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Information about “THESAUR/THESAUR PLUS”
Searching for the right word to say what you really mean? This
computerized thesaurus should help you become both more stylish and
concise (make that succinct!) in all your writing and prepared speeches.
Add panache to your letters, eloquence to your term papers, and a Phi
Beta Kappa impact to your speaking endeavors by spending just few
minutes with THESAUR. When you call up a word, you are provided an
array of synonyms and related words. Set the pointer over your synonym
of choice and you get a definition to confirm its aptness.
There are over 10,000 main words and close to 50,000 synomyms in THESAUR
The program also allows you to add your own words as synomyms, and even
delete words that you think are inappropriate.
THESAUR PLUS is a pop-up thesaurus, whenever you need a different word
or a different shade of meaning than the word that comes to mind, pop-up
THESAUR PLUS and get the word you wanted, but couldn't quite remember!
THESAUR PLUS was designed with simplicity in mind. You only need to
remember your Hot-key (the key combination you use to pop THESAUR PLUS
up over what you are doing now) to use the program!
You can look up the word at your cursor, or call the thesaurus and type
a word to reference. With the registered version, if you don't like the
synonyms THESAUR PLUS comes with, you can easily change them; allows
full style editing with insert, overstrike, and delete.
ATENTION.TXT
Thesaur Plus Important Information
Released April 1990
Copyright (C) 1989 By Derrick Burgess
Thesaur Plus is a memory resident thesaurus, it resides in memory
until you hit a hot-key (user definable) and then Thesaur Plus pops
up over the program you are currently running, it automatically
looks up the word the cursor is under (if not it asks for a word to
look for) and displays the synonyms (if the word is located).
There are over 10,000 main words and close to 50,000 synonyms in
this version (this is 20,000 words greater than v 1.x). There is
also a program that allows you to add your own words as synomyms,
and even delete words that you think are inappropriate.
Minimum requirements for running Thesaur Plus.
DOS 3.0 OR greater to run all the programs.
Thesaur will run on DOS 2.0
Hard drive with 300k free
69k of RAM, or 10K of RAM and an additional 120k disk space
If you do not have a Hard Drive or DOS 3.0, you can still use
part of this disk - while you won't be able to run THESPLUS.EXE
you will be able to run THESAUR.EXE which is the stand alone
version of Thesaur Plus with extra features added (add and edit
synonyms) (Note: ThesPlus.Exe must still reside on the disk for
the program to work)
Files on this disk:
ATENTION.TXT 3917 04-10-90 5:00p ATENTION.DOC This File
THESPLUS.TXT 2123 04-10-90 5:00p Thesaur Plus Registration form
THESPLUS.DOC 17866 04-10-90 5:00p Documentation for Thesaur Plus
THESPLUS.NEW 10276 04-10-90 5:00p What's new with Thesaur Plus? file
CONFIG.EXE 7038 04-10-90 5:00p Thesaur Plus Configuration of Colors/HotKey
also changing of colors and HotKey later
THESPLUS.EXE 11477 04-10-90 5:00p Thesaur Plus Memory Resident thesaurus v2.0
THESAUR.EXE 9377 04-10-90 5:00p Thesaur (Non TSR) Thesaurus + Data editor
THESPLUS.CFG 77 04-10-90 5:00p Configuration File (Modified by config.exe)
THESPLUS.DAT 150308 04-10-90 5:00p Thesaur Plus Data file
THESPLUS.NDX 52990 04-10-90 5:00p Thesaur Plus Data Index File
THESPLUS.SRT 21198 04-10-90 5:00p Thesaur Plus Data - Sorted Order
REINDEX.EXE 4619 04-10-90 5:00p Thesaur Plus Data Re-Indexer
ADDMOD.EXE 4881 04-10-90 5:00p Thesaur Plus - Add's THESPLUS.MOD to data
file - for use in upgrading from
previous versions.
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THESPLUS.MOD Not Included, but created when you Add or Delete
a synonym via Thesaur.
How to Install Thesaur Plus
Thesaur Plus should reside on your Hard Drive, so you
will need to copy all the files from this disk to the
subdirectory of your choice on the Hard drive.
(Thesaur Plus does not care what drive or directory it is on,
but all the files MUST stay together in the same directory!)
