This directory contains the demo version of Hamilton C shell(tm) for
the Window NT on the Intel x86.


Hamilton C shell is a much more powerful alternative to the standard
MS-DOS command window on Windows NT and comes with virtually all the
day-to-day utilities most folks will ever need.  Careful attention has
been paid to making this the best possible product on Windows NT.  For
example, even though it certainly provides all the power (and much more!)
of the original UNIX C shell, this is not simply a cosmetic attempt to
make Windows NT look more like Unix.

Except for the addition of demo.exe, the ASCII text and Postscript versions
of the User Guide and this readme.1st file, the layout you see, including
even the detailed release notes in readme.too, is just what you'd see in the
actual product version.

The shell itself, in bin\cshdemo.exe, has been crippled so it will allow you
to type only 5 commands before it will exit but will let you run scripts
of any arbitrary length.

The utilities in the bin directory have crippled so they will only run when
invoked from the demo version of the C shell but are otherwise fully
functional.  All the utilities provide help screens if you start them
with the -h option.

The samples directory contains a number of sample C programs and C shell
scripts which we hope you'll find helpful in experimenting with the C
shell.

It is not necessary to actually install this package onto your hard disk
to try it out.  Simply type "demo" and you're off and running!

If you have questions or would like to place an order, we'd love to
hear from you!


Regards,
Douglas Hamilton
Hamilton Laboratories
13 Old Farm Road
Wayland, MA  01778-3117

Phone 508-358-5715
FAX   508-358-1113
