HOW TO DE-ARCHIVE PROGRAMS
                          USING ARCX.TTP

     To get the maximum number of programs on our CoverDisk, we 
often archive programs, resource files and documents into .ARC 
files to save space. From the amount of mail we receive on the 
subject of running these ARCed programs, we've decided to include 
a special feature on the disk this month on how to de-ARC programs 
so they can be run.

     In order to get archived programs to run, you must first de-
archive them back into their normals PRG states. In order to do 
this, you will need a working understanding of how the ST's 
desktop works. Before you go any further, read through the 
section in the User Manual that came with your ST on how to format 
floppy disks and copy files.

     Here are some simple steps to help you with de-arcing files 
and getting them to run.

     1. Format a blank disk in the usual way from the desktop.
     2. Open a window on the desktop to display the contents of 
        the CoverDisk and locate the .ARC file that contains the 
        programs or files you need.
     3. Drag the icon for the ARC file to your newly formatted 
        disk and follow carefully the prompts to swap disks.
     4. When the ARC file has been copied across to the new disk, 
        go back to the CoverDisk and locate the program called 
        ARCX.TTP, which is in the root directory of the disk.
     5. Copy ARCX.TTP to the newly formatted disk that contains 
        the ARC file you copied in step 3.
     6. Double click on ARCX.TTP which you now have on the disk 
        and a dialog box will open asking for parameters to pass 
        to ARCX. All you need to do is type in the name of the ARC 
        file you copied to the disk. For instance, if the ARC file 
        is called NEOICONS.ARC the all you need to type in is 
        NEOICONS and ARCX will do the rest.
     7. ARCX will now begin to de-arc the files in the archive, 
        and store them in the root directory of your disk.
     8. When it's finished, ARCX will exit on its own and all the 
        files from the Archive can be clicked on in the normal way.


     For those of you with a hard drive, ARCX is perfectly happy 
to work on files stored on your hard drive. Simply copy ARCX and 
the ARC file to the partition and start it in the normal way.

     If you understand file redirection from the Atari command 
line, you can use the command parameters that ARCX needs to 
specify input and output paths for the ARC files. This is 
explained in more detail in the ST Owners manual that came with 
your ST.