
                           ***   O R P H E U S   ***

                                 Version 1.65

                       Copyright 1993 Hyperion Softword
                  535 Duvernay, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada J1L 1Y8
                           Rod Willmot (819) 566-6296


  Orpheus is a powerful 2-part system for hypertext authoring and electronic
  publishing.  The authoring program makes hypertext writing amazingly easy.
  Link text, graphics, forms, scripts, other books, other programs, in an
  advanced writer-friendly environment.  The reading program is a commercial-
  quality interface for end-users -- at a fraction of the cost of commercial
  systems.  Comes with clear tutorials, detailed context-sensitive help, a
  host of built-in tools to help you create outstanding electronic documents.

      Orpheus is distributed as shareware and costs $79.  You are welcome
      to evaluate Orpheus for up to 30 days, after which you are expected
      to register the software if you wish to continue using it.


What's in this file:    Installing Orpheus
====================    Getting Started
                        Support & Upgrades
                        Packing List

Installing Orpheus:
===================

  o  If you received Orpheus on diskette, place the disk containing
     INSTALL.EXE in your diskette drive, switch to that drive, then give
     the following command at the DOS prompt:

          INSTALL    <Enter>

     The Orpheus Install program will do the rest, safely placing the
     Orpheus system wherever you want on your hard drive.  Install does
     *not* do anything to your autoexec.bat or config.sys files, nor to
     any previous hypertext files if you are installing an upgrade.
  o  If you downloaded Orpheus from a BBS, just unzip all files into a
     directory on your hard drive.


Getting Started:
================

  The sample book "Introducing Orpheus" demonstrates some of what you can
  accomplish with Orpheus.  To read it with the Orpheus Reader, give the
  following command at the DOS prompt:

          OHREAD INTRO.HTX     <Enter>

  or just OHREAD <Enter>.

  For a comprehensive introduction to Orpheus, including tutorials on how
  to create hypertext and produce electronic books and magazines, see 
  MANUAL1.DOC.  To start up the authoring program, give the following command 
  at the DOS prompt:

          OH    <Enter>

  Explore the menus and online help.  For an explanation of any menu item,
  move the selection bar to that item and press <F1> -- or click on it with
  the right mouse button.  The tutorials in MANUAL1.DOC show you how to write
  hypertext, how to import text from external files, how to use graphics,
  and so on.


Support and Support BBS's:
==========================

  For information on support BBS's for Orpheus (and how to get free updates),
  see below.  For an order form that will help me serve you better, see
  REGISTER.DOC, which you can also fill out from within the demo book.  For
  someone who will be happy to hear your comments and suggestions, give me a
  call at 819-566-6296, or write to me at the address given at the top of
  this file.  Or send e-mail to:  rod.willmot@synapse.org.

  I can also be reached through the Shareware conferences of Nanet, Ilink,
  City2City, RelayNet, Fidonet, and U'NI-Net.  Messages should be addressed
  to Rod Willmot (spelled correctly!) and must NOT be marked private.

  Look for new releases of Orpheus on Software Creations BBS.  Renowned
  as the "Home of the Authors", Software Creations is the official home
  of Orpheus in the United States.

          Software Creations BBS, Clinton, MA.  Dan Linton, sysop.
              508-365-2359   (1200/2400 V.42/MNP5)
              508-368-4137   (2400-16.8K HST USR)
              508-368-7036   (2400-14.4K V32/V32b Hayes)

  Look for new and BETA releases of Orpheus on Synapse BBS.  Synapse is
  my gateway to the world, and the official home of Orpheus in Canada.

          Synapse BBS, Gatineau QC.  Daniel Coulombe, sysop.
              819-561-4321  (14.4K - V32)
              819-561-0950  (16.8K - HST Dual)
              819-243-0306  (Hayes 9600 V-series)
              819-561-5268  (14.4K HST)

  For free access to download Orpheus from Synapse, log on as ORPHEUS USER
  and give the password VISITOR.  Use the <L>ocate command to find the latest
  files:  "L ORPH*.*".  Synapse is a Fido board (1:163/230) so you can FREQ
  the latest version using the magic name ORPHEUS.  On Synapse you can leave
  messages for me at the main board or in conference 1022 (Orpheus Support).

  Other boards:
          Afterlife BBS, Silver Spring, MD.  Todd Jacobs, sysop.
              301-890-0686  (14.4K - V32/V42)
          Exec-PC (WI) 414-789-4210
          Aquila BBS (IL) 708-820-8805
          Channel 1 (MA) 617-354-3230

  For free access to download Orpheus from Afterlife BBS, follow the
  procedure described above for Synapse.  Afterlife is a Fido board
  (1:109/182), and you can FREQ Orpheus from it too.

  On all boards, use the Locate command "L  ORPH*.*" to get a listing of
  ORPH files, and look for the three with the highest version number.
  On commercial services like Compuserve, look for files beginning "OH".


  Packing List:
  =============

  BBS Format        Disk Format
  ----------        ----------
                    INSTALL.EXE ...........run this to install Orpheus

  ORPH165A.ZIP  or  OH_AUTHR.EXE, containing:

                    README ...........this file
                    OH.EXE ...........the authoring program, Orpheus Author
                    OH.HLP ...........its online help
                    WHATS.NEW ........new features, fixes, changes
                    REGISTER.DOC .....order form
                    VENDOR.TXT .......information for shareware distributors

  ORPH165B.ZIP  or  OH_DOCUM.EXE, containing:

                    MANUAL1.DOC ......tutorial guide to hypertext & Orpheus
                    MANUAL2.DOC ......guide to the command language

  ORPH165C.ZIP  or  OH_READR.EXE, containing:

                    OHREAD.EXE .......the reading program, Orpheus Reader
                    OHREAD.HLP .......its online help
                    INTRO.HTX ........demo book, "Introducing Orpheus"
                    INTR_.1 ..........demo's data file
                    INTRO.FGI ........demo's library file

  Depending on what country you are in, you may also receive additional
  versions of the Orpheus Reader in other languages.  In the disk-based
  distribution they will be included with the files in OH_READR.EXE, if
  at all.  The BBS distribution is listed below.  If you require a Reader
  in another language, please contact Hyperion Softword.

  ORPH165D.ZIP (Dutch):  OHLEES.EXE, OHLEES.HLP, OHLEES.DOC
  ORPH165F.ZIP (French): OHLIRE.EXE, OHLIRE.HLP, OHLIRE.DOC
