Sound, Music & MIDI Collection 2/SMMVOL2.bin/MIDI_PAT/MTOOLS.ZIP/INSTALL.HLP

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                                ││ Install ││
                                └┴─────────┴┘


 The Install screen contains a number of options which must be reviewed and
 possibly changed prior to initiating the installation.  You can move between
 options by using the up and down arrow keys.  When you type in a new answer,
 your entry first appears at the bottom of the screen.  Pressing Enter will
 then change the option.  See the final section on editing if you have
 questions about working with this screen.  The various options are described
 below.

 ┌───────────────────────────────────┐
 │ Install MidiTools files: Yes      │
 │              From drive: A        │
 │                To drive: C        │
 │         Using directory: \MTOOLS  │
 └───────────────────────────────────┘

 If this is a new installation, select Yes to install the MidiTools files
 from the distribution disk.  If you are only changing MIDI parameters,
 select No to bypass file installation.

 Enter the correct drive letters for the installation disk (from) and the
 target disk (to).  There should be at least 600K bytes free on the target
 disk.

 It is suggested that MidiTools be installed in a subdirectory for easier
 file management.  The subdirectory name selected by default is \MTOOLS.

 ┌──────────────────────────────────┐
 │ Default MIDI file extension: MFF │
 └──────────────────────────────────┘

 A number of MidiTools programs which work will standard MIDI files will
 assume a default file name extension of .MFF.  If you have another
 preference, such as .MID, you may change it here.

 ┌─────────────────────────────┐
 │ Primary MIDI interface: MPU │
 └─────────────────────────────┘

 Four types of MIDI interface cards are supported.  They are identified by
 the following 3-letter codes.  Choose the device you wish to use as your
 primary interface.

        MPU          Roland MPU compatibles.
        MFC          IBM PC Music Feature Card.
        SBM          Creative Labs SOUND BLASTER
                      (with MIDI adapter).
        MID          Key Electronics MIDIator.
        SER          Generic serial device - 38400 baud.

 ┌──────────────────────────┐
 │ IRQ (interrupt line):  2 │
 └──────────────────────────┘

 If you have changed the default interrupt level setting (IRQ) on your MIDI
 interface, enter the correct number here.  In the case of the MIDIator or
 generic serial interface, this selection will read "COM port number"; select
 1 or 2 depending on which serial port is being used.

 ┌───────────────────┐
 │ Base address: 330 │
 └───────────────────┘

 If you have chosen an alternate base I/O address for your MIDI interface,
 enter the proper address here.  This number is in base 16 (hexadecimal); use
 digits 0-9 and A-F.

 ┌───────────────────────────────┐
 │ Buffer expansion (K bytes): 0 │
 └───────────────────────────────┘

 On some slower machines, the default staging buffer for receiving MIDI data
 is too small.  The size of the buffer may be increased here.  Enter the
 number of K bytes (1K=1024) to expand the buffer.  See the -S option in
 Appendix A of the manual for further information.  In general, leave this
 value as 0 initially.

 ┌───────────────────────────────┐
 │ Modify AUTOEXEC.BAT file: Yes │
 └───────────────────────────────┘
 The installation process will make configuration changes to your
 AUTOEXEC.BAT file so that the options you selected above will be in effect
 each time you restart your machine.  The specified MidiTools directory will
 also be added to your DOS search path.  Your current AUTOEXEC.BAT file will
 be copied to AUTOEXEC.OLD prior to making changes.   Select No to prevent
 updating of AUTOEXEC.BAT.


 ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
 │ When all options have been selected, Press F2 to begin the installation. │
 └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

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 ┌──────────────────┐
 │ Notes on editing │
 └──────────────────┘

 Use the arrow keys to move the large block cursor up and down on the screen
 to select the available data fields or "cells".  On a color monitor, the
 data in cells which can be changed will appear yellow.  Note the input area
 near the bottom of the screen, indicated by ">" and the small blinking
 cursor.  To enter or change a selected cell, type into the input area and
 press return.  The value entered will then appear in the cell (if the input
 was valid).  A description of the valid input for the current cell will
 always appear on the line above the input area.

 Use the following keys for editing:

  Return    - Retrieves the current contents of a cell and places it in the
               input area for modification (if the input area is empty).
  Insert    - Toggles between character insert and overwrite modes.
  Delete    - Deletes the character at the cursor.
  BackSpace - Deletes the character before the cursor.
  End       - Moves to the end of the character string.
  Home      - Moves to the beginning of the character string.
  Escape    - Erases the input area.

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