Copr. 1988 IDC, Inc. all rights reserved

			Infinity Design Concepts, Inc.
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	NOTE: ARCCFG and NARCCFG are not and have never been shareware.
	      They are commercial packages.


	There are many ways for end users to communicate with a software
	package when the need arises. You have config files that are
	set up by the user and read by the software at run time. The
	drawback to this method is that the config file must always
	be available which would create several problems for floppy
	users. You have the configuration program that changes the
	EXE file with your selected information. This really has no
	drawbacks, other than the you must have the configuration
	program. The other method, and the one chosen for IDCSHELL and
	NARC, is environment variables. You don't need a config file or
	a configuration program, they can be changed on the fly and
	are always available. For these reasons, IDC has chosen to
	implement several variables to aid in the configuration of
	IDCSHELL and NARC.
		
	There are several things that need to be set up in your AUTOEXEC.BAT
	file, before certain functions of IDCSHELL and NARC can be used.
	
	
	CALLING YOUR EDITOR (F9 key in IDCSHELL and NARC)
	
	Before you can call your editor from IDCSHELL, IDCSHELL needs to
	know the name of the editor and where it can be found. This is
	accomplished by setting the IDCED environment variable. See
	IDCSHELL.DOC "Environment variables".
	
	CALLING NARC FROM IDCSHELL
	
	Before you can call NARC from IDCSHELL, IDCSHELL needs to know the
	name (if you have renamed NARC) and where it can be found. If you
	always remain in the same directory, then IDCSHELL will look in the
	current directory for NARC.EXE, but if you do any moving around at
	all, then IDCSHELL will probably not be able to locate NARC. For this
	reason, you need to set the NARCPATH environment variable. See
	IDCSHELL.DOC "Environment variables".
	
	CALLING IDCSHELL FROM NARC
	
	The same reasoning applies here as did above. The environment
	variable is IDCARCPATH.
	
	THE ANSI VIEW FUNCTION IN IDCSHELL
	
	Before this function will display ANSI files correctly, you must
	have installed the ANSI.SYS (or equiv.) device driver.

	IDCSHELL HELP SYSTEM
	
	The help system in IDCSHELL needs to know where its help file is
	IDCHELP.HLP (do not edit this file). This is done with the
	IDCHELP environment variable.
	
	NARC HELP SYSTEM
	
	The help system in NARC needs to know where its help file is
	NARCHELP.HLP (do not edit this file). This is done with the
	NARCHELP environment variable.
	
	TEMPORARY FILES
	
	When NARC views files, it needs to extract the file first and
	does this to a temporary file. You may tell NARC where to build
	this temp file via the IDCTEMP environment variable.


				SHAREWARE NOTICE
				

	IDCSHELL.EXE, NARC.EXE and all associated files are copyrighted 1988
	by Infinity Design Concepts, Inc, all rights are reserved. These
	programs have been placed on bulletin boards for distribution as
	SHAREWARE. As such, copying and distributing is heartily encouraged
	as long as NO FEE is charged and all files remain in their
	original published condition. The programs may not be used in any
	way for commercial purposes without the expressed written consent
	of the author.
	
	NARCCFG.EXE and ARCCFG.EXE are not and have never been placed on
	any bulletin boards by IDC. These are not shareware programs, but
	commercial packages and are only availible to registered users.

	With the shareware concept, YOU are the big winner. Authors create
	many programs and you are offered the chance to try them before
	buying them. You don't get that respect when you go to a software
	house, you have to buy and cry sometimes. The shareware concept
	benefits everyone if the rules are followed. YOU have authors
	working very long and hard hours, thousands of man hours, to
	bring you a software package that you may find of use. If you
	don't like the software, then you have not laid down any money
	and are out nothing except some time spent evaluating the software.
	If you do like the software and do continue to use the software,
	then you are morally bound to purchase it. Not purchasing and
	continuing to use shareware software, is stealing, no if's
	and's or but's about it. Shareware authors cannot continue to
	develop software and GIVE it away, it just wouldn't make any
	sense and if shareware authors are lost, then we have all lost
	something and made a sad statement regarding the honesty of human 
	nature.


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