Apple ThinkTank II Plus, ThinkTank II, ThinkTank IIe User Manual
Tutorial
There are six commands on the reference card indented one
level under NEW: UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, PARAGRAPH, and MODE.
They correspond to six of the options on ThinkTank’s NEW Com—
mand menu and they allow you to specify what kind of new
material to add and where. Press N (the command key for NEW)
to display this menu, which is shown in Figure 3—5.
There is a seventh option on the NEW Command Menu ——
ESCAPE —— that’s not listed under NEW on your reference card.
That’s because ThinkTank’s escape valve, which stops whatever
you’re doing, is always an option. It’s listed separately on
the reference card under “Notes.”
You can reach these NEW options only by selecting the NEW
command first. In ThinkTank terminology, these options are
beneath or under NEW; they are one level deeper or subordinate
to NEW in ThinkTank’s command structure. On the reference
card, and in ThinkTank in general, this relationship is expressed by levels of indentation from left to right.
The reference card is a map of ThinkTank
in which one level of indentation corresponds to
one level deeper in the command structure.
Now press N to select the NODE option from the NEW Com-
mand Menu. MODE disappears from the menu but a new option,
EDIT, replaces it as shown in Figure 4—1. The explanation
line reads TEXT EDITOR FOR HEADLINES. On the reference card,
EDIT is indented one level under NODE (which is indented one
level under NEW). In other words, to reach the “headline
editor” from the NEW Command Menu, you must go through NODE
first.
Notice that EDIT appears twice under “Adding Information”
on the reference card, once under MODE and once under
PARAGRAPH. As you can see from the two entries, each EDIT has
a different meaning; EDIT under PARAGRAPH gets you to the TEXT
EDITOR FOR PARAGRAPHS. Some other commands (such as DELETE
and COPY) also have more than one meaning in ThinkTank, depending on the context in which they appear. In all cases, the appropriate meaning will be clear from the screen, the reference
card, and the reference guide.
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ThinkTank Manual
Program by: David Winer
with assistance from: Jonathan Liewellyn
Manual by: John Unger Zussman
with assistance from: David Greene
Software:
Copyright Cc) 1983
Living Videotext. Inc.
All rights reserved
Copyright (c) 1981
Apple Computer, Inc.
Parts of this software are copyrighted by
The Regents of the University of California, 1979
Manual:
Copyright (c) 1983
Living Videotext, Inc.
All rights reserved
Living Videotext, Inc.; Apple Computer, Inc.; and the Regents
of the University of California make no warranties, either express or implied, regarding the enclosed computer software
package, its merchantability or its fitness for any particular
purpose. The exclusion or implied warranties is not permitted
by some states. The above exclusion may not apply to you.
This warranty provides you with specific legal rights. There
may be other rights that you have which vary from state to
state.
Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I: LEARNING ABOUT THINKTANK 1
Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION TO THINKTANK 1
Box 1—1: Sample Uses of ThinkTank 2
The Outline Approach 3
Overview of the ThinkTank Manual 5
Support 6
Copy Protection and Software Piracy 7
Chapter 2: THINKTANK ON APPLE PERSONAL COMPUTERS 9
System Requirements 9
Tour of the Apple Keyboards 11
Starting Up ThinkTank 14
Don’t Write—Protect Your Working Disks 25
Exiting From ThinkTank 25
Special Considerations 26
Summary 28
Chapter 3: A BRIEF TOUR OF THINKTANK 29
Getting Synchronized 29
The ThinkTank Screen 30
The Text Area 31
Expanding a Headline 31
The Command Area 33
Command Menus 33
Adding a New Headline 36
Deleting a Headline 38
Correcting Mistakes 38
Leave Disks in Place 39
Backing Up 40
Summary 41
Chapter 4: USING THINKTANK: A TUTORIAL 43
