echo off
cls
echo.
echo If DIRECTORIES exist on disk you must first enter at the DOS prompt:
echo                     COPY INFO.BAT A:\directory name
echo                     CD\directory name
echo                     INFO
echo This will allow you to examine files in that DIRECTORY.
echo.
echo If files with .ARC extension exist on disk you must first extract files from
echo this ARCHIVED file. To extract files:
echo           1. Place the disk with the .ARC file in Drive B:
echo           2. Place a blank formatted disk in Drive A:
echo           3. Enter at the A prompt B:ARCE B:filename.ARC
echo           4. Disk in Drive A: will contain the extracted files.
echo.
echo      Copy INFO.BAT to Drive A: Enter INFO at the DOS prompt for help.
echo.
echo The documentation for programs is stored in files on this disk.
echo Look at the file names below for names with:
echo README, MANUAL, .DOC, .TXT, or .MAN in them.
echo.
pause
cls
dir/p
echo.
pause
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echo You can view these text files on the screen by entering at the DOS prompt:
echo                             TYPE filename.ext
echo             (substitute the actual filename.ext, of course)
echo.
echo This will cause the documentation to scroll by faster than you can read it.
echo So we recommend the use of a utility such as Vernon Buerg's LIST program
echo which can be found on our CATALOG DISK. This program will let you
echo scroll and page up and down through a file.
echo.
echo You can also print the documentation by entering at the DOS prompt:
echo                            COPY filename.ext PRN
echo         (for more information on TYPE or COPY, see your DOS manual)
echo.
pause
cls
if exist *.bat goto showbat
goto nobat
:showbat
dir *.bat /w
echo.
echo The batch files above may help you get going, but it's a good idea to see what
echo these will do before executing them. To do this, at the DOS prompt just enter
echo                              TYPE filename.BAT
echo Some programs have batch files that will print the documentation for you.
:nobat
echo.
echo A very few programs don't have documentation files.
echo They are self-documenting when run.
echo.
echo.
pause
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echo.
echo         Many of these programs  are commercial quality or  better and
echo         most are copyrighted,  but  the authors allow their  programs
echo         to be copied so  that others can try  them. This is known  as
echo         Shareware. (But not all programs in our library may be freely
echo         copied. Check the documentation for each.)
echo.
echo         The documentation file on this disk will tell you the  amount
echo         that the author would like to receive if you try the  program
echo         and  decide  to  keep  using  it.  To encourage payment, some
echo         programmers offer more advanced versions, printed manuals and
echo         other incentives.
echo.
echo         But even those that don't offer incentives still deserve your
echo         financial support  and encouragement  for the  work they have
echo         done.  This is  your moral obligation if you are  using their
echo         program. But beyond being an obligation, it is an  investment
echo         in the future of "shareware"  for which you will be  rewarded
echo         with more and better programs as a result of your support.
echo.
pause
cls
if exist read*.* dir read*.*/w
if exist manual*.* dir manual*.*/w
if exist *.doc dir *.doc/w
if exist *.me dir *.me/w
if exist *.txt dir *.txt/w
if exist *.man dir *.man/w
echo.
echo       If any files are listed above, these are the ones to TYPE first.
echo.
pause
cls
echo.
echo  *************************************************************************
echo.
echo       **** FOR OTHER PUBLIC DOMAIN AND USER-SUPPORTED SOFTWARE ****
echo.
echo                 SEND $2.00 FOR OUR LATEST CATALOG ON DISK
echo.
echo                         REFUNDABLE WITH ANY ORDER
echo.
echo                       SAMPLE PROGRAMS ARE INCLUDED
echo.
echo                            SOFTWARE SERVICE
echo.
echo                              33 BROOK RD
echo.
echo                           ENFIELD, CT   06082
echo.
echo  ************************************************************************
echo.
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