About this book

    This book provides the information you need to get your UnixWare(r) 7
    system up and running. It includes installation and configuration
    instructions, as well as introductions to the desktop, system
    administration tasks, and SCOhelp.

    You will find the information you need more quickly if you are familiar
    with:

    +  ``How this book is organized''

    +  ``Related documentation''

    +  ``Typographical conventions''

    Although we try to present information in the most useful way, you are
    the ultimate judge of how well we succeed. Please let us know how we can
    improve this book.


 How this book is organized

    After introducing the UnixWare 7 product line, this book describes how
    to:

    +  prepare your system for installation, including:
       - ensuring that your system meets minimum hardware requirements
       - ensuring that your system hardware is supported
       - filling out installation checklists to ensure that the installation
         runs smoothly

    +  install UnixWare 7

    +  perform setup tasks after installation, including:
       - using the help system
       - licensing and registering additional products
       - creating a set of emergency recovery diskettes
       - configuring additional disk and tape drives
       - configuring your video card and display

    The appendix describes:

    +  how to configure necessary installation hardware not auto-detected by
       the system

 Related documentation

    UnixWare 7 systems include comprehensive online documentation.  The SCO
    online documentation is organized into ``topics'' (or subject areas),
    rather than books.  By using topics as entry points into the
    documentation set, you can access the desired subject directly; you no
    longer have to determine in which book the material is covered.

    Most UnixWare 7 programs and utilities are linked to extensive context-
    sensitive help, which in turn is linked to relevant sections in the
    online topics.
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       NOTE  When you upgrade or supplement your UnixWare 7 software, you
       might also install online documentation that is more current than
       the printed books that came with the original system.  For the most
       up-to-date information, check the online documentation.
    _________________________________________________________________________

    The UnixWare 7 system also includes the following books in printed form:

    Runtime Release Notes
        contain important late-breaking information about installation,
        hardware requirements, and known limitations

    UnixWare 7 System Handbook
        covers many commonly used system administration tasks, such as
        managing users, starting and stopping the system, working with
        filesystems, and configuring printers

    The UnixWare/OpenServer Development Kit and the Java(TM) development kits
    include extensive documentation of application development issues and
    tools.

    Many other useful publications about SCO systems by independent authors
    are available from technical bookstores.


 Typographical conventions

    This publication presents commands, filenames, keystrokes, and other
    special elements as shown here:


    Example:     Used for:

    lp or lp(C)  commands, device drivers, programs, and utilities (names,
                 icons, or windows);  the letter in parentheses indicates the
                 reference manual section in which the command, driver,
                 program, or utility is documented

    /new/client.list
                 files, directories, and desktops (names, icons, or windows)

    root         system, network, or user names

    filename     placeholders  (replace with appropriate name or value)

    <Esc>        keyboard keys

    Exit program?
                 system output  (prompts, messages)

    yes or yes   user input

    ``Description''
                 field names or column headings  (on screen or in database)

    Cancel       button names

    Edit         menu names

    Copy         menu items

    File != Find != Text
                 sequences of menus and menu items

    open or open(S)
                 library routines, system calls, kernel functions, C
                 keywords;  the letter in parentheses indicates the reference
                 manual section in which the file is documented

    $HOME        environment or shell variables

    SIGHUP       named constants or signals

    ``adm3a''    data values

    employees    database names

    orders       database tables

    buf          C program structures

    b_b.errno    structure members


 How can we improve this book?

    What did you find particularly helpful in this book?  Are there mistakes
    in this book? Could it be organized more usefully? Did we leave out
    information you need or include unnecessary material?  If so, please tell
    us.

    To help us implement your suggestions, include relevant details, such as
    book title, section name, page number, and system component.  We would
    appreciate information on how to contact you in case we need additional
    explanation.
    _________________________________________________________________________

       NOTE  For answers to technical questions, please contact your
       software vendor or your support representative.  Technical
       Publications is not qualified to give technical support.
    _________________________________________________________________________


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       Technical Publications
       Attn:  Customer Feedback Team
       The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.
       PO Box 1900
       Santa Cruz, California  95061-9969
       USA


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    Thank you.