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Copyright (c) 1990  Panacea Inc. - All Rights Reserved

:Intro
                          Welcome to DLDSETUP!

    This program is used to configure DLD-VGA's operating environment,
    including things like memory usage, font size, board type, and
    resolution. Upon completion, this program will create a file,
    FASTACAD.BAT, in the current directory, which contains all the
    commands necessary to load DLD-VGA. DLDSETUP will also create a
    file called DLDSETUP.DAT in the directory pointed to by the DLDCFG
    environment variable (or the current directory if DLDCFG is not
    set). DLDSETUP.DAT contains all the driver specific configuration
    information.
    
    After configuring the driver via this utility, you may want to also
    customize your color selections. This is accomplished by running
    either COLOR16 or COLOR256 (depending on whether or not you are
    running AutoCAD in 16 or 256 colors). These color configuration
    programs will allow you to manipulate menu colors, drawing colors,
    and even the physical colors.
    
    Also, remember that at any time while you're running DLDSETUP, you
    can press the question-mark key ("?") to get context sensitive help.    

:DLOverflow
If the display list runs out of expanded or extended memory, it
will overflow to the disk drive you choose here. If you do not
want to overflow to disk, leave this prompt blank. Also, if for
some reason you cannot use expanded or extended memory directly,
you can run your display list entirely on disk - but this is only
recommended if you have a fast hard disk and/or a good caching
disk controller or want to use a VDISK (or RAM disk). 

:MemoryMenu
Not used

:PreAllocMem
If you are running AutoCAD 386, AutoShade 386, or Extended AutoLisp,
you MUST set this option to "Yes". For AutoCAD Release 10 or AutoShade,
either setting will be fine. Note that if you do preallocate memory,
the only way to free it up is by unloading DLD-VGA or rebooting.

:ExpMemDLD
Enter the amount of Expanded (LIM/EMS) memory you wish DLD-VGA
to use for its display list. We recommend you start off with one
megabyte, and then tune your system to find the right setting.
Use Expanded memory in favor of Extended because it will improve
your display list performance by 20-30% and keep the DLD-VGA
load size at a minimum.

:ExpMemACAD
Enter the amount of Expanded (LIM/EMS) memory you wish AutoCAD R10
to use. NOTE: If you are using AutoCAD 386, you do not need to set
this field, as it is not used by AutoCAD 386.

:ExtMemDLD
Enter the amount of Extended memory you wish DLD-VGA to use for
display list storage. We recommend you start off with one
megabyte, and then tune your system to find the right setting.
Note that Expanded (LIM/EMS) memory is substantially faster and
should be used whenever possible.

:ExtMemACAD
Enter the amount of Extended memory you wish to use for AutoCAD R10
and AutoLisp. NOTE: If you are using AutoCAD 386, you do not need
to set these fields, as they are not used by AutoCAD 386.

:ConfigMenu
Not used.

:DualMon
This option is used to tell DLD-VGA if you want to operate on only
one screen (the one attached to the VGA card) or two (in case you
also have a Monochrome Display Adapter). If you choose "Automatic",
DLD-VGA will run single screen if AutoCAD is started from the VGA
screen, or dual if started from the monochrome display. Selecting
"Always Dual" will cause DLD-VGA to always run in dual screen mode.

:IntVec
The interrupt vector is used to communicate with AutoCAD. The
default is 7A (hexidecimal). Don't change this number unless
some other program you are running is also trying to use
interrupt 7A (most commonly network software). If you do change
it, make sure to reconfigure AutoCAD to use the new interrupt
number. (See your AutoCAD installation manual for details.

:FlipScreen
The Flip Screen Method is a fail-safe feature. In virtually all
cases, the "Instant" selection will suffice, but in some rare cases,
the combination of a given VGA with a particular system will result
in artifacts left on the display when doing a flip-screen back from
the text screen to the graphics screen. If this occurs on your system,
use the "Force Redraw" option.

:DispList
When an object is erased or moved, the "Remove" option causes its
vectors to be removed from the display and/or fast redraw list.
This may be substantially slower than the "Overwrite" option,
but it guarantees that the screen will be updated correctly. The
Overwrite option causes new erase vectors to be added to the display
lists, so the object will first be drawn, then erased, on screen
updates. See the section, "The Remove/Overwrite Option" in the manual
for more complete details. Disabling the display list will bring
AutoCAD ZOOMs and PANs back to normal AutoCAD speeds. Disabling the
fast redraw list will slow down REDRAWs substantially, but increase
PAN and ZOOM speeds by about 5%. Disabling both lists will make
DLD-VGA behave like a "dumb" ADI 4.0 driver.

