03/09/97
Dear Shareware Customer....

Welcome to the Collector's Edition of the JCS Marketing, Inc.
BEST of the www.BestZips.com CD-ROM!  As many are aware, this will be
our last CD we publish.  Economic necessity dictates that we cease
operations as shareware distributors as of 2/28/97.

This has been quite an issue!  We have added or changed 267 programs.
Many of the new programs are Windows based, and are much
larger than the previous average.  To accomodate the bigger programs, we
have purged programs submitted prior to 10/1/96.

For your convenience, we have added a HTML directory, and supplied some
functional Hypertext files in the directory.  Those on the internet are
aware that they can use their internet browsers to process the CD.  If
you have a functional brower, use it to load the local file
"\html\index.htm" from the CD, and follow prompts.  If your internet
connection is live, you can even follow links to author's sites. 

To keep the size of this file at a minimum, other files are available in the 
main directory:

   CLASSDIR.TXT    -  Roadmap to our new directory structure
   ALPHA.ASC       -  Alphabetical program List
   CLASS.ASC       -  Program list by Numerical Classification
                   -  Plus other files ending in .ASC for author mailing
                      lists, and other program sequences.
                      
The CD-ROM contains: 

a) Class subdirectories, which contain FILES.BBS and LFILES.BBS files for 
   those who wish to directly mount the CD-ROM on a BBS.  Of interest, the 
   main directory also contains a FILES and LFILES directory for your 
   convenience.  For those wanting a single file directory, an ALLFILES.TXT
   and a LNGFILES.TXT file is also available.


b) A file access routine, JCSD.EXE for your convenience.  If an author
   has included a version for vendors, and another for BBSs, the access 
   routine now allows the user to UNZIP the appropriate version.

c) As a courtesy to the Author, and for the convenience of using
   vendors, we have included various SCREEN SHOTS 
   supplied by the author.  These files are available for UNZIPPING and 
   use as the user sees fit.  They are most easily accessed thru the 
   access routine JCSD.EXE

d) A directory "VBRUN" which contains all five VBRUNXXX files required by
   some windows programs.


To use the CD-ROM, two options are available......

1.  Simply run from the CD-ROM, as is, by:

  a:  Make the CD-ROM drive the current drive.

  b:  Execute the program JCSD.

  c:  Follow the prompts.

2.  Install the programs and files to your hard disk directories by:

  a:  Make the CD-ROM drive the current drive.

  b:  type INSTALL x y where:

           x is the hard drive to which you want to install.
           y is the drive code of your CD-ROM drive.

           NOTE:  DO NOT include the ":" with the drive letters

           example:  INSTALL C F
             will install the files to the C: drive from the F: drive.

           a subdirectory \JCSD will be created and about 5.0 mb
           copied to it.  You will be left in the directory created.

  c:  Execute JCSD

  d:  At later points, to execute the program, CD \JCSD, and 
        execute JCSD.

Enjoy the programs, and remember the requirement to 
register the programs found useful!  The authors whose works are 
contained have paid for the distribution service, and appreciate your
support of the shareware concept by registering the programs found
useful. 

We encourage you to reach us with comments, suggestions, and 
improvements, at the following addresses:

   U.S. Mail:  Bud Jay
               JCS Marketing, Inc.
               P.O. Box 1216
               Lakeville, MN 55044

   Telephone or Fax: (612) 469-5898

   INTERNET: budjay@jcsm.com