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echo WORDS 1.0 ■ (C) Copyright 1989 by Tony Martin page 1 of 5
echo --------------------------------------------------------------------------
echo Welcome to WORDS 1.0!
echo
echo I'd like to say thanks for registering your copy of WORDS 1.0. You have
echo been provided with the promised 500 word vocabulary database, as well as
echo the interactive, multiple choice QUIZ program.
echo
echo This text file will tell you how to perform a "Quick Start" on WORDS, as
echo well as how to print out the documentation on your printer. There are
echo also several new files, so this text file will elaborate on all files
echo included.
echo
echo
echo To see the listing of included files, hit any key. To get out of this
echo file, hit CTRL-BREAK...
pause > nul
cls
echo WORDS 1.0 ■ (C) Copyright 1989 by Tony Martin page 2 of 5
echo --------------------------------------------------------------------------
echo
echo Below are listed the files included with the registered version of WORDS,
echo and a description of each:
echo
echo Disk 1
echo -------------------------------------------------------------------
echo WORDS.EXE The actual program.
echo WORDS.DAT Color data for WORDS.
echo WORDS.WRD The data file containing the words.
echo WORDS.DEF The data file containing the definitions.
echo COLORS.EXE The color changer program.
echo README.BAT The text file you are reading now.
echo QUIZ.EXE The interactive, multiple choice QUIZ program.
echo QUIZ.DOC The manual for the QUIZ program.
echo
echo Disk 2
echo -------------------------------------------------------------------
echo WORDS.DOC Documentation file for WORDS.
echo APPDX-D.DOC Appendix D supplement to documentation.
echo
echo For information on how to start WORDS, hit any key. To get out of
echo this file, hit CTRL-BREAK...
pause > nul
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echo WORDS 1.0 ■ (C) Copyright 1989 by Tony Martin page 3 of 5
echo --------------------------------------------------------------------------
echo
echo Starting WORDS
echo --------------
echo To start WORDS, make sure that the files WORDS.EXE, WORDS.DAT, WORDS.WRD,
echo and WORDS.DEF are all in the same place (i.e., on the same drive and in
echo the same subdirectory).
echo
echo At the DOS prompt, issue the following command:
echo
echo WORDS
echo
echo WORDS will start immediately.
echo
echo
echo To find out how to print the documentation, hit any key...
pause > nul
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echo WORDS 1.0 ■ (C) Copyright 1989 by Tony Martin page 4 of 5
echo --------------------------------------------------------------------------
echo
echo The WORDS documentation file is formatted so that you can send it to
echo your printer directly from DOS. To print the documentation file WORDS.DOC
echo follow these steps:
echo
echo 1) Make sure you know which drive/subdirectory the
echo WORDS.DOC file is on
echo
echo 2) Make sure your printer is on and ready, set to the
echo top of a page. The documentation is about 71 pages,
echo so make sure you have enough paper.
echo
echo 3) Issue the following command at the DOS prompt:
echo
echo COPY WORDS.DOC PRN
echo
echo This will cause the manual to be printed.
echo
echo
echo For more information on printing, hit any key. To leave this file,
echo hit CTRL-BREAK...
pause > nul
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echo WORDS 1.0 ■ (C) Copyright 1989 by Tony Martin page 5 of 5
echo --------------------------------------------------------------------------
echo Also included with WORDS is an additional appendix, Appendix D, which
echo provides details on the new 500 word database included with the registered
echo version of WORDS. To print out this new Appendix, as well as a replace-
echo ment Table Of Contents page, follow these instructions:
echo
echo 1) Make sure you know which drive/subdirectory the
echo APPDX-D.DOC file is on
echo
echo 2) Make sure your printer is on and ready, set to the
echo top of a page. The appendix file will only print
echo two pages.
echo
echo 3) Issue the following command at the DOS prompt:
echo
echo COPY APPDX-D.DOC PRN
echo
echo This will cause the appendix to be printed. Add these
echo pages to your printed manual.
echo
echo That's all there is to it! I hope WORDS will be useful to you, as well
echo as fun to use.