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WELCOME TO THE BUSINESS MASTER CD-ROM LIBRARY!
Advantage Plus Distributors Inc.
Copyright (c) 1992, 93, 94 All Rights Resevered
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Advantage Plus offers a variety of high quality CD-ROM share-
ware software collections. For more information on the rest of our
products press F4 or select the ABOUT box when running the Windows
version of the program.
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║ F1 - Important! Read This First! │ FUNCTION KEYS jump to ║
║ F2 - Installation Instructions │ topics. (F1 - F8) ║
║ F3 - What's On This Disk │ PgUp/PgDn moves 1 page ║
║ F4 - Additional APLUS Products │ at the time. ║
║ F5 - APLUS Phone Numbers │ ARROW KEYS move 1 line ║
║ F6 - APLUS Copyright Notice │ at the time. ║
║ F7 - About Advantage Plus Dist., INC.│ HOME=TOP - END=BOTTOM ║
║ │ ║
║ F8 - Start the COPYCAT program │ ESC=TOP/EXIT ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════╧══════════════════════════╝
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IMPORTANT! INSTALLATION AND USE INFORMATION
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The Business Master CD-ROM like all of the Master Series from
Advantage Plus does not have to be installed to be used. You can
insert the CD in your drive then execute GO to have immediate access
to the CD-ROM library. Installation will speed up program operation.
You can also press the F8 key to have the README program start
the COPYCAT program for you.
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~f2/INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
DOS PROGRAM - COPYCAT.EXE
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Installing the COPYCAT program to a hard disk will greatly
increase the speed when searching the library. To install the
program a simple installation program has been provided. Simply
change to the CONTENTS directory then type INSTALL and press ENTER.
Follow the instructions by entering a drive and subdirectory name
to copy the files to.
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MICROSOFT WINDOWS COMPATIBLE PROGRAM - WINCAT.EXE
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Running the SETUP.EXE program will create a new APLUS program group
and Windows Master icon. It will also create the correct directories
and copy the necessary files. MOST IMPORTANT THE PROGRAM WILL EXECUTE
MUCH FASTER WHEN RUNNING FROM A HARD DISK INSTEAD OF THE CD. SETUP
will also copy the VBRUN100.DLL file to your Windows directory. This
file is required by any of the programs in the library that were
written using Visual Basic. (A high level programming language from
MicroSoft.)
NOTE: Be sure to run the program SETUP.EXE.
INSTALLING FROM PROGRAM MANAGER:
To run the SETUP.EXE program using the Windows Program Manager
select FILE from the main menu then select RUN. A dialog box will be
opened prompting you to enter the file to execute.
The SETUP.EXE program is located in the FORWIN directory on the
CD-ROM. Enter D:\FORWIN\SETUP (Where D: equals your CD-ROM drive
letter.) Follow the setup program instructions.
INSTALLING FROM FILE MANAGER
Start FILE MANAGER then select your CD-ROM drive. When the
directory is displayed double-click on the FORWIN directory. Now
double-click on SETUP.EXE. Follow the setup program instructions.
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INSTALLING SPEAKER DEVICE DRIVER
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MicroSoft Windows is capable of assigning digitized sound
to various events within the Windows environment. If your computer
is equipped with sound hardware follow the manufactures directions
for installation. If you do not have a sound board you can still
utilize high quality sound played thru your PC's speaker.
MicroSoft Corporation has made available the Speaker Device
Driver. This driver can be obtained from the MicroSoft support BBS
or from \FORWIN\SPEAKER subdirectory on this CD-ROM. Inside the
\FORWIN\SPEAKER subdirectory are three .TXT file that contain
information concerning the installation and distribution of the
speaker device driver. Please read these files for installation
instructions.
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~f3/what's on this disk
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WHAT'S ON THIS DISK
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The following is a summary of the directory structure and
contents of the CD-ROM.
CONTENTS <DIR> - This directory contains all of the program files
necessary for the CAT.EXE and WINCAT access
programs.
FILES <DIR> - This is where all the files are. Each program
is stored in a subdirectory named after it's
category.
