Welcome to 1stReader!

1stReader will let you easily send and receive messages posted on the
bulletin board system.  Instead of reading messages online, letting long
distance charges mount, 1stReader quickly gathers up all of the new
messages posted since your last call and quickly transfers them to your
own computer.  Then you hang up and read and reply to the new messages
at your leisure.  If you entered new messages you can call the BBS and
transfer your new messages to the BBS.

There are three 1stReader icons available to you in the 1stReader Windows
group:

        1st		        This icon brings you to the 1stReader menu
                                screen where you can select any options you
                                wish.

        call_now                This icon immediately calls the bulletin
                                board service and places you in a "TERMINAL"
                                mode where you can interactively work with
                                the BBS.

        get_msgs 	        This icon calls the bulletin board service
                                and gathers up all  of the messages left by
                                others since your last call.  1stReader
                                transfers the messages to your computer
                                system and disconnects from the BBS.  You
                                can then read the new messages at your
                                leisure.

1stReader comes from Sparkware, the company that invented QWK offline mail
in 1987.  With over 25,000 registered users, we're the leader in offline
mail systems.  Sparkware was awarded the 1994 John C. Dvorak Excellence in
Telecommunications for our work.

If you have any questions you can contact us at:

	Sparkware
	Post Office Box 386
	Hendersonville, TN   37077-0386

	BBS:  (615) 230-8822
	Email: help@sparkware.com
