Dear Computer Abuser.. ..er, I mean User:

The EXPRESS full screen editor on this disk is NOT A TOY. It is a full
featured screen editor with all the commands the 'big boys' have, plus
several unique features that make it a must on everybody's system disk.

SPECIAL FEATURES

Just to get your attention in the first 100 words: EXPRESS includes a
built in macro key translator and editor for reducing long tedious
operations to a single key. Macro definitions can be saved to a disk
file for later use.

EXPRESS also can access files in any user area (can your current editor
be executed from A12: to edit a file in B2: and include into the text a
file from A15:???) Other features include a built in DIR command that
shows disk capacity and file sizes (of files in any user area, of
course), a built in TYPE command (that TYPEs files in any user area, get
the picture?)

EXPRESS can be installed on any CP/M 2.2 system with at least 48k of
memory and a terminal with direct cursor addressing. Installation for
different systems is as simple as picking a name from a menu (or adding
your own entry to the menu if you have something really obscure.)



EXPRESS is not a word processor; it was not written for secretaries
(although they could grow just as fond of it if given the chance).
EXPRESS was written BY programmers FOR programmers and it shows. Extra
effort was taken to assure fast operation, efficient use of memory,
flexibility, configurablity, and of course power.

The Search routines, for instance, went through several different ideas
and implementations before we finally settled on the fastest. The
standard BYTE searching benchmark now runs faster with EXPRESS on a 4Mhz
Z80 than it runs with the Turbo Pascal(tm) editor running on an 8 Mhz
80186!! The scrolling has been optimized as well; while it is not up to
the memory mapped speeds of some 'hardware specific' editors  on the
market, it is much faster than Turbo or WordStar(tm).



EXPRESS Version 1.0 is a preliminary and limited implementation
of the EXPRESS full screen editor and is distributed without
charge, as a sample intended to introduce users to the power and
potential of the EXPRESS full screen editor. Version 1.0 does not
contain all the enhancements of Version 2.0. Those functions which
were not implemented in Version 1.0 are indicated on the command page
with a (#). A brief list of the version 2.0 enhancements follows:

	* Full use  of 32 user areas

	* Edit files any size (not just limited to memory size)

        * ERASE, COPY and RENAME implemented

        * unlimited number of macro key definitions

        * size of marked text block limited only by memory size

        * full, dynamic (as you type) wordwrap

        * fully definable tab stops

        * Literal or "case ignoring" search

You are authorized and encouraged to freely copy and distribute copies
of EXPRESS Version 1.0 to friends and bulletin boards. We believe that
you should be allowed to use and appreciate a software package before
having to spend any of your hard-earned money. We must insist that
EXPRESS not be distributed for financial gain.


As software users ourselves, we also believe that current software
prices are much too high for the average computer user. Because of
this, we are selling EXPRESS version 2.0 for only $34.95, POSTAGE AND
HANDLING INCLUDED (in USA).

EXPRESS Version 2.0 may be purchased by sending a check or money order
for $34.95  (postage and handling included) to the address listed
below. In return, you will receive a disk containing Version 2.0 (or
the latest version), the full printed documentation and any recent
user news. You will also be placed on our list of registered users.
Further information may be obtained from:


        TCI
        17733 205th Ave. NE
        Woodinville, Washington 98072


      EXPRESS (c) Copyright 1984, 1985 Cecil and Laine Stump
      all rights reserved.

NOTE: documentation for EXPRESS is contained in EXPRESSn.DOC. Yes, it
has text formatter commands, but no, unfortunately they are not ROFF
commands. This gives you a superb opportunity to practice your editing
skills (and play around with ROFF, which we feel is a very powerful
text formatter).