FORWIN <DIR> - Here is where the installation files for the
Windows version of the library access program is
located. Underneath this directory in a second
directory named \FORWIN\SPEAKER is where the
Windows speaker device driver is located.
GOWIN.EXE - This program is used to start the WINCAT program
from the CD-ROM. Use PROGRAM MANAGER or FILE
MANAGER to run this file.
GO.BAT - This batch file starts the COPYCAT program. Run
this to gain immediate access to the library.
README.EXE - The DOS program that allows you to view the README.
TXT file.
README.TXT - This file.
VBRUN100.DLL - MicroSoft's Visual Basic runtime library. You will
need this file to be installed into your Windows
sub-directory if you try to run any programs that
have been written using Visual Basic. The SETUP.EXE
will install this automatically.
VBRUN200.DLL - MicroSoft's Visual Basic runtime library. You will
need this file to be installed into your Windows
sub-directory if you try to run any programs that
have been written using Visual Basic 2.0 The
SETUP.EXE will install this automatically.
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~f4/additional aplus products
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ADDITIONAL ADVANTAGE PLUS PRODUCTS
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MASTER SERIES
The Master Series CD-ROM's consist of four shareware
collections. Each disk contains hundreds of programs related to a
specific category. All Master disks provide the software in a
"ready to use" format. Most programs can be run from the CD-ROM
without installing to a hard disk space. All Master disks come with
both DOS and Windows CD-ROM access programs. (Windows Master comes
with the Windows access program only.) All Master Series disks run
straight from the CD-ROM, no installation of the access software is
required! Just type GO or GOWIN.
The DOS access program provides an easy to use "windowed"
interface, context sensitive help, lightning fast global search,
ability to run and review the software from within the catalog.
The catalog itself contains full descriptions of each program
including hardware requirements and a 1 to 5 star rating. Has the
ability to "fast format" floppy disks and copy programs to any
drive.
Running under Microsoft Windows 3.1 the Windows version catalog
has most of the same features as the DOS version with some
enhancements. In addition to running and reviewing software while
within the catalog you can view BMP graphics, ICONS (over 80 Icons
on screen a once.) and listen to WAV sound files (Speaker device
driver provided for users without sound cards.) thru sound cards or
the PC's speaker.
GAME MASTER
Over 800 of the best games shareware has to offer. Games for
every user including Adventure, Sports, Board/Text, Educational,
Card games, Arcade, Simulators, VGA/EGA/CGA/Monochrome graphics and
more!
WINDOWS MASTER
More than 1,850 Microsoft windows programs. Includes Games,
Educational, Business, Word processors, Financial, BMP "wall paper"
graphics, Icons and much more!
EDUCATION MASTER
A top quality collection of more than 1,400 educational programs
covering pre-school to college level topics. Includes Educational
games, Astronomy, Math, History, Chemistry, Langauge, Biology,
Spelling, Teacher aids and more!
BUSINESS MASTER
A superior business software resource! Over 1,500 of the best
business realated programs. Accounting, Database, Finance,
Engineering, Real Estate, Spreadsheet, Word Processing & more!
HOLY BIBLE
Ready-to-run CD-ROM contains two complete Bible programs. The
ONLINE BIBLE KJV in English, German, French and Spanish with a
Greek and Hebrew lexicon, 500,000 word cross reference and more!
Other versions include: AV-NRSV, AV-RSV, GNT and BHS-BHM. Counting
the different language translations there are more than 40 versions
of the bible on this CD-ROM.
All Bible data is run straight from the CD-ROM. The Bible
program, SEEDMASTER, comes in both DOS and Windows versions. Many
features including lightning fast search, multiple windows, notepad,
cross reference, Greek and Hebrew lexicon and much more! Seedmaster
can access most ONLINE BIBLE databases. This is top quality commercial
software.
Both of these bible access programs were 1994 winners of
Christian Computing software awards.
A.S.P. CD-ROM
The Offical shareware collection of the Association of Shareware
Professionals. This is the first edition of a quarterly series of
CD-ROM's produced for the ASP. Every program is provided by and
supported by the Author. ASP authors are some of the finest
software producers in the world and thier adherence to quality is
demonstrated by thier willingness to abide by ASP standards.
