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- Maximus 3.01 beta for Win32
- ===========================
-
- Introduction
- ------------
-
- This archive contains a beta Win32 version of the Maximus bulletin
- board program. This version of Maximus includes native-mode support
- for Windows NT and Windows95.
-
- TO USE THIS ARCHIVE, YOU MUST HAVE ALREADY INSTALLED THE DOS VERSION
- OF MAXIMUS ON YOUR SYSTEM. (The DOS files are contained in the
- MAX301C.ZIP and MAX301R.ZIP archives.)
-
- The program documentation is also included in the MAX301C.ZIP archive.
-
- This software is released in a beta form only. Although we are
- interested in hearing about problems with this beta, Lanius
- Corporation will not necessarily provide support for the Win32
- version of Maximus.
-
- We also do not guarantee that this beta will be released as an
- official product.
-
- This beta may be freely used by noncommercial users. To use this
- program in a commercial environment, you must already be licensed to
- use either the DOS or the OS/2 version of the product.
-
- Please see the product license (contained in LICENSE.DOC) to determine
- if you are a commercial user.
-
- To order a copy of Maximus for commercial use, please see ORDER.FRM.
-
-
- Installation
- ------------
-
- 1. Install the DOS version of Maximus.
-
- 2. Copy all of the *.exe and *.dll files from this archive into
- your \MAX directory.
-
- 3. In your batch and command files, replace all references to
- "max.exe" with "maxn.exe". You can also do this for the other
- Win32-specific Maximus utilities contained within this archive.
-
-
- Notes for this release
- ----------------------
-
- - Like the OS/2 version of Maximus, the Win32 version cannot run DOS
- doors. This is a limitation of the Win32 and OS/2 file sharing
- mechanisms, rather than a problem with Maximus itself.
-
- - Communications I/O in this release may not be optimal. The Win32
- version uses a multithreaded communications library to communicate
- with the com port, but this has not been extensively tested.
-
-
- Known problems
- --------------
-
- 1) Pasting text into the Maximus console window does not work under
- Windows 95.
-
- 2) Local screen I/O is somewhat slow. In a future release, we should
- be able to halve the time required to update the local screen.
-
- 3) CPU usage is not optimal when running in local mode. Maximus may
- use somewhat more than its normal time slice when running in local
- mode. This should not be a problem for remote callers.
-
- 4) Under Windows 95, you cannot run Maximus under BinkleyTerm. That
- combination will work fine under Windows NT, but problems with
- Windows 95 itself prevent BinkleyTerm from passing the
- communications port handle to Maximus. (However, Maximus can run
- under Windows 95 if you use WFC mode only.)
-
-
- Obtaining the DOS and OS/2 versions of Maximus
- ----------------------------------------------
-
- The DOS and OS/2 versions of Maximus can be found in the following
- files:
-
- max301p.zip - OS/2 executables
- max301r.zip - DOS executables
- max301c.zip - common executables and documentation
-
- These files are available from the support BBS on +1-613-389-8315.
-
- The latest version of Maximus can also be found on the SimTel and
- Hobbes archive sites. At the time of writing, these sites are:
-
- ftp://oak.oakland.edu/SimTel/msdos/bbs/max301*
- and
- ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/os2/comm/max301*
-
-
- Contact information
- -------------------
-
- For more information on Maximus, please contact:
-
- email: sales@lanius.com (sales inquiries)
- tech@lanius.com (problem reports and technical support)
-
- CompuServe:
- >INTERNET:sales@lanius.com (sales inquiries)
- >INTERNET:tech@lanius.com (problem reports and technical support)
-
- BBS: +1-613-389-8315
- FAX: +1-613-634-3058
-
- Post: Lanius Corporation
- 777 Downing St.
- Kingston, Ont.
- CANADA K7M 5N3
-
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