TVTOOLS:  TurboVision Tools library
  Copyright (C) 1993   Marc Stern  (internet: stern@mble.philips.be)

  This package contains several libraries and their source code.
  Some functions are quite complex, some other are very trivial but
  may be useful just to centralize frequently called functions
  (and so allows to coherently propagate modifications).

  This library is dedicated to TurboVision but it contains a lot
  of general-purpose functions (string handling functions, low-level
  tricks of MS-DOS,...). If you are interesting in using it without
  TurboVision, it is available as a separate (smaller) package
  ACTLIB. This should be located in the C directory of the server
  where you downloaded TVTOOLS from.

  All these sources have been either developed or collected (and modified)
  by Marc Stern.

  I will not be responsible for any damage due to the use of these libraries.
  This code is provided as-is WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.

  You can freely distribute them, modify them and use them for any purpose
  (even include it into commercial products).

  If you find any bugs or interesting modifications please report them to
  me; they will so be included in the next public releases.

  If you use these libraries, please tell it to me.
  I will so try to maintain and enhance them.


  How to use/compile the package:  
  ------------------------------   
  To use it, just put all include files and TVTOOLS.LIB in a directory,
  add in your code:

#define Uses_Txxx    // for TApplication, TWindow,...
...                  // but also TVTOOLS new objects
#define Uses_Txxx    // like TInputRegExp, TInputCalc,...
#include "tvtools.h"                                     

  and link the library with your program.
  This library is overlay compatible.

  To recompile TVTOOLS.LIB, you have to replace the modules
  into the library (not delete it) because my functions call
  some other functions from the 'general' libraries
  (STRINGS, TOOLS, DATE,...) included in ACTLIBxx.ZIP
  (also in this package).
  Othewise, you have to unzip ACTLIB, compile the sources
  you will find in it and add them to the library.


  Special thanks:
  ==============

  1.   To my company: S.A. Philips Industrial and Telecommunication Systems
       (some of the code was developed for business project).

  2.   To all people that written code that I modified or that I used
       to understand some processes.
       As I don't have their names anymore I thanks them all in one shot.


  Who am I?
  =========
          
  Just a few words about me...  

  I finished my studies in 1989 (Civil Engineer in computering) and
  I am working since for a division of Philips - one of the greatest
  specialists in software security (local and transfer confidentiality,
  authentication, coherency, DES/RSA/DSS cyphering,...) and voice recognition.

  I worked about six months in Software Engineering (under UNIX and VMS),
  one year PC support (LAN organisation,...), one year in Quality Assurance
  (Beta-test,...) and I am now working in the security area.

  I also write the great XSET program that allows you to easily write
  efficient batch files. See file XSET.TXT to have more details.

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Stern Marc          S.A. Philips Industrial and Telecommunication Systems
                    Rue des Deux Gares 80
                    1070 Bruxelles
                    Belgium

                    Fax:  +32-2 525.66.00
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E-mail: stern@mble.philips.be (internet)