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~SYSTEM INFORMATION This screen displays the hardware configuration for THIS machine. It is provided to help you determine what kinds of software can be run with your computer system. Almost all programs will have documentation files that list hardware requirements. VGA video boards will run VGA, EGA, CGA and Hercules software. EGA video boards will run EGA, CGA and Hercules programs. CGA video boards will run only CGA compatible programs. Hercules graphics video boards are compatible with only Hercules programs but with an emulator program will run most CGA programs. (Check the catalog under game or system utilities for CGA emulator programs.) ~SYSTEM INFORMATION ~HELP USING APLUS FILE VIEWER The APLUS file viewer allows you to view or execute the files associated with each program. Use the ARROW KEYS and PgUp/PgDn keys to hi-lite the file you wish to view or execute. The file viewer has full mouse support. To simulate pressing ESC click the mouse anywhere outside the current window. To exit viewing a file press the right mouse button. Following is a explanation of the options available from this screen. More help is available for individual topics. F1 - HELP! / The F1 key displays context sensitive help. F2 - CREATE BATCH / This feature makes APLUS CD-ROMS easier to use. The F2 key allows you to create a BATCH FILE to execute your selected program. This feature means you can execute your choices from the CD-ROM without having to copy the program files or start the COPYCAT program. All you have to do is run the batch file. After creating a batch file all it takes is a single command to start a program residing on the CD-ROM. Choose HELP after pressing F2 for more information. F3 - SORT ORDER / The order in which files names are displayed can be set using this option. In addition to the standard sort orders the APLUS file viewer includes the CUSTOM sort. This feature sorts the files in the following order: README - README's of any kind are sorted to the top. DOC TXT DIZ BAT EXE COM - The rest are sorted in this order. Additional files are left unsorted. FILENAME EXTENSIONS The extension of a filename indicates what kind of file it is. Following is a partial list of extensions and mean- ings: DOC - Almost always contains program documentation. TXT - Usually contains documentation or messages. HLP - Help files. May be viewable text or sometimes con- tains compressed data the program uses internally. DIZ - A short description of the programs. Used mostly by BBS operators. READ - Any file with the word READ in it should be viewed first. (Examples: README.FST, README.NOW, READ.ME, README.1ST, README.TXT, etc) EXE - Executable file. These are the files that can be executed. Usually used to start the program. Viewing EXE files will sometimes reveal copyright notices. (The APLUS file viewer switchs to HEX mode for view- ing EXE and other system type files.) COM - Sames as EXE files but limited to 64k in size. BAT - Batch file. Named batch file because it can contain multiple DOS commands. Batch files are often used to install or start programs. Viewing them before exe- cuting them can give an idea of what they will do. ZIP - Archived file extension. This is a packed file. May contain many compressed files. Usually install routines will use these files to install programs. (Other archive extensions: PAK, LZH, ARJ, ARC & more.) F5 - SHELL TO DOS / When you press the F5 key the file viewer will attempt to exit into the current directory. You can return from a shell by typing the word EXIT at the DOS prompt the press RETURN. This will allow you to access the files from the DOS command line. When shelled from the file viewer you may run, copy or list any files as you noramally would. IMPORTANT!!! - When shelling to DOS the file viewer attempts to remove itself from memory by swapping itself to expanded memory. If enough memory is not available the program will attempt to use hard disk space. If no hard disk space is available the program will perform a normal shell. Using a normal shell will leave very little available memory. If this should happen you will probabally not be able to run the program. Use the EXIT TO DIRECTORY feature found in the COPYCAT program. ENTER - The ENTER key does different things depending on what type of file is hi-lited. On any kind of text file pressing ENTER displays the file in a scrollable window. If the file extension is EXE, COM or BAT you will be given a chance to execute or view the file. The viewer automatic- ally switches to hexadecimal when viewing EXE or COM files. When executing files from the viewer you may have problems. Sometimes programs need to have command line parameters passed to them. Sometimes they just won't run from a CD- ROM. You may have to exit file viewer to run the program. Make sure you read all instructions before attempting to execute a program. ESC - The ESC key exits the file viewer program and returns to the COPYCAT program. ~HELP USING APLUS FILE VIEWER ~CREATE