The wire service you have ordered software for has not provided us direct information on connecting to the 
computer.  The wire service you have should be currently feeding a serial printer.  If this is the case, simply 
disconnect the cable from the printer, change the gender and connect it to the COM port on your computer.  If 
the printer is parallel, you may need an inexpensive converter.  (Parallel printers use edge connectors, and 
serial printers use 25 pin connectors if you aren't sure)

In any case, call us or the wire service if you need information on how to physically connect the wire service 
cable to the computer.  The wire service configured in your WireReady software system will appear in the 
WIRE BROWSER as follows:

HEADLINE	CATEGORY	PRIORITY		TIME	DATE
FEED#7	GENERIC		GENERIC        	12:05	5/1/96
FEED#6	GENERIC		GENERIC        	12:00	5/1/96
FEED#5	GENERIC		GENERIC        	11:44	5/1/96
FEED#4	GENERIC		GENERIC        	11:35	5/1/96

Each new feed is placed at the top of the screen with a FEED #.

For more effective viewing, use the QUICK PEEK FEATURE:
1) In the WIRE BROWSER, press the INS key several times to split the screen so as you scroll the  stories,      
   you can read the several first lines of each feed to identify it.  Pressing the DEL key shrinks the view.  Use    
   the INS and DEL key to pick the split that suits you.

2) Hit F10 and choose QUICK PEEK OPTIONS.

   These options make the view more usable.  SKIP HEADER is not necessary since there isn't one.  Display    
   codes doesn't matter because there aren't any.  However COMPRESS will eliminate spaces in the quick        
   peak so more of the story fits into the quick peek.

This lets you preview stories before deciding on whether you want to view them (<ΔΩ) or print them (F5).

The reason that the Headline, Category, and Priority information seems limited, is there is no header coding 
information that the computer can lock onto to give you this information.  We are either unaware of the 
codes, or they don't exist.

We can take advantage of anything.  Once you are capturing, if you see anything at the beginning of each 
feed that we can "scoop" to give you better summary information, let us know and we will provide a free 
upgrade to take advantage of them.

If it is possible, we will contact this wire service to develop a standard header which includes headline, 
and/or category and priority information at the beginning of each feed.  This will allow WireReady to display 
useful summary information such as a headline category and priority for each feed.

When the wire service adopts these standards, we will issue a free upgrade which will take advantage of this 
change.

                                  WireReady Newswire Systems Inc.

                               56 Hudson Street, Northboro, MA 01532

                  (800) 833-4459 USA & CANADA  (508) 393-0200   FAX (508) 393-0255