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We would like to bring a couple of very handy programs to your attention.  

They are:

1.  DISKREFS for Norton's Utilities

    DISKREFS for Norton's Utilities is an on-line reference manual for...you 
    guessed it...Norton's Utilities.  If you use this great set of utility 
    programs, this is for you!  After getting DISKREFS for Norton's 
    Utilities, you can toss your printed owner's manual in the trash.

2.  DISKREFS for ProComm+

    DISKREFS for ProComm+, like DISKREFS for Norton's Utilities above, is a 
    handy pop-uo TSR computerized manual.  It has all the most commonly (and 
    some not so common) commands a person might use during a telecommunication 
    session.  It also features a very complete troubleshooting guide, a glos-
    sary of telecommunication terms, and a complete listing of the Hayes 
    (1200 baud/2400 baud) command set.








ZEAK and ASSOCIATES intends to produce a number of DISKREF on-line manuals.  
All of them will use the same hypertext reader-engine used by MICRONEWS.  One 
of the things this means is that we will always use the LeftShift - 5 key 
combination to activate the reader.

Another is that if you have the reader already loaded, changing manuals is as 
easy as inserting the one you need and pressing Ctrl-Home.

In the near future, we will have one ready for Ventura.  One for WordPerfect 
5.1 Macro Commands is in the works.

If you would like to have any text (corporate manuals, resumes, technical 
manuals, etc.) converted to an on-line DISKREF, we can do it!  Just give us a 
call....
                                                                    <PUBLISH>












All you have to do to get your very own copy of either is send $15.00 in 
check or money order to:

                               ZEAK and ASSOCIATES
                               P. O. Box 36056
                               Sarasota, FL  34233


We'll send a copy to you by return mail.  now, having said all that, press the 
PgDn key to continue...










TELIX is a great communications package.  Hats off to Colin Sampaleanu and 
company at EXIS, Inc. for the really wonderful job they've done...and are 
doing.  Throughout T-FIG and its documentation you'll find multiple 
references to TELIX and EXIS, Inc.  TELIX is a copyrighted (c) program.

While TELIX is truly a great communications program, like anything new, it 
may be hard for the new user to properly set up.  Although it comes with most 
of the configuration settings the way you need them to be, changing these can 
sometimes be confusing.

Here at MICRONEWS, we've spent some time reading the TELIX users echo 
available on some OPUS/FIDO bulletin boards and noticed that most new users 
have the same problems.  Unfalteringly, the same questions get repeated over 
and over again.  The typical response from more seasoned users is to, "Read 
the full manual."  That's well and good, but if you're new to 
telecommunications, the jargon may seem like gibberish to you.  This leaves 
you in the lousy position of having read the darn thing but, still not 
understanding what to do.  T-FIG solves that problem.






We can't even begin to count the times that we needed a tidbit of info from 
the manual, exited TELIX, loaded the thing into an editor, List, Browse, 
etc., found what was needed, changed back to the TELIX directory, and 
finally, reran TELIX.  Now, for those with lots of memory, this problem 
doesn't exist...but, it did for us.  T-FIG gets around that by providing a 
quick reference to the TELIX documentation. Just take a look at the TIPS 
section.

T-FIG is designed with the beginner in mind.  It is a totally intractive 
tutor that runs like a script while TELIX is active.  It reads the program's 
current configuration and displays many of these parameters to you along ith 
what is recommended.  As you make changes using the Configuration Menu, T-FIG 
picks them up and updates its display.

It allows the new user of TELIX to have easy access to the configuration 
information needed to make TELIX more easily used.  It's not necessary to 
remember any commands to use T-FIG...it's completely automatic.







In many cases the information you need for the most widely used applications 
is explained in T-FIG.  Section 5: TIPS and HINTS contains stuff that causes 
most new users problems.  If you have a particular problem, it's most likely 
here.

All you have to do to get your very own copy is send $15.00 in check or money 
order to:

                               ZEAK and ASSOCIATES
                               P. O. Box 36056
                               Sarasota, FL  34233


We'll send a copy to you by return mail.  now, press the PgDn key to 
continue...







Now, on to the reviews.  This month we have four...

TheDraw Version 3.31                                        <TD>

Press the Down Arrow key for next selection...

Along with TheDraw, we've located a really good tutorial for using it...and 
using ANSI in general.  We've decided to include this archive (PAK) along 
with TheDraw.                                               <TDTUT>

The third is an inventory program.  It's not fancy, but really gets the job 
done.                                                       <BEANCTR>

WhereIs Version 4.4a...perhaps the best file finder around  <WHEREIS>

As always, we ask you to try these programs out.  Then, if you like them 
enough to continue using them, please...please...PLEASE...register with the 
author.  That way the whole idea of shareware marketing can continue.

Pressing the Left Arrow key will jump you back to the menu...
