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RELEASE BULLETIN
819-095000-340
MULTIPLAN Model No: APC-S73M
(MS-DOS VERSION)

1.0 INTRODUCTION:
Miltiplan is a personal productivity tool that will help
you analyze data. It is a powerful modeling and planning
tool to be used in budgeting, resource and product
planning, personal investments and s~nsitivity analyses.
You get a chance to ask "What if?" type questions, to test
out plans, and to forecast. Change a critical number, and
watch the figures change across your worksheet.
Multiplan is an electronic worksheet of 255 rows long and
63 columns wide for words, numbers, and formulas. It
allows you to connect several"'worksheets so tbat you can
build up a chain of sheets ~hat provide information to
each other. With the consistent command structure and on
line HELP feature, y~u will soon learn how to manipulate
data to obtain the answers you need. J

2.0 CONTENTS OF THE RELEASE:
2.1 Distribution Media
PAR'll NO. DESCRIPTION
819 - 076073 - 01 0 ~l Multiplan Diskette
2.2 Documentation
PART NO. DESCRIPTION
819-095000-340 Miltiplan Release Bulletin
158-999000-186 Multiplan User's Guide
158-020000-155 Multiplan Template

3.0 HARDWARE/SOFTWARE REOUIREMENTS:
3.1 Minimum Hardware Reguirements
APC-HOI - Monochrome APC with single FDD

Advanced Personal Computer NEe
NEe Information Svstems,lnc.
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3 .. 2 Minimum Software Reguirements

APC-S02 - MS-DOS Operating System

4.0 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE:
PLEASE NOTE:
1. The distribution diskette is already installed for
the NEC APC, refer to the (attached) Multiplan Quick
Reference Guide for use of special keys on the APC.
2. If you will be using a hard disk, refer to the MS-DOS
Release Bulletin, Section 6, for instructions on
formatting the disk drive.
3. To use the MS-DOS COpy command on a single drive
system, you will need to use a CONFIG.SYS file to
assign additional disk buffers. To do this:
a) Create a file named CONFIG.SYS on your bootable
MS-DOS system diskette, using EDLIN or the COpy
command. This file must contain the statement:
BUFFERS=lO
If CONFIG.SYS already exists on your system
diskette, edit it to delete any other BUFFERS=
statement, and add the BUFFERS=lO statement.
The most convenient way to create CONFIG.SYS is to
use the COpy command to copy from the keyboard to
the CONFIG.SYS file as follows: (User input is
denoted by lower case, but may be entered in either
upper or lower case.)
A>copy con config.sys Press
buffers=lO Press
Press Press
1 File(s) copied

A>
b) Reboot the system diskette. (Press and hold the
and keys together, in
that order. When the screen clears, release the
keys).
Floppy Diskette-Based:
REPLACE the following paragraphs with the "Getting
Started" section of the Multiplan User's Guide:

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1. Formatting Diskettes

a) Boot the MS-DOS operating system diskette from
drive A.
b) Enter FORMAT/S at the A) prompt if you have a
single drive system. Enter FORMAT B:/S at the A)
prompt if you have a dual drive system.
c) At this point, follow the instructions on the
screen for inserting a blank diskette into the
appropriate drive. If you have a single drive
system, be sure to remove the MS-DOS diskette and
put a blank diskette into drive A to be formatted.
d) On a single drive system, remove the blank diskette
and reinsert the MS-DOS diskette into drive A and
strike any key when ready. In one second, exchange
the MS-DOS diskette for the formatted diskette and
strike any key when ready.
e) The diskette is now formatted and the MS-DOS system
has been loaded on the blank diskette. This was
specified with the "IS" entered with the format
command.
f) Refer to the MS-DOS System User's Guide for further
information.
2. Making A Backup (Working) Copy
An internal command called "COPY" is supplied on the
MS-DOS operating system diskette, which will be used to
copy files from one diskette to another. Use this
command to make a working copy of Multiplan. Then,
store the original diskette in a safe place in case the
working copy is damaged. Also, use this command (or
the DISKCOPY utility) periodically to make backup
copies of often used diskettes. Refer to the MS-DOS
System User's Guide for further information.
To use COPY:
a) Boot the MS-DOS operating system diskette from
drive A. Remove the diskette from drive A.
b) Insert the distribution copy of the Multiplan
diskette into drive A. If you have a single drive
system, go to step C and the system will prompt you
when to insert your formatted diskette into drive
A. If you have a dual drive system, insert a
formatted diskette into drive B.

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c) Enter the following:
COpy *.* B: Press
d) All the files will be copied from the distribution
diskette to your Multiplan working copy diskette.
At the A> prompt, store the Multiplan distribution
copy diskette in a safe place. You will be using
your Multiplan working copy diskette from now on.
Label the Multiplan working copy diskette.
3. Loading the Multiplan Diskette
To load the Multiplan diskette, turn on the APC and
insert the Multiplan working copy diskette into drive
A. Place the template that comes with this guide in
the slot above the function keys on the keyboard. The
following appears as the autostart routine begins (If
the date and time are correct, press , else
enter the correct date [MM-DD-YY] and time [HH:MM]:
MS-DOS version x.xx
Copyright 1981,82,83 Microsoft Corp.
Command v. x.xx
A> echo off
Current date is XXX 99-99~1999
Enter new date:
Current time is 12:01:00.00
Enter new time:
Loading Multiplan