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- PCBoard v14.5 installation instructions
- =======================================
-
- The INSTALL program can be used to either install a brand new copy of PCBoard
- or to upgrade an existing PCBoard v14.x installation to v14.5.
-
- You may install the software using either of two methods:
-
- 1) Using PCBoard distribution disks:
-
- Run the INSTALL program on the first disk.
-
- 2) Copy all of the PCBoard files into a subdirectory on your hard disk or
- your network server's hard disk.
-
- Run the INSTALL program from there.
-
- For a list of features that are new in going from PCBoard v14.2 to v14.5
- please read the file entitled FEATURES.NEW which can be found on disk #3.
-
- A special version of PCBoard called the "VROOM Overlay" version which
- utilizes Borland International's VROOM technology is available on the
- Salt Air BBS. The major difference between it and what is found on these
- distribution diskettes is that the "VROOM Overlay" version requires about
- 80K less memory to operate and can be configured to use even less.
-
- The following information is in addition to what is found in your printed
- manual:
-
- - Added /NOPROMOTE to the SET PCB= environment. It can be used for
- those who do not wish to allow the new "auto promote" to batch
- file transfer capability in v14.5. (i.e. with /NOPROMOTE the "D" and
- "U" commands will default to SINGLE FILE entry).
-
- - On disk #3 you will find a file called 10DAT142.ZIP which is a ZIP
- (compressed file) containing instructions and a couple of programs
- graciously donated by Gary Meeker to convert PCBoard v10.0 setups
- to the version 14.2 format. After running the program it should be
- a simple matter of running the INSTALL program on these disks to
- convert from v14.2 to v14.5.
-
- - Disk #4 contains a file called PCBCONV.DOC which describes the
- conversion process from v11.x and v12.x systems up to the v14.x
- formats. In same cases it may actually be easier to set up a
- brand new v14.5 system and move your v11.x or v12.x users across.