HP-IDE README
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If you have any problems getting HP-IDE set up, please double-click
the HPIDE.hlp file (from the program or from Explorer) and read the 
section on setting up HP-IDE.  If you're still having troubles, 
check comp.sys.hp48 or send email to the author at the address 
in the help file (found under Main Index).

Windows NT Users and HP-Tools
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Microsoft has set up the default properties of executable files in a
way that breaks HP-IDE.  For each .EXE file in the HP-Tools collection,
you must right-click the file in Explorer, select Properties and click
the "Windows NT" button.  Replate the text %SystemRoot% with the actual
path of your Windows NT directory.  If someone knows of a better fix 
(ie: modifying a default .PIF file), please let me know.

Long Filenames and HP-Tools
---------------------------

The HP-Tools do not currently support being run from a directory with
a long filename under HP-IDE.  The only way to get around this is to
create a directory that would be valid from a DOS session, like \HP48
and put the executables in that directory.  If I can find a Win32 
replacement for USRLIB.EXE, I will support GNU-Tools only.

EMU48
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You must install the complete version of EMU48 before using the 
emulator integration features of HP-IDE.  It is available from the
offical EMU48 homepage at:

http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/5948/

It isn't necessary to install EMU48 in the same directory as the 
included EMU48, as it will pick up a parallel installation and use it.
Just get the program to run standalone and it will work.

GNU-Tools Users
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By default, HP-IDE comes configured to use HP-Tools.  If you want to
use GNU-Tools, open the View/Options... dialog and double-click the 
"GNU-Tools Mode" option so that it says "Yes".  In the future, this 
will be handled a little better.

USRDIR
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USRDIR requires the SaturnDLL.DLL file to be either in the same 
directory or in the computer's PATH.  Make a copy of the DLL file in
the same directory that you copy USRDIR to.

GROBCOMP
--------

This utility is included in the HP-IDE distribution as a preliminary
version.  It works fine in all test cases, but you should decompress
any GROB compressed with this program to make sure.  Comments on the
usefulness of this program are appreciated.

GROBCOMP takes a GROB object file as input and outputs a RLE-encoded
hex string that can be read by the HP48.  Some GROBs can compress more
than 70% using this program.  To decompress a GROB, recall the hex 
string to the stack and type #E3063h LIBEVAL (ROMPTR E3 63).  This is 
a built-in function and is very fast.

GROBCOMP requires the SaturnDLL.DLL file to be either in the same 
directory or in the computer's PATH.  