               README.TXT - Documentation Supplement
                                    
                     Hercules Dynamite (tm)
                 Supplemental Drivers Diskette

                    LOTUS 1-2-3 AND SYMPHONY 

 
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  DIRECTORY: \LOTUS
  This File: \LOTUS\README.TXT
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  This directory contains the software driver for use with 
  Lotus 1-2-3 Release 2, 2.01, 2.2, or Symphony Release 1.1.




  Requirements
  ------------
  * 256k of System memory for Lotus 1-2-3 Release 2
  * 384k of System memory for Lotus Symphony Release 1.1,
    Lotus 1-2-3 Release 2, 2.01, 2.2, or Lotus Symphony 
    Release 1.1
  * A blank formatted diskette (not required for hard disk 
    systems)




  Introduction
  ------------
  This document provides step-by-step instructions for the 
  installation of Hercules Dynamite drivers for Lotus 1-2-3 
  Release 2, 2.01, 2.2, or Symphony Release 1.1.

  Six drivers for Lotus 1-2-3 Release 2, 2.01, 2.2, and Symphony 
  Release 1.1 are provided on the Hercules Dynamite Supplemental 
  Drivers Diskette in the \LOTUS subdirectory. 

  These drivers support all the text modes of Dynamite: 80x25, 
  80x60, 132x25, 132x28, and 132x44. There is one driver 
  dedicated to each of these five modes. Each of these drivers, 
  when selected as the active text display for a Lotus product, 
  Lotus programs and utilities (1-2-3, Translate, Symphony, 
  Printgraph, etc.) will display in the selected format. For 
  example, if the 132x28 driver has been selected in the 
  installation procedure, as described below, then the 
  spreadsheet will display 132 columns by 28 rows of text when 
  1-2-3 is run.

  There is an "All Color Text Modes" driver provided which 
  supports all five text display modes of Dynamite. When this 
  driver is selected, each time you enter an individual Lotus 
  program or utility, you are offered the choice of any of the 
  five display modes. This allows you to switch between 
  80-column and 132-column displays without reconfiguring your 
  Lotus program.

  We have provided six drivers to give you complete flexibility in
  configuring Lotus products to meet your needs. If you always 
  want a 132x28 display, install the 132x28 driver and you will 
  automatically get that display every time you start a program 
  from the Lotus or Access menu. If you want the 80x25 display 
  most of the time for speed and reading ease, but want to be 
  able to switch to the 132x44 display quickly to get an overall 
  view of your spreadsheets, install the "All Color Text Modes" 
  driver and select the desired display each time you start 1-2-3 
  or Symphony. We've left you the freedom to pick the drivers 
  that are right for you.

  Note: When you are using the "All Color Text Modes" driver, 
  whenever you enter the Translate utility from the Lotus or 
  Access menu, you should have 80x25 mode selected. The Translate 
  utility operates differently from the other programs and 
  utilities, and often does not show 132-column displays properly 
  from the "All Color Text Modes" driver. Also, the Install 
  utility always comes up in 80-column mode, no matter what 
  driver is used.

  Because Dynamite is fully IBM Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA)-
  compatible, the Enhanced Graphic Adapter drivers should be 
  initially installed, and then the appropriate Dynamite driver, 
  as discussed above, should be installed as the text display. 
  When initially installing the EGA drivers, it is important that 
  the drivers (called IBM Enhanced Graphics in 1-2-3 and Separate 
  in Symphony) be installed.




  Installation Instructions
  -------------------------
  Before installing the Dynamite text drivers, be sure that you 
  have read "GETTING STARTED" in the Lotus 1-2-3 or the Lotus 
  Symphony documentation. This documentation assumes that you are 
  familiar with the Install program and procedures outlined in the 
  Lotus documentation. The Lotus Install program permits new 
  drivers to be added to the driver library via the "Add New 
  Drivers to Library" option of the Advanced Options Menu. Once 
  the Dynamite text drivers are added to the library you may 
  select them via the "Modify Current Driver Set" option of the 
  Advanced Options Menu. Please note that two separate sets of 
  installation instructions are provided below, one for hard disk 
  installation and one for diskette installation. Select the 
  appropriate one for your particular system and follow only that 
  set of instructions.




