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- 1. Purpose
- To automate and simplify running AUTOSIG version 6.8a (and earlier versions)
- under Microsoft Windows version 3.x.
-
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- 2. Contents
-
- The following files are included in ATOWIN.ZIP:
-
- ATO.PIF
- ATO.ICO
-
- ATOPASS1.PIF
- ATOPASS1.ICO
-
- ATOPASS2.PIF
- ATOPASS2.ICO
-
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- 3. Description
-
- AUTOSIG is a DOS program that runs successfully under Microsoft Windows version
- 3.x. Such programs can often run without a Program Information File, but
- Windows' default settings are seldom optimal; they may reserve more RAM for the
- program than it really needs, for example, and some programs have special
- requirements that are not provided for in the default settings. So it is often
- desirable to run a DOS program using a PIF tailor-made for it.
-
- ATO.PIF is tailor-made for AUTOSIG. It contains settings that enable ATO to run
- not only in the foreground but also in the background while conducting an AUTO
- pass or transferring files to or from a forum library (in 386 Enhanced Mode
- only). ATO.ICO is a Windows icon that can be assigned to AUTOSIG using the
- "Properties" line on Windows's File menu.
-
- ATOPASS1.PIF enables you to start AUTOSIG with an immediate AUTO 1 pass.
- ATOPASS2.PIF does the same but with an immediate AUTO 2 pass. Associated icons
- are provided for those who want to add these PIFs to their Windows desktops.
-
- Each PIF has settings for Windows' Standard/Real mode and for 386 Enhanced mode.
-
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- 4. Instructions
-
- Copy the six files listed above into your WINDOWS directory.
-
- Use Windows' PIF Editor to change settings as needed to suit your system and
- your preferences. For example, if you run Windows in Standard or Real mode and
- your modem is connected to the COM2 serial port instead of COM1, you will need
- to change the "Directly Modifies" section of each ATO PIF you use.
-
- If you have not added AUTOSIG to your Windows desktop already, do so now,
- following the procedures given in the manual for Windows or for any program you
- use in place of PROGMAN.EXE, such as Norton Desktop for Windows. (Where these
- instructions get specific, they refer to PROGMAN menus and boxes.) In the
- "Command Line" box, enter ATO.PIF--not AUTOSIG.EXE.
-
- If AUTOSIG is already on your Windows desktop, select it, invoke the
- "Properties" line of the File menu, and enter ATO.PIF in the "Command Line" box.
- Before trying to add the ATO icon, save the new Command Line setting by clickingon the "OK" button.
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- Now click on the "Change Icon" button and type ATO.ICO in the "File Name" box.
- Save the new setting by clicking "OK" twice.
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- If you want to add either or both of the AUTO-pass PIFs and icons, repeat this
- procedure with the remaining files.
-