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- HELP FOR NEW USERS & PROBLEMS YOU MIGHT HAVE
- FROM CRAZY IRVING LE FOU
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- Shareware is actually very easy to use if you are familiar
- with a few basic "DOS" commands. These commands are "COPY", "DISKCOPY", "DIR",
- "TYPE", "FORMAT", & a few others. None of the disks are "bootable", which
- means that you cannot place the disk in your computer and turn it on.
- The first thing is to make a backup copy of your disk with the following
- command:
- A>DISKCOPY A: B: <enter> - (will copy all files from 'A' to 'B')
- In the event that you get some sort of error message when using "DISKCOPY",
- you will then have to use the "COPY" command to make a backup of your original
- disk. Place a blank FORMATTED disk in the "B" drive and enter the following
- command at the "A>" prompt:
- A>COPY *.* B: <enter> - (will copy all files from 'A' to 'B')
- Now put the original disk away and use the working copy. The next thing
- to do is see what files are on the disk. Place the working copy in the "A"
- drive and enter the following command:
- A>DIR <enter> - will display the filenames
- Now you will see many different filenames. A filename consists of two
- parts; the filename & the extension. The filename will be on the left (up to
- 8 characters long) & the extension will be just to the right (up to 3
- characters long). You will be looking for certain extension names; which
- will tell you something about that type of file.
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- ******************************************************************************
- * IMPORTANT.....IMPORTANT.....IMPORTANT.....IMPORTANT.....IMPORTANT *
- *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*
- * EXE - a program file - type in the name & press the enter key. *
- * COM - a command file - type in the name & press the enter key. *
- * BAT - a batch file - many uses, type in the name & press enter key. *
- * BAS - a "BASIC" program. Needs GWBASIC or BASICA to run the program. *
- * ARC - a archived file - needs to be unarchived, contains many files. *
- * ZIP - a compressed file - needs to be uncompressed to be readable. *
- * DOC - A DOCUMENTATION FILE - instructions about the program - READ THIS *
- * TXT - A DOCUMENTATION FILE - instructions about the program - READ THIS *
- ******************************************************************************
-
- You may also see files like READ.ME or README.1ST or just README. These
- are all documentation files that will tell you about the program or how to
- work the program properly.
-
- VERY IMPORTANT: READ DOCUMENTATION FILES FIRST BEFORE RUNNING THE PROGRAM!!!
-
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-
- To view a documentation file on your screen, use the "TYPE" command.
- With your program disk in the "A" drive enter the following command:
- A>TYPE filename.ext (enter) - where filename would be README.DOC
- or whatever the filename is that you wish to view.
- This will display the documentation to the screen. To stop the text
- from scrolling by, press "CTRL S" (the CTRL key and "S" key at the same
- time), any other key to resume scrolling. To obtain a printout of the
- documentation simply replace the "TYPE" command with the "DOS" command
- "COPY". Turn your printer on and enter the following command:
- A>COPY filename.ext PRN <enter> - where filename would be README.DOC or
- whatever file you wish to print.
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- An "EXE", "COM", or "BAT" file extension means that when you
- enter the filename, the computer will do something. For instance,
- if the filename were "POKER.EXE", or "POKER.COM, or "POKER.BAT" you would
- enter the following at the "A" prompt:
- A>POKER <enter> - the poker program would now come up on the screen.
-
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-
- Another type of file (a little tricky to run) is a "BASIC" file. These
- types have the "BAS" extension. Any file with this extension must be run with
- the "BASIC" interpreter. That simply means that you must have a copy of
- "GWBASIC.EXE" if you have a clone, or "BASICA.COM" if you have an "IBM". These
- 2 files (GWBASIC & the "BAS" file) must reside together or be able to find
- each other. An easy way to do this is to simply copy "GWBASIC.EXE" to the
- disk that contains the "BAS" files. When both files are together &
- this disk was in the "A" drive you would enter the following command:
- A>GWBASIC POKER <enter> - the poker program would now be "running"
- & you would be playing the game.
-
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-
- Another important file is one with an "ARC" extension. This means it is
- an archived file & contains many smaller files within it. This is done so
- all the files will fit on to the disk(s) you received. You must extract the
- files with a special program. The program most commonly used is called
- "PKXARC.EXE". To extract files from a file called "TEST.ARC", enter the
- following command:
- A>PKXARC TEST B: <enter> - this would extract all the files and place
- them on a disk that was in the "B" drive. You must have a FORMATTED blank disk
- in the "B" drive when issuing this command. You could copy the "ARC" files &
- the program "PKXARC.EXE" to your hard drive & enter the following command:
- C>PKXARC TEST <enter> - this will extract all the files from an
- archived state. Then you will see some of
- the different filenames mentioned above when
- you use the "DIR" command.
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