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GETTING STARTED
CHAPTER 2 - GETTING STARTED
NOTATIONS USED IN THE 3by5 OWNER'S MANUAL
[xxxxx] Square brackets enclose characters you type at
the keyboard.
<Enter> Angled brackets indicate function and special
keys: <Enter>, <Esc>, <F10>, <Ctrl-F10>.
EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO RUN 3by5
IBM PC, XT, AT, PS/2 or 100% IBM compatible.
320K RAM and at least one disk drive.
PC DOS Version 2.0 or higher.
A printer is optional.
NOTE TO COLOR MONITOR OWNERS
3by5 writes directly to RAM video for fast updating of the
screen. This may cause excessive screen noise on some
color monitors. Most color monitors do not display
underline (underlined text is displayed in blue). See
Chapter 9 for more information.
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FILES ON THE 3by5 DISKETTE
3BY5.EXE The main 3by5 program. It is a machine
language program and has no overlay
routines. It may be removed from the
disk drive after 3by5 is loaded into
memory.
3BY5HELP.3X5 3by5 Help file
INTRO.3X5 3by5 Introduction (demonstration) file
README If the file is present, it contains
information about 3by5 that has been
released since your documentation was
printed.
CONFIG.SYS This configuration file instructs DOS to
reserve space for up to 16 open files at a
time. You may edit it as you need.
ADDRESS.3X5 Sample file
FORMLET.LET Sample form letters
FORMS.PFM Sample file with print forms
LETTERS.LET Sample letters
NOFIELDS.3X5 Sample file
PROGRAMS.3X5 Sample file
REF.REF Sample file of references
REFSTYLE.RFS Reference style file
JOHN.PRG Sample 3by5 program file
ADDRESS.MAP Index file for ADDRESS.3X5
FORMLET.IET Index file for FORMLET.LET
FORMS.IFM Index file for FORMS.PFM
LETTERS.IET Index file for LETTERS.LET
NOFIELDS.MAP Index file for NOFILEDS.3X5
PROGRAMS.MAP Index file for PROGRAMS.3X5
REF.IEF Index file for REF.REF
REFSTYLE.IFS Index file for REFSTYLE.RFS
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GETTING STARTED
INSTALLING 3by5
MAKING A BACK-UP COPY OF THE 3by5 MASTER
DISKETTE
1. Place a DOS system diskette into drive A and turn on
the computer.
2. If asked, enter the date and time.
3. Place a new or blank diskette in drive B.
4. Type [diskcopy a: b:] <Enter>. This will copy the
contents of the diskette in drive A to the diskette in
drive B. The diskcopy program will pause.
5. Remove the DOS system diskette from drive A and
insert the 3by5 Master Diskette into drive A. Make
certain that the diskette in drive B is new or has no
files that you want to save.
6. Press <Enter>. The program will copy all of the files
from drive A to drive B. Use this diskette as your
working copy of the 3by5 Master Diskette.
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MAKING A WORKING COPY OF THE 3by5 PROGRAM
The only files you need to run the 3by5 program are
3BY5.EXE and CONFIG.SYS. The purpose of the
CONFIG.SYS file is to instruct DOS to provide space in
memory for up to five source files and five index files.
You may copy them onto any diskette (system or data
type) or hard disk. For diskette based systems, the
simplest method is to format a DOS system diskette. Then
place your backup copy of the 3by5 Master Diskette in
drive A, the newly formatted diskette in drive B, and
type: [copy a:3by5.exe b:] <Enter> and then type [copy
a:config.sys b:] <Enter>.
You may copy the file 3BY5HELP.3X5 to the new diskette.
The 3BY5HELP.3X5 file is optional (see Chapter 3 on the
Help Feature).
IF YOU NEED TO OPEN MORE THAN TWO 3by5 FILES
AT A TIME, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU BOOT THE
SYSTEM WITH A CONFIG.SYS FILE THAT SETS THE
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF OPEN FILES TO 16.
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GETTING STARTED
LABELING AND STORING 3by5 DISKETTES
When the installation process is complete, remove the 3by5
Master Diskette from drive A and store it in a safe
location. It will be your master backup copy in the event
of a disaster.
Label the diskette onto which you have just transferred
the 3by5 files with the following:
3by5 Version 5.0 (C) 1988, Softshell Corp.
All subsequent copies of the 3by5 programs should also be
labeled with the 3by5 title and the Softshell copyright
notice.
If you have a copy of the 3by5 Starter Kit, you may copy
it and distribute copies without charge.
If you have 3by5, you may only make copies of the
program for your own use. 3by5 may not be distributed to
other parties except by Softshell Corp. or its designated
dealers.
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DOS ENVIRONMENT COMMAND
The DOS Set Command may be used to specify the default
drives and directories (paths) for the 3BY5HELP.3X5 and
3BY5AUTO.PRG files.
3BY5HELP.3X5 (See Chapter 3)
From the DOS Command Line type:
C>SET 3BY5HELP=C:\LEVEL1\LEVEL2
where the text to the right of the equal sign is the path
for the 3by5 Help File 3BY5HELP.3X5.
3BY5AUTO.PRG (See Chapter 11)
From the DOS Command Line type:
C>SET 3BY5AUTO=C:\LEVEL1\LEVEL2
where the text to the right of the equal sign is the path
for the 3by5 Start-up File 3BY5AUTO.PRG.
The Set Command may be placed in your DOS
AUTOEXEC.BAT file. See your DOS Manual for more
information on the Set Command and AUTOEXEC file.
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GETTING STARTED
INTRODUCTION TO 3BY5
New users of 3by5 may run through a brief introduction by
starting 3by5 in the following manner. Drive A should be
the default drive. Place the 3by5 diskette in drive A and
type
3by5 intro<Enter>
3by5 will be loaded into memory, and the title screen
displayed. After you press any key to continue, the
program will prompt you to place the file INTRO.3X5 in
drive A. Since the file is already on the diskette, press
any key to continue. The remainder of the introduction is
self explanatory.
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