BATCH FILE TO RUN The F2 key allows you to create a BATCH FILE to execute your selected program. This feature means you can execute your choices from the CD-ROM without having to copy the program files or start the COPYCAT program. All you have to do insert the CD-ROM then run the batch file. After creating a batch file all it takes is a single command to start a program residing on the CD-ROM. CREATING BATCH FILES Creating the batch file is done entirely by the program. You just follow the prompts and the batch file will be created where you specify. Where you put the batch file is very important. If you store the batch files in a directory that is listed in your path they can be executed any time are at a DOS prompt. To use batch files effectively you will need to understand the DOS PATH command. For those who have never used the PATH command or do not fully understand it's function the following is a short explanation. When you type a command at the DOS prompt and press the ENTER key the command processor (COMMAND.COM) will follow a sequence of checks to determine what kind of command you entered. DOS has a variety of command functions built in. These include the COPY, TYPE and DIR commands. When you type anything at the DOS prompt the first thing the command processor checks is the list of internal commands. If what you entered is not an internal command the command processor then checks to see if a program by the name you entered is residing in the currently logged directory. If it is the program will be executed. If you DO NOT have a PATH command set and the command you entered is not an internal command and it is not a program name in the current directory the command processor returns a message of Bad Command or Filename then returns to the DOS prompt. If you DO have a PATH command set the the command processor will search every directory listed in the PATH for the command you have typed. For example: If you have a PATH that contains multiple directories the command processor will search for commands you type in the follow- ing order. 1. It first checks to see if you have entered an internal DOS command such as DIR or COPY. 2. Next it checks the current directory. If you are in the DOS directory it will check each name to see if it is the one you entered. 3. If you have a path statement it will then check the files in each directory listed in the PATH. ~CREATE BATCH FILE TO RUN ~SELECT PROGRAM CATEGORIES Selecting this option will display a list of dozen's of program categories. In addition to the program categories there are a number of text files that can be viewed and program features such as printing the catalog, global searching, checking your machines hardware specifications and more. ~SELECT PROGRAM CATEGORIES ~REVIEW TAGGED PROGRAMS While you are viewing the different program categories you can use the + and - keys to TAG or UNTAG files. After you have tagged files you may use this option to review your tagged choices. You may also save your tagged files to a floppy disk. You may then take the floppy disk with your tagged files on it to your share- ware dealer. His program will "read in" your tagged files and make disk copies. ~REVIEW TAGGED PROGRAMS ~TAG CATEGORIES TO SEARCH From this screen you may search the entire catalog or select- tively search categories by tagging them. If you know what category of program you are searching for such as EDUCATION or GAMES you may scroll thru category list and "tag" only the categories you need. This will greatly reduce the amount of time it takes to search. You may use the following keys to "tag" or "untag" categories: ENTER STARTS THE SEARCH INSERT or + TAGS the HI-LITED file DELETE or - UNTAGS the HI-LITED file SPACEBAR TAGS or UNTAGS ALL CATEGORIES HOME MOVES SCROLL BAR to TOP of LIST END MOVES SCROLL BAR to BOTTOM of LIST ESC QUITS SEARCHING CURRENT CATEGORY ESC ESC CANCELS the GLOBAL SEARCH After you have tagged the categories to search you must enter a "search string". Press the ENTER key and you will be prompted to enter a string to search for. This string can be any word or number or combination of words and numbers. You may also do AND/OR searches. AND/OR SEARCHING An AND search allows you to enter up to 5 different strings then have the program search for occurances of them when they appear together in the same description. For example: GAME and VGA would find only programs that had both the word GAME and the word VGA some- where in thier description. If the AND search had an additional string such as: GAME and VGA and ARCADE the program would find only VGA ARCADE GAMES. An OR search allows you to search for multiple strings at the same time. You may enter up to 5 separate strings. For example: VGA or EGA or CGA would locate all programs that have graphic capibilities. NOTE: Using AND when searching causes the program to search the entire description. A single word search does a line by line search. ~TAG CATEGORIES TO SEARCH ~PERFORMING SWAP FOR SHELL When you select to view a program from within