SHAREWARE SOLUTIONS
Complete shareware distribution system on CD-ROM. Designed to
make starting or operating a shareware distribution business easy.
Library has over 3000 current programs (Remastered quarterly with
new and updated programs.), a "royalty free" Catalog-on-Disk,
complete text files catalog ready for import into your favorite
desk top publisher or word processor, automated library access
program that can format a disk, copy the program & print the label
with a single key press and much, much more! The easy to use
Catalog-on-Disk is completely customizable. Opening and Exit screen
display your message. You can add menu choices that display text
files or execute batch files, you can add your own programs or
program categories, even edit or create context sensitive help.
Labels print with or without full descriptions & any text you add
in any format on almost any printer. Catalog has many features,
Lightning fast global search, ability to print any category or the
entire catalog, prints a customized tagged file order form, saves
tagged files to disk so the library program can read them in and
start making copies, queries users computer to determine hardware
then informs user what kinds of software will run on thier system
and much more! The only way to really see what Shareware Solutions
can do is to buy the CD-ROM and try it out. SATISFACTION
GUARANTEED OR YOUR MONEY BACK!
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ADVANTAGE PLUS DISTRIBUTORS INC. (813) 885-1478
Technical Support .................... (919) 362-8212
Sales and Marketing .................. (919) 362-8212
BBS .................................. (919) 362-7273
FAX .................................. (919) 362-8294
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~F6/aplus copyright notice
"The Business Master" tm CDROM
4th Edition
Copyright 1992, 93, 94 All rights reserved.
Advantage Plus Dist., Inc.
"The Business Master" is a trademark of Advantage Plus Dist., Inc.
Thank you for choosing The Business Master CD-ROM which is a
review/retrieval system and compilation of Shareware, Freeware and other
programs for evaluation. Regular use of many of these programs (beyond
a reasonable review period) requires separate payment to the author and
is governed by the license agreement provided by the author and
copyright holder of each specific program.
The shareware concept provides benefits to both the authors
and the users. Authors provide these "Try before you buy" copies of
their programs for reveiw unincumbered with the traditional marketing
costs. Only after a reasonable period of use, during which the user may
determine the suitability of the program, is the user required to pay
the author for permission to continue to use the author's work. Please
honor the time and effort of the author(s) in creating each of these
programs by registering with the authors the programs that are used
regularly.
No fee has been paid for these programs themselves, and no
portion of the sale of this CD-ROM go directly to the authors of the
programs except programs authored by Advantage Plus Dist., Inc..
Programs and related files authored and compiled by Advantage
Plus Dist., Inc. are hereby licensed for use on a single system for the
express purpose of aiding in the review and retrieval process of the
other programs (review copies) contained on this CD-ROM and may not be
reproduced in whole or part without express permission of Advantage Plus
Dist., Inc. Quotes of up to 500 words may be used for review purposes
provided proper credits are given this source.
Most of the programs contained on this CD-ROM are copyright by
others (other than Advantage Plus Dist., Inc.), are reproduced with
permission of those authors and are governed by the agreements offered
by those authors included with their programs.
Limitation of Remedies:
Advantage Plus Dist., Inc. makes no claims of suitability for
any purpose of any programs authored by others and included in this
compilation. Advantage Plus Dist., Inc. will not be liable for any lost
profits, lost savings or any incidental damages or other economic
consequential damages, even if Advantage Plus Dist., Inc. or its
authorized supplier has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
Advantage Plus Dist., Inc. will not be liable for any damages claimed
based on any third party claim.
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~f7/about advantage plus
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ABOUT ADVANTAGE PLUS DIST., INC...
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Advantage Plus Dist., Inc. is a publisher of high quality CD-
ROMS and an ASP approved vendor of shareware software. We are
based in Tampa, Florida with offices in Apex, North Carolina. High
quality products, on going product developement and technical
support are standards to be expected when you buy from Advantage
Plus Dist., Inc.
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