1. Purpose
To automate and simplify running AUTOSIG version 6.8a (and earlier versions)
under Microsoft Windows version 3.x.


2. Contents

The following files are included in ATOWIN.ZIP:

ATO.PIF
ATO.ICO

ATOPASS1.PIF
ATOPASS1.ICO

ATOPASS2.PIF
ATOPASS2.ICO


3. Description

AUTOSIG is a DOS program that runs successfully under Microsoft Windows version
3.x. Such programs can often run without a Program Information File, but
Windows' default settings are seldom optimal; they may reserve more RAM for the
program than it really needs, for example, and some programs have special
requirements that are not provided for in the default settings. So it is often
desirable to run a DOS program using a PIF tailor-made for it.

ATO.PIF is tailor-made for AUTOSIG. It contains settings that enable ATO to run
not only in the foreground but also in the background while conducting an AUTO
pass or transferring files to or from a forum library (in 386 Enhanced Mode
only). ATO.ICO is a Windows icon that can be assigned to AUTOSIG using the
"Properties" line on Windows's File menu.

ATOPASS1.PIF enables you to start AUTOSIG with an immediate AUTO 1 pass.
ATOPASS2.PIF does the same but with an immediate AUTO 2 pass. Associated icons
are provided for those who want to add these PIFs to their Windows desktops.

Each PIF has settings for Windows' Standard/Real mode and for 386 Enhanced mode.


4. Instructions

Copy the six files listed above into your WINDOWS directory.

Use Windows' PIF Editor to change settings as needed to suit your system and
your preferences. For example, if you run Windows in Standard or Real mode and
your modem is connected to the COM2 serial port instead of COM1, you will need
to change the "Directly Modifies" section of each ATO PIF you use.

If you have not added AUTOSIG to your Windows desktop already, do so now,
following the procedures given in the manual for Windows or for any program you
use in place of PROGMAN.EXE, such as Norton Desktop for Windows. (Where these
instructions get specific, they refer to PROGMAN menus and boxes.) In the
"Command Line" box, enter ATO.PIF--not AUTOSIG.EXE.

If AUTOSIG is already on your Windows desktop, select it, invoke the
"Properties" line of the File menu, and enter ATO.PIF in the "Command Line" box.
Before trying to add the ATO icon, save the new Command Line setting by clickingon the "OK" button.

Now click on the "Change Icon" button and type ATO.ICO in the "File Name" box.
Save the new setting by clicking "OK" twice.

If you want to add either or both of the AUTO-pass PIFs and icons, repeat this
procedure with the remaining files.