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Copyright 1992, Hyperion Softword
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS INTENDED FOR THE USE OF SHAREWARE DISTRIBUTORS
PROGRAM TITLE:
Orpheus
VERSION:
1.21
NEW IN THIS VERSION:
(See the WHATS.NEW file)
PROGRAM AUTHOR:
Rod Willmot
Hyperion Softword
535 Duvernay
Sherbrooke, QC
Canada J1L 1Y8
(819-566-6296)
INTENDED USER:
Writers of online books, manuals, tutorials, or any other form of
electronic documentation with a hypertext component.
SHORT DESCRIPTION:
Orpheus is a writer-friendly hypertext authoring system, consisting of
two programs: OH.EXE, the authoring program itself, and OHREAD.EXE, a
reading program for distribution with compiled electronic books.
WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT THIS SOFTWARE:
(1) Unlike other authoring systems, Orpheus lets you write hypertext
quickly and intuitively, without having to think about the mechanics of
linking. There are no special characters to insert, no program codes; you
always see what your intended reader will see. (2) In most hypertext
systems the reader is expected to scroll through long text files. This
makes navigation difficult because linkwords might be just offscreen; it
also makes for a boring, unattractive presentation. Orpheus focusses on
the screen as the medium of communication: during the authoring phase,
each card has a 50-line workspace, but only the top 24 or 25 lines go into
the finished work. (If you choose 24-line cards, the Orpheus Reader
displays your work with a Titlebar at the top.) With a plethora of
formatting and text-drawing tools, Orpheus makes it easy to create
eye-catching, informative screens. End-users find it easy to navigate
through your hypertext network because they can always see at a glance
what paths are available. As a result your end-product looks fantastic
and is a pleasure to read. (3) Orpheus offers an unbeatable combination
of power, ease of use, beauty, polish, and flexibility.
CAPACITY AND LIMITATIONS:
Documents can contain up to 32,000 linked cards and graphics. A text card
can hold up to 250 links to any combination of text cards and graphics.
There are 7 link types, of which one can be reserved for the author's
notes and excluded from the compiled version, while two others are
intended for programmable features that will enable interactive tutorials.
REQUIREMENTS:
Orpheus requires an IBM XT- or AT-compatible computer with DOS 3.1 or
later. The authoring program requires a hard disk; the Orpheus Reader
does not.
IS A MANUAL INCLUDED?
Yes. MANUAL.DOC on disk 2 provides an introduction to hypertext and a
series of step-by-step tutorials on how to make hypertext with Orpheus.
However, everything that you will ever need to know about Orpheus is
in online Help.
SUPPORT:
Orpheus is supported on three levels: (1) free telephone support (you pay
the toll); (2) email support via the shareware conferences of several
public echomail networks, as well as through Internet and GEnie addresses;
(3) a support BBS providing immediate download privileges for free
updates. Complete details are given in the README file.
HOW TO START THE PROGRAM:
At the DOS prompt, "OH [Enter]" starts up the authoring program; you
can also give the name of a file. For example, to start up Orpheus
Author and simultaneously initiate a new project called "Test", you
would give the command "OH TEST [Enter]". See MANUAL.DOC, Chapter 1,
for more information.
To start up the Orpheus Reader with the demo book "Introducing Orpheus",
give the command "OHREAD INTRO.HTX [Enter]" at the DOS prompt.
REGISTRATION:
Orpheus is distributed as shareware and costs $49 to register. Registered
users receive bonus utilities and an unlimited licence to sell, give away,
or otherwise distribute their compiled works together with the Orpheus
Reader. Registration numbers are built right into compiled books as
the ultimate proof of copyright.
CATALOG TEXT (suggested):
For hypertext writers, for anyone wishing to create electronic books and
manuals, Orpheus is a dream come true. The system is two programs:
Orpheus Author (OH.EXE), an Integrated Development Environment for
composing hypertext; and Orpheus Reader (OHREAD.EXE), a slick but easy-to-
use program for registered users to distribute with their finished works.
