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MEMORY REQUIREMENTS:
This application works most efficiently with windows running
in 386 Enhanced mode, 4mb of RAM, and 4mb of virtual memory,
if you only have 2 mb of RAM this program will still run
albeit slowly. Should an "Out of Memory" error occur whilst
running this application please ensure that any background
applications that Windows may be performing are finished and
closed before restarting this program. In addition it may be
helpful if Program Manager is set to Minimize on Use. If Windows
is working with less than 4mb of RAM then it may be necessary
to increase the size of the swap file. To do this refer to
your windows manual: Ch14, P196.
LAUNCHING THIS PROGRAM:
May be done in one of three ways.
1. From the C:\ prompt by typing LAUNCH. This command is a
small batch file installed onto your hard disk which starts
your Windows application, minimizes it, and then starts the
dictionary.
2. From Program Manager: ALT+F, select RUN and on the command
line type C:\DICT\INTRO.EXE, then hit return. (Tip: minimize
Program Manager AFTER the above mentioned, it will reserve
memory.)
3. From File Manager: Use the mouse to click on DICT, locate
INTRO.EXE and double click on it.
You may want to iconise this application (it does come with its
own icon). Refer to your manual for information on how to
achieve this, Ch5, P89.
MONITOR REQUIREMENTS:
Pragram requirements are either a CGA, EGA, VGA, 8514,
Hercules or other display compatible with Windows 3 and
above.
PROGRAM INSTALLATION:
To install this program onto your hard disk simply follow
the following steps;
Take disk number one and insert it into your a: drive.
Log on to your a: drive and type GO. Program installation
will then begin. Follow the on screen instructions until
installation is complete.
NOTES ON PROGRAM INSTALLATION:
You may find the following information helpful/useful if
you encounter problems loading the program:
On each 3.5 inch disk there is a small batch file which
performs the following;
disk 1 - Copies the dynamic link library VBRUN200.DLL into
your WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. Without this file your program
will not run. GO then creates a new subdirectory in the c:\ rootdrive
called \DICT. It is from this directory that all your program
files will reside. DO NOT MOVE PROGRAM FILES FROM THIS SUB-DIRECTORY
AS THE EXE FILES HAVE BEEN WRITTEN AND COMPILED TO
LOOK FOR THEIR .DAT FILES IN THIS DIRECTORY. Should you
encounter a "FILE NOT FOUND" error whilst running the program
it is highly likely that you have certain files that ARE residing
in either the root directory or some other directory on your
hard disk.
Disks two and three make use of the DOS COPY command to copy all
files onto your disk, including EXE along with .DAT and .BAT files.
The .DAT files are the reference database files. There are ten in all
and they are crucial to the retrieval of information from the
database. All of these files have their attributes set to READ ONLY.
A precaution mainly against inadvertant corruption. Again these
files must reside in the DICT subdirectory for successful location
by the program. If your program runs correctly but on accessing
the database you find no information then the following has occured:
the database has attepted to locate the required .DAT file and failed.
It has then opened a new .DAT file, however as the user cannot enter
data ( remember this is a read only reference database ) the file will
be useless. Locate the .DAT file with ZERO BYTES in it and delete it.
then find out where the program .DAT file is (again probably copied or
moved to another directory ) and reinstall it to the correct subdirecory
DICT. It may be useful for the user to take backup copies of the DAT files
just in case!!! Finally when you install the program software a small
batch file is copied into your root directory called LAUNCH. this batch
file will start the program from the DOS command line firstly by
invoking Windows, minimizing it, and then starting the program.
THE USER INTERFACE:
Upon starting the program the user will be looking at a large
non-sizable window called Introduction. The user will at this point
either select the area of the automobile that s/he wants to refer
to, or seek help from the drop down menu's available. Most users will be
using a mouse and to select the option of their choice they simply
click ONCE on the command button of their choice. Alternatively
users with only a keyboard can use the ALT+F menu selection to
select their area of interest. A further window (non-sizable)
will appear and it is from here that the user accesses the required
information. Extensive use of icons is made within these windows and
to access information from them simply click once with the mouse
or use the keyboard driven commands for the menu options. In true
windows style the user can open as many files as s/he wants. HOWEVER
this program is memory intensive and the more applications the
user has open the slower the overall response will be from the operating
environment. When the user has finished with a respective window
s/he simply clicks on the STOP icon or uses the ALT+F X, escape route
back to the intro window. Finally, and this only applies to keyboard
users, some of the windows invoked from the icons make use of the
ALT+K command in order for the return key to work. If you find that multiple
hammerings on the return key achieve nothing, calmly compose
