoexec
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- The fields may be edited using the keys listed:
- Left and Right Cursor Keys move within a field
- Up and Down Cursor Keys move between fields
- PageUp and PageDown move between fields
- TAB and Shift-TAB move between fields
- Ins inserts toggles insert mode
- Del deletes the cursor character
- Enter move down one field
- Alt-D and Ctrl-Y deletes a field's contents
- ESC abandons the installation
- F10 accepts the fields and continues installation
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- RECONFIG page 3
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- THE FIELDS:
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- Where to create BOOT.DAT:
- This is the complete drive and subdirectory path of where
- you want BOOT.DAT created. BOOT.DAT is the data file that
- RECONFIG uses for the editor name, lister name, etc.
- If the specified subdirectory does not exist, it will be
- created. The default is your current directory.
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- Editor Name:
- This is the name of the program that you will use to
- edit your files. Enter the complete filename and extension.
- This program must be in your path for RECONFIG to find it.
- Qedit is the default editor.
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- Lister Name:
- This is the name of the program that you will use to
- view your files. If you wish to use the DOS TYPE command,
- simply enter TYPE in this field. If you are using a program,
- enter the complete filename and extension. This program
- must be in your path for RECONFIG to find it. LIST.COM is the
- default.
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- Auto Boot Status:
- This field must be either ON or OFF. ON means that
- RECONFIG will automatically reboot after reconfiguring,
- without asking. OFF means that RECONFIG will ask if you
- want to reboot. The default is OFF. This is changeable
- from the main menu.
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- Default Extension:
- This is the extension that will be appended to your AUTOEXEC
- and CONFIG files when they are initially backed-up during
- installation. This should be your normal, everyday AUTOEXEC
- and CONFIG. This extension should reflect this. The default
- is STD (standard).
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- Default Description:
- This is the description that will accompany the default
- extension. This is displayed on the reconfig menu. The
- default description is "Standard Boot Configuration".
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- Modify Autoexec:
- This field must be either YES or NO. YES means that
- this installation will modify your AUTOEXEC.BAT, placing
- the RECONPATH variable in your AUTOEXEC.BAT. RECONPATH is
- an environment variable that tells RECONFIG where to find
- BOOT.DAT and the archived AUTOEXEC and CONFIG files.
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- RECONFIG page 4
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- The Main Menu:
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- When you start RECONFIG, the following menu is displayed:
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- ╔══════════════════════════════╗
- ║ SYSTEM RECONFIGURATION ║
- ║ Version: x.x ║
- ║ by Michael L. Wilson ║
- ╚══════════════════════════════╝
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- ╔══════════════════════╗
- ║ Reconfigure System ║
- ╟──────────────────────╢
- ║ Reconfigure ║
- ║ Check ║
- ║ Update ║
- ║ Modify ║
- ║ Display ║
- ║ Auto Boot OFF ║
- ║ Exit ║
- ╚══════════════════════╝
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- The top window is the program logo. The bottom window
- is the main menu. The main menu is divided into two parts.
- The upper part is a help line that tells what each option
- means. The bottom portion contains the 7 options.
- The top option, Reconfigure, is highlighted first.
- Use the cursor keys to move the highlight bar, Enter to select
- and option, and ESC to abandon operation and exit.
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- THE OPTIONS:
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- Reconfigure:
- This option will display a menu of your extensions and
- descriptions stored in BOOT.DAT. By moving the menu bar with
- the cursor keys and pressing Escape to choose and extension,
- the chosen AUTOEXEC and CONFIG will be copied to your root
- directory of C:. If Auto Boot is ON, your system will be
- rebooted. If it is OFF, you will be asked if you want
- it to reboot.
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- On the left side of this menu, next to each extension, the
- letters A and/or C will appear. If an A is displayed, then
- an AUTOEXEC exists for this extension. A C means that a CONFIG
- exists for this extension.