Learning More About ThinkTank 43
The ThinkTank Reference Guide 44
The ThinkTank Reference Card 44
ThinkTank’ s Command System 47
Putting It All Together 51
A Comprehensive Example 53
Getting Around 54
Adding and Editing 57
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Reorganizing an Outline 63
Printing an Outline 66
Creating a New Outline 66
Concluding Note 68
Box 4-1: Printing with 'Uppercase Computers 69
Chapter 5: USING THINKTANK: NOTES AND SUGGESTIONS 71
General Advice 71
Getting Started 72
Getting Around 73
Adding Information 74
Reorganizing 76
Printing and Porting 77
Editing Text 80
Special Features 82
Summary 86
Appendix A: GLOSSARY 87
Appendix B: INTRODUCTION TO THE PASCAL OPERATING SYSTEM 93
What is an Operating System? 93
Files 93
Disks and Devices 94
PASCAL Commands and Programs 95
Appendix C: DISK MANAGEMENT 97
Disk Management Tasks 97
Apple II Series: Floppy Disk Systems 98
Apple II Series: Hard Disk Systems 104
Apple III Systems 104
Appendix D: TECHNICAL INFORMATION 107
Installing ThinkTank on a Hard Disk 107
ASCII Conversion Table 109
ThinkTank Technical Notes 110
PART II: REFERENCE GUIDE 113
THINKTANK COMMANDS 113
ERROR MESSAGES 197
INDEX 217
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LIST OF FIGUKES AND TABLES
Figure 1—1: Product Plan Outline 4
Figure 1—2: ThinkTank Product Plan Outline 6
Figure 2—1: Apple II Keyboard Figure 2—2: 11
Figure 2—2: Apple IIe Keyboard 12
Figure 2—3: Apple III Keyboard 13
Figure 2—4: ThinkTank Date Display 16
Figure 2—5: Setting the Date 17
Figure 2—6: ThinkTank Sample Outline 19
Figure 2—7: FILES Command Menu 20
Figure 2—8: EXISTING FILE Menu 21
Figure 2—9: Exit Screen 26
Figure 3—1: ThinkTank Screen 30
Figure 3—2: Expanding a Headline 32
Figure 3—3: Main Command Menu 34
Figure 3—4: Secondary Command Menu 35
Figure 3—5: NEW Command Menu 36
Figure 3—6: Mding a New Headline 37
Figure 4—1: NEW Command Menu Mter Selecting MODE 46
Figure 4—2: Reviewing the Port Format Settings 52
Figure
Figure 4—4: Searching for a Keyword 56
Figure 4—5: Entering a New Paragraph 57
Figure 4—6: Top Level of the Paragraph Editor 58
Figure 4—7: EDIT Command Menu 59
Figure 4—8: Editing a Paragraph 61
Figure 4—9: Defining a Selection 61
Figure 4—10: Moving a Selection 62
Figure 4—11: New Headlines 63
Figure 4—12: Reorganizing an Outline 64
Figure 4—13: Merged Paragraphs 65
Figure 4—14: Creating a New Outline 67
Figure 5—1: Translating Your Commands 84
Figure C—i: SPECIAlIST Command Menu 99
Figure 0—2: DISK MANAGER Command Menu 100
Figure 0—3: Listing a Disk Directory 103
Figure R—1: ThinkTank Screen 113
Table R—1: Minimal Port Format Settings 169
4-3: Expanding and Collapsing 55
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PART I
LEARNING ABOUT THINKTANK
Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION TO THINKTANK
ThinkTank (tm) is a visual tool for working with ideas
and information on your personal computer. The ThinkTank
program uses the familiar format of an outline to help you
generate, organize, store, and retrieve ideas with remarkable
ease and efficiency. It is the first idea processor.
ThinkTank is flexible; you can apply it in many ways. It
can serve as your:
* notebook
* address book
* appointment calendar
* card file
* file folder
* file cabinet
* secretary
* administrative assistant
* bulletin board
Because ThinkTank is electronic, you can examine, add, alter,
reorganize, print, or delete your information in seconds.
ThinkTank’s flexibility means that you can adapt it to
your needs and applications. You can choose what kind of in—
formation to store in ThinkTank and how to organize it. You
can use it to write a memo, store a customer list, look up a
telephone number, organize a report, record a family tree, or
catalogue a stamp-collection. Box 1—1, which lists representative uses of ThinkTank, contains just a fraction of its many
applications. ThinkTank is like having an administrative
genie at your beck and call.
