PsL Monthly CD > To view this file, use the PgUp and PgDn and cursor keys. > When done, press ESC to exit this file. > Then PSL_NEWS will run. That is the program that accesses the CD. > Next time, you can just run PSL_NEWS to skip seeing this file. > PSL_NEWS is a DOS-based program. To access the CD from Windows, > run PSL_WIN.EXE by using File-Run from Program Manager's menu bar. Welcome to the PsL December 1993 CD. This month's CD contains over 725 programs received by PsL in the last 30 days. In addition, this month marks the start of our adding an entire section from PsL's disk catalog to the CD. This month we have added over 2000 files from the Programming sections for Windows and for DOS. To access those files, change to the \PRGMMING directory and type README. The following information applies only to the new programs for the month. 1. License & Warranty: Run PSL_NEWS to read the CD-ROM usage license and warranty. 2. PsL News Files: The files PSL_NEWS.0 thru *.9 are the text of the current PsL News. These files are in the PSL_NEWS directory and are read by PSL_NEWS.EXE. They are also in the file PSL_9311.ZIP in the \DOS\ELEC_PUB directory. 3. File Format: All programs are in ZIP format. Some very large programs have also been installed on the CD so that individual users of the CD (as opposed to BBS users) can more easily try them out without having to go through a long, disk-space eating installation. The "preinstalled files" directories do not have FILES.BBS files, as they are not intended for downloading (because the same files are in ZIP format in other directories). All of the 725+ new ZIPs have FILE_ID.DIZ files for easier BBS use; however, due to time constraints in trying to move large sections of PsL's disk-based library from floppies to the CD on a monthly basis, some of those programs are in self-extracting archive format rather than in ZIP format and many ZIPs do not have FILE_ID.DIZ files. There are FILES.BBS files in each directory. 4. Here is the directory structure of this CD: DOS\ BIZ_FIN - financial apps for business BUSINESS - general business apps. COMMUNIC - communications DATABASE DTP - desktop publishing EDUCA - education ELEC_PUB - electronic publishing GAMES GRAPHICS - clip art, graphics displays, etc. HOME - various home apps. HOME_FIN - financial programs for the home. MAILLIST - mailing list managers and related programs MUS_SNDS - music and sounds and related programs. PRGMMING - programming. PRINTING - printer utilities/apps. RELIGION STATS_EN - statistics, math, engineering. UT_DskFi - disk drive and file related utilities. UT_Systm - hardware related & operating system related utilities WORDS - word processing programs and utilities, editors, etc. WIN\ APPS - general applications DESKTOP - desktop tools (clocks, notepads, reminders, etc) EDUCA - education GAMES GRAPHICS - graphics, fonts, icons, BMPs, etc. PF_FM - Program Manager & File Manager replacements, enhancers, tools. PRGMMING - programming SOUNDS - WAV files and sound-related utilities. UTILS - utilities VISUALBS - Visual Basic programming Due to their large size, some programs/files have been preinstalled on the CD-ROM for your convenience and to save your hard disk space. These files are also available in ZIP format in the appropriate directory. DOS\PRE_ASG - clip art DOS\PRE_DOGS - clip art WIN\PRE_BMP - new BMP files WIN\PRE_HRTS - CardShark Hearts 4.06 plus 4+MB of WAV files. WIN\PRE_ICON - new icons WIN\PRE_SNDS - new WAV files 5. FILES.BBS files: For BBS use, we have added FILES.BBS files listing the contents of each ZIP file directory. We have been told a dozen different formats to use, but the format we used was the one most common to the various formats mentioned: FILENAME.EXT --SIZE-- --DATE-- Description---------------------------------- ^1 21^ ^24 | description continued.----------------------- ^32 Each directory has a FILES.BBS file in it. There is also a FILES.BBS file in the root directory for all the new/updated programs for the month. 6. The \SCREENS Directory The Screens directory contains screen shots of some programs on this CD. For information about how to see the screen shots while reading PSL_NEWS, see TOGETHER.DOC in the SCREENS directory. (TOGETHER is not required for viewing screens with PSL_WIN.) 7. Reviews Files In the REVIEWS directory are the reviews of the more than 8000 programs in PsL's disk-based collection. (These programs are NOT all on this CD.) The files RVW_??.ZIP in REVIEWS\RVW_ZIP are ZIP files of the Reviews by category (with ?? being a two-letter category code). (SYSOPS: Please make these files available to your callers.) AH: Accounting/Finance, Home MS: Misc., Home AB: Accounting/Finance, Business MU: Music, Sounds BZ: Business Applications P1/P2: Printing CH: Church, Religion PG: Programming CM: Communications RE: Retail Product Reviews DB: Database SS: Spreadsheet DP: Desktop Publshing, Clip Art U1: Utitilies - Disk/File ED: Education U2: Utilities - Operating System GA: Games WI: Windows GR: Graphics WP: Word Processing ML: Mailing List Programs WU: WP Utilities 8. RUNTIMES The RUNTIMES directory contain run-time files required by some other programs. 9. YOU Make This CD. Your comments and suggestions are appreciated. We are striving to make this the ideal CD for sysops and vendors, as well as for individual and users. We will implement every possibly suggestion that will still allow us to produce the CD in a timely manner. If you are a programmer and want your program distributed on this CD, simply send it on disk to the address below. Public (software) Library P.O.Box 35705 Houston, TX 77235-5705 Voice: 713-524-6394 FAX: 713-524-6398 CompuServe: 71355,470 Now press ESC and the PSL_NEWS.EXE program will run. ˙ Once the program is running, you can press F1 for more instructions, although the use of the program should be pretty obvious and simple. ˙ In brief, you select a category, read about programs, and press I to install one. The installation will leave you at the DOS prompt. At that point, change to the drive and directory you specified during the installation. ˙ PsL's installation simply un-ZIPs the files onto your hard disk. Some programs may require you to perform a further installation. After the files are put on your hard disk. Look for files like INSTALL˙ or files with README in the name or with extensions of .DOC or .TXT. These files can be read with the VIEW program from the CD. If your CD is drive D:, for example, type D:\VIEW READ.ME (after you change to the installed program's drive and directory). If you need assistance, call PsL's Tech Support at 713-524-6394.