(many changes in this chapter so I’m only showing changes, any deletes will be explicitly marked so all text missing from this page should remain as-is)

Planning ahead

(first paragraph: no changes)

• A CMOS file (see page 33)
  (rest of list: no changes)

Changing configuration settings with !Boot

(replace “Save a Configure file” with)

(replace “Restore saved configuration settings” with)

(replace “Close the main Configuration window” with)

(modify footnote to say)
A CMOS file is particularly useful…

Boot

(new section)

Use this dialogue box to set up the Boot sequence configuration.

Discs

Only use this dialogue box when you change the number of hard discs, CD-ROM drives or floppy disc drives you have in your computer.

(intervening paragraphs: no changes at this stage but may require revision – 512MB limit?)

(replace table with)

Filer

(new section)

Use this dialogue box to set up the Filer configuration.

When you have finished setting up the parameters click on the Set button. If you have made changes in the windows by don’t want to save them, click on Cancel. If you want to bring the screen back to a known state click on the Default option.

Fonts

(swap first and second rows of table)
(remove fourth row (default desktop font))
(replace “Merge a new !Fonts…” with)

Help

(new section)

Use this dialogue box to set up interactive help.

When you have finished setting up the parameters click on the Set button. If you have made changes in the windows by don’t want to save them, click on Cancel. If you want to bring the screen back to a known state click on the Default option.

Keyboard

(add new row to top of table)

(replace “Configure the state of the Caps Lock key on start-up” with)

(add two new rows to bottom of table)

Lock

(update table as follows)

Mouse

(Add new paragraph below image)

When you have finished setting up the parameters click on the Set button. If you have made changes in the window but don’t want to save them, click on Cancel. If you want to bring the screen back to a known state click on the Default option.

(replace table with)

Network

Configuring connection to an AUN network

(rename to “Configuring connection to an Econet network”)

If you are going to use Level 4 Fileserver Econet protocols, choose Econet; the AUN dialogue box will be displayed: (ie. change “choose AUN” to “choose Econet”)

1. Tick Enable AUN Econet (ie. add “Econet”)

2. If you will be using Econet and Internet together (ie. change “AUN” to “Econet”)

Configuring your Internet (TCP/IP) connection

Setting the Host name

3. If you are using a name resolver, click on Try name server too.

(name resolver stuff probably needs an update)

Setting the routing options

(item 3: Run RouteD entry says it’s normally greyed out and refers to another manual; can we merge something in here?)

Setting the network interface

• via DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) (remove note about it being unsupported)

Editing the user options script (new heading before Saving your Network Configuration)

Experienced users may wish to set up custom configurations – double-click the User options icon.

Pinboard

(new section)

Use this dialogue box to configure the Pinboard.

When you have finished setting up the parameters click on the Set button. If you have made changes in the windows by don’t want to save them, click on Cancel. If you want to bring the screen back to a known state click on the Default option.

Screen

(replace “Configure the default resolution used on start-up” with)

(two new rows right after Resolution row)

(replace “Configure the default resolution used on start-up” with)

(remove “Change the background texture” row)

Sound

(add new row to table, will be the second row)

System

(update table)

Theme

(new section)

Use this dialogue box to configure the appearance of the desktop.

When you have finished setting up the parameters click on the Set button. If you have made changes in the windows by don’t want to save them, click on Cancel. If you want to bring the screen back to a known state click on the Default option.

Time and date

(new section)

Use this dialogue box to configure the computer’s time and date.

When you have finished setting up the parameters click on the Set button. If you have made changes in the windows by don’t want to save them, click on Cancel. If you want to bring the screen back to a known state click on the Default option.

Windows

(remove first row from table)
(replace second and third rows with)

(remove fourth row (beep))

(add two new rows)

(add new row after “Display submenus automatically”)

(remove bottom two rows)

(add five new rows to bottom)

Memory

(remove entire section – this is now in Task Manager)

(the sections in this chapter should be organised into the order that they appear in Configuration – Boot, Discs, Filer, Fonts, Help, Keyboard, Lock, Mouse, Network, Pinboard, Screen, Sound, System, Theme, Time and date, Windows)