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- The Blue Wave Offline Mail Reader/DOS, v2.30
- Installation and Upgrade Documentation
-
- Copyright (C) 1992-1996 by Cutting Edge Computing
- All Rights Reserved.
-
-
- ==========
- WELCOME!
- ==========
-
- Welcome to The Blue Wave Offline Mail Reader/DOS, v2.30. This short
- documentation file contains instructions on installing The Blue Wave
- Offline Mail Reader for the first time, and for upgrading from a
- previous version of the mail reader (v2.00, v2.01, v2.02, v2.05,
- v2.06, v2.10, v2.11, v2.12, v2.20, or v2.21).
-
- Please read these instructions carefully. Following these simple
- procedures will help to insure that you install the mail reader
- successfully the FIRST time!
-
- ** A special note for our friends who use speech synthesis hardware
- and software for screen reading; when loading INSTDOS.EXE and
- BWAVE.EXE, add a "/s" command line parameter, such as:
-
- INSTDOS /s
-
- This will put the installation program into a mode that is more
- compatible with your speech software.
-
-
- =====================
- UPGRADE INSTALLATIONS
- =====================
-
- 1) If you have never installed The Blue Wave Offline Mail Reader, or
- you would like to install this version of the mail reader to a new
- directory (rather than upgrading/converting an older version),
- please skip to the next section of the documentation; NEW
- INSTALLATIONS.
-
- 2) The installation program, INSTDOS.EXE, can only upgrade an existing
- version of the DOS mail reader. It cannot convert Blue Wave/OS2
- or Blue Wave/386 to Blue Wave/DOS v2.30.
-
- 3) *Before* loading the installation program, make a backup copy of
- your existing mail reader setup.
-
- 4) If you have renamed the file BWAVE.EXE, you must change it back to
- BWAVE.EXE. The upgrade will not work properly unless you do.
-
- 5) If you are a registered user upgrading from v2.0x or v2.1x of The
- Blue Wave Offline Mail Reader, and you no longer have a copy of
- the registration letter you received from us, load the OLD mail
- reader, go to the "Setup Parameters" menu, and move to the
- "Registration" pull-down menu. Copy your registration name(s)
- and registration number(s) down and keep them in a safe place.
- The new mail reader cannot use the old registration numbers, and
- will NOT work in registered mode until you get your registration
- number(s) upgraded.
-
- You will NEED these numbers in order to get an upgraded
- registration number. And, you might decide to reinstall v2.12 at
- a later time (not likely, just possible!).
-
- To find out how you can get your registration numbers upgraded,
- please press <F1> at the 'wait' screen when loading the mail
- reader, and/or read the file REGISTER.BW, which will be unpacked to
- your main reader directory.
-
- 6) Copy the files BWAVEDOS.INS and INSTDOS.EXE to a temporary
- directory. These files are contained in the main BW23_DOS.ZIP
- archive.
-
- 7) Type "INSTDOS" at the DOS command line, without the quotes.
-
- 8) Select "Upgrade Installation" from the screen which asks if you
- are installing new or upgrading.
-
- 9) Enter the directory name where your current mail reader is
- installed.
-
- 10) The installation program will take over from there. All of your
- files from old versions of the mail reader will be converted,
- and new program files will be unpacked.
-
- All files that were modified and are no longer used with version
- 2.30 of the mail reader will be moved to a directory called OLDDOS
- off of your main reader directory. (If your main reader directory
- is C:\BWAVE, C:\BWAVE\OLDDOS will contain your old configuration,
- documentation, and program files). After you are comfortable
- running v2.30, and you are certain that you will no longer need
- the old files, you can delete them to save drive space.
-
- ** If you are upgrading from version 2.12 or earlier, the old
- BWCOLOR.200 file will not be converted. Sorry, but you will
- have to reconfigure your color scheme, as it was not possible
- to convert this file automatically for you.
-
- 11) Delete the files BWAVEDOS.INS and INSTDOS.EXE, as you will not need
- them to run the mail reader. However, you may want to save a copy
- of BW23_DOS.ZIP in case you need or want to reinstall the mail
- reader at a later date. INSTDOS.EXE can be used at a later time to
- 'selectively' install portions of the mail reader program. For a
- description of what files are contained in the installation file,
- skip to the last section of this documentation file.
