diff --git a/demos/forty/Makefile.in b/demos/forty/Makefile.in
index bde771e8c8..819df460a4 100644
--- a/demos/forty/Makefile.in
+++ b/demos/forty/Makefile.in
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ COND_TOOLKIT_MAC___MACOSX_RESOURCES_p_1 = $(RESCOMP) -d __DARWIN__ -t APPL -d \
 
 ### Targets: ###
 
-all: forty$(EXEEXT) $(__forty_bundle___depname)
+all: forty$(EXEEXT) $(__forty_bundle___depname) data
 
 install: all
 
@@ -170,6 +170,14 @@ forty.app/Contents/PkgInfo: forty$(EXEEXT) $(top_srcdir)/src/mac/carbon/Info.pli
 
 @COND_PLATFORM_MACOSX_1@forty_bundle: $(____forty_BUNDLE_TGT_REF_DEP)
 
+data: 
+	@mkdir -p .
+	@for f in about.htm; do \
+	if test \( ! -s ./$$f \) -o \( $(srcdir)/$$f -nt ./$$f  \) ; then \
+	cp -pRf $(srcdir)/$$f . ; \
+	fi; \
+	done
+
 forty_forty.o: $(srcdir)/forty.cpp
 	$(CXXC) -c -o $@ $(FORTY_CXXFLAGS) $<
 
@@ -201,4 +209,4 @@ forty_forty_rc.o: $(srcdir)/forty.rc
 # Include dependency info, if present:
 @IF_GNU_MAKE@-include .deps/*.d
 
-.PHONY: all install uninstall clean distclean forty_bundle
+.PHONY: all install uninstall clean distclean forty_bundle data
diff --git a/demos/forty/forty.bkl b/demos/forty/forty.bkl
index 7db5894eb0..3296588c40 100644
--- a/demos/forty/forty.bkl
+++ b/demos/forty/forty.bkl
@@ -21,4 +21,10 @@
         <win32-res>forty.rc</win32-res>
     </exe>
 
+    <wx-data id="data">
+        <files>
+            about.htm
+        </files>
+    </wx-data>
+
 </makefile>
diff --git a/demos/forty/makefile.bcc b/demos/forty/makefile.bcc
index 8137676ea7..e593dec3e9 100644
--- a/demos/forty/makefile.bcc
+++ b/demos/forty/makefile.bcc
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ $(OBJS):
 
 ### Targets: ###
 
-all: $(OBJS)\forty.exe
+all: $(OBJS)\forty.exe data
 
 clean: 
 	-if exist $(OBJS)\*.obj del $(OBJS)\*.obj
@@ -184,6 +184,10 @@ $(OBJS)\forty.exe: $(FORTY_OBJECTS)  $(OBJS)\forty_forty.res
 	c0w32.obj $(FORTY_OBJECTS),$@,, $(__WXLIB_HTML_p)  $(__WXLIB_ADV_p)  $(__WXLIB_CORE_p)  $(__WXLIB_BASE_p)  $(__WXLIB_MONO_p) $(__LIB_TIFF_p) $(__LIB_JPEG_p) $(__LIB_PNG_p) wxzlib$(WXDEBUGFLAG).lib  wxregex$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG).lib wxexpat$(WXDEBUGFLAG).lib  $(__UNICOWS_LIB_p) ole2w32.lib oleacc.lib odbc32.lib  import32.lib cw32mt$(__RUNTIME_LIBS_7).lib,, $(OBJS)\forty_forty.res
 |
 
+data: 
+	if not exist $(OBJS) mkdir $(OBJS)
+	for %f in (about.htm) do if not exist $(OBJS)\%f copy .\%f $(OBJS)
+
 $(OBJS)\forty_forty.obj: .\forty.cpp
 	$(CXX) -q -c -P -o$@ $(FORTY_CXXFLAGS) $**
 
diff --git a/demos/forty/makefile.gcc b/demos/forty/makefile.gcc
index 0ab1e3a00a..95f5c38668 100644
--- a/demos/forty/makefile.gcc
+++ b/demos/forty/makefile.gcc
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ $(OBJS):
 