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Sample Uses of ThinkTank
The applications of ThinkTank are as unlimited as your
imagination. Here are a few of its many uses:
Business and Professional Scientific and Technical
* Action lists * Bibliographies
* Appointment calendars * Computer programs
* Business plans * Curriculum vitae
* Catalogues * Grant proposals
* Checklists * Journal articles
* Client records * Monographs
* Corporate reports * Research notes
* Correspondence * Research presentations
* Customer lists * Research reports
* Instruction manuals * Specifications
* Inventory lists
* Legal briefs Educational
* Marketing plans * Bulletins
* Medical records * Class notes
* Memos * Course catalogues
* Minutes * Course outlines
* Notices * Courseware
* Product analyses * Lesson plans
* Product plans * Heading lists
* Project plans * Student records
* Proposals * Test item files
* Personnel records
* Presentations Home
* Reports * Address books
* Resumes * Catalogues of collections
* Schedules * Appointment calendars
* Telephone directories * Correspondence
* To do lists * Genealogies
* Training manuals * Household records
* Word processing * Shopping lists
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THE OUTLINE APPROACH
The key to the power and flexibility of ThinkTank is its
outline approach to organizing information. The outline approach mirrors our natural way of processing information. Suppose this morning when you came to work you learned that:
There is snow on the ground
Your car needs gas
The price of gas is up again
The stack market is down
It is cold
The consumer price index is up
Your boss is absent
When you think about this information, you don’t think of
it as seven separate, independent items. Instead, you group
related items together in organized categories:
Weather
Snow
Cold
Economy
Stock market down
Inflation
Consumer price index up
Price of gas up
Work
Boss absent
In other words, you organize the items very much like an
outline.
Let’s take a more practical example. Suppose you are a
corporate product manager developing a proposal for a new
product line. You might start by writing down your thoughts
as they occur to you, in random fashion:
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Product type: alcoholic beverage
Primary market: young adults
Taste: sweet and fruity
Position: high Status and sophisticated
But random thoughts do not make a product plan; they must
be arranged into a coherent, persuasive document. So you
might organize your thoughts into an outline as shown in
Figure 1—1. With an outline it is easy to find information.
For example, if you want to examine your ideas on product
positioning, you can go straight to the section on marketing
instead of searching through an unorganized list. You can see
at a glance how your ideas fit together, which sections are
solid and which need further thought. In addition, since the
outline is organized just like the product plan will be, it
makes the document much easier to write.
But it is difficult to work with an outline on paper.
Some sections always seem to end up cluttered and hard to
read, others sparse and empty. If you want to move an idea
from one section of the outline to another, or eliminate it altogether. you have to do a lot of erasing, crossing out, or
cutting and pasting. If you want to share the outline with a
Figure 1—1: Product Plan Outline
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colleague, you may have to decipher your handwriting or
(worse) have it typed. Outlines on paper can be major
hassles.
Figure 1—2 shows the same outline as ThinkTank might
display it on your computer screen. (This is actually an excerpt from a larger outline included with the ThinkTank
program and used as an example in this manual.) Unlike a
paper outline, a ThinkTank outline is easy to work with
because it is freeform, flexible, and controllable. You can
readily:
* examine any part of it
* change any part of it
* add as many headings as you wish
* add as many levels of subheadings as you wish
* add paragraphs as well as headings
* copy any part of it
* delete any part of it
* move part of it from one section to another
* reorganize it
* search for specific information
* replace specific information
* print any part of the outline
* edit it with a word processor
* send it to other ThinkTank users
In other words, you have complete control over your outline.
You can personalize it to your own needs. And you can perform
all of these.operations with commands that are easy to learn
and easy to use.
As you can see, ThinkTank is an organizing tool that can help
you be more productive and efficient. There seems to be no limit
to its usefulness; the more you use it, the more uses you’ll find.
