Index

A
drive indicator
Status bar
status bar indicator
To use a floppy disk

abbreviations
Abbreviations

Activate (Actions menu)
To see which devices are in use by SoftWindows

Attach Floppy A/B (Actions menu)
To use a floppy disk

Attach Mouse (Actions menu)
To use the mouse in MS-DOS

Auto Flush… (Options menu)
To flush output automatically

Auto Freeze (Options menu)
To freeze SoftWindows

Autoflush Delay
To flush output automatically

B
drive indicator
Status bar
status bar indicator
To use a floppy disk

baud rate settings
Serial input and output

Caps Lock indicator
Status bar

CD (MS-DOS command)
CD

CD-ROMs
ejecting
To eject a CD-ROM
troubleshooting
Using CD–ROM

CHKDSK (MS-DOS commands)
Disk space requirements

COM ports
activating/deactivating
Activating and deactivating drives and ports
activating/deactivating from a text terminal
Activating/deactivating drives and ports
default values
Printing, input, and output
flushing from a text terminal
Flushing ports

Comms Ports… (Options menu)
To redirect output to a file
To use serial input and output
To pipe to a Unix process

communications settings
To print to a serial printer with default settings
Serial input and output

configuration files, editing on a text terminal
Listing the interface

conventions
Conventions

converting MS-DOS files to Unix format
DOS2UNIX

COPY (MS-DOS command)
COPY

copying graphics
from Microsoft Windows
To copy text or graphics from Microsoft Windows to X Windows
from X Windows
To copy graphics from X Windows to Microsoft Windows

copying MS-DOS files and directories
XCOPY

copying text
Copying and pasting between MS-DOS and Unix
from the MS-DOS window
To copy text from the SoftWindows MS-DOS window

Ctrl-Alt-Del restart
To restart SoftWindows

DataComm (Comm Ports option)
To use serial input and output

DEL (MS-DOS command)
DEL

DELTREE (MS-DOS command)
DELTREE

DIR (MS-DOS command)
DIR

DOS2UNIX (MS-DOS command)
DOS2UNIX

EDIT (MS-DOS command)
To run the MS–DOS editor

EDLIN (MS-DOS command)
MS–DOS editor

ejecting a CD-ROM
To eject a CD-ROM

ejecting a floppy disk
To eject a floppy disk

Enable Automatic Flushing option
To redirect output to a file
To flush output automatically
To pipe to a Unix process

error messages, networking
Networking errors
Using networking

Exit (File menu)
To exit from SoftWindows

exiting from SoftWindows
To exit from SoftWindows

EXITSWIN (MS-DOS command)
To quit immediately

File (Printer Ports option)
To redirect output to a file

file access permissions
What are Unix file access permissions?
changing
How do I change Unix file access permissions?
checking
How do I check Unix file access permissions?

file servers
LAN Manager
Networking support
NetWare
Networking support

file, outputting to
Redirecting to a file and piping to a process

filenames in MS-DOS
Filenames in MS–DOS

floppy disks
ejecting
To eject a floppy disk
formatting
To format a floppy disk
FORMAT
troubleshooting
Using hard disks
Using floppy disks

flow control
To use serial input and output

Flush Ports (Actions menu)
To flush output manually
To flush output manually

flushing output
To pipe to a Unix process
Flushing output to a file or pipe
To redirect output to a file
manually
To flush output manually

Fonts control panel
To add fonts

fonts, adding to Windows
To add fonts

foreign keyboards, character set
KEYB

FORMAT (MS-DOS command)
FORMAT

formatting a floppy disk
To format a floppy disk
FORMAT

FPU Emulation (Options menu)
To enable/disable FPU emulation
To enable/disable FPU emulation

FPU emulation, enabling or disabling
To enable/disable FPU emulation

Freeze (Actions menu)
To freeze SoftWindows

freezing SoftWindows
To freeze SoftWindows

FSA drives
Using PC files stored in Unix

G
drive
To list the Unix directories setup as PC drives

glossary
Glossary

group icon
Windows basics

hard disk files
Hard disks
sharing
How do I share hard disks?
troubleshooting
Using hard disks

