/*
**
**  $VER: Ping.guide 1.6 (13.8.96)
**  Ping 1.0
**
**  documentation
**
**  (C) Copyright 1994-1996 by Roland 'Gizzy' Mainz
**          All Rights Reserved
**
*/

======================= Ping 1.6 documentation ============================
===========================================================================
A   simple   tool   to  be  used   with  Kickstart 3.x,  written  by
 Roland 'Gizzy' Mainz,  freeware, all rights reserved.
No guarantee of any kind is made that  the programm described below in this
 document is 100% reliable. You use this material on your own risk.

============================== Misc =======================================
===========================================================================
While playing which ENVOY, I found the PingEntity function.
This is a simple SHELL/CLI interface for this function.

=========================== Installation ==================================
===========================================================================
After unpacking this archieve:

Workbench:
  - Drop the 'Ping' icon in your favorite drawer (like
     "SYS:Utilities/").
or

Shell:
  - Unpack this archieve at "SYS:Utilities/"
    and add the following statements at your "S:user-startup" startup file:

    Assign Ping: SYS:Utilities/Ping
    Path Ping: ADD
  OR
  - Drop/Copy the 'Ping' file in your favorite directory
    (like "Sys:Utilities").

SAS:
  - Type 'smake install' in shell

The project icons (NOT the Ping toolicon itself) may be moved to
the SYS:WBStartup drawer (all icons here will be executed at Workbench
startup). If you don't set the Ping: assign in the "S:user-startup",
you must modify the default tool of the project icons, otherwise
Workbench won't be able to load Ping.

=============================== TODO ======================================
===========================================================================
  - AmigaGuide document "Ping.guide".
  - Localisation of Ping.
  - Installer script

============================== Source =====================================
===========================================================================
DICE users may use DMakefile (if included)
GNU-C support will be done in one future version.

SAS/C:
Use SMakefile to create the executable.
SAS/C users need the amiga31s.lib from the DICE package
(created with libtos) to create residentable executables, otherwise
replace the startup cres.o with c.o to create a non-residentable
executable.

=========================== Author's Request ==============================
===========================================================================
By  releasing  this program I do  not  place any obligations on you,
feel free to share this program with your  friends (and enemies).

If you want to blame me, report any bugs, or wants a new version
send your letter to:
                Roland Mainz
                Hohenstaufenstraße 8
                52388 Nörvenich
                GERMANY

EMAIL is also available:
Up to November 1996 I'm reachable using this email address:
Reinhold.A.Mainz@KBV.DE

Sorry, but I can only look once a month for mails.

The  entire  "Ping" package  may  be  noncommercially  redistributed,
provided  that  the package  is always  distributed in it's complete  form
(including it's documentation).  A small copy fee  for media costs is okay
but any kind of commercial distribution is strictly forbidden!
Comments  and  suggestions  how  to  improve  this  program  are generally
appreciated!

Thanks to Matt Dillon for his DICE, and Olaf 'Olsen' Barthel for his
help, ideas and some text clips from his documentations.