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- INSTALLATION PROCEDURES
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- If you are in a hurry to install the data base because it is clear
- weather, close to New Moon and you want to get some data from the data base; or
- you just don't like to read the documentation then read only the next
- paragraph. If it is bad weather and close to New Moon, or near Full Moon, or
- you want to take your time then read all of the paragraphs.
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- For a quick installation move the files install.bat and arce.com from
- SAC50A.ARC to a work directory and type the following command from this work
- directory.
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- INSTALL [input_path] [output_path]
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- Where [input_path] and [output_path] both take the form [d:][path] and
- represent existing paths for the input and output files respectively. I
- suggest you create new directories to do this installation procedure.
- The path for [input_path] should the the location of the archive files
- SAC50A.ARC thru SAC50E.ARC and can be <a:>. If a floppy drive isn't being used
- then don't forget the \'s where appropriate. The files in this directory will
- not be deleted by the install program.
- The path for [output_path] should be where the ASCII text files contained
- in the archive files will be stored. If you are installing on a hard drive
- then all of the ASCII text files will be combined into one and named SAC50.TXT.
- Note, also, that none of the files are deleted during the install process. You
- might want to keep the 4 text files, SAC50B.TXT thru SAC50E.TXT, or just the
- one large one and delete the other(s).
- If [input_path] is <a:> and [output_path] is <b:> then be sure each of the
- archive files is on a separate diskette. Since we don't have access to a dual
- floppy drive system it hasn't been as thoroughly tested as we would like. We
- hope it will suit your needs.
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- The arce.com file, which unarchives the files in this system, are the
- product of Vernon D. Buerg; 456 Lakeshire Dr.; Daly City, CA 94015. He has an
- excellent set of utilities. I suggest you might contact him for more
- information. Permission is granted to use this program "provided no
- remuneration of any kind is received in exchange and distribution is without
- ANY modifications to the contents of the file!" In order for this program,
- arce.com, to work the arhive files were compressed using an older compression
- algorithm. It is supported by the programs produced by Phil Katz.
- Later releases of the data base will be in the increasing popular ZIP
- format.
- I hope you find the installation procedure simple and easy to use.
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- AJ Crayon
- May 7, 1989
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