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THANKS to David Finster, system operator of the "OPUSinfo Here"
bulletin board in Dallas. He put together the installation
kit and most of the archives in the Opus system.
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You should already have a basic OPUS system on your computer.
If you do not, please go read oKIT_000.DOC to find out how
to do it.
The following material is only for those who have already
installed OPUS.
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INSTALLATION FINAL STEPS:
Step 1:
Un-Arc OCOMM_???.ARC, and place the file OPUSCOMM.COM
in your root directory. This is the Memory-Resident
I/O driver for Opus. Opus WILL NOT run without this
driver. It only needs to be run once, at Boot time.
Your AutoExec batch file is a good place to place a
statement to run it, like this:
OpusComm
Step 2:
Make sure that you have ample FILES and BUFFERS in your
CONFIG.SYS. I recommend:
FILES=30
BUFFERS=60
Step 3:
Set the Time Zone variable. This is a DOS variable used
by Opus to determine what time zone you are in.
In your AutoExec batch file, you would include a line:
SET TZ=[time zone]
Some of the possible time zones are:
EASTERN
----------------------------------------------
For standard time......... SET TZ=EST+05
For daylight time......... SET TZ=EDT+04
CENTRAL
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For standard time......... SET TZ=CST+06
For daylight time......... SET TZ=CDT+05
MOUNTAIN
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For standard time......... SET TZ=MST+07
For daylight time......... SET TZ=MDT+06
PACIFIC
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For standard time......... SET TZ=PST+08
For daylight time......... SET TZ=PDT+07
OTHER TIME ZONES
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Yukon standard time....... SET TZ=YST+09
Alaska standard time...... SET TZ=AST+10
Bering standard time...... SET TZ=BST+11
The system defaults to CENTRAL STANDARD time with a deviation
of +06 hours from Universal time.
For a more detailed discussion about time, please refer to
the Opus Sysop Manual.
For a more detailed discussion about the Dos SET command,
please refer to your DOS manual.
Step 4:
Look at and edit your Opus Control File. It will be in
the Opus Root directory, named OPUS.CTL.
You WILL need to Edit the following things:
Sysop's Name
Modem Init String
You MAY need to Edit these things:
Comm Port
Max Baud Rate
User settings (time limits, download limits, etc.)
Please take the time to look over the Control File, and
become more familiar with it. If you used the "Stock"
MAKEOPUS.BAT, then you will not have to worry about all
the various paths to different files, those were done
automatically.
Step 5:
Compile the Control File. Opus does not understand the
Control file in "User Friendly" form, it has to be
compiled into a "Parameter" file. The compiler is named
OPUS_CTL.EXE. If your Control file was named OPUS.CTL,
then you would use the command:
OPUS_CTL OPUS
OPUS_CTL will take the OPUS.CTL file, and create OPUS.PRM.
OPUS.PRM is the actual file that Opus reads on start-up.
Step 6:
Did you re-boot? You will need to re-boot to activate
OPUSCOMM, set the time zone variable, etc.
Step 7:
Start Opus. Make sure you are in the Opus Root directory,
and start Opus with the command string:
OPUS [Control File Name]
If your control file was named OPUS.CTL, then your command
string would look like this:
OPUS OPUS
------------------- If you have problems...............
* Verify that your control file is set up correctly,
and edit and re-compile it if needed.
* Read the Sysop Documentation for further help.
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