README.DOC                                             November 1996


    This archive contains JAR shareware version 1.01 BETA_2 TEST.

    This is a TEST version of JAR.  Any or all features may change between
    now and the final release.  Please report any bugs that you find to
    ARJ Software.

    The non-evaluation use of JAR in a business, commercial, government or
    institutional environment requires a license.  An official release of
    JAR will probably take several weeks at the least.

    This software as originally released by the author came "sealed" in an
    ARJ self-extracting archive with an ARJ-SECURITY envelope to prevent
    tampering.  Re-archival of this software will destroy this security
    feature "seal".


    MAJOR FEATURES OF JAR INCLUDE:

    Native DOS, Windows 95, and Windows NT support.

    The ability to process and archive over 50,000 files at one time.

    JAR provides excellent file compression in terms of resulting archive
    size and speed.  Compared to the popular archivers, PKZIP, RAR, UC2, and
    ARJ, JAR provides typically better compression.

    JAR has the option to create multiple volume archives with one command
    making JAR useful for making backups to multiple floppies or archiving a
    very large file to several floppies without "SLICE"ing. JAR can also
    concatenate multiple volumes into one volume.

    A myriad of commands and options to provide outstanding flexibility in
    archiver usage.


    THIS ARCHIVE CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING FILES:

    JAR101B.EXE  - An ARJ-SECURE "sealed" ARJ self-extracting archive
                   containing the following files:

                   FILE_ID.DIZ    - Program description file
                   README.DOC     - This file
                   AGENTS.DOC     - List of authorized ARJ and JAR agents
                   CREDIT.CRD     - Form for handling credit card orders
                   ERRORS.DOC     - Description of JAR error messages
                   JAR.CFG        - Default JAR configuration file
                   JAR.DOC        - Reference manual for JAR
                   JAR16.EXE      - JAR DOS executable program
                   JAR32.EXE      - JAR Win 32 bit executable program
                   JAR_C.COM      - JAR DOS encryption module
                   JAR_C.DLL      - JAR Win 32 bit encryption module
                   INTRO.DOC      - Help file for new users
                   LICENSE.DOC    - License policy for JAR
                   ORDERFRM.DOC   - Order form for JAR
                   REARJ.CFG      - Default REARJ configuration file for JAR
                   REARJ.DOC      - REARJ user manual
                   REARJ.EXE      - Archive conversion utility
                   TESTJAR.BAT    - Batch file to test system compatibility
                   TECHNOTE.DOC   - Technical information about JAR
                   WHY_JAR.DOC    - Description of advantages of JAR
                   WHATSNEW.DOC   - Changes to JAR from first BETA
                   JARBACK.BAT    - Sample batch file to backup a drive
                   JARINCR.BAT    - Batch file to incrementally backup a drive
                   JARREST.BAT    - Batch file to restore a drive
                   SAMPLE.J       - Sample JAR-SECURED archive
                   CONVPROT.BAT   - Batch file to convert archive protection

    NOTE: The export version of JAR does NOT contain the encryption modules,
    JAR_C.COM and JAR_C.DLL, per USA export regulations.

    To install the JAR software, simply copy JAR16.EXE, JAR32.EXE, JAR.CFG,
    JAR_C.COM, and JAR_C.DLL to one of the directories named in your DOS
    PATH statement found in your AUTOEXEC.BAT such as C:\DOS.

    *** WARNING:  This is a preliminary JAR TEST VERSION and possibly
    *** contains program bugs.  Use caution with its use.

    end of readme.doc