2Installation
2.1Distributed Files
4SIGHT is distributed with the following files:
| README | Basic installation instructions | |
| 4SIGHT.EXE | Executable program | |
| ION.DB | Ion database | |
| MANUAL.PS | 4SIGHT manual in PostScript format | |
| MANUAL.HP | 4SIGHT manual in HP-PCL format | |
| MANUAL.TXT | 4SIGHT manual in ASCII format | |
| EXAMPLE.DAT | Example input file |
To install 4SIGHT, simply copy these files to a directory on the hard drive. This manual has been included in three different useful formats for printing.
2.2Hardware Requirements
To execute the program 4SIGHT, the user must be using a personal computer equipped with either an 80386 or 80486 microprocessor with a math coprocessor. Lacking either of these requirements, the program will fail to run.
3Program Execution
4SIGHT was written to be executed in either interactive or batch mode. The interactive mode simply waits for the user to type in the various input parameters at run-time. When executed in batch mode, the user first edits an ASCII file containing the input parameters as if typed during interactive mode. This ASCII file is then included at the command line when running 4SIGHT.
3.1Interactive Mode
When run interactively, 4SIGHT simply waits for the user to enter input parameters. The user specifies the end of the list entering either quit or exit. For example, assuming the executable program is in the directory C:\4SIGHT, interactive mode is initiated by simply typing in the program name:
C:\4SIGHT\4SIGHT
The program responds with:
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