Dove Systems Starport DOS - Manual (Page 4)

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C. Dimming
Dimmer output is DMX-512 only.
D. Software
The software will run from the factory supplied diskette or from a hard drive. On startup, a menu allows
you to configure the system, run the software, copy the software or view this manual. The configuration
portion of the menu generates a batch file containing appropriate command line switches. See section
8, "The Software Diskette", for details.
The software runs under DOS only (a copy of DOS is included with the system). It does not run under
Windows. Do not attempt to run it under Windows, as it may cause Windows to "freeze" unexpectedly.
The simplest way to start the system is to boot the computer from the software diskette. Put the diskette
in drive A, then turn on the computer.
If you cannot boot from the diskette, exit Windows (if the computer is running Windows) and get to the
DOS prompt. For computers running Windows 3.1, exit to the DOS prompt before running the StarPort
software. In the Program Manager, select File-Exit. For computers running Windows 95 or 98, boot the
computer, press <F8> when the "starting Windows" message appears, then choose "command prompt
only" from the menu of startup options. You can then load an appropriate mouse driver, then run
starport.exe with appropriate command line switches (see section 8). It's generally easiest to just "boot
from the floppy!"