December, 1996 

  Dear User:

  FR_GRAM2.ZIP, which you now have, is a small collection of files that 
  includes (or relates to) my FRGRAM2.EXE TSR, Version 2 of Basic French  
  Grammar in Hypertext.  This new shareware version, unlike my earlier 
  version (FRGRAM1.EXE) is the same complete presentation of all of the 
  basic French grammar components that anyone who registers this software 
  will receive.  You are, however, indeed encouraged to register this TSR 
  by completing the order form - REGISTFG.DOC - which is part of the ZIP
  file that you downloaded or received from another party.  As a gentle
  reminder to register, the opening screen of the shareware version is 
  the screen to which you are always returned when you press the Home key.

  FRGRAM2 - French Grammar in Hypertext: a TSR - is a DOS-based program 
  that the author had often wished for.  It is now available in DEMO and 
  registered versions.  Indeed any computing individual who is involved
  and/or interested in mastering more than the basics of French Grammar, 
  via an interactive glossary, may wish to review and evaluate this TSR.  
  When installed from a hard drive, FRGRAM2 will remain hidden until you 
  call it by pressing a hotkey combination (Ctrl+G). (To install FRGRAM2, 
  type the following characters: FRGRAM2 and then press ENTER.  A message 
  will appear to inform you that FRGRAM2 "is now resident in RAM" and the 
  appropriate hot-keys will have to be pressed to pop it onto the screen.)       

  When popped in the DOS environment, the TSR opens on the monitor screen 
  as a scrollable menu that provides access to more than 160 French gram-
  mar-related glossary items that are hyperlinked to one or more screens. 
  On the basis of these items, an additional 200 full screens or overlap-
  ping screens are likewise hyperlinked and thus accessible at the press 
  of the ENTER key when the cursor is on the appropriate link or reference.  
  (There are 425 hyperlinks in FRGRAM2 - giving you immediate access to a 
  variety of grammatical details, if or when you wish to explore such.)      

  The opening screen of FRGRAM2.EXE has a hperlink to a series of other
  screens that act as tutorial or guide.  Following but a few minutes of 
  interaction with the hypertextual guide, the user is able to navigate 
  the hypertextual French grammar.  To the word processing individual or 
  to an otherwise-involved French language learner, FRGRAM2 brings quick 
  access to illustrated answers regarding the common and basic components 
  of French grammar and other related aspects of modern-day French.

  Once a glossary item has been accessed - via a hyperlink -, the user is 
  often able to press the PageDown key to continue browsing one or several 
  additional screens.  After viewing that one or several pertinent screens,
  the user may press PageUp once or more times to return to the main menu.   
  The REGISTERED USER, as mentioned above, may return to the main menu at
  any time simply by pressing the HOME key.

  The link labeled "tour", which appears in the opening screen, may be of
  interest to some if not all users of FRGRAM2.  It consists of a series 
  of common questions that anyone learning French may wonder about.  The 
  answers are accessed hypertextually, since they are part of the content 
  of the TSR. 

  Information regarding registration and the cost of FRGRAM2.EXE and that 
  of other items is in the REGISTFG.DOC file.  An order form is likewise 
  available and printable when you PageDown after accessing the opening
  screen of FRGRAM2. (To print the form, after having accessed the screen, 
  press the ESCape key and then select the print option from the pull-
  down menu.) 

  Before attempting to install and view FRGRAM2, at the DOS prompt type 
  this: FG2GUIDE, press ENTER and then read that text also. (And now, 
  finally, a reminder: install FRGRAM2.EXE from your hard drive - 
  NOT FROM a diskette.)

  Good luck!  =  Bonne chance!

  Once again, thank you. =  Encore une fois, merci.

  BGP   

  P.S.

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   ³  While FRGRAM2 deals with some aspects of French verbs, another TSR  ³
   ³  - authored likewise by B. Philippon - that focuses on regular and   ³
   ³  irregular verbs is available from America Online in the Teacher's   ³
   ³  Education Network forum (TEN): in the Foreign Language directory.   ³
   ³  There the TSR is listed as FR_VRBS2.ZIP. You are invited to down-   ³
   ³  load the file and evaluate that TSR too.  To make your perusal of   ³
   ³  FRVERBS2 easier, should you decide to download it (i.e., FR_VRBS1.  ³
   ³  ZIP), I am including, in this FR_GRAM2.ZIP, my FV2_HELP.EXE which   ³
   ³  will give you a guided tour of FRVERBS2. Although the guide is not  ³
   ³  a TSR, it is somewhat hypertextual. To load it, at the DOS prompt   ³ 
   ³  type: FV2_HELP and press ENTER.  And enjoy that exploration too!    ³
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