FS6IPC.DLL version 6.1.0 -- README.TXT
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FS6IPC.DLL is a FREEWARE add-on module for use with Microsoft(R) Flight
Simulator(tm) 95 (FS95) or 98 (FS98).  FS6IPC.DLL allows other applications
to access the simulator's state data while the simulator is running.  

As of July 1997, the following programs use FS6IPC.DLL:
  - CoPilot from Abacus, by Peter Jacobson (commercial software)
  - NAV, by Ted Wright (freeware)
  - GPS, by David Drouin (freeware)
  

* Contents
  - Installing FS6IPC.DLL
  - Uninstalling FS6IPC.DLL
  - What's New?
  - Technical Notes
  - How to Contact the Author
  - Getting the Latest Version of FS6IPC.DLL
  - Disclaimer
  - Redistribution Terms
  - Copyright
    
      
Installing FS6IPC.DLL
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To install, run the Install.exe program which comes with FS6IPC.DLL.  The
Install program checks the Windows registry for the location of your Flight
Simulator directory.  Install then looks for a previously installed version
of FS6IPC.DLL.  If the previously installed version of FS6IPC.DLL is
newer, Install keeps it.  Otherwise, Install copies the new version into
your Flight Simulator MODULES subdirectory.

NOTE:  If you want to force Install to use a Flight Simulator directory
other than the one listed in the Windows registry, you can specify your
preferred directory on the Install command line.  For example,

  Install c:\mygames\fs6


Uninstalling FS6IPC.DLL
-------------------------

To remove FS6IPC.DLL from your system, simply go to your Flight Simulator
MODULES subdirectory and delete it.  


What's New?
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As of version 6.1.0, FS6IPC.DLL is compatible with both FS95 and FS98.

As of version 6.0.1, the features originally found in FSASMLIB.DLL 6.0.0
are now in three separate modules.  The new modules are:

* FSASMLIB.DLL   FSASM Scenery Object Library
* FS6IPC.DLL     Flight Data Recorder
* FS6IPC.DLL     Interprocess Communication for CoPilot, NAV, GPS, etc.

All three modules are available from the FSASM web page.


Technical Notes
---------------

* Disabling the Modules menu item

If want to remove the Modules menu item from the Flight Simulator menu, use
a text editor, such as NOTEPAD, to edit or create a file named MODULES.CFG
in your Flight Simulator directory.  Then insert the following lines at the
top of the file:

[Common]
AddMenuItem=0


How to Contact the Author
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You may contact the author of FS6IPC.DLL via email:

* Adam Szofran
    Internet:    zof@halcyon.com
    Compuserve:  >INTERNET:zof@halcyon.com


Getting the Latest Version of FS6IPC.DLL
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The latest version of FS6IPC.DLL may be obtained from the FSASM web page:

    http://www.halcyon.com/zof/fsasm.html

Or via ftp from:

    ftp://ftp.halcyon.com/pub/users/zof/


Disclaimer
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FS6IPC.DLL comes with no warranty or claim of fitness or reliability. 
FS6IPC.DLL is distributed AS IS, USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.  The author of
FS6IPC.DLL has absolutely no affiliation whatsoever with Microsoft
Corporation.  Neither the authors of FS6IPC.DLL, nor Microsoft
Corporation shall be held liable for any loss of data, down time, loss of
revenue or any other direct or indirect damage or claims caused by
FS6IPC.DLL or FILES USED IN CONJUCTION with FS6IPC.DLL.


Redistribution Terms
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FS6IPC.DLL is FREEWARE, and:

* MAY NOT BE sold.

* MAY NOT BE uploaded to, nor archived in, BBSs which charge file
  download fees.

* MAY NOT BE uploaded to, nor archived in, BBSs which are partly or wholly 
  beneficially owned or operated by a commercial enterprise which is
  engaged in the sale of computer hardware or software.

* MAY NOT BE redistributed with computer hardware or software for which
  money is charged.

* MAY NOT BE redistributed by a commercial publisher in any form or under
  any pretext.  This prohibition includes but is not limited to floppy
  disks and CD-ROMs distributed with magazines or books.

* MAY NOT BE redistributed on floppy disk, CD-ROM, nor in any other printed
  or electronic storage form for which money is charged, nor as part of a
  package for which money is charged.  This prohibition includes but is not
  limited to any form of redistribution for which any type of materials or
  handling fees are charged.

* MAY NOT BE disassembled, decompiled, decomposed, decoded, nor reverse
  engineered.

Subject to the exclusions listed above, the archive containing FS6IPC.DLL
may be uploaded to BBSs and otherwise redistributed on a FREEWARE basis as
long as the original compressed archive and its contents are not modified
in any way.

THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS to the redistribution terms stated above without
the written permission of the author.


Copyright
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FS6IPC.DLL carries the following copyright:

Copyright (C) 1995-1997 by Adam Szofran.  All rights reserved.

Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
Flight Simulator is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.


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