WinTAR - TAR (Tape ARchive) for Windows Version 2.0
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Copyright (c) 1994-95 SpiralCom Communications Inc.
All Rights Reserved.

This README file provides up-to-date information regarding WinTAR
Version 2.0 that may not be included in the help file.  Please read
the help file for detailed information about WinTAR Version 2.0.

********** System Requirement **********

+ A 386 or above IBM compatible PC with at least 8MB RAM and 2 MB free hard
  disk space.

+ Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroup with Win32s 1.30A (*), Windows 95, 
  and Windows NT 3.5x.

+ Windows Sockets DLL (such as Trumpet Winsock or Microsoft TCP/IP)
  The Winsock DLL can be interfaced to an ethernet card or a modem (using SLIP,
  PPP, etc.) or whatever hardware interface that it supports.

+ For network backup/restore mode, UNIX workstations equipped with storage 
  devices such as tape drives and availability of services "remote exec" or 
  "remote shell".

********** File List **********

After unzipping this archive, you should receive the following files:

ctl3d32.dll
licence.txt
readme.txt
wintar.exe
wintar.hlp

********** Installation for Windows 95 users **********

Follow the instructions below for software installation.

1) After unzipping wtar20u.zip to a temporary directory, use the explorer
   to open up that directory.

2) Right-clicked on the WinTAR icon with the extension .inf (the icon has
   a yellow donut at the lower right hand corner.)

3) Select "Install".

4) Follow the instructions as displayed to locate your temporary unzipped
   folder.  Windows 95 may ask you if you want to restart the computer.
   Answer "Yes".

5) WinTAR will be installed under c:\Program Files\Spiralcm\WinTAR and
   a program group is created with the name "SpiralCom WinTAR".

********** Installation for Windows NT users **********

1) Create a destination directory for WinTAR, e.g. c:\WinTAR, and
   unzip all files into that directory.

2) Move ctl3d32.dll to your Windows installation directory under system\,
   e.g. c:\windows\system (Remember to remove ctl3d32.dll from your WinTAR
   installation directory.)

3) Add wintar.exe to an existing program group or you can create a new
   program group for WinTAR.  Please make sure that the working directory
   is the same is the directory where WinTAR.exe is located or the program
   cannot start properly.

********** Installation for Win32s users **********

1) If your Win32s is not at least Version 1.30A, you should obtain the
   latest from one of Microsoft's distribution channel.  The upgrade is
   free of charge.  Please see the FAQ section in the WinTAR help on how
   to obtain your copy.

2) Create a destination directory for WinTAR, e.g. c:\WinTAR, and
   unzip all files into that directory.

3) Move ctl3d32.dll to your Windows installation directory under system\,
   e.g. c:\windows\system (Remember to remove ctl3d32.dll from your WinTAR
   installation directory.)

4) Add wintar.exe to an existing program group or you can create a new
   program group for WinTAR.  Please make sure that the working directory
   is the same is the directory where WinTAR.exe is located or the program
   cannot start properly.

5) If you are using Windows 3.1x and not Windows for Workgroup, you must
   add the following line your config.sys if it is not already there.  Then,
   reboot your computer.

   install=c:\dos\share.exe

********** Known Bugs/Problems/Limitations **********

The following two problems are not documented in the Help file.  For other
problems, please refer to the Trouble-shooting guide or the FAQ.  If those
documents cannot solve your problems, please send a bug report to
wcheung@ee.ubc.ca.

+ The floppy disk access part of WinTAR Version 2.0 only works properly and
  flawlessly under Windows 95.  Under Win32s, it is not implemented yet, and
  hopefully, it is ready for the next release.  Under Windows NT, the archived
  floppy format cannot be read by the one under Windows 95, the 16-bit version
  of WinTAR, nor under Sun OS 4.1.x.  A fix is currently underway.  Hence,
  floppy disk access is also disabled under Windows NT.

+ Rarely, nothing happens when you try to access a remote device if you
  are running WinTAR under Win32s.  A workaround sometimes requires the user
  to reboot the machine and restarts Windows.

********** TODO List **********

+ A setup program for all platforms.
+ Windows 95 look-and-feel for user interface.
+ Add an option to allow the user to save the "table of contents" of the
  archive locally so that opening an archive would be fast.
+ Add the capability of appending files/directories to an archive.
+ Add multi-volume support that is compatiable with GNU tar.
+ Add a simple scheduler to schedule hard-disk backup time.
+ Add drag-and-drop support.
+ Add long file-name (> 100 characters) support.
+ Allow the user to backup files selectively (archive bits, date range, etc.)
+ Access a tape drive on a PC
+ Command-line arguments for batch-mode processing
+ Plus more...