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============ DISview [518]
!!README.1ST
============
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INTRODUCTION
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"DISview" is a reference documentation package for version 2.16
of the KA9Q Network Operating System (NET) from Demon Internet
Ltd, the UK's number one dial-up Internet Service Provider.
This is version [518] of "DISview"; that is, it was released in:
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year 199[5]----+||
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week [18]-----++
This README file describes how to install the package and
provides general background information.
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"DISview" [518] Distribution
----------------------------
This version of "DISview" comprises two files:
DISVIEW.TXT Brief introduction to "DISview".
DISVW518.ZIP The "DISview" [518] distribution.
Contains all the "DISview" documentation files
and the "VIEW" on-line file viewer.
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"DISview" INSTALLATION
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Preliminaries
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Hardware Requirements: 80x86 machine with at least 640 KB RAM
Less than 1MB of hard disk storage.
Software Prerequisites: DOS version 3 or later.
***** The installation process doesn't at any time read or alter
your AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS file. However, if you want to
start "VIEW" (the on-line viewer program) automatically each time
you boot the system, you will need to make a minor addition to
AUTOEXEC.BAT.
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Installation
------------
To install "DISview", first create a new subdirectory for it --
as a suggestion, if the Demon root directory is C:\DEMON, then
create C:\DEMON\DISVIEW.
Now download DISVW518.ZIP into the "DISview" subdirectory and
unzip the file. You can then delete DISVW518.ZIP as it is no
longer required.
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Editing AUTOEXEC.BAT
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Having unzipped DISVW518.ZIP, you should edit AUTOEXEC.BAT if
you want to load the "VIEW" TSR automatically at boot time.
"VIEW" lets you display text files whilst connected on-line to
Demon, giving you instant help with NET commands just when you
need it most.
To load "VIEW" automatically at boot time, add the following line
at the end of AUTOEXEC.BAT:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
C:\DEMON\DISVIEW\VIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Then reboot the system. When the system starts running again, you
should see the following message:
....................................................
: Loading VIEW - Clockwork's Resident File Viewer. :
: To activate press:- RShift and SPC :
:..................................................:
Test the operation of "VIEW" by holding down the right shift key
and pressing the space bar. The Clockwork View introduction screen
should appear. Use the PgDn and PgUp keys to examine the help
menus.
Then test the file viewer, by pressing F3. The prompt
"Load file: *.*"
should then appear. Press ENTER. This should pop up a list of
files in the current directory. Move the arrow keys up or down
to select a particular file, then press ENTER again. The
selected file should now appear.
Use the "G" and/or "H" key to change the display format if
necessary.
To view the "DISview" file set, press F3 then enter the file
descriptor:
"Load file: C:\DEMON\DISVIEW\*.*"
Finally, press ESCAPE to exit from "VIEW".
This completes the installation of "DISview".
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Conventions
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To obtain overall consistency throughout "DISview", a number of
conventions have been adopted.
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Parameter Names
---------------
Because the NET package contains software modules originating
from several different sources, the documentation which describes
them inevitably contains a number of inconsistencies. For
example, the words "label" and "interface" apparently describe
different objects, whereas in actuality they are the same thing.
On the other hand, the word "address" can have different
meanings, depending on the command.
In "DISview", the names of these parameters have been rationalised
to produce a consistent command set. The parameters which often
cause confusion are to do with names, addresses and interfaces.
These are now defined as follows:
Network name and address parameters
-----------------------------------
<hostname> -----------+ +------- <domain_name>
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<------> <--------->
email_address ==> ian@dowrmain.demon.co.uk
<-> <------------------>
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<username> -----+ +------------- <nodename>
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<------------------>
dowrmain.demon.co.uk.
<------------------->
|
<fqdn> ---------------------+
(fully qualified domain name)
<hostname> the local name of a machine (e.g. "dowrmain")
<domain_name> the name of the DNS domain (e.g. "demon.co.uk")
<nodename> the combination of <hostname> and <domain_name>
(e.g. "dowrmain.demon.co.uk")
<fqdn> the fully qualified domain name; i.e. the
<nodename> followed by a terminating dot.
(e.g. "dowrmain.demon.co.uk.")
