 Files included:  Davex.update  -- This list
                  Davex.doc     -- Davex documentation
                  Davex         -- Davex main program and support files
                  Davex.help1   -- Davex help file part1
                  Davex.help2   -- Davex help file part2
                  Davex.ext     -- Davex external commands
 
 
 Instructions:
 
 All of the files are put through EXECUTIONER.  EXEC them in BASIC.
 
 IMPORTANT: EXEC the "Davex.help1" file BEFORE "Davex.help2."
            The "Davex.help2" file has commands at the end to combine
            the two files into one called "INDEXED.HELP."
 
 Use BLU 2.28 or greater to unbunny the .BQY files.
 
 The "DAVEX.EXT.BQY" file has a bug in it.  The "aliases" file was already
 included in the "DAVEX.BQY" file. So delete the "aliases.n" file that BLU
 will create.
 
 Copy the "INDEXED.HELP" file into the "HELP" directory.
 Put all the files from the "DAVEX.EXT.BQY" file in the same directory
 as the help directory and the "DAVEX" system file.
 
 Launch the DAVEX system file and you should be in your new command shell.
 
 Any question contact:     neighbor@csd4.milw.wisc.edu
 
 --- End of instructions ---
 
 
 =============================
 Davex v1.23     Release notes
 
 David A. Lyons      12-Apr-88
 =============================
 
 The following are the nontrivial changes that have been made
 to Davex since version 1.1.  (Davex v1.23 is the first
 version since 1.1 that has been distributed widely.  All
 registered users will receive v1.23.)
 
   1.  Serial numbers have been added to Davex to allow for
       $5 kickbacks (see DAVEX.DOC).
 
   2.  Most of the help is now compressed and stored in a
       single file.  This saves quite a bit of space on disk.
       Type "help topics" to see what help is available.
       (Note:  try "exec %print.help" to print out all the
       help--it will print about 70 pages.)
 
   3.  'eject' has been fixed to work with Apple's SCSI card
       (it did *not* try to format the disk as some
       disk-eject programs accidentally do; instead, it would
       just hang).
 
   4.  "Aliases" have been added.  This is a generalized
       feature that replaces all the multiple names for
       commands.  Each command has exactly ONE real name, but
       a file called "aliases" in the same directory as Davex
       allows the old names to continue working.
 
       Type "alias" to see your active aliases.  You can add
       your own aliases (or remove existing ones) by editing
       the "%aliases" file with a text editor.
 
       The alias mechanism provides simple text substitution
       before Davex checks the command line for each new
       command (after a ";").  Aliases may refer to other
       aliases.
 
   5.  The name of the old 'alias' command has changed to
       'sysalias'.  Its function is the same as before (it
       creates small SYS applications to run other SYS
       applications).  Also, the name of the old 'run'
       command has changed to 'brun'.
 
   6.  The SPACE BAR now steps the display one line at a time
       rather than stopping and starting it.  Use RETURN or
       almost any other key (but not Escape or Ctrl-C or
       Apple-Period) to let the screen resume scrolling.
 
   7.  SPACE and RETURN are acceptable responses for many
       Yes/No questions.  SPACE or RETURN always defaults to
       the "safe" choice in a particular situation.
 
   8.  Commands executed by "exec" files are no longer
       visible (or audible, if you're using a speech
       synthesizer).  Any output produced by the commands in
       the exec file still appears normally.  Also, Davex can
       accept a "startup path" telling it to execute a file
       other than "%autoexec".
 
   9.  Commas (",") are allowed after pathname parameters
       (for example, "rename file1, file2" works).  Only a
       blank was allowed previously.
 
  10.  On the Apple IIgs when ProDOS 16 has been booted,
       Davex can now launch EXE files (not just S16 files).
 
  11.  The 'what' external command has several new features.
 
  12.  'setdate' external command added for users without
       clock cards.
 
  13.  'dump' external command added for displaying a file in
       hex.
 
  14.  'find' external command added for searching a file for
       all lines containing a given string.
 
  15.  'ffind' (file find) external command added for
       locating files anywhere on any disk, given any
       combination of (1) part of the name, (2) file type,
       and (3) auxiliary type.
 
  16.  'vstore' and 'vrestore' external commands added for
       storing the image of a ProDOS volume into a file (or a
       group of files on several disks).  For example, you
       can use 'vrestore' to preload your RAM disk whenever
       your power up.
 
  17.  'gsbuff' external command added (works on Apple IIgs
       only; sets serial buffer sizes)
 
  18.  'num' command added to convert bewteen decimal and
       hex.
 
  19.  'fp' external command added.  It is a simple text
       formatter that takes imbedded formatting commands
       similar to AppleWriter's.
 
  20.  'move' command added to copy a file and delete the
       original (exactly like copy -d).
 
  21.  'iw2' external command added to set ImageWriter II
       options.
 
  22.  'deschw' external command added to describe system
       hardware.
 
  23.  Old commands with new features:  'blist' can wrap
       lines,  'config' has two new options,  'du' can print
       disk usage on a single disk,  'err' can list all error
       codes,  'init' can write just the boot blocks, and
       'touch' can set and clear the backup bits on your
       files.
 
 (end of new features list)
 
 Note--If you are copying from the Davex 1.23 disk to an
 existing Davex installation, you should delete all the files
 in your old help directory first (because the single large
 file "indexed.help" replaces all of them, and more), and you
 should delete the "alias" and "run" files if they are in
 your Davex directory (because they are replaced by
 "sysalias" and "brun").
 
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