the catalog the catalog program will attempt to "swap" itself out of memory so that the file viewer will have as much memory as possible. The file viewer program will swap itself out of memory if you try to execute a file or if you press the F5 key to Shell To DOS. Both programs attempt to swap themselves to Expanded memory. (Swapping to Expanded memory is very fast.) If enough Expanded memory is not available they will attempt to swap to the C: hard disk. If there is not enough space on C: drive the program will ask you to select another drive or perform a standard shell. If you choose not to swap to a hard disk the standard shell will leave very little memory for running the program. If for any reason you cannot execute a program from within the file viewer you can choose to exit the catalog directly into the sub-directory where the program is located. Note: Some programs must be installed to a hard disk to be run. ~PERFORMING SWAP FOR SHELL ~EXECUTING OR VIEWING FILES Files that end with a COM, EXE or BAT extension can be executed or displayed. If you choose to execute them the file viewer program will attempt to swap itself out of memory to leave as much memory as possible for running the program. If for any reason you cannot run the program you should try using the Exit To DOS feature found in the catalog program. (Note: Some programs must be installed to a hard disk to be run.) When you choose to view a COM or EXE file you should bear in mind there will not be much to see. Executable files are meant to understood by computers not humans. You may however discover some interesting information such as copyright notices or error messages. Viewing a batch file can often display information that will give you an idea of what the batch file is intended to do. Many programs have batch files that are used to start them. ~EXECUTING OR VIEWING FILES ~FILE NOT FOUND This file's program number/name could not be found. You may have entered it incorrectly or it is possible an error in the program is responsible. If you are certain you have entered the number correctly or you get this error when trying to access a hi-lited file please contact Advantage Plus for assistance. ~FILE NOT FOUND ~DISK DRIVE LETTER Select the drive letter of the disk you wish to format. After selecting the drive you will be prompted to select the type of format to perform. ~DISK DRIVE LETTER ~OPTIONS WHILE SEARCHING By pressing the ENTER key you can have many options available while the program is performing a search. Following is a more detailed description of these options function: Copy program - Select this option to copy the currently hi-lited program. After copying you may continue or cancel the search. Search - This option continues searching the current file. You can press the F2 key to continue searching without displaying the options menu. Exit - The cancels the search and returns to the category list. Return - Select this option to return to viewing the current file. This allows you to hi-lite a different filename. Cancels the options display without doing anything. Skip - Skip will cancel searching the currently loaded file then continue searching with the next. Help! - Displays this help screen. ~OPTIONS WHILE SEARCHING ~VIEWING CATEGORY FILES While viewing the different categories in our catalog you have two additional options. You may tag files to review later (Tagged files can be saved to disk), and search for any string using AND/OR specifiers. (You may copy the programs you have tagged to floppy or hard disk by choosing COPY/REVIEW TAGGED FILES from the MAIN MENU. The following keys are active while viewing the program descriptions: F1 - Displays this help screen. INSERT or + - TAGS the hi-lited FILENAME. DEL or - - UN-TAGS the hi-lited FILENAME. PGUP - Scrolls the file UP one page. PGDN - Scrolls the file DOWN one page. - Scrolls the file UP or DOWN one line. HOME - Moves to the TOP of the file. END - Moves to the END of the file. SPACEBAR - TAGS or UN-TAGS all files. ESC - RETURNS to the MAIN MENU. ENTER - Brings up the VIEW MENU. NOTE: You must tag the line that contains the FILENAME and NUMBER! All lines can be tagged but only the NAME & NUMBER line is used. To search the descriptions press the ENTER key to display the VIEW MENU. L E G E N D : Version Number of Program | Name of Program -. | | | 1 to 5 Star Rating (*****!) Catalog Number | | | | | | | 3 Bonus programs fit on 1 disk! | | | | | (1234) REFLEX 2.3 - (****) Bonus! .