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- WELCOME TO CATDISK V7.21
-
- If you received this release on a floppy disk, please make a copy of the
- original, put the original in a safe place and work from the copy.
-
- BBS sysops should post the distribution files as CDISK721.EXE and CDSK721D.EXE
- (feel free to convert the files to whatever archive format you desire and
- rename appropriately).
-
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- CONTENTS
-
- 1. Registration procedures
- 2. Extracting The CATDISK Program Files And Documentation.
- 3. * IMPORTANT: Upgrading Your Catalog Files To This Version.
- 4. Saving Your Configuration If You Were Using CATDISK v3.61 or Later.
- 5. If You Are Missing Any Documentation Files.
- 6. CATDISK PLUS Update.
- 7. Printing Documentation.
-
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-
- 1. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES
-
- If you wish to register your copy of CATDISK, please use the registration form
- provided and also see the section of the user manual entitled "Support And
- Upgrades."
-
- For convenience, you may use your VISA credit card to register with us. If
- registering this way, you may do so by voice at (519) 570-3523, via our online
- support system, The Shareware Connection at (519) 570-4132, or right on the
- registration form, which you may send by FAX at (519) 884-4887, or by mail.
-
- If paying by check or money order, please be sure that it is drawn on a
- Canadian or US bank (we can handle either, whichever is most convenient to
- you).
-
- If you are a member of CompuServe, you may also register this program online.
- Just enter "GO SWREG" from any menu prompt and follow the instructions that
- follow. Our program ID is #688. Please note that the registration fee when
- using CompuServe is $32 instead of the normal $29. This is required due to
- the fact that CompuServe charges a 15% fee for their services. Even with the
- increased registration fee, our portion only amounts to $27.20. This option
- also does not allow flexibility in allowing you to determine which upgrade
- path (if any) that you wish to use in obtaining future CATDISK upgrades... it
- only covers the base registration (although you may obtain all future upgrades
- from CompuServe).
-
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-
- 2. EXTRACTING THE CATDISK PROGRAM FILES AND DOCUMENTATION TO DISK
-
- We distribute the standard version of CATDISK in the form of a self-extracting
- LHA-format archive files which contains this README.1ST file and three other
- self-extracting archive files. These archives are called CATPROGS.EXE, which
- contains the main CATDISK program files, CATUTILS.EXE, which contains the
- related utility programs and CATDOCS.EXE, which contains the various
- documentation files and registration forms for CATDISK.
-
- The DPMI-compliant version of CATDISK is distributed in its own archive file
- and is not absolutely necessary to use CATDISK and its related utilities.
- Depending on the source of the archive, it may be called CDSKxxxD.EXE or
- CDxxxD.EXE (the xxx is the version number - example - CDSK721D.EXE).
-
- Note that many BBS system operators convert self-extracting archive files to
- standard archive file formats, such as ZIP or ARJ. If this is the case, you
- will need the necessary de-archiver to unpack the files. Please refer to the
- archiver's manuals for details on the proper operation.
-
- In the following examples, we will provide instructions dealing with the
- self-extracting archives as we distribute them.
-
- If extracting the archives to floppy disks, we will assume that the archive
- files themselves are located on the B: drive and that the expanded files will
- be installed to the disk in drive A:. Each disk denoted by title represents a
- separate disk. Please feel free to substitute whatever drive and/or directory
- fits your scenario.
-
- ===============================================================================
- Disk Format | Disk Title | Instructions | Notes
- ===============================================================================
- | CATDISK Program/Config | B:CATPROGS A: |
- |------------------------+----------------------+-----------------
- | CATDISK Utilities | B:CATUTILS A: |
- |------------------------+----------------------+-----------------
- 360K | CATDISK Documentation | B:CATDOCS A: |
- | | COPY B:README.1ST A: |
- |------------------------+----------------------+-----------------
- | CATDISK DPMI Version | B:CDSKxxxD A: | Optional
- ===============================================================================
- | CATDISK Programs & | B:CATPROGS A: |
- | Utilities | B:CATUTILS A: |
- |------------------------+----------------------+-----------------
- 720K | CATDISK DPMI Version & | B:CDSKxxxD A: | Optional if you
- | Documentation | | have it.
- | | B:CATDOCS A: |
- | | COPY B:README.1ST A: |
- ===============================================================================
- | CATDISK Program Files | B:CATPROGS A: |
- | | B:CATUTILS A: |
- | | B:CDSKxxxD A: | Optional if you
- 1.2 Mb | | | have it.
