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- Welcome to the Walnut Creek CDROM Catalog Disc, April 1994 edition!
-
- This CDROM contains information on all of the discs produced by
- Walnut Creek CDROM. We have included the complete file listings, the
- entire directory hierarchy, and file/directory size information for
- ALL of the files and directories on ALL of our CDROMS! In addition,
- we include a directory full of shareware programs, beautiful
- image/clipart files, and electronic documents from our most popular
- discs! For those interested in adverting our products, we have also
- included the covers to all of our CDROMs as well as catalog text and
- press releases describing our entire product line.
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- Important Files and Directories:
-
- VIEW.EXE The menu interface for this disc for MSDOS
- Just invoke "VIEW" at your CDROM drive prompt to execute.
-
- CATALOG\ Walnut Creek CDROM Product Catalog
- PRESS\ Walnut Creek CDROM Press Releases
- GIF\ Walnut Creek CDROM Product images - GIFs
- BIGGIF\ Walnut Creek CDROM Product images - Large GIFs
- TIF\ Walnut Creek CDROM Product images - Large TIFs
- EPS\ Walnut Creek CDROM Product images - EPSs
- DISCS\ Long descriptions of all Walnut Creek CDROM discs
- SAMPLES\ Samples of files and programs from our most popular discs!
-
- Within the DISCS\ directory, you will find directories with index
- files for all of our CDROM titles. These index files are included to
- allow you to search the indices and descriptions for the file you
- wish. We usually include the following files to help you search
- through our titles:
-
- 00files.txt All of the files on the CDROM (path and filename only)
- 00index.txt All of the files, with descriptions
- dirs.txt Directory listing and descriptions
- du.txt Listing of all directories, with sizes in bytes
- ls.txt "ls -alR" output - Shows filesizes
- readme.txt The README.TXT file from the CD, with pertinent info
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- This disk conforms to the level 1, ISO-9660 format. All the
- filenames are limited to eight single-case characters, with an
- extension of up to three characters. Most directories have an index
- file named 00_index.txt that contains a description of each file in
- the directory.
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- USING THE VIEW PROGRAM
-
- To use this disc, merely change your drive to your CD-ROM drive
- (usually accomplished by entering "D:" at the MS-DOS prompt and
- pressing enter), then type "VIEW" in the root directory of the CD-ROM
- drive, then press enter. The VIEW program will then display a
- listing of the subdirectories and their description on the disc. Use
- the cursor keys to move the highlight bar up and down the screen,
- then press ENTER to change into any of the subdirectories. The VIEW
- program will then display a list of files within that particular
- subdirectory. (To return back to the subdirectory listing, press the
- ESCAPE key.)
-
- While in the list of files, the VIEW program can let you read a text
- file, uncompress a zipped file, or copy a file onto another drive.
-
- To read a text file, merely position the highlight bar onto the line
- with the filename you wish to read, then press ENTER. While reading
- the document, if you wish to search for a string, press either the
- "S" key, CONTROL-S (type "S" while holding down the Control key), or
- F9 then enter the string for which you wish to search. For further
- occurrences of the string, merely press the S key, CONTROL-S, or F9
- key. You may do reverse searches by pressing R, CONTROL-R, or F10 in
- the same manner.
-
- To uncompress a file, position the highlight bar onto the line with
- the filename you wish to uncompress, then press ENTER. The screen
- will change to ask you to where you wish to uncompress the file, the
- default being a directory on your C: drive. If you wish, you may
- edit the destination. Press ENTER to begin uncompressing the file,
- or press ESCAPE to abort. After uncompressing, you will have the
- option to either exit out to the directory to which the VIEW program
- uncompressed the file, or to return to the menu; if you decide to
- return the menu, be sure to remember to where the file was
- uncompressed!
-
- To copy a file, position the highlight bar onto the line with the
- wish to copy, then press ENTER. The screen will change to ask you to
- where you wish to copy the file, the default being a directory on
- your C: drive. If you wish, you may edit the destination. Press
- ENTER to copy the file, or press ESCAPE to abort.
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-
- Although you may own this disc, you do not own the programs recorded
- on it. Many of the programs on this disc are shareware. You are
- free to try each program for a limited amount of time. If you are
- satisfied, and want to continue to use the program, you are required
- to register the program by sending a specified amount of money
- directly to the author of the program. In many cases the author will
- send you the most up to date version of the program and a printed
- manual. Please check the individual files for specific information.
- Please help support shareware by contributing to these authors. They
- make discs like this possible.
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- Walnut Creek CDROM is an approved vendor and associate member of the
- Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure
- that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to
- resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting
- the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can
- help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does
- not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to
- the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442 or send a
- CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
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- Walnut Creek CDROM makes no warranty about any file on this CDROM,
- including any written by Walnut Creek. You, not Walnut Creek CDROM,
- assume all risk of using any of the files on this CDROM. We reserve
- the right to limit any effort on our part to rectify problems with
- any file on this CDROM.
-
- Please check individual files for copyrights and distribution
- restrictions.
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- Walnut Creek CDROM
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- 1547 Palos Verdes Mall
- Walnut Creek, CA 94596
- USA
-
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- +1 510 674-0783
- +1 510 674-0821 FAX
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- endorsement.
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