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- DeskTop Advisor (R) Version 2.0
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- (C) Copyright 1991-93 Phil Grenetz
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- Marketed by Ivden Technologies, Inc.
- Churchville, PA
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- INTRODUCTION
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- Thank You for trying DeskTop Advisor (R) Version 2.0!!
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- DeskTop Advisor is a hyperdocument authoring and delivery system.
- It is an easy-to-use tool for creating and distributing on-line
- documents in hypertext form, with linked images and sound segments.
- These hyperdocuments can be electronically browsed for learning,
- research, reference, or instant help purposes.
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- The package includes a TSR shell for popping up over other
- applications when needed. The registered version contains an
- interrupt-triggered shell with which you can seamlessly integrate
- hypertext on-line documentation into applications you develop.
- You can use this to make your documentation context-sensitive.
- As a registered user, you will have a license to commercially
- distribute any DeskTop Advisor runtimes free of royalties, as
- long as you notify Ivden Technologies, Inc. in advance in writing.
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- DeskTop Advisor has been developed by Phil Grenetz and is marketed
- by Ivden Technologies, Inc. Although it is copyrighted material,
- the DeskTop Advisor runtime browser is distributed as freeware in
- the DA-BROWS.ZIP archive file to promote awareness and use of
- this electronic publishing technology and to provide access to
- the growing base of publicly available hyperdocuments authored
- using the DeskTop Advisor system.
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- For instance, the Philadelphia Area Computer Society (PACS)
- Shareware Library Catalog is distributed as a DeskTop Advisor
- hyperdocument. Interactive Media resource guides and tutorials
- are also available in this form on several BBSs and information
- services, e.g., CompuServe: GO MULTIMEDIA.
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- INSTALLATION
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- Place the distribution diskette in a floppy disk drive, drive A:
- for example. Enter A: to make drive A: the default drive.
- Next, enter INSTALL d:, where d: is the disk drive on which you
- wish to install DeskTop Advisor. The target drive should have
- at least 3 Megabytes of free disk space. The installation then
- proceeds, prompting you to insert the next diskette.
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- AUTHORING
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- After completing the installation, take some time to browse the
- on-line user manual. It is informative and serves as a sample
- runtime hyperdocument.
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- In the authoring environment, a hyperdocument is also called a
- 'knowledge base'. To learn about the authoring environment,
- locate in the DTA directory of the drive on which you installed
- the product and enter:
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- DA AUTHRMAN
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- When you are finished browsing the on-line manual, enter the
- authoring environment by entering:
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- DTA
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- Follow the menus and prompts to create a new knowledge base. You
- can access the on-line manual from the Help menu. Consult it as
- needed throughout the authoring process. Enjoy the experience!!
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- SOUND SUPPORT (tm)
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- DeskTop Advisor incorporates audio technology to enhance the
- communication process. Sound Support files are accessible in
- the DeskTop Advisor authoring system and the runtime browser. They
- are segments of digitally recorded audio narrative intended to augment
- the traditional on-line help screens. They are stored in compressed
- 4-bit format and can be played through your PC's internal speaker or
- parallel port device, such as the Covox Speech Thing.
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- You can also add sound to your own hyperdocuments. See the manual.
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- CLOSING WORD
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- In order to receive the full registered version, including a
- professional, typeset manual, unlimited runtime distribution license,
- Sound Support (tm) files for the runtime browser, utilities which
- did not conveniently fit on the distribution diskettes, and
- unlimited technical support for 90 days, print out the file
- REGISTER.FRM, fill it out, and send, with required fees, to:
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- Ivden Technologies, Inc.
- 87 Arbor Road
- Churchville, PA 18966-1007
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- If you have any questions or comments on DeskTop Advisor, please
- contact us via phone or e-mail at:
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- (215) 328-1145 (Voice or FAX)
- (610) 328-1145 (after 1/1/94)
- CompuServe ID: 71221, 3602
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- Please read the files SUPPORT.DOC and OMBUDSMN.DOC. They define
- the support you can expect from Ivden Technologies, Inc. and the ASP
- when you become a registered user of DeskTop Advisor (R).
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