Updating STeno To Version 1.03
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You should find the following in this archive:

    CHANGES.101     The list of changes in version 1.01 of STeno
    CHANGES.103     The list of changes in versions 1.02 and 1.03 of STeno
    PATCH.PRG       A program that will update your STeno 1.00 to 1.03
    READ_ME.TXT     This file
    STENO.RSC       The new resource file for version 1.03
    STNO_100.103    A data file for PATCH.PRG

This archive may be distributed freely.  STeno however is a commercial
product whose copyright is owned by Strata Software, and therefore may not
be duplicated in any way other than for backup purposes.  If you frequent 
various BBSes then please upload this patch program so that other STeno 
owners can get the benefits of the new version.  As always, a $5 disk swap 
is possible for those who can't get or don't want to use this patch.  Just 
send in the *original* diskette and $5 to the address given at the end of 
this file.


To update a copy of STeno 1.00 to version 1.03 follow these steps:

1   Create a (temporary) folder and put the following files in it:

    PATCH.PRG       STNO_100.103        STENO.100

    The name and location of the temporary folder is not important.  If 
    you're using a floppy disk the root directory is fine, but don't have 
    anything else there.  Also, make sure you've got at least 60K free for 
    the output file.

    The first two files are from this patch archive, the file STENO.100 is
    created in one of two ways:  if your distribution diskette contains a
    file called STENO.100 then use that file, otherwise your distribution
    disk is for version 1.00 and you should copy and then rename the
    original STENO.ACC to STENO.100 in the temporary folder.

    Note:  if you have enough disk space (ie. a double-sided floppy or a 
    hard disk) you can put your STALKER.200 and the STKR_200.206 file from 
    the STalker 2.06 upgrade patch in the same folder and update your 
    STalker right after you finish updating STeno.

2   Double-click on the PATCH.PRG program.  It will read from STENO.100 and
    STNO_100.103 and will produce STENO.ACC.

    If any errors occur during the process (such as a disk full error) you
    will be given a warning message and the update will be aborted.  Take
    whatever action is necessary to remedy the situation and try again.  
    The most likely cause is a write-protect or full diskette error.

    If you get an alert box indicating that the checksum doesn't match 
    then there are a couple of possibilities as to what went wrong.  This 
    could happen if you used the wrong file for STENO.100 - it must be the
    version from the distribution diskette.  DO NOT USE YOUR EVERYDAY COPY
    OF STENO.ACC!!  If you've used the "Save Settings" or the old 
    STENOCFG.TTP utility it will be different from the original STeno 
    version 1.00 file.  If even one byte of the file is different the patch
    won't work.  The other possibility when things go wrong is that the 
    STNO_100.103 file got corrupted during the downloading or unARCing
    process.  This is pretty unlikely but has been known to happen.  Try
    downloading it again and repeat the process.

3   Copy the newly created STENO.ACC and the new STENO.RSC found in the 
    archive onto your boot diskette or your hard drive.


That's all there is to it!

Do *NOT* delete your original copy of STeno; it will be needed for future
updates.

Be sure to carefully read the CHANGES.101 and CHANGES.103 files.  They 
contain detailed descriptions of the new features.


Questions or comments should be directed to:

    Strata Software
    94 Rowe Drive
    Kanata Ontario Canada
    K2L 3Y9
    Phone/Fax: (613) 591-1922

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