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                        ZLUX V2.7 04/21/90
      Copyright (c) 1986 John Poplett. All Rights Reserved.
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     ZLUX is a ZCPR3 shell for RCP/Ms.  It is designed to imitate
the  functions  of  LUX but does not require the same  amount  of
overhead  to  run.  Rather  than  use  special  LUX*.COM  support
utilities,  it  utilizes  standard utilities  that  are  commonly
available on an RCP/M, namely: TYPEL.COM and SD.COM.

     ZLUX's  menu  of functions include:  BYE,  CAT (display  all
libraries on all drive/user areas),  CHAT, DIR, FILES, HELP, LUX,
SEND,  SENDK  and  TYPE.  It is assumed that  the  file  transfer
program  supports 1K packet transfers and that TYPEL (renamed  to
TYPE) and SD (renamed to DIR) are available on-line.  It is  also
assumed that ZCPR3's message buffer, external command line, shell
stack and external fcb are available.

     ZLUX  will  "attach" itself to most of  the  modern  archive 
types:  .LBR,  .ARC, .ARK, .LZH (created  by the   MS-DOS   LHARC  
program),  and  .ZIP   (a  VERY   popular   MS-DOS  format).   Of 
course,  you  will need to obtain directory  and   ASCII  display  
programs  for  these different types. LHVW.COM  will   take  care 
of .LZH files (both directory and ASCII typing), ZIPDIR will give  
a  directory  of  .ZIP files. As of this writing,  there  is   no 
program to display an ASCII member of a .ZIP file.

     Included  are  two .COM files: ZLUXINT.COM,  which  is  ZLUX 
compiled  with  the internal directory option &  no  TCAP  stuff, 
and  ZLUXINTV.COM,  which  is ZLUX  compiled  with  the  internal 
directory  & TCAP suppport. If you can't re-compile the  program, 
use  PATCH or DDT to make sure the commands are correct for  your 
system.

     Also  included in the distribution library is a copy of  the 
source   code    which    may   be   modified  to    suit    your   
tastes.    It assembles    with    M80  and requires  R.   Conn's   
SYSLIB.REL,  Z3LIB.REL,   and  VLIB.REL    to    assemble.    You  
must   link    in SLUDIR11.REL  ahead   of  SYSLIB.REL   if   you  
want    to  assemble ZLUX  with  the  internal directory  option.  
SLUDIR11.REL has  an important   fix  to  the  LUDIR  module   in   
SYSLIB.    Linking SLUDIR11.REL ahead of  SYSLIB  will ensure the 
correct  operation of the internal directory function.

     To  compile  with M80/L80 (make sure  SYSLIB.REL,  VLIB.REL, 
Z3LIB.REL,  and  SLUDIR11.REL  are  on  the  same  drive/user  as 
ZLUX27.Z80):

     A>M80 =ZLUX27.Z80/Z
     A>L80 /P:0100,ZLUX27,ZLUX27/N/E

     When  finished, run it through Z3INS to install it for  your 
system.

     In releasing this program, I ask that you reserve credit for
its  authorship to me and that,  if you have improvements for the
source code that may be of interest to others,  you apprise me of
them.   Please   read   the  accompanying  UPDATE.NTE  file   for
information on ZLUX revisions.

     A  number of persons helped me both directly and  indirectly
with  ZLUX.   Thanks to Al Hawley (Znode,  Ladera Heights,  Ca.),
Harris Edelman (PVAC Venice, Ca.), Kim Levitt and Jay Sage, Bruce
Morgen and Mark Motley.  I especially appreciate the work done by
Bruce   Morgen  in V2.1 and his 2.2,  which  broke  the ground on
improving ZLUX's shell behaviour.

     I  commend  Ron Fowler for his PROLINK (and  for  making  it
available  to  the  public),  which  I used  extensively  in  the
development of this program.  R. Conn's SYSLIB and Z3LIB are also
a joy to use.

     -John Poplett (sysop, the Plaster of Paris Review MBBS (213)
382-2213.
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