Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 21:32:14 -0600
From: Brian Campbell <brian.campbell@worldnet.att.net> 
Reply-To:brian.campbell@worldnet.att.net
To: cturley@wco.com
Subject: Proton 1 of 5

Regarding the PCS (Proton command shell): Here is the README file. 

When you copy all these files to the Apple system, they need to be converted as
ASCII files. That means "linefeeds" need to be filtered out. If you have any
questions or issues about these emails, or the contents or explanations in the
readme file, please contact me. Full documentation to be sent later as a sixth
e-mail.


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Brian Campbell
e-mail: brian.campbell@worldnet.att.net


Proton Command Shell Distribution and Installation. 

You need to create a PRODOS directory where you would like to have your PROTON
system file and sub-directories to reside. Recommendation: call the directory
"PROTON". 

Place the following four text files in the PROTON directory. 
GET.TOOLS.BAS
TOOL.DATA
EXTRACT.PROTON
PROTON.IMAGE.UU

The first two files use Basic to install the minimum tools needed for a more
sophisticated extraction and installation process. The second two files use these
tools to complete the bulk of Proton Installation process.

Enter the Applesoft Basic System, and use the PREFIX command to navigate to the
PROTON directory. Then, type the following at the BASIC prompt: 

] -GET.TOOLS.BAS

This loads a BASIC program into memory, and displays a lot of empty prompts, in
doing so. Then type: 

] RUN

This uses the second file, TOOL.DATA, and creates several new files. Several
hundred "dots" are displayed to show you its progress. Then execute one of the
new files by typing the following; it leaves the BASIC environment and enters the
PROTON environment.

] -PROTON.SYSTEM

Now you will need to execute a Proton shell script to complete the installation
of the Proton environment. To make the script understood as a script, first type
the following at the "%" prompt:

% changeit extract.proton "" scr 8

This should take a second to run and a new prompt will be displayed. Then run the
script, by typing:

% extract.proton

This process will display processing details on several dozen lines of text which
are displayed on the screen. When you get a new empty prompt, the installation
process is done. To clean up a few "temporary files", type the following: 

% delete changeit create decode

Or, instead, to delete all installation related files, type these two commands:

% cleanup.files
% delete cleanup.files

To make Proton usable, so that you can use its commands in any directory that you
"prefix" to, you should type the cmdpath command. For example, if the full path
to the proton directory is "/HDA/PROTON", then type: 

% cmdpath /hda/proton/cmds

For more information on how to use the Proton Command Shell, refer to the Proton
Command Shell Reference Manual. 

(c) 1996, by Brian D. Campbell.
The software that accompanies this "read.me" and any associated documentation may
be freely distributed as long as the sofware distribution and documentation
content is not altered. The software may be modified for personal use. The
software and documentation may not be used for commercial purposes without
written and signed consent from the author. 

For more information contact:
brian.campbell@worldnet.att.net