
    Changes to the manual
    ---------------------
      Page 4:   First word of the third to last line should be QDSETUP 
                not INSTALL.
      Page 6:   Before the subsection QDSETUP add a note that you must
                use double density diskettes not High density diskettes
                for the diskcopy to work.
      Page 29:  The last sentence of the third to last paragraph is : "To
                terminate the DIRxFILE layout, press ESC...." it should be
                "To terminate the DIRxFILE layout, Select the LAYOUT NORMAL
                command".
      Page 32:  The last word under the NOTE of the Other/more subsection
                is INSTALL it should be QDSETUP.
      Page 47:  At the end of the first paragraph add the following sentance:
                "Press ENTER to continune on to the second stage.".
      Page 55:  The last sentence of the 5th paragraph ends with "(1-5)" it
                should be "(1-9, or 0)".
      Page 69:  The 5th paragraph reads "G-Edit allows you to have up to
                5 file windows for editing." it should be 10 file windows.
      Page 84:  The last pargraph says "Run INSTALL...." it should be
                "Run QDSETUP....".
      Page 85:  The first paragraph has two references to INSTALL the should
                be replaced with QDSETUP.

    Q-DOS 3 Environment Variables
    -----------------------------
      Q-DOS 3 uses two DOS environment variables:

      QDOS       This tells Q-DOS 3 where to look for its program and
                 system files; if it is not properly setup, Q-DOS 3 may
                 not be able to function properly.

      QLOG       This tells Q-DOS 3 where to look for the log file on
                 no network drives; if it is not setup, Q-DOS 3 will
                 store network log files in the root directory of each
                 network drive.


    Using older versions of Q-DOS and/or Q-DOS Network manager with Q-DOS 3
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------
      The QDOS.LOG file created by Q-DOS II or Q-DOS Network manager is
      easily recognized by Q-DOS 3, and will be overwritten and updated to
      the improved format used by Q-DOS 3.  However, Q-DOS II and Q-DOS
      Network Manager do not recognize the Q-DOS 3 log file.  These
      versions will freeze when trying to read it.
      
      In the event you wish to run an older version of Q-DOS after you
      have installed Q-DOS 3, you must first erase the QDOS.LOG file.
      When you return to Q-DOS 3, the conversion automatically changes the
      format.

              NOTE:  The structure of the log file allows Q-DOS 3
              to handle virtually any size disk.  Keeping the name
              constant maintains compatibility with both OPTune
              and Back-It, which informs Q-DOS 3 of changes made to
              the directory structure on your disk.
              


    Additional Undocumented Command Line Switches
    ---------------------------------------------
      /4     Force 43-line mode
      /5     Force 50-line mode
      /A     Reset archive flag after copy
      /C     Force Color option
      /F     Set up floppy drives with letters higher than B:
      /K     Specify Keystrokes
     */MB    Set mouse to block cousor
     */MD    Disable the mouse support
      /N     Additonal uses of the /N switch
      /Q     The Quick-return switch
      /P     Turn off API calls (Novell Only)
      /T     Turn off the main screen clock

(* New this release)

    /4
    --
      The /4 switch allows the user to start Q-DOS in a 43-line mode.  This
      is available only on EGA and VGA monitors.

    /5
    --
      The /5 switch allows the user to start Q-DOS in a 50-line mode.  This
      is available only on VGA monitors.

    /A
    --
      The /A switch will cause Q-DOS 3 to reset the archive flag after a
      file is copied.

              WARNING: indiscriminate use of the switch may reset
              the archive flag of new or newly modified files,
              preventing them from being selected for backup by
              Back-It or other backup programs.

    /C
    --
      The /C switch allows a user to force Q-DOS 3 to run in color on
      8514/a systems. This will also work for any color system that runs
      QDOS 3 in monocrome. 

    /F
    --
      On startup, Q-DOS 3 scans all drive letters after B:, deciding for
      each one whether it is a local or network drive.  If you have a
      floppy drive that can be accessed with a drive letter after B:, you
      will need to use the /F switch. 

      For example, if you have an external floppy drive D:, you would use
      the command:

                    QD3 /FD

      where "/F" is the switch, and "D" is the drive letter.  After this
      command, drive D: will be considered a "Floppy" drive, which means
      that no log file will be maintained for it, and the drive will also
      be excluded from a "FIND" command across all drives.

    /K
    --
      You may specify up to 10 keystrokes to be stuffed into the keyboard
      buffer upon startup of Q-DOS 3.  This series of characters follows
      the /K switch.  For example, to force Q-DOS 3 to begin with LAYOUT
      set to DIR X FILE mode, run Q-DOS 3 as follows:

                    QD3 /KLD

      The "LD" characters are the keystrokes to enter the LAYOUT command
      (L) followed by selecting DIR X FILE (D).

  */MB
   ---
      Use this to change the Mouse pointer from a graphical arrow to a block.
      If you experience problems with characters on the screen breaking
      up, "Divide Overflow" error messages, system rebooting, or screen
      blanking try this command line switch first.  If you are still having
      problems then try the /MD switch.
    
  */MD
   ---
      This is to turn off the use of the mouse in QDOS 3. Those using 
      AUTOCAD will find this handy.  QD3 uses the sketch pad as a
      mouse.  Upon returning to AUTOCAD the sketch pad is often in an
      unstable state. This will cause the system to promptly hang.
      If AUTOCAD users us the /S switch this should avoid problems with
      the sketch pad.
      Those using DESQVIEW will find that this switch (when used in 
      conjunction with the /T switch) speeds up other programs when 
      QDOS 3 is running in a background window.

