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March 3, 1993
Installation of BGFT Version 3.02
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Registered Package
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Unregistered users can skip this section.
If you received BGFT as a registered package there should be
the following files on the distribution diskette(s):
INSTALL.EXE
BGFTREAD.ME
BGFT300A.EXE
BGFT300B.EXE
The last two files are the archived packages of BGFT
programs and files. They are not "executable" in the normal
sense; they contain files that are extracted during the
installation process. There are two files so that they can
be distributed more easily. If you ordered the files on a
720K diskette, you should have received one diskette with
the above four files. If you ordered the files on 360K
floppies you should have received two floppies; one with
INSTALL.EXE, BGFTREAD.ME and BGFT300A.EXE on it and the
other with BGFT300B.EXE.
BGFT300A.EXE contains all the files necessary for a
"minimal" installation of BGFT on a hard drive. If you are
new to BGFT, this will be all you need to get going. It may
suit you for a final configuration too. If you choose the
minimal installation initially and then want the use the
floppy based file buffer, the files for Microsoft Windows
3.1, or the files to run BGFT with other communications
products later, then you can simply run the installation
program again.
The following files are in BGFT300A.EXE:
BGFTREAD.ME This file.
BGFT.EXE The main BGFT user interface.
BGFT.DLG A sample dialing directory.
BGFT.DOC The BGFT documentation.
BGFT300.HLP Help screens for BGFT.EXE.
BGFT300.SCR Other screens for BGFT.EXE.
BGFTFB.EXE Hard drive C: file buffer maker.
BGFTHDZM.COM Hard drive communication resident.
BGFTORDR.FRM Order form to register BGFT package.
BGFT300B.EXE contains all the other files. If you want the
full installation, both the BGFT300A.EXE and BGFT300B.EXE
files will be needed.
INSTALL.EXE: This is the installation program. It will
appear with BGFT300A.EXE on a two 360K diskette
distribution; BGFT300B.EXE will be on the other diskette. A
720K diskette distribution will have INSTALL.EXE,
BGFT300A.EXE, and BGFT300B.EXE on the one diskette.
BGFTREAD.ME: This is a file with information you should read
for up-to-date information not in the documentation.
If you have the two 360K diskette registered distribution be
sure to put in the diskette with INSTALL.EXE on it first in
the appropriate drive A: or drive B:. The distribution file,
BGFT300A.EXE, will be on the same diskette. The installation
program may need the second diskette with the distribution
file, BGFT300B.EXE; you will be prompted during the
procedure. If you have the registered distribution 720K
diskette put it in the drive supports that media; for the
moment we will assume that is Drive A:.
To run the installation program go to drive A: by entering
A:
and then enter
INSTALL
Follow the instructions and the installation will be
completed in a few minutes. The installation allows you to
quit at any time and start again, if desired.
Unregistered Package
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Registered users can skip this section.
If you download BGFT as a Shareware evaluation package you
should have the two files BGFT302A.ZIP and BGFT302B.ZIP. Be
sure that you start off in a directory that is not called,
'\BGFT300', since the construction of this directory is part
of the installation itself; it is recommended that you keep
all the files in the same directory. BGFT302A.ZIP allows a
minimal hard drive installation of BGFT; you may want to use
the minimal installation just to try BGFT out.
You should use the appropriate unarchiving program to
extract the above files. For ZIP files you would enter
PKUNZIP BGFT302A.ZIP
This will extract the three files: INSTALL.EXE, BGFT300A.EXE
and BGFTREAD.ME. Do the same to BGFT302B.ZIP to produce the
file, BGFT300B.EXE.
You start the installation by entering:
INSTALL
Follow the instructions and the installation will be
completed in a few minutes. INSTALL allows you to quit at
any time and start again, if desired.
Previous Users
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If you are a previous Version 2.x user of BGFT and plan to
use you floppy diskette file buffer, you should reformat
your regular 'BGFT' diskette and re-initialize the file
buffer with BGFT.EXE before using the new version. Also,
after you have installed the BGFT files into the directory
\BGFT300 you can copy your previous dialing directory into
\BGFT300 and it will be ready for use. The BGFT Version 3
dialing directories have a different format than for earlier
versions but the older ones can still be read by version 3.
Previously registered users should contact Dirac Systems
about their free upgrades to version 3 of BGFT.
Trying It Out
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To run BGFT for the first time it is recommended that you
follow the "Trying it Out" example session (Section 3.2)
included in the documentation file, BGFT.DOC.
Not Covered In The Documentation File
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1/1. BGFT in Microsoft Windows 3.1 in 386 Enhanced Mode:
--------------------------------------------------------
BGFT works extremely well in standard mode of Microsoft
Windows 3.x. This makes it an ideal candidate for the 286
users. Users with 386 or higher computers will have similar
success in standard mode. If you have Microsoft Windows 3.0
then real mode will work fine too. The operation of the
Windows program BGFTSPY.EXE will allow you to monitor file
transfers when running Windows.
However, BGFT's operation in 386 enhanced mode is not
recommended at this time. The virtual nature of the
communication port presents some problems that appear to
vary from machine to machine. If you do get BGFT running,
which is possible, do not use BGFTSPY.EXE as it will likely
hang up Windows eventually.
Although BGFT is primarily a program run in the DOS
environment, Dirac Systems will make it a priority to
improve its performance in 386 enhanced mode of Microsoft
Windows.
BGFT Version 3 History:
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Version 3.02 (March 1993):
- fixed lockups when starting BGFT.EXE on some systems.
- added ability to move files from file buffer to DOS with
BGFTOPT.EXE. File manipulation for BGFTOPT.EXE brought up to
BGFT.EXE standard. See Section 6.9 and 6.10 of
documentation.
- added description in Section 4.4 of '/s' command with
residents to allow them to use modem strings instead of
carrier detect line.
- added new entries in Section 4 regarding Stacker and DR
DOS.
- updated documentation (BGFT.DOC) and changed dates and
version numbers for many files of package.
Version 3.01 (December 1992):
- added support for Stacker in BGFTHDZM.COM and
BGFTFDZM.COM.
- allowed use of BGFT hard drive file buffer with drives
formatted by DR DOS.
- fixed type-o-matic buffer rate change by BGFT.EXE, etc.
Version 3.00 (October 1992):
- added background Zmodem to BGFTHDZM.COM and BGFTFDZM.COM.
- added hard drive file buffer creation and management with
BGFTFB.EXE.
- integrated resident program for floppy file buffers.
- added support for 1.44 Meg and 1.2 Meg (to 720K) floppy
file buffers.
- new user interface, BGFT.EXE. New features such as clip
board, scroll back buffer, modern point and shoot menuing,
etc.
- installation program, INSTALL.EXE.
- rewrote documentation, BGFT.DOC, and many other
improvements and file changes.
Thanks,
Rick, Tim, Rafael
Dirac Systems
P. O. Box 476
West Hill, ON
Canada M1E4Y9
Free support BBS at modem (416)283-7157.