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- NOTE TO DEVELOPER:
-
- This document is provided as a sample of the documentation you
- should provide to users of your ADI device driver.
-
- The information between <>s should be replaced with information
- pertaining to your device, organization, and support personnel.
- _________________________________________________________________
-
- ADI <DEVICE> Installation Guide
-
- This ADI driver was created for use with <DEVICE> by
- <ORGANIZATION> with AutoCAD from Autodesk, Inc.
- It can provide the same functionality and performance as the device
- drivers distributed with AutoCAD. The only difference is that
- <ORGANIZATION> wrote and supports the driver, not Autodesk.
-
- Follow the instructions for configuring AutoCAD in the AutoCAD
- User Reference. Also, see the AutoCAD Drafting Package Installation
- Guide for general information on using AutoCAD with various
- peripherals. If you are using the IBM PC version of AutoCAD with an
- IBM PC "work-alike," be sure to the chapter on "work-alikes" in the
- Installation Guide.
-
- ADI drivers differ from drivers distributed with AutoCAD in that
- they must be loaded BEFORE you begin AutoCAD. To use the ADI
- <DEVICE> driver with AutoCAD, copy <DRIVER>.EXE onto the floppy
- disk you use to run AutoCAD, or into the AutoCAD directory on
- your hard disk, or to another directory accessible in your DOS
- path. Type in <DRIVER> at the DOS command prompt. Alternately,
- to install the ADI <DRIVER> driver automatically each time you
- turn on or reboot your computer, add <DRIVER> to the commands in
- your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
-
- The first time you use AutoCAD with the ADI driver, you need to
- configure AutoCAD for the ADI device. Select Configure AutoCAD
- from the AutoCAD MAIN MENU. (If AutoCAD was not previously
- configured, you will be automatically put into the configuration
- process when you start AutoCAD). Select the ADI display,
- digitizer, plotter, or printer/plotter option from the configuration
- menu. If you do not have this menu option, check
- to see that you have installed your AutoCAD DRV diskette(s) and
- (if applicable) any new drivers (files with extension .DRV) from
- the AutoCAD Driver Update Disk (available from your Authorized
- AutoCAD Dealer).
-
- Follow the remaining configuration questions as detailed in the
- AutoCAD User Reference.
-
- Should you have any difficulties configuring or using AutoCAD
- with this ADI driver, contact <PERSON or GROUP> at <ORGANIZATION>
- by calling <PHONE>.
-
- _________________________________________________________________
-
- NOTE TO DEVELOPER:
-
- If your driver uses a different interrupt vector, be sure to tell
- the user that he must specify that interrupt during
- configuration.
-
- If your driver is for a color device, you should also tell the user
- how to specify drawing color assignments (and how highlighting works
- if yours is for a display). See Installation Guide for examples.
-
- You should make it clear that it is you, not Autodesk, that
- should be contacted with any support questions that pertain to
- your ADI driver.
-