  Hard Disk System Installation
  -----------------------------
  After copying the files from your Lotus diskettes to your hard 
  disk as instructed in the Lotus documentation, you need to copy 
  the Dynamite drivers from the \LOTUS subdirectory contained on 
  the Hercules Dynamite Supplemental Drivers Diskette to the 
  subdirectory which contains your Lotus 1-2-3 or Lotus Symphony 
  files. The following steps will copy the drivers to your Lotus 
  1-2-3 or Lotus Symphony subdirectory. The examples here assume 
  that Lotus 1-2-3 is in the subdirectory named 123 or that Lotus 
  Symphony is in the subdirectory named SYMPH. If you have chosen 
  another subdirectory name, simply substitute that name in the 
  following steps:


   1)  At the DOS C:> prompt change to the subdirectory which 
       contains your Lotus files. Select the correct command 
       depending on which Lotus software you have. If installing 
       the drivers into subdirectory \123:
      
       Type "CD\123" [Enter].
 
       If installing the drivers into subdirectory \SYMPH:

       Type "CD\SYMPH" [Enter].

   2)  Insert the Hercules Dynamite Supplemental Drivers
       Diskette into drive "A".


   3) Type "COPY A:\LOTUS\*.DRV" [Enter]. This step will copy 
      the drivers from the Hercules Dynamite Supplemental Drivers
      Diskette to your Lotus subdirectory.

   4) Perform the First-Time Installation of your Lotus product.
      Refer to the Lotus "GETTING STARTED" documentation for 
      instructions on running the Install program. Select the 
      First-Time Installation option from the main menu. The 
      Install program will guide you through the procedure of 
      selecting the drivers you want. Remember that Dynamite 
      supports the IBM Enhanced Graphics format, so you should 
      select the EGA Adapter for the initial text and graphics 
      screen display device. The Install program will also ask 
      questions pertaining to the printer and other devices 
      connected to your system. When you have completed the 
      driver selection, press the F10 function key to display 
      the current driver selections. Please note that the Text 
      Display and Graph Display selections must match the samples 
      below in order to use the Dynamite text drivers. You may 
      want to create several driver sets, and experiment to see 
      which suits your needs. When you have completed your 
      selections, the Install program saves the drivers you 
      select in a file, or driver set, called 123.SET for Lotus 
      1-2-3 or LOTUS.SET for Lotus Symphony. When prompted, 
      respond that you do not want to leave the Install program 
      at this time. Continue with step 5; you are now ready to 
      install the Dynamite text drivers.

      When installing Lotus 1-2-3 your selections should look 
      like:
        Text Display    IBM Enhanced Graphics
        Graph Display   IBM Enhanced Graphics
        Keyboard        IBM Keyboard
        Printer Int.    IBM Printer Interface
        File Trans.     IBM PC or compatible
        Collating       Numbers first or other choice
        Math Unit       Co-processor Floating Point Driver
        Software        Floating Point Driver Text 
        Printer         None or the printer you selected
        Graph Printer   None printer you selected

      When installing Lotus Symphony your selections should look 
      like:
        Text Display    Universal Text Display - Separate
        Graph Display   IBM Enhanced Graphics - Separate
        Keyboard        IBM Keyboard
        Printer Int.    IBM Printer Interface
        Comm Port       None or the comm port you selected
        Modem           None or the modem you selected
        Comm Protocol   None or the protocol you selected
        File Trans.     IBM PC or compatible
        Collating       Numbers first or other choice
        Math Unit       Co-processor Floating Point Driver
        Software        Floating Point Driver Text 
        Printer         None or the printer you selected
        Graph Printer   None or the printer you selected

   5) You should be in the Main Menu of the Install program at 
      this point. Select Advanced Options from the Install Main 
      Menu and press [Enter].

