OVERVIEW 
	 
	Welcome to the Paper Revolution!(TM) 
 
	PaperDisk is remarkably easy to use. You select a 
number of computer files, and PaperDisk will create 
special patterns representing them. These patterns can then 
be attached to  documents, or faxed. The recipient then 
scans in these patterns with an off-the-shelf scanner, and 
PaperDisk will extract and store the original files on the 
reader's PC.   
 
	PaperDisk extends the power of digital attachments 
beyond e-mail to ordinary mail and all paper documents. 
And 95% of all information is communicated on paper, not 
electronically. 
 
	PaperDisk delivers ANY kind of computer file, and in 
its original pristine state, perfect to the last bit. If the file is 
a word processing file, then it will arise on the recipient's 
screen with all fonts, formatting and text perfect. If a 
printed document refers to information in a database or in a 
spreadsheet, PaperDisk can print those files along with the 
document.  
 
	PaperDisk can encode 200+ pages of a text document 
on a single side of a printed page. The density of 
information depends on the precision of the printer and 
scanner. 
	 
	The files themselves can be encrypted, so that no one 
can read the information on the printed page unless they 
possess the password. This makes it possible to include 
information in a report that might conventionally be left 
out because it is confidential. It also allows you to send 
faxes that are confidential, without concern about who may 
be present at the receiving end to view the fax.   
 
	PaperDisk forges the link between the most pervasive 
communication medium -- paper -- and the digital world. 
Its potential is vast: in fundamental cases, it will solve the 
ease-of-use problem with computer technology. With a 
simple scan, a user might command all the resources of the 
Internet, computer telephony and fax, electronic 
appliances, and multimedia. PaperDisk promises to become 
a ubiquitious, central technology in the digital revolution -- 
from electronic commerce, to publishing, to direct mail, to 
advertising, to electronic forms, to assisting the visually 
impaired. To find out more about PaperDisk, visit our web 
site at: 
 
	www.paperdisk.com. 
 
INSTALLATION 
 
The zip file paperdsk.zip, should, when unzipped, produce 
the following files: 
 
read1st.txt
vendor.doc 
setup.exe 
papd.z 
setup.pkg 
setup.ins 
setup.lgo 
~ins0762.lib 
 
To install, place all these files in a single directory, and run 
setup.exe from Windows. 
 
To uninstall, you should: 
	1. remove the entire contents of the PaperDisk home 
directory (which by default is c:\paperdsk) 
	2. remove the PaperDisk group (if Windows 3.1)  or 
remove the PaperDisk start menu program (if Windows 95) 
	3. and (if desired) remove the entries in win.ini 
grouped under the [PaperDisk] entry  
 
GETTING STARTED 
 
	To print a PaperDisk pattern (called a DataTile), press 
the Create DataTile button, and select the files you wish to 
encode. By default, the DataTile so created can be decoded 
by a 300 dpi , 256 gray scale scanner. It will also be narrow 
enough that it can be decoded by a hand held scanner. If 
you have in mind to use only flatbed scanners, go to the 
Data Format dialog and turn off the checkbox for hand held 
scanners. This will create DataTiles that span the width of 
the page. 
 
	Press the "Scan, decode" button. Scan in the DataTile 
at the appropriate resolution, being sure to keep a margin of 
white space of 1/4" on all sides. The scan must be 256 gray 
scale.  
 
	The "Open, decode" and "Open, decode, run" buttons 
are not functional in the shareware version: these would 
allow you to decode an image file or a fax file.  
 
	For more details, see the Getting Started section in the 
on-line help. 
 
REQUIREMENTS 
 
PC compatible, 386 or above 
Windows 3.1+, or Windows 95 
10 MB hard disk space 
4MB RAM (8MB strongly recommended) 
Supported printers: 
	300x300 dpi, 600x600 dpi, or 1200x1200 dpi laser 	
	
		printer 
	300x300 dpi or 360x360 dpi inkjet printer 
	standard fax machines 
Supported scanners: 
	TRUE 256 gray scale scanner 300, 400, or 600 dpi 	
	
		optical 
	Sheetfed (binary mode) 200+ dpi optical 
		TWAIN compliant strongly recommended 
	fax machine as scanner 
	(NOT supported: 
		most binary scanners, emulated gray scale 		
		scanners, 32 gray scale scanners, hand held 		
		scanners that attach to laptops) 

