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      The Personal Card Catalog and Reference Editor for Research Sources.
      AScribe(C) Copyright 1998 Dr. Abel Scribe, PhD. All Rights Reserved.
      
         View the Self Displaying README.COM File for more Information.
      
      AScribe Bibliography Manager - Enter citations in your card catalog. 
      Add notes. The editor neatly styles references and writes them to a
      word processor file.  AScribe is shareware, but registration is NOT 
      required. Register to upgrade program capabilities.    
      
      AScribe is a DOS program. It will run under Windows from the MS-DOS
      prompt or the file manager.

      Contact:  doc@doc-scribe.com 
      Websites: www.doc-scribe.com   www.angelfire/biz/docscribe
      
      Please DISTRIBUTE AScribe by any means or media.
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      AScribe is a bibliography manager.   Use it to note citations for a
      research paper.  Add your own notes.  Select from the ten reference 
      styles built into the program, including Author-Date, Bibliography,
      Endnote, Footnote, and Medical reference styles.  Compose a topical
      bibliography, an annotated bibliography,  or write a reference list
      for a paper.
      
      * AScribe DRAFT is designed to run directly from a floppy disk or a
      a hard drive.   This is useful for college students who may rely on
      computers provided by their institution.   All you need is a floppy
      disk (plus one for backup).
      
      * The program comes with a backup utility called QUICK. ALWAYS BACK
      UP A FLOPPY DISK! This utility will backup or copy your entire disk,
      not just AScribe.  Type A:\QUICK BACKUP.  Instructions are provided
      whenever you exit the program when running on a floppy disk.

      * On a floppy disk the program will leave most of the disk free for
      other files (+1Mb).

      * DOS 3.3, 5.0 or newer is required.  A color or mono VGA or better
      monitor is required. The program cannot run under DOS 4.0.

      *  AScribe DRAFT was optimized to run from the 3.5 inch floppy disk 
      drive of a 10mhz 80286 PC, with 640Kb of memory and with a mono VGA 
      monitor.  On newer systems performance is even better!

      * AScribe creates bibliography files in WordPerfect(R) 5.0 format &
      ASCII text.   Most word processors can convert this format to their
      own including MS-Word(R) and later versions of WordPerfect(R). Your 
      word processor may need to be reconfigured to convert AScribe files.
      Check you manual or try reading LANGUAGE.DOC.

      * The LANGUAGE.DOC file is in AScribe format.  Read it to test your
      word processor. The file explains how to use diacritical characters
      of the US(437) and Multilingual(850) code pages.  Either or both of 
      these code pages will work with AScribe, configuration is automatic.

      * The program requires no special installation.  You can sample the
      the program by typing "AS" in the directory with the program files. 
      
      * It is handy to install the program to the directory ASCRIBE.  The 
      SETUP program will do this for you.  The launch program AS.COM will
      remain on the root directory. Type A:\AS to run AScribe on a floppy
      disk, or the appropriate drive letter. Installed on a hard drive it
      is best to run AS_DRAFT.EXE directly from your menu.

      * Program documentation includes the Guide, a program manual in the
      program's own card file format, online help, README.TXT/README.COM,
      and the LANGUAGE.DOC file.
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      COPYRIGHT 1998-AScribe Volume 2.0 comprised of the Personal Computer
      program, documentation, files, utilities, and all copies of the same
      are the sole property of Dr. Abel Scribe, PhD.  All rights reserved.
      This software product is LICENSED not sold.  Registered versions are
      licensed for personal and individual use only, site licenses are not
      currently available.  Use of this software product may be subject to
      the specific license provisions contained in this document.
                                                                          
      DISCLAIMER - AScribe is licensed as is. Please use at your own risk.
      Compatibility is not guaranteed, and the reliability or suitability
      of the software for any use is without promise, warranty, guarantee.
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