 ### Targets: ###
 
-all: $(OBJS)\forty.exe
+all: $(OBJS)\forty.exe data
 
 clean: 
 	-if exist $(OBJS)\*.o del $(OBJS)\*.o
@@ -181,6 +181,10 @@ clean:
 $(OBJS)\forty.exe: $(FORTY_OBJECTS) $(OBJS)\forty_forty_rc.o
 	$(CXX) -o $@ $(FORTY_OBJECTS) $(LDFLAGS) $(__DEBUGINFO) -mthreads -L$(LIBDIRNAME) -Wl,--subsystem,windows -mwindows  $(__WXLIB_HTML_p)  $(__WXLIB_ADV_p)  $(__WXLIB_CORE_p)  $(__WXLIB_BASE_p)  $(__WXLIB_MONO_p) $(__LIB_TIFF_p) $(__LIB_JPEG_p) $(__LIB_PNG_p) -lwxzlib$(WXDEBUGFLAG)  -lwxregex$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG) -lwxexpat$(WXDEBUGFLAG)  $(__UNICOWS_LIB_p) -lkernel32 -luser32 -lgdi32 -lcomdlg32 -lwinspool -lwinmm -lshell32 -lcomctl32 -lole32 -loleaut32 -luuid -lrpcrt4 -ladvapi32 -lwsock32 -lodbc32
 
+data: 
+	if not exist $(OBJS) mkdir $(OBJS)
+	for %%f in (about.htm) do if not exist $(OBJS)\%%f copy .\%%f $(OBJS)
+
 $(OBJS)\forty_forty.o: ./forty.cpp
 	$(CXX) -c -o $@ $(FORTY_CXXFLAGS) $<
 
@@ -208,4 +212,4 @@ $(OBJS)\forty_scorefil.o: ./scorefil.cpp
 $(OBJS)\forty_forty_rc.o: ./forty.rc
 	windres --use-temp-file -i$< -o$@  --define __WXMSW__ $(__WXUNIV_DEFINE_p_1) $(__DEBUG_DEFINE_p_1) $(__UNICODE_DEFINE_p_1) --include-dir ./../../include --include-dir $(SETUPHDIR) --include-dir . $(__DLLFLAG_p_1) --include-dir ./../../samples
 
-.PHONY: all clean
+.PHONY: all clean data
diff --git a/demos/forty/makefile.vc b/demos/forty/makefile.vc
index a14cb61f6e..cc81fabf5c 100644
--- a/demos/forty/makefile.vc
+++ b/demos/forty/makefile.vc
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ $(OBJS):
 
 ### Targets: ###
 
-all: $(OBJS)\forty.exe
+all: $(OBJS)\forty.exe data
 
 clean: 
 	-if exist $(OBJS)\*.obj del $(OBJS)\*.obj
@@ -268,6 +268,10 @@ $(OBJS)\forty.exe: $(FORTY_OBJECTS) $(OBJS)\forty_forty.res
 	$(FORTY_OBJECTS)  $(__WXLIB_HTML_p)  $(__WXLIB_ADV_p)  $(__WXLIB_CORE_p)  $(__WXLIB_BASE_p)  $(__WXLIB_MONO_p) $(__LIB_TIFF_p) $(__LIB_JPEG_p) $(__LIB_PNG_p) wxzlib$(WXDEBUGFLAG).lib  wxregex$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG).lib wxexpat$(WXDEBUGFLAG).lib  $(__UNICOWS_LIB_p) kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib comdlg32.lib winspool.lib winmm.lib shell32.lib comctl32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib rpcrt4.lib advapi32.lib wsock32.lib oleacc.lib odbc32.lib
 <<
 
+data: 
+	if not exist $(OBJS) mkdir $(OBJS)
+	for %f in (about.htm) do if not exist $(OBJS)\%f copy .\%f $(OBJS)
+
 $(OBJS)\forty_forty.obj: .\forty.cpp
 	$(CXX) /c /nologo /TP /Fo$@ $(FORTY_CXXFLAGS) $**
 
diff --git a/demos/forty/makefile.wat b/demos/forty/makefile.wat
index 6e2f651ba9..144ce66f7a 100644
--- a/demos/forty/makefile.wat
+++ b/demos/forty/makefile.wat
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ $(OBJS) :
 
 ### Targets: ###
 
-all : .SYMBOLIC $(OBJS)\forty.exe
+all : .SYMBOLIC $(OBJS)\forty.exe data
 
 clean : .SYMBOLIC 
 	-if exist $(OBJS)\*.obj del $(OBJS)\*.obj
@@ -222,6 +222,10 @@ $(OBJS)\forty.exe :  $(FORTY_OBJECTS) $(OBJS)\forty_forty.res
 	@%append $(OBJS)\forty.lbc option resource=$(OBJS)\forty_forty.res
 	wlink @$(OBJS)\forty.lbc
 
+data : .SYMBOLIC 
+	if not exist $(OBJS) mkdir $(OBJS)
+	for %f in (about.htm) do if not exist $(OBJS)\%f copy .\%f $(OBJS)
+
 $(OBJS)\forty_forty.obj :  .AUTODEPEND .\forty.cpp
 	$(CXX) -zq -fo=$^@ $(FORTY_CXXFLAGS) $<