Echo On is a small, powerful file utility which gives you all of the tools that you need to organize the files on your system.  It provides quick, intuitive access to all of the standard copy and move functions, as well as added features including file searching, file attributing, disk formatting and
copying to multiple targets.  Echo On also offers zipping and unzipping capabilities using the Pkzip program.  It has complete online Help which utilizes screen shots and pop up boxes to give you the information you need more rapidly and make using Help less tedious.

\* During installation of Echo On no System files are altered
   or written to.

\*.*
Echo On is a technical application with a serious approach to file management.  We do not offer pretty pictures or huge buttons with graphics attached.  Instead we approach file management in a straight forward manner utilizing our design features and your imagination. If you are not comfortable with learning your system or trying to master your system then this application may not be for you.  To best utilize this program a good working knowledge of files and directory structures is recommended but not required. 
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Features include:
* Interface based on a "Source" and "Target" method for easy
  navigation and a visually acurate display of your system;
* Single-click directory change; 
* Right mouse-click pop-up menu for frequently used menu items;
* Quick and easy copying, moving, deleting and renaming of files;
* Comprehensive file searching;
* Control over file attributes;
* Formatting of disks directly from the program;
* Copying files to multiple destinations with one click;
* Copying and moving files to multiple disks;
* Copying entire directory structures to different locations;
* A directory comparison window that allows you to immediately
  update backup files;
* Ability to View text and graphics files, listen to WAV audio 
  files, and execute EXE files with just a double-click;
* User-defined text editor and graphics viewer for viewing text
  and graphics files;
* Zipping and unzipping capabilities using the Pkzip program,
  including viewing and manipulating files within a zip file;
* Back up entire directory strutures or files to floppy disk 
  using Pkzip Span disk Options;
* Pkzip Set up Options for control over the zipping and 
  un-zipping process.

A Ziff Davis Interactive review calls this program "an excellent file-management utility. ... Echo On is not only powerful it makes file handling much easier via its visual interface and well designed features."  

You will need to have the VBRUN300.DLL file installed in your 
Windows\System directory in order for Echo On to run and before you can run the Echo On setup program.  You will also need to
have the the PkZip program installed on your system in order
to use the zipping and unzipping portion of Echo On.  The PkZip
self-extracting file is PKZ204G.EXE.  From this EXE, Echo On 
uses Pkzip.exe, Pkunzip.exe, Pkzipfix.exe, and Zip2exe.exe. 

Please ensure these files are in your path.  These files are not furnished as part of the Echo On Program.  They can be obtained from most online services and BBSs or from the KnowWare web page at http://www.pioneer.net/~knoware/.

After extracting the echo-v43.zip file, you should see the following files:

[*] - Windows file and may already exsist on your system
{*} - Unique to Echo On program

                to be installed to
{*}_echo.pi_     "              "  >> \windows\_echo.pif
[*]cmdialog.vb_  "              "  >> \windows\system\cmdialog.vbx
[*]compress.ex_  "              "  >> \windows\compress.exe
[*]ddeml.dl_     "              "  >> \windows\system\ddeml.dll
{*}dosit.dl_     "              "  >> \windows\system\dosit.dll
{*}echo_id.diz   "              "  >> \knowware\echo_id.diz
{*}echo-on.ex_   "              "  >> \knowware\echo-on.exe
{*}echo-on.hl_   "              "  >> \knowware\echo-on.hlp
{*}echo-on.wr_   "              "  >> \knowware\echo-on.wri
{*}echocomp.pi_  "              "  >> \windows\echocomp.pif
{*}excel.wa_     "              "  >> \knowware\excel.wav
[*]expand.ex_    "              "  >> \windows\expand.exe
{*}fmodem.vb_    "              "  >> \windows\system\fmodem.vbx
{*}frespace.dll  "              "  >> \windows\system\frespace.dll
[*]mmsystem.dl_  "              "  >> \windows\system\mmsystem.dll
{*}readme.txt (this file)
{*}setup.exe
[*]shell.dl_     "              "  >> \windows\system\shell.dll
[*]threed.vb_    "              "  >> \windows\system\threed.vbx
[*]vbctl3d.vb_   "              "  >> \windows\system\vbctl3d.vbx
[*]ver.dll       "              "  >> \windows\system\ver.dll

To load Echo On onto your system, go to the File menu 
of your Windows Program Manager and choose Run.  Choose 
the Echo On setup.exe file from the directory or disk 
and click on OK.  The setup program will load all the 
necessary files onto your system and create a Windows 
program group for Echo On. This is a 16-bit version of 
Echo On which will also run on Windows 95.  To load Echo On 
in Windows 95, choose Run from Start and run setup.exe.

After installation of Echo On is complete please read the Echo On 
Readme by double clicking its icon. There is also a "Getting 
Started" menu item located in the program's Help menu as well as
a "How to use this Program" item.

Echo On may be distributed freely, as long as no fee is charged 
for the distribution and all of the files listed above are included
with the program, but it may in no way be bundled with or included 
into another program without obtaining prior written permission 
from the author.

Echo On is a shareware program produced by KnowWare in 
Waldport, Oregon.  Go to our home page at http://www.pioneer.net/~knoware for all of our most recent software.

KnowWare can be contacted by email at knoware@pioneer.net;
by mail at PO Box 2366 Waldport, OR 97394; 
or by phone at (541) 528-7570.

This software is provided as-is.  There are no warranties, 
expressed or implied.