                    This is the Program Disk for FLODRAW 2.25

                           Last Updated:  April, 1992

    This Program Disk contains all the files you need to run the FLODRAW
    tutorial, review the sample diagrams, and draw your own flowchart
    diagrams. The Library Disk is a separate disk and contains additional
    libraries, utilities, and documentation.

    The Library Disk contains an INSTALL utility to help you install FLODRAW
    on your system. But you can run the tutorial and review the sample
    diagrams using this disk before you install FLODRAW.

    This disk also contains a file called UPDATE.DOC that lists the major
    features that have been added to FLODRAW since the release of version 1.2.

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                  * -i- Introduction                         *
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    The purpose of this READ_ME file is to describe FLODRAW and to help you
    get started using FLODRAW. The best way to start using FLODRAW is to take
    the FLODRAW tutorial and then browse through the sample diagrams.

    The FLODRAW tutorial was designed to teach you to use the basic functions
    in FLODRAW without requiring that you read a manual. If you have questions,
    FLODRAW has a help system that explains most of the available functions.

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                  * -ii- Table of Contents                   *
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         1. Shareware
         2. Registration
         3. Description of FLODRAW 2.25
         4. System Requirements for FLODRAW 2.25
         5. Files on this Disk
         6. How to Use the 20 Minute Tutorial
         7. Reviewing the Sample Diagrams

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                  * -1-  Shareware                           *
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    FLODRAW is marketed as "Shareware".  This method of software marketing has
    become increasingly popular in the last few years.  It has helped provide
    the personal computer community with many quality software programs at
    very reasonable prices.

                               What is Shareware?

    Shareware is software you try before you buy.  Unlike commercial software,
    the author encourages you to copy the program freely and share it with
    others.  Because sharing software is encouraged, you can get copies of
    programs from friends or business associates, computer club and user group
    libraries, bulletin board systems, and shareware vendors.

    This unique distribution network benefits the author by providing a low
    cost method of marketing the software, a benefit that is passed on to you
    in lower prices.  But it also benefits you by giving you easy access to a
    wide variety of programs that you can try out on your own.  It's
    successful because this is the full featured working version of the
    program, not a demonstration or crippled copy.

    You can try the program out in your home or where you work, at your
    convenience, at your own pace, and on your own computer system.  You
    decide whether the program suits your needs or not.  If you decide to keep
    the program, you are trusted to send a registration payment to the author.

    Your payment also shows that you support the concept of shareware
    software.  Your support will insure that this concept will continue to
    grow as a low cost alternative to expensive commercial software.

                                 ASP Membership

    George Freund, the author of FLODRAW, is a member of the Association of
    Shareware Professionals (ASP).  ASP wants to make sure that the shareware
    principle works for you.  If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related
    problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be
    able to help.  The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem
    with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for member's
    products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon,
    MI 49442-9427 or send a Compuserve message via Compuserve Mail to ASP 
    Ombudsman 70007,3536.

                                  Restrictions

    Please copy and share this program freely with friends and associates.
    The following restrictions protect you and the author from persons who
    would misuse the right to copy and share this program.

         1. You cannot charge a price for this program with the following
            exceptions.

            a. Disk vendors may only distribute FLODRAW under the conditions
               listed in the file VENDOR.DOC on this disk.

            b. Non-profit organizations may charge a distribution cost
               to cover the cost of the diskettes, postage, and handling,
               as long as the total cost does not exceed $3 per diskette.

         2. You cannot sell this program as part of another package.

         3. You cannot modify or delete any of the files that are
            included with FLODRAW.

         4. You may upload the Program Disk and the Library Disk to a bulletin
            board system only if you combine all the files on each diskette
            into a single library or archive format file.

         5. Schools and educational institutions may distribute copies of
            FLODRAW to students under the following conditions.

             a. The school or instructor must register 1 copy
                of FLODRAW in order that you have the latest
                update.

             b. You do not charge the student more than the
                cost of the disk.

             c. you provide each student with the following
                notice.

