Installing Geocomp 10.08 on DOS

• Verify that the host computer meets the hardware specifications.

  You can run Geocomp 10 on 2MB RAM with MS-DOS 3.3 or 5.0, if you do not require many points in each data set, allocate 560 KB of free base memory and tweak Geocomp a bit.

  If you have MS-DOS 6.x (or equivalent) and 8 MB total RAM, you can run Geocomp to run at its full capacity of 132,000 points. MS-DOS 6.20 is assumed below.

• Verify that the Geocomp dongle is embossed "Sentinel C Version B" or "Sentinel CplusB".
• Insert the Geocomp Systems September 2001 Distribution CD.
• Using XTree, or some other file manager, copy all files and folders from the \GC10\ directory onto C:\GC10\.
• If you haven't got a CD, you will have to install on a PC that has, and copy the files over somehow.
• Edit C:\CONFIG.SYS to include at the top of the file:

  device=c:\dos\himem.sys
  device=c:\dos\emm386.exe noems ram
  devicehigh=c:\dos\ansi.sys
  dos=high,umb
  shell=c:\dos\command.com /p /e:2048
  buffers=50
  files=50
  

• Also in C:\CONFIG.SYS, load other devices with devicehigh= to free up base memory
• Edit C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT as follows:
  • Add C:\GC10 to the PATH. For example:

    PATH=C:\GC10

  • Load a mouse driver. For example:

    LH C:\GC10\EXTRAS\MOUSE.COM

  • You may prefer to load ANSI.COM instead of ANSI.SYS. See http://www.geocomp.com.au/support/geocomp/ansi.html.
• If you have a menu or shell, add the Geocomp 10 batch file to that. (Don't use PowerMenu as this uses too much environment space.)
• Run Geocomp 10 using your menu, or by typing GC10 at the DOS prompt.
• Geocomp 10 User's Guide is installed into C:\GC10\DOCS\GC1007UG.PDF. Since Acrobat doesn't have a DOS viewer, we suggest that you order the spiral-bound manuals from us.
• XTree and DOSKEY are helpful utilities in conjunction with Geocomp.
• To set up plotting and printing, see Geocomp Printing and Plotting.