- |------------------------+----------------------+-----------------
- | CATDISK Documentation | B:CATDOCS A: |
- | | COPY B:README.1ST A: |
- ===============================================================================
- | CATDISK Program Files | B:CATPROGS A: |
- | & Documentation | B:CATUTILS A: |
- | | B:CDSKxxxD A: | Optional if you
- 1.44 Mb | | | have it.
- | | B:CATDOCS A: |
- | | COPY B:README.1ST A: |
- ===============================================================================
-
- If installing to a hard drive, simply copy all distribution files to a
- directory and execute all three (or four if you have the DPMI version as well)
- self-extracting archive files and delete each as it has been successfully
- expanded.
-
- ===============================================================================
-
- You may now proceed with setting up CATDISK for operation as described in the
- user manual.
-
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-
- 3. IMPORTANT: UPGRADING YOUR CATALOG FILES TO THIS VERSION.
-
- Prior To V2.10
- --------------
-
- Some of the critical information stored in current release of CATDISK are not
- present in early releases. You will need to delete all .DTA and .SUM files
- created by these early releases and start from scratch.
-
-
- If You Were Using CATDISK V2.10 to V6.37
- ----------------------------------------
-
- This release of CATDISK supports file comments of 43 characters in length and
- disk comments in the summary report of 40 characters in length. You do *NOT*
- have to purge your old catalog files and start over... just run the program
- CDISKCVT.EXE on each catalog file that you have, select the appropriate
- conversion option as outlined in the program and any changes that are necessary
- to convert your files to the new format will be made.
-
- The syntax of this command is:
-
- CDISKCVT catalog_name
-
- - where catalog_name is the name of the catalog file to be converted.
- (do NOT include the filename extension of .DTA on the command line)
-
-
- If You Were Using CATDISK V7.00 or Later
- ----------------------------------------
-
- Your current catalog files are fully compatible with this release... you do
- NOT need to convert them.
-
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-
- 4. RECALLING YOUR PREVIOUS CONFIGURATION IF USED CATDISK V3.61 OR LATER
-
- Before copying the new program files to your work disk, you might want to
- rename the executable file from the previous installation (CATDISK.COM or
- CATDISK.EXE) to another name. The new configuration utility, CDISKCFG.EXE
- now has the ability to read the configuration information from the release that
- you were using for easy installation into this release. This can save you some
- time in setting the program up for your preferences, particularly if you've
- customized all the screen colors.
-
- When you run CDISKCFG, hit <F8> and follow the prompts.
-
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-
- 5. IF YOU ARE MISSING ANY DOCUMENTATION FILES
-
- Due to the nature of BBS distribution, it is possible that you may have
- received a copy of this program that may be missing one or more of the
- documentation files. If this is the case, and you have a modem on your
- computer, you may give our support BBS, The Shareware Connection a call to
- obtain documentation files for the current release.
-
- The number to call is (519) 570-4132
-
- When you have signed on and have arrived at the main menu, enter "F 2", which
- is the directory in which all of CATDISK's documentation files are stored
- individually. These files are accessible to anyone calling into the system.
- Download the pertinent files to your situation and you'll be all set.
-
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-
- 6. CATDISK PLUS UPDATE
-
- Due to the popularity that CATDISK has achieved, and the resulting workload in
- keeping up with correspondence, the development of CATDISK PLUS has been
- significantly delayed. Work is progressing, albeit slowly, as we adapt to
- the increased workload. Additionally, as development progresses, new ideas
- pop up that are too good to pass up, both on the shareware version of CATDISK,
- as well as in CATDISK PLUS.
-
- Recently, we have been receiving pre-paid orders for CATDISK PLUS from a fair
- number of individuals and corporations. Unfortunately, these orders cannot be
- processed before the product is ready. Before ordering CATDISK PLUS, please
- check with us either by voice at (519) 570-3523, or on our bulletin board
- system, The Shareware Connection at (519) 570-4132 for information on CATDISK
- PLUS's availability.
-
- At the time that this package was created, we cannot commit to any release
- date.
-
- Thank you for your patience.
-
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-
- 7. PRINTING DOCUMENTATION
-
- To print this README.1ST file, the revision history, the CATDISK user manual,
- or any of the registration forms, run the program PRINTDOC.EXE, contained in
- the self-extracting documentation file. This is a menu driven program that is
- capable of printing the longer files, such as the user manual in a two-sided
- format (i.e. on both sides of the page). The documentation files and
- PRINTDOC.EXE must be in the same directory.
-
-