Name:         PowerTalk Mail Reader
Version:      1.1
Reposted:     May 2, 1997
Requires:
PowerTalk and System 7.5.x. Note: this software will not
work with Mac OS 7.6 or later.
Description:
Allows you to select a default application for reading
AppleMail letters.

This software consists of a Disk Copy compressed image,
which requires Disk Copy 6.1 or later to use. Download this
software to your hard drive and then double-click it to use
it. Disk Copy is available in the Utilities folder.

From the Read Me included this archive:

Important Information About the PowerTalk Mail Reader
Control Panel

System requirements

To use PowerTalk Mail Reader, you must use Macintosh system
software version 7.5.3 or later. PowerTalk Mail Reader does
not work with earlier versions of system software.

What is PowerTalk Mail Reader?

PowerTalk Mail Reader lets you select the application for
reading standard AppleMail-type letters. After you use the
reader to choose an application, that application opens all
AppleMail letters you receive.

How to install PowerTalk Mail Reader

To use PowerTalk Mail Reader, drag its icon to your Control
Panels folder and restart the computer. (The control panel
takes approximately 15K of disk space, with an additional 1K
for the MailReader Preferences file.)

How to remove PowerTalk Mail Reader

To remove PowerTalk Mail Reader, drag the PowerTalk Mail
Reader control panel and the MailReader Preferences file (in
the Preferences folder in the System Folder) to the Trash.

How to use PowerTalk Mail Reader

To use the PowerTalk Mail Reader, double-click its icon.
Click Change. In the dialog box that appears, select the
desired application.

To revert to AppleMail, click Select AppleMail.

Compatible AppleMail readers

AppleMail letters use a format called Standard Interchange
Format (SIF). Any application that can read SIF can read
AppleMail letters. The following applications read SIF:

* BBEdit 3.0
* ClarisWorks 3.0
* MacWrite Pro 1.5
* Microsoft Word 6.0
* Nisus Writer 4.0
* WordPerfect 3.0
* PowerMail 1.0

Some mail-reading applications also read other file formats.
For example, some can read text and pictures, but not sound
or movies. Contact the application's publisher for a
complete description of its features.

(c) 1996 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. Apple, 
the Apple logo, and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple
Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
AppleMail, AppleTalk, Power Macintosh, PowerShare, and
PowerTalk are registered trademarks of Apple Computer.

January 15, 1996
