WELCOME TO THE ADAGUIDE(TM) SERIES Volume 1 of the ADAGUIDE(TM) SERIES is a complete hypertext presentation of TITLE III of the Americans With Disabilities Act. Hypertext documentation, also known as "electronic books", permits the user to access selected information, quickly and without the necessity of reading from front to back, as in a regular document. This approach is particularly effective in complex, highly cross-referenced technical manuals and legal guides such as TITLE III. SHAREWARE NOTICE ADAGUIDE(TM), Volume I is shareware. As such, the author grants you a limited license to "try before you buy" for a thirty (30) day period. If you continue to use the ADAGUIDE (TM) after this trial period, you must register the software. Registration details and benefits are discussed at the end of this readme file. Please note that this shareware version of the ADAGUIDE(TM) Series is fully functional, it is NOT crippleware; however, registered users do receive additional benefits and inclu- sions to this program. Additionally, you are authorized and encouraged to share this software with others, so long as you include ALL of the files that were in the original .zip file that you downloaded. Please make sure that this readme file is also included. Please also note that ADAGUIDE(TM), VOL. 1 is both trademarked and copyrighted. Please read the full copyright notice included in the body of the hypertext program, as it explains the limi- tations of this copyright. FILE LIST Listed below are the files included in ADA301.ZIP. If any are missing, you do not have a full copy of ADAGUIDE(TM), VOL.1. You should advise your participating BBS of this fact, and you may also contact the author to receive a complete file set. IRIS.CFG ---------} T3REG.CFG } NX.CFG } Hypertext config. files APX3.CFG } BPX.CFG } HELP.CFG ----------} T3REG.MRK ---------} NX.MRK } APX3.MRK } Hypertext index files BPX.MRK } HELP.MRK-----------} T3REG.PGE----------} NX.PGE } APX3.PGE } Hypertext documents BPX.PGE } HELP.PGE-----------} ADA3.COM ---------- Text graphics file A3.COM ------------ The "go" switch README.COM -------- This file - self viewing. README.TXT -------- This file in ascii format - printable. IRIS.EXE ---------- The hypertext runtime engine SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ADAGUIDE(TM) Volume 1, has been written to take advantage of color, so you will need a computer that supports color. A minimum of 512k of system RAM is required and the software runs on IBM PC/XT/AT* or 100% compatibles. It has been suc- cessfully run in a full window of DESQVIEW*, but it has not been tested in WINDOWS 3.0/3.1* DOS 3.x or higher is required. * DESQVIEW is a registered, copyrighted product of Quarterdeck Office Systems. * IBM, IBM PC/XT/AT are all registered trademarks of the IBM Corporation * WINDOWS 3.0/3.1 are copyrighted and trademarked products of the Microsoft Corporation QUICK START This is a brief start-up guide to get you going with the soft- ware. Registered users receive a printed, bound USER'S MANUAL. INSTALLATION: Installation should be onto a hard drive to gain the best performance; however, the program can be installed on a floppy diskette. The installation process is quite simple: 1. Use PKZIP/PKUNZIP to extract the contents of ADA301.ZIP into a directory on your hard drive. We suggest you make a special directory for this program. 2. Once the files are unzipped, check the files against the file list above to make sure that you have a complete set. a. REQUIRED FILES: ALL files, except the README.COM/README.TXT (this file), are required to use ADAGUIDE(TM) Volume 1. GETTING STARTED: To start the ADAGUIDE(TM) program simply change to the directory containing the files, and then at the prompt, type: A3, and press enter. USING THE ADAGUIDE(TM): Access to various portions of this program is provided through (a) POP-UP MENUS, and (b) through HYPERTEXT HOTWORDS. We will discuss each, briefly, below. POP-UP MENUS: The pop-up menus are for general browsing through major sections (books) of the ADAGUIDE(TM) document. To activate a pop-up menu item, use the arrow (cursor) keys to select the menu topic and then press enter. You will be moved to the selected section of the guide. NOTE: POP-UP Menu items are shown with a BLACK background when they have been selected. HYPERTEXT HOTWORDS: These are the key elements that transport you into various cross references throughout the TITLE III regulations. ALL HOTWORDS are PRECEDED by the μ symbol. Many of them will also be in color (either the word, the symbol or both). To ACTIVATE a hotword, use the TAB key to select. As you do so, you will notice that the highlight bar skips from hotword to hotword. Once you have made your choice, PRESS THE ENTER key to activate the hotword. NOTE: You may reverse the selection process, that is go up the page, by using the Shift-Tab combina- tion. When you have selected and activated a hotword you will be instantly transported to detailed informa- tion relating to the hotword you selected. GETTING BACK: When you have finished reading a par- ticular hotword section, you will be instructed to bring up a POP-UP MENU, many of these will have a menu selection entitled: RETURN. Selecting this menu item will permit you to return to the area in the document where you originally selected the hotword. NOTE: Some brief, hotword sections, simply let you RETURN to you original place. In these cases there will be no POP-UP MENU available. GETTING HELP GETTING HELP: ON-LINE HELP is included in the ADAGUIDE(TM) pro- gram. Each of the key POP-UP MENUS will give you the option to select HELP. Additional details on the the above procedures as well as other available hypertext features are covered in the help section. Registered Users, also receive a USER'S MANUAL which provides full help documentation as well a several illustrative tutor- ials. ADDITIONAL HELP: Technical Support may be obtained by contact- ing the author, Lou Dillon at the WriteTechnique Inc, at (410) 997-5452 or by leaving a message for her in the Main Conference area of THE WRIGHT PLACE BBS (410)882-4281. Registered users will have access to an exclusive BBS service devoted to the ADAGUIDE(TM) Series. REGISTRATION When you become a registered subscriber you will receive the following: 1. The HYPERTEXT version of the Department of Justice TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE MANUAL...an easy to read commentary on Title III that is written in non-legal terms. 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