Boot-Up Proverbs version 1.0
Copyright (c) 1995 Matt Snyder
All Rights Reserved

Boot-Up Proverbs is a shareware product.  If you find this program to be
useful, a registration fee of $10 is required.  All registered users will
receive any additional versions of Boot-Up Proverbs as they are released.

Send check or money order to:

        Matt Snyder
        9198 Colvin Road
        Centerville, IN  47330

Any comments or suggestions would also be greatly appreciated.  My current
internet address is:

        mas@picard.anderson.edu
        (Go Ravens!)

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*
*  Overview:
*

Boot-Up Proverbs brings the wisdom of Solomon to you each time you turn on 
your computer.  When placed in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, Boot-Up Proverbs 
selects a random Proverb (from over 500) from the King James version of 
the Bible and displays it after each boot-up.  Boot-Up Proverbs can also 
be run from the command line.  Hopefully, this program will bless whoever
uses it.



*
*  Files you should have received:
*

PROVERBS.EXE      -      Boot-Up Proverbs program
PROVCFG.EXE       -      Configuration program
PROVERBS.DAT      -      Data File Containing the Proverbs
PROVERBS.TXT      -      Documentation
VENDOR.TXT        -      Vendor Information
REGFORM.TXT       -      Registration Form
FILE_ID.DIZ       

Note:  PROVERBS.EXE, PROVERBS.DAT, and PROVCFG.EXE must be present in the 
       same directory in order for Boot-Up Proverbs to work correctly.



*
*  Placing Boot-Up Proverbs in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
*

The following is an example from an autoexec.bat file running Boot-Up
Proverbs.  In the example, prov is the directory that contains the Boot-Up
Proverbs files.

cd \prov
proverbs
cd \

That's all there is to it.

If you need to pause the screen after the proverb is displayed, your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file should look like the following example.  Again, prov is
the directory that contains the Boot-Up Proverbs files.

cd \prov
proverbs
pause
cd \



*
*  Running Boot-Up Proverbs from the command line: 
*

Make sure PROVERBS.EXE and PROVERBS.DAT are in the current directory or can
be found in the PATH and type 'proverbs'.

        

*
*  Configuring Boot-Up Proverbs:
*

Type 'provcfg' from the command line to run the configuration program.  Use 
the up and down arrows to change field, and the right and left arrows to 
change selection.  The text color and background color of the proverb display 
can be selected, and you can also choose whether or not to clear the screen 
before displaying the proverb.


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OR IMPLIED.  BECAUSE OF THE VARIOUS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS
INTO WHICH THIS PROGRAM MAY BE PUT, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
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LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO PRODUCT REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF PURCHASE PRICE.