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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