Once you have all the files where you would like, you can then
run CONFIG.EXE to change the Default Colors and Hot Key.
Once you have copied the files (If you wish) and changed the
Default Colors and HotKey (Again, If you wish) - to Load Thesaur
Plus into memory just run the file THESPLUS.EXE, or if you are not
in the current drive or directory you will have to add those too.
If you run THESPLUS.EXE from a floppy drive, do not remove the
disk unless Thesaur Plus is first removed from memory. A floppy
system is NOT recommended for use with THESPLUS.EXE.
Thesaur / Thesaur Plus
Copyright (C) 1989, 1990 By Derrick Burgess
Member, Association of Shareware Professionals.
FILE1245.TXT
Disk No: 1245
Disk Title: Thesaur/Thesaur Plus
PC-SIG Version: S2.1
Program Title: Thesaur -- A Thesaurus program
Author Version: 4.2
Author Registration: $20.00
Special Requirements: None.
Searching for the right word to say what you really mean? This
computerized thesaurus should help you become both more stylish and
concise (make that succinct!) in all your writing and prepared speeches.
Add panache to your letters, eloquence to your term papers, and a Phi
Beta Kappa impact to your speaking endeavors by spending just few
minutes with THESAUR. When you call up a word, you are provided an
array of synonyms and related words. Set the pointer over your synonym
of choice and you get a definition to confirm its aptness.
There are over 10,000 main words and close to 50,000 synomyms in THESAUR
The program also allows you to add your own words as synomyms, and even
delete words that you think are inappropriate.
Program Title: Thesaur Plus
Author Version: 2.2
Author Registration: $20.00
Special Requirements: Hard Drive.
THESAUR PLUS is a pop-up thesaurus, whenever you need a different word
or a different shade of meaning than the word that comes to mind, pop-up
THESAUR PLUS and get the word you wanted, but couldn't quite remember!
THESAUR PLUS was designed with simplicity in mind. You only need to
remember your Hot-key (the key combination you use to pop THESAUR PLUS
up over what you are doing now) to use the program!
You can look up the word at your cursor, or call the thesaurus and type
a word to reference. With the registered version, if you don't like the
synonyms THESAUR PLUS comes with, you can easily change them; allows
full style editing with insert, overstrike, and delete.
PC-SIG
1030D East Duane Avenue
Sunnyvale Ca. 94086
(408) 730-9291
(c) Copyright 1989, 1990 PC-SIG, Inc.
GO.TXT
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║ <<<< Disk No 1245 THESAUR / THESAUR PLUS >>>> ║
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║ To start THESAUR, type: THESAUR (press enter) ║
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║ To start THESAUR PLUS, type: THESPLUS (press enter) ║
║ ║
║ To print documentation, type: COPY THESPLUS.DOC PRN (press enter) ║
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THESPLUS.DOC
Thesaur Plus Version 2.2
And
Thesaur Version 4.2
Copyright (C) 1989, 1990
By Derrick Burgess
All Rights Reserved
Derrick Burgess
23311 Schoolcraft St.
West Hills, CA 91307
_______
____|__ | (tm)
--| | |-------------------
| ____|__ | Association of
| | |_| Shareware
|__| o | Professionals
-----| | |---------------------
|___|___| MEMBER
Member of the ASP Since 1988
Thesaur/Plus - Page 2
-- Table of Contents --
ASP Ombudsman statement Page 2
Opening Questions and Answers Page 3
How to Set Up Thesaur Plus Page 4
How to Change the Colors Page 5
How to Remove from Memory Page 5
Hot to Change the Hot Key Page 5
How to use Thesaur Plus and Your Hot-key combination Page 6
Discussion of Options available from the Menu Page 7
Use of Leading Edge Word Processor with Thesaur Plus Page 8
More info on THESAUR and THESPLUS.MOD Page 9
Acknowledgements, Address information. Page 10
Bug Report form Page 11
Registration form Page 12
BE SURE AND READ THE FILE THESPLUS.NEW FOR ANY LAST MINUTE
CHANGES/ADDITIONS TO THE PROGRAMS!
