Installation

Installation on a Floppy Disk System

Before performing the copy operation you must format a new disk onto which you can copy Morse Academy. You do not need to make this a system diskette, but you may find it more convenient to have DOS on the same diskette when starting the system. The first time you use Morse Academy you should carefully follow the steps listed below. Afterwards you will only need step 3 to use the program. Follow these steps: 

           Step 1. Format a blank diskette


                   Put a new diskette in drive B.  Then type either


                   A>FORMAT B:


                   or


                   A>FORMAT B: /S


                   depending on whether you want the MA diskette to have
                   a copy of DOS or not.
           Step 2. Copy the MA diskette to a newly formatted diskette
           
                   Replace your DOS diskette in drive A with the Morse
                   Academy master.  Put the newly formatted diskette in
                   drive B.


                   A>COPY  A:*.*   B: <Enter>


           Step 3. Execute Morse Academy


                   Remove the Morse Academy diskette in drive A and
                   store it.  Mount the new diskette with Morse
                   Academy files copied on it (from drive B) into
                   drive A. (MA will actually operate on any drive)
                   Type the following to execute Morse Academy.


                   A>MA <Enter>


                   Follow the instructions displayed on the screen.

Installation on a Hard Disk System

The first time you use Morse Academy you should carefully follow the steps in this section. Afterwards you will only need Step 3 to use the program. There is the possibility of unforeseen problems. It is recommended that before starting you make a backup copy of the diskette to insure you always have a readable copy. Follow these steps to load MA onto drive C: 

           Step 1. Create a Directory to hold Morse Academy


                   C>C: <Enter>    (make sure you are on drive C)
                   C>CD\ <Enter>   (make sure you are in the root directory)
                   C>MD MA <Enter> (create the MA directory)
                   C>CD MA <Enter> (change to the MA directory)


           Step 2. Put  the  MA  diskette into drive A and copy all its files 
                   to the hard disk


                   C>COPY A:*.* C: <Enter>


           Step 3. Execute Morse Academy


                   >CD\MA <Enter>
                   >MA <Enter>


                   Follow the instructions displayed on the screen.

Operation under Windows 3.1

If MA is executed as a DOS program under Windows, it should run in EXCLUSIVE mode. MA depends on the system timer and doesn't share resources well with other programs. Operating MA in normal foreground mode will cause it send CW with incorrect timing and/or key clicks.

The file MA.PIF is included with MA files. Using the Program Manager create an icon referencing MA.PIF. Clicking on this icon will correctly execute MA.

Operation under Windows 95/NT

MA can be executed as a DOS program from the DOS Command prompt. A shortcut to MA is created as follows: 

                Step 1. Click the right mouse button with the cursor
                        located in a blank area of the desktop screen.
                Step 2. Select NEW, then SHORTCUT
                Step 3. Use BROWSE to change to the MA folder and
                        double click on MA.EXE.
                Step 4. Select NEXT and then FINISH to complete the
                        process.

Windows NT does not allow modification of clock interrupt timing, a feature used by MA to provide accurate timing of CW. (Using the X option under DOS, allows speeds up to 100 wpm to be accurately timed). However Windows NT only supports standard DOS clock timing. Under Windows NT, MA should ONLY be executed using the /1 option: 

                        MA /1

With Windows NT, the /1 option can be added to a short cut by modifying the shortcut properties. 

                Step 1. Click the right mouse button with the cursor
                        located OVER the MA shortcut ICON.
                Step 2. Select the PROGRAM page
                Step 3. Select add the to "cmd line:", and edit with keyboard
                             MA.EXE /1
                        [Note one space before the /1 option is mandatory]
                Step 4. Select APPLY, then OK

The same process can be used to add a student's name to the "cmd line:", e.g. 

                              MA.EXE /1 joe

Individual ICON's for students can be created using the above processes.


By Joe Speroni
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