------------------------------------------------------------------- RELEASE NOTES FOR GENIE PC ALADDIN(tm) VERSION 1.40 ------------------------------------------------------------------- The following files are included in the GEnie PC Aladdin distribution: !README!.1ST This file list. Map to getting started. Special Notes. STARTING.DOC How to configure Aladdin USE_ALAD.DOC Introduction to using Aladdin FAQS.DOC Frequently Asked QuestionS CHANGES.DOC Modification History ALAD.EXE The main Aladdin program ALADCVT.EXE Program to convert pre-1.40 ALADDIN.CFG files ALADDIN.CFG Default Aladdin CFG file (used for defaults and setup) ALADDIN.EXE A loader program for ALAD.EXE ALADDIN.HLP On-line help file ALADDIN.MAC Empty Aladdin MACRO file (used to store keyboard MACROS) SCRIPT.TXT Stub Script File GENIE.LST GEnie product list (used to select and setup RoundTables) SIGN-UP.DOC How to sign up for GEnie. Warranty. Permissions. ------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT TO DO NEXT ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Finish reading this file. It contains general warnings and helpful pointers as well as providing information on upgrading from prior versions. 2. If you are a first-time user, proceed next to STARTING.DOC. This file will lead you through the steps you need to perfrom to set up Aladdin and customize it for your use. 3. Read USE_ALAD.DOC. It provides a short tutorial on using Aladdin and shows what the different command options do. 4. If you are having trouble, refer to FAQS.DOC (Frequently Asked QuestionS). If that doesn't help, try the PC Aladdin Support RT. It is located on Page 110. To get to it, type "ALADDIN" or "M110;1". Also, the F1 function key ALWAYS brings up context- sensitive help. If you're not sure about something, press the F1 key first! Chances are that the answer to your question is in one of the friendly F1 help screens. ------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPATABILITY WARNING ------------------------------------------------------------------- == WARNING -- CENTRAL POINT SOFTWARE PC-CACHE USERS == We have determined that there is an incompatibility between PC-CACHE version 6.0 and Aladdin. Fortunately, the problem is easy to resolve. On the command line that invokes PC-CACHE, always use the following parameter: /WRITE=OFF This disables disk write caching, which can cause problems under some conditions. We have discussed this with Central Point Software's technical support personnel and they have asked us to post this warning as well as ask all users of versions of PC-CACHE lower than 6.0 to please contact Central Point Software for instructions on how to upgrade your copy of PC-CACHE. ------------------------------------------------------------------- UPGRADING FROM PREVIOUS ALADDIN VERSIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you are upgrading from any version of Aladdin higher than 1.01, you need to replace the following files, ALAD.EXE ALADDIN.EXE ALADDIN.HLP GENIE.LST ALADCVT.EXE == IMPORTANT == The format of the ALADDIN.CFG file has changed. ALL USERS OF ALADDIN VERSIONS LESS THAN 1.40 MUST RUN THE ALADCVT PROGRAM IN THE ALADDIN DIRECTORY TO CONVERT YOUR OLD ALADDIN.CFG FILE TO THE NEW FORMAT. If you have your prompt character and/or break character set to anything other than "?" and Ctrl-C, respectively, ALADCVT will ask you if you want to change those parameters to the default values mentioned above. You may choose to change the values, leave them alone, or quit without updating the configuration file. You -must- eventually choose between making the change or leaving the parameters alone. If you choose to leave the non-standard prompt and break characters in your configuration file, you must always use Aladdin with the new /NOOVER command line argument. This is because GEnie knows that you are using Aladdin 1.40 and sets the terminal setup parameters for the current session to the defaults that Aladdin uses. If your prompt and/or break character are not "?" and Ctrl-C and you do not use the /NOOVER command line argument, Aladdin will not work properly with GEnie. If you are using any version of Aladdin earlier than 1.40, you need to copy the ALADCVT.EXE program to your current Aladdin directory and run it. It will convert your existing ALADDIN.CFG to the 1.40 format and make a backup copy of your previous ALADDIN.CFG in a file called ALADCFG.OLD. If you are using a version of Aladdin earlier than 1.30, you must also update all the topic indexes for all the RT's that you are accessing Aladdin with. This is accomplished by selecting each RT in turn and pressing the "U" key to update the topic indexes. If you do not do this Aladdin will crash. - NOTE TO ALADDIN 1.00 USERS - ALADCVT.EXE will not convert an ALADDIN.CFG configuration file created by version 1.00 of Aladdin. If you are still using version 1.00, you will need to write down your configuration data, delete ALADDIN.CFG and run the new ALADDIN.EXE program file to create a new ALADDIN.CFG (it will create one by itself). You can then re-enter your configuration information.