   6) The Advanced Options Menu will appear on your screen. 
      Select Add New Drivers to Library and press [Enter]. 
      Note that this step only needs to be performed once.

   7) The Install program will ask you to press [Enter]. This 
      step creates a file named SINGLE.LBR which contains the 
      drivers we are adding. (Step 3 above copied the drivers 
      from the Hercules Dynamite Supplemental Drivers Diskette 
      to your Lotus subdirectory, so you are all set to go.)

   8) The Advanced Options Menu will appear on your screen. 
      Select Modify Current Driver Set and press [Enter].

   9) The current drivers selected will appear on your screen. 
      Select Text Display and press [Enter].

  10) The text display drivers will appear on your screen. Select 
      the VGA driver you want to use and press [Enter]. As 
      discussed earlier, the available drivers for VGA are:

      VGA Adapter (All Color Text Modes)
      VGA Adapter (80x25 Color Text Only)
      VGA Adapter (80x60 Color Text Only)
      VGA Adapter (132x25 Color Text Only)
      VGA Adapter (132x28 Color Text Only)
      VGA Adapter (132x44 Color Text Only)

  11) The currently selected drivers will appear on your screen. 
      Verify that the VGA driver you selected appears in the Text 
      Display field. Select Return to Menu and press [Enter].

  12) The Advanced Options Menu will appear on your screen. 
      Select Save Changes and press [Enter].

  13) At this time the Install program prompts you for the name 
      of your driver set. Lotus 1-2-3 and Lotus Symphony permit 
      selection of the driver set to use when you start the 
      program. If you want to name the driver set, type the name 
      and then press [Enter]. For example, if you selected the 
      VGA Display (132x28) driver you may wish to name it VGA28. 
      To save the current driver set using the default name of 
      123 for Lotus 1-2-3 or LOTUS for Lotus Symphony simply 
      press [Enter]. These default driver sets will be used 
      automatically if you do not explicitly select another 
      driver set when you run Lotus or Access.

  14) The Install program will inform you that the driver set has 
      been saved. Press [Enter]. The Exit Menu will appear on 
      your screen. You can create additional driver sets at any 
      time by selecting the Advanced Options Menu, Modify Current 
      Driver Set, and Save Changes procedures of the Install 
      program (steps 8 through 13 above). If you want to create 
      additional driver sets now, press [Enter] to go to the Main 
      Menu. Don't forget to use a different name for each driver 
      you save. When you are finished select "Yes" and press 
      [Enter] to exit the Install program.

  15) Refer to the Starting and Ending chapter of the Lotus 
      "GETTING STARTED" documentation to learn how to start 
      Lotus 1-2-3 or Lotus Symphony. Below are some examples of 
      how to select a different driver set when starting the 
      program. Depending on your particular installation you may 
      need to have the Lotus System Disk in drive "A".

  If you are starting Lotus 1-2-3:
  Type "LOTUS" [Enter] to use the default driver set named 123. 
  Type "LOTUS VGA28" [Enter], where VGA28 is the name of the 
  driver set you created used for 132 column by 28 row display 
  on your Dynamite board.

  Note: The VGA mode selection pop-up menu is available when the 
  VGA Card (All Color Text Modes) driver has been selected. It is 
  activated by pressing the Ctrl and A keys simultaneously. 
  Select the desired mode by moving the cursor until the mode 
  you want is highlighted. Press [ENTER]. This will cause the 
  system to beep indicating that your choice has been accepted. 
  You must then exit to DOS or the LOTUS (or SYMPHONY) ACCESS 
  menu depending on how you entered the program and where you 
  made the mode selection. Modes can be selected in the ACCESS 
  menu or the 1-2-3 screen. EXITing or QUITing from ACCESS or 
  1-2-3 will put your mode selection in effect as you re-enter 
  the program. Your last mode selection will be the mode in 
  which the program next starts.

