                       Maximus 3.01 beta for Win32
                       ===========================

Introduction
------------

This archive contains a beta Win32 version of the Maximus bulletin
board program.  This version of Maximus includes native-mode support
for Windows NT and Windows95.

TO USE THIS ARCHIVE, YOU MUST HAVE ALREADY INSTALLED THE DOS VERSION
OF MAXIMUS ON YOUR SYSTEM.  (The DOS files are contained in the
MAX301C.ZIP and MAX301R.ZIP archives.)

The program documentation is also included in the MAX301C.ZIP archive.

This software is released in a beta form only.  Although we are
interested in hearing about problems with this beta, Lanius
Corporation will not necessarily provide support for the Win32
version of Maximus.

We also do not guarantee that this beta will be released as an
official product.

This beta may be freely used by noncommercial users.  To use this
program in a commercial environment, you must already be licensed to
use either the DOS or the OS/2 version of the product.

Please see the product license (contained in LICENSE.DOC) to determine
if you are a commercial user.

To order a copy of Maximus for commercial use, please see ORDER.FRM.


Installation
------------

1. Install the DOS version of Maximus.

2. Copy all of the *.exe and *.dll files from this archive into
   your \MAX directory.

3. In your batch and command files, replace all references to
   "max.exe" with "maxn.exe".  You can also do this for the other
   Win32-specific Maximus utilities contained within this archive.


Notes for this release
----------------------

- Like the OS/2 version of Maximus, the Win32 version cannot run DOS
  doors.  This is a limitation of the Win32 and OS/2 file sharing
  mechanisms, rather than a problem with Maximus itself.

- Communications I/O in this release may not be optimal.  The Win32
  version uses a multithreaded communications library to communicate
  with the com port, but this has not been extensively tested.


Known problems
--------------

1) Pasting text into the Maximus console window does not work under
   Windows 95.

2) Local screen I/O is somewhat slow.  In a future release, we should
   be able to halve the time required to update the local screen.

3) CPU usage is not optimal when running in local mode.  Maximus may
   use somewhat more than its normal time slice when running in local
   mode.  This should not be a problem for remote callers.

4) Under Windows 95, you cannot run Maximus under BinkleyTerm.  That
   combination will work fine under Windows NT, but problems with
   Windows 95 itself prevent BinkleyTerm from passing the
   communications port handle to Maximus.  (However, Maximus can run
   under Windows 95 if you use WFC mode only.)


Obtaining the DOS and OS/2 versions of Maximus
----------------------------------------------

The DOS and OS/2 versions of Maximus can be found in the following
files:

max301p.zip - OS/2 executables
max301r.zip - DOS executables
max301c.zip - common executables and documentation

These files are available from the support BBS on +1-613-389-8315.

The latest version of Maximus can also be found on the SimTel and
Hobbes archive sites.  At the time of writing, these sites are:

ftp://oak.oakland.edu/SimTel/msdos/bbs/max301*
  and
ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/os2/comm/max301*


Contact information
-------------------

For more information on Maximus, please contact:

email:  sales@lanius.com        (sales inquiries)
        tech@lanius.com         (problem reports and technical support)

CompuServe:
        >INTERNET:sales@lanius.com  (sales inquiries)
        >INTERNET:tech@lanius.com   (problem reports and technical support)

BBS:    +1-613-389-8315
FAX:    +1-613-634-3058

Post:   Lanius Corporation
        777 Downing St.
        Kingston, Ont.
        CANADA  K7M 5N3

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