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              Cat's Tongue Tools README for SuperStruct
                             October  1996
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                        (c) Cat's Tongue Tools
                              P.O. Box 213
                             (401) 847-5111
                         Newport, RI 02840  USA


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HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT
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To view readme.txt on screen open it with Notepad under windows.


WHAT IT IS
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SuperStruct.exe - self extracting InstallShield setup

Shareware

Freely distributable

Windows 95 application.  With Online help.  Ole 2.0 Server.  With setup utility.


WHAT IT DOES
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SuperStruct is a binary file translator.  It converts binary files to 
readable ascii text files (leaving original intact).  To convert a binary file,
write the structure of the binary file in SuperStruct's editor, then activate
the menu option File-Convert to choose the binary file(s) to convert.
Then view the results in SuperStruct's editor.  SuperStruct can be run as
a Ole Server.  For example, you can embed a SuperStruct object in a word
processor document or picture.

You can convert more than one binary file at a time.  Some examples of using
SuperStruct would be:

   1. converting tiff or bmp files to ascii files so you can read the bitmap header
      information. 

   2. converting wav or riff files to ascii to view recording speed, number of
      channels, etc.

   3. converting your proprietary binary files to ascii to verify information

   4. MOST OF ALL: to convert your proprietary binary files to ascii in the
      testing of your software to verify integrity of your binary structures


ORDERING
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Please send $39 to:
Cat's Tongue Tools
P.O. Box 213
Newport, RI 02840  USA

Within 5 days you'll receive a legit copy with an arm-full of handy scripts
for translating many kinds of binary files:  riff files, wav files, exe files,
bitmap files, etc.  Satisfaction Guaranteed (that annoying intro screen will go 
away much faster).


HOW TO GET MORE INFORMATION
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After installing SuperStruct, activate help from the Help menu option.
For technical support or questions regarding ordering call:
   1-401-847-5111  from 8:00 till 5:00 pm EST.


HOW TO INSTALL SUPERSTRUCT SOFTWARE
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1. this installation can be used to overwrite an existing SuperStruct installation
   or to install new

2. in either case, run the file a:setup.exe by double clicking on the setup.exe
   file from the explorer
 

FILES ON INSTALLATION FLOPPY
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setup.exe	setup program
supers.exe	compressed superstruct executable
readme.txt	this file
supers.hlp	help file
supers.cnt	help contents file
bitmap.sst	example superstruct file for converting bmp files to ascii text
