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JAMDISK 2, Copyright © 1991-92 JAM
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Copyrights of all programs contained on this disk remain
with the various programmers.
There are some important notes concerning the files on this
disk later in this text file, please take the time to read
them before diving in head first. You'll find details on how
to unarchive any `.run' files on this disk, and some help
with installing printer drivers.
Please, before using this disk in anger, make a backup copy!
If you manage to corrupt this disk, return the original with
a stamped, self-addressed envelope and we will happily replace
it free of charge. No SSAE however, no action!
Right, first the advert ...
Just Amiga Monthly (JAM) is a subscription-only magazine
(it's a traditional paper magazine, a totally separate thing
from the Jamdisk collection) costing £19.95 for 12 issues
(£24.95 Europe, £49.95 Overseas). The latest issue can be
bought from the address below for £1.95 if you don't want to
subscribe just yet. Cheques, Postal Orders and International
Money Orders should be made payable to JAM.
Just Amiga Monthly
75 Greatfields Drive
Uxbridge UB8 3QN
Phone: 0895 274449
Contacts: Jeff Walker, Steve Williams
Now the legal stuff ...
This Jamdisk is freely distributable provided it remains
intact and unaltered and this `ReadMe' file is not removed
from it. Public Domain libraries are given permission to
include this disk in their catalogues provided they charge
no more for it than JAM itself does.
JAM regrets that it cannot provide technical support for any
of the software on its Jamdisks; the responsibility for this
lies with the programmers.
We strongly recommend you register with the authors of the
programs on this disk (where applicable) as this will
encourage them to keep developing. Remember, they do it
to please YOU -- the least you can do is say thank you.
Now the notes ...
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WHAT TO DO WITH `.RUN' FILES
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There may be files on this disk that have a `.run'
extension. These are collections of associated files that
have been joined together in self-extracting archives.
All that needs to be done to extract the files in the archive
is to run the `.run' file -- this means you type its name (and
path if necessary) into a Shell or CLI window, just like you
do with commands like Copy and Dir.
So, to unarchive `.run' files you should do the following ...
(We'll use the `listings.run' file as an example.)
SINGLE DRIVE USERS
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1. Boot from your Workbench disk and open a Shell/CLI window.
2. At the command line enter the command ...
COPY C:COPY RAM:
3. Format a new floppy disk and give it the name PLOP.
4. Insert a copy of JAMDISK2 into the drive.
5. At the command line enter the command ...
RAM:COPY JAMDISK2:LISTINGS.RUN RAM:
6. Insert the newly formatted PLOP disk into the drive.
7. At the command line enter the command ...
RAM:LISTINGS.RUN PLOP:
At the end of the extracting process all the LISTINGS files
will be on the PLOP disk.
DUAL-DRIVE USERS
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1. Boot from your Workbench disk and open a Shell/CLI window.
2. Format a new floppy disk in your external drive and give
it the name PLOP.
3. Insert a copy of JAMDISK2 into the internal drive.
4. At the command line type ...
JAMDISK2:LISTINGS.RUN PLOP:
At the end of the extracting process all the LISTINGS files
will be on the PLOP disk.
HARD DRIVE USERS
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1. Boot from your hard disk and open a Shell/CLI window.
2. Insert a copy of JAMDISK2 into any drive.
4. At the command line type ...
JAMDISK2:LISTINGS.RUN DH0:
If your hard drive partition is called something other than
DH0:, like Work: for instance, then replace `DH0:' with
whatever your hard drive partition is called.
At the end of the extracting process all the files will be on
the partition you specified.
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INSTALLING A PRINTER DRIVER
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Printer drivers need to be copied into the `devs/printers'
directory on the disk you boot from (your `boot' disk) --
that means into a directory called `printers' which is
inside a directory called `devs'.
The seven printer drivers on this disk, and the paths to
them, are:
JAMDISK2:PrinterDrivers/CanonBJ130/CanonBJ130
JAMDISK2:PrinterDrivers/EpsonQPlus/EpsonQPlus
JAMDISK2:PrinterDrivers/Epson_JX-80/Epson_JX-80
JAMDISK2:PrinterDrivers/Epson_LQ800/Epson_LQ800
JAMDISK2:PrinterDrivers/HP/SG_HPDeskJet_Plus
JAMDISK2:PrinterDrivers/HP/SG_HPLaserJet_Plus
JAMDISK2:PrinterDrivers/Oki39xPlus/Oki39xPlus
The CanonBJ130 and EpsonQPlus drivers have automatic installation
programs; double click the Install icons in the relevant drawers.
For the other five drivers ...
Leave your boot (Workbench) disk in DF0:, it needs to be
write-enabled. (For heaven's sake don't use your original
Workbench disk, make a backup copy and use that!)
Open a Shell/CLI (i.e. double click on the Shell or CLI icon).
At the prompt type:
Copy JAMDISK2:PrinterDrivers/Epson_JX-80/Epson_JX-80 TO DEVS:printers
^ ^ ^
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space space space
It doesn't matter if you type it all in upper case or all
in lower case, or mixed (as above). But make sure you put
spaces only where they appear in the above line. Press the
Return or Enter key only after typing the whole line.
If you have only one floppy drive you will be requested to
swap disks at certain points; simply do as you are asked.
If the driver won't copy because the Workbench disk is
full, you will have to delete something from that
Workbench disk (any of the tools in the Utilities drawer
will do).
Ok, that copies the Epson JX-80 driver over. If it's one of
the others you want simply replace the bit between `Copy'
and `TO' with the path and filename for that driver (see
the list above).
This kind of file management is much easier to do with a
`directory utility' or `file manager' program. There's one
on JAMDISK 9 called DirWork.
After you have copied the driver on to your boot disk you
need to run the Printer program in the Prefs drawer. After
running this you will see a list of drivers at top-right of
the screen. Use the mouse and the arrow buttons to
highlight the new driver, then click on the SAVE button.
That's it.
If you want to put the driver on to a disk other than the
Workbench disk (the DPaint disk, for example) simply
follow the instructions above but use the command line ...
Copy <printer driver> TO <volume>:devs/printers
... replacing <printer driver> with the correct path and
filename for the driver of your choice (see list above),
and <volume> with the name of the disk you want to copy
the driver on to.