Documentation for QUIKFIND 1.0 
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(C) 1989 by Ignac A. Kolenko and Darek Mihocka 


QUIKFIND runs on any ST, color or mono, with TOS in ROM.

QUIKFIND is a program developed for locating files. Although it may
usually suffice to open a window from the ST's desktop, this does not allow
for search masks in the directory listing. QUIKFIND allows any number of 
drives to be searched, producing output which can be printed to screen,
printer or file. Thus, QUIKFIND can also double as a disk cataloger.
QUIKFIND is an outgrowth of our earlier WHERE.PRG, which was similar
to the popular p.d. program WHERE.COM in MSDOS.

To use QUIKFIND, double click on the file QUIKFIND.PRG. A dialog box will
appear, and the screen colors will change to white, black, red and green
(on a color monitor only!). Enter your search mask in the edit field,
select the drives you wish to search, and click on "Search" to begin. It's
that simple. 

If you wish, you can change the output device from the default CON:
to PRN: (printer), or select a file to save the output to. When you
do a search with FILE selected, a standard file selector will appear,
propting you to pick an output file. When viewing on the screen, pressing
CTRL-S will stop the output, CTRL-Q will start it up again.

Help, Info and Exit, obviously, do as expected.

An important notice to hard drive users: due to the 40 folder bug in TOS,
be careful of how many times searches are done. Use a folder fix program
at all times (it saves much heartache).

Well, that's about all I can say about this utility, except, USE 
IT. Now, you'll never, ever again have to kick yourself, wondering 
where you last created a file. And if you're a hard drive user, by 
cataloging the entire hard disk, you'll probably realize  quickly 
that you're disk is in need of clean-up (depending on the  editor, 
you  may  have a million .BAK files!) The only bad thing  about  a 
utility like this is that if you loose it, it'll never be able to 
find itself ...

Pay for shareware and receive updates!
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At this time, we would like to receive some user feedback before we go
ahead and implement any new features. Currently, QUIKFIND 2.0 will be a 
self-configuring program, capable of running either as an accessory 
OR as a program. (as most of the QUIK family updates will!) This will be
available only to registered users. (See below)

We'd like to hear ideas on how to turn QUIKFIND into a full blown 
disk cataloger and possible diskbackup system. Remember, he more you ask 
for, the more you get (at least in theory!)


Also Available:
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Quick View      (fast text viewing utility)
Quick Print     (fast text only screen dump of VT52 screens)

Quick View and Quick Print updates will come in two versions. Versions 1.xx
will be released to the public. Quick View and Quick Print versions 2.xx
will be available to people who have sent the $20 shareware registration fee.
We expect to have the first such updates ready during the summer. 

Registered users will also receive Quick ST when it becomes available. The
program is currently in beta testing and can significantly speed up text
output of any ST program. No blitter chip required!

To become a registered user, send a $20 check or money order to:

    Darek Mihocka
    Box 2624, Station B
    Kitchener, Ontario  N2H 6N2
    Canada

You can reach us by modem on the following networks:

Darek Mihocka:
    Compuserve: 73657,2714
    BIX, Delphi, GEnie: DAREKM

Ignac Kolenko:
    UNIX mail path: watmath!watcgl!electro!ignac

We thank you for supporting shareware and encourage you to support other
shareware authors. You may distribute copies of QUIKFIND under the
condition that you also include this documentation file. You may
not charge a fee or in any way try to sell this software.

MACE and Atari Corp. present the Michigan Atari Computer Expo on May 6 (10-6)
and May 7 (10-5) at the Detroit Metro Airport Hilton.  A sample of exhibitors
includes ICD, Migraph, Alpha Systems and many more.  Ticket prices are $5 at
the door and children under 12 are free.  For more info, Please contact Pattie
Rayl at (313) 973-8825. We hope to see you there! Catch the Quick ST and
ST Xformer 2.5 demos. Registered users of ST Xformer bring your old disks,
because you'll want to swap them for version 2.5.