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Using

The System Software

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Part no. 363313-05 Rev. 1, First Printing September 1991.

About

Your Documentation

Three standard documents are included with your Amiga:

1. Quick Connect — How to Set Up theAmiga

This booklet, whichfolds out into a large poster, showsyou how to connect

yourAmiga equipment and any peripherals, such as a monitoror printer.

You can hang this poster in a convenient spot while you follow the set up

instructions.

2. IntroducingtheAmiga

This manual describes the major components and features ofyour Amiga,

and tells you what to expect when you first turn on the computer. The

manual also introduces you to the Workbench, which is the software

interface that lets you interact withyour computer through graphic

symbols appearing on the screen. The expansion capabilities of the Amiga

are also covered.

3. Using the System Software

This manual, which explains how to use the software packaged with your

Amiga, is divided into three main parts: Workbench 2.0, AmigaDOS, and

AREXXProgramming Language. The manual begins with a tutorial aimed

at the first-time user. Subsequent chapters build on this base and cover the

Workbench andAmigaDOS in detail. A comprehensive guide to AREXX

completes the manual.

Here's what's in each chapter and appendix:

Chapter1, Tutorial, takesyoustep-by-step through the elementary tasks

involved in using your Amiga.

Chapter2, Basic Operations, expands on the tutorial to provide a more

detailed explanation of how the Amiga works.

Chapter3, Preferences, tellsyou how toproperly set yourAmiga to work

with monitors, printers, and otherperipheral devices and how to

customize your Workbench screen (e.g., by changing colors and type

fonts).

Chapter4, The Workbench Programs, explains all the programs on the

Workbench disk, like Say, which lets you enter text for the Amiga to

speak.

Chapter5, TheExtras Programs, explains all the programs on the Extras

disk, like GraphicDump, which lets you print out screen images.

Chapter6, UsingaHardDisk, explainshow touse theAmiga's hard disk

to store and retrieve files and programs. The chapter also provides step-

by-step instructions for backing up the hard disk and adding new hard

disks to the system.

Chapter 7, UsingAmigaDOS, introduces you to the terms and concepts

behind AmigaDOS. The discussion includes a description of the Shell, a

keyboard-based interface that lets you run programs and perform basic

operations through typed commands, and explanations of some of the

most basic AmigaDOS commands.

Chapter8, AmigaDOS Reference, lists and describes all the AmigaDOS

commands and error messages.

Chapter 9, Editors, explains the three text editors included with the

Amiga: ED, EDIT, and MEMACS.

Chapter 10, AREXX, fully describes a new and powerful programming

language.

AppendixA, Troubleshooting, contains a list of possible problems and

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