---- This is where the program would be described. | Rqs, 640k, EGA/VGA, 2 floppy disk drives or --. | Hard drive. ASP -. | | | Hardware Requirements Description of the program | Memory, Video, Drive | Author is Association of Shareware Professionals Member ~VIEWING CATEGORY FILES ~PRINT CATALOG From this screen you may print the entire catalog or select- tively print any of the available categories. You may use the following keys to "tag" or "untag" categories: ENTER BEGIN PRINTING INSERT or + TAGS the HI-LITED file DELETE or - UNTAGS the HI-LITED file SPACEBAR TAGS or UNTAGS ALL CATEGORIES HOME MOVES SCROLL BAR to TOP of LIST END MOVES SCROLL BAR to BOTTOM of LIST After you have tagged the categories to print press the ENTER key. You will be prompted ARE YOU READY TO PRINT <Y/N>? Make sure your printer is ready then press the Y key to begin. NOTE: The entire catalog is over 800k of text. As a general rule one page of text equals about 3k of memory or disk space. This means printing the entire catalog would require nearly 270 sheets of paper. ~PRINT CATALOG ~SEARCHING DESCRIPTIONS This option performs a NON-CASE-SENSITIVE search in the currently selected category. To search press the ENTER key then you will be prompted to enter a string to search for. This string can be any word or number or combination of words and numbers. You may also do AND/OR searches. The HI-LITE bar will stop on each match it finds. You may use the + and - keys to "tag" or "untag" files for late review while searching. Press ENTER key to FIND THE NEXT occurance of a string. AND/OR SEARCHING An AND search allows you to enter up to 5 different strings then have the program search for occurances of them when they appear together in the same description. For example: GAME and VGA would find only programs that had both the word GAME and the word VGA some- where in thier description. If the AND search had an additional string such as: GAME and VGA and ARCADE the program would find only VGA ARCADE GAMES. An OR search allows you to search for multiple strings at the same time. You may enter up to 5 separate strings. For example: VGA or EGA or CGA would locate all programs that have graphic capibilities. ~SEARCHING DESCRIPTIONS ~EXIT TO CATEGORY LIST This menu choice simply returns you the category list. Any files you have tagged will have been saved. You may review tagged files from the MAIN MENU. ~EXIT TO CATEGORY LIST ~CONTINUE VIEWING This option simply returns you to viewing the currently selected category. Pressing the ESC key will do the same thing. ~CONTINUE VIEWING ~SAVE/RETRIEVE TAGGED FILES After you have reviewed the program descriptions and tagged some files you may save to or retrieve these files from disk. This allows you to review files at different times without having to note the files already reviewed. When you save your files to floppy disk a file named TAGLIST will be created. If you take this file to your shareware dealer his software will be able to read the file then make disk copies. NOTE: Two of the most common errors that occur when trying to save a tagged file list is NOT ENOUGH DISK SPACE and TOO MANY FILES. You will need at least 2k of free disk space and less than 112 files on the floppy disk. (DOS permits only 112 files in the "root" directory of a floppy disk.) ~SAVE/RETRIEVE TAGGED FILES ~COPY/REVIEW TAGGED PROGRAMS While viewing the program listings you may use the + and - keys to "tag" files to copy. This option allows you to hi-lite each tagged file then copy it to a floppy or hard disk. You may retrieve tagged files from disk then use this option to make copies. You may also copy files by file number, and format floppy disk using this option. NOTE: Press F1 after choosing this option for more information. ~COPY/REVIEW TAGGED PROGRAMS ~FORMAT A FLOPPY DISK The COPYCAT program will format both 5 1/4 inch and 3 1/2 inch floppy disks in any of four formats. 5 1/4 inch 360k 5 1/4 inch 1.2 meg. 3 1/2 inch 720k 3 1/2 inch 1.44 meg. When formatting a floppy disk the COPYCAT program does a simple shell and calls our fast formatting program FASTFMT.EXE. The FASTFMT program can be customized using the FASTF.BAT batch file. By editing the FASTF.BAT file you can set a variety of defaults including custom volume labels written to each disk, and quick formats for preformatted disks. For more information on customizing FASTFMT.EXE edit the FASTF .BAT file and run the FASTFMT.EXE program without any parameters. ~FORMAT A FLOPPY DISK ~COPY HI-LITED FILE You may copy any file in the catalog by hi-liting the filename and number with the scroll bar then pressing the ENTER key. You will be prompted to enter a drive letter and/or path. The program will automatically create a subdirectory if you enter it along with the drive letter. If for example you enter: A:\TEMP a subdirectory named TEMP will be created on the A: drive and the program you have hi-lited will be copied the A:\TEMP directory. ~COPY HI-LITED FILE ~LIST/SHELL/EXIT There are three options available from this point: LIST - Pressing the L key will bring up a directory listing of the files for the currently hi-lited program. From the file viewer you can read the program's text files or execute and and review it from the CD-ROM. Most programs will have .DOC or .TXT files that contain information on using or installing the program. Be sure to read any files named README or README.