OVERVIEW OF THE TRINKTANK MANUAL
The ThinkTank manual is divided into two parts, the first
devoted to helping you learn ThinkTank, the second to helping
you use it.
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Figure 1—2: ThinkTank Product Plan Outline
The first part is called Learning About ThinkTank. Following this introduction, Chapter 2 describes how to start up
and begin to operate ThinkTank on your computer. Chapter 3
gives you a brief tour of ThinkTank and contains essential information about using it. Chapter 4 is a tutorial which shows
you how to learn about ThinkTank and introduces you to its
most important commands. Once you have learned the basics,
Chapter 5 contains notes and suggestions to help you get the
most out of ThinkTank. At the end of Part I is a set of appendices including a glossary, an introduction to the PASCAL
operating system, instructions for disk management, and technical information.
The second part of the manual is the Reference Guide,
which contains a comprehensive alphabetical summary of all
ThinkTank commands. The manual concludes with an index.
SUPPORT
The ThinkTank program and manual have been extensively
tested and refined to minimize problems. If a problem occurs,
ThinkTank generally displays an error message to help you diagnose it. There is a list of error messages and suggested solutions in the reference guide.
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If you have questions or problems that the manual does
not resolve, check with your dealer. ThinkTank dealers are
trained to configure the program to your computer system,
provide guidance and information, solve problems, and help you
get the most out of ThinkTank.
Living Videotext, Inc., is committed to supporting Think—
Tank. If you have a question that your dealer can’t resolve,
or if you purchased your copy of ThinkTank directly from
Living Videotext, please feel free to call us for help. We
also welcome your comments and suggestions for improving subsequent versions of ThinkTank.
In this package you will find the ThinkTank license
agreement. Read it carefully, sign the attached card, and
fill in all requested information including your ThinkTank
serial number, which is displayed on your screen when you
start up the program or change outlines. Mail the card back
to Living Videotext (it is postage—free within the United
States). It registers you as a ThinkTank user and entitles
you to receive support and information about ThinkTank updates, applications, and new products.
Living Videotext maintains a library of ThinkTank
technical notes which contain technical information not
ordinarily required to operate the program. They are meant
for specialized uses and include such topics as custom installation on a hard disk system and how to use ThinkTank with compatible word processing programs. You can order these notes
from Living Videotext for a nominal cost of $5.00. Appendix D
of this manual contains a list of technical notes currently
available; others may be offered periodically.
COPY PROTECTION AND SOFTWARE PIRACY
The ThinkTank license agreement entitles you to use the
program personally or in your business. You may not give or
sell this program, or copies of it, to anyone else. Violation
of this agreement is sometimes called software piracy and it
is illegal.
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Some software companies have chosen to combat piracy by
making their programs impossible to copy. We decided against
such copy protection because it could prevent you from getting
the full benefit of ThinkTank. There are legitimate reasons
for you to make copies.of ThinkTank —— to back up your program
disk in case it becomes damaged, for example. Copy protection
also increases the cost of a program.
We believe strongly in this open policy, but it’s risky.
We will reevaluate it when we release future versions of Think—
tank and other products. If experience shows that our trust
was unwarranted, we will have to implement copy protection and
other defensive measures to protect our software.
We ask that you help us keep ThinkTank flexible, open,
and easy to use. Don't pirate our software!
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Chapter 2
THINKTANK ON APPLE PERSONAL COMPUTERS
ThinkTank comes in three different versions for Apple computers: one for the Apple II and II Plus; one for the Apple
IIe; and one for the Apple III. This chapter contains information and instructions for each version. It covers:
* system requirements
* the Apple keyboards
* starting up ThinkTank
* exiting from ThinkTank
* special considerations for Apple computers
Make sure you have the right version of ThinkTank for your computer, and read the instructions below that apply to it.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Your equipment should be set up according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Your dealer can provide any assistance
you need.
