Thank you for choosing to evaluate MVSP.  To install the program 
on your computer please follow the instructions below. 

MVSP is shareware.  This means that you may try the program for 
up to 30 days to determine if it suits your needs.  If you 
continue using it then you must register by paying a fee to the 
author.  See the file REGISTER.TXT and the "Register" option on 
the main menu of MVSP for more details.


                           INSTALLATION 

The program files for MVSP Shareware are distributed in 
compressed form on one floppy disk.  An installation program is 
provided to automatically decompress the files and place them in 
the appropriate place on your hard or floppy disk.  If you wish, 
you may also decompress them manually (see below).  

AUTOMATIC INSTALLATION: 
Place the disk marked "MVSP Shareware" in the appropriate floppy 
drive, log onto that drive (by typing "A:" if it is the A drive, 
"B:" for B, etc.), and type "INSTALL".  You will see an opening 
screen, and then will be asked a few questions before the program 
is installed. 

You must first specify where the original disk will be during 
installation, with the current drive being suggested as the 
default answer.  You would normally just press the carriage 
return to accept this default.  Next you will be asked where the 
program files are to be copied to.  If there is a hard disk in 
your computer a default answer of the directory "C:\MVSP" will be 
suggested, otherwise it will be a second floppy disk drive.  You 
may edit the default answer with the arrow keys and the 
backspace; the ESC key will clear the line allowing you to start 
from scratch. 

If you are installing the program on a hard disk, the install 
program will create the directory you specify if it does not 
already exist.  If the directory exists and there is an old 
version of MVSP in that directory you will be asked if you wish 
to delete the old files; if you want to keep the old version you 
will have to specify a new directory, otherwise the install 
program will automatically replace the old files.  

The install program will next check to see if there is enough 
room on the disk for MVSP.  If there is not enough room you will 
be prompted to try another disk or clear some space.  If you have 
only 5" double density disks (360k) you will not be able to 
automatically install the program.  However, you can manually 
extract the MVSPSHAR.EXE file from the MVSPSH.EXE archive 
(see below); this will just fit on a 360k disk, but you will not 
have the help files available or be able to display graphics. 

Once the preliminaries are finished the program will start 
decompressing the files and copying them to the appropriate 
place.  It will also attempt to determine the type of video 
adapter present in your computer so that the appropriate graphics 
driver file (which provides the interface between MVSP and your 
graphics hardware) can be copied.  You will be asked if the 
installation program's guess is correct or whether to try another 
type.  Generally this guess is accurate and should be accepted.  
The exceptions are when you have an AT&T 6300 or Compaq Portable 
III or 386 with 640x400 line resolution, which the install 
program cannot detect, or if you are installing the program on a 
disk that will be used on another computer. 

The installation program will only install one video .BGI driver 
file to match your graphics hardware.  If you install a different 
graphics board you may need to re-install MVSP.  You could also 
extract the appropriate .BGI driver from the archive file 
manually.  All printer drivers will be installed the first time. 

Once the program has been installed you may run it as described 
in the manual under "Starting the program".  When you are at the 
main menu choose the "Program defaults" option to customize the 
program and save any changed defaults.  In particular you may 
wish to change the screen colours and the location of the data 
files.  These and other options may be changed at any time. 

MANUAL INSTALLATION: 
MVSP is distributed in a self-decompressing file created using 
software distributed by PKWARE, Inc.  This is an archive file 
that contains a number of separate files in compressed form.  The 
file is executable (with an .EXE extension) and automatically 
decompresses the archived files when they are run.  For instance, 
if the self-decompressing file is called MVSP1.EXE, typing 
"MVSP1" at the DOS prompt will cause all the files in that 
archive to be extracted and placed in the current directory.  A 
listing of the files in an archive file may be obtained by adding 
a "-v" after the command (e.g. MVSP1 -v for the example in the 
original manual). 

To install the program manually you will first need to create a 
directory on your hard disk or insert a blank floppy disk in your 
second disk drive and log on to that drive\directory.  Next, 
place the MVSP distribution disk in the first floppy drive and 
run the self-decompressing program on that disk.  Here is a list 
of the files contained in the self-decompressing file: 

MVSPSH.EXE 
 mvspshar.exe   - main program file for shareware version 
 mvsp.hlp       - file of help screens 
 mvsp.txt       - documentation for shareware version 
 vendor.txt     - vendor & distribution information
 register.txt   - registration form
 sitelic.txt    - site licence agreement
 versions.txt   - improvements and bug fixes
 mvsp22.txt     - new features in version 2.2
 files.lst      - list of files
 *.bgi          - a variety of video and printer graphics drivers 
 *.mvs          - example data files 

