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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE NEW YORK WORD
The NYW package is stored in a special archived format. In order
to de-archive the files, you need the public domain utility called
ARC, version 3.0 or later. This utility can be downloaded from
virtually every bulletin board in the country.
To extract all of the files, type "ARC E NYW" from the DOS prompt.
Among the extracted files are four files which are important (but
not required) in order to configure your NYW environment. These files
are :
1) NYW.HLP - chart of the keystrokes for NYW
2) WPDEFAUL - default values for system configuration
3) WPFORMAT - default values for format block number 0
4) WPPRMENU - default values for the printer menu
As of this date, these four files should be placed in any direc-
tory in your search path, or in a directory which you will ALWAYS use
for word processing. At a later date, I may add a parameter in the
WPDEFAUL file which lets the user specify a search path for these
files.
Although you can alter the values of the parameters in these files
without reading the manual, it's recommended that you read the manual
and have a little bit of practice with NYW before modifying them. In
each file, however, there is some help information.
The executable file is called WP.EXE. This should be placed in one
of the directories which is included in your DOS search path, or
placed in your current directory. To find out what your current search
path is, type "PATH" from the DOS prompt. Refer to the MS/DOS manual
if you need help on changing your search path.
Also included are a few ".PRT" files. These files contain printer
codes for each printer. Read the file "SKELETON.PRT" to learn how to
build and modify your own .PRT file.
The first line of your "WPPRMENU" configuration file should
contain the name of your printer. For instance, since I have an
Okidata Model 84, the first line of my WPPRMENU file has the word
"oki84". The first time that you print a file, NYW will search for a
file that has the name of that printer, plus a ".PRT" extension. For
instance, NYW would search for a file called "OKI84.PRT". When it
finds the file, it will read in the printer codes, and interpret them.
You should put the ".PRT" file that you choose in one of the
directories in your search path, preferably the one that also contains
the configuration files.