UNISHELL VERSION 1.03
                A UNIVERSAL ARCHIVE SHELL PROGRAM
                     WRITTEN BY RICK MCBRIDE

     FINALLY - an archive shell designed specifically for LHARC-ST 
version 0.51 but which also allows the use of ARC.TTP or any other 
archiving program (such as ZOO, ZIP, etc.) at the click of the 
mouse button. I designed this program because my favorite archive 
program (LHARC-ST by DeltaVision Systems) cannot be used properly 
with any ARC shell or LZH shell program. But, when downloading 
from GENIE or other BBS services, files are not always arced using 
LHARC. This meant that if I downloaded several files and some of 
them were ARC'ed and some were LZH'ed, I had to either use more 
than 1 shell program for ease in unARCing or unLZHing or I had to 
load an ARC program, unARC those files that were ARC'ed, then load 
UNLZH or LHARC to unLZH the programs that were LZH'ed. NO MORE!!! 
UNISHELL version 1.02 allows me to unARC and unLZH in any order I 
wish - without having to load up anything more than UNISHELL.PRG.

     UNISHELL.PRG can be run on any Atari ST computer with a 
minimum of 512K RAM, and can be run on either a color monitor 
(medium resolution only) or on a monochrome monitor.


HOW TO USE UNISHELL VERSION 1.02
     Make sure your ARC, LZH, or LHARC programs have the extender 
of .TTP. Also, make sure UNISHELL.PRG and UNISHELL.RSC are in the 
same folder or directory (they don't have to be in the same 
folder, but it makes things easier if they are). You don't have to
have the archive programs in the same folder as UNISHELL.PRG, but,
for ease of operation they should be placed in the same folder.
     Double left-click on UNISHELL.PRG to run. If UNISHELL.RSC is 
present in the same folder, UNISHELL will run with no further 
prompts. If not, a fileselect box will appear asking you to find 
UNISHELL.RSC (or UNISHELL.RSM for monochrome monitors). A menu box
appears with three buttons: LHARC, ARC and OTHER. Left-click on 
the correct button for the application you wish to use (note - the
OTHER button acts the same as and uses the same commands as ARC). 
If you have placed the archive application in the same folder as 
UNISHELL.PRG, it will load with no prompts. If the archive 
application is in another folder, just locate it by using the 
fileselect box that appears. Once the application is found you are
presented with another menu box which has the various commands and
switches used by the archive program. Read the documentation for 
the selected application to use the shell commands.

     UNISHELL.PRG, UNISHELL.RSC, UNISHELL.RSM and UNISHELL.TXT are
shareware and may be distributed to anyone who wants it as long as
all files are present and untampered. If you find use for this 
program, please send $6.00 to:
Rick McBride
UNISHELL
P.O. Box 280284
Lakewood, Colo. 80228
     In return you will become a registered owner of UNISHELL and 
will be entitled to any and all future updates. So, to ensure that 
the shareware concept works and that I continue to contribute 
shareware programs - send $$$! Also, any comments or criticisms - 
constructive or otherwise - are appreciated and can be sent to the 
above address or to R.MCBRIDE8 on GEnie (don't expect a reply if 
you're not a registered user of UNISHELL).

August 1, 1990                          Rick McBride
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Fixes in Version 1.03 (10/13/90):
1. After running ARC, extender now defaults to "ARC" instead of 
   "*".

2. LZH path (and ARC path) and the file path no longer default to 
   the root directory of the selected drive - assuming that a 
   different directory has previously been selected.

3. If 'List' or 'Verbose' are selected, there is no longer a need 
   to select a file path (LHARC only).

Changes in Version 1.03 (10/14/90):
     Another feature has been added - EXTRAS. Press on this button 
and an additional menu box appears with the following buttons:
     1. Add Folder - Selecting this button allows you to add a 
        folder to a disk. A standard fileselect box appears. 
        Locate the directory in which you want the new folder and 
        type in the new folder name.
     2. Erase Folder - If you select this button you can remove a 
        folder from a directory. When the fileselect box appears, 
        find the directory which contains the folder to be removed 
        and type in the name of the folder. An alert will appear 
        asking if you're sure you want to erase this folder.
     3. Bytes Free - Allows you to check the free bytes remaining 
        on the disk. A fileselect box appears to give you the 
        chance to select the drive.
     4. Rename File - With this selection you can rename any file. 
        When the fileselect box appears, locate the file to rename 
        and select it. Another fileselect box appears. Type in the 
        new name for the file.
     5. Delete File - To delete unwanted files. A fileselect box 
        appears. Locate the unwanted file and select it. An alert 
        box gives you the chance to cancel the deletion.

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    I hope UNISHELL is as useful to you as it has been for me!
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