The following information is provided by the Association of
Shareware Professionals regarding problems with authors
"This program is produced by 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 members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at
P.O. Box 5786, Bellevue, WA 98006 or send a Compuserve message via
easyplex to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536"
Plus one simple reminder:
Not all synonyms have the same meaning or shade of intent.
If the proper definition of a word or term is not known or
not understood - LOOK IT UP. It is very easy to use the wrong
term instead of the proper one.
Thesaur/Plus - Page 3
A couple of notes:
Thesaur/Plus refers to BOTH Thesaur Plus AND Thesaur
Thesaur Plus refers to ONLY Thesaur Plus
Thesaur refers to ONLY Thesaur
Q> What is Thesaur Plus?
A> Thesaur Plus is a pop-up Thesaurus, whenever you need
a different word or a different shade of meaning than the
word that comes to mind, pop-up Thesaur Plus and get just
the word you wanted, but couldn't quite remember!
Q> Well then what is Thesaur? and how are they different?
A> Thesaur is also a thesaurus, but it is not a memory resident
program - and you can't pop it up whenever you want. Other than
that Thesaur uses the same commands, and only needs DOS 2.0 and one
floppy drive to work compared to the Plus requirements of DOS 3.0 and
a Hard Drive. Thesaur also adds a couple of features not found
in Thesaur Plus.
Q> Are both Thesaur and Thesaur Plus easy to use?
A> Most Definitely! Thesaur/Plus was designed with simplicity
in mind. You only need to remember your Hot-key (the key
combination you use to pop Thesaur Plus up over what you are
doing now) to use the Thesaur Plus, and you only need to start
Thesaur - All available commands are shown in a menu after you
get started! And both programs use the same commands to make it
even easier!
Thesaur/Plus - Page 4
How to Install Thesaur/Plus
Thesaur/Plus should reside on your Hard Drive for best performance,
so you will need to copy all the files from this disk to the
subdirectory of your choice on the Hard drive. (Thesaur/Plus do not
care what drive or directory they are on, but all the files MUST
stay together in the same directory!)
---> Also, do not move the files around if Thesaur Plus is in memory
- First remove it from memory before moving the data files.)
Once you have all the files where you would like, you can then
run CONFIG.EXE to change the Default Colors, and Hot Key.
Once you have copied the files (If you wish) and changed the Default
Colors and HotKey (Again, If you wish) - to Load Thesaur Plus into
memory just run the file THESPLUS.EXE, or if you are not in the
current drive or directory you will have to add those too. To run
Thesaur just run the file THESAUR.EXE.
Once again the installation instructions are..
1) Copy all files on this disk to a subdirectory on your Hard
Drive
2) Make that Subdirectory the Default (ex. CD C:\THESPLUS)
3) Run CONFIG.EXE (Not Required)
4) Run THESPLUS.EXE or THESAUR.EXE
Thesaur/Plus - Page 5
HOW TO CHANGE COLORS (If using a Color Monitor)
If you want to change the colors that Thesaur/Plus use
then enter this command from the DOS prompt:
CONFIG COLORS
Colors are changed the next time you Pop Up Thesaur Plus or
run Thesaur.
->The files Config.Exe and ThesPlus.Cfg must be in the current
directory.
HOW TO CHANGE THE HOT KEY
To change the Hot Key for Thesaur Plus you must
enter this command from the DOS prompt:
CONFIG HOTKEY
The Hot Key is changed the next time you load Thesaur Plus
into memory.
->The files Config.Exe and ThesPlus.Cfg must be in the current
directory
HOW TO REMOVE THESAUR PLUS FROM MEMORY
To remove Thesaur Plus from memory you must enter
this command from the DOS prompt:
THESPLUS /U
Thesaur/Plus - Page 6
HOW TO USE THESAUR PLUS
To Load Thesaur Plus into memory, just run the THESPLUS.EXE file.
you may need to add the proper drive and directory that the .EXE
is in so DOS can find the program.
NOTE: Your personal Hot Key is shown when Thesaur Plus is
first loaded into memory, and also if you try to
re-load Thesaur Plus into memory.
After you hit the Hot Key, Thesaur Plus will automatically
look for the word that the cursor is on, or the word that
was immediately to the left of the cursor. If the cursor
was not on or next to a word, then you are asked for the
word that you would like looked up.