  If you are starting Lotus Symphony:
  Type "ACCESS" and press [Enter] to use the default driver set 
  named LOTUS. Type "ACCESS VGA28" and press [Enter], where VGA28 
  is the name of the driver set you created used for 132 column 
  by 28 row display on your Dynamite board. See the previous NOTE.




  Diskette System Installation
  ----------------------------
  Before you begin, be sure that you have made backup diskette 
  copies of the Lotus 1-2-3 or Lotus Symphony diskettes as 
  instructed in the Lotus documentation. You also need a blank 
  formatted diskette to hold any driver sets you make; label this 
  diskette "Lotus Driver Sets". The following steps will read the 
  Dynamite text drivers and create a file named SINGLE.LBR on 
  your backup Utility Disk.

   1) Perform the First-Time Installation of your Lotus product. 
      Refer to the Lotus "GETTING STARTED" documentation for 
      instructions on running the Install program. The Install 
      program is found on your backup Utility Disk. Select the 
      First-Time Installation option from the main menu. The 
      Install program will guide you through the procedure of 
      selecting the drivers you want. Remember that Dynamite 
      supports the IBM Enhanced Graphics Format, so you should 
      select the EGA Adapter for the initial text and graphics 
      screen display device. The Install program will also ask 
      questions pertaining to the printer and other devices 
      connected to your system.

      When you have completed the driver selection, press the 
      F10 function key to display the current driver selections. 
      Please note that the Text Display and Graph Display 
      selections must match the samples below in order to use 
      the Dynamite text drivers. You may want to create several 
      driver sets, save them on your Lotus Driver Sets Disk and 
      experiment to see which suit your needs.

      When you have completed your selections the Install program 
      saves the drivers you select in a file, or driver set, 
      called 123.SET for Lotus 1-2-3 or LOTUS.SET for Lotus 
      Symphony. When prompted, respond that you do not want to 
      leave the Install program at this time. Continue with 
      Step 2; you are now ready to install the Dynamite text 
      drivers.

      When installing Lotus 1-2-3 your selections should look 
      like:
        Text Display    IBM Enhanced Graphics
        Graph Display   IBM Enhanced Graphics 
        Keyboard        IBM Keyboard 
        Printer Int.    IBM Printer Interface
        File Trans.     IBM PC or compatible
        Collating       Numbers first or other choice
        Math Unit       Co-processor Floating Point Driver
        Software        Floating Point Driver Text 
        Printer         None or the printer you selected
        Graph Printer   None or the printer you selected

     When installing Lotus Symphony your selections should look 
     like:
        Text Display    Universal Text Display - Separate
        Graph Display   IBM Enhanced Graphics - Separate
        Keyboard        IBM Keyboard
	Printer Int.	IBM Printer Interface
        Comm Port       None or the comm port you selected
        Modem           None or the modem you selected
        Comm Protocol   None or the protocol you selected
        File Trans.     IBM PC or compatible
        Collating       Numbers first or other choice
        Math Unit       Co-processor Floating Point Driver
        Software        Floating Point Driver Text 
        Printer         None or the printer you selected
        Graph Printer   None or the printer you selected

   2) You should be in the Main Menu of the Install program at 
      this point. Select Advanced Options from the Install 
      Main Menu and press [Enter].

   3) The Advanced Options Menu will appear on your screen. 
      Select Add New Drivers to Library and press [Enter].

   4) The Install program will ask you to insert the diskette 
      containing the drivers into drive "A". Insert the 
      Hercules Dynamite Supplemental Drivers Diskette into 
      drive "A" and press RETURN.

   5) The Install program will ask you to insert the backup 
      Utility Disk into drive "A" and press [Enter]. A file 
      named SINGLE.LBR containing the VGA drivers will be 
      created on the backup Utility Disk. The Install 
      program will inform you that the new drivers are now 
      installed; press [Enter].