:BoardList
Hit F1 for a list of VGA cards from which to choose yours.

:BoardSelect
Choose a video card from this list. If the list does not include
your specific brand of VGA, you can either select the "Your own
BIOS" option, which will allow you to custom configure DLD-VGA,
or you can call Panacea technical support at 603-437-5022 for the
type of card you should select.

:YourOwnBIOS
If your VGA card is not in the list of supported cards, you can
still set up DLD-VGA to use it by telling this Setup program which
BIOS codes the the card uses. The BIOS codes can usually be found
in the manual which came with the VGA card.

:VGAResolutions
You must choose a resolution from the list of resolutions
supported by your VGA.

:ACADCustom
Not used

:ACADRegAX
This is typically where the mode select code goes. The mode MUST
correspond to the color mode (16 or 256 colors) you have chosen,
as indicated at the top of the active window. The mode select code
is generally the same as the mode number listed in your VGA manual
for a given resolution, with BX, CX, and DX all set to 0000. In
some rare cases, though, such as with Video Seven and Everex VGAs,
a special code is put into AX and the mode code goes into BX (see
help for BX).

:ACADRegBX
Most of the time this should be 0000. However, certain card
manufacturers (Most notably Video Seven and Everex) set a
special code in AX to indicate that the actual mode select
code goes into BX.

:ACADRegCXDX
No known VGA cards use these registers, and you should simply 
leave them set to 0000. They are provided so that if some
future VGA card uses them, DLD-VGA will support them.

:ACADModeCode
If you put the BIOS code into AX, then select "AL". If you put the
code in to BX for Everex VGAs, select "AL". If you put the code
into BX for VIDEO-7, then select "BL". This is the register that
DLD-VGA must use to prevent the screen from clearing when changing
modes. Failure to do this correctly will result in the flip screen 
not working correctly in the "FAST" mode, but no harm will be done.
If you're not sure, pick "AL".

:ACADRes
Enter the resolution that your card will display in when it goes into
the mode specified above. Note that resolutions above 800x600 (namely
1024x768) will require the correct setting of the chip type (in the
next menu).

:ChipSelect16
If the AutoCAD resolution you chose is 800x600 or less, AND the
AutoShade resolution you are about to chose is 320x200 or less,
then you can get away with selecting "GENERIC". Otherwise, you
must know the brand of VGA chip used in your VGA card. You can
find this information in the manual or by actually looking at the
card and locating the square, flat, black VGA controller chip.

:ChipSelect256
Unless you have chosen the 320x200 resolution, you MUST specify
the correct VGA chip type for your board. You can find this
information in the manual or by actually looking at the card and
locating the square, flat, black VGA controller chip.

:ShadeCustom
Not used.

:ShadeRegAX
This is typically where the mode select code goes. The mode MUST be
a 256 color mode, not 16, 4, or 2. If your VGA manual gives you a 
number, but doesn't tell you where to put it, it probably goes here, 
and you can leave BX, CX, and DX set to 0000. Some VGA's (Video Seven
and Everex) put a special code into AX and put the mode code into BX 
(see help for BX).

:ShadeRegBX
Most of the time this should be 0000. However, certain card
manufacturers (Most notably Video Seven and Everex) set a special
code in AX to indicate that the actual mode select code goes into BX.

:ShadeRegCXDX
No current VGA cards use these registers, and you should simply 
leave them set to 0000. They are provided so that if some future
VGA card uses them, DLD-VGA will support them.

:ShadeRes
Enter the resolution that your card will display in when it goes into
the mode specified above. Note that resolutions above 320x200 will
require the correct setting of the chip type (in the previous menu).

:FontSize
Select the font size which you would like used in all the AutoCAD
drawing screen menus, including pull-downs and dialog boxes. The
8x8 font is rather small, so we recommend that you use either the
8x14 or 8x16 fonts.

:VGAColor
Specify whether you want to run AutoCAD in a 16 color mode or
a 256 color mode on your VGA. If your board does not support a
resolution of at least 640x400 in 256 colors (see your VGA owner's
manual), then you should select the "16 color driver" option,
otherwise you will end up with a very odd display. In either case,
if you want to change the individual color assignments for the
drivers, run COLOR16.EXE for the 16 color configuration or
COLOR256.EXE for the 256 color configuration to access Panacea's
CustomColors(tm) utility.

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