                                        
                     SoftBlox SmartTasks for Windows 3.1
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        The SmartTasks Utility is a Task Manager and, if you so desire,
        a shell replacement. It provides one-click access to all active
        applications, all existing groups and applications within, and 
        the most recently run tasks. In addition it supports save/restore
        of multiple desktop layouts, and a command line with history.
        It's primary purpose is to provide a fast and efficient means of
        controlling running tasks, selective launching and desktop customization.
        It does this in a fast and efficient package with minimal resource
        consumption.

        This version is a beta release distributed free of charge for
        personal use. It should be removed upon commercial release of the
        product (1/93), on an honor basis. SmartTasks is not freeware and 
        as such should not be distributed by any third parties or 
        included on any shareware disks. 

        The commercial version of SmartTasks includes enhanced customization,
        network support, extensive hypergraphic online help, a full setup and
        de-installation facility and several other related utilities. In addition
        it supports full drag-and-drop server capability to the desktop. It is 
        priced at $30.00 SRP and for a limited time it will be bundled with 
        SmartPad for Windows (another retail product from us providing 
        sophisticated macro recording/playback, full DDE client and server,
        application-specific floating and embedded toolbars 
        - like SmartIcons, Speedbars and Excel type toolbars but even better -
        for any existing Windows app or apps you develop, and much more...). 
        We offer very, very attractive volume, redistribution and site license 
        pricing for any of our products.

        To minimize download time for this distribution, no setup and/or online
        help is supplied. To install Softblox SmartTasks Utility on your computer, 
        follow these steps:
	
  0.   Unzip the downloaded ZIP file.

  1.   Copy SBTASKMN.EXE to your desired directory.

  2.   Copy SBICTLW.DLL to a Windows System directory such as 
       c:\windows or c:\windows\system

       -or-

       to a directory specified in your PATH.

       VERY IMPORTANT: This beta release is being distributed without
                       a Setup/Installation procedure. As such there is
                       no version checking for any prior copies of this DLL.
                       Since we have a set of retail products out in the
                       market, as well as freeware packages being distributed, 
                       it is important to ensure that you have the latest
                       version of this DLL in your path. All previous apps
                       are upward compatible with this DLL.

  3.   Install SmartTasks in a Softblox Program Group or in another Program
       Manager Group of your choice, using the "New..." selection of the
       "File" Menu Item.

       -or-
       
       alternatively, just run the SmartTasks program from the "Run..."
       selection of the "File" Menu Item.

  4.   Once the SmartTasks application is running, you can install it as
       the default task manager and/or shell by checking the appropriate
       buttons in the "Options..." dialog. 

       -alternatively-

       You can modify your SYSTEM.INI file to make SmartTasks your default
       Task Manager and/or shell. To do so:

                a. Insert lines in the '[boot]' section as follows:

                        taskman.exe=\...appropriate path...\SBTASKMN.EXE
                        shell=\...appropriate path...\SBTASKMN.EXE

                   The first line, if specified, will make SmartTasks the
                   default taskmanager (invocable by dbl-clk on the desktop
                   or hitting CTRL-ESC). The second line will make SmartTasks
                   the default shell.

                b. If you have any existing lines with 'taskman.exe=' or
                   'shell=', precede them with ';' (semi-colon). This will
                   in effect comment them out.

       If you make any of the above-mentioned changes, please make sure 
       you exit and restart Windows to allow for the changes to take effect.
       You can 'recycle' Windows by clicking on the "Quick Restart" button
       within SmartTasks itself.

  5.   Further information on your system setup and on how to contact us
       may be obtained from the "About..." box. If you would like to recieve
       any information on our products and services and/or review copies
       please don't hesitate to call and/or leave a message for us.
 


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        providing systems and client-server development tools for the
        Windows and OS/2 environments. Special emphasis is on connectivity
        issues and high-throughput transaction processing in conjunction
        with IBM's VM and MVS host environments including SQL/DS and DB2, 
        OS/2 DBM and SQL Server. We provide tools for performance monitoring,
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        DLL libraries providing Remote Procedure Call capabilitites in
        support of dynamic and static SQL access to remote servers/hosts.
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