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IBM LAN Software Buyer's Guide Readme File
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IBM* offers a comprehensive set of LAN Software products and support
for building and managing large to small networks. This guide provides
you with information about these products and support. It is a guide
that helps you understand why and how IBM LAN Software solutions
can help you in your business, no matter what your industry might be.
The LAN Software Buyer's Guide can be viewed online from OS/2* or from
Windows**. Users with OS/2 2.0 or higher view the book by executing the
OS/2 "VIEW" command. Users with Windows 3.1 or higher view the book
by executing the "XVIEW" command packaged with the LAN Software Buyer's
Guide.
The instructions on the diskette label describe how to view the guide from
the diskette. The Buyer's Guide also may be installed on your hard drive for
faster access and future reference.
OS/2 users:
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1. 340 Kbytes of free hard drive space is required, with OS/2 installed
on the C drive.
2. Install the guide from diskette to your hard drive.
You may install the Buyer's Guide one of two ways:
1) To add the book to your OS/2 bookshelf, insert the diskette in
floppy disk drive A and enter the following command from an
OS/2 command prompt:
copy a:lanbuyer.inf c:\os2\book\lanbuyer.inf
After loading has completed, from an OS/2 command prompt
enter the following command to view the guide:
view lanbuyer
2) Create an object on your desktop:
-- Insert the diskette in floppy disk drive A.
-- Open the OS/2 SYSTEM folder by double clicking the left
mouse button on the OS/2 SYSTEM icon.
-- Open the DRIVES folder by double clicking the left mouse
button on the DRIVES icon.
-- Open the DRIVE A folder by double clicking the left mouse
button on the DRIVE A icon.
-- Drag the lanbuyer.inf book to the desktop:
- Select the book by single clicking the left mouse button
on the LANBUYER.INF icon.
- Hold down the right mouse button and drag the
LANBUYER.INF icon to the desktop.
To view the book (OS/2 2.0 users):
-- Select the book by single clicking the left mouse button on
the LANBUYER.INF icon.
-- Display the pop-up menu by single clicking the right mouse
button while the mouse pointer is on the LANBUYER.INF icon.
-- Select OPEN. Another pop-up menu will display.
-- Select VIEW.
To view the book (OS/2 2.1 or higher users):
-- Select the book by single clicking the left mouse button on
the LANBUYER.INF icon.
-- Open the book by double clicking the left mouse button on
the LANBUYER.INF icon.
Windows users:
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1. 870 Kbytes of free hard disk drive space is required, with DOS
and Windows installed on the C drive.
2. Install the guide and the XVIEW utility from diskette to your hard
drive.
1) Insert the diskette into floppy disk drive A.
2) Go to the Windows PROGRAM MANAGER window and do
the following:
-- From the menu bar select FILE
-- From the FILE pop-down menu select RUN
-- In the dialog box enter the following command, and
then select OK.
a:install.bat
NOTE: The above command will create a subdirectory
named LANBUYER on your C drive. Then, it
will copy the LAN Software Buyer's Guide and
the XVIEW utility to the LANBUYER subdirectory.
3. View the guide.
1) Create Program Group and Program Item icons:
-- From the Windows PROGRAM MANAGER window, select
FILE from the menu bar.
-- From the FILE pop-down menu, select NEW.
-- In the NEW PROGRAM OBJECT window select
PROGRAM GROUP and then select OK.
-- In the PROGRAM GROUP PROPERTIES window dialog
box enter the following and then select OK.
Description: IBM LAN Software Buyer's Guide
Group File: lanbuyer.grp
-- The IBM LAN SOFTWARE BUYER'S GUIDE window
will appear and be the active Program Group.
-- From the Windows PROGRAM MANAGER window, select
FILE from the menu bar.
-- From the FILE pop-down menu, select NEW.
-- In the NEW PROGRAM OBJECT window select
PROGRAM ITEM and then select OK.
-- In the PROGRAM ITEM PROPERTIES window dialog
box enter the following and then select OK.
Description: View IBM LAN Software Buyer's Guide
Command line:
c:\lanbuyer\xview.exe c:\lanbuyer\lanbuyer.inf
Working Directory: c:\lanbuyer
To view the book, double click the left mouse button on the
"View IBM LAN Software Buyer's Guide" icon.
* IBM and OS/2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines
Corporation.
** Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.