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- Check:
- This option will compare, byte for byte, an extension set that
- you choose and the AUTOEXEC.BAT/CONFIG.SYS files that are
- in your root directory of C:. Choosing this option brings
- up a menu of your extensions stored in BOOT.DAT. There is
- also an option to enter your own extension if your BOOT.DAT
- is not up to date.
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- RECONFIG page 5
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- Update:
- This option will copy your current AUTOEXEC.BAT/CONFIG.SYS
- files to the archive directory, under an extension that
- you specify. This provides a quick way to make sure your
- archived files are up to date.
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- You will be asked to enter the desired extension (up to 3
- characters). If this extension exists you will be asked to
- confirm overwriting it. If this extension does not exist, you
- will be asked if you want to create it. If the extension does
- not exist, and you confirm creation, you will be asked if you
- want to add it to your BOOT.DAT file. If you answer Y, you will
- be asked for a description (up to 45 characters). Your BOOT.DAT
- will then be automatically updated.
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- Modify:
- This option will call up a menu of your listed extensions,
- your current AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS, BOOT.DAT and an option
- to enter a different extension. The file that you choose
- will be sent to your editor, listed in BOOT.DAT, and your
- editor will be called. When you exit your editor, you will
- be returned to the main menu.
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- Display:
- This option will work exactly as the Modify option, but your
- display program, or TYPE, will be called instead of the editor.
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- Auto Boot:
- Choosing this option will toggle the state of AUTO BOOT between
- ON and OFF. ON means that RECONFIG will automatically boot
- after reconfiguring. OFF means that you will be asked
- if you want to reboot.
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- Exit:
- This will exit RECONFIGURE and return to you DOS, or wherever
- you came from.
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- RECONFIG page 6
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- COMMAND LINE OPERATION:
- All of the options that are found on the main menu can
- be used from the command line. the syntax is:
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- RECONFIG [ext] [option]
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- To reconfigure your system, you would type:
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- RECONFIG [ext]
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- To check an extension you would type:
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- RECONFIG [ext] CHECK
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- To update an extension you would type:
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- RECONFIG [ext] UPDATE
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- Display and modify are used the same way.
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- You can also force Auto Boot ON by appending the word BOOT
- when your are reconfiguring:
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- RECONFIG [ext] BOOT
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- [ext] is the extension set you want to process.
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- CED:
- CED is a great program for enhancing DOS. It also allows you
- to place synonyms on commands. RECONFIG can be made much easier
- to use from the command line with CED. Consider these commands:
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- SYN rec*onfig 'c:\bat\recon\reconfig %1'
- SYN boot 'c:\bat\recon\reconfig %1 boot'
- SYN ch*eck 'c:\bat\recon\reconfig %1 check'
- SYN mod*ify 'c:\bat\recon\reconfig %1 modify'
- SYN dis*play 'c:\bat\recon\reconfig %1 display'
- SYN up*date 'c:\bat\recon\reconfig %1 update'
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- See the CED manual for more information on CED.
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- RECONFIG page 7
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- BOOT.DAT:
- This is a text file that contains data for RECONFIG to
- function properly. The information contained in BOOT.DAT
- is:
- The Editor's Name
- The Display Program's Name
- Default state of Auto Boot
- The extensions and descriptions for the archived files.
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- The structure of BOOT.DAT is as follows:
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- ANY line may contain one of the following:
- EDITOR=[name]
- DISPLAY=[name]
- AUTOBOOT=[off | on]
- xxx!yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
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- xxx = the extension (3 letters max)
- yyy = the descriptions (45 letters max)
- There are no spaces around the = sign with EDITOR,
- DISPLAY or AUTOBOOT.
- There are no spaces around the exclamation point in the
- extension/description line.
- If there are more than one line with EDITOR, DISPLAY
- or AUTOBOOT, the last line is used.
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- BOOT.DAT must end iwith a valid "end-of-file-marker" (^Z).
- There are some programs which place dozens of marks at
- the end of the file. This can mess up the appending of
- descriptions by RECONFIG.