Now you are given a Menu of Options of what you can do next.
These Options are discussed in detail on the following pages.
Thesaur/Plus - Page 7
OPTIONS
(Documented Options on the Menu)
F Find Another Word
If you want to start a new search for a different a word
B Back Track
If you use <RET> to go to alternate word, you can use this
command to go back to the previous word
I Information
My Address for correspondence, and registration
information. If you are not registered to use this program
there is a 14% chance that this screen will be shown
upon pop-up of Thesaur Plus.
Q Quit
Pop back down to underlying application
ESC Quit
Pop back down to underlying application
<RET> Return or Enter - Display Alternate word
The alternate word that is looked up is the word pointed
to by the arrow key in the middle of the screen.
To move the arrow key to the word you are interested
in, use the Up and Down arrow keys.
Up and Down Arrows are used for scrolling through the synonyms
for each word.
PgUp and PgDn keys are used to scroll to the previous/next word
in the thesaurus.
THESAUR includes the following commands
A Add a Synonym
Add any Synonym to the main word (Synonym does not need
to be in the database already)
INS Add a new word to the database - No Synonyms yet
D Delete Synonym
Delete one of the synonyms shown (To either make room
for a more appropriate word (max 30 syn's per word) or
to just remove a poor choice of words on my part.
There is no Information screen in Thesaur.
Thesaur/Plus - Page 8
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Use of the Leading Edge Word Processor with Thesuar Plus
This Applies to the 1.3 and 1.5 (at least) versions of the
LEWP.
Load Thesaur Plus as instructed in this manual.
To access Thesaur Plus, instead of just using the Hot Key,
you must.
1. Press Control-Escape
2. Enter your HotKey
3. Use the program and exit.
4. Press Control-Escape again.
Not all version of the LEWP require these steps, but some do!
**************************************************************
Thesaur/Plus - Page 9
THESAUR
THESAUR.EXE is a standalone thesaurus - it is very similar
to Thesuar Plus, but does not become memory resident, only
requires DOS 2.0, can be run off of a floppy system, and is
faster than Thesaur Plus.
The commands to use ThesEdit are the very same as Thesaur Plus,
but there are a couple of added instructions which are:
A) Add a Synonym
D) Delete Synonym
With these two commands you can add or delete any synonym you
want from the database of synonyms.
THESPLUS.MOD
Whenever you use the commands A or D the actions that are done
are added to a file called THESPLUS.MOD - DO NOT DELETE this file.
This information will be used whenever you either upgrade to a
newer version of Thesaur Plus where I provide a substantially
better database (This way you will not have to lose all the work
you did to customize your list), or you can send the list to me
and I will include your changes in the next release (Preferred by
me - that way everyone can benefit by your effort).
==================================================================
| Because I would really like to get ahold of your THESPLUS.MOD |
| file if you make many additions to the database, I will |
| consider that as partial registration ($1 for every 20 words |
| to add to the database - up to $17 of the $20 registration if |
| you provide me with 340 new and accurate synonyms!) |
==================================================================
Also when you add a new synonym there is a certain amount of
wasted space (noted in brackets in THESPLUS.MOD) in the database
this is only on the order of 25 or so bytes for each synonym
added, but it is using unneeded space - To reclaim this space
use REINDEX.EXE
Thesaur/Plus - Page 10
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I would like to give the names of the books that I used for reference
when compiling this thesaurus.
The New American Roget's College Thesaurus (in dictionary form)
Revised by Philip D. Moorehead
Signet Books, 1985, New York, New York
Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
G. & C. Merrill
1976-First Edition
Webster's New World Thesaurus (Funk & Wagnalls edition)
Prepared by Charlton G. Laird and updated by William D. Lutz
Simon & Schuster Inc., 1985, New York, New York
Plus a special thank you to all who helped make this program a
success!
ADDRESS INFORMATION:
If you have any suggestions or recommendations to add to this
program - I want to hear them. My best suggestions have come from
users themselves.
How you can reach me: Preference
Derrick Burgess
Address: 23311 Schoolcraft St. #1
West Hills, CA 91307
Phone #: (818) 347 - 2910 #3
CIS: Compuserve ID: 71750,2560 #2 - fast reply!
