=============================================================================     The All BASIC Code Reader '95 Code Author's Edition by William Yu     Released: March 7, 1999     Version 1.1=============================================================================          ABC Archives Created and Maintained by William Yu 1995-99     PLEASE, DO NOT CHARGE OR BUNDLE THESE FILES IN COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS.FILES LIST----------     ABC95.EXE      -- ABC Reader CA for Windows '95     ABC95.HLP      -- ABC '95 Help file     ABC95.TXT      -- You're reading it     FILE_ID.DIZ    -- Description file for BBS'DISCLAIMER----------     "The ABC Reader CA for Windows '95 is supplied as is.  The author      disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, and assumes NO      liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from      the use or misuse of The ABC Reader for Windows '95."      The authors/contributors do NOT claim responsibility nor the accuracy      of their source codes contained in the ABC Packets.  Please use and      modify at your own discretion.      UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED in the source code, all snippets contained      herein are considered to be PUBLIC DOMAIN.  Any copyrighted material      contained in the ABC Packets is distributed with the permission of      the original author.  Selling their program/code, or using the code      in one of your programs other than for personal uses, is illegal      without prior written consent.ABOUT THE ALL BASIC CODE ARCHIVES---------------------------------  The All BASIC Code (ABC) Archives contains hundreds of BASIC source codes  ranging from ASIC/LibertyBASIC/QB/QBasic/PDS/PowerBASIC/VBDOS/VBWIN, and  various other BASIC languages (like BasicBasic).  These source codes are  collected from various resources, mainly individual programmers who summit  their code via e-mail, the FidoNet QUIK_BAS Echo, and BASIC newsgroups.  The ABC Archives operates similarily with respect to the SWAG Archives.  Both source code archives survives with contributions from people like YOU.  Many thanks to those who have contributed, and of course, for your support!  For more on the SWAG Archives (Pascal snippets), please visit their  homepage athttp://www.gdsoft.com/swag/swag.htmlABOUT THE ABC READER CA FOR WINDOWS 95--------------------------------------  The All BASIC Code Reader '95 was developed under Windows 98, and was test  on a 486/66 running Windows '95, and P200 running Windows 98/NT.  Thanks to  all beta testers and their helpful input!  As always, free software doesn't  come 100% bug-free, nor does commercial software, but anyway, if you do find  any annoying errors, you are advised to e-mail the author: William Yu at  voxel@edmc.net  Your comments and suggestions are always welcome!  If you didn't already know, an ABC (All BASIC Code Reader) is a program  to read ABC Packets.  For example, GAMES.ABC may contain hundreds of  individual snippets, the ABC Reader is used much like a database reader,  all the information is in the GAMES.ABC Packet, and GAMES.IDX is used to  index it.  The Packet structures have been documented in ABC.ABC.  The ABC Reader '95 was developed in the Windows '98 environment, using  Inprises' (Borland) Delphi v3.0  This is an OFFICIAL ABC Reader, please accept no substitutes.READER HISTORY (Latest versions)--------------------------------  ABC READER V1.10        -- Released on April 1, 1996  ABC EXPRESS READER V1.8 -- Released on January 6, 1998  ABC WINDOWS READER      -- Pre-released on December 25, 1997  ABC READER 95           -- Released on July 30, 1998  ABC READER 95 CA        -- Released on March 7, 1999  Use v1.10 + if you like simplicity and speed (with Smartdrv enabled)            + if you have a monochrome monitor/card            X Doesn't work on Windows NT 3.51 and up  Use v1.8  + if you like unnecessary features like music, custom packets            - have at least 1MB of RAM and a 386/25 or better for music            + TUTORIAL feature (but is still experimental)            + Group Search option allows extraction (unlike v1.10)            + Support for Postit! code (creates the .ZIP file)            + Works on NT, removed a routine from v1.10 that caused a problem.  use v.95  + If you like graphical interfaces            + If you're always in Windows!            + Has special "LOAD/RUN IT" feature            + Support for Postit! code as well as a bunch of other sorting options            + Printing quality is better (choose your own fonts, dpi, etc.)            - Requires Windows '95 or better            - No Tutorial feature implement yet.  use 95.CA + All the features of v.95            + Allows authoring and distribution of ABC Packets            + Some new features not in v.95GETTING STARTED---------------  If you've never used any of the previous ABC Readers before, you will  probably be confused with the ABC Packet installation process.  Unlike the DOS ABC Readers, the Windows version does not detect if new  ABC Installation Packets are ready for unpacking.  So what the heck are ABC Installation Packets you ask?  They are the files contained in ABCyymm.ZIP (where yy=year, mm=month)  If you haven't downloaded any, please do so, as the ABC Reader is useless  otherwise. Read on to "ABC PACKETS" for more information.  It's advised that you unzip the ABCyymm.ZIP file into the directory where  your ABC95.EXE program resides.  All subsequent ABC Packets should also  be unzipped in that same directory for cataloguing.ABC PACKETS-----------    OBTAINING:        The ABC Packets contain all the source codes collected from the        previous two months.  Here are some internet sites which carry them:             -http://www.basicguru.com/abc/             -   ftp://ftp.basicguru.com/abc/             -http://www.xs4all.nl/~excel/pbabc.html             -http://www.edmc.net/~voxel/             -http://www.simtel.net/simtel.net/msdos/basic.html                 ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/msdos/basic        There are many Simtel mirror sites around the world, so choose        a suitable one for your convenience. (ie. the closer the better).    DISTRIBUTING:        It's unlawful to distribute modified versions of the ABC Packets,        and is punishable to distribute and sell code which have been        copyrighted by the original author(s).  If you plan to distribute        the ABC Packets, or ABC Readers, please do so FREELY.        If you are unsure, please e-mail me: voxel@edmc.netAUTHORING EDITION-----------------  In this version of the Reader, you can now easily create and distribute  your own ABC Packets.  Just start adding and creating your own .ABC  files, and when you're ready, click on Authoring|Create|ABC Packets on  the menu bar.  And with a single click, viola, you have now created  two files <filename>.CDE and <filename>.UPD, just ZIP these two files  and start sending them to your friends!CREDITS & SPECIAL THANKS------------------------  ABC Icon and Splash screen courtesy of Edward Blake.  Thanks to Graham Scott, Anders Olofsson, and everyone else for beta testing.  Special thanks to Charlie Quante and Marc van den Dikkenberg for support!  Many thanks to those who have taken the time to contribute their source  codes to the ABC Archives!  We can't thank you enough for doing so!CONTACTS & E-MAIL-----------------  You can e-mail me with BASIC source code contributions, reader questions,  suggestions for improvements, criticism, support, help on your own code,  and anything else except to ask me to do your homework.     Author: William Yu     E-mail: voxel@edmc.net   Homepage:http://www.edmc.net/~voxel/