HELP (MS-DOS command)
HELP

indicators in status bar
A
/B:
To use a floppy disk
Status bar
Caps Lock
Status bar
MSW
Status bar
Num Lock
Status bar
Scroll Lock
Status bar
SVGA
Status bar

installing MS-DOS applications, from floppy disks
To install from 3.5-inch disks

International control panel
To change the keyboard layout

KEYB (MS-DOS command)
KEYB

keyboards
foreign
To change the keyboard layout
troubleshooting
Using keyboards

LAN Manager file servers
Networking support

LPT ports
activating/deactivating
Activating and deactivating drives and ports
default values
Printing, input, and output
printing, input, and output
Printing, input, and output

memory, troubleshooting
Using memory

MKDIR (MD) (MS-DOS command)
MKDIR (MD)

MODE (MS-DOS command)
Serial input and output
To print to a serial printer with selectable settings

mouse
restoring
To restore the normal workstation mouse
troubleshooting
Using the mouse
using with SoftWindows
To use the mouse in MS-DOS

MS-DOS applications
Using MS–DOS
disk space requirements
Disk space requirements
installing from an FSA drive
Installing fsoftware from a network server
troubleshooting
Running PC applications
Running PC

MS-DOS commands
CD
CD
CHKDSK
Disk space requirements
COPY
COPY
DEL
DEL
DELTREE
DELTREE
DIR
DIR
DOS2UNIX
DOS2UNIX
EDIT
To run the MS–DOS editor
EDLIN
MS–DOS editor
EXITSWIN
To quit immediately
FORMAT
FORMAT
HELP
HELP
KEYB
KEYB
MKDIR (MD)
MKDIR (MD)
MODE
To print to a serial printer with selectable settings
Serial input and output
PRINT
PRINT
RMDIR (RD)
RMDIR (RD)
TYPE
TYPE
UNIX2DOS
UNIX2DOS
XCOPY
XCOPY

MS-DOS directories
creating
MKDIR (MD)
listing files
DIR
removing
RMDIR (RD)

MS-DOS filenames
Filenames in MS–DOS

MS-DOS files
converting to Unix format
DOS2UNIX
copying
COPY
deleting
DEL
displaying
TYPE
printing
PRINT

MS-DOS window
The SoftWindows MS-DOS window
To run the MS–DOS editor
copying and pasting text
To paste text into the SoftWindows MS-DOS window
resizing
To resize the SoftWindows window
troubleshooting
Using the screen

MSW indicator in status bar
Status bar

NetWare file servers
Networking support

networking
Networking support
package required
ODI driver problems
software errors
Network software errors
troubleshooting
Using networking

Num Lock indicator
Status bar

ODI driver, troubleshooting
ODI driver problems

outputting to a file
Redirecting to a file and piping to a process

parallel ports
Printing, input, and output

pasting graphics
to Microsoft Windows
To copy graphics from X Windows to Microsoft Windows
to X Windows
To copy text or graphics from Microsoft Windows to X Windows

pasting text
Copying and pasting between MS-DOS and Unix
into the MS-DOS window
To paste text into the SoftWindows MS-DOS window
to Microsoft Windows
Copying and pasting text and graphics in Microsoft Windows
to X Windows
To copy text or graphics from Microsoft Windows to X Windows

Pipe (COM/LPT ports option)
To pipe to a Unix process

pipes, flushing
Flushing with pipes

piping to a process
Redirecting to a file and piping to a process

ports
activating/deactivating
Activating and deactivating drives and ports
default values
Printing, input, and output
options
Printing, input, and output

PostScript printing
To set up Windows for a PostScript printer

PRINT (MS-DOS command)
PRINT

Printer (Printer Ports option)
To print to a serial printer with default settings

printer drivers, installing and selecting
To select a printer driver

Printer Ports… (Options menu)
To print to a serial printer with default settings
To pipe to a Unix process
To redirect output to a file

