OCLC Micro: Volume 1 Issue 4
Table of contents
NETWORds
PC‐File (a readily available shareware program) gives you two ways to save yourself typing and time:
DUBLINes
Keep a small supply of formatted empty disks on hand as protection against the DISK FULL error message. Then, if you get such a message when trying to SAVE a large file, you can…
DOS‐tips: Efficient Use of the DIRECTORY Command
DIR may be the most frequently used command of the Disk Operating System (DOS). It shows you the contents of a diskette or a subdirectory on a hard disk. As part of DOS, the DIR…
Get Good Programs for the Price of a Phone Call
Cathy MooreMicrocomputer hobbyists and user groups across the nation have set up electronic bulletin boards—systems that thousands of people use to exchange information and public domain…
What Smartcom Never Showed Us
Janet Minnerath, Phillip ParkerA year ago this past summer, we received our M300 Workstation, and a month later we had a Hayes Smartmodem 1200B, which comes with Smartcom II communications software, installed…
Shopping Around for a Printer?
Here are some tips on choosing a printer for an M300 Workstation. Let's begin with the assumption that you understand the difference between parallel and serial printers—data is…
Protect Yourself from the “Glitches”
Keith HocterYour microcomputer probably draws its power from a standard 110‐V wall receptacle. As we're all aware, unfortunately, our power supply is not 100% dependable, and computers are…
Micro Training—Over Easy?
Jan MushrushSome people are trainers by choice, others by necessity, but nearly everyone teaches or trains most of their lives: parents teach, and sometimes learn from, children; adults train…
Getting Organized
Scott MayAs your use of personal computers increases, you may begin to have trouble locating documents or files you have created. This problem may be compounded by the many software…
Worth Reading!
Steve Brown's article, “Microcomputers in the School Office: The Example of Springfield School District and a Survey of OSSC Members,” OSSC Bulletin, Vol. 28, no. 5 (January…
FYI:: new product information
Version 1.3 of the LEXIS/NEXIS Communications Software is now available for either the IBM PC or the OCLC M300 Workstation. New features include:
Not for Novices: Printer Control Revisited
Mark BendigIn the last issue, we explored several techniques for transmitting printer control commands from an IBM PC/XT or M300 Workstation to the system printer. These commands are simply…
Word's Worth
Ray LyonsA “system,” in its simplest sense, is something that accomplishes work. Materials introduced into a system are transformed by that system according to well‐defined procedures…