    /N  Some additional uses.
    -------------------------
      If you have an external floppy (see /F switch), Bernoulli
      Box, Kodak drive, or some other removable media, Q-DOS 3 will
      try to read the drive even when it has no disk or cartridge in it.
      To keep Q-DOS from trying to access your drive on startup, run
      Q-DOS with the /N switch.

      For example, if your Bernoulli Box is drive E:, you would start Q-DOS
      with a command such as this:
      
              QD3 /NE
              
      Q-DOS would then leave drive E: alone when initializing other drives.

              NOTE:  Any drive appearing after the "/N" will not be
              accessed in the fastest, native mode of Q-DOS 3.  UNERASE
              will be unavailable on that drive, and PRUNE and GRAFT
              will be slower.

              Generally, if you plan to use the above special commands
              on removable drives, make sure that a disk or a cartridge
              is installed in the drive before running Q-DOS 3.


      Q-DOS and the DOS APPEND command
      --------------------------------
      The APPEND command will allow data files (non EXE, COM, BAT) in
      the APPENDed directory to be accessible from any drive and
      directory.  If the root directory of a local hard drive is
      APPENDed, Q-DOS 3 may have trouble bringing up the proper
      Directory Map.

      To remedy this situation, get rid of the APPEND command.  However, if 
      you are using some older software that requires the APPEND command,
      run Q-DOS 3 with the /N switch (see above paragraph). 

      For example: QD3 /NCDE  For APPENDed drives C:, D:, and E:.

    /Q
    --
      The Quick switch.  Running Q-DOS 3 with this switch causes Q-DOS 3
      to NOT display the "Press any key to Return to Q-DOS" message after
      running a program from within Q-DOS 3.  Instead, Q-DOS 3 will
      immediately return to the main screen after the program terminates.

    /P
    --
      This switch is supplied as a work around for problems in Novell
      NetWare 2.2 and 3.1x.  If you access a mapped drive letter that
      is not a volume's root directory, the directory map will not
      display any directories.
      
      The /P switch allows you to see all the directories on the drive.
      This includes the directories in which you don't have rights; however,
      this switch DOES NOT give you more rights than the system grants.

    /T
    --
      The /T switch will turn off the clock on the main screen.  This
      switch is for systems running under Desqview.  If a mouse driver is
      not loaded, using the /T switch when starting up Q-DOS 3 will
      greatly reduce the system overhead when Q-DOS 3 runs in a background
      window under Desqview.
      

    Q-DOS 3 and DR DOS 5.0 or 6.0
    -----------------------------
    The only known problems with DR DOS 5.0 and 6.0  are:
      
      1) It will allow a user to make subdirectories deeper than the
         MS-DOS limit.  If a system is set up with subdirectories deeper
         than the MS-DOS limit, Q-DOS 3 will have problems accessing them.

      2) If a user tries to copy or move a directory to an unformatted
         floppy, it will result in memory allocation errors and a machine
         lockup. 

     3) Sometimes very slow access of the floppies. Try QD# /NAB.



    Microsoft Windows 3.0 Support
    -----------------------------
      Two new files, QD3W30.PIF and QDOS.ICO, are now included on the
      release disk for use by Microsoft Windows 3.0 users.  Follow these
      steps to run Q-DOS 3 under Windows:

      1) Copy the two above named files to your WINDOWS directory.
         
      2) Run Windows and choose FILE followed by NEW. Select PROGRAM ITEM
         then OK.  Under DISCRIPTION put QDOS 3  under COMMAND LINE put
         C:\QDOS\QD3W30.PIF.  Select CHANGE ICON under FILE NAME put 
         C:\QDOS\QDOS.ICO.  Click OK then OK again.  Note: If the
         Q-DOS 3 files are located any place other than C:\QDOS, you 
         will need to edit the QD3W30.PIF file and the above mentioned
         path names.

    Microsoft Windows 3.1 Support
    -----------------------------

      1) Start Windows.  Run Windows Setup.
      2) Select OPTIONS.  Select SETUP APPLICATIONS.
      3) Select ASK YOU TO SPECIFY AN APPLICATION.  Click OK.
      4) In the APPLICATION PATH AND FILENAME section put in C:\QDOS\QD3.EXE
         or whatever to path QDOS was installed.  Click on OK.
      5) The QDOS ICON should appear uunder the applications group.

    Unerase in Q-DOS 3
    ------------------
      Unerase is a very powerful command, allowing you to reclaim files
      you thought were permanently gone.  There may be situations where
      Q-DOS 3 tells you it can unerase a file with 100% certainty.
      But, due to the way DOS works with your hard disk, this may not
      be the case.

      For example, if, after erasing a file, DOS writes a file to the
      disk, the cluster (block of disk space) in which the erased file
      was located may have been overwritten with the new file.  When
      Q-DOS 3 analyzes the disk structure to prepare for unerasing the
      first file, it may pick up the clusters that originally belonged
      to that file, but it does not know that they were overwritten by
      the new file.  When Unerased, the file will be corrupted.

      The previous can also occur when the erased file was fragmented
      on the disk, i.e., the clusters belonging to that file were not
      in a single contiguous chain.   When the file was erased, DOS
      erased all but the first cluster pointer in the chain; Q-DOS 3
      assumes the file is contiguous on the disk.  Q-DOS 3 has no way
      of properly guessing which clusters belong to the file.  The
      unerased file will consist of clusters that never belonged
      to the original file.

      To give you the best chance to unerase an erased file, we suggest
      you use OPTune each day to defragment your hard disk.  This will
      keep all your files in contiguous on the disk and significantly
      increase the odds of unerasing even the largest files.

      Gazelle's OPTune will make your hard disk run much faster and
      efficiently, reducing the wear and tear on your drive!




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