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.h1 THE FIRST TIME
.h2 Introduction
For YOUR VERY OWN ^040, you will need a Data
Diskette, upon which you will record your information.
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After it is prepared, it will contain the program named
'yourvown.bas', together with your (personzlized) lists,
and your data.
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.h2 Prepare a Data Diskette
.h3 Prepare an External Label
Prepare an external label (a stick-on label) for your Data
Diskette. You should use words that are meaningful to you,
such as:
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Mel's ^040
Data Diskette
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After the label has been prepared, attached it to the top of
your Data Diskette (probably on the right-side).
.h3 Copy to Your Data Diskette
Using the DISKCOPY Command of DOS, copy the entire contents
of the Distribution Diskette to your Data Diskette. (Note:
This is just temporary. You will soon delete unwanted files
leaving only the ones necessary.)
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For example, after bringing up DOS, type:
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diskcopy a: b:
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and press the 'enter' key.
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Then place the Distribution Diskette in the a: drive, the
Data Diskette in the b: drive, and press the 'enter' key.
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The entire contents of the Distribution Diskette will then
be copied onto your Data Diskette.
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.h3 Delete the Documentation
In order to make room for a lot of your data, it is necess-
ary to delete the documentation from your Data Diskette.
This is accomplished by running the program 'cleandoc.bat',
which is on the diskette. It is done in the following
manner.
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While still in DOS,
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1. Place your Data Diskette in the a: drive.
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2. Type:
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cleandoc
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and press the 'enter' key.
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A large number of files will be deleted.
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3. Then type:
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erase cleandoc.bat
and press the 'enter' key.
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Your Data Diskette will now contain only those files which
are necessary to run YOUR VERY OWN ^040.
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The files which remain will be the following:
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ARRAY
HIGH
MESSAGES
SUBARRAY
VECTOR1
VECTOR2
VECTOR3
YOURVOWN.BAS
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You can verify this by typing:
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dir a:
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and pressing the 'enter' key.
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Your Data Diskette is now ready for you to use as YOUR VERY
OWN ^040.
.h1 STARTUP
.h2 Bringing up DOS and BASIC
In order to run YOUR VERY OWN ^040, both
DOS and BASIC must be available. The way that you do
this depends upon whether you are using a PCjr or some
other member of the IBM PC Family of Computers.
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If you are using a PCjr, you should:
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1. Insert the DOS Diskette into the a: drive.
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2. Insert the BASIC Cartridge into one of the slots.
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3. Turn on the Power.
.vt 2
If you are using another member of the IBM PC Family of
Computers, you should:
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1. Bring up DOS in your normal manner.
(either from the DOS Diskette, or from your hard-
disk.)
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2. Type:
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basic
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and press the 'enter' key.
.h2 Starting YOUR VERY OWN ^040
Now that both DOS and BASIC are available, you should do
the following:
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1. Insert your Data Diskette into the a: drive.
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2. Type:
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run ~yourvown~
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and press the 'enter' key.
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3. Follow any instructions which appear at the bottom of
your screen.
.h1 BACKUP
.vt 2
From time to time you will want to make a copy of your
Data Diskette, to protect yourself from any loss (due to
carelessness or any other reason).
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You may do this at any time by using the DISKCOPY Command
of DOS (which you have already used before). You should
type something like:
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diskcopy a: b:
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and press the 'enter' key.
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Then you should follow any instructions which appear on
the display screen, to copy your Data Diskette to a
Backup Diskette.
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Please refer to the DOS Manual for the details of how to
use the DISKCOPY Command.
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