STalker¿ 3.04 to 3.05 Patch Program

            This program will upgrade STalker version 3.04 to
            version 3.05.  It will ONLY upgrade version 3.04.

  This program is copyright ½ 1995 by Gribnif Software.  All rights are
  reserved.  This program may be freely distributed to all legitimate
  registered users of STalker 3.

  Any questions or comments, please contact us at:

      Gribnif Software, P.O. Box 779, Northampton, MA 01061, USA
      Tel: (413) 532-2434, Fax: (413) 532-2540          <--- NEW NUMBERS!
      GEnie:    GRIBNIF
      Internet: gribnif@genie.geis.com


What is needed to upgrade
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  1.  An un-modified, registered, STalker 3 Master Disk, version 3.04.

  2.  A hard disk or a blank formatted floppy disk (to place the
      STALK305.PRG and STALK305.DAT on).


How to upgrade your STalker version 3.04 to version 3.05
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  1.  Make sure you have made a backup copy of the STalker 3 Master Disk.

  2.  Place the STALK305.PRG and STALK305.DAT on your hard disk or on the
      blank floppy disk (it may need the extra disk space to write some
      temporary files, depending on free memory.)

  3.  Run the STALK305.PRG and follow the on-screen prompts.

  4.  Once you have finished upgrading your master disk to version 3.05,
      make a backup copy of this newer version.

  ** VERY IMPORTANT STEP, READ CAREFULLY **

  5.  To install the newer version on your system, you MUST replace the
      following STalker 3.04 files in your system with the 3.05 version
      files from the newly upgraded disk. You can either do this from the
      desktop, or by using the INSTALL.PRG on the STalker disk:

      \STALKER.ACC
      \STALKER.PRG    (copied from STALKER.ACC on the master disk)
      \STALKER.RSC

If you get an error message
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  If your STalker 3 Master Disk has been modified in any way (including
  moving files around), the patch program will not be able to perform the
  upgrade.  You will get an error message indicating that this has
  happened.  In this case, you should mail us the disk so that we can
  upgrade it.

  To have your disk upgraded by us, you need to:

  1.  Send in your original, registered, STalker 3.04 Master Disk.
  2.  If you did not purchase the patch disk directly from us, enclose a
      U.S. check for $5 + $2 shipping & handling ($7 total).
  3.  Enclose a note with your name, address, and daytime phone number.

  In return you will receive the upgraded 3.05 Master Disk. If you have
  already purchased this patch disk from us for $5, please just include
  your original disk and $2.


Also included with this archive
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  o FPATCH1.PRG

    This program is for the Falcon only, with TOS versions 4.04 and older.
    It corrects some problems in the routines for accessing the serial
    port and the DSP. If you are using STalker on a Falcon, you MUST use
    this program in your AUTO folder.

  o STalker has a number of messages that can be sent to it from other
    applications and desk accessories, allowing it to perform operations at
    their request. If you are a programmer, consult STKRMSGS.H for more
    info.


Changes for STalker 3.05
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  o On a Falcon, the Blitter chip is completely ignored. This avoids a bug
    in TOS 4.04 that causes it to change the color palette at an odd time.

  o The Transfer window will never open up within the desktop menu bar.

  o NUL characters will not be added to a file capture if Echo Typed
    Characters is enabled.

  o Made a change to improve overall throughput, as compared to 3.04.

  o The size and position of the window, as saved in the INF file, are now
    strictly obeyed when STalker first runs.