README.TXT: NOTES FOR USING  PMDBM.ICO & PMDBM.PIF by Don Gray Nov. 9th/91

REQUIREMENTS:  ALL of PMDBMs files (registered)
               Memory - EMS (expanded)
                      - XMS (extended)
               WINDOWS ver 3.x running in Enhanced MODE

NOTES:         The two files referenced above work well on my system, which
               is a i486 with 16megs. of RAM on the Motherboard. My current
               Video card is EGA (8 bit) with a colour EGA monitor.

               I am using MS DOS 5.0, Nortons Desktop for Windows (NDW) ver
               1.0  along with Norton Utilities ver. 6.01.
                                             
THE PIF!
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In order to run a Non-Windows application, which the current BETA release
of PMDBM is,  Windows needs some info about the program and how it should
interact with other programs.  If you do not define such a file, Windows
uses its default settings.  The Windows manual describes how to create and
edit a PIF file using the PIF Editor.   The settings in this PMDBM.PIF has
been set up as follows:

PROGRAM FILENAME:   D:\pmd\pmd_win.bat

                    I have my PMDBM.EXE file on drive D: in a directory
                    called PMD and start PMDBM.EXE from a Batch file named
                    as above.

                    You should change this to the Drive, directory from
                    where you presently have PMDBM.EXE stored and call the
                    file you normally do to start this application.

WINDOW TITLE:       Opitional naming convention, but I have indicated
                    PMDBM!

OPITIONAL 
PARAMETERS:         None required

 START UP 
DIRECTORY:          D:\pmd

                    This you should change to where you want WINDOWS to
                    start PMDBM, as in my case my *.HDR and *.FIL files are
                    located in this directory.

MEMORY
REQUIREMENTS:       KB Required:  400   KB Desired:     -1

                    For further details, suggest that you consult the
                    WINDOWS manuel, but these settings DO work for me.  Les
                    GYURKY helped me to arrive at these setting and I've
                    stuck with them.

DISPAY USAGE:       What I have shown is my preferance, but these can be
                    changed to suite your needs and should not have any
                    effect on the operation of PMDBM.

I have elected to CLOSE WINDON ON EXIT as I wish to close each and every
file that was opened by this PIF file on exit.

ADVANCED:

These are not important to have PMDBM running succesfully, except for the
MEMORY OPTIONS.

Being that I have a large pool of memory to draw from <grin> and with Les
improving on the memory swaping with each NEW release of PMDBM beta
(experimental), the setting that I have can and should be adjusted for your
system needs.


THE ICON
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You may or may not like my choice, but if you have something you would like
to share, do let us ALL have a peek at it.


LAST WORD
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I make no guarantees.   Use at your own descretion and risk.   All I really
know for sure is that they work for me!   Enjoy.

Regards,
Don Gray
CRS   NANET   Toronto, Canada conference number 43 HOME of PMDBM