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- Welcome New GEN7 User! August, 1994
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- Thank you for trying out GEN7.
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- Installation tips:
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- The install procedure is simple, and you should use the INSTALL.BAT file
- provided with the distribution disk for this purpose. Its syntax is:
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- s:INSTALL s: d: \directory
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- where s: is the source disk drive letter designating the distribution disk's
- location, and d: is the disk drive where you wish to install GEN7, and
- \directory is the name of the directory on the destination disk to install
- GEN7 (it does not have to exist). The program: LHA is used to extract the
- programs and data, and it is required to answer 'YES' to any 'Overwrite'
- questions. Also, if voice data is within the distribution, then the data
- is decompressed using a PCM decompression program. This takes a minute or
- so, and is very repetitive (each voice is unpacked), so be patient.
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- Getting Started:
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- The GEN7 program requires a mouse, and an EGA/VGA display, and an IBM PC
- compatible computer. The cursor keys move the mouse pointer also, if the
- mouse is not handy, and the Enter key works like the left mouse button, and
- the ESC key works like the right mouse button. The GEN7 Program Manager
- is different from GEN7 with the operation of the mouse: in the Program
- Manager, clicking upon an Icon once will select it, and the second click
- operates it, or executes the program attached to it. Clicking on a different
- Icon deselects the first one selected. The GEN7 Desktop works differently
- in that the Icons become the cursor after the first click, and then the
- Icon must be 'dragged' as the cursor to the work area of the screen
- (usually). Once the Icon is in the work area, another mouse click
- operates the Icon. Sometimes an Icon must be selected and moved to a little
- box in the middle of the screen to make a selection. Note that the left
- mouse button is the operate button, and the right button is the cancel button.
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- Yes and No dialog boxes:
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- Note that many of the questions are phrased as a Yes or No answer, and
- a quick mouse click (or the Enter key) will make the selection. All
- dialog boxes have the mouse cursor placed upon the Continue button as the
- default, but the answer may not be what you wish. In this case, press
- the Yes or No button until it is green and then press the Continue button.
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- Printing the Manual:
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- The F1 key in most cases will display the page from the manual that will
- help with your questions (or the index). If you did not order the GEN7
- Users Guide, then the manual may be printed from the * menu in the upper
- left hand corner of the screen. Click upon the * switch, and a sub menu
- will appear. Next click upon the 'Aux. Functions' selection, and finally
- upon the 'Print Info.' selection. The option to print the Order Form,
- README files or Manual will be given. Answering Yes to this question will
- allow the text of the Order Form, README files, or the Manual to be printed.
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- Child Lock:
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- Note the small red lock in the upper right hand corner of the screen. This
- is the Child Lock symbol. It is red when full access to the File Manager and
- other features is enabled. The Lock is green when only the 'Tutors'
- category of programs is enabled, alongwith the songs, clock, calculator, and
- other non-destructive functions. The password feature is also accessed from
- the 'Aux. Functions' menu like above (to change the password). To just lock
- the lock, click upon the lock symbol with the left mouse button. A warning
- is given that states that an invalid password may terminate the program. The
- initial password is; SUPERPASSWORD. The password feature has two levels of
- passwords, one external that anyone could know (but the children), and one
- that is internal that only the owner knows. The internal passkey is set
- to PASSWORDSUPER initially. The password (external or internal) cannot be
- changed without knowing the internal passkey. An option in the Program
- Manager (/l stands for lock) prevents exitting to the DOS prompt until the
- Lock is red. This feature will keep the children from going into DOS and
- possibly doing mischief there also! But no one can exit to DOS until the
- Lock is red!
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- Installing Programs as Icons:
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- This installation process is not as intuitive if you have not read the
- manual, but very easy after that. Some features in GEN7 require selecting
- a file before selecting the menu item to operate upon the file (installing
- the external Editor, and installing Programs as Icons, Editting files, etc.).
- To install an Icon, first select the program to execute from the filebox
- file listing (click and drag the disk drive symbol into the work area to
- show the contents of that disk drive, and click the directory name to
- display the contents of a directory). Clicking once upon a file name
- selects it (clicking twice on a directory shows the contents of it). Then
- press F6, or click on the 'Desktop' selection on the Main Menu. The
- 'Icon Operations' selection will give the option to either remove an
- Icon or install an Icon. The process from here is pretty self
- explanatory, so consult the manual if there are any other questions.
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- A good way to get to know the GEN7 Main Menu is to press the
- F1 key while the mouse pointer is on any menu selection.
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- Please call or write the address / phone below if you have any problems,
- or questions! Thank you for using GEN7, and encourage others to do the
- same.
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- Programs are copyrighted by:
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- Synergistic Consultants, Incorporated
- Post Office Box 18888
- Huntsville, AL 35804-8888
- (205) 539-1757
- 1-800-828-8384
- CompuServe ID: 71232, 257
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