OCLC Micro: Volume 1 Issue 6
Table of contents
DUBLINes
Appendix D of the M300 Guide to Operations provides instructions on installing this internal modem and OCLC Micro Bulletins ♯1 and ♯2 give additional information. (Don't confuse…
Eric (not ERIC): The Woebegone Librarian
Eric S. AndersonI recently received a call from Marian, a sorely troubled librarian whose name and institution shall remain nameless, inquiring about the purchase of a microcomputer for her…
NETWORds
If you're getting frustrated searching through 60 disks to track down a file, it's time to get organized. First, determine what you have, using the DIR command. Print out listings…
DOS‐tips: Stocking Stuffers
Mark BendigIf you have an M300 Workstation and a serial printer, you may have noticed that WordStar version 3.3 will not print through the COM2 port even after you have issued the…
Setting Parameters in the 3by5 Program
Myrtle MyersAt the OCLC User Contact Desk, we keep a file of forms containing information on setting up printers to work with the M300 Workstation. We keep these forms in a notebook arranged…
Eleven Pipers Piping ♪ ♪ ♪
Wesley SmithThe DOS‐tips column in the September 1985 issue of OCLC Micro addressed some common uses of the DIRectory command in DOS. While training OCLC staff members on the IBM PC, I have…
Using DOS and dBASE III to Organize Your File Directories
Hal CheneyThere are a number of software utility packages and programs that help you organize the directory of files on your diskettes. However, if you already have dBASE III and have a…
Word's Worth
Ray LyonsLike Ebenezer Scrooge, computers have acquired a negative image that they do not necessarily deserve. Let's consider some ways computers partake of the holiday spirit.
Not for Novices: More Stocking Stuffers
Mark BendigOne really nice feature of DOS batch files is that they accept “command‐line parameters”. For example, consider a batch file called COPYTOA.BAT, which might be used to copy a file…
RE:Views
WordPerfect 4.0 is an excellent word processing program that has garnered a number of rave reviews, some of which are cited at the end of this article. In fact, it's so good that…