PAKET 4.0

This file contains information that will help get you started with
PAKET 4.0.

The entire PAKET 4 system is distributed in seven self-expanding
compressed files (plus this PAKET.TXT file):

PAKET4.EXE       81,383    Nov  3, 1990    The PAKET Program,
PAK-DOC.EXE      71,215    Nov  3, 1990    The Manual.
PAK-INST.COM     38,405    Nov  3, 1990    PAKET's Installation program,
PAK-TNC2.COM     26,138    Nov  3, 1990    The Help file for the TNC-2,
                                           TNC-220, and compatible,
PAK-PK.COM       39,412    Nov  3, 1990    The Help file for the PK-232,
PAK-MFJ.COM      37,589    Nov  3, 1990    The Help file for the MFJ-1278,
PAK-MISC.COM      3,897    Nov  3, 1990    Miscellaneous support files.

If you do not have ALL these files and/or the sizes and dates are
different, you do not have a valid copy of PAKET version 4.0!


The Manual.
Full Installation instructions are supplied on the PAKET 4 Manual so the
first thing you should do is print The Manual, or at least read it on the
screen.  The Manual is contained in the compressed distribution file,
PAK-DOC.EXE.

To expand this file, you will need about 200KB free space on your hard
disk or on a diskette.  The space on this drive will be used to hold the
full Manual plus a supplied print utility . I will call this drive the
"output drive".

For the following example I will assume your "output drive" is drive C:
and that your PAK-DOC.EXE file is in drive B: but you can substitute your
own drives as required. Ensure you are logged on to the "output drive",
then run the "program", eg:

          C:>B:PAK-DOC

The PAK-DOC "program" contains two files: The Manual (PAKET.DOC) and
another program (PAKPRT.EXE) which you may use to print The Manual. You
will see the LHARC program display these file names as the PAK-DOC file is
expanded into its full form.

The Manual contains some illustrations of PAKET's Windows, which use the
IBM Box Graphic Characters to "draw" the window borders. Most printers can
handle these Graphic Characters, but in case yours does not, the PAKPRT
program can convert those symbols to normal ASCII characters when printing
The Manual.

The Manual is plain ASCII text, apart from the Box Graphic Characters
mentioned above. There are no Word Processing codes, no bold text, no
underlined text, etc. So, you could display it on the screen with the DOS
"TYPE" command or, preferably, with a utility such as LIST7. It does
contain Form Feeds and no page has more than 60 lines of text so when
printing, you should find it will fit easily on your page. You will need
to line up the paper so printing starts close to the left hand edge
because some of the Window illustrations take almost the entire 80 columns.

To print The Manual, log into your "output drive" where the files
PAKET.DOC and PAKPRT.EXE now reside. Then run the PAKPRT program, eg:

          C:>PAKPRT

and after answering the question as to whether your printer can print
Graphics Characters, The Manual will be sent to your printer on LPT1.  If
for some reason the PAKET.DOC file was not on this "output drive" you
could specify its location as a parameter on the command line, eg:

          C:>PAKPRT A:PAKET.DOC

The Manual is over 80 pages, but don't be tempted to bypass this step. You
will find it helpful when installing PAKET 4 and it should prove useful
for reference later, so take the time and trouble to print it.



Thank you for choosing PAKET. I hope you find it useful and productive in
your operation.


73s de Tony Lonsdale, VK2DHU @ VK2ATM