-
- 12) Enjoy the new features and capabilities of the new mail reader!
-
-
-
- =================
- NEW INSTALLATIONS
- =================
-
- 1) Copy BWAVEDOS.INS and INSTDOS.EXE to a temporary directory.
-
- 2) Type "INSTDOS" at the DOS command prompt, without the quotes.
-
- 3) When the installation program loads, it will ask you if this is
- an upgrade installation or a new installation. Choose the "New
- Installation" option.
-
- 4) The installation program will then ask you for the name of the
- directory where you would like the mail reader installed. Type a
- directory name and press <Enter>. If this directory does not
- exist, the installation program will automatically create it for
- you.
-
- 5) After a directory name has been entered, you will be presented with
- a screen which allows you to select the components of the mail
- reader you would like to install. ALL of these items should be set
- to "Yes", since you have never installed the mail reader before.
-
- 6) After the installation program has unpacked all of the necessary
- files, you will be told to change to the mail reader's installation
- directory and type "BWAVE" (again, without the quotes). At this
- point the installation program has done its job, and the next step
- is to load the actual mail reader.
-
- 7) You may delete BWAVEDOS.INS and INSTDOS.EXE after the installation
- has been completed. They are not used by the mail reader, and are
- only temporary installation files. However, you should save a copy
- of BW23_DOS.ZIP in case you want or need to reinstall the mail
- reader in the future.
-
- 8) You may want to scan the next section of this file, as it explains
- what each of the files unpacked by the installation program is used
- for.
-
-
- ========================================
- SELECTIVE INSTALLATIONS AND FILE LISTING
- ========================================
-
- The enclosed installation program (INSTDOS.EXE) can be used to
- selectively install items from the mail reader's distribution archive.
- To selectively unpack only certain files, load INSTDOS, select "New
- Installation or Partial Installation", and a directory name where you
- would like the files unpacked.
-
- Immediately after giving the directory where you want the reader files
- placed, you have the opportunity to select the files that will be
- unpacked. Below is a listing of which files will be unpacked when
- individual groups are selected for installation.
-
- Executable (program) files
- --------------------------
- BWAVE.EXE The main reader program. Without this file,
- you will not get very far! BWAVE.EXE is the
- DOS version of the mail reader.
-
- TED3.COM The message editor distributed with Blue
- Wave/DOS.
-
-
- Documentation files
- -------------------
- BWAVE.DOC The main reader documentation file.
-
- BWDOOR.DOC Documentation for using The Blue Wave Offline
- Mail Doors
-
- TED3.DOC Documentation for the message editor that is
- distributed with Blue Wave/DOS.
-
- BETASITE.230 A text file containing a list of all people
- who tested The Blue Wave Offline Mail Reader
- v2.30.
-
- WHATSNEW.230 A listing of changes made between v2.20 and
- v2.30 of The Blue Wave Offline Mail Reader.
-
-
- Online Help File
- ----------------
- BWAVE.HLP The file which contains all of the online
- help for the mail reader. If you do not
- unpack this file, you will not be able to
- press <F1> for help within the mail reader.
- You will definitely *want* to unpack this
- file.
-
- Registration forms
- ------------------
- REGISTER.AUS Text file containing registration information
- for purchasing the mail reader in Australia,
- New Zealand, and nearby countries.
-
- REGISTER.EUR Text file containing registration information
- for purchasing the mail reader in Europe.
-
- REGISTER.BW Text file containing registration information
- for purchasing the mail reader anywhere else
- in the world, including the USA, Canada, Asia,
- and South America.
-
-
- Keyword/Tagline/Welcome files
- -----------------------------
- DEFAULT.KEY A sample keyword list file, used for searching
- for key words and phrases in the mail reader.
-
- DEFAULT.TAG A sample tagline file, which illustrates the
- steps to follow in building your own tagline
- files.
-
- WELCOME!.000 A sample Blue Wave-formatted mail packet.
-
-
- Windows and OS/2 icons
- ----------------------
- BWAVE.ICO An icon that you can use for your Windows
- Program Manager or your OS/2 Desktop.
-
-