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!!ReadMe!!

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Filename: !!ReadMe!!
Read OK: ✔
File size: 0305 bytes
Load address: FFFFFF43
Exec address: 48E00E8F
Duplicates

There are 10 duplicate copies of this file in the archive:

File contents
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!ArcFS
======

The programs on this disc are held in archives.

!ArcFS must be used to extract the various files
and applications. It behaves just like a filing
system, you can take files out just by dragging
as usual.

!ArcFS contains copious help information in
it's !Help file. You may be required to
increase the memory allocation in the RMA
using the Task Manager.

---- WARNING ----

If you have an IDE hard disc supplied by Ian
Copestake with software version 1.13 then
!ArcFS won't work. You must get version 1.14
(or higher) is to unpack the files.

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^^^^^ Did this scroll by too fast? ^^^^^

Try again, but hold down the Control key.
Pressing Shift as well will stop the
scrolling until you release the keys.

00000000  0a 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 0a  21 41 72 63 46 53 0a 3d  |.======.!ArcFS.=|
00000010  3d 3d 3d 3d 3d 0a 0a 54  68 65 20 70 72 6f 67 72  |=====..The progr|
00000020  61 6d 73 20 6f 6e 20 74  68 69 73 20 64 69 73 63  |ams on this disc|
00000030  20 61 72 65 20 68 65 6c  64 20 69 6e 20 61 72 63  | are held in arc|
00000040  68 69 76 65 73 2e 0a 0a  21 41 72 63 46 53 20 6d  |hives...!ArcFS m|
00000050  75 73 74 20 62 65 20 75  73 65 64 20 74 6f 20 65  |ust be used to e|
00000060  78 74 72 61 63 74 20 74  68 65 20 76 61 72 69 6f  |xtract the vario|
00000070  75 73 20 66 69 6c 65 73  0a 61 6e 64 20 61 70 70  |us files.and app|
00000080  6c 69 63 61 74 69 6f 6e  73 2e 20 49 74 20 62 65  |lications. It be|
00000090  68 61 76 65 73 20 6a 75  73 74 20 6c 69 6b 65 20  |haves just like |
000000a0  61 20 66 69 6c 69 6e 67  0a 73 79 73 74 65 6d 2c  |a filing.system,|
000000b0  20 79 6f 75 20 63 61 6e  20 74 61 6b 65 20 66 69  | you can take fi|
000000c0  6c 65 73 20 6f 75 74 20  6a 75 73 74 20 62 79 20  |les out just by |
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000000e0  6c 2e 0a 0a 21 41 72 63  46 53 20 63 6f 6e 74 61  |l...!ArcFS conta|
000000f0  69 6e 73 20 63 6f 70 69  6f 75 73 20 68 65 6c 70  |ins copious help|
00000100  20 69 6e 66 6f 72 6d 61  74 69 6f 6e 20 69 6e 0a  | information in.|
00000110  69 74 27 73 20 21 48 65  6c 70 20 66 69 6c 65 2e  |it's !Help file.|
00000120  20 59 6f 75 20 6d 61 79  20 62 65 20 72 65 71 75  | You may be requ|
00000130  69 72 65 64 20 74 6f 0a  69 6e 63 72 65 61 73 65  |ired to.increase|
00000140  20 74 68 65 20 6d 65 6d  6f 72 79 20 61 6c 6c 6f  | the memory allo|
00000150  63 61 74 69 6f 6e 20 69  6e 20 74 68 65 20 52 4d  |cation in the RM|
00000160  41 0a 75 73 69 6e 67 20  74 68 65 20 54 61 73 6b  |A.using the Task|
00000170  20 4d 61 6e 61 67 65 72  2e 0a 0a 2d 2d 2d 2d 20  | Manager...---- |
00000180  57 41 52 4e 49 4e 47 20  2d 2d 2d 2d 0a 0a 49 66  |WARNING ----..If|
00000190  20 79 6f 75 20 68 61 76  65 20 61 6e 20 49 44 45  | you have an IDE|
000001a0  20 68 61 72 64 20 64 69  73 63 20 73 75 70 70 6c  | hard disc suppl|
000001b0  69 65 64 20 62 79 20 49  61 6e 0a 43 6f 70 65 73  |ied by Ian.Copes|
000001c0  74 61 6b 65 20 77 69 74  68 20 73 6f 66 74 77 61  |take with softwa|
000001d0  72 65 20 76 65 72 73 69  6f 6e 20 31 2e 31 33 20  |re version 1.13 |
000001e0  74 68 65 6e 0a 21 41 72  63 46 53 20 77 6f 6e 27  |then.!ArcFS won'|
000001f0  74 20 77 6f 72 6b 2e 20  59 6f 75 20 6d 75 73 74  |t work. You must|
00000200  20 67 65 74 20 76 65 72  73 69 6f 6e 20 31 2e 31  | get version 1.1|
00000210  34 0a 28 6f 72 20 68 69  67 68 65 72 29 20 69 73  |4.(or higher) is|
00000220  20 74 6f 20 75 6e 70 61  63 6b 20 74 68 65 20 66  | to unpack the f|
00000230  69 6c 65 73 2e 0a 0a 2d  2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d  |iles...---------|
00000240  2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d  2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d 2d  |----------------|
*
00000260  2d 2d 2d 2d 0a 0a 5e 5e  5e 5e 5e 20 44 69 64 20  |----..^^^^^ Did |
00000270  74 68 69 73 20 73 63 72  6f 6c 6c 20 62 79 20 74  |this scroll by t|
00000280  6f 6f 20 66 61 73 74 3f  20 5e 5e 5e 5e 5e 0a 0a  |oo fast? ^^^^^..|
00000290  54 72 79 20 61 67 61 69  6e 2c 20 62 75 74 20 68  |Try again, but h|
000002a0  6f 6c 64 20 64 6f 77 6e  20 74 68 65 20 43 6f 6e  |old down the Con|
000002b0  74 72 6f 6c 20 6b 65 79  2e 0a 50 72 65 73 73 69  |trol key..Pressi|
000002c0  6e 67 20 53 68 69 66 74  20 61 73 20 77 65 6c 6c  |ng Shift as well|
000002d0  20 77 69 6c 6c 20 73 74  6f 70 20 74 68 65 0a 73  | will stop the.s|
000002e0  63 72 6f 6c 6c 69 6e 67  20 75 6e 74 69 6c 20 79  |crolling until y|
000002f0  6f 75 20 72 65 6c 65 61  73 65 20 74 68 65 20 6b  |ou release the k|
00000300  65 79 73 2e 0a                                    |eys..|
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