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4DOS 5.25" Shareware Disk Startup Documentation
Version 3.02, 9/7/90
Copyright 1989, 1990, J.P. Software. All Rights Reserved. Published by
J.P. Software, P.O. Box 1470, E. Arlington, MA 02174 USA, (617)
646-3975.
This file explains how to start the automated 4DOS installation process,
or to print the manual and other documentation so you can install 4DOS
manually. You can print this file with the command:
copy a:readme.1st prn
(modify this command if your diskette is not in drive A:).
Most of the 4DOS files are stored in compressed form on this disk in the
file 4DOS.ZIP. The installation procedures below use the PKUNZIP pro-
gram on the disk to extract the 4DOS files and store them on another
disk.
If you have a registered copy of 4DOS, the registered disk contains the
BRAND program used to install your name and serial number into 4DOS; and
the 4DOS286.EXE file (in the file 4DOS2.ZIP).
See README.DOC for a complete list of the files included with 4DOS and
their locations.
To install 4DOS automatically on your system, place this disk in any
drive it fits in, and enter the command:
x:install x y
where "x" is the drive that the 4DOS disk is in, and "y" is the drive
where you want to install 4DOS. (If these parameters are omitted,
INSTALL will assume they are A: and C: respectively, which will install
4DOS from drive A: onto your hard disk in drive C:.) For example, to
install 4DOS on drive D from a diskette in drive B, enter the command:
b:install b d
The automatic installation batch file will allow you to print the manual
and other documentation files if you wish.
PLEASE NOTE: If you are upgrading from an earlier version of 4DOS,
do NOT install the 4DOS version 3.02 files in the directory in which
your old 4DOS files are stored. Install them in a different direc-
tory, and read the upgrade instructions in README.DOC before reboot-
ing your system under 4DOS 3.02.
4DOS 3.02 [9-7-90] README.1ST page 1
INSTALL requires about 20 bytes of free environment space to get started
correctly. If INSTALL gives you the message "out of environment space",
try increasing the environment size you have set for COMMAND.COM or 4DOS
with the /E:nnn option on the SHELL= line in CONFIG.SYS, or removing
some environment variables.
If you prefer to do the installation manually, or to take a look at the
documentation first, you can use PKUNZIP to extract the files you want.
Change to the drive and directory where you want the files stored, and
enter the command:
x:pkunzip x:4dos 4dos.doc readme.doc update30.doc compat.doc
where "x" is the drive your 4DOS disk is in. This will extract all of
the documentation files. They'll take about 470K of disk space after
exctraction; you can use a subset of the command to extract only some of
them.
Any of these files can be printed. Just use the appropriate command,
for example:
copy 4dos.doc prn
copy readme.doc prn
All documentation files have form feeds and footers, and are formatted
to exactly 58 lines per page. They should require no formatting to
print correctly on most PC printers, including laser printers.
For license and registration information, see the file ORDER.FRM, also
included in the 4DOS.ZIP file. The license agreement gives you 21 days
to try 4DOS and evaluate it; after this time you must register it if you
want to continue using it.
For manual installation information, see pages 12 - 13 of the manual
(Quick Start) or pages 14 - 27 (full details). If you have a registered
copy of 4DOS, when doing a manual installation please note that the
4DOS286.EXE file is now on the second disk, in the file 4DOS2.ZIP; if
you have a shareware copy, the 4DOS286.EXE file is not included (see
README.DOC for a detailed explanation).
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