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                           C H A P T E R   1

              M A K I N G   A   W O R K I N G   C O P Y
                 O F   T H E   O W L   P E R S O N A L
                   P O R T F O L I O   M A N A G E R


The    OWL    Personal   Portfolio   Manager   requires   a   graphics
monitor/adapter  and  supports the following graphics standards:  CGA, 
EGA,  HERCULES,  VGA,  and  PC3270.  In order to install the software, 
follow  the  procedure listed below which is appropriate for your disk
configuration.


DUAL FLOPPY INSTALLATION

Boot  your  system as you normally do.  With your DOS disk in Drive A: 
type the following command. 

                           A>DISKCOPY A: B:

When  prompted, insert the OWL Personal Portfolio Manager distribution 
diskette  in  Drive  A  and a blank disk in Drive B.  When the copy is
completed label this new disk "OPPM Working Copy".


HARD DISK INSTALLATION

Boot  your  system  as  you  normally  do.   Place  the  OWL  Personal
Portfolio   Manager  distribution  diskette  in  Drive  A.   Type  the 
following commands:

                        C>MKDIR OPPM          
                        C>CD OPPM             
                        C>COPY A:*.*
                        C>MD DEMODATA         
                        C>CD DEMODATA         
                        C>COPY A:\DEMODATA\*.*



SINGLE FLOPPY DISK INSTALLATION:

Boot  your  system  as  you  normally  do.   You  will  need two blank 
formatted  disks.   With  your  DOS disk in Drive A type the following 
command. 

                           A>DISKCOPY A: B:

Follow  the  screen  prompts  for  when to insert the source disk (OWL
Personal  Portfolio  Manager distribution diskette) and target disk (a 
blank  disk.)   When the copy is completed label the target disk "OPPM 
Working Copy".

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If  you  are  using  a  360k  disk  drive,  you must continue with the 
following   procedure  to  provide  sufficient  disk  space  for  your
personal  data  on  your  OPPM  Working  Copy  disk.     Label a blank 
formatted  disk "OPPM User's Guide."  Insert your OPPM working copy in 
Drive A and type the following command.

                         A>COPY A:README.* B:

Insert  the  disk  labeled  "OPPM  User's Guide" when prompted for the 
disk  for  Drive  B  and  your OPPM Working Copy when prompted for the 
disk  for  Drive  A.   When  the  copy  is completed, insert your OPPM 
Working Copy in Drive A and type the following command.

                            A>DEL README.*