InterLink: InterLink, Shareware Conference #4
Derrick Burgess
PC-RELAY: PC-Relay, Shareware Conference #5
Derrick Burgess
R/O Capable
Canada Remote Systems: Main Conf, IBM Conf #2b
As Derrick Burgess
Thesaur Plus v2.0 - Page 11
Bug Report
If you encounter a Bug in Thesaur/Plus, or incompatibility of
certain files when using Thesaur Plus, please fill in this form
and mail it to me along with a SASE if you would like a reply.
Problem?
Can You Duplicate it? How?
What type of Computer do you use?
Dos Version:
Name :_____________________________
Address :__________________________________________
__________________________________________
Phone # :_____________________________
Please put any additional information that you think
is needed on the back.
Send to:
Derrick Burgess
Thesaur/Plus
23311 Schoolcraft St.
West Hills, CA 91307
(818) 347 - 2910
Thesaur Plus Registration/Shareware Form Page - 12
Version 2.2 - Released April 1990
_____________________________________________
Your Address: _____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
Country (if not U.S.A) ______________
Online Addresses: CIS:_______________Other:____________________
Phone Number: ____________________ Date __________
Thesaur Plus Registration: [ ] $20.00
Includes:
Latest Version of Thesaur Plus
Complete support via:
U.S. Mail, BBS, PC-Relay and
Compuserve, Phone
Thesaur Plus Latest Shareware Version [ ] $ 6.00
Unregistered Shareware Version for
you to try out - May be newer than
this one. ($5 applied to registration)
Credit for Thesplus.Mod file (If you
send on disk) ______ Words @ $.05 - $
Outside U.S. + Canada $ + $ 5.00
Total $ _________
Where did you hear about Thesaur Plus? ____________________
(If BBS - Which one?)
What reasons prompted you to register? ____________________
___________________________________________________________
What type of machine do you use? __________________________
Include any comments and problems if any on the back
Please send check to:
Derrick Burgess
Thesaur Plus
23311 Schoolcraft St.
West Hills, CA 91307
Thank You!
THESPLUS.TXT
Thesaur Plus Registration/Shareware Form
Version 2.2 - Released April 1990
_____________________________________________
Your Address: _____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
Country (if not U.S.A) ______________
Online Addresses: CIS:_______________Other:____________________
Phone Number: ____________________ Date __________
Thesaur/Plus Registration: [ ] $20.00
Includes:
Latest Version of Thesaur/Plus
Complete support via:
U.S. Mail, PC-Relay and
Compuserve, Phone
Thesaur/Plus Latest Shareware Version [ ] $ 6.00
Unregistered Shareware Version for
you to try out - May be newer than
this one. ($5 applied to registration)
- Upgrades occur about bimonthly -
Credit for Thesplus.Mod file (If you
send on disk) ______ Words @ $.05 - $
Outside U.S. + Canada $ + $ 5.00
Total $ _________
Where did you hear about Thesaur/Plus? ____________________
(If BBS - Which one?)
What reasons prompted you to register? ____________________
___________________________________________________________
How long did it take you to decide to register? ___________
Include any comments and problems if any on the back
Please send check to:
Derrick Burgess
Thesaur/Plus
23311 Schoolcraft St.
West Hills, CA 91307
Thank You!
Directory of PC-SIG Library Disk #1245
Volume in drive A has no label
Directory of A:\
ATENTION TXT 3916 4-10-90 5:00p
THESPLUS NEW 10276 4-10-90 5:00p
THESPLUS DOC 17866 4-10-90 5:00p
THESPLUS TXT 2123 4-10-90 5:00p
CONFIG EXE 7002 4-10-90 5:00p
THESPLUS EXE 11477 4-10-90 5:00p
THESAUR EXE 9377 4-10-90 5:00p
REINDEX EXE 4619 4-10-90 5:00p
ADDMOD EXE 4881 4-10-90 5:00p
THESPLUS CFG 77 4-10-90 5:00p
THESPLUS DAT 150308 4-10-90 5:00p
THESPLUS NDX 52990 4-10-90 5:00p
THESPLUS SRT 21198 4-10-90 5:00p
GO BAT 38 1-11-89 1:55p
GO TXT 694 3-02-90 8:17p
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