README file - Tiny Tafel Editor v2.10 - 11/19/93 - Christopher E. Long

Description

        The quickest and easiest tiny tafel creation, editing and
matching utility ever!  Go ahead...  Try to prove me wrong!

        Please refer to DESCRIBE.TTE for a more detailed description.


The Shareware Concept

        Shareware basically means "Try before you buy."  If you try a
Shareware program and continue using it, you must compensate the author
by registering it.

        Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software.
Shareware authors are accomplished programmers, just like commercial
authors, and the programs are of comparable quality. (In both cases,
there are good programs and bad ones!)  The main difference is in the
method of distribution.

        Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software.  You
should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether it's
commercial or Shareware.  The Shareware system makes fitting your needs
easier, because you can try before you buy.  And because the overhead is
low, prices are low also. Shareware has the ultimate money-back guarantee
-- if you don't use the product, you don't pay for it.

        If you find this program useful and find that you are using the
Tiny Tafel Editor after a reasonable trial period, you must make a reg-
istration payment of $15 to the author, Christopher E. Long, to support
its development.  In return, you will be sent the latest version of the
editor, an unregistered copy of the Family Scrapbook genealogy program to
try out, the latest copy of the Tiny Tafel Collection (TTCS), and may use
all future versions of the Tiny Tafel Editor without further obligation.


Distribution

        Please SHARE this shareware!  UPLOAD it to a bulletin board.
MAIL it to a disk vendor that doesn't advertize it.  DONATE it to your
user group library.  GIVE it to a friend!

        Tiny Tafel Editor is copyrighted by its author and he retains
all rights to it.  (Copyright 1992-1993, Christopher E. Long)


Disclaimer

        No warranties are expressed or implied concerning the Tiny
Tafel Editor.  It is offered in an AS IS condition.  The author and
distributors of the Tiny Tafel Editor are not liable for the direct
or consequential loss or damages that may have resulted from its use
and/or misuse.  By using this program, you agree to these terms.


Correspondence:

        If you need to contact me about registration, comments, reporting
bugs, or program feature ideas, please correspond by mail or by calling
one of the support BBS's.

Author:                 Christopher E. Long

Mailing address:        Visionary Endeavors
                        P.O. Box 330439
                        Atlantic Beach, FL 32233-0349

Phone:                  1-904-247-0062

Internet address:       chris.long@medinfo.jax.fl.us

Compuserve address:     76500,2073

Phone (data):           Visionary Endeavors BBS
                        1-904-249-9515
                        1200 - 16,800 bps
                        US Robotics HST Dual Standard 16.8 (with v.32bis)
                        8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity
                        FidoNet 1:112/10 file requests all hours
                        located in Neptune Beach, Florida
                        Sysop: Chris Long

                        GreyBeard's Castle BBS
                        1-904-783-4549
                        1200 - 14,400 bps - v.32bis
                        8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity
                        located in Jacksonville, Florida
                        The BBS shuts down temporarily at 1:50am every
                        night to perform maintenance.
                        Sysop: Kim Smith


Documentation

        Because the editor has a substantial amount of help screens and
explanatory text programmed into it, I did not see the need to provide
additional documentation.  If the users of this program indicate to me
that additional documentation is needed, I will provide it in a future
release of the program.


Included files

        FILE_ID .DIZ       BBS description file
        DESC    .SDI       BBS description file
        INSTALL .BAT       Install routine
        TTEDIT  .EXE       The editor
        OMB     .ASP       ASP Ombudsman Statement
        CHRIS   .TT        Author's Tiny Tafel file
        TTCS    .TT        A few TT's for matching with
        DESCRIBE.TTE       Sample descriptions for the program
        HISTORY .TTE       Program update history
        ABOUT   .DOC       "About the Editor" text
        ADVICE  .DOC       "Advice on Creating and Matching TT's" text
        GENDATA .DOC       "Fidonet GenData Echo" text
        TMS     .DOC       "Tafel Matching System" text
        TTCS    .DOC       "Tiny Tafel Collection Service" text
        WHYTT   .DOC       "Why do I need a TT?" text
        README             This file


Reccomended Hardware

        1. 640 kilobytes of base ram (maybe less...)
        2. An IBM, Epson, or HP compatible printer (optional)
        3. DOS version 3.3 or higher


Installation Instructions

        If copying files in DOS makes you nervous, just run the
        INSTALL.BAT file that I provided.  It will create a subdirectory
        on your hard disk and copy the editor into it.

        Example:        1. Put disk in drive A:
                        2. Type A: and then press ENTER
                        3. Type INSTALL C: then press ENTER

        If necessary, replace the A: with the name of the floppy drive
        that you are using and replace C: with the name of the hard disk
        that you are using.

        To start the program, run the file:  TTEDIT.EXE

