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                        The "HELP GUIDE TO BUYING A COMPUTER"     
                               Edition (Version) 2.0 
                           Written by L. Scott Caldwell   
                      Copyright 1994 - 1996  All Rights Reserved
                            Published: February 5, 1996   





   Hello and welcome to the HISTORY.TXT file for my "Help Guide to Buying 
a Computer".  This file is intended to show some of the changes I have
made in the various versions of my guide.  I will continue to make updates,
modifications, and changes so the "Help Guide" is up-to-date, but if you
have any comments or suggestions, please send them to me.  My Internet 
e-mail and World Wide Web (WWW) site addresses can be found in the 
HOWTOBUY.TXT and HOWTOBUY.DOC files.



VERSION 1.00            DATE RELEASED:  April 7, 1995
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- the initial release of my "Help Guide"  


VERSION 1.01            DATE RELEASED:  April 13, 1995
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- clarified some language used in the guide
- added a few examples
- corrected some grammatical mistakes


VERSION 1.02            DATE RELEASED:  May 1, 1995
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- added information about the 120Mhz Pentium processor  
- updated the information about minimum memory requirements  
- updated the information about minimum hard drive sizes
- updated the information about current DOS versions
- corrected some grammatical mistakes












VERSION 1.1             DATE RELEASED:  August 9, 1995
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- added my World Wide Web (WWW) internet address so anyone can download 
  a copy of my guide from the internet
- added my main internet e-mail address
- added information about the 133Mhz and 150Mhz Pentium processors  
- added information about the 6X speed CD-ROM drives
- added this HISTORY.TXT (what you're reading) file to show what changes
  have been made to each version
- corrected an error in one of the charts so WordPerfect doesn't cut off 
  the bottom line
- clarified the text describing what a specific figure is showing
- updated the computer type chart to be more current
- updated the information about minimum hard drive sizes
- corrected some grammatical mistakes


VERSION 2.0            DATE RELEASED:  February 5, 1996
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- added the ASCII version the "guide"
- rewrote chapter 11 so it was easier to understand, more accurate, 
  and up-to-date (Windows 95).
- added information about the DX4-120Mhz processor
- adjusted some of the processor speeds to be more exact
- enhanced some of the charts to be more complete and uniform
- updated the information about minimum hard drive sizes
- updated the information in chapter 8 about V.34bis
- updated the README.1ST to include new changes and other information
  about the guide
- corrected some grammatical mistakes
- fixed a lot of little things here and there


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