SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
The Excalibur SE software operates under Windows. For
proper operation under Windows, Excalibur SE requires
several system setup options. Refer to the Windows Operating
Manual for instructions on setting these modes and options.
1. Windows must be set to run in Enhanced mode.
2. The SMART.DRV device driver supplied with Windows
must be set up with a cache of at least 1 Mbyte.
3. The CONFIG.SYS startup file must be configured so that
the system uses extended memory only — NO EMS
(expanded memory).
Directories and Files
The Excalibur SE program system uses DOS directories for
program files and for setup data files. Each of these is created
during the setup procedure.
The Excalibur SE program files must all reside in the same
directory. If they are not, the programs will not execute. This
directory is defined, and created if it does not exist, during
installation of the Excalibur SE system programs. The default
directory is named “EXCAL_SE”. If another directory name
is desired, it may be entered when prompted during Excalibur
SE program installation (next section).
The Excalibur SE setup data files (e.g. the .MAP, .ICN, .SDB
files) must also reside in a single directory. The Excalibur SE
installation program creates a default data directory “DATA”
under the program file directory. At the users option, data files
may be located in any subdirectory by moving the DATA
directory or creating a new one using standard DOS/Windows
file management procedures. The data file directory need not
be on the same drive as the program files. (It may be defined
on a network drive to be shared with other workstations.)
Installing Excalibur SE programs
To install Excalibur SE programs, insert the installation disc
into drive A or B of the computer. The installation program,
named SETUP, must be started from within Windows.
1. From the Windows Program Manager, select “File”, and
then the “Run” command.
2. At the Run dialog box, type in the disc drive, a colon “:”,
and the file name “SETUP”.
Example: “A:SETUP” or “B:SETUP”
3. Select “OK” in the RUN dialog box.
When SETUP starts, a dialog box prompts for the directory to
store the programs. The dialog box specifies C:\EXCAL_SE
as the default program directory. If a different directory is
desired, type a directory name in the dialog box. SETUP then
reads the installation disc and copies all Excalibur SE files into
the program directory.
NOTE: During installation, Excalibur SE loads a file that is
used by other Windows applications: BWCC.DLL.
If this file already exists in the Windows directory, a
message lists several options. Select the option to save both
the new file and the existing file in the Windows directory.
Following installation, a new Program Group is created in
Windows, named Excalibur SE, with icons for each of the
Excalibur SE programs: System Setup, CAD Program, Icon
Setup, and Excalibur SE. The SETUP program then returns to
the Windows Program Manager and the Excalibur SE Program
Group, illustrated below, is available in the Program Manager
window.
The following sections of this manual provide the system setup
procedures for Excalibur SE. Refer to the Excalibur SE
Operating Instructions Manual, OP5400A for the operating
procedures of the Excalibur SE program.
INSTALLATION
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