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- Welcome to the
- QBSCR Screen Routines!
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- This short introductory text will get you started and mentions a
- few important points you'll need to know.
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- Installation
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- Contrary to the notes in the docs, this package IS compressed into
- self-extracting archives. On each disk is an EXE file. Simply
- run each EXE in this package, followed by the path you want the
- files placed into. Example:
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- QBSCR_1.EXE C:\QB45\QBSCR20
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- There is a total of three archives, QBSCR_1.EXE, QBSCR_2.EXE, and
- QBSCR_3.EXE. Sorry about the compressed version, but disk prices
- were getting too high for me to not cut somewhere.
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- The Documentation
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- The documentation is broken up into about 29 files, and are
- formatted such that they can be printed from DOS. The complete
- document is enormous as shareware documentation goes - 331 pages.
- To print it on your printer from DOS, issue the following command:
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- COPY QBSCR??.DOC PRN
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- where QBSCR??.DOC is the name of the file you want to print. It
- is formatted and paginated to come out just right on dot matrix
- and HP LaserJet series printers. Note that this will NOT work
- with PostScript printers or other printers that use a page
- description language only.
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- The Disks
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- The QBSCR distribution disks contain normal, uncompressed,
- unarchived files if you got them from me. If you got a shareware
- version, they will be archived into self-extracting archives.
- Just run the EXE files with a destination path, like
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- QBSCR01.EXE C:\QBSCR20
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- And they will extract to that path. If you are a registered user
- and hold the disks that came from BAD Software, you shuold have 9
- total, none of which contain compressed or archived files. Simply
- copy all the files from the disks to the directories in which you
- want them. Copy as many or as few as you like.
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- The QDEMO Prorgam
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- Disk 2 contains all the files necessary for the operation of the
- QDEMO program. You can run it directly from this floppy disk, but
- I strongly recommend that it be moved to a hard disk first. Since
- it does periodic disk accessing, it will benefit greatly in the
- speed department from a hard disk.
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- Note that the 22 font files are duplicated on the Font Builder
- disk.
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- Getting Started
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- The following steps are recommended for getting yourself going
- with the QBSCR package.
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- 1. Locate a home for QBSCR. Create whatever directory you want
- the files to reside in. I recommend making a separate directory
- for the files from the Modules disk, since there are 71 of them .
- Then place the Source Builder program in that directory (SRC.EXE).
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- 2. Copy all the files from the first six disks (or three if you
- have 3.5" disks). The remaining disks are documentation disks,
- and need not be copied unless you want to use them electronically.
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- 3. Run the programs that come with QBSCR to get a look at some of
- the new features. Try QDEMO (QDEMO.EXE) and Font Builder (FB.EXE)
- for some fun.
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- 4. Scan the file WHATS.NEW for info about the new version.
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- 5. Glance at the source code that comes with the package.
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- 6. Start coding!
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- Thanks!
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- Lastly I'll say thanks for trying (or buying) the QBSCR Screen
- Routines. I hope they bring you knowledge, productivity, and most
- of all, fun.
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