(From the doc file included with the program)

                                 QWKRR128 V3.5

                                   June 1993

                     Rod Gasson  REYNELLA, South Australia


                        What do you need QWKRR128 for?
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         QWKRR128 is a 128 Native mode Offline message reader for those BBS
    mail addicts out there with C128s. It enables the user to read, reply
    to and originate BBS mail while offline and has a range of features to
    assist in this process. It has been designed specifically to have no
    message packet size limitation apart from the disk space available.
         Why read mail offline? For a couple of possible reasons:
         1/ Reduction in 'phone bills for long distance calls as
    downloading and uploading mail packets is much more time efficient;
         2/ Reducing access time on single line BBS' giving other users
    more chance of getting on or allowing more access to mail areas if you
    only have a relatively short time available to you on the board. Some
    SYSOPs allow discounted time rates to Offline mail users as it improves
    their message base without tying lines up as much;
         3/ Reducing the time the computer ties up your 'phone. You can
    ring someone AND answer your mail at the same time. The most popular
    reason is probably the first but the others are also useful.

                          What do you need to use it?
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         You will need an 80 column monitor, C128 and a disk drive (sorry
    but it won't run in 40 column mode). Any disk drive should work but the
    larger capacity it has the larger the mail packet you can cope with.
    The program has been tested with 1571, 1581, CMD Hard and RAMLink
    drives and will also make use of up to four predefined drives plus any
    other online drive via DOS commands. QWKRR128 is *NOT* compatible with
    RAMDOS.

    You will also need a means of creating and dissolving IBM style archives.
    The preferred method is to use Chris Smeet's CSX01 program, however
    Unzip64, BVunzip, CSXARC and LHX are all suitable.
    QWKRR features its own inbuilt ARC and ZIP packers. These are STORE
    only, and limited to 60k files (240 disk blocks). If you wish to use a
    compression packer such as CSARC or LHA you are free to do so.
    Note: Qwkrr comes with a "boot" program called QPX. This requires the
    use of CSX01 (not supplied with this package). QPX however does a bit
    more than unarc your mail and boot QWKRR, it is also used to allow
    active conference highlighting. (See the section on QPX for more info).

    As well as QWKRR and a suitable unpacker you also need a QWK format
    mail packet. (Before you make a wabbit pie you must first catch your
    wabbit). QWK is one of a number of IBM BBS mail packets and is fairly
    common with most BBS's. If it is not visible on your BBS ask your SYSOP
    about it as in can be easily added to most BBS and there are FREEWARE
    programs available for some IBM BBS's.