App1e II and App1e II Plus
To use the Apple II version of ThinkTank, you will need:
* an Apple II or Apple II Plus computer
* 48K bytes or more of internal (random access) memory
(RAM)
* a 16K Apple language or memory card
* two or more floppy disk drives; or one hard disk
drive with the PASCAL operating system
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* a video monitor (preferable) or television set (and
adapter)
* a printer (recommended but not required)
On the Apple II, ThinkTank uses the simple 40—column,
uppercase—only display. If you have an 80—column card, Think—
Tank will automatically switch it off or ask you to do so.
The Apple II version of ThinkTank will also run on an Apple IIe computer -in 40—column, uppercase mode. However, if
you have an Apple 80—Column Text Card in your Apple IIe, you
should obtain the version of ThinkTank specifically designed
for the Apple IIe.
Apple IIe
To use the Apple IIe version of ThinkTank, you will need:
* an Apple IIe computer
* an Apple 80—Column Text Card or Extended 80—Column
Text Card
* two or more floppy disk drives; or one hard disk
drive with the PASCAL operating system
* a video monitor (preferable) or television set (and
adapter)
* a printer (recommended but not required)
Apple III
To use the Apple III version of ThinkTank, you will need:
* an Apple III computer, which includes one floppy
disk drive
* one additional floppy disk drive, or a hard disk
drive
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* the video monitor supplied with the Apple III
* the System Utilities Disk supplied with the Apple
III
* a printer (recommended but not required)
TOUR OF THE APPLE KEYBOARDS
The keyboards of the Apple II, Apple IIe, and Apple III
computers are illustrated in Figures 2—1, 2—2, and 2—3. They
are very much like a typewriter
—— with some important excep-
tions. Apple computers have several keys. that are not found
on a standard typewriter, and ThinkTank uses some standard
keys in nonstandard ways. These special keys are highlighted
in the figures. Moving roughly counter—clockwise from the upper left, they include:
* ESCAPE OR ESC: The ESCAPE key, as its name implies,
is an all—purpose escape valve which is used to cancel, terminate, or conclude a ThinkTank command or
operation.
* CONTROL or CTRL: The CONTROL key has no effect by
“Reproduced by permission of Apple Computer, Inc. 1983”
Figure 2—1: Apple II Keyboard
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“Reproduced by permission of Apple Computer, Inc. 1983”
Figure 2—2: Apple IIe keyboard
itself, but it is often used with other keys to give
ThinkTank commands. For example, you give the command CTRL—D, which is used to delete text in Think—
Tank’s text editor, by holding down the CTRL key and
pressing D. You must press the CTRL key first and
must not release it before pressing D. The CTRL key
is sometimes abbreviated by the caret ("^“) symbol,
as in ^D.
* SHIFT: As on a typewriter, some Apple keys have two
characters printed on them, like “," (comma) and "<"
(less than) at the bottom right. You can enter the
lower character (",”) simply by pressing the key, or
the upper character (‘<“) by pressing it while holding down either SHIFT key.
On the Apple IIe and Apple III, you can hold down
the SHIFT key to capitalize letters that would otherwise be entered in lowercase. The Apple II SHIFT
key has no effect on letters. All letters are entered and displayed in uppercase regardless of
whether you press SHIFT.
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“Reproduced by permission of Apple Computer, Inc. 1983”
Figure 2—3: Apple III Keyboard
* CAPS LOCK or ALPHA LOCK: [Apple IIe and III only]
A shift lock key. Once you press it, all letters
are capitalized until you press it again.
* OPEN—APPLE: [Apple IIe and III only] Not used in
ThinkTank.
* SOLID—APPLE: [Apple IIe and III only] On the Apple
III, accelerates the repeating effect of holding
down a key. Not used in ThinkTank on the Apple IIe.
* SPACE BAR: The space bar is used to enter spaces in-
to your outline, to change lines in ThinkTank menus,
and to enter the SPACE conmmand.
* ARROW KEYS: The left, right, up, and down arrow
keys are used to move a pointer, or cursor, to dif—
ferent headlines, characters, or commands. The left
arrow key is also used as a backspace. Since the Apple II has no up and down arrow keys, we have configured CTRL—O and CTRL—K to substitute for them.
