*** BYE-PC Version 3.00 ***

                            by
                      Robert Starr,Jr.
                   5760 Villas Lane Apt. D
                   Montgomery, Alabama 36116
                      (205) 244-7230

      Well here it is! This is the first release of BYE-PC to the
 public domain. I hope that it will provide some utility to as many
 people as possible to further my programming efforts. This program
 was originally distributed as a demo package of compiled versions in
 hopes of generating a small profit.

 Unfortunatly I only sold two copies in a years time after a one and
 a half year development time. Please do not abuse the priveledge of
 access to the source code.
 The file COPYRGHT.DOC contains the copyright notice. If I find out
 someone is taking advantage of the copyright agreement, I will take
 action to prevent it. If you use this program on a regular basis and
 it provides some utility, a user donation is recomended for support.
 A donation of $30 dollars would greatly be appreciated.


             ** Setting Up the AUTOEXEC.BAT  file **

* The AUTOEXEC.BAT file included on this disk is the proper way to
  set up a system using BYE-PC. This will load the SHELL.EXE after
  exiting to DOS to prevent unauthorized commands.

* Use DR (IBM Disk Repair or other disk editor) to modify the file
  directory of this AUTOEXEC.BAT. You will need to change the attribute
  from a 20h to a 27h for this file. This will prevent the AUTOEXEC.BAT
  file from appearing in the directory when using the DIR command. The
  DOS utility ATTRIB will not work here, since it only sets files to
  read or write permission mode.

* Note the SHELL.EXE will not load unless you warm boot the system
  and continue execution from the AUTOEXEC file. Use Alt-Ctrl-Del to
  start call waiting, and to ensure the SHELL.EXE will load when
  entering DOS.

* To compile BYExxx.ASM with the IBM Assembler, Linker, and EXE2BIN in
  the current directory pathname, use the following command and provided
  batch file to link with:

           C>masm bye204;
           C>com bye204;
           C>ren bye204.COM BYE.COM

           {for use with MASM 4.00 simply type}

           C>MAKE BYE

  BYE.COM is now ready for use and will load automatically after
  booting provided the AUTOEXEC.BAT file is configured correctly

* Normally you will need to set up a XBBS system all within one
  major subdirectory that SHELL.EXE prohibits access to. This prevents
  users from entering the SYTEM and XBBS directories. A sample
  disk directory structure should look as follows:

                      root          a:\system\xbbs
                       |
                 |-- system --|
                 |            |
               xbbs          dos

  All XBBS system files should be placed in the \SYSTEM\XBBS directory
  to prevent unauthorized access. Any DOS utilities should be placed
  in the \SYSTEM\DOS directory prevent user access, but allow certain
  DOS utilities to reside here (ADIR, ARC, Etc...).