          +--------------------------------------------------------+
          |                                                        |
          |   This copy of FLODRAW is provided to you as a         |
          |   courtesy of (school or instructor name) and the      |
          |   author of FLODRAW.  The school has not paid a        |
          |   registration fee for this copy, but the author       |
          |   allows you to use this copy without registering      |
          |   as long as you use it as a student.                  |
          |                                                        |
          |   If you would like to receive a printed manual and    |
          |   the latest copy of the program, you may purchase     |
          |   a registered copy.  Please refer to the              |
          |   registration instructions in the documentation       |
          |   or in the program.                                   |
          |                                                        |
          |                      George Freund                     |
          |                      P. O. Box 203                     |
          |                    Mentor, OH  44061                   |
          |                                                        |
          +--------------------------------------------------------+

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                  * -2-  Registration                        *
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    You can register by sending a registration form with payment to the
    author.  There are two ways to register.

         1. The registration package entitles you to a copy of the current
            version of the Program Disk, Library Disk, and Symbols Disk, and
            a copy of the printed FLODRAW User Manual.
         2. Registration only does not include disks or a printed manual.

    All registered users receive the following benefits.

         1. Notification of program updates.
         2. Offers to upgrade at low cost.
         3. Technical support by mail.
         4. Satisfaction in participating honestly in this unique method
            of software marketing.

    You can print the registration form using the batch file REGISTER.BAT on
    this disk. Put this disk in drive A, and type REGISTER.  You can also
    print the registration form from the FLODRAW program - see the menu
    selection "Registration" on the entry menu.

    The Program Disk and Library Disk in the shareware version are the same as
    in the registration package. Beginning with version 2.2, the registration
    package contains an additional disk called a Symbols Disk. The Symbols
    Disk contains all the symbols used in the FLODRAW libraries.  This disk
    was excluded from the shareware version since it cannot be conveniently
    documented on disk. The Symbols Disk is documented in the printed FLODRAW
    User Manual. The Symbols Disk allows you to easily add, change, or delete
    symbols in any of the FLODRAW libraries by using the FLOLIB utility.

             Licensing for Commercial and Government Organizations

    Each registered copy of FLODRAW is licensed for use on one computer.  If
    you will use FLODRAW on more than one computer, you must purchase one copy
    for each computer.  Please see the multiple copy discounts on the
    registration form.

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                  * -3-  Description of FLODRAW              *
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    FLODRAW is a flowchart drawing program that prints full page black and
    white diagrams.  It will help you draw diagrams like flowcharts, system
    diagrams, electrical schematics, and organization charts.

    FLODRAW is easy to learn.  A menu line prompts you at every screen.  And
    context sensitive help screens are just a key press away.

    Unlike many drawing programs, FLODRAW lets you draw your diagram in TEXT
    mode.  You can draw symbols and lines as easy as entering text.  And
    FLODRAW will generate lines or arrows between symbols to help you draw
    diagrams like flowcharts.  FLODRAW has a DRAW mode for drawing circles and
    lines from point to point.  And in DRAW mode you can edit any dot on the
    diagram.

    FLODRAW comes with symbol libraries for flowcharts, electrical schematics,
    organization charts, and more.  You can design your own symbols, save
    them, and combine them into new libraries, or add them to existing
    libraries.

    FLODRAW documents can be saved, printed, and edited again.  All FLODRAW
    document files are compressed to take up a minimum amount of space on your
    disk.  FLODRAW supports the following three formats for printing
    documents.

         1. Portrait  8.5 x 11 inches
         2. Landscape 11 x 8.5 inches (printed sideways on 8.5 x 11)
         3. Large landscape 11 x 16 inches (printed on two 8.5 x 11 with
                                            80 column printers)  or
                            11 x 14 inches (printed on 132 column wide
                                            carriage printers).

    Portrait and landscape are terms that refer to how a rectangular page is
    oriented.  Portraits are upright. Landscapes are sideways.

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                  * -4-  System Requirements                 *
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    FLODRAW requires:

         - An IBM Personal Computer, PC-XT, PC-AT, PS/2 or close
           compatible.  Some "compatible" PC's may not be compatible
           enough to run FLODRAW.

