Software Instruction Manual

IQ–MSD Turbo 1.4 Advanced IQ System Software
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Note: The example in Figure A.1 assumes that the Turbo was installed to a subdirectory named Turbo14 on
hard drive C. Please consult your Windows documentation on running and using the PIF Editor.
Turbo may not run reliably in the background so the Background Execution box in the main window of the PIF
Editor should
not be checked. Checking the Exclusive Execution box may improve performance by a small
amount.
In the advanced window of the PIF Editor, change the Background Priority to 100, the Foreground Priority to 200
and make sure the Detect Idle Time box
is checked. None of the items in the Memory Options section should be
checked. In the Display Options section, do
not check any of the Monitor Port boxes but do check the Emulate Text
Mode and Retain Video Memory boxes.
IMPORTANT: If you switch back to Windows while the Turbo is running, some communication from the IQ
System may be lost. For this reason, we do not recommend that you attempt to switch the focus from Turbo to
Windows or other programs during periods of critical operation for the IQ System.
If you must regularly run Turbo under Windows, you may want to obtain a better communications driver such as
TurboCom/2. TurboCom/2 was specifically designed to improve the reliability of serial communications of DOS
programs running under Windows. At the time of this printing it was available for $29.95 (U.S. dollars) plus
shipping and handling charges from Pacific CommWare, 180 Beacon Hill Lane, Ashland, Oregon 97520-9701
U.S.A. Their telephone number is 503-482-2744.
A.2 Windows 95
When running Windows 95 Turbo must be run from the MS-DOS mode. Here are the steps:
1 Right click ({) on the desktop and select New>Shortcut. For the command line, specify the full path name
of the program or runtime, or use the Browse button to select the program.
Press the Next button and enter an appropriate name for the shortcut. This is the name that will appear
under the icon on the desktop. Press Next again and select an icon. Press Finish.
2 Right click ({) on the newly created icon and select Properties. Select the Program Tab. Make sure that
both the Cmd line and Working entries are correct. Press the Advanced button. Check the box that says
MS-DOS mode. Press OK to close this window and then press OK to close the Properties window.
3 Double click ({) on the new icon to run the program. You should first close all running programs before
executing the MS-DOS mode program.