                           ProComm (tm) Version 2.4.2
                               October 17, 1986
               Copyright (C) 1986 Datastorm Technologies, Inc.
                             All Rights Reserved


    Before you begin there are a few things that you need to be aware of.

    Some of the files on this distribution diskette are in what is known as
    ARC'd format.  Files which have an extension of .ARC are actually
    collections of one or more files that have been compressed and put into
    a library in order to save disk storage.  These files need to be
    un-ARC'd before they can be used.  Use the enclosed program ARCE.COM to
    extract useable files from the archived libraries.

    To unpack the files on this disk, follow these directions:

    1- Move the archive to be extracted to another disk (floppy, hard disk
    or RAM disk) along with the ARCE.COM program.

    2- Run the extractor on the new disk by entering:

                ARCE filename

    where 'filename' is the name of the file to unpack, without the
    extension.  For instance, to unpack the program file, enter:

                ARCE PROCOMM

    The ARCE program will tell you what is doing as it goes along.

    Some files are too large to fit both the ARC'd and un-ARC'd versions on
    the same disk.  To un-ARC to a second disk, place this master diskette
    in drive B:, and the blank formatted disk in drive A:.  At the A> prompt
    type

                B:ARCE B:PRCMDOCP

    The un-ARC'd file will then be placed on the blank disk in drive A:.
    This technique will work even on single drive systems.  Place the blank
    disk in drive A:.  Now type

                B:ARCE B:PRCMDOCP

    DOS will treat your single drive as if it were two different drives.
    DOS will prompt you to change floppies as needed.  Just remember that
    the master diskette is drive B:, and the new diskette is drive A:.

    A list of the files on this diskette, and their contents, is presented
    below.

    ARCE.COM is the copyrighted property of Vernon D. Buerg and Wayne Chin.
    It is included on this disk through a special arrangement between
    Datastorm Technologies and System Enhancement Associates.  Please do not
    distribute ARCE.COM to other users; do not post it for download on any
    public or private electronic bulletin board systems.

    Files on this disk include:

    PROCOMM.ARC, which contains

        PROCOMM.EXE     - The ProComm executable file.
        PRCM242.NEW     - Changes and additions in version 2.4.2
        CMDCNVT.EXE     - A .CMD file converter for previous versions


    PRCMDOCP.ARC, which contains

        PROCOMMP.DOC    - ProComm reference manual.
        READDOC.ME      - Info reagrding the doc


    PRCMUTIL.ARC, which contains

        TEF.EXE         - Timed Execution Facility utility program.
        README.TEF      - Brief instructions for using TEF

        PRCMSORT.EXE    - Dialing directory sort utility.

        SOURCE.CMD      - Sample .CMD file for calling The Source.
        COMPUSRV.CMD    - Sample .CMD file for calling CompuServe.
        FIDO.CMD        - Sample .CMD file for calling FIDO boards.
        RBBS.CMD        - Sample .CMD file for calling RBBS boards.
        PCP-MENU.CMD    - Sample menu driven .CMD file for PC Pursuit


    ARCE.COM, the ARC utility


    LICENSE.DOC, The ProComm license and ordering info


    READ.ME, this information file



    NOTE:  The document contained on this diskette is meant to be printed.
    You may do so by entering one of the following DOS commands:

                TYPE PROCOMMP.DOC > PRN

                PRINT PROCOMMP.DOC

