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                        TheCall v1.02 Readme Information
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TheCall (C) 1995 PathWays Data Systems

Welcome to TheCall - the easiest way to communicate in Windows!

TheCall is a Microsoft Windows communications program that has been
developed by BBS Operators (SysOps) with some specific goals in mind.
It has been our objective at PathWays Data Systems to listen to people
who call BBS's every day and to incorporate the feature set that
they wanted and found lacking in many of today's communications programs.
It has been our objective to develop a program that would be so simple
to use that a rookie would have no problem installing and calling their
first BBS, yet powerful enough to satisfy the demands of the Power User.
We feel that we have reached this objective in TheCall Version 1.0.
Affordable, powerful and easy to use.

Here is a quick glimpse of some of TheCall's features.

* Drag and drop file uploads from the Windows File Manager.
* Quick access to your off-line mail reader.
* ANSI-BBS, VT-100, VT-52 and TTY terminal emulation
* Auto Zmodem as well as a standard suite of protocols.
* Hot Buttons that will enable you to save time by typing often used
  information only once.
* Automated Scripting language.
* Over 400 pre-configured modem settings to choose from.
* The ability to easily manage and print your Dialing Directory data.
* A very simple setup procedure so even new users will be able to get
  things right the first time.
* All this an much much more at a very affordable price!!


Installation
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If you have a TheCall installation disk:

1. In Microsoft Windows, Insert disk in drive A.
2. From Program Manager, select the File menu and then Run.
3. Type a:\setup.exe and press ENTER


If you downloaded TheCall from a BBS:

1. Unzip all of TheCall's files into a temporary directory on your hard
disk.
2. From the Windows File Manager, double click on SETUP.EXE.
3. After installation, you may delete all of the files in the temporary
directory, but you may wish to keep the original zip file.


Registration
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Thanks for trying out TheCall.  If you do not yet have a registered
version, please click on TheCall's Order Form! menu item, print out the
form and follow the instructions on the print out.

If you have a CompuServe account TheCall is extremely easy to register!
Simply log on to CompuServe and type GO SWREG and follow the instructions
for registering shareware.  Our CIS SWREG (SoftWare REGistration) number is
5567.

How to Reach Us
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PathWays Data Systems
15612-81 Ave
Edmonton, Ab, Canada
T5R 3P4

Voice:          (403)444-1779
InterNet:       pdsys@IBM.NET
Compuserve:     76726,230

Latest TheCall Versions and support echo available at the following
locations.  You may also File Request the 'magic' file name 'TheCall'
from the FidoNet nodes:

Lifeline BBS:   (403)481-4977           FidoNet:  1:342/51
Heart of Gold:  (403)489-1735           FidoNet:  1:342/42