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Welcome to the PC Administration And Productivity Tools (PC-ADAPT)
"System software design with end-users factors in mind."
Keywords:
--------
MULTI-USERS PC, METRICS, AUDIT TRAIL, TIME TRACKING, BILLING, LOG, PRODUCTIVITY, WINDOWS, SECURITY, USERS.
Copyrights:
This material is (C) Copyrighted 1985, 1993 and cannot be copied or
duplicated or distributed for commercial purposes unless with the
written permission of the authors.
Content
-------
Overview
Installation
Quick Guided Tour
System Audit Trail And Task Tracking
System Master Log
How is Tracking Achieved?
ADAPT Power User Environment and Tools
On-line Manual User Help
Managing Multi-Windows Configurations for Different Users
Centralized Administration
Batch Files Scripting Standards Under ADAPT
Batch File Scripts Provided with ADAPT
ADAPT System Internals Revealed
Features Highlights
-------------------
- A multi-users multi-projects PC management system
- State of the Art task tracking and audit-trail system
collect metrics on your PC and/or applications usage
- Centralized Applications Launching and Management
run any configured application in a consistent manner via a
keyword. No need to know where an application is located.
- Over 100 powerful scripts ready to use, features:
An integrated PC/ADAPT configuration files administration. (ADMIN)
Manage multi-users for your Windows' environment. (WIN/WINUSER)
Edit any script on the path and provide only the basename. (EB)
Batch EDitor, automates global string-replace from a script. (BED)
Automated batch file documentation. (IB)
Interactive Directory Changer (ICD)
Interactive File Finder (IFF)
and more... (See "Batch File Scripts Provided with ADAPT" section)
- Several powerfull utilities from our Awsome DOS Power Tools collection
(ADOPT) like:
PCK, KBD, GONE, SCROLLIT, DRIVEGET, PATHGET, TD, DNTCHK, ACD.
System Requirements
-------------------
Hard-Disk with at least 2 MB of free disk-space.
Actual installed system is only about 1MB.
DOS 3.x or greater will do.
DOS 5.x or greater is recommended to take full advantage of
latest features.
Audience
--------
- People using computers for business and wanting to track
computer usage for billing.
- Programmers wanting to track metrics on their development efforts.
This system will help you answer questions like:
Which tools do you use most often and for how long?
- Power Users wanting a better control over managing their system(s).
- People wanting to let others like their kids and other family
members use their personal computer in an organized manner.
Overview
========
Description:
------------
ADAPT is a collection of scripts and utilities that implement a login
process on a personal computer to allow you to manage multiple users and/or
projects.
When ADAPT was developed one of the goals was to be able not only to
track which users have entered the system and how long they used it,
but also, to track which applications were used and for how long.
This system is also very educational for script writing, system
management and putting reusability in all forms to real practice.
We expose you to new notions such as that of:
Power Users:
- Home directory in managing users data and environment.
- On demand PATH management.
- Application Information Management (AIM). A centralized repository
of all installed applications.
Programmers:
- Algorithm Comments Embedding (ACE) in coding style.
Our batch scripting follows strict coding standards we have defined
and which you are welcomed to adopt. Over the past 10 years, we have
developed hundreds of scripts for various applications and we have
learned to manage this resource as it should. You can say, we have
batch files scripting and management down to a science.
However ACE is not limited to scripts, whether you program in AWK, SH,
C, Pascal you can take advantage it.
What ADAPT is NOT
-----------------
A bullet proof PC access security system.
Directory Structure
-------------------
ADAPT relies on 4 directories namely BIN, U, L and USERS. These
are usually but not necessarily located at the root of your main
system drive.
We will briefly discuss these directories to give you an overview of
their purposes.
(1)
BIN─┬─
The BIN is where executable binary files reside. These are of the form
of individual or small groups of utilities that don't usually require
a separate installation directory of their own.
For example ADAPT provides in this directory powerful tools like
PCK, DNTCHK, ACD.
Depending on which school you are from, you may already have a BIN
directory. ADAPT will simply add to your collection of tools.
(2)
U─┬─
├─O (reserved)
└─RC───────┬─MAN online manual help
├─MAC (reusable macros) not included.
└─AWK (reusable awk scripts) not included.
The U (Utilities) directory is where all scripts that are generic
enough to be shared with other ADAPT users/systems reside. In other
words scripts that are specific to your system should not be in this
directory. (See LOCAL below).
The U\RC resource directory is where the system accesses non-executable
type of files.
For example, if you happen to maintain a set of re-usable data
templates for your favorite word-processor or drawing program you
may want to create separate directories under U\RC for this
purpose.
NOTE: Remember anything under U\ directory should be something that
another ADAPT system can re-use without any modification.
The U\RC\MAN contains the online manual help pages for various topics
including DOS commands.
The U\O (other) directory is reserved for the system internal executables
that should not be on the path.
(3)
L─┬─RC
└─LOG
The L (Local) directory is the home where all your private
batch files and executables should reside.
For example, if you have a version of (GW)BASIC interpreter that
only runs on your particular PC, then it should be in this directory
rather than BIN.
The L\RC resource directory is where local non executable (i.e.
data) reside.
The L\LOG directory is for managing permanent master system logs.
Note: we use the word "local" to mean your PC system.
(4)
USERS─┬─GUEST
├─USER1
├─USER2────┬─DOC
│ └─LETTERS
│
├─TAXES────┬─TAX92
└─TAX93
...
The USERS directory contains the users and/or projects you want to
add to the system. Each user can then maintain its own set of
subdirectories in its home directory (See USER2 above).
If you have existing projects organized in another area of your
hard-disk, ADAPT can adjust to this via the users database mentioned
below. Of course, you can always move your project under the USERS
directory.
Installation
============
Getting ADAPT system started
----------------------------
In order to successfully install ADAPT you will need to understand
and carry out the following steps:
(0)
Install ADAPT software.
======================
Whether you purchase this software on disk or receive an archived
version for evaluation, you will find an INSTALL script which you
should use.
(1)
Your system configuration file
==============================
CONFIG.SYS
Env. Var. space
---------------
ADAPT system makes use of environment variables therefor you
will probably need to a