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* REPT: [Apple II only] The REPEAT key, when held
down simultaneously with another key, causes the
other key to repeat. On the Apple IIe and III, you
can repeat a key by simply holding it down.
* RETURN: The RETURN key enters a headline into Think—
Tank or selects a command. You use it to indicate
that you are satisfied with your current entry or
command and want the computer to accept it. Although it is sometimes called a carriage return, you
will generally not use it to move from the end of
one line to the beginning of the next, since Think—
Tank does this automatically.
* DELETE: [Apple IIe only] In ThinkTank’s text
editor, the DELETE key is used to erase characters
or selected blocks of text.
* RESET: The RESET key terminates whatever program is
running and causes your computer to act like it had
just been turned on. (Since this can be a rather
drastic measure, some computers require you to press
CTRL—RESET to minimize the chance of accidentally
resetting your computer.) You may use RESET to
start up ThinkTank (see below). However, DO NOT
PRESS THE RESET KEY while running ThinkTank except
in the rare case that your computer “hangs” and will
not respond to your commands. Pressing RESET causes
a premature exit from the program and you will lose
any information that hasn’t yet been recorded on
your data disk.
In addition to these special keys, the Apple III has a
numeric keypad on the right side of the keyboard. You can use
all of its keys in ThinkTank. The ENTER key is equivalent to
the RETURN key described above.
STARTING UP THINKTANK
This section is divided into two parts. If you have a
hard disk drive on your computer system, skip to the section
on “Hard Disk Systems” later in this chapter.
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Floppy Disk Systems
If you are operating ThinkTank on a floppy disk system,
you will need at least two disk drives. Drive 1 is considered
your main disk drive and is used to load and hold the THINK—
TANK PROGRAM DISK. Drive 2 and other drives contain ThinkTank
data disks. Your drives and their controller should be installed in standard fashion (Slot 6, Drives 1 and 2 on the Apple II and IIe). Your dealer will normally take care of this
for you.
Step 1: INSERT PROGRAM AND DATA DISKS
Depending on your computer, the ThinkTank package may contain two or three disks. One is labelled THINKTANK PROGRAM
DISK and it contains the instructions your computer uses to
run ThinkTank. The second is labelled THINKTANK DATA DISK and
it contains the sample outlines discussed in this manual.
Once you learn how to use ThinkTank, you will create your own
data disks to store your own outlines. If you have an Apple
III, you have a third disk called the THINKTANK BOOT DISK; it
contains the instructions your computer uses to start up Think—
Tank.
(a) Apple II and IIe. Place the THINKTANK PROGRAM DISK
in Drive 1 of your machine and your ThinkTank data disk in
another drive. If this is your first time using ThinkTank,
use the THINKTANK( DATA DISK supplied with the program and insert it in Drive 2.
(b) Apple III. Place the THINKTANK BOOT DISK in the Apple III’s. built—in drive (Drive 1) and your ThinkTank data
disk in another drive. If this is your first time ~using Think—
Tank, use the THINKTANK DATA DISK supplied with ‘the program
and insert it in Drive 2.
Step 2: POWER UP OR RESET
(a)If power is off, turn it on. ThinkTank is designed
to start up automatically when you turn on your computer.
First turn on your monitor or television set if it has a
separate switch. Now simply turn on the power switch, which
is located on the back of your computer near the left—hand
corner.
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Your disk drives will whir and their lights will turn on
as your computer reads information from the disks. On the Apple II or IIe, you will soon see the ThinkTank date display
shown in Figure 2—4, which means that the program has loaded
successfully. Skip to Step 3.
Apple III. Before it loads the program, your com-
puter will display the message:
PUT PASCAL SYSTEM DISK IN BUILT—IN DRIVE. PRESS RETURN.
Remove the THINKTANK BOOT DISK from your built—in
disk drive (Drive 1) and replace it with the THINK—
TANK PROGRAM DISK. Then press RETURN. In a few sec-
onds you will see the date display; skip to Step 3.
(b)If power is on, reset your computer. Make sure you
have completed whatever program you were previously using.
