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A Bible Study program designed for easy use while providing some
high-powered database functions for meaningful surveys and searches.
Advanced features include:
~ Three windows display any portion of scripture desired
~ A fourth window for simple text editing of files
~ Move and resize these windows
~ Verses/references automatically inserted into the editor window
~ A quick search facility with three modes of search
~ Mark books to include/exclude during a word search
~ Easily compile lists of verses matching your search criteria
~ All biblical words (over 12,000) displayed in alphabetical order
~ Bookmarks to hold your place for another study period
~ Context-sensitive help system with more than 60 topics.
EGA/VGA support for 43/50 line modes is supported. This version does
not contain the entire set of scriptures.
FILE1817.TXT
Disk No: 1817
Disk Title: Scripture
PC-SIG Version: S1
Program Title: SCRIPTURE
Author Version: 2.0
Author Registration: $50.00
Special Requirements: 2M disk storage. High-density drive not recommend
A Bible Study program designed for easy use while providing some high-
powered database functions for meaningful surveys and searches.
Advanced features include:
~ Three windows display any portion of scripture desired
~ A fourth window for simple text editing of files
~ Move and resize these windows
~ Verses/references automatically inserted into the editor window
~ A quick search facility with three modes of search
~ Mark books to include/exclude during a word search
~ Easily compile lists of verses matching your search criteria
~ All biblical words, (over 12,000), displayed in alphabetical order
~ Bookmarks to hold your place for another study period
~ Context-sensitive Help system with more than 60 topics
EGA/VGA support for 43/50 line modes is supported as are Monochrome and
CGA. This version does not contain the entire set of scriptures.
PC-SIG
1030D East Duane Avenue
Sunnyvale Ca. 94086
(408) 730-9291
(c) Copyright 1989 PC-SIG, Inc.
GO.TXT
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║ <<<< Disk #1817 SCRIPTURE disk 2 of 2 (1816 also) >>>> ║
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║ To start program, type: SCRIPT2 (press enter) ║
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║ To print documentation, type: SCRIPTDC (press enter) ║
║ COPY SCRIPT.DOC PRN ║
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QUICK.DOC
SHORT SCRIPTURE DOCUMENTATION
Copyright 1989 by Gil Yoder
P.O. Box 307
Coalgate, OK 74538
Scripture is a Bible Study program designed to be easy to
use, yet it contains many powerful and advanced features. At this
time the evaluation version of Scripture is identical to the
registered version of Scripture in every respect. (An enhanced
version of Scripture is in the works, which, because of it size,
will be availble only to registered users.) The copy you have
received for evaluation may only contain a portion of the
biblical text. This should be sufficient for evaluation purposes,
but if not, you can receive the complete text to complete your
evaluation for a small fee from the author. Please see
SCRIPT.DOC for details.
Advanced features in Scripture include the following items:
(1) Three windows to display any portion of scripture desired
(assuming the proper data files are available).
(2) A fourth window for simple text editing of files from 0k to
63.9k long.
(3) These windows may be moved and resized to please the user.
(4) Verses and verse references can be automatically inserted in
the editor window.
(5) A quick search facility to search for any verse containing
any words in the Bible (three search modes are available:
single word, multiple word And, and multiple word Or).
(6) Books may be marked to include or to exclude them during a
word search. If you were only interested in word usage in
the Pauline epistles, mark his letters and all other books
will be ignored.
(7) Easily compile a list of all verses matching your search
criterion.
(8) All biblical words (over 12,000) may be displayed in
alphabetical order.
(9) Books in which a word occurs may be quickly determined.
(10) Bookmarks may be used to hold your place for another study
period.
(11) Context sensitive help system (over 60 topics).
(12) EGA/VGA support for 43/50 line modes.
(13) Monochrome and CGA also supported.
(14) Installation program to change colors, Bible book
abreviations, permanent window sizes, etc.
(15) More!
To run Scripture we recommend these minimum requirements:
(1) An IBM PC/XT/AT/PS2 or compatible computer (required).
(2) At least one floppy disk drive (optional, but how are you
going to load your hard drive?).
(3) A 5 meg hard drive or larger. It is possible to run
Scripture from high density drives, but the process is slow.
Approximately 2 megabytes are required for the complete
system.
(4) A disk cache program. This speeds things up a bit, but isn't
even close to being essential. Unless you have a very large
RAM drive (1 or 2 megs), a RAM drive won't help Scripture
very much.
The price for registration (currently $50 for USA residents)
is very reasonable when you consider the work and expense that
went in to writing the program, but I'll leave questions about
registration alone until you get a chance to see the program.
The best way to learn how to use the program is to use it.
This documentation will help you get started. For complete
documentation see SCRIPT.DOC.
Installation:
In order for Scripture to run all its files (with the
possible exception of SCRIPT.EXE) must be in the same directory,
called the "Overlay Directory." Scripture can search for the
Overlay Directory and automatically find its files, if the files
are in one of the following directories:
1. The current directory.
2. The directory in which SCRIPT.EXE exists.
3. Any directory in the DOS path.
All important files have been placed in self-extracting
archives. (These files have an .EXE extention.) To extract the
files from floppy to your hard drive place your floppy disk in
drive A, log on to your hard drive and enter the directory in
which you wish for Scripture to reside, and type the command that
will execute the archive.