         - 512k of memory.

         - A color graphics adapter with either a color or black and
           white monitor.  FLODRAW does not support the EGA or VGA,
           although FLODRAW will run on an EGA or VGA in CGA mode.
           FLODRAW does not support Hercules graphics but will work
           with a Hercules board if you use software to emulate a CGA.

         - Any version of IBM PC-DOS from 2.0 and above or a compatible DOS.

         - FLODRAW has printer drivers to support the following
           printers.

               EPSON MX, FX, and LQ
               IBM Proprinter
               HP DeskJet
               HP LaserJet Plus or Series II
               Toshiba P321, P341, and P351
               Gemini Star 10-X

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                  * -5-  Files on this Disk                  *
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    The files on this disk are described below by category.

         Text Files (Read with DOS TYPE Command or your word processor)

              UPDATE.DOC   is a text file listing the major features
                           added to each new version of FLODRAW.
              READ_ME      is the file you're reading.
              REGISTER.FRM is the FLODRAW registration form.
              VENDOR.DOC   is a text file for disk vendors.

         Executable Files

              FLODRAW.EXE  is the FLODRAW program.
              REGISTER.BAT is the batch file used to print the FLODRAW
                           registration form.

         System Files (Required by FLODRAW.EXE)

              FLODRAW.CHR  is a file containing special characters.
                           These characters are available with the keys
                           Ctrl-A through Ctrl-Z. You can edit this file
                           with FLODRAW.
              FLODRAW.LIB  is the default FLODRAW symbol library.  It is
                           distributed as a flowchart library.
              FLODRAW.OPT  is the file of user selected options such as
                           printer type, screen colors, and default font.

         Tutorial and Sample Files (Can Be Read by FLODRAW.EXE)

              DEMO         is the diagram file used as the FLODRAW tutorial.

              SAMPLE.01    are sample FLODRAW diagrams.
              SAMPLE.02
              SAMPLE.03
              SAMPLE.04

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                  * -6-  How to Use the 20 Minute Tutorial   *
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    Please take the 20 minute tutorial called DEMO before trying FLODRAW on
    your own.  Although I've tried to make the program as intuitive as
    possible, you'll learn much faster if you let the tutorial guide you
    through FLODRAW.   The tutorial was designed to show you how to use most
    of the editing features in about 20 minutes.

    Taking the tutorial is easy.

         1. Put the program disk in drive A.

         2. At the A> prompt, type FLODRAW DEMO and press Enter.

         3. Your computer will load FLODRAW into memory.  FLODRAW will
            read the option file, the special character file, and the library
            file, and then read the DEMO file. FLODRAW will display the DEMO
            file on the edit screen. Then just follow the instructions that
            appear on the screen.

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                  * -7-  Review the Sample Diagrams          *
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    After you've taken the DEMO tutorial, use FLODRAW to browse through the
    sample diagrams. If you didn't look at the sample diagrams after
    finishing DEMO you can look at them now. Here's the procedure to load
    the first sample diagram with some hints on how to look at them.

         1. Put the program disk in drive A.

         2. At the A> prompt, type FLODRAW SAMPLE.01 and press Enter.

         3. When the sample diagram appears on your screen, press F2 to
            get an overall view of the diagram. Then press ESC to return
            to the diagram and page through the diagram using the PgUp,
            PgDn, gray plus, and gray minus keys. If your keyboard doesn't
            have the gray plus and minus keys, use Alt-L and Alt-R.

         4. While you're viewing the diagram, press Alt-H to get familiar
            with the Help system. When the Help Screen appears, press H to
            get the Help Menu. At the Help Menu, type '05' to get the Help
            Screen for the AUTO function. After reviewing the Help Screen
            press ESC to return to the diagram.

         5. When you're ready to go to the next sample, press Alt-N. You
            can page back and forth between the pages of a multiple page
            diagram by using the Alt-N and Alt-P keys.

         6. When you're ready to exit FLODRAW, press ESC to return to the
            entry menu. Then type 'X' to exit. Reply 'Y' to the "Are You
            Sure" prompt.

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