
        May 25, 1996


        Welcome to FileDude 5.3!

        FileDude is simply the finest Renegade file manager available
        today.  It is efficient, reliable, and user-friendly.  Once you
        try FileDude, you'll wonder how you ever managed your files
        without it.

        Version 5.3 has been seven months in the making.  This release
        has two purposes: fix the bugs in version 5.2--most notably the
        inability to create file areas using Create CD-ROM Areas--and
        support RG 04-05-96 and its ten-line file descriptions.

        An OS/2 version of FileDude--FileDude/2--is available, and it is
        distributed separately.

        See the WHATS.NEW file for information on all the changes.

        This version of FileDude was given a rigorous beta test.  We ran
        FileDude through the wringer, looked at it, and ran it through
        again.  The result is an RG utility you can actually use on a
        daily basis.

        Installation of FileDude is very easy.  Simply run FILEDUDE
        without any parameters.  It will move the template files to a
        newly created TEMPLATE directory, and it will then present you
        with the basic setup screen.

        Enjoy FileDude 5.3.  If you find the program useful, please
        register.  You'll get many extra, invaluable features. See
        REGISTER.FRM and BENEFIT.REG for details.

        Thank you for trying FileDude!

                                                Edward Stangler
                                                The Author