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- RECONFIG page 8
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- III. GENERAL INFORMATION:
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- Revision History:
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- Rev 2.0 3 October 1989
- Fixed 386 boot problem
- New front end menu and sub menu system
- New edit routine for input lines
- Allow editing of BOOT.DAT from within Reconfig
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- Rev 1.2 11 July 1989
- Added HELP, WHAT and INFO parameters for help screen calls
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- Rev 1.1 10 July 1989
- Several bug fixes and recoding using pointers
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- Rev 1.0 17 February 1989
- Initial release.
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- RECONFIG page 9
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- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
- Thanks to Michael Lockridge
- Tom Carlson
- Gordon Thygeson
- for their help with testing and documentation.
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- The following BBSs will have the most current version
- of RECONFIG:
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- The Soquel BBS (408) 462-6329
- Fort Knox BBS (408) 335-4229
- Twin Peaks BBS (303) 651-0225
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- Messages for Michael Wilson, concerning RECONFIG, can be
- left at the Soquel BBS,
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- The following software packagages were referenced:
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- Qedit
- Copyright SemWare
- 730 Elk Cove Ct
- Kennesaw, GA 30144
- (404) 426-6416
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- List
- Copyright Vernon D. Buerg
- 139 White Oak Circle
- Petaluma, CA 94952
- -DATA- (707) 778-8944
- or (707) 778-8844
- Compuserve ID 70007,1212
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- CED
- Copyright The Cove Software Group
- 10057-2 Windstream Drive
- Columbia, Maryland 21044
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- RECONFIG page 10
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- LICENSE
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- This version of RECONFIG is NOT public domain nor free software, but
- is being distributed as "shareware".
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- RECONFIG is copyright (C) 1989 by Compufax Computer Systems.
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- Non-registered users of this software are granted a limited
- license to make an evaluation copy for trial use on a private,
- non-commercial basis, for the express purpose of determining
- whether RECONFIG is suitable for their needs. At the end of this
- trial period, you should either register your copy or
- discontinue using RECONFIG.
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- What does all this really mean? If you use this program, then
- you should pay for your copy. That way we'll be able to provide
- you support, updates and stay in business.
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- A RECONFIG registration entitles you to use the program on any and
- all computers available to you, with the following restriction:
- If other people have access to this program or may use it, then
- you should purchase a site license. See the following section
- for information about site licensing or quantity discounts.
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- All users are granted a limited license to copy RECONFIG only for
- the trial use of others and subject to the above limitations.
- This license does NOT include distribution or copying of this
- software package:
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- 1. In connection with any other product or service.
- 2. For general use within a company or institution.
- 3. For any consideration or 'disk fee'.
- 4. Distribution in modified form, i.e., the file containing
- this license information MUST be included, along with the
- full RECONFIG documentation.
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- Operators of electronic bulletin board systems (Sysops) are
- encouraged to post RECONFIG for downloading by their users, as
- long as the above conditions are met.
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- If you are the distributor of a public domain or user-supported
- software library, then you may be eligible to distribute copies
- of RECONFIG. You must meet all of the above conditions and acquire
- written permission from Compufax before doing so, however.
- Please call or write for details.
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- RECONFIG page 11
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- DISCLAIMER
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- Use of this program acknowledges this disclaimer of warranty:
- "This program is supplied as-is. Compufax disclaims all
- warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation,
- the warranties of merchantability and of fitness of this program
- for any purpose. Compufax assumes no liability for damages
- direct or consequential, which may result from the use of this
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- RECONFIG page 12
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- ORDERING INFORMATION
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- A RECONFIG registration licenses you to use the product on a
- regular basis. Users need register only one version of
- RECONFIG; registration includes licensed use of all upgrades.
- Registered users can always get the most current version of the
- program at a nominal fee ($8.00 as of this writing) by calling
- or writing Compufax. Individual registrations for RECONFIG
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- CORPORATE SITE LICENSES AND QUANTITY PURCHASES
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- All corporate, business, government or other commercial users of
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- at the 2nd copy. Corporate or site licensing is also available.
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