LangSys 1.00

Copyright (c) 1992 A.B.S. - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Designed & Written by Jack Ridgway





































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DISCLAIMER

Users of LangSys must accept this disclaimer of warranty: "LangSys
is supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties, expressed
or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of
merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The author assumes
no liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result
from the use of LangSys."


FREEWARE AGREEMENT

LangSys is a "freeware program" and is provided at no charge to the
user. Feel free to share it with your friends, but please do not
give it away altered or as part of another system.

LangSys may NOT be used in a commercial environment without prior
arrangement with A.B.S. A BBS operated for profit IS a commercial
environment; however, a subscription system not operated for profit
is not considered a commercial environment in relation to this
agreement.

Anyone distributing LangSys for any kind of remuneration must first
contact A.B.S. at the address below for authorization. This
authorization will be automatically granted to distributors
recognized by the (ASP) as adhering to its guidelines for shareware
distributors, and such distributors may begin offering LangSys
immediately; however, A.B.S. must still be advised so that the
distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of
LangSys.




















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WHAT DOES LangSys DO?


LangSys is a language file compiler/decompiler for A.B.S. software.
It allows you to completely customize the text for any A.B.S.
program that supports it, including converting it to other
languages.


CONFIGURATION

LangSys should run on any system running MS-DOS 3.3 or higher with
at least 25K free RAM. It uses direct screen writes. LangSys is
multi-tasker aware, and will write to the virtual buffer when
running under a supported multi-tasker to avoid 'bleed through'.


HOW TO RUN LangSys

LANGSYS [C/D] [filename]

'C' to compile a .LNG file to a .SYS file
'D' to decompile a .SYS file to a .LNG file

[filename] is the name of the .LNG or .SYS file without the
extension.

LangSys reports all I/O errors. It also will pop up a brief help
screen if the command line is invalid.

The resulting .LNG file, when 'D'ecompiling a .SYS file, resembles
a decompiled STRINGS.SYS from Searchlight BBS. It may be edited
with any text editor, and 'C'ompiled to a .SYS file.


REGISTRATION

LangSys is distributed as FreeWare. Please read the DISCLAIMER &
FREEWARE AGREEMENT earlier in the documentation for more
information.

Programmers interested in using LangSys should contact A.B.S.
The specs will be given out at no charge, as well as TP source
to use a language file in any program. Signing a non-disclosure
agreement is the only requirement.






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SUPPORT - BUG REPORTS

A.B.S.
P.O. Box 55647
Jackson, MS 39296-5647

The Big Bang Theory BBS
SysOp: Jack Ridgway
601-366-1664
USR Dual Standard

CIS - 70740,450
SLBBS - J RIDGWAY
GEnie - J.RIDGWAY4
SL_Net - 250:302/532
FidoNet - 1:3632/104


ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

* MS-DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation





























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