For example the following sequence will extract the files in
SCRIPT1.EXE (notes have been placed to the right):
C: Log in drive C. Disk with
SCRIPT1.EXE is in drive A.
CD \ Make sure you are in the root.
MD HOLYWRIT Make a new directory.
CD HOLYWRIT Move into HOLYWRIT directory.
A:SCRIPT1 Extract from SCRIPT1.EXE into
HOLYWRIT directory.
The SCRIPT.EXE file can go anywhere, but for simplicity's
sake we suggest that you place it and all the other files in a
dedicated directory somewhere in your DOS path.
At a bare minimum SCRIPTURE (consisting of the SCRIPTURE
system and data files for the New Testament) requires room in one
directory for 760,000 bytes of program and data files. This means
that the program cannot be run from any drive smaller than high
density drives.
DOS will need to be able to access 20 files and 20 buffers
to run Scripture. Make sure the following two lines are in your
CONFIG.SYS file:
FILES=20
BUFFERS=20
If you are using a color video card and a color monitor, you
should be able to use Scripture as supplied, but if you are using
a monochrome card you need to use SINSTALL.EXE to modify
SCRIPT.EXE. Use SINSTALL.EXE as described below.
SINSTALL.EXE is provided to make modifications to
SCRIPT.EXE. To use SINSTALL both SINSTALL.EXE and SCRIPT.EXE must
be in the same directory, which must be the default directory. To
run the program simply type SINSTALL by the DOS prompt. SINSTALL
is menu driven and should be easy enough to use without further
help.
Running Scripture:
The first time you run the program we suggest that you
familiarize yourself with the "Help System." Assuming that you
have correctly installed the program files including SCRIPT.HLP,
and assuming that SCRIPT.EXE is somewhere in your DOS path, run
the program by typing its name on the DOS command prompt. For
example:
C>SCRIPT <Enter>
The title screen will appear and the program will be
initialized. Some Evaluation copies of Scripture do not contain
SCRIPT.AIX and thus take a little longer to initialize. In a
moment a message at the bottom of the title will appear
indicating that initialization has been completed and you can
enter the program.
To become familiar with the "Help System" press <F1> at this
point. This will cause help to appear, in this case an
introduction to the program. Use page up and page down to review
the introduction, but don't use the enter key just yet.
When you have reviewed the introduction press <F1> a second
time to see all of Scripture's major help topics. Use the arrow
keys to move the bar cursor over "Help on Help" and press the
enter key. A screen describing the "Help System" will appear.
Please read the screen and become familiar with the keys that
will be used in the system.
Press <F1> again to get the topics back. Select "Overview."
That's right, use the arrow keys to put the bar cursor on
"Overview" and press enter. Pay special attention to the
information concerning "Script Windows," windows in which
biblical text may be viewed, and the "Editor Window," a window in
which text may be edited.
If you wish, you may press <F1> again to get the topics
back, and choose other topics to view. When you are ready, press
<Esc> to return to the title screen. Then press 1, 2, or 3 to
open one of the Script Windows, or press 4 to open the Editor
Window, or any other key to let Scripture decide which window to
open. (If you run SCRIPT.EXE and specify a filename as a
parameter, i.e. "SCRIPT FOO.TXT" or "SCRIPT *.*", Scripture will
present the editor window by default. Otherwise Script Window #1
will open by default.)
Just remember, use <F1> often at first. The "Help System"
will give you help concerning key strokes that you may use to
take full advantage of the program. After a little while you
should be able to forget about help altogether and concentrate
entirely on the subject at hand, studying God's Word.
KNOWN BUGS:
Scripture modifies DOS to cause all keyboards to behave as
enhanced keyboards, but a few keyboards seem to give the program
some trouble. The problem doesn't actually reside in Scripture
but in a single bit in low memory (bit 4 of the byte at
0040:0096), which is supposed to be set if an enhanced keyboard
is installed, and reset otherwise. If it seems that some of the
keys are not functioning, follow the following steps:
1. First check that Scroll Lock and Num Lock are properly set.
Unless you are moving or resizing windows, both keys should
normally be turned off.
2. If you still cannot get some keys to work (in particular the
"5" key on the number pad with Num Lock off), run EKFIX.COM,
the Extended Keyboard FIX program. This program simply
toggles bit 4 at 0040:0096 and reports whether the extended
keyboard is enabled or disabled.
If you detect more bugs, and supply the author with enough
information that he can also detect the bug, the author will
endeavor to fix the error, and send you the fixed program free of
charge. Please note: this offer is valid regardless of your
registration status.
Honor to Whom Honor...
If you haven't done so yet, please review the Help Topic on
Registration. Your support will be appreciated.
Final Note
It is the author's firm conviction that the scriptures can
be and should be understood. It is his hope that this program
will help many people in that regard.
Deut. 29:29 - The secret things belong unto the Lord our God: but
those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our
children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.
Directory of PC-SIG Library Disk #1817
Volume in drive A has no label
Directory of A:\
FILE1817 TXT 3109 12-20-89 5:06p
GO BAT 38 1-01-80 1:37a
GO TXT 617 12-21-89 10:45a
QUICK DOC 10374 7-31-89 11:00a
SCRIPT2 EXE 288998 7-31-89 1:34p
5 file(s) 303136 bytes
15360 bytes free