AxMan v3.12 (Official Release) -- 
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  AxMan is a Win95/98/WinNT application that can split any file into pieces.

  AxMan takes care of all of the overhead of cutting a file into pieces: 
   - Splits the file into pieces
   - Writes them anywhere you want
   - Restores the file from anywhere
   - Restores the file to anywhere you want

  If you have any questions, please send e-mail to support@mosaicware.com.

License
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  Please read the accompanying License.txt file before using this program.

IMPORTANT NOTICE
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  Please be aware that files split with AxMan 3.xx can only be restored
  with AxMan 3.xx.  This is because it was necessary to make an axman file
  format change to support file sizes greater than 4.2 Gb. AxMan 3.xx is 
  fully backward compatible, however, and can restore files split with any
  previous version.


REGISTRATION
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  AxMan costs just $15 (U.S.)* to register,  Registering AxMan entitles you to 
  free bug fixes, new minor releases, along with automatic notification (via 
  email only) when these are available.  AxMan v3.11 has no feature limitations, 
  and never expires.  However, it does embed advertisements within it.. It also, 
  includes one of those annoying nag screens reminding you that you are using 
  an unregistered version.  Both of these annoyances can be removed by
  registering your copy.

  Included with this version of AxMan, is AxManRestore, which is a restore-only
  version of AxMan.  AxManRestore is considered to be a free product which you
  automatically obtain the rights to, and which you may freely distribute
  to others.

  You can register on-line at 
  https://www.regnow.com/softsell/nph-softsell.cgi?item=1021-2

  or by Fax at
  Fax Number: 425-392-0223

  When ordering by fax, you MUST provide the following information:
  - You wish to register AxMan
  - First Name
  - Last Name
  - Company
  - Street address
  - City
  - State / Province
  - Zip / Postal Code
  - Country
  - Phone number
  - Email address (This is the address that your registration code should be sent to)
  - Quantity
  - Name on card
  - Type of credit card (Visa, Mastercard, Amercian Express, and Discover(Novus) accepted)
  - Card Number
  - Expiration Date (Month and Year)


  or you can find out more registration possibilites by visiting the Mosaic Software Solutions
  order page at
  http://www.mosaicware.com/order.htm

  or you can inquire by email by sending your questions to sales@mosaicware.com.

  * - These prices are only guaranteed until 04/30/2000


Acknowledgements
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  We would like to thank everyone out there (you know who you are!) who has
  taken the time to send in bugs, comments, or suggestions. It is these
  responses that help direct AxMan to the future.  Thanks!

  In particular, the following people deserve special recognition for their
  support, suggestions, testing, bug reports, and work: Dennette Fend 
  (Sweetheart), Mike Mariani (The awesome graphic artist), John Sivak 
  (John Boy), and Augustus B. Lake (Bau - Email us again sometime!).

  Also, we are indebted to the Info-Zip group.  AxMan incorporates 
  compression code from the Info-ZIP group. There are no extra charges or 
  costs due to the use of this code, and the original compression sources are
  freely available from http://www.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/ or 
  ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/ on the Internet.  We will also, upon request, 
  mail you the Info-Zip sources if you send a self-addressed stamped envelope to 
  the address specified for registering this product by mail.

AxMan Features 
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  - AxMan can split any file, regardless of type, size or long filename.

  - AxMan can zip and unzip files

  - AxMan can split multiple files either as single zipped file or individually
    in batch mode

  - AxMan can automatically write the split file pieces to a floppy disk. There is
    no need to run AxMan and then copy the pieces to floppy disks manually.

  - AxMan does not require that the disks be empty.  Unlike Microsoft Backup
    and other utilities, AxMan does not require that the disks that it is
    splitting the file to be empty.  Instead, AxMan will fit as much onto
    each disk as it can.

  - AxMan supports drag 'n drop operations

  - AxMan can split to predefined sizes

  - AxMan can re-create any single piece of a split set

  - AxMan can include a restore version (AxManRestore.exe) when splitting that
    will restore the split files without AxMan being installed.

  - AxMan can calculate a checksum for each piece to guarantee the integrity
    of all AxMan files.

  - AxMan restores the file for you. 

  - AxMan if fully customizable.

  - AxMan can split files into any size pieces.

  - AxMan can analyze existing ".axman" files.

  - AxMan allows for a "right-click" in Explorer on a file to "send to" 
    AxMan for splitting.

  - AxMan registers its ".axman" file extension so you can "double-click" on
    an existing ".axman" split file in Explorer to start the restore procedure.

  - Simple and easy to use graphical interface. 

