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- hDC Power Toolboxes 1.0
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-
- This document describes hDC Power Toolboxes, a set of toolboxes for
- many popular Windows applications.
-
- hDC Power Toolboxes adds predefined floating toolboxes to the following
- Windows applications:
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- 1-2-3 Microphone II Terminal
- Ami Pro Norton Desktop Visual BASIC
- Calendar Notepad Windows Express
- Cardfile PageMaker Windows Express Editor
- Crosstalk Paintbrush Word 2.0
- Excel ProComm Plus WordPerfect
- File Manager Program Manager Write
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- Each toolbox contains buttons that allow you to perform typical operations
- in a single click. And with the supplied toolbox editor, you can
- customize these toolboxes to your tastes, or create new ones for
- applications not listed above.
-
- A version of hDC Power Toolboxes will be available at retail stores in the
- future for a list price of $49.95. For a limited time, however, we are
- making it available to bulletin board users for FREE!
-
- All we ask is that you send us your feedback on the product. Fill out
- the feedback form in FEEDBACK.WRI and mail it or fax it to hDC. Your
- feedback is appreciated, and will be considered when we enhance
- Power Toolboxes.
-
- We are also running a contest for the best toolboxes! Send in your
- favorite to Department PT at hDC; if we use it in a future version of Power
- Toolboxes or Power Launcher, we will send you a free copy of that product.
-
- The files needed to run hDC Power Toolboxes are in a file called
- PWRTBOX.ZIP. In addition, you may need a file named HDCxxx.ZIP.
-
-
- Here's how to install hDC Power Toolboxes.
-
-
- 1. hDC Power Toolboxes will require approximately 1.2 MB of disk
- space. Make sure you have at least this much space before you start.
-
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- 2. Ensure you have a new enough version of MICROMAN.EXE and
- HDCLIB.DLL. To see what version you currently have, type "microman -d"
- at the DOS prompt. You should get a message indicating the version of
- MicroMan and hDCLib that you have on your computer. If you get "Bad
- command or filename", or if the MicroMan version is less than 0x0210,
- or the hDCLib version is less than 0x0315, then you need a newer
- version of these files.
-
- To get the latest versions of MicroMan and hDCLib, look for a file
- called HDCxxx.ZIP (where xxx is a version number which is at least
- 315) in the place where you got this file. If you can not find this
- file, it can be downloaded from the hDC bulletin board at 206.869.2418
- (2400 baud, 8,n,1) or you can order it from hDC customer service at
- 206.885.5550 (for a $5 shipping and handling fee).
-
- Once you get the new files, copy them over your old files.
-
- IMPORTANT
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- A. If you are already using MicroApp Manager and do not wish to
- lose your system menu configuration and preferences such as the
- MicroApp path, do NOT overwrite your existing MICROMAN.PRF file.
-
- B. If you're using an international language version of an hDC
- product, please note that overwriting HDCLIB.DLL will cause some
- error messages to appear in English instead of the language of the
- international version. Your international product will not
- otherwise be affected.
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- C. If you did not previously have a version of MicroApp Manager,
- be sure to add the line "ma=microman.exe ^.ma" to the [Extensions]
- section of your WIN.INI file.
-
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- 3. If you are running Windows 3.0 (as opposed to Windows 3.1) then
- you will need the following files: SHELL.DLL, COMMDLG.DLL, and
- DDEML.DLL. Check your \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory to see if you already
- have a copy of these files. Many Windows 3.1 version applications
- include them in their installation. If you do not have them, you may
- order the Power Toolboxes disk with these files from hDC customer
- service at 206.885.5550 (for a $5 shipping and handling fee).
-
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- 4. Put PWRTOOL.MA, PWRTOOL.HLP, PWRTOOL.PRF, and TBOX22.TBL in your
- MicroApp directory (the directory containing your other hDC MicroApp
- files). Usually this is \WINDOWS\MICROAPP.
-
- If this is the first hDC MicroApp you are using, we suggest you make a
- \WINDOWS\MICROAPP directory and put these files in that directory.
- Then run Windows, run MicroApp Manager, choose the Options command,
- and add this directory to the MicroApp Path.
-
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- 5. If you want Power Toolbox to automatically run whenever you
- run Windows, add "<path>\pwrtool.ma" to the "load=" line in your
- WIN.INI file, where <path> is the full path name of directory
- containing PWRTOOL.MA.
-
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- After installing Power Toolboxes, start it by running "<path>\pwrtool.ma"
- from your Windows shell (where <path> is the full path name of directory
- containing PWRTOOL.MA), and use the File/Open command to open TBOX22.TBL.
- Make sure the "Switch with App" option is enabled. Minimize the Power Toolbox
- main window to activate the floating toolbox and you're all set! Be sure to
- click on the first button in the floating toolbox (which says PUSH ME!) for
- more information about Power Toolboxes.
-
-
- Thanks for your support of hDC products!
-
-
- hDC Computer Corporation
- 6742 185th Avenue NE
- Redmond, WA 98052
- Phone 206.885.5550
- FAX 206.881.9770
- BBS 206.869.2418
- CompuServe 76702, 1031
- Internet hamilton@nwnexus.UUCP
- Prodigy BBXW23A
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- Power Toolbox Files
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- PWRTBOX.ZIP:
- PWRTOOL.MA Power Toolbox MicroApp
- PWRTOOL.PRF Support file for Power Toolbox
- PWRTOOL.HLP Help file for Power Toolbox
- TBOX22.TBL Toolbox file containing predefined toolboxes
- READMETB.TXT This file
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- HDCxxx.ZIP:
- HDCLIB.DLL hDC Dynamic Link Library
- MICROMAN.EXE hDC MicroApp Manager
- MICROMAN.PRF Support file for MicroApp Manager
- MICROMAN.HLP Help file for MicroApp Manager
- README.TXT Describes hDC support files
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