Printers control panel
To select a printer driver

printing
Printing, input, and output
from Windows
Printing from Windows applications
MS-DOS text files
PRINT
to a serial printer
To print to a serial printer with default settings
to a Unix printer
To print PostScript to the Unix printer
troubleshooting
Using printers
Using printers

process, piping to
Redirecting to a file and piping to a process

quitting from SoftWindows
To exit from SoftWindows

redirecting to a file
Redirecting to a file and piping to a process

Restart… (Actions menu)
To restart SoftWindows

restarting SoftWindows
To restart SoftWindows

RMDIR (RD) (MS-DOS command)
RMDIR (RD)

rock screen, on a text terminal
Rocking the display

rocking the display on a terminal
Rocking the display

running SoftWindows
from the IRIX workspace
To run SoftWindows from the IRIX 5 workspace
on a text terminal
Running SoftWindows
to display the Windows desktop
Running Windows

Scroll Lock indicator
Status bar

serial input and output
Serial input and output

serial ports
Printing, input, and output
emulation
Serial port emulation
troubleshooting
Using serial devices

serial printer
communications settings
To print to a serial printer with default settings
printing to
To print to a serial printer with default settings

serial terminal, using SoftWindows with
Using SoftWindows with a text terminal

SmartCopy icon
Copying and pasting text and graphics in Microsoft Windows

SoftWin.tmp file
To redirect output to a file

SoftWindows Display driver
What Windows drivers does SoftWindows use?

SoftWindows Mouse driver
What Windows drivers does SoftWindows use?

Sound (Options menu)
To enable/disable sound
To enable/disable sound

sound, enabling or disabling
To enable/disable sound

StartUp group
To start WinPost automatically

status bar
Status bar
Using SoftWindows

$SWIN2HOME
Glossary

Task List
To switch between applications

terminal support
Terminal support

text files, converting to MS-DOS format
UNIX2DOS

text terminal, using SoftPC with
Using SoftWindows with a text terminal

troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
CD-ROM
Using CD–ROM
converting between MS-DOS and Unix
Converting between
floppy disks
Using floppy disks
hard disks
Using hard disks
keyboards
Using keyboards
memory
Using memory
mouse
Using the mouse
networking
Using networking
printers
Using printers
Using printers
running PC applications
Running PC applications
Running PC
screen
Using the screen
serial devices
Using serial devices
setting up SoftWindows
Using Configuration
Windows
Using Windows
Using Windows

tutorial
Tutorial

TYPE (MS-DOS command)
TYPE

Unix filenames, conversion for MS-DOS
Filenames in MS–DOS

Unix printer, printing to
To print PostScript to the Unix printer

UNIX2DOS (MS-DOS command)
UNIX2DOS

WIN.INI
Windows basics

Windows
adding fonts
To add fonts
Default Printer
To set up Windows for a PostScript printer
To print from Windows to a non-PostScript printer
drivers
What Windows drivers does SoftWindows use?
exiting
To exit from Windows
File Manager
Windows basics
group icon
Windows basics
installing printer drivers
To select a printer driver
printing
To set up Windows for a PostScript printer
printing from
Printing from Windows applications
Program Manager
Windows basics
running with a read-only C
drive
Windows will not run with a read-only C: drive
selecting a printer driver
To select a printer driver
selecting keyboard layout
To change the keyboard layout
troubleshooting
Using Windows
Using Windows
using
Using Windows

Windows applications
installing
To install a Windows application
Installing the Windows application WinPost
printing from
To set up Windows for a PostScript printer
To print from Windows to a non-PostScript printer
Printing from a Windows application
running
To run a Windows application
Running a Windows application
starting automatically
To start WinPost automatically
switching between
To switch between applications

Windows desktop
The Windows desktop
displaying
To run SoftWindows and display the Windows desktop

WinPost
Tutorial
creating a new note
To create a new note
exiting
To exit from WinPost
printing a note
To print a note
running
To run WinPost

XCOPY (MS-DOS command)
XCOPY