  - AxMan can automatically remove the files being split or restored.

  - AxMan can prompt to format all the floppy disks that it writes to 

  - AxMan can split the file into "Non-AxMan" format pieces.  This allows 
    users to restore the pieces on Non Windows 95/NT platforms.  Ex. DOS 
    users can restore using "copy /B" and Unix users can restore using "cat".
    This option will also minimize on disk space used. AxMan can restore
    this split type, however, remember, when splitting to non-AxMan format,
    AxMan will not be able to verify that pieces are being put together 
    in the correct order, how many pieces there are total, etc.

  - AxMan can write a batch file to restore the file when the "Non-AxMan" 
    split option is chosen.

  - AxMan can generate 8.3 compliant file names when splittin to Non-AxMan
    format

  - AxMan has full keyboard support


Installation
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AxMan v3.11 comes with full installation and deinstallation support. 
To install AxMan, simply unzip the package (which you had to do to read this 
file), and run the install.exe.  That's it! To uninstall, select Start Menu, 
then Settings, then Control Panel, then add/remove Programs, then AxMan.  
That's it!

Changes in AxMan v2.10 (Official Release)
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  - Fixed problem with restoring files split with AxMan v1.02
  - Fixed problem with splitting to same dir as file and including AxManRestore
  - Clean up
  - Fixed problem with AxMan not removing last split (when option is set) when restoring
  - Fixed problem with send to and double-click not showing up properly in edit boxes
  - Added html based help files which can be accessed through the help menu

Changes in AxMan v2.11 (Official Release)
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  - Fixed problem with starting help when Netscape is the default browser

Changes in AxMan v2.12 (Official Release)
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  - Fixed problem with Send To on WinNT.  Previously the file name would not appear
    in the edit box correctly.
  - Fixed problem with determining the amount of free space on partitions with more than
    2 Gb of disk space.

Changes in AxMan v2.20 (Beta 1)
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  - Fixed problem with Axman creating batch restore file even when splitting to NonAxMan 
    format is no longer selected as an option.
  - Added predefined sizes option
  - Added option to select user defined sizes in either bytes, Kilobytes, or Megabytes
  - Enhanced keyboard support

Changes in AxMan 2.20 (Beta 2)
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  - Option to only have AxMan alert you when a file fails the verification
    test (No more saying "ok" to every file in the set).
  - Option to create 8.3 compliant file names when splitting to non-axman format
  - Further enhancements to keyboard support

Changes in AxMan 2.20 (Official Release)
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  - Improved performance by 20%
  - Updated help files
  - Fixed rare problem that caused spans to not work properly
  - Fixed problem with disk spanning in which AxMan did not use the last <= 4k of each disk
  - Fixed rare problem that could cause AxMan to crash when exiting AxMan
  - Fixed problem with generating 8.3 compliant names
  - Clean up and final mods needed for releasing

Changes in AxMan 2.21 (Beta 1)
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  - Fixed problem with edit boxes (certain keys would not work)
  - Added error codes to all possible errors for quick problem resolution
  - Fixed problem with combo boxes on split dialog losing values when switching between tabs

Changes in AxMan 2.21 (Official Release)
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  - Fixed problem that caused Send To on NT to bring up the filename in 8.3 format.
  - Enhanced help files (There is now a FAQ!)
  - Fixed problem that caused AxMan to spin endlessly when attempting to restore a bad file.
  - Clean up and final modifications for releasing.

Changes in AxMan 3.00 (Beta 1)
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  - Added Zip support
  - Added Unzip support
  - Added multi-file split support
  - Added toolbar
  - Added capability to specify name that files are split to
  - Added capability to specify name of the restored file

Changes in AxMan 3.00 (Beta 2)
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  - Re-Added thread support for split, restore, and verify
  - Fixed window size opening for all 640x480 and 800x600
  - Enhanced Icons
  - Changed tabs to push buttons
  - Fixed problem that caused invalid errors indicating that restore directory
    did not exist
  - Fixed problem that caused AxManRestore.exe to not be copied when selected

Changes in AxMan 3.00 (Beta 3)
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  - Added ability to restore file without having to select last file first
  - Added ability to create any specified single piece of a split set
  - Added mfc42.dll as part of the install
  - Fixed problem that caused invalid restore file entry error when restoring
    from a floppy disk
  - Fixed problem that caused inaccurate display of current file restore progress
  - Fixed problem with F1 key returning can't find axman.hlp file

