IDEA TREE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS This section provides all the information you need to get IDEA TREE up and running. It tells you how to install and start IDEA TREE. It also tells you how to print the manual included in this diskette. Finally, we recommend that you run the IDEA TREE tutorial. This is the fastest way to get familiar with the system, and it shows you how to use the command tree as an on-line help facility. 1. Hardware And Software Requirements Hardware: IBM or IBM-compatible, 256K RAM, hard disk and one 5.25" floppy disk drive, or two 5.25" floppy disk drives. CGA, monochrome or black and white monitor Epson, or Epson compatible dot matrix printer, or IBM ProPrinter or compatible. Software: DOS 2.1 or higher 2. Files On This Diskette: BW.ATT Black and white monitor attributes CLR.ATT Color monitor attributes DEMO1.TNS Sample tree - Quick command reference DEMO2.TNS Sample tree - Lawn Party DEMO3.TNS Sample tree - Order Management DEMO4.TNS Sample tree - Requirements Statement GO.BAT Batch file for first-time start-up IDEA.BAT Batch file to start program IDEA.PTR Printer description file INSTALL.IT Installation instructions - text MANUAL.BAT Batch file to print the manual PRNSPEC.PRT Printer name(s) README.IT Start-up information - text TUTORIAL.BAT Batch file to print the tutorial IT.EXE IDEA TREE program TUTORIAL.IT IDEA TREE tutorial - text MANUAL.IT Complete manual - text 3. Installing The Program Your IDEA TREE package includes a manual and a 5.25" floppy diskette containing the IDEA TREE program. Before using IDEA TREE, you should make a backup copy of the program. 3.1. Backing Up With Two Floppy Disk Drives If you have a computer with two disk drives, turn on the computer and boot the system with your DOS diskette. When the "A>" prompt appears on the screen, remove the DOS diskette from Drive A. Put the program diskette into drive A and a blank diskette into Drive B. Type COPY A:*.* B: and press . This command copies all the program and demo files from the original program diskette to your backup. When the message 17 files copied appears on the screen, remove the diskettes from the drives. Put your original program diskette in a safe place. You should use the backup copy as your working diskette. 3.2. Backing Up With A Hard Disk Drive If you have a computer with a hard disk and one floppy disk drive, we will assume that your hard disk is formatted and is running DOS Version 2.1 or higher. Turn on your computer. The "C>" prompt should appear. Place the program diskette into Drive A. Type MD\IDEA and press . This creates a separate directory on the hard disk called "C:\IDEA". Now type CD\IDEA and press . The prompt should now look like this: C:\IDEA> This is the directory where your working copy of IDEA TREE will be stored. Type COPY A:*.* C:\IDEA and press . All of the program and demo files are now copied into the C:\IDEA directory. When the message 17 files copied appears on the screen, remove the program diskette from Drive A and put it in a safe place. Use the copy of IDEA TREE stored in your C:\IDEA directory as your working program. NOTE: IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS BACKING UP IDEA TREE, SEE II.7. Getting Help in the IDEA TREE manual. 4. Starting The Program The way IDEA TREE is started depends on whether you have a system with one floppy disk drive, two floppy disk drives or a hard disk with one or more floppy disk drives. 4.1. Starting Up With One Floppy Disk Drive Turn on your computer and boot up with your DOS diskette in Drive A as usual. Remove the DOS diskette and place your working copy of IDEA TREE into Drive A. Now type IDEA and press . This loads IDEA TREE, during which it figures out what type of monitor is on the machine. However, with certain computers with earlier operating system versions, this may come out wrong if it is other than a color monitor. In this case, exit IDEA TREE (press o to xit) and start again by typing IDEA B and pressing . When you are ready to save a tree file to a diskette, remove the IDEA TREE diskette from Drive A. Put a formatted, blank diskette into Drive A. When you use the ile ave function, your tree file will be saved to this diskette. You should then put your working copy of IDEA TREE back into Drive A in order to continue working with the program. 4.2. Starting Up With Two Floppy Disk Drives Turn on your computer and boot up with your DOS diskette in Drive A as usual. Remove the DOS diskette and place your working copy of IDEA TREE into Drive A and a formatted, blank diskette into Drive B. The diskette in Drive B will be used to store your IDEA TREE files as you create them. Now type IDEA and press . This loads IDEA TREE, during which it figures out what type of monitor is on the machine. However, with certain computers with earlier operating system versions, this may come out wrong if it is other than a color monitor. In this case, exit IDEA TREE (o to xit) and start again by typing IDEA B and pressing . 4.3. Starting Up With A Hard Disk Drive Your working copy of IDEA TREE should now be stored in the C:\IDEA directory on your hard disk. When you are in this directory, type: IDEA and press . This loads IDEA TREE, during which it figures out what type of monitor is on the machine. However, with certain computers with earlier operating system versions, this may come out wrong if it is other than a color monitor. In this case, exit IDEA TREE (o to xit) and start again by typing IDEA B and pressing . 5. Printing The Manual This shareware diskette includes the IDEA TREE manual. You can print this manual out by typing MANUAL at the DOS command line. Make sure that your printer is turned on, and then press . The manual is about 53 pages long. 6. The IDEA TREE Tutorial The concepts of idea decomposition may be new to you. The IDEA TREE tutorial included in this diskette introduces you to these concepts by using a set of examples that develop idea trees in steps. IDEA TREE is completely menu driven and its commands should be intuitively easy to use. However, the tutorial will also present you with an overview of IDEA TREE's many applications. For these reasons, we strongly urge you to spend the 45 minutes or so the tutorial requires before you start creating your own trees. If you choose to use IDEA TREE without going through the tutorial, start the program and then load the file DEMO1. DEMO1 contains a brief description of each of IDEA TREE's commands and how to use them. To print the tutorial, type TUTORIAL at the DOS command line. Make sure that your printer is turned on, and then press . The tutorial is 12 pages long. ABOUT SHAREWARE Jim Button and Andrew Fluegelman originated the idea of user-supported software distribution back in 1982. Here's how shareware works. You can copy this diskette and share it freely with others. The diskette includes a complete version of IDEA TREE, a complete, printable manual and a a tutorial. If you like IDEA TREE and continue to use it, we request that you become a registered user by purchasing a complete version of IDEA TREE from Mountain House Publishing for $29.95 plus $3.00 for shipping and handling. Why pay at all? 1. You receive a CURRENT copy of the program. 2. You receive a printed manual. 3. Free technical support. 4. Notification of updates. 5. Inexpensive upgrade offers. 6. Notification of new products. 7. 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