*. Readme files are generally the first file you should read. The file viewer program can also display the contents of .EXE and .COM files in Hexadecimal mode. SHELL - The SHELL option allows you exit the CD-ROM catalog into the directory where the program is located. From here you can execute programs, copy files or perform any other DOS function. You can return to the catalog program to review more programs by simply typing EXIT. When shelled from the COPYCAT program you should have all available memory except about 5k. Note: You can also shell from the File viewing program with all available memory except about 10k. EXIT - The EXIT feature will change you to the currently hi-lited program's directory then exit the catalog program. You can then run the program, copy it's files or perform any other DOS function. Using the EXIT feature gives you all of your system's available memory. To restart the catalog program type the command CD\ then press ENTER. Type GO to start the program. (Recommendation: After you have located programs you wish to use create BATCH files to execute them from the DOS prompt. To learn more about BATCH files refer to your DOS manual.) ~LIST/SHELL/EXIT ~ABOUT THE ASP AND SHAREWARE This is an ascii text file that explains a little about the origins of shareware and the formation of the ASP (Association of Shareware Professionals) ~ABOUT THE ASP AND SHAREWARE ~HELP USING DOS/SHAREWARE New users may find this ascii text file useful. It contains a variety of helpful information when using DOS and shareware. ~HELP USING DOS/SHAREWARE ~HELP USING THIS CATALOG This is the documentation file for the catalog program you are currently running. It contains use and hard disk installation instructions. ~HELP USING THIS CATALOG ~PURCHASE AND ORDER INFORMATION This text file contains our pricing and mailing policies. There may also be additional information on the printed order form. ~PURCHASE AND ORDER INFORMATION ~DISPLAY COMPUTER SPECIFICATION This option will "look" at your computer system to determine it's various hardware components. This can be very useful if you are unsure what type of hardware you have. Many programs require a particular DOS version or VGA/EGA graphics. By comparing your equipment to the hardware requirements listed in each program's description you can make a more informed software selection before you place your order. ~DISPLAY COMPUTER SPECIFICATION ~RETRIEVE TAGGED FILES FROM DISK While reviewing the various categories you can use the + and - keys to tag or untag different file names. (Press F1 while viewing programs for more information on tagging files.) You can then use this option to retrieve or save these file names to disk. ~RETRIEVE TAGGED FILES FROM DISK ~SEARCH SELECTED CATEGORIES This option allow you to search the entire catalog or tag specific categories then search only them. (For additional infor- mation press the F1 key after selecting this option.) ~SEARCH SELECTED CATEGORIES ~SCAN YOUR SYSTEM FOR VIRUSES This option allows you to use Macafee's SCAN program to check your system for any known viruses. This program is one of the premier virus scanning programs and is used with permission as part of this catalog. ~SCAN YOUR SYSTEM FOR VIRUSES ~PRINT TAGGED FILES ORDER FORM After you have tagged the files you would like to order (Or you have retrieved tagged files from disk.) You can select this option to have the program print an order form. This order form should contain a list of your tagged files along with the name and address to send it to, the total number of disks ordered, pricing information and sales policies. ~PRINT TAGGED FILES ORDER FORM ~PRINT FULL DESCRIPTION CATALOG This program will print the entire catalog or any choice of categories you select. (Press the F1 key after selecting this option to see additional information on printing the catalog. ~PRINT FULL DESCRIPTION CATALOG ~VENDOR CUSTOMIZATION FILE This is the complete documentation file for the CAT.EXE program. You will need to read this file in order to be able to customize the catalog for your business. This program has many features that are not made apparent from just using it. Reading this document will greatly enlighten your understanding of it's features. ~VENDOR CUSTOMIZATION FILE ~COPY TAGGED FILES By selecting this option you may use the cursor keys to hi-lite the files you have tagged then copy them to a floppy or hard disk. Use the cursor keys to hi-lite the file then press ENTER. You will be prompted to enter the destination you would like to copy the file to. If copying to a floppy disk you need only to enter the drive letter. (The colon is not necessary.) If copying to a hard disk you may enter a path to have the file copied into. The program will also create a sub-directory if it does not exist. For example: To have the program create a sub-directory named TEMP on the C: drive then copy the files into it you would enter: C:\TEMP. ~COPY TAGGED FILES ~CATEGORY FILES These are the different categories of software to choose from. Choose a category to view the descriptions of the different programs. Note: For additional information press the F1 key after selecting a category. ~CATEGORY FILES ~ENTER FILE NUMBERS TO COPY