THE OPEN POLYTECHNIC OF NEW ZEALAND
                     He Wharekura-tini Kaihautu o Aotearoa

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                                  version 1.1

                              Copyright TOPNZ 1990


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                             Welcome to READUTIL!
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                   You can browse through this file using:

                 PgDn, PgUp, End, Home and arrow keys, then

                          Esc to quit to DOS prompt.


          You can use "Shift + Print Screen" to print a screen page.

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                         AN INTRODUCTION TO READUTIL

                          READUTIL was developed at
                    THE OPEN POLYTECHNIC OF NEW ZEALAND.

          It can be used by writers to "self-test" text, and for
          training writers in the techniques of clear writing.

          It scans text files or selected paragraphs in text files to
          give:
                 a "reading level" for the text sample,
                 an indication of "hard word percentage", and,
                 a print-out of passive expressions in the sample.

                 The longest sentence in a text can be marked.

          The text can then be edited to improve the "readability".
          The program can be re-run to check the improvements made.

          Ease-of-use is an important feature.

          The program may be run in "menu" mode or from the command-
          line.

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                             THE READUTIL MANUAL


          To view and browse through the RU Manual on your screen:

              Type "RUMANUAL" at the DOS prompt (file RUMANUAL.COM).

          To print a copy, use your wordprocessor with:

              RUMANUAL.DOC - the Manual in Microsoft WORD format, or

              RUMANUAL.TXT - the Manual in a plain text ASCII file.


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                                   FILES

          RU.EXE is the program file.

          RUMANUAL.TXT and RUMANUAL.DOC contain the Manual describing
          READUTIL. (.TXT is plain text, .DOC is Microsoft WORD).

          RUWORD.TXT and RUASC.DOC are two more identical-text files,
          with text selections for demonstrating READUTIL.

          READ.BAT demonstrates READUTIL by testing text samples
          from the file RUWORD.DOC:

                Just put a disk with all READUTIL files in the A drive
                and type "READ".
                Print-out RUWORD.DOC or RUASC.TXT with your
                wordprocessor to read the tested samples.

          The file R.BAT is used for moving between WORD and READUTIL.

          README.COM and RUMANUAL.COM are screen-browse files.

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                          Press Esc to return to DOS.

                 Reminder: Type "RUMANUAL" at the DOS prompt
                           to browse the READUTIL Manual.


                                 GOOD WRITING!
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