   6) The Advanced Options Menu will appear on your screen. 
      Select Modify Current Driver Set and press [Enter].

   7) The current drivers selected will appear on your screen. 
      Select Text Display and press [Enter].

   8) The text display drivers will appear on your screen. Select 
      the VGA driver you want to use. As discussed earlier, the 
      available drivers for VGA are:

      VGA Adapter (All Color Text Modes)
      VGA Adapter (80x25 Color Text Only)
      VGA Adapter (80x60 Color Text Only)
      VGA Adapter (132x25 Color Text Only)
      VGA Adapter (132x28 Color Text Only)
      VGA Adapter (132x44 Color Text Only)

   9) The currently selected drivers will appear on your screen. 
      Select Return to Menu and press [Enter].

  10) The Advanced Options Menu will appear on your screen. 
      Select Save Changes and press [Enter].

  11) At this time the Install program prompts you for the name 
      of your driver set. Lotus 1-2-3 and Lotus Symphony permit 
      selection of the driver set to use when your start the 
      program. If you want to name the driver set, type the name 
      and then press [Enter]. For example, if you selected the 
      VGA Display (132x28) driver you may wish to name it VGA28. 
      You will not have enough space for all your driver sets on 
      the Lotus System Disk. When the Install program asks you 
      for the system disk be sure to insert the Lotus Driver 
      Sets Disk.

  12) The Install program will inform you that the driver set has 
      been saved, press [ESC] two times. The Main Menu will 
      appear on your screen. You can create additional driver 
      sets at anytime by selecting the Advanced Options Menu, 
      Modify Current Driver Set, and Save Changes procedures of 
      the Install program (steps 6 through 11 above). Don't 
      forget to use a different name for each driver you save. 
      When you are finished, select Exit Install Program and 
      press [Enter] to exit the Install program.

  13) Refer to the Starting and Ending chapter of the Lotus 
      "GETTING STARTED" documentation to learn how to start Lotus 
      1-2-3 or Lotus Symphony. Place the Lotus Driver Sets Disk 
      into drive "B".  Following are some examples of how to 
      select a different driver set when starting the program.


  

  Starting Lotus 1-2-3
  --------------------
  Type "LOTUS" [Enter] to use the default driver set named 123.

  Type "LOTUS B:VGA28" [Enter], where VGA28 is the name of the
  driver set used for 132 column by 28 row display on Dynamite.

  Type "LOTUS B:VGA44" [Enter], where VGA44 is the name of the
  driver set used for 132 column by 44 row display on 
  Dynamite.
  
  NOTE: The VGA mode selection pop-up menu is available when 
  the VGA Card (All Color Text Modes) driver has been selected.  
  It is activated by pressing the Ctrl and A keys simultaneously.  
  Select the desired mode by moving the cursor until the mode you 
  want is highlighted. Press [Enter]. This will cause the system 
  to beep indicating that your choice has been accepted. You must 
  then exit to DOS or the LOTUS (or SYMPHONY) ACCESS menu 
  depending on how you entered the program and where you made the 
  mode selection.  Modes can be selected in the ACCESS menu or 
  the 1-2-3 screen.  EXITing or QUITing from ACCESS or 1-2-3 will 
  put your mode selection in effect as you reenter the program.  
  Your last mode selection will be the mode in which the program 
  next starts.




  Starting Lotus Symphony
  -----------------------
  Type "ACCESS" [Enter] to use the default driver set named LOTUS.

  Type "ACCESS B:VGA28" [Enter], where VGA28 is the name of the
  driver set used for 132 column by 28 row display on Dynamite.

  Type "ACCESS B:VGA44" [Enter], where VGA44 is the name of the
  driver set used for 132 column by 44 row display on Dynamite.


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  of Lotus Development Corp.
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