PCjr POWER SOFTWARE Contained on the software disks are both programs and documentation for the programs. In this outline you will receive a overview of the programs operation, but you should look to the individual documentation file for the programming specifics. To use the documemtation for the individual programs you must place the PCjr POWER disk into your drive and at the prompt type; A>DIR/W this will print a directory of the diskette to the screen. You will notice the programs all have a filename with the extension of COM, EXE, or BAS. The documentation for the program is under the same filename but with the extension of DOC. To view the documentation file on the screen you would type; A>LIST filename.DOC (enter) ie; to see the documentation for the program ADKEYS you would type; A>LIST ADKEYS.DOC (enter) to copy this documentation file to a printer you would type; A>COPY ADKEYS.DOC PRN (enter) make sure your printer is turned on and you will receive a printout of the documentation file. PROGRAMS ON THE DISKS ASDKEYS.COM - is a key defination program designed to assign definations to the function keys, including F11 and F12 on 101 key keyboards. When run, the program stays resident in memory and the function key assignments can be turned off and on. Call the program by pressing CNTL + [. Start the program by typing; A>ADKEYS (enter) BIGD.EXE - is a directory listing program which will print out all sub-directories in easy to read form. Attention must be paid to the use of lower case and no puncuation marks on the command line. BIGD always looks for drive C if no drive specifier is given. Start the program by typing; A>bigd [drive] or A>bigd [drive] > prn (to send to the printer) CFORMAT.COM - is a quick format program for formatting diskettes in one or two drives, with or without verification. To start the program which is also the documentation type; A>CFORMAT (enter) CHK4BOMB.EXE - is a program designed to check for dangerous virus type programs. Check all programs that you download from a bulletin board first. Start program by typing; A>CHK4BOMB [filename] (enter) COMSPEC.COM - assigns the location of the command processor to a location other than the default disk drive. The program is usually callen from within the AUTOEXEC.BAT file see page 20 of the PCjr Power book. CONFIGJR.DSK and NRD - are device driver files to setup many functions including, mode, number of drives, keyclick, capital letters, video page, ramdisk, and extended memory. Very useful programs. Documentation for the programs is 13 pages long. The syntax to call these programs in the config.sys file is; DEVICE=CONFIGJR.DSK or NRD /switches DEVASTE.BAS, PIECHART.BAS and SPIDER.BAS - are basic programs to illustrate the use of the basic language in programming. These programs require the basic cartridge. To start a program type; A>BASIC RUN"filename (enter). You can also list these programs to see the routines used to obtain the different program sections. EZ.COM and EZDATA - is the Easy Dos program that can be invoked to expand the DOS commands. Documentation is in the file EZHELP.DOC and is 9 pages long. You must use the instruction to effectively use EZ.COM. HOTDOS.COM - is a extra command interpreter that will suspend program operation to allow the use of DOS commands. NOTE: This program is for the advanced user. HUSH.COM - is a program to assign to proper speed to drives when using DOS 3.X. Use this file in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to automatically invoke the HUSH utility. JET.COM - is a quick copying program that will copy all files on a diskette to another diskette. The DOS hidden files and COMMAND.COM will not be copied. The syntax is; A>JET [source drive] [target drive] ie; A>JET A: B: (enter) JRCLICK.COM - is a utility program used to turn on the keyboard click in the Junior keyboard. Call this program in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to turn the click on automatically. LIST.COM - is the text file listing program. You used it to list the documentation files for the associated programs on this diskette. The program contains 16 pages of instructions. PCBOSS.COM - is a DOS control program. Makes the common DOS commands easy to control. Pressing F1 brings up the internal documentation, and the setup screen is obtained by pressing ALT + S. This program is a must use utility for novice and pro. PCCOLOR.COM - is a screen color program, setting the screen colors when the program is called. Use this program in your AUTOEXEC.BAT to set the screen colors most pleasing to you. PCJRXTRA.SYS - is a device driver to make the Junior more compatable with standard PC software. The syntax for the config.sys file is; DEVICE=PCJRXTRA.SYS PCWINDOW.COM - is a memory resident popup program which can be invoked by pressing ALT + 0 keys. This program contains a ASCII display, printer setup, timer, color/no color, and a notepad which can be used at anytime. PGMSCOMP.DOC - is the text file list of compatible software that is listed in the book. PKXARC and PKXARCJR.COM - are programs used in unarcheiving compressed files as they are usually downloaded from bulletin boards or received form software sources. Read the documentation fully. PKXARCJR is a version that works well on most Juniors if PKXARC doesn't. POPSIC.COM - is a great little memory resident program that performs DOS functions with the use of the arrow keys and the enter key. POPSETUP.COM is the setup program used to design the program to your tastes. QDISK.COM - is a memory resident popup file manager program that is best used with a expanded memory. The ALT + TAB key call up the program. It uses approximately 11K bytes of memory to remain resident. Documentation is approximately 8 pages in length. QUICKCAT.COM - is a diskette cataloging program. It will read a disk and intergrate the disk directory into a master catalog listing to help you locate programs throughout your diskette library. RAM.SYS and SETRAM.EXE - are ramdisk device driver and program for starting the ramdisk while running. With this little program you can create a ramdisk on the fly. You can also delete it if you need that addition memory space for your applications. SDIR.COM - a small sorted directory listing which outputs to the screen or printer in standard 4 column mode. The syntax for its use is as follows; A>SDIR [drive]:/(switches) Switches options are /C clear screen, /W write to printer, /P pause when page is full, /A show all files and directories, /2 /6 is output in columns, Sorting /No /Size /Date /eXt. SPACE.COM - is a program to show space on the default drive or a drive denoted. STATLIN.COM - is a program used in the AUTOEXEC.BAT to setup a status line on line 26 of the screen display which is below the normal work area. This program will display the capslock, numlock, scrollock, date and time. This file will automatically blank the screen after a user specified period. The documentation is contained in the CONFIGJR.DOC file. SWAPCOM2.COM - is a program that exchanges the COM1 and COM2 port addresses stored in RAM memory if the PCjr internal modem is not installed. If the internal modem is installed it does nothing except issue a message. TIGERKEY.EXE - is a function key setting program which stores the keypress information in a file and can be invoked from within the AUTOEXEC.BAT file on boot up. ZANSI.SYS - is a very fast version of the ANSI.SYS device driver. It has a speed increase of approximately 25% over the normal ANSI driver. This increases the screen updating, screen printing functions. Remove the other ANSI drivers and call this in the config.sys file ie; DEVICE=ZANSI.SYS.