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- I. THE SUPER MORSE MANUAL
-
- The Super Morse user manual is contained in two files, SM1.DOC and
- SM2.DOC. The manual can be printed out with the following commands:
-
- COPY SM1.DOC PRN:
- and
- COPY SM2.DOC PRN:
-
- II. DATA FILE LOCATION
-
- Versions prior to 1.04 required that all data files (those with HLP and SM
- extensions) be placed in a special subdirectory named \SM. Since this proved
- very confusing to many users, I have eliminated this requirement. If you
- already have Super Morse installed with a \SM subdirectory, you should copy all
- files with an SM and an HLP extension to the directory in which SM.EXE is
- located. If you choose to leave SM.EXE in the \SM subdirectory, no changes
- will be required. If you are installing Super Morse for the first time, you
- can ignore the foregoing.
-
- III. DATA FILE LOAD PROBLEMS
-
- Users have reported that version 1.04, and to a lesser degree version 1.04A,
- sometimes refuses to load the data files and indicates an installation error.
- I am hoping that the problem has been corrected in this version. If the data
- files are not in the same directory as SM.EXE, the error message is correct, and
- you should move the files. However, if the problem still persists, try rebooting
- the computer and running Super Morse as the first program after rebooting. Some
- users have reported that Super Morse will not run properly after other programs
- such as Lotus have been used. In any event, please notify the author if you have
- a file load problem that cannot be attributed to the aforementioned installation
- error. Please tell me the conditions of failure, including type and speed of
- equipment and peripherals, names of memory resident programs, whether you are
- using a DOS shell, names of programs run previous to Super Morse, and the like.
-
- IV. SPEED CALIBRATION
-
- Before you run Super Morse you should calibrate the code speed to suit the
- clock speed for your computer and to account for any memory resident programs
- which you have loaded. Each time you change the memory resident program
- enviroment you will need to recalibrate code speed. When doing so use the
- following procedure:
-
- 1. Select the <T>ools command from the main menu.
-
- 2. Select the <A>uto Calibrate subcommand. This will automatically
- provide an approximate calibration. For best results continue with the
- following steps.
-
- 3. Select the <S>peed test subcommand.
-
- 4. Using a clock or watch with a sweep second hand, count the number
- of times the standard word PARIS is sent in exactly one minute. Since the
- calibration is done at 20 words per minute, you should count exactly 20
- words sent in one minute if the calibration is correct. If exactly 20 words
- are counted, then no further calibrations are necessary.
-
- 5. If the number of words and code speed do not match, then use the
- <T>ools command and <T>iming subcommand to set the timing constant. Increasing
- the number slows the send speed down, and vice versa.
-
- 6. Repeat steps 1-4 until the code speed shown at the bottom of the
- screen matches the number of words sent in one minute.
-
- In counting the number of times PARIS is send, be sure to include the
- last word space as part of the last PARIS. In other words, if you are
- attempting to calibrate at 20 words per minute, start timing when the first
- word is begins and stop timing when the 21st word starts.
-
- On my Zenith Z-150 running at 4.77 MHz. and with no memory resident
- programs installed, the timing factor is about 1220. With several memory
- resident programs installed, the timing factor decreased to considerably less
- than that (in the 600 range).
-