                        VISUAL COMPUTER DICTIONARY PLUS
                                 Version 2.0
              (c) All Rights Reserved BlueStar Software (1994-95)

                        P.O Box 33004 Beechwood Plaza
                            450 Erb Street West
                          Waterloo, Ont. N2T 2M9
                                   Canada


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This is README.TXT file that contains some additional information
you may want to read now. If you do not want to read this file now
just click CONTINUE button. You may read this file any time after
installation by loading README.TXT into any text editor.


Minimum Requirements:
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 -  IBM AT 80286 or compatible, or better
 -  At least 2 MB of extended memory recommended
 -  A minimum of 450 Kbytes of conventional memory
 -  DOS version 3.3 or higher
 -  VGA display
 -  Microsoft compatible mouse
 -  Approximately 8 MB free hard drive space



Installation:
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Since you are reading this now, you already started installation
process and you do not have to read the rest of installation
instructions.

Visual Computer Dictionary Plus must be installed onto a hard disk in
order to run properly. It will not run from floppy disks.

The installation procedure will require about 10 MB of hard disk space
to set itself up. Once finished, the entire program will only take up
about 8 MB of hard disk space.

To install, switch over to drive A or drive B, one that contains installation
disk by typing A: or B: at the DOS prompt, which then becomes the active
drive. Type INSTALL and press ENTER at the DOS prompt. This will start
installation process, just follow instructions that are displayed on
the screen to install Visual Computer Dictionary Plus on your hard disk.

The program will be installed into a subdirectory called VDICTION on
the destination drive.

Once installed, simply type VDICTION to run the program.



Approximate time it takes to install Visual Computer Dictionary Plus:
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IBM AT 80486/66 or compatible system            5 minutes
with extended memory

IBM AT 80386/40 or compatible systems           15 minutes
with extended memory

IBM AT 80286/12 or compatible systems           2 hours (ouch!)
without extended memory

IBM AT 80486/25 laptop system                   10 minutes
with extended memory



Running under Windows (DOS prompt DOSPRMPT.EXE):
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Visual Computer Dictionary Plus will run with Windows active in the 
background. If you wish to leave Windows in order to run the Visual Computer 
Dictionary Plus program, you can go to the DOS prompt from Windows and 
start the Visual Computer Dictionary Plus program the usual way. 
When you are finished and quit Visual Computer Dictionary Plus, just type 
"EXIT" at the DOS prompt to get back to Windows. You need at least 4MB 
of extended memory to run Visual Computer Dictionary Plus satisfactorily 
from Windows.



[Alt] plus [underscored letter] keys in command buttons:
---------------------------------------------

Whenever you see an underscored letter in command buttons, you can
also access that function by pressing the "ALT" key and the underscored
letter. To go back from your present location after it is activated, 
just press the "ESC" key.



Disk size:
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The Visual Computer Dictionary Plus software package is available on 
3.5 inch (1.44 MB) high density disks only!

In case you cannot use 3.5 inch high density disks to install the program 
and you need 5.25 inch (1.2 MB) high density disks, please contact us as
soon as possible and we will try to accommodate you with your needs.



Suggestions for optimizing the Visual Computer Dictionary Plus program:
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Defragment your hard drive since a fragmented drive slows down disk access.

Use a disk cache (for example SMARTDRV.EXE).

On older 80286 AT systems without extended memory, use the FASTOPEN command.



Technical Support:
-----------------

Full technical support is provided for REGISTERED product for the period of
90 (ninety) days. If you experience some problems on your system, or discover
some bugs while you are running  Visual Computer Dictionary Plus software,
please contact us and we will help you to resolve it.

You can send a message briefly describing your problem to BlueStar Software
in one of the following ways:

	1, By mail to BlueStar Software ***
	2, By E-Mail to CompuServe	address: 102050,2352
	3, By E-Mail to Internet	address: bluestar@ophelia.waterloo.net

You must have registered copy of Visual Computer Dictionary Plus software
and provide registration number in order to receive full technical support.

***	BlueStar Software
	P.O. Box 33004 Beechwood Plaza
	450 Erb St. West
	Waterloo, Ont. N2T 2M9
	Canada

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