

              jspell 2.0 (Release date: Nov.15, 1993)

                    --- Shareware version ---

                 Copyright 1993 by Joohee Jeong

                  Nemosoft Technologies
                  P.O.Box 1619
                  El Cerrito, CA 94530-9998, U.S.A.
                  email: 73072.3651@compuserve.com


  This file contains some essential information on the shareware
  distribution of "jspell", a state of the art ASCII file spell
  checker for IBM-PC's.  jspell is especially suitable for TeX/LaTeX
  documents.

  All product names referenced herein are trademarks or registered
  trademarks of their respective holders.

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  Contents.

  o  System requirements
  o  Features
  o  Installation and configuration
  o  Licensing, distribution and registration information

  o  About the author
  o  Disclaimer

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  System Requirements

    DOS 3.3 or later.
    VGA,EGA,CGA or Hercules.
    Hard disk strongly recommended.
    Mouse recommended.

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  Features

    o Ease of use: Mouse support and on-line help.
    o Speed: Fast in loading dictionary, spotting misspelled words,
         and finding suggestions for nearly misspelled words.
    o Dictionary: Multiple user dictionaries, file specific
         dictionary, and an accompanying dictionary manager.
    o TeX support: Versatile and user configurable.
    o Foreign character support: extended ASCII character or
         TeX commands (e.g., G\"odel, Erd\H{o}s)
    o Undo: Up to 400 steps.
    o Network support: Each user can have his/her own configuration
         and personal dictionary while sharing the executables and
         the base dictionary with other users.

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   Installation and configuration:

    Prepare a "jspell directory", say C:\JSPELL, by the DOS command

      mkdir C:\JSPELL

    and copy all jspell files into this directory.  Then C:\JSPELL
    should contain the following 11 files

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      filename      size (bytes)   description
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      00readme           7,581     this file
      base.dic         172,461     English word list
      dictman.exe       44,009     the dictionary manager executable
      file_id.diz          396     FILE_ID.DIZ
      jspell.cfg           886     configuration
      jspell.exe        41,732     the spell checker executable
      jspell.hlp        10,597     help messages
      jsptex.cfg           202     TeX configuration
      manual.doc        97,186     manual
      register.doc      10,534     registration information
      sample.txt         1,130     sample text for a test drive
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   If you find any file other than the 11 listed above, any file
   missing or having different size, then you know this is not the
   official shareware distribution by Nemosoft Technologies.

   In order to be able to run jspell (and dictman) in any directory,
   either add C:\JSPELL to your PATH or put two batch files
   jspell.bat and dictman.bat into one of your directories in PATH.
   The content of the batch files jspell.bat and dictman.bat should
   look like

   @echo off
   C:\JSPELL\jspell.exe %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 %10 %11 %12 %13

   and

   @echo off
   C:\JSPELL\dictman.exe %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6

   respectively.

   The default configuration of jspell is set to VGA and AT-keyboard.
   Also we assume that you work under the plain-vanilla DOS
   environment. If your computer's configuration and/or environment
   is different from this, then you will need to read (Section I.4)
   of the documentation file manual.doc.

   If you are going to run jspell under a networked environment,
   then please read (Appendix A.) of manual.doc to complete the
   installation.

   In order to print out the documentation file manual.doc, your
   printer must be able to handle the IBM graphic characters
   correctly.

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   Licensing, distribution and registration information

   This version of jspell is not public domain or free software, but
   is being distributed as a shareware (i.e., try-before-you-buy-
   software) for evaluation purposes only.  If you decide to
   continue using this after the 31 day evaluation period, then
   please register at $27 + shipping($4).

   You may freely distribute this shareware version of jspell,
   unmodified in its entirety (i.e., the 11 files described in the
   Installation and configuration section), to others who are
   interested in evaluating the software.  You may use any file
   compressor/archiver (e.g, zip, arc, zoo etc.) in distributing
   this software under the provision that the filename is
   jspell20.<ext> where <ext> is an extension depending on the
   archiving program (e.g., jspell20.zip, jspell20.arc, jspell20.zoo
   etc.).  However, you may not modify, alter, reverse engineer this
   software in any ways. Registered copies of jspell are not to be
   copied or distributed except as provided for in the next
   paragraph. Sysops of BBS, computer-related user groups, managers of
   public FTP sites, and disk vendors are permitted and encouraged to
   distribute this software without any specific permission from the
   author provided that the conditions above are met.

   Purchasing a license (i.e., registering) for jspell entitles you
   to use the program on any and all computers available to you,
   provided that you do not operate jspell on more than one computer
   or terminal at the same time and you do not operate jspell on a
   network or a multi-user system.  Copying/duplication this
   software is permitted only for the purpose of backup and/or
   archiving.

   If you would like a network or multiple-use (site) license,
   please read the file register.doc for details.

   We offer discounts to students and volume purchases.

   Registration benefits:
     o  Professionally printed and bound manual.  Typeset by LaTeX.
        Fully indexed.  70 pages.
     o  Free technical support by email at 73072.3651@compuserve.com.
        If you would like to talk on the phone, then email us.  We'll
        either call you back or give you our phone number by email.
     o  Low-cost update of future versions of jspell.  Refer to
        manual.doc, Appendix B. for the improvement plan.

   Refer to register.doc for detailed registration information and
   order forms.

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   About the author:  Joohee Jeong holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics from
     the University of California at Berkeley.  Before starting the
     career as a shareware author in 1993, he was Research Assistant
     Professor and International NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow at the
     University of Waterloo.


   DISCLAIMER:  This software comes with absolutely no warranty.  In
     no event the author shall be liable for direct, indirect or con-
     sequential damages, loses, costs, fees or expenses of any nature
     or kind.

