W I S D O M O F T H E A G E S
AT YOUR FINGERTIPS


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|| I. Program Snapshot ||
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| Instant access to high content information from classical sources |
| world-wide is provided. All in English. Easy to understand. |
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| You select the subject of your choice. Clear quotations, thoughts, |
| proverbs and epigrams organized to give the most benefit in the |
| least time appear on your screen. |
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|| II. Program Requirements ||
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| IBM PC/XT/AT and compatibles with 192K RAM, DOS 2.0 or later, color |
| or monochrome card, monitor, and two disk drives or a hard disk. |
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| III. How to Start Program ||
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| A. TO START Program on a Two-Drive Floppy System: |
| 1. Insert DOS disk in Drive A and close the door. |
| 2. Turn on the computer. |
| 3. Enter date and time if DOS prompts for them. |
| 4. Insert Program Disk in Drive A and close the door. |
| 5. Insert Data Disk #1 in Drive B and close the door. |
| 6. Type A: and press . |
| 7. Type WIS and press . |
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| B. TO START Program on a Hard Disk System THE FIRST TIME ONLY: |
| 1. Turn on the computer. |
| 2. Enter date and time if DOS prompts for them. |
| 3. Insert Program Disk in Drive A and close the door. |
| 4. Type A: and press . |
| 5. Type INSTALL and press . |
| 6. Follow instructions on screen. |
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| C. TO START Program on Hard Disk System AFTER THE FIRST TIME: |
| 1. Turn on the computer. |
| 2. Enter date and time if DOS prompts for them. |
| 3. Type C: and press . |
| 4. Type CD \WISDOM and press . |
| 5. Type WIS and press . |
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|| IV. How To Steer Program ||
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| A. Commands - Just press the number, letter, or function key |
| associated with your choice. Available commands |
| are shown at the bottom of the screen. |
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| B. Menus - Move the LightBar with arrow keys or |
| to desired choice; Press or to |
| select. |
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|| V. Program Maintenance and Repair ||
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| A. BACKUP COPIES - Make them when you don't need them, because |
| when you need them you can't make them. |
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| B. REPLACE MENU LIGHTS - If the reverse video menu bars disappear |
| on your monochrome system these actions will turn on the lights. |
| 1. Type A: and press . |
| 2. Insert Program in Drive A. |
| 3. Insert Data Disk #2 in Drive B. |
| 4. Type COPY B:WIS.BAK A:WIS.COM and press . |
| 5. Run program per instructions. |
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| C. TOO MANY FILES OPEN - If you receive a Turbo I/O Error Message |
| or if the same help screen keeps appearing even though you are |
| pressing different keys, then implement one of the below listed |
| remedies. |
| 1. Permanent Remedy - Add the line "Files=20" to your |
| Config.Sys file. Reboot system and |
| start program per instructions. |
| 2. Temporary Remedy - Reboot your system with a DOS disk that |
| does not have an Autoexec.Bat file. |
| Then start program per instructions. |
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|| IV. Suggestion Box ||
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| Your suggestions are welcome. Let us know about program features |
| you would like to see in future versions. Also write to us about |
| any bugs you may find in the current version. We will forward all |
| correspondence to the program developer. We can be contacted by: |
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| Mail : Micro Computer Resources |
| Division MCR Agency, Inc. |
| 6116 Merced Ave. Box #81 |
| Oakland, California 94611 |
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| FAX : (415) 444-6561 |
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| Modem : Compuserve 73327,1172 |
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|| VII. Program File List ||
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| FileList.Doc contains a list of the forty files in Version 1.8 of |
| the WISDOM OF THE AGES AT YOUR FINGERTIPS. |
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