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- Grammar Online!
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- User's Guide to the DOS Shareware Version
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- Copyright (c) 1993 by David Harrill Roberts
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- September 5, 1993
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- Grammar Online! provides instant access to grammar and mechanics
- rules while you are working at a computer. It works inside most
- word processors, providing rapid reference to the information
- writers need most. Grammar Online! is a reference tool to help
- you make decisions about grammar and mechanics issues; it is not
- a grammar or style checker.
-
- Grammar Online!'s main menu groups information according to the
- table most common errors found in the writing of college
- freshmen. The original program was designed as a supplement to
- the McGraw-Hill line of college handbooks (The McGraw-Hill
- Handbook, the Borzoi College Handbook, and the Random House
- Handbook. All are available for purchase from the McGraw-Hill
- College Division.) This shareware version can be used
- effectively without the printed handbooks.
-
- System Requirements
- Grammar Online! requires an IBM PC, XT, AT, PS2, or compatible
- computer with DOS 2.1 or higher and, with most word processors, a
- minimum of 512K memory (640K with PFS Write and Professional
- Write). Graphics are not required, and the program can be copied
- to and run from a hard disk.
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- The program will run inside most DOS word processors. Microsoft Word
- should be running in text (non-graphics) mode before Grammar
- Online! is displayed. You can switch Microsoft Word into text
- mode while it's running by holding down the <ALT> key and typing
- the <F9> key.
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- Copying the Program to a Hard Disk
- To copy Grammar Online! to a hard disk, start the computer as
- usual and get to the DOS prompt, usually C>. Next, place your
- copy of Grammar Online! in Drive A, then type COPY A:GRAMMAR.EXE
- C:\ followed by <ENTER>.
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- Loading the Program
- Always load the Grammar Online! before starting your word processor.
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- Floppy disk users: Place your backup copy of the program in a
- disk drive and make it your default (active) drive. At the DOS
- prompt, type GRAMMAR and press <ENTER>.
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- Hard disk users: Type the complete path for the location of
- Grammar Online! (for example, if you copied it to the root
- directory, type C:\GRAMMAR and press <ENTER>. If you copied the
- program to a directory named "stuff", then type C:\STUFF\GRAMMAR
- and press <ENTER>.
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- NOTE: Experienced users may want to modify their AUTOEXEC.BAT
- file to automatically load Grammar Online! every time they start
- the computer. Batch files can also be created to automatically
- load Grammar Online! before starting a word processor.
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- The message "GRAMMAR ONLINE! load complete" will be displayed
- once the program is successfully loaded. You should then remove
- your Grammar Online! disk and put it away. The program has been
- loaded in your computer's memory and is ready for use. You can
- now load and start your word processor.
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- Starting the Program
- To start the program once your word processor is running, hold
- down both the left and right shift keys simultaneously. Follow
- the instructions on the screen to access the different features
- of the program. The <ESCAPE> key will remove Grammar Online!
- from your computer's screen (but not from its memory).
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- Trouble Shooting
- If your word processor will not work because your computer has
- insufficient memory after loading Grammar Online!, other memory
- resident programs may already be loaded. Remove these to free up
- additional memory and then restart your computer. Also check
- your CONFIG.SYS file to be certain it contains the following
- lines:
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- files = 20
- buffers = 10
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- Credits
- Grammar Online! was designed by Dr. David H. Roberts, Professor
- of English and Director of University Writing Programs at Samford
- University in Birmingham, Alabama. This shareware version is made
- available through Roberts & Richards, Inc., Birmingham, Alabama,
- for a modest registration fee of $15.
-
- McGraw-Hill, Inc., College Division, is gratefully acknowledged
- for permission to use copyrighted material from The McGraw-Hill
- College Handbook, Third Edition, The Random House Handbook, Sixth
- Edition, and The Borzoi Handbook for Writers, Second Edition.
- Any of these books may be purchased at college bookstores or by
- calling the McGraw-Hill sales office in New York.
-
- The program was written in IBM Macro Assembler by Jackie Beem,
- Creative Software Products, Inc. The executable program was then
- compressed with PKLite Professional, under license granted by
- PKWare, Inc. to Roberts & Richards, Inc.
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- DISCLAIMER
- Roberts & Richards, Inc., McGraw-Hill, Inc., and the program's
- developers are not responsible for any damage to the user's
- computer or other software. Roberts & Richards, Inc., and
- McGraw-Hill, Inc., disclaim all warranties as to this software,
- whether express or implied, including without limitation any
- implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular
- purpose, functionality, data integrity or protection.
- HOW TO REGISTER THIS SHAREWARE PROGRAM
- Grammar Online! may be registered by sending $15 (US funds) by
- check or money order to:
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- Roberts & Richards, Inc.
- 1045 Sharp Drive
- Birmingham, AL 35235-1426
-
- Registration entitles you to a distribution copy, a printed
- version of this documentation, and a registration number.
- A 5 1/4" disk will be sent unless otherwise requested. You will
- also receive, free of charge, any future updates to the program.
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