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Setting up general purpose CDROM Workstations

Setting up general purpose CDROM Workstations Libraries need to provide general purpose CDROM workstations to make the large numbers of publications distributed on CDROM disks available to the public. Setting up and maintaining those workstations can be greatly simplified by standardizing the hardware and software used on all workstation PCs by organizing software on the hard disk using subdirectories and by using utility programs, DOS batch files, and a shell program. Organization of the search software for the numerous Bureau of the Census CDROM disks is used as an example. The article is intended for users of IBMcompatible PCs. While the general principles should be readily understandable to anyone, a knowledge of DOS is required for a thorough understanding of the article. The shell program PreCursor and the hypertext program PCBrowse are discussed. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Library Hi Tech Emerald Publishing

Setting up general purpose CDROM Workstations

Bolin, Robert L.
Library Hi Tech , Volume 9 (4): 10 – Apr 1, 1991
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Emerald Publishing
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0737-8831
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10.1108/eb047835
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Libraries need to provide general purpose CDROM workstations to make the large numbers of publications distributed on CDROM disks available to the public. Setting up and maintaining those workstations can be greatly simplified by standardizing the hardware and software used on all workstation PCs by organizing software on the hard disk using subdirectories and by using utility programs, DOS batch files, and a shell program. Organization of the search software for the numerous Bureau of the Census CDROM disks is used as an example. The article is intended for users of IBMcompatible PCs. While the general principles should be readily understandable to anyone, a knowledge of DOS is required for a thorough understanding of the article. The shell program PreCursor and the hypertext program PCBrowse are discussed.

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Library Hi Tech – Emerald Publishing

Published: Apr 1, 1991

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