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- March 3, 1994
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- Installation of BGFT Version 3.03
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- Registered Package
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- Unregistered users can skip this section.
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- If you received BGFT as a registered package there should be
- the following files on the 720K distribution diskette:
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- INSTALL.EXE
- BGFTREAD.ME
- BGFT300A.EXE
- BGFT300B.EXE
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- The last two files are the archived packages of BGFT version
- 3.03 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. You should have received one
- 720K diskette with the above four files.
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- 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.
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- The following files are in BGFT300A.EXE:
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- 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.
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- BGFT300B.EXE contains all the other files. If you want the
- full installation, both the BGFT300A.EXE and BGFT300B.EXE
- files will be needed.
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- INSTALL.EXE: This is the installation program. A 720K
- diskette distribution will have INSTALL.EXE, BGFT300A.EXE,
- and BGFT300B.EXE on the one diskette.
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- BGFTREAD.ME: This is a file with information you should read
- for up-to-date information not in the documentation.
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- Put the registered distribution 720K diskette in the drive
- supports that media; for the moment we will assume that is
- Drive A:.
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- To run the installation program go to drive A: by entering
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- A:
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- and then enter
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- INSTALL
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- 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.
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- The documentation, BGFT.DOC, contains more information on
- the installation and other details if you need them.
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- Unregistered Package
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- Registered users can skip this section.
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- If you download BGFT as a Shareware evaluation package you
- should have the two files BGFT303A.ZIP and BGFT303B.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.
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- BGFT303A.ZIP allows a minimal hard drive installation of
- BGFT; you may want to use the minimal installation just to
- try BGFT out.
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- You should use the appropriate unarchiving program to
- extract the above files. For ZIP files you would enter
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- PKUNZIP BGFT303A.ZIP
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- This will extract the three files: INSTALL.EXE, BGFT300A.EXE
- and BGFTREAD.ME. Do the same to BGFT303B.ZIP to produce the
- file, BGFT300B.EXE.
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- You start the installation by entering:
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- INSTALL
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- 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.
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- Users are expected to register BGFT; see the documentation.
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- 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 with DOS 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.
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- Previously registered users of version 2.x should contact
- Dirac Systems about their free upgrades to version 3 of
- BGFT.
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- Registrants of version 3.x of BGFT can use the upgrade
- utility found on their distribution disk to copy their
- registration serial numbers to the new versions.
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- 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. Set up your
- printer up for 60 lines per page and enter:
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- PRINT BGFT.DOC
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- to print out the documentation.
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- BGFT Version 3 History:
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- Version 3.03 (March 3, 1994):
- - Added DOS 6.x DoubleSpace support.
- - Added ability to unload resident program from memory.
- - Changed address of Dirac Systems.
- - Dropped local BBS support.
- - Price decreased to 1990 level.
- - Did documentation changes; updated files to 1994.
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- Version 3.02 (February 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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