AA 컴컴 NEW USER TIPS LIST 컴컴 AA All topics are listed alphabetical. ATARI KEY (then S) for text search. ENTER shows info on selected topic. ESC returns to Topic List. UP & DN navigates within a topic. PgUp/PgDn - previous or next topic. MAIL ORDER FOR PORT PRODUCTS >David Stewart 918-258-2062 Has RE: Port (newsletter/diskette) CIS 73770,2021 1618 South Beech Court Broken Arrow OK 74012 >J & R Music World 800-221-8180 59-50 Queens Midtown Expressway Maspeth NY 11378-9896 >Computer Books 800-848-2023 >CompUSA MEMORY CARDS You will need AT LEAST 1 memory card for storage of the programs you will be using. For now they come in 3 sizes: 32K, 64K, & 128K. If you will only have 1 for a while, get a 128K if possible. Prices are coming down so don't lose heart! DRIVE C (ON THE PORT) It is best to set the size of drive C small to allow as much memory as possible for your programs. This can be done by running FDISK 8. Store your files on drive A. PORT SPECIFICATIONS 80C88, 4.9152 MHz clock speed. MS-DOS 2.11 256K Internal ROM contains BIOS, operating system, 5 built-in applications. 128K Internal RAM that can configure a RAM disk from 8K to 80K. Display - graphics LCD, supertwist, 40 columns, 8 lines, 240x64 pixels. PBASIC >Download PBASIC.ADR for list & explanation of key words. >Download PB01.TXT & PB02.TXT >Comparison of PowerBASIC & PBASIC is in PB02.TXT >PBASIC documentation manual avail- able from BJ Gleason (73337,2011) c/o The American University CSIS (Thin Air Labs) 440 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20016 XX 컴컴컴컴 CONTRIBUTORS 컴컴컴컴 XX All NEW USERS thank the following people for their help in getting up & running with the Port: + + + + + + + + + + + + Dwight Lindley 70272,333 + + + + + + + + + + + + This database is designed to help Port newcomer's find that valuable (sometimes elusive) info needed to get started with their new comPORTer. If you have a TIP that will be of help to a new user, add it in the appropriate record above, or start a new record (topic) as needed. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Instructions for uploading... The length of the filename is only 6 characters leaving 2 digits for the version number. The original file- name was NUTIPS1A.ADR (New User Tips VERSION 1A). If you add to or change info, you must rename the file before uploading. NUTIPS1A.ADR becomes NUTIPS1B.ADR (etc.). After 1Z, we can go to NUTIPS2A. It also would not hurt to leave a message that a newer version is available. + + + + + + + + + + + + All who contribute to this database, please put your name in the list of contributors.