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- INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE NEW YORK WORD
-
- The NYW package is stored in a special archived format. In order
- to de-archive the files, you need the public domain utility called
- ARC, version 3.0 or later. This utility can be downloaded from
- virtually every bulletin board in the country.
-
- To extract all of the files, type "ARC E NYW" from the DOS prompt.
-
- Among the extracted files are four files which are important (but
- not required) in order to configure your NYW environment. These files
- are :
-
- 1) NYW.HLP - chart of the keystrokes for NYW
- 2) WPDEFAUL - default values for system configuration
- 3) WPFORMAT - default values for format block number 0
- 4) WPPRMENU - default values for the printer menu
-
- As of this date, these four files should be placed in any direc-
- tory in your search path, or in a directory which you will ALWAYS use
- for word processing. At a later date, I may add a parameter in the
- WPDEFAUL file which lets the user specify a search path for these
- files.
-
- Although you can alter the values of the parameters in these files
- without reading the manual, it's recommended that you read the manual
- and have a little bit of practice with NYW before modifying them. In
- each file, however, there is some help information.
-
- The executable file is called WP.EXE. This should be placed in one
- of the directories which is included in your DOS search path, or
- placed in your current directory. To find out what your current search
- path is, type "PATH" from the DOS prompt. Refer to the MS/DOS manual
- if you need help on changing your search path.
-
- Also included are a few ".PRT" files. These files contain printer
- codes for each printer. Read the file "SKELETON.PRT" to learn how to
- build and modify your own .PRT file.
-
- The first line of your "WPPRMENU" configuration file should
- contain the name of your printer. For instance, since I have an
- Okidata Model 84, the first line of my WPPRMENU file has the word
- "oki84". The first time that you print a file, NYW will search for a
- file that has the name of that printer, plus a ".PRT" extension. For
- instance, NYW would search for a file called "OKI84.PRT". When it
- finds the file, it will read in the printer codes, and interpret them.
-
- You should put the ".PRT" file that you choose in one of the
- directories in your search path, preferably the one that also contains
- the configuration files.
-