Now simply press the BESET key (on some computers you may have
to press CTRL-~RESET). The program will start as described in
Step 2(a) above.
Figure 2—4: ThinkTank Date Display
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Step 3: SET THE DATE
ThinkTank keeps a record of the current date, which it
“stamps" on the outlines you create and print. Each time you
start up the program, ThinkTank displays the last date entered
and asks you if you want to change it, as shown in Figure 2—4.
Suppose the date shown is incorrect-. Press Y (for YES)
to tell ThinkTank that you want to change it. The program now
displays the current date and your options as shown in Figure
2—5.
Look~at the message:
<— MOVES BACK IN TIME, —> FORWARD
<— and —> represent the left and right arrow keys
respectively. Press these keys and watch what happens to the
date. The right arrow key advances it, while the left arrow
key sets it back. Use the arrow keys to set the correct date.
Now look at the message:
PRESS "/” TO CHANGE MONTH
Figure 2—5: Setting the Date
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Press the slash ("/“) key and notice that the month begins to
flash. You can now use the arrow keys to set the correct
month. When you’re finished, press the slash key again and
set the year. If you make a mistake, press the slash key
several times to cycle back to the incorrect component.
The message:
PRESS (RETURN) TO EXIT
tells you what to do when the date is correct: press the
RETURN key. The program registers the new date and displays
the ThinkTank title screen as it prepares to load in an
outline.
The process of setting the date is representative of
ThinkTank in general. The program always guides you through
the steps and lets you know what your major options are.
If the date shown in Figure 2—4 is correct, or if you’d
like to skip the date and go right into ThinkTank, just press
N (for NO) or the ESC key —— ThinkTank’s all—purpose escape
valve. ThinkTank will assume that the original date was correct and go directly to the title screen. No damage will be
done if the date is incorrect.
Step 4: LOAD YOUR THINKTANK OUTLINE
(a) Automatic Loading. If you are using ThinkTank for
the first time, it is set to load the sample outline from the
THINKTANK DATA DISK. As you continue to use ThinkTank, it
keeps a record of the last outline you worked on. If you insert the same disk in the same drive next time, ThinkTank will
automatically load it along with the program.
Thus, if you see the title of your outline at the top of
your screen, you have successfully started up ThinkTank. (The
title of the sample outline is THINKTANK( DEMONSTRATION, as
shown in Figure 2—6.) Skip the next section on “Operator
Loading” (as well as the following one on “Hard Disk Systems”)
and continue with “Don’t Write—Protect Your Working Disks.”
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Figure 2—6: ThinkTank Sample Outline
(b)Operator Loading. If you are not loading the sample
outline or the same one you used last time, you will see the
FILES Command Menu at the bottom of your screen as shown in
Figure 2—7. Press E to tell ThinkTank that you want to open
an existing outline, as indicated at the bottom of the screen.
ThinkTank’s response depends on how it has been
configured to your disk drives. (For more information on configuring ThinkTank, see the DISK command in the reference
guide.)
1. If ThinkTank displays the message:
PRESS (SPACEBAR)
AFTER INSERTING DISKETTE IN DRIVE 2
then it is configured for two floppy disk drives. Simply
place your data disk in Drive 2 and press the space bar. You
will see the title of the outline appear at the top of your
screen.
2. If ThinkTank displays an EXISTING FILE Menu like the one
shown in Figure 2—8, it is configured for more than two floppy
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Figure 2—7: FILES Command Menu
drives or a hard disk drive. Press ~ and ThinkTank will give
you a chance to browse through your outlines. It begins to
display the names or titles of the outlines it finds on your
disks. You can press RETURN to select an outline or the right
arrow key to display the next name. If you want to load the
sample outline, its title is THINKTANK DEMONSTRATION and the
file is called THINKTANK.DB.
When you press RETURN to select the outline you want,
ThinkTank will read it from your data disk and display its
title at the top of your screen. Skip the following section
on “Hard Disk Systems” and continue with "Don’t Write—Protect
Your Working Disks."
