This file contains information about ReadToMe.

The ReadToMe may be distributed, free of charge, so long as the
zipped file, of which this text file is a part, remains entact.

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ReadToMe requires:

•Windows 3.1 or later 

•At least 4MB RAM (of course, the more, the better) 

•2 MB hard disk space 

•A sound card and speakers 

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Setup Instructions: 

•Download Read2Me2.Zip. 
•Unzip Read2Me2.Zip into an empty folder, subdirectory, or disk. 
•Run Setup.exe to install ReadToMe™ on your system. 
•To setup ReadToMe™ as a "Helper App" for Netscape Navigator... 
  1.  From Netscape, choose Options|General Preferences. 
  2.  Choose the Helpers tab. 
  3.  Click on "Create New Type". 
  4.  For MIME Type enter "Book Script" and for Subtype enter "BOK". Press OK. 
  5.  For File Extensions, enter "bok". 
  6.  Check "Launch the Application" and enter the path or "browse" for ReadToMe.exe file. 


READ TO ME (TM), version - beta test .91:

Clipboard text will be loaded and read aloud automatically when you 
start the program.  You may open and have files with the txt 
extension read aloud from inside the program.

Internet Explorer(R) and Netscape(R) html pages (text) can be read 
aloud during an active internet session.

A LIBRARY of 482 individual books, may be automatically downloaded 
and read aloud after the book’s title has been selected from the 
pull-down index above the reading window.

Text may be read aloud (with menu selection) from ENGLISH or 
HAWAIIAN syntax.  

5 Talking heads can be selected as reading Companions.

Search for unlimited text.

TIPS

Line Break selection under Text can make aloud reading smoother 
under certain conditions.

Speed, Pitch, and Volume settings can be saved.

With HAWAIIAN syntax selected, words containing characters not-found 
in the Hawaiian Language will be read as English.

YOU CAN HELP:

Send Feedback e-mail to: reader1@pixi.com, informing us of any 
bugs or suggestions.

From time-to-time you can help by emailing us your custom.dic file.
This is a your custom phonetic dictionary.  These phonetic corrections
can then be included in future versions of the program.

Download the latest Beta-Test and tell us new ways you have or 
would like to use this program.

Support this work by (mentions may appear in the program) offering 
your time to build phonetic exception dictionaries, spread the word, 
and by sending donations of any size to:

Hawaii Education Literacy Project
PO Box 230
Honolulu, HI 96810-0230