PARCP 3.80                                                  July 7, 2000
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 Contents:

 1. The purpose of the program
 2. How to install the program
 3. The status of the program
 4. The distribution status
 5. How to contact the author


1. Purpose:
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This is a new release of PARallel CoPy, program for fast and easy
copying of files between two computers over the printer/parallel ports.

2. Installation:
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Simply unzip the archive. On Atari computers there's no configuration
necessarry while on PC computers you have to run PARCPCFG.EXE in DOS first.
This creates PARCP.CFG file with some basic settings. This configuration
file might then be freely edited with plain text editor. A very short
quide for running PARCP is in QUICK.TXT file. All details are hidden
in complete documentation PARCPDOC.HTM.

3. Status:
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PARCP is shareware/keyware. It may be tested for up to four weeks. After
this testing period the registration is required or this program must be
deleted. Please see the file REGISTER.TXT for details.

4. Distribution:
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The program might be freely distributed so long as all files remain
together and unchanged.

You should find in this archive:

ATARI\PARCP.TTP       for Atari ST/STE, MegaST/STE, STacy, ST-Book
ATARI\PARCP030.TTP    for Atari compatible machines with 68030/040/060 CPUs
ATARI\PAR_IN.PRG      sets Atari parallel port into safe INPUT state
ATARI\TCAPINF7.LZH    termcap/terminfo database for TosWin II and vconsoles
ATARI\PARSERVE.TOS    PARCP Server only
ATARI\PARSER30.TOS    PARCP Server only for MC68030/040/060

PC\CWSDPMI.EXE        provides DPMI services (place it on the %PATH%)
PC\PARCP.EXE          for PC compatible with Intel/AMD/Cyrix 80386+
PC\PARCPCFG.EXE       automatic configuration tool (the PARCP Setup)
PC\PAR_IN.EXE         sets PC parallel port into safe INPUT state
PC\PARSERVE.EXE       PARCP Server only

PC\PARCP.TGZ          the .tar.gz archive of PARCP binaries for Linux-ia32

DOC\PARCPDOC.HTM      Complete and up-to-date documentation of PARCP in HTML
DOC\HISTORY.TXT       The history of PARCP development
DOC\REGISTER.TXT      How to register and the list of PARCP registered users
DOC\QUICK.TXT         Quick guide for impatient readers
DOC\CESKY.TXT         Pididokumentace pro vsechny ceske uzivatele
DOC\EXAMPLE.CFG       example configuration file for PARCP
DOC\CWSDPMI.DOC       an original documentation of CWSDPMI.EXE
DOC\ORDER.FRM         a form for registration through BMT Micro, USA.

5. Contact:
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I, the author, can be most easily contacted by e-mail to joy@sophics.cz
The snail-mail address is as follows:

Petr Stehlik
Lamanisko 5340
CZ-76001 Zlin
Czech Republic
