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- INSTALLATION AND STARTUP GUIDE
- for the
-
- OWL PERSONAL PORTFOLIO MANAGER (OPPM)
- VERSION 4.1
-
-
- DOS CONFIGURATION
-
- For proper operation of all functions, the OWL Personal
- Portfolio Manager requires that the number of DOS file handles
- be set to 20 or more. The number of DOS file handles is
- established when you boot your computer and is derived as
- either a default value or from the standard file "CONFIG.SYS"
- which must reside in the root directory of your start-up disk
- drive. For proper operation, you MUST HAVE the file
- "CONFIG.SYS" in the root directory of your start-up disk and it
- MUST contain the line "FILES=20" (values above 20 are
- acceptable). Assuming your start-up disk is the C drive, you
- can create this file very quickly by typing the following:
-
- COPY CON: C:\CONFIG.SYS
- FILES=20
- Ctrl-Z (Press "Ctrl" and "Z" keys together)
-
- Once you have added or edited the "CONFIG.SYS" file, you must
- re-boot your computer for the changes to take effect. Consult
- your DOS manual for additional information.
-
-
- HARD DISK INSTALLATION
-
- Place the distribution diskette in drive A and type the
- following commands:
-
- A:
- INSTALL C
-
- The program and data files will be installed on the C:\OPPM41.
- If you prefer to install the program on a hard drive other than
- C:, substitute the appropriate drive letter for C in the
- install command. To run OPPM type the following commands:
-
- C:
- CD \OPPM41
- OPPM
-
-
- 360k FLOPPY DISK INSTALLATION
-
- Format 3 new diskettes using the DOS format command. Label
- these disks OPPM PROGRAM 1, OPPM PROGRAM 2 and OPPM DATA.
- Place the distribution diskette in drive A and the blank
- formatted disk labeled OPPM PROGRAM 1 in drive B. Type the
- following commands:
-
- A:
- INSTALL B 3
-
- You will be prompted to insert the OPPM PROGRAM 2 and OPPM DATA
- disks when required. To run OPPM, place the OPPM PROGRAM 1
- disk in drive A and the OPPM DATA disk in drive B. Type the
- following commands:
-
- A:
- OPPM
-
- After initialization, the program will warn that data files are
- missing from the current drive and directory. Select the
- option to "Change Data Drive\Directory and enter "B:" when
- prompted for the new drive and directory.
-
-
- 720k+ FLOPPY DISK INSTALLATION
-
- Format 2 new diskettes using the DOS format command. Label
- these disks OPPM PROGRAM and OPPM DATA. Place the distribution
- diskette in drive A and the blank formatted disk labeled OPPM
- PROGRAM in drive B. Type the following commands:
-
- A:
- INSTALL B 2
-
- You will be prompted to insert the OPPM DATA disk when
- required. To run OPPM, place the OPPM PROGRAM disk in drive A
- and the OPPM DATA disk in drive B. Type the following commands:
-
- A:
- OPPM
-
- After initialization, the program will warn that data files are
- missing from the current drive and directory. Select the
- option to "Change Data Drive\Directory and enter "B:" when
- prompted for the new drive and directory.
-
-
- SAMPLE DATA:
-
- The data files shipped with the program contain sample data
- which is provided to help you become familiar with the various
- options and capabilities of the system. Prices and
- transactions in the sample data cover the period from April 1,
- 1990 through April 28, 1991. We suggest that you use the
- program with the sample data until you become comfortable with
- it.
-
-
- USER's GUIDE
-
- The user's guide for the OWL Personal portfolio manager is
- built into the program and is accessed by selecting the "HELP"
- option. In order to get the most benefit from this program, we
- strongly suggest that you read the user's guide.
-
-
- UPGRADING FROM VERSION 3 AND ABOVE
-
- To use your data from OPPM Version 3 or above, you may either
- set the data directory to the directory where your existing
- data resides using the "Logged Dir" option or you may copy your
- existing FOL.DBF, SEC.DBF, PUR.DBF, INC.DBF, AL.DBF and PRICE.DBF
- to the new OPPM Version 4.1 directory (\OPPM41 for hard disk in-
- stallations).
-
-
- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
-
- OPPM requires a minimum of 640K of memory and a graphics
- monitor (CGA, EGA, VGA or Hercules). If you receive an "OUT OF
- MEMORY" message when running OPPM, try removing some of your
- memory resident drivers and programs from memory. If you are
- using DOS 5.0+ you may be able to load memory resident drivers
- and programs into high memory. Consult your DOS manual.
-
-
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
-
- The self extracting compressed files on this disk were created
- using LHARC by K. Okubo which is a Copyright-Reserved free
- program
-
-
- For technical assistance, write to:
-
- 'Otto-Williams Ltd.
- P.O. Box 794
- Lanham, MD, 20703-0794, U.S.A.
- Phone: (301) 306-0409
-