(FQDNs only appear in DNS-related files)
<ip_address> an Internet address (e.g. "158.152.123.251")
<username> a user at a computer (e.g. "ian")
<interface> a device interface name (e.g. "sl0")
<ioaddress> a device I/O base address (e.g. "0x3f8")
<vector> an IRQ level (e.g. "4")
The word "hostid" is not used at all, to avoid confusion with the
Unix command of the same name.
Interface Names
---------------
You can choose any name for a device interface. In "DISview", the
following names are used:
"sl0" for a serial interface (e.g. COM1, COM2 etc).
("sl0" is letter "ess", letter "ell", digit zero,
short for "serial link zero").
"en0" for an Ethernet interface.
Directory and Files: Names and Paths
------------------------------------
In "DISview" documentation, UPPER-CASE directory and filenames
refer to DOS files, and paths use backslashes; e.g.
C:\DEMON
Directory and filenames in lower-case refer to NET files, and
paths use forward slashes; e.g. a NET 'record' command looks
something like this:
record temp/rec123.dat
The tilde ~ character refers to the Demon root directory. Thus,
for example, if the Demon root is at C:\DEMON, then the NET file
~/spool/rewrite is really the DOS file C:\DEMON\SPOOL\REWRITE.
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Release Information
-------------------
Full details of the contents of the current release of "DISview"
are included in the file "!DISVIEW.HIS.
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Acknowledgements
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"DISview" is based on the work of many, many people, and in the
list below I hope I have included all of those who have written
NET software and documentation in the past.
However, if you recognise some of your work but have not been
acknowledged here, please don't be offended. It's simply that I
did not know you had written it.
First, in strict surname order, the work of the following people
in developing and documenting the original (pre-Demon) versions
of NET is acknowledged:
Phil Karn, KA9Q (Who said the alphabet doesn't begin with K?)
John Ackermann Kelvin Hill
Hayden Bate Gareth Howell
Dave Brooke Pavel Jalocha
Mike Chace Brian Kantor
Tom Clark Anders Klemets
Mike Dent Wally Linstruth
D R Evans Peter Meiring
Gary Ford Russell Nelson
Dan Frank Johan Reinalda
Bdale Garbee Bill Simpson
Fred Goldstein Mike Stockett
Gerard van der Grinten Paul Taylor
Allen Gwinn Stanley Wilson
Charles Hedricks
Then came the Demons:
Ashley Allerton <ashley@pinwood.demon.co.uk>
Marcus Bainbridge <marcus@guitar.demon.co.uk>
Gordon Beck <gordon@galisant.demon.co.uk>
Michael Bernardi <mike@childsoc.demon.co.uk>
John Bradley <john@gst-soft.demon.co.uk>
Rob B? <rjb@sound.demon.co.uk>
Richard Clayton <tuning@locomotive.com>
Grahame Davies <grahame@walm.demon.co.uk>
Iain Douglas <iain@nomed.demon.co.uk>
Tim Illingworth <tim@smof.demon.co.uk>
Phineas R John <phineas@gully.demon.co.uk>
Brian Hamilton Kelly <bhk@dsl.co.uk>
Nikki Locke <nikki@trmphrst.demon.co.uk>
Malcolm Muir <malcolm@thokk.demon.co.uk>
Paul Overton <paul@g0mhd.demon.co.uk>
Richard Palmer <tuning@blackbrd.demon.co.uk>
Iain Paton <lonewolf@sphere.demon.co.uk>
Mark Rogers <mcr@holly.demon.co.uk>
Steve Rogers <steverogers@thebeast.demon.co.uk>
Paul Smith <paul@wolf.demon.co.uk>
Chris Sowden <csowden@mouse.demon.co.uk>
Cliff Stanford <cms@home.demon.co.uk>
Giles Todd <giles@hel.demon.co.uk>
Mark Turner <mt@kram.demon.co.uk>
Ian Young <ian@rats.demon.co.uk>
(If you know of anybody I've omitted from this list, please let
me know so that I can include them in the next release).
Finally, as this is the first release of "DISview", there will
inevitably be (hopefully few) errors and omissions. If you have
any comments/suggestions/criticisms/contributions, please email
me. Your input will be most welcome.
Ian Wade <ian@dowrmain.demon.co.uk>
May 1995