README.TXT for Chatopus v2.40 (Apr 25, 2009)
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Chatopus is a Jabber client for instant messaging (IM) on the Palm OS 
platform. The client adds feature-rich instant messaging and presence
functionality to Palm devices, enabling Palm users to instantly 
communicate to other wireless and wired users.

Chatopus offers the following versions,
1) English
2) Simplified Chinese

Please visit http://www.chatopus.com for further information.


INSTALLATION
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If you are upgrading from a previous version of Chatopus, please refer 
to UPGRADE.TXT for important upgrade instructions.

To install Chatopus, you must install the following 4 files,
Chatopus.prc
ChatopusXmlParser.prc
ChatopusJabberLib.prc
ChatopusJabberDBLib.prc

For Palm OS 5 enhanced audio, please install the following file,
Chatopus-sound.pdb. Optionally, you could install additional sound effects
available in the http://www.chatopus.com/download/chatopus_sounds.zip

If you are using the Palm Tungsten T3, please install the PalmOne's DIA 
Compatibility PRCs for extended screen support. You may get the necessary 
file in http://www.chatopus.com/download/T3_DIA_Compatibility_prcs.zip


Speech Synthesis
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If you have Palm OS 5 or above device, Chatopus can speak your instant
messages as they arrive. It requires Symbic Talker, a text-to-speech 
(speech synthesis) engine. Please download Symbic Talker from 
http://www.chatopus.com/download/

You can enable text-to-speech by Options->Text-to-Speech.

GETTING STARTED
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A Getting Started Guide is available in,

http://www.chatopus.com/support/getting_started.html (English Version)
http://www.chatopus.com/support/getting_started.gb.html (Chinese Version)


Author: Tony Yat-Tung Cheung