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- Installing PC-MIPS
-
- PC-MIPS must be installed on a hard disk drive (e.g.,
- C:, D:, E:,,,etc.). Once a drive is selected, the installer
- should create a root-level directory named \MIPS.
- Additionally, the two sub-directories \MIPS\BIN and
- \MIPS\AUX_FILE must be created. These directories are
- created using the DOS command MKDIR or MD. The executable
- programs of PC-MIPS are stored in the \MIPS\BIN directory.
- The \MIPS\AUX_FILE directory contains various auxiliary files
- used by PC-MIPS programs.
-
- The correct directory structure can be created by using
- the DOS XCOPY command. For instance, if L: is the drive
- specification of you CD-ROM and you wish to install PC-MIPS
- on drive C:, you should execute the following DOS command:
-
- 'XCOPY X:\DOS\PC_MIPS\*.* C:\MIPS\*.* /S /E'
-
- (note: X is the letter of your CD-ROM drive).
- (note: the target is a directory)
-
- Once the software has been loaded, the AUTOEXEC.BAT file
- should be changed so that the display program IMDISP knows
- what display device is being used. This is done by setting
- the environmental variable IMDISP. For instance, if the
- hardware has VGA capabilities, the line 'SET IMDISP=VGA' must
- be added to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. A complete list of devices
- supported by IMDISP can be found in the file IMDISP.DOC in the
- \DOC subdirectory and the README file in the \SOFTWARE\DOS\
- IMDISP subdirectory.
-
- At this point PC-MIPS can be run by typing
- '\MIPS\BIN\PCMIPS'. If \MIPS\BIN is
- added to the DOS PATH command in the AUTOEXEC.BAT FILE, the
- system can be run by simply typing 'PCMIPS'.