SHAREWARE HELP                               BEN BLUMENBERG
                                             REALITY SOFTWARE
                                             PO BOX 105          
                                             WALDOBORO, ME 04572
                                             December 11, 1991

               TO READ AND INSTALL SHAREWARE FOR IBM PC'S
                    AND CLONES WITH HARD DRIVES

1. Create new directory on hard drive with appropriate title.

2. Copy shareware to hard disc, to c:\dir. Back check file listing 
   in new hard drive directory against original floppies. Sometimes 
   a copy process must be repeated for reasons not worth analyzing. 
   Frequently, shareware with multiple discs contain duplicates of 
   document, help and other such  files on each disc. The         
   copying process will put only one copy of each such file in the 
   new hard drive directory. In such cases, the total list of files 
   in this new directory will be shorter than that on the original 
   floppies, but it must contain one of each discrete file.

3. View and printout all documents. Document files will not only be
   flagged by the obvious extension .DOC, but also by extensions  
   such as .TXT, .HLP, .DEP, .WRI or a primary name such as       
   README. DOC.BAT indicates a batch file that will printout a    
   series of documents and should be run whenever it is found on a
     disk.
 
4. If there are no file extensions .ZIP or .ARC, run the EXE or COM 
   files which are the master programs. If such programs contain
   compressed files, they will automatically unpack and there is  
   nothing extra to do but note the process. If they do           
   automatically unpack, the program will usually be executed by
   next entering a key word which will be given on the screen or in
   printed docs. If all programs are text documents or files      
   such as spreadsheets, follow instructions for viewing and/or 
   printing which will be in a README file or a file with a       
   title such as TEXT.HLP or TECH.HLP.

5. If there are files with .ZIP or .ARC extensions, this denotes 
   packages of compressed files which must be unpacked (uncrunched,
   exploded, etc.) in order to be accessed. 
     a) Create a directory on the hard drive which is to contain
     these compressed files.
     b) Put shareware flopp(ies) into A or B drive and copy all   
     files into new directory on hard drive.
     c) IF the shareware files included PKUNZIP.EXE (which is the
     tool that will unpack .ZIP files), then log onto new directory
     for the screen prompt; i.e. C:\dir. REMEMBER, THE UNARCHIVING 
     TOOL MUST BE IN THE DIRECTORY CONTAINING THE COMPRESSED FILES
     UNLESS YOU USE AN ARCHIVING SHELL!
     d) At prompt, enter PKUNZIP filename.ZIP C: and files will 
     unpack into C:\dir. Files should be unpacked, one by one.
     e) If the shareware does not contain PKUNZIP, copy this file 
     into C:\dir and execute step d).
     
     f) To conserve memory, the .ZIP files may then be erased from
     C:\.
     g) Proceed to step 3.
     
     h) Likewise if you are using a different unarchiving tool such
     as ARCE.COM for files that have been compressed by this
     process, substitute ARCE for PKUNZIP in these               
     instructions. The principle is simple; the name of the      
     unarchiving tool file precedes that of the file to be       
     unarchived and the tool (file) must reside in the directory of
     the file package to be exploded.
    
     h) IF YOU HAVE AN ARCHIVING SHELL such as Archiver or Shez,  
     then compressed files need NOT be copied to the new          
     directory which will contain the decompressed files. Make    
     certain the directory containing the files for the archiving 
     shell contains the appropriate archiving tool and then proceed 
     to unarchive according to the specific procedures employed by 
     your shell.
     

6. ENJOY!

     