POLYGLOS, v4.0, is A FULL-FEATURED USER-FRIENDLY WINDOWS' INTERFACE CAPABLE OF SERVING UP TO TEN SEARCHABLE GLOSSARIES. The predecessor to this program, TELEGLOS.EXE, was written to display a telecommunications glossary that was compiled by Mr. Donald E. Kimberlin, Principal Consultant of Tele- communications Networks Currently, POLYGLOS comes with two glossaries, namely, TELEGLOS.TXT and PCTERMS.TXT (maybe more by the time that this goes to press). ********* POLYGLOS places glossary Terms in one scrollable list, Acronyms in another scrollable list and the Definition of any selected Term or Acronym in a window of its own. Each list is alphabetized. Keying-in the first few characters of a Term or an Acronym will bring its Definition into view. ********* Acronyms can be extracted from Terms or their Definitions or both. Default is both. Acronyms can be melded into the list of Terms so that only one list needs to be searched for either a Term or an Acronym. Default: not melded. ********* Any one Term or Acronym and its Definition can be sent to Windows' print manager. ********* Any quantity of Terms can be bookmarked for easy review. Bookmarked Terms can be viewed together, along with their definitions. Bookmarked Terms, with definitions, can be sent as a group to Window's print manager. Bookmarks can be saved from session to session. ********* Up to four Cross-references can accompany each Term. They are automatically assigned to Function Keys F1 through F4. ********* POLYGLOS includes a specialized editor for adding, editing or deleting Terms, Definitions, Acronyms and Cross-references from any glossary. POLYGLOS can create entire glossaries, complete with Acronyms and Cross-references. Cross-references can be verified with a single keystroke. And more. ********* There are over 850 telecommunications Terms, 360 Acronyms and 2,270 Cross-references in glossary TELEGLOS.TXT. And there are more than 600 PC Terms, 230 Acronyms and 1,570 Cross-references in glossary PCTERMS.TXT. ---------------------------------------------------- Minimum Requirements: 1) Windows 3.1, or higher. 2) 640x480 pixel display; 600x800 recommended. Color is optional. 3) 600K of hard disk space for POLYGLOS and the two glossaries. 4) Approximately 1.5Meg of hard disk space in Windows' System directory for support files, if they are not already there. ---------------------------------------------------- The installation procedure places the following files in one folder (directory) on a hard disk: POLYGLOS.EXE The program. TELEGLOS.TXT The Telcomm glossary - a text file. TELEGLOS.INI An initialization file. AUTHCRED.TXT Author credits - a text file. PCTERMS.TXT The PC Terms glossary - a text file. PCTERMS.INI An initialization file. POLYHELP.TXT Program help - a text file. README.TXT This text file. The folder is named POLYGLOS by default, but you may specify a different name. ---------------------------------------------------- Distribution file TELGLOS1.ZIP contains: OC25.DL_ Visual Basic (VB) support file OC25.DLL OLE2.DL_ VB support file OLE2.DLL OLE2CONV.DL_ VB support file OLE2CONV.DLL OLE2DISP.DL_ VB support file OLE2DISP.DLL OLE2PROX.DL_ VB support file OLE2PROX.DLL SETUP.EXE Application setup processor. SETUP.LST Support for SETUP.EXE. SETUP1.EX_ Support for SETUP.EXE. STKIT416.DL_ VB support file STKIT416.DLL STORAGE.DL1 Part of VB support file STORAGE.DLL TYPELIB.DL_ VB support file TYPELIB.DLL VB40016.DL_ VB run file VB40016.DLL VSHARE.38_ VB support file VSHARE.386 Distribution file TELGLOS2.ZIP contains: AUTHCRED.TX_ Glossary credits file AUTHCRED.INX COMPOBJ.DL_ VB support file COMPOBJ.DLL CTL3DV2.DL_ VB support file CTL3DV2.DLL OLE2.RE_ VB support file OLE2.REG OLE2NLS.DL_ VB support file OLE2NLS.DLL PCTERMS.IN_ Glossary initialization file PCTERMS.INI PCTERMS.TX_ Glossary PCTERMS.TXT POLYGLOS.EX_ Application POLYGLOS.EXE POLYHELP.TX_ Application help file POLYHELP.TXT README.TX_ This file (compressed) README.TXT This file. SCP.DL_ VB support file SCP.DLL STDOLE.TL_ VB support file STDOLE.TLB STORAGE.DL2 Part of VB support file STORAGE.DLL TELEGLOS.IN_ Glossary initialization file TELEGLOS.INI TELEGLOS.TX_ Glossary TELEGLOS.TXT VAEN21.OL_ VB support file VAEN21.OLE Chances are good that many of the Visual Basic support files and run files are already on your hard disk. This installation will update those that are old and supply those that are absent. ---------------------------------------------------- INSTRUCTIONS: EITHER:- A) Unzip both POLYGLS1.ZIP and POLYGLS2.ZIP onto a temporary folder (directory) on a hard drive. What follows assumes that the temporary folder is named UNZIPPED and that it is on Drive C. To install PolyGlos in Windows 95: 1) Click on Start. 2) Click on Run... 3) Key-in C:\UNZIPPED\SETUP 4) Click on OK or press Enter. 5) Follow instructions. 6) The files unzipped into folder UNZIPPED are no longer needed; they can be deleted. To install PolyGlos in Windows 3.x - On the File Manager menu bar: 1) Click on File. 2) Click on Run... 3) Key-in C:\UNZIPPED\SETUP 4) Click on OK or press Enter. 5) Follow instructions. 6) The files unzipped into folder UNZIPPED are no longer needed; they can be deleted. OR:- B) Unzip POLYGLS1.ZIP onto a 1.44 Meg floppy disk and mark it Polyglos Disk 1. Unzip POLYGLS2.ZIP onto a 1.44 Meg floppy disk and mark it Polyglos Disk 2. Place Polyglos Disk 1 in Drive A or Drive B. To install PolyGlos in Windows 95: 1) Click on Start. 2) Click on Run... 3) Key-in A:SETUP or B:SETUP, as appropriate. 4) Click on OK or press Enter. 5) Follow instructions. To install PolyGlos in Windows 3.x - On the File Manager menu bar: 1) Click on File. 2) Click on Run... 3) Key-in A:SETUP or B:SETUP, as appropriate. 4) Click on OK or press Enter. 5) Follow instructions. ---------------------------------------------------- The Windows interface, not the glossary, was authored by Charles S. Gaylord of Minocqua, Wisconsin. He added the cross-references and selected many of the acronyms. Mr. Kimberlin's Telecommunications definitions are the most concise that I have ever seen. I say that after having worked for AT&T for one-third century, myself. His glossary moved me to write this program. His definition of an Integrated Voice/Data Terminal was incentive enough. Written using Visual Basic for Windows, v4.0 (16-bit). Windows and Visual Basic for Windows are a legal trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation. csg 9/13/97