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- Vpic is the viewer which is used by our view program to allow you to see the
- images on this disk. Vpic takes better advantage of your video card if it is
- installed on your hard drive.
-
- To install vpic for easier use follow these instructions:
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- Make a subdirectory on your hard disk. Type
-
- MKDIR c:\vpic
-
- This creates a subdirectory to hold your vpic files.
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- Copy all the vpic files to the subdirectory with the following command, where X
- is your CDROM drive letter
-
- copy X:\vpic\*.* c:\vpic
-
- This puts all the vpic files into the subdirectory on your hard disk.
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- You should now read the vpic install documentation. This explains how to
- select the right video card for your computer for vpic. Vpic will work the way
- it is, but will give better performance if you run the vpic 'config' program.
- This lets you select the right video card for your computer. You have to do
- this on your hard disk, since you can't write to the CDROM drive.
-
- Read the install documentation by typing
-
- view \vpic\vpic.doc
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- Run the vpic config program by typing config at your c prompt. For example:
-
- C:
- cd \vpic
- config
-
- The program will then ask you to select a video card and resolution mode. If
- you are not sure about the video card in your computer LEAVE IT THE WAY IT IS.
- You shouldn't have any problems with the way the viewer is currently set up.
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- Then you can put this subdirectory "on your path." Use an *editor*, not a word
- processor, and edit your autoexec.bat:
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- edit c:\autoexec.bat
-
- This uses the editor that comes with dos 5. If you don't use this editor, be
- sure to save the autoexec.bat as an ASCII file, or you will NOT be able to boot
- your computer again. If you are unsure about this, leave this step OUT.
-
- There is a line in the autoexec.bat file which begins with the words set path=
- At the end of this line add the following:
-
- ;c:\vpic
-
- Don't forget the ';' -- that's how does tells one entry from another. Adding
- this subdirectory to your path will allow you to type 'vpic' from any directory
- and invoke the vpic gif viewer.
-
- If you did this, then reboot your computer now so the changes take effect.
- Remember, this step can be dangerous and is not essential to get full use out
- of this disc.
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- Now go back to the CDROM drive by typing the drive letter of your CDROM
- drive:
-
- X:
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- Change directories into a directory where you want to view the images.
-
- cd \images\cats
-
- or type
-
- cd \images\dogs
-
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- If you edited your autoexec.bat, then you should be able to simply type
-
- vpic
-
- and be able to view the images.
-
- If you didn't, then you'll have to type the whole path where vpic is. There is
- a copy on the CDROM in \vpic and there is a copy on your hard disk in \vpic.
-
- Type
-
- c:\vpic\vpic
-
- This will bring up a screen which will allow you to select an image to view.
-
- These instructions should tell you everything you need to know to get started
- viewing pictures right away.
-
- Enjoy the pictures!
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