If you know the file number of the programs you wish to copy you may use this option to copy files. When you select this option the program will prompt you for a file number. After you enter the file number you will be prompted to enter the destination you would like to copy the file to. If copying to a floppy disk you need only to enter the drive letter. (The colon is not necessary.) If copying to a hard disk you may enter a path to have the file copied into. The program will also create a sub- directory if it does not exist. For example: To have the program create a sub-directory named TEMP on the C: drive then copy the files into it you would enter: C:\TEMP. ~ENTER FILE NUMBERS TO COPY ~INSERT TAGGED FILES DISK To retrieve tagged files you must insert a disk that contains the tagged file list or specify a drive and directory where they exist. ~INSERT TAGGED FILES DISK ~NO TAGGED FILES You have not tagged any files to copy. To tag files you must select a category to view. While you are viewing you can use the + and - keys to tag and untag files. Tagged files can be saved to disk for later retrieval. ~NO TAGGED FILES ~READ TAGGED FILES To retrieve a "Tagged" file list you must have previously saved one to disk. Use this option to select the drive the tagged files is stored on or if it is on a hard disk the drive and subdirectory. ~READ TAGGED FILES ~PRINTER NOT READY Your printer is either off-line, out of paper or not switched on. Check the printer then try again. ~PRINTER NOT READY ~DELETE ALL TAGGED FILES After making copies you may use this option to delete all of the tagged files. Simply press <D>elete then <Y>es to delete. ~DELETE ALL TAGGED FILES ~COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS COPYCAT - CD-ROM Library Access Program Copyright 1993 (C) Advantage Plus Distributors Inc. COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS /C - Starts the program in copy mode. Used only in con- junction with the library CD-ROM. /? or /H - Displays this help screen then exits. /D - Specifies location of the CD-ROM drive. Use when running COPYCAT in copy mode. Example: COPYCAT /C /DF will unpack programs from the F: drive. /Bfilename - Causes the program to execute a program or batch file each time a copy is made. Useful for maintaining logs or copying special files to the disks. Example: CAT /C /BLOG would execute the file LOG each time a copy is made. The program passes 6 parameters to the file being run. In a batch file these would be: %1 = DRIVE (A:) %4 = CURRENT TIME %2 = FILENUMBER %5 = CURRENT TIME %3 = FILENAME %6 = RPT FILENAME /M - Forces program to run in monochrome video mode. /R - Displays the CAT.EXE Revision number the exits out. /L - Copies programs in archived form. Default is to unpack programs as they are copied. /P - Enables PASSWORD PROTECTION to prevent unauthorized exit from from the program. /N - Disables the display of Bonus! programs in the CAT program and the calculation of Bonus! programs on the order form. ~COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS ~ERROR # A PROBLEM HAS OCCURED! Error #9. Subscript out of range. This error indicates that you have tried to address an array element that does not exist. Following is a list of possible causes. * Having more than 35 lines in the OPENING file. * Having more than 1000 lines in any text file. * Tagging more than 130 files at one time while viewing the catalog. * Having more than 20 menu names above the CATEGORIES list. * This problem can also be caused by internal programming errors. If you cannot resolve this error please call technical support at 919-552-0767. ~ERROR # 9 ~ERROR # 7 A PROBLEM HAS OCCURED! Error #7. Out of memory. The CAT.EXE program requires at least 256k free memory when run- ning in the CAT mode. It requires at least 384k free memory when running in the COPYCAT mode. ~ERROR # 7 ~ERROR # 27 A PROBLEM HAS OCCURED! Error #27. Out of paper. The printer is out of paper. ~ERROR # 27 ~ERROR # 53 A PROBLEM HAS OCCURED! Error #53. File not found. Most likely you have tried to run the CAT.EXE program without one of it's required files. When running in CAT mode the program requires two files to execute. OPENING CATEGORY.LST When running in COPYCAT mode the CAT.EXE program will require three files to execute. OPENING CATEGORY.LST PATHLIST ~ERROR # 53 ~ERROR # 61 A PROBLEM HAS OCCURED! Error #61. Disk full. Most likely you have tried to save your tagged files to one of the catalog disks and there is not enough room to complete the save. Insert another disk that has plenty of free space before trying to save tagged files. ~ERROR # 61 ~ERROR # 72 A PROBLEM HAS OCCURED! Error #72 Disk media error. This error indicates the disk you are trying to write to has some kind of surface defect. Insert a new disk and try again. ~ERROR # 72 ~ERROR # 76 A PROBLEM HAS OCCURED! Error #76 Path not found. Most likely you have tried to retrieve tagged files from a sub-directory that does not exist. Try again and make sure you enter the correct drive and pathname. ~ERROR # 76