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U S E R S' M A N U A L
M I N D R E A D E R V E R S I O N 2 . 5
Copyright (C) 1987-1992 by Brown Bag Software.
All Rights Reserved Worldwide
2155 South Bascom Ave
Campbell CA 95008
U. S. A.
Tel: (408) 559 4545
MindReader Users' Manual Copyright Brown Bag Software 1992
THE SHAREWARE CONCEPT
Copyright 1992 by Brown Bag Software. All rights reserved
world wide. Both the MindReader program and documentation
are copyrighted. They cannot be disassembled or modified
without our express written consent.
MindReader is distributed on a ShareWare basis. You may use
MindReader without charge for the purposes of evaluating
its suitability for your use. We suggest that this
evaluation period be limited to 30 days of actual use. If
you find that MindReader is worth continuing to use, then
you are required to pay for it. We call the payment a
"Registration Fee". Simply complete the registration form
and mail it with your payment. If your company requires an
invoice, we suggest that you use a copy of this registration
as the pro forma invoice. When you register your copy of
MindReader, you'll receive the latest version of the
program, along with a comprehensive printed user manual and
free unlimited technical support for one year. We
aggressively develop our products, and as a registered user
you'll be entitled to upgrades to the newest versions as
they are released, at a greatly reduced price. Most
importantly though, by registering your copy of MindReader
(or any ShareWare product), you'll ensure the survival of
convenient and risk free distribution method that brought
you MindReader in the first place.
If you have received this copy from a Users' Group,
"Software Library" or "SIG", and have paid a small fee
(usually $3 to $10), you have NOT acquired the registered
rights or the continued right to use MindReader. This fee
was for the convenience of obtaining the diskette with
MindReader on it. The fee does NOT apply to the registration
fee. If you have obtained a "ShareWare" copy of MindReader
from Brown Bag Software, and have paid a small fee, this fee
IS applicable towards registration if you register your copy
within 90 days.
If you don't know whether your copy of MindReader is
registered or not, then look for an original diskette with a
printed Brown Bag Software diskette label. If in doubt, just
call us or write us. As of March 1988, Brown Bag Software
has offices in London, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Cologne and
Zurich. Our products and local technical support are
available locally in these cities, payable in local currency
and shipped from within the EEC without duty. If this
version of MindReader does NOT support the European
keyboard, then you will receive a version that DOES support
the keyboard WHEN YOU REGISTER.
You may freely copy MindReader for distribution under the
ShareWare concept, without charge.
You may NOT charge any fee for the MindReader program or
documentation without our WRITTEN APPROVAL (usually granted).
You may NOT distribute MindReader or it's documentation in
connection with ANY commercial venture, product, publication
or service without our written approval.
Chapter 1
GETTING STARTED WITH MINDREADER
MindReader is a Powerful Text editor with Address Book,
Glossary and Calculator. MindReader is unique in that it
uses a patented artificial intelligence-based engine to
learn the way you write and who you write to. The more you
use MindReader, the smarter it will get. MindReader suggests
words and phrases as you type. Even before a word is
actually completed. The idea was to enable busy
professionals, to create or modify a document and produce
final copy without having to use a secretary. MindReader has
facilities for creating standard letter and memoranda
formats, storing text that is repeatedly used and providing
the user with a handy way to avoid the frustrations of a
screen littered with typographical errors, misspelled words
and runaway sentences.
WHAT YOU NEED (Hardware Requirements)
To use MindReader, you will need an IBM PC, XT or AT with
at least 256K System (Main) memory and DOS 2.0 or later.
MindReader will run on a floppy disk system or a hard disk
system. Please do NOT use MindReader on a Local Area Network
("LAN") without a Network License from Brown Bag Software.
(All Licenses are issued by Brown Bag Software ONLY). For
more information, contact the nearest Brown Bag Software
Office (see 1st page of this manual). Please note that with
a single 5 1/4" floppy disk system, you'll have very little
room left for your documents. A single 3.5" diskette will
give you more space for your documents. MindReader works
with Monochrome Displays, RGB Monitors, Color Graphics
Adapter ("CGA"), Enhanced Graphics Adapter ("EGA"), VGA
Adapters and Displays, LCD Displays and Plasma Displays.
QUICK STARTING MINDREADER
1. Make a back-up of the MindReader Master Diskette and then
put your Master Diskette in a safe place. Do all work from
your "working copy".
2. If you have a hard disk, make a directory for MindReader.
Let's call this directory "MR", but you can choose any DOS-
acceptable name. Copy the MindReader working diskette to the
sub-directory that you've created for MindReader. Then log
into the MindReader directory.
3. If you have a floppy disk based system, put your working
disk in drive A:.
3
At the DOS prompt type:
MR <ENTER>.
Read the Shareware screens at least once. After you have read
them, you can use the Spacebar to move past them. When the
short Menu appears with options to Begin or Load or Exit,
select B for Begin new document.
CHOOSING OPTIONS
We suggest that you first select the video display type that
corresponds to what you're using and select the colors that
are most satisfying to you. Press the ALT key and the S key
at the same time. The Setup Menu will appear. From now on
we'll refer to this key sequence as ALT+S.
Select the video display type and Predefined colors either
by pressing the letter in bold or using the up and down
arrows. You can even customize MindReader EXACTLY to your
color preferences with the Define User Colors option.
We also suggest that you now select the MindReader Hot Key.
The Hot Key is the key that is used to select what
MindReader thinks is the most appropriate word or phrase to
insert. This program comes configured to use the (;) key as
the Hot Key. This key was chosen because it's easily
accessible from the standard typing pos