
QUICK START  for MS-DOS
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Note: Two versions are provided for MS-DOS. If you don't have a
      386, use ATPLITE.EXE instead (you could rename it to ATP.EXE
      if you wish).

1) Put the binary ATP.EXE anywhere in your path (use ATPLITE.EXE
   if you don't have at least a 386 class machine). Put the dos 
   extenders EMX.EXE and RSX.EXE somewhere in your path. You don't 
   need the extenders for ATPLITE.EXE.  

2) Make sure ANSI.SYS is installed, add this line to your CONFIG.SYS:

   DEVICE=ANSI.SYS

3) Set the environment variable ATP to point to where you want
   your ATP base directory (add this to your autoexec.bat).
   For example:

   set ATP=c:\foobar\qwks

   Note that you will have to reboot for the changes in steps (2)
   and (3) to take effect.

4) Put the configuration file `atprc' in your ATP directory.

5) Put the taglines file `taglines.atp' in your ATP directory.

6) Review and edit the atprc file. 

   Be sure to edit the following entries in your atprc:
   
     a) user = Your Name

     b) editor = your_editor

     c) mail = C:\your\mail\path\for\new\QWK\packets

     d) reply = C:\your\reply\path\for\outgoing\rep\packets

   If you have a Perl interpreter you can use the script ATPDIAG.BAT to
   check your configuration for errors. Perl is available for MS-DOS via
   ftp from the directory:
   
           ftp.ee.umanitoba.ca:/pub/msdos/perl

7) Enter `atp' at the prompt to start atp.

8) At ATP's prompt enter `load bbsname.qwk' to view your first packet.

9) Type `help' for help, `q' for quit.

10) Read the docs!! . . . PLEASE!

11) The latest versions of the MS-DOS 32 bit extenders with source code
    and detailed documentation can always be obtained from the following
    locations:

    RSX.EXE (provides DPMI support):
         ftp.uni-bielefeld.de:/pub/systems/msdos/misc/rsx503rt.zip
        
    EMX.EXE (provides VCPI and standard 32 bit support):
         ftp.uni-stuttgart.de:/pub/systems/os2/gnu/emx+gcc/emxrt.zip

    Note that the the file emxrt.zip also contains EMX.DLL which will
    allow ATP.EXE to run as a native OS/2 application under OS/2. 

    A Perl interpreter for MS-DOS can be obtained via ftp from:
        ftp.ee.umanitoba.ca:/pub/msdos/perl

    Freeware versions of Zip and Unzip for MS-DOS are available from:
        ftp.uu.net:/pub/archiving/zip/MSDOS/zip2*
        ftp.uu.net:/pub/archiving/zip/MSDOS/unz5*

    The source code for ATP may be had via ftp from:
        sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/system/BBS/mail/atp-1.50-src.tar.gz