If your computer is set up correctly and you follow these
steps, you should have no trouble starting up ThinkTank. In
the rare case that a problem arises, ThinkTank will help to
diagnose it by displaying an error message at the bottom of the
screen. These messages are listed in the reference guide
along with their most likely causes and recommended courses of
action. If problems persist, consult your dealer or Living
Videotext.
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Figure 2—8: EXISTING FILE Menu
Apple Versions
Hard Disk Systems
If you have a hard disk drive, its increased capacity and
rapid access will make ThinkTank especially powerful and convenient. To use a hard disk with an Apple II or IIe, you will
need access to the PASCAL operating system (p—System) under
which ThinkTank runs, and you must format at least part of
your hard disk for this system. (For an introduction to the
PASCAL operating system, see Appendix B).
You will also need to install ThinkTank on your hard
disk. Your dealer can take care of this, or y~u can follow
the instructions in Appendix D. The instructions in this section assume that you have already installed ThinkTank on your
hard disk.
If you have floppy disk drives as well as a hard disk,
you may load the ThinkTank program and outlines from either
type of disk.
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Step 1: ENTER THE PASCAL OPERATING SYSTEM
There are several ways to do this, depending on your
system. You may simply have to turn on your computer or press
the RESET key (CTRL—RESET on some machines). If you are running a PASCAL program, simply exit from it. If you are using
another operating system, you may have to execute a program
which loads PASCAL. Your dealer can help you determine which
method to use.
When you enter the PASCAL system you will see the system
command prompt~
Command: E(dit, R(un, F(ile, C(omp,
L(ink, X(ecute, A(ssem, D(ebug, ?
(If you see only half of this prompt line, press CTRL—A to
switch from one half to the other.)
Step 2: SET SWAPPING’ OPTION (APPLE II and IIe ONLY)
Once the command prompt is displayed, turn on PASCAL’s
"swapping” option if you have an Apple II or IIe. Type S and
PASCAL will tell you whether swapping is on or off and ask you
whether you want to “toggle” (change) it. Assuming it’s cur-
rently off, type Y (for YES) PASCAL will activate swapping
mode and display the command prompt again. (If swapping is
currently on —— as it would be if you had already run Think—
Tank in the current PASCAL session —— type N for NO instead of
Y.)
Step 3: EXECUTE THINKTANK
When PASCAL displays the command prompt again, press X
(for execute). The computer will respond:
EXECUTE WHAT FILE?
Enter the program name TANK, preceded by its volume or device
number. Suppose you have installed the program on Drive I
(PASCAL device #4) in a volume called TANK:. Then you could
enter either of the following:
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#4: TANK
TANK: TANK
and press RETURN. In a moment you will see the ThinkTank date
display (Figure 2—4 above), which indicates that you have successfully loaded ThinkTank. If you have any trouble, check
the installation information in Appendix D.
Step 4: SET THE DATE
Setting the date on a hard disk system is identical to
doing ‘so on a floppy disk system. Follow the instructions for
Step 3 under “Floppy Disk Systems” above. Then return here
for Step 5.
Step 5: LOAD YOUR THINKTANK OUTLINE
(a) Automatic Loading. If you are using ThinkTank for
the first time, it is set to load the sample outline from
Drive 2 (PASCAL device #5). As you continue to use ThinkTank,
it keeps a record of the last outline you worked on. If it’s
available in the same drive next time, ThinkTank will
automatically load it along with the program.
Thus, if you see the title of your outline at the top of
your screen, you have successfully started up ThinkTank. (The
title of the sample outline is THINKTANK DEMONSTRATION, as
shown in Figure 2—6 above.) Skip the next section on
“Operator Loading.”
(b) Operator Loading. If you are not loading the sample
outline or the same one you used last time, you will see the
PILES Command Menu at the bottom of your screen as shown in
Figure 2—7 above. Press E to tell ThinkTank that you want to
open an existing outline, as indicated at the bottom of the
screen.
ThinkTank’s response depends on how it has been
configured to your disk drives. (For more information on configuring ThinkTank, see the DISK command in the reference
guide.)
1. If ThinkTank displays an EXISTING FILE Menu like the one
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