TUTOR DOS
v. 1.1
Copyright 1989, 1990
Kevin L. Cummings
INTRODUCTION
TUTOR DOS is an interactive, beginner's DOS tutorial. It assumes
that the user knows virtually nothing about MS-DOS.
The program consists of an introduction, twenty-one lessons, a final
test, and a few closing remarks. The program is contained in
twenty-six program files, three batch files, and one documentation
file. (There is a complete list of the names of these files at the
end of this document.)
TUTOR DOS offers several advantages over currently available
commercial tutorials.
*TUTOR DOS was designed to talk 'to' you, rather than 'at' you.
*All of the lessons in TUTOR DOS are quite short and none of them
should take more than twenty to twenty-five minutes to complete.
*You may use the [ESCAPE] key to exit any lesson at any time.
*TUTOR DOS has been programmed to accept several answers to each
of its questions.
*If you give the wrong answer to a question, TUTOR DOS will
provide a hint.
*If you can't seem to get the right answer to a question, keep
trying. After you've tried three times, TUTOR DOS will type
the right answer for you.
*Each lesson ends with a quiz. These quizzes will help you judge
how well you've learned the material in each lesson.
*The course ends with a comprehensive examination. TUTOR DOS will
analyze your answers and (if necessary) give you a list of
lessons to review.
*If you score over eighty percent on the test, TUTOR DOS will
print out a certificate of achievement with your name on it.
*TUTOR DOS is distributed as SHAREWARE. If it is useful to you,
I ask that you send me a donation of ten dollars. This is far
less expensive than commercial DOS tutorials which generally cost
thirty to fifty dollars.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
TUTOR DOS has been designed with the average user in mind and,
therefore, will work on virtually any PC. The specific requirements
are:
256 K Random Access Memory
DOS 2.1 or higher
There are no other requirements. TUTOR DOS will run from floppy
disk drives (of any size) or from a hard disk drive. It will run
equally well on color and monochrome monitors.
INSTALLING TUTOR DOS
If you do not have a hard disk drive, or do not want to put
TUTOR
DOS on your hard disk drive, no installation is necessary.
However,
if you want to install TUTOR DOS on your hard disk drive, all you have
to do is follow these instructions:
1) Turn on your PC.
2) Wait for the prompt to appear on the monitor, it should look
something like C:\>, and it will be followed by a small, blinking
cursor.
3) Put TUTOR DOS disk number 1 in your A: disk drive. (If you
have more than one floppy disk drive, you'll have to figure out
which one is the A: disk drive. If your disk drives are stacked
on top of one another, this will be the top disk drive. If they
are side by side, it will be on the left.)
4) Type A:INSTALL A C and press the [ENTER] key.
5) Follow the instructions that appear on your screen.
USING TUTORDOS
If you are using TUTOR DOS from a disk drive, make sure that
TUTOR
DOS disk number 1 is in the drive and the door is closed. Type
TUTORDOS and press [ENTER].
If you have installed TUTOR DOS on your hard disk drive, wait for
the C:\> and type TUTORDOS and press [ENTER].
In either case, after a moment, TUTOR DOS will begin to give you
instructions on the screen. From this point on, all you have to do is
follow these instructions.
NOTE: Some users who have monochrome monitors with color
graphics cards have reported difficulty in seeing all the
text. To solve this problem, start TUTOR DOS by typing
TUTORDOS/M. This puts TUTOR DOS in 'Monochrome' mode.
REGISTRATION
I have enjoyed putting this program together, and I hope you have
enjoyed using it. If you'd like to send commments or questions,
please write to:
Kevin L. Cummings
P.O. Box 621
Layton, Ut 84041
You may become a registered user of TUTOR DOS by sending $10 in
U.S.
funds to the address above.
APPENDIX -- COMPLETE FILE LIST FOR TUTOR DOS
[Don't bother reading this unless you're a real computer junkie!]
Disk #1 Disk #2
TUTORDOS.EXE MENUDOS.TBC
MENUDOS.TBC DOS5.TBC
INTRO.TBC DOS6.TBC
DOS1.TBC DOS7.TBC
DOS2.TBC DOS8.TBC
DOS3.TBC DOS9.TBC
DOS4.TBC DOS10.TBC
INSTALL.BAT DOS11.TBC
HARDSTRT.BAT INSTALL.BAT
PRINTDOC.BAT
TUTORDOS.DOC
CORP_LIC.TXT
Disk #3 Disk #4
MENUDOS.TBC MENUDOS.TBC
DOS12.TBC DOS19.TBC
DOS13.TBC DOS20.TBC
DOS14.TBC DOS21.TBC
DOS15.TBC DOSTEST.TBC
DOS16.TBC FINAL.TBC
DOS17.TBC INSTALL.BAT
DOS18.TBC
INSTALL.BAT
The files called MENUDOS.TBC and INSTALL.BAT have been placed on all
four disks to aid beginning users and reduce the amount of disk
swapping.
TUTOR DOS was written using Borland International's TURBO BASIC
version 1.1. Portions of the program make use of Rick
Fothergill's
public domain TBWINDO utilities.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
This program is distributed 'as is' without warranty of any kind,
either express or implied.
The author of this software shall not be liable to the user or any
other person or entity with respect to any liability, loss, or damage
caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by this
software.
TRADEMARK ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
MS-DOS and Microsoft are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation.
IBM is a registered trademark of International Business
Machines.
McGraw-Hill is a registered trademark of McGraw-Hill
Corporation.
Video Professor is a registered trademark of Video Professor
Corporation.
WordPerfect is a registered trademark of WordPerfect
Corporation.
Lotus and 1-2-3 are registered trademarks of Lotus Development
Corporation
LICENSE AGREEMENT
License to use this software is limited to private individuals in
homes and use by public, non-profit, educational institutions
(including, but not limited to; public elementary and secondary
schools, public colleges and universities, and state and federally
operated training facilities).
ANY OTHER USE WILL BE CONSIDERED TO CONSTITUTE WILLFUL COPYRIGHT
VIOLATION.
Use of this program shall constitute agreement to these terms.
This program may be freely copied and distributed so long as no fee
(expect for media costs, under $7.00 U.S. per disk) is charged, and
the program is not modified in any way.
Corporate users and private schools and training facilities are
required to register the program within thirty (30) days of first use.
For more information, please check the file CORP_LIC.TXT.