KnightPad HotSync Conduit
Version: 0.9.0
Release Date: 4 November 1998

Latest Version
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www: http://www.pobox.com/~birdbrain/knightpad

Files
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kpcon.dll   -The HotSync Conduit.
setup.exe   -Installer.
psapi.dll   -Support file for Installer under Windows NT.
readme.txt  -This.
future.txt  -The planned features for the future.
history.txt -The release history.


Important Info
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Please read the Warnings section below.

To install, simply type "setup" from the directory where you unpacked
    this archive.

To uninstall, simply go to the Control Panel / Add/Remove Programs, and
    select KnightPad HotSync Conduit.


Warnings
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-You must have installed at least version 0.9.3 of KnightPad for the conduit
    to do its work.  The whole truth is that you must also run it, so that it
    can upgrade the database on the handheld.
-It is generally a good idea to have ECTool shutdown/closed while hot syncing.
    Or at least close your games.  Until Andres and I can work out some sort
    of signalling mechanism, where I can tell him to reload the open files
    intelligently, ECTool has no idea that a conduit even exists.
-Please backup your files, I can not be responsible for any data that you lose.
    This is beta software and even when it does get to release 1.0.0, I still
    won't make any guarantees, but I am making every effort to make it perfect,
    as I use it every day and will certainly fix any bugs I discover and make
    my best effort to fix those you report.
-Because you can't set all the values used in ECTool from KnightPad, after
    HotSyncing new games from the Pilot to ECTool, you may wish to review
    some of the settings.  Once you have saved them in ECTool they will be
    preserved, as KnightPad knows about all of them and saves them all.
-Because ECTool has no concept of Categories, any games which are created in
    ECTool and then HotSynced to KnightPad will appear in the Unfiled category.
-Some fields have a limited size in ECTool format.  As a result, it is possible
    to enter text in KnightPad which will then be truncated.
    The scenario: Create a game on the Pilot, edit one of the fields and make
    it very large, then HotSync, update any aspect of the game in ECTool,
    HotSync again, then view the large edit field in KnightPad and the extra
    data will be gone.
-Please be aware that the orientation of the board (white at bottom or top)
    is whacky when you use the 'User pieces always at bottom' check box in
    the configuration dialog of ECTool.  I recommend leaving this unchecked
    and just using the Tool menu of the game to reverse the board to the way
    you want it.  KnightPad will respect this setting, preserve it and even
    let you change it.
-In the 'KnightPad' subdirectory under your Palm username, you should be able
    to find a '.PDB' file which is a backup of the database.  You can install
	this if your database becomes corrupt or broken, but it is updated after
	each HotSync, so you may want to back it up occasionally.


Price
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The conduit is free, but it doesn't work with anything but KnightPad.
It costs $15 to register KnightPad.

If you have not registered KnightPad the conduit will enforce the following
    limitation:

One game of unlimited moves
OR
Every game with more than five moves will be truncated.


How to Register
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Via PilotGear:
    On the web: http://www2.viaweb.com/pilotgearsw/knightpad.html
    On the phone: 800-741-9070

Directly:
    Mail check, money order or cash for $US 15.00 to this address:

    BirdBrain Systems
    P.O.Box 8192
    Fremont, CA  94537-8192

    Be sure to include your email address, name and Palm username,
    so that I can send you a registration code.


Upgrading
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Just install it over the old version.  There is absolutely no need to remove
or uninstall the previous version.


Documentation
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It's coming...


*             -kevin-            *
*  sick with the good infection  *
*      birdbrain@pobox.com       *
*  http://pobox.com/~birdbrain   *