Changes in AxMan 3.00 (Beta 4)
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  - Added multi-file batch splitting support (splitting each file separately)
  - Added drag 'n drop support
  - Added initial support for splitting files > 4.2 Gb in size.  Please note
    the following caveats: cannot zip a file > 4.2 Gb, the split size must still
	be 4.2 Gb or less, cannot re-create a single split piece that starts more 
	than 4.2 Gb into the file, and cannot split the file into more than 4.2 billion
	pieces.  Support for all but the last one will be added in future releases.
  - Updated help files
  - Added msvcrt.dll as part of the install
  - Enhanced advanced options to be part of tabbed dialog
  - Enhanced error checking for missing values

Changes in AxMan 3.00 (Beta 5)
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  - Fixed problem that caused some users to not see entire split window
  - Added "state" to window - AxMan will now restore itself to the same
    size and position that it was before it was closed.
  - Removed mfc42.dll and msvcrt.dll from install - they're now statically linked.

Changes in AxMan 3.00 (Official Release)
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  - Added Zip options - can now specify zip temp directory
  - Added options for selecting which progress indicators to use
  - Improved auto-fill values for restore - no longer must specify
    last file in split set
  - Set zip extract directory to be same as restore destination directory
  - Added right-click in Explorer options: Restore and Auto-Restore Here
  - Enhanced status messages and error messages to include file name information
  - Fixed problem with restoring files when not selecting the last file first
  - Fixed problem with specifying target filenames with extensions and selecting zip option.
    (Ivalid split file entry error)
  - Fixed problem with restoring files split with pre-AxMan 3.00 Beta4
  - Fixed problem with removing temp zip file
  - Fixed problem with single piece creation that was introduced in 4.2 Gb support

Changes in AxMan 3.01 (Official Release)
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  - Fixed misspelling of "Registration" on Registration dialog box.
  - Fixed problem with specifying subdirectories on removable media targets
  - Fixed problem with creating multiple levels of subdirectories that do not already exist.
  - Fixed problem with displaying progress status during the restore and verification of
    large files.
  - Fixed problem with cancelling out of Verify when AxMan is requesting next disk.
  - Fixed problem that caused AxMan to not recognize registration information until restarted.
  - Fixed problem with help files titles starting with "What happened to"
  - Removed ability to specify Target File Names that are not 8.3 compliant when the split 
    option to generate 8.3 compliant names has been specified (fixes user errors).
  - Fixed problem which resulted in some NT user profiles not able to recognize AxMan as
    registered.  Please note: If a user cannot write to the registry then they will NOT be
	able to save custom settings.
  - Fixed several problems with generating 8.3 compliant names

Changes in AxMan 3.02 (Official Release)
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 - Added missing dll's to the install (Window's system files)

Changes in AxMan 3.10 (Official Release)
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 - Added ability to customize predefined split sizes
 - Removed 30 day expiration
 - Modified look and feel of main split window and analyze window
 - Fixed problem with requiring that AxMan extension (.axman) be in lower case
 - Enhanced installation.  Help files are now optional and system files are installed
   correctly to the windows system directory.
 - Modified default search directory for files to be "C:\"

Changes in AxMan 3.11 (Official Release)
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 - Fixed problem with including AxManRestore on last disk
 - Modified nag dialog title to reflect unlimited demo time
 - Fixed problem with restore option to remove split files after restoring
 - Fixed problem with auto-format each disk failing after first disk
 
 Changes in AxMan 3.12 (Official Release)
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 - Fixed problem with AxMan reporting incorrect number of disks necessary
 - Removed ads from main build and replaced with 30 day expiration
 - Fixed problem with creating directory if does not exist during restore


REPORTING BUGS
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  If you experience an uncaught exception, General Protection Fault (GPF),
  or something you believe is a bug, please send e-mail to support@mosaicware.com.

  Please do not assume someone else will report it.  We will try to resolve
  reported bugs as quickly as possible.  However, we can't resolve bugs that
  are not reported.

  Please describe the problem in as much detail as possible. In your
  e-mail message, please include the following information:

     - the version of AxMan (as shown in the About dialog box)
     - the error message you received (if any)
     * the error number reported in the title of the message box
       (should read as "AxMan - Error ###")
     - a short description of what happened.
    - the operating system and version of your system

     * - Most important

  Note that if a disk that contains a ".axman" file becomes corrupt, there 
  is nothing we can do to help you recover/restore the file.  Instead you
  may want to check into some of the many popular disk utilities.


COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS
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  We always welcome any comments or suggestions.  If you have any suggestions
  on how we may improve the product, let us know.  There is a very good 
  chance that it will be added in the next version.
  Please send all comments and suggestions to suggestions@mosaicware.com.
