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- The subdirectories should indicate what it is they hold. It is possible
- to find the same program in different subdirectories. This was done if the
- file served more than one category. With-in a subdirectory there are some
- duplicates -- a different version or a different name for the same program.
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- HILITE DIRECTORY:
- This directory has programs that we really liked. They are not necessarily
- the best -- though some are certainly are the best -- but each one had some-
- thing special we wanted to bring to your attention. This directory alone,
- could justify the disk.
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- ******** T O U S E T H E D I S C ********
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- The disc is organized into three sections. IBM, MAC, COMMODORE. The IBM
- comprises the vast majority of the disc. The IBM works from the the root
- of the disc while MAC and COMMODORE have their own trees.
- The IBM files are provided with a utility called `PICK' that will aid in
- the interrogation and unarchiving of these 11,000 files. (Read on for details
- on the use of this.)
- The MAC and COMMODORE files have no help utilities. They do have detailed
- catalogs that can be searched with any ASCII text editor. It is anticipated
- that the main use of these will be on BBS systems.
- All the IBM files are "ZIPPED" using PKWARE's PKZIP 1.01(c) utility.
- Some of these zipped files will have files that are yet again zipped or
- in very rare instances, ARC'd, LBR'd or ?Q? (squished). In most non-standard
- cases, the proper unarchiving utility is provided in the zipped collection.
- If not, you can find what is needed in the FILE UTILITY section.
- The MAC files are, for the most part, in a SIT format (the STUFF-IT) utility.
- Every MAC subdirectory has a copy of the UN-STUFF-IT utility as one of it's
- files (called UNSTUFFI.BIN).
- The COMMODORE files are in a variety of formats. It is assumed COMMODORE
- users will have the necessary utilities to unarchive.
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- THE REST OF THIS DISCUSSION DEALS ONLY WITH THE IBM-TYPE FILES.
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- To use the disk means you need to know only two things.
- 1.) How to read/search the catalogs.
- 2.) How to unzip a file.
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- There are 5 ways to read/search the catalogs.
- 1.) Use the DOS 'TYPE' command. This is the WORST way to search it.
- -Log into the directory you wish to use and type 'TYPE [filename.cat]'
- -Have your finger on the pause button and scroll through the output.
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- 2.) Use a text editor, word processor or text lister to bring up the
- desired catalog.
- -The catalogs are located in each directory or you can use the
- MASTER.CAT in the root directory. The MASTER.CAT has every file
- in the IBM section, including the graphics. This will give you
- all the files, where they are located, the file size and
- a brief description of each file.
- -You can scroll it or you can do a 'WORD SEARCH' to more quickly
- and specifically find what you are looking for.
-
- 3.) PRINT the Catalog ([filename.cat] or MASTER.cat) and search it
- manually.
-
- 4.) Use the PICK utility supplied in the root directory of the disk.
- >>> SEE PICK.TXT FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON USING THIS <<<
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- 5.) A very efficient way of searching the catalogs is to use the DOS
- command 'FIND'. Type FIND "PKZIP" MASTER.CAT and observe. Then
- try FIND "LIST" MASTER.CAT -- have your finger on the PAUSE button.
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- HOW TO UNZIP A FILE.
- There are 3 ways to unzip a file.
-
- 1.) The most efficient way is to use the PICK utilitity that is supplied
- in the root directory of the disc.
- >>> SEE PICK.TXT FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON USING THIS <<<
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- 2.) You can manually unzip a file using PKUNZIP [command line options].
- Example (from the root directory): PKUNZIP \HILITE\LIST64.ZIP C:\
- This will unzip the LIST64.ZIP program to the root directory of the
- C: drive.
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- 3.) If you care to register it, ZIPGUN, a program located in the collection
- presents you with a shell to use all the PKZIP utilities.
- This is a good point-and-shoot utility that will let you use the
- utilities to their fullest without having to learn all the command
- line syntax.
-
- That is about all there is to it. As you use the disc, you will quickly
- become proficient in finding what you are looking for. There are so many
- files on the disc, intimacy with any one section or type will be hard. The
- PICK program or a text lister and the MASTER.CAT will become your best allies
- in finding "just the right program".
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- ENJOY!