Both programs come with pulldown menus and online help, mouse support,
and configurable colors.
Orpheus Author gives you seamless integration between the act of writing
and the act of hypertext linking. All features are accessible through
menus and dialogs, and most have keyboard accelerators. There are no
special codes or brackets to insert; you can quickly develop a complex
hypertext network that is a joy to navigate and a pleasure to read.
Extensive word processing tools include reformatting, search and replace,
block operations, a boxdraw mode for making tables and boxes, everything
you need to write well and make text look great onscreen. Hypertext tools
let you refine and restructure your hypertext network at will, letting it
grow and change following the flow of ideas -- safely and easily, with a
couple of keystrokes or clicks of the mouse. With 4 independent Edit
windows you can keep separate "growing points" of your work close to hand
(Orpheus saves your window configuration when you end a session). A fifth
window provides read-only access to other files for quickly importing
external text. Every Orpheus book can hold up to 32,000 cards; each card
can have up to 250 links to any combination of text cards and graphics;
graphics in turn can have hotspots linked to other graphics or to text.
Finished works are compiled into two or more compressed files for
efficient distribution with the Orpheus Reader.
The Orpheus Reader is the public's gateway to you and your work. It
offers a user-friendly interface combined with the under-the-hood
sophistication to take full advantage of the user's hardware. (Even if
you wrote your book in monochrome, users with color will get glorious
color; but if you used graphics that the reader's system can't display,
Orpheus handles this gracefully.) Features on the menu include a notepad
with hypertext linking, a bookmark dialog where the user can enter
descriptive comments for up to 10 bookmarks, a navigable map, and
printing. The Print dialog is intentionally more restrictive than in
Orpheus Author, but permits sending a card at a time (in plain text form)
to either the printer or a disk file.
The author of Orpheus provides support through GEnie and Internet
addresses, as well as the shareware conferences of several public echomail
networks. A sample book included with the Reader (INTRO.HTX) demonstrates
what the system can do.
FILES IN THIS PACKAGE (IF UNZIPPED):
On Disk 1:
README ....................... general info and file list
OH.EXE ....................... Orpheus Author, the authoring program
WHATS.NEW .................... new features, fixes in this version
REGISTER.DOC ................. order form
VENDOR.TXT ................... this file
On Disk 2:
OH.HLP ....................... online help for the authoring program
MANUAL.DOC ................... manual/tutorial on OH.EXE
SCORPIO.PCX .................. graphic for tutorial
On Disk 3:
OHREAD.EXE ................... the Orpheus Reader
OHREAD.HLP ................... its online help
INTRO.HTX .................... demo book to read with Reader
INTR_.1 ...................... part of demo book
WORLDMAP.PCX ................. graphic for demo
HOME16.PCX ................... graphic for demo
SHOWRUN.BAT .................. sample batch file called by demo
FILES IN THIS PACKAGE (IF ZIPPED):
On disk 1:
In ORPH121A.ZIP
README ....................... general info and file list
OH.EXE ....................... Orpheus Author, the authoring program
OH.HLP ....................... online help for the authoring program
WHATS.NEW .................... new features, fixes in this version
VENDOR.TXT ................... this file
FILE_ID.DIZ .................. description of zip file
On disk 2:
In ORPH121B.ZIP:
README ....................... general info and file list
MANUAL.DOC ................... manual/tutorial on OH.EXE
REGISTER.DOC ................. order form
SCORPIO.PCX .................. graphic for tutorial
FILE_ID.DIZ .................. description of zip file
In ORPH121C.ZIP:
README ....................... general info and file list
OFFER.DOC .................... offer to those who only get this file
OHREAD.EXE ................... the Orpheus Reader
OHREAD.HLP ................... its online help
INTRO.HTX .................... demo book to read with Reader
INTR_.1 ...................... part of demo book
WORLDMAP.PCX ................. graphic for demo
HOME16.PCX ................... graphic for demo
SHOWRUN.BAT .................. sample batch file called by demo
FILE_ID.DIZ .................. description of zip file