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File        : ReadMe
Date        : 07-Dec-97
Author      : © A.Thoukydides, 1995, 1996, 1997
Description : Help file for the "ARMEdit" suite of software.


INTRODUCTION

ARMEdit is a suite of utilities for use with Acorn and Aleph One PC cards. It
consists of a RISC OS module, a desktop front-end application, several DOS
executables, a DOS device driver, and support for third party programmers.

Due to space constraints, this distribution only includes part of the full
suite. The full version adds a WIMP front-end, support for multiple PC card
configurations, easy editing of DOS files in RISC OS editors, and
comprehensive support for third party programmers. It may be downloaded from
http://homepages.tcp.co.uk/~thouky/tcfa.html for free.

Limited support is provided for the Acorn software PC emulator. Due to the
lower level of programmer support provided, some features of the ARMEdit
suite may not operate as expected when used with the software emulator.

To install and try the software quickly, follow the instructions in the
Docs.QuickStart file.

This suite of software is FreeWare; it may be freely used and copied.
However, I retain full copyright of all files. See the section on "LEGAL
MATTERS" for more details.


FILE LIST

The files in this distribution are split into two groups. The RISC OS files
are placed in the Misc.ARMEdit directory when PCPro is installed:
    
    ARMEdit             The ARMEdit module that provides RISC OS support to
                        the DOS utilities and device driver. This should
                        normally be loaded before starting the PC front-end.

    ReadMe              This file.

    Docs                The rest of the documentation. The different files
        ARMEDIT         are described below. Read these before reporting any
        Banner          problems.
        Code
        Contacts
        Device
        Ensure
        FrontEnd
        GETFILE
        HPC
        Module
        OSCLI
        PUTFILE
        QuickStart
        Talk

The DOS files are installed in C:\DRIVERS\3RDPARTY\ARMEDIT:
    
    ARMEDIT.SYS         Device driver that allows access to RISC OS filestore
                        from DOS and Windows 95.

    GETFILE.COM         Executable that allows files to be copied from
                        RISC OS to DOS.
    
    OSCLI.COM           Executable that allows RISC OS *commands to be
                        executed from DOS.
    
    PUTFILE.COM         Executable that allows files to be copied from DOS to
                        RISC OS.
    
    README.TXT          This file.

All of these files must be included unmodified if distributed further.


DOCUMENTATION

For more information on the ARMEdit suite please refer to the documents in
the "Docs" sub-directory. The files are:

    Contacts    - Contact details, including how to obtain upgrades to
                  ARMEdit and the PC card software.

    Device      - Documentation for the "ARMEDIT.SYS" PC device driver that
                  allows access to RISC OS filestore from DOS or Windows 95.
        
    GETFILE     - Documentation for the "GETFILE.COM" PC executable that
                  allows files to be copied from RISC OS to DOS.
    
    Module      - Documentation for the "ARMEdit" module that provides vital
                  support for all parts of the system.
    
    OSCLI       - Documentation for the "OSCLI.COM" PC executable that allows
                  RISC OS *commands to be executed from DOS.
    
    PUTFILE     - Documentation for the "PUTFILE.COM" PC executable that
                  allows files to be copied from DOS to RISC OS.

    QuickStart  - A short introduction to installing and using the main
                  features of the ARMEdit suite of software.


LEGAL MATTERS

The "ARMEdit" suite of software and documentation is supplied "as is"; no
warranty, express or implied, of the merchantability of this software or its
fitness for any particular purpose is given. In no circumstances shall the
author, or any provider or distributor of this software, be liable for any
damage, loss of profits, or any indirect or consequential loss arising out of
the use of this software or inability to use this software.

This software is FreeWare. Permission is granted for anyone to distribute it
unchanged and in its entirety, providing that no profit is made in the
process. The "ARMEdit" suite may not be distributed if modified or
incomplete; neither may it be distributed without this documentation.

To use this suite, or any part of it, as part of a system or other
application that is for sale (for however much and for whatever reasons) or
released as copyright material then the author's express permission in
writing must be obtained. The author maintains copyright on all the material
supplied and reserves the right to change these conditions at any time
without notice.


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I would like to the thank the following people for their contributions to the
development of this software:

    Acorn Computers - The Risc PC, RISC OS and the ObjAsm assembler.
    Aleph One       - Producing the PC cards, information and support.
    Oliver Betts    - His excellent RISC OS LineEditor module.
    Neil Bingham    - Promoting ARMEdit, and numerous constructive comments.
    Ray Dawson      - Suggestion for improvements to early versions.
    Paul Gardiner   - Information about Windows 95 long filenames.
    John Harrison   - Bug reports and suggestions for improvements.
    Mike Hobbs      - Useful comments during early development and testing.
    Dominic Symes   - The brilliant !Zap editor; get a copy immediately.
    Tim Tyler       - Making !Zap even better than ever.
    Brian Tucker    - Pointing out a bug that many others did not notice.
    Robin Watts     - !Larger, the greatest backdrop program ever.

Thanks also to all the beta-testers who have helped with the development and
testing of this software.