		Thank you for purchasing PC INTERN.

PC Intern is THE Encyclopedia of DOS Programming Know How. 

We've included a CD-ROM containing the complete text of the PC Intern book, 
including all the source code and programs we talk about in the book. 
To view the book on the CD-ROM you must install Adobe Acrobat Reader 2.0 
for Windows on your computer.

The Adobe Acrobat Reader 2.0 for Windows software gives you instant access 
to documents in their original form, independent of computer platform. 
By using the Acrobat Reader, you can view, navigate, print selected files 
and present Portable Document Format (PDF) files.

System Requirements

386- or 486-based personal computer (486 or higher recommended)
Microsoft Windows 3.1 or greater        
4 Meg hard drive space and 4 Meg application RAM

Why a companion CD-ROM?

As you look through this copy of PC Intern, you'll quickly notice that it 
includes dozens of  assembly language, BASIC, the C language and Pascal 
programs and routines. However, it would take the average user weeks to 
type in the listings accurately (there is over three megabytes' worth of 
program listings in this book).

The companion CD-ROM saves you time because now you won't have to type 
in the dozens of program listings we talk about in PC Intern. The program 
listings include the actual source codes in QuickBASIC, Turbo Pascal, 
assembly language, and C (almost all the C source codes are compatible 
from Turbo C++ and Microsoft C 6.00). For those BASIC, Pascal, and C codes 
that require separate assembly language modules, the companion CD-ROM has 
assembler source code and assembled object code for easy compilation.

The program files on this companion CD-ROM demonstrate general interrupt 
calls, video card access, keyboard operation, disk drive access, parallel 
port control, mouse support, joystick, support, extended and expanded 
memory, COM and EXE files, networking, sound, TSRs, and much more.

PLEASE NOTE: We do not include Microsoft QuickBASIC, the Microsoft Macro 
Assembler (MASM), Turbo C++, Microsoft C Version 6.00 with this 
book/CD-ROM package. We recommend that you contact Microsoft Corporation 
and Borland International for information on purchasing these quality 
program development tools.

Installing Acrobat Reader

Follow these steps to install Acrobat Reader 2.0 on your hard drive 
(Installation requires approximately 2 Meg of free hard drive space). 
Insert the CD-ROM in your drive and load Windows. From the Windows 
Program Manager, choose Run from the File menu. Next, type the following:

[drive]:\acroread.exe
and press <Enter>

Then simply follow the instructions and prompts which appear on your screen.

Double click the Acrobat Reader icon to load it. After the Acrobat Reader 
is loaded, go to File/Open... and select either MAINFILE.PDF to view/read 
the PC Intern book or select PRG_MAIN.PDF to view the program pages.

Files And Directories On The Companion CD-ROM

You'll find the following files and directories on the companion CD-ROM:

PCINTERN Root Directory includes the following:

README.TXT      This file 
MAINFILE.PDF    The Table of Contents and view the contents of the book.
PRG_MAIN.PDF    Main page to view programs
PROG_LST.PDF    A list of all programs
ACROREAD.EXE    You MUST install this to see Adobe's Acrobat PDF files.
CATALOG.PDF     Abacus Book Catalog

The directories include the following:

BOOKFILE  Contains all the Chapters in PC INTERN in portable document 
			    files.
ASM Contains the PDF files and all the stand alone assembly 
		language programs we talk about in the book, ready for 
		assembly using the Microsoft Macro Assembler MASM. These 
		programs include device drivers, a keyboard character 
		dumper, a file finder, a macro key installer, a printer 
		character converter, general examples of COM and EXE files, 
		a sound program and three video display programs.

BAS Contains the PDF files and all the BASIC programs we talk 
		about in the book. These programs, which you can run using 
		Microsoft QuickBASIC 4.5, include a general interrupt 
		demonstration, a PC configuration reader, a directory 
		reader, a joystick support program, four keyboard support 
		programs, a memory control block reader, a real-time clock 
		reader, hard drive configuration reader, and a program that 
		checks whether Microsoft Windows exists in memory. 
		PLEASE NOTE: These programs will not run under QBASIC, 
		packaged with MS-DOS Version 5.0, BASICA, or GW-BASIC.

C   Contains the PDF files and all C language programs, assembly 
		language modules, and assembled object codes we talk about 
		in the book, ready for compiling with Microsoft C Version 
		6.00 or Borland's Turbo C++. Where applicable, special 
		instructions for compiling are included at the beginning 
		of each source code. These programs include a general 
		interrupt demonstration, a PC configuration reader, a 
		directory reader, a joystick support program, a mouse 
		support program, four keyboard support programs, a memory 
		control block reader, a real-time clock reader, hard drive 
		configuration reader, a series of video programs for MDA, 
		CGA, Hercules Graphics Card, EGA, VGA and Super VGA, sprite 
		demonstrations, and a program for checking for the existence 
		of Microsoft Windows in memory.

PAS Contains the PDF files and all Pascal programs, assembly 
		language modules, and assembled object codes, ready for 
		compiling with Turbo Pascal Version 6.0. These programs 
		include a general interrupt demonstration, a PC 
		configuration reader, a directory reader, a joystick support 
		program, a mouse support program, four keyboard 
		support programs, a memory control block reader, a real-time 
		clock reader, hard drive configuration reader, a series of 
		video programs for MDA, CGA, Hercules Graphics Card, EGA, 
		VGA and Super VGA, sprite demonstrations, and a program for 
		checking for the existence of Microsoft Windows in memory.

EXE             Contains all the executable programs.

PRGS            Contains all the source code and programs for PC INTERN

Thank you for purchasing PC Intern and we hope you find it to be a valuable 
addition to your library.  Abacus Editorial Staff
