Current PQMethod release is 2.11 for DOS (compiled May-05-2008)

The contents of this page as well as of the download file(s) will be under continuus revisions for some while.

This page describes how to install and run PQMethod with DOSBox on one memory stick for both platforms,  Windows and Mac OS X.

Install directions

Steps for both platforms

1. After plugging in the USB stick change its name to QSTICK (required for the Mac!) 
2. Download PQMethod211_DOSBox.zip, and unzip its content to the USB-stick drive. Be sure to have the directories (folders) DOSBox-files-for-Mac, DOSBox_Windows, and PQMethod at the top level, i.e., not as sub-directories.  Unfortunately, the default at least on Macs seems to be that an additional folder named "PQMethod211_DOSBox" is created, into which the contents are extracted. In this case you must move the above mentioned folders up to the root level of the memory stick.
   

Additional steps for MAC OS X only

1. Download the DOSBox Mac OS X dmg and install the "disk image" on your USB stick QSTICK. 
2. Copy the file dosbox.conf from QSTICK-directory: DOSBox-files-for-Mac into your DOSBoxMac OS X application folder.

Note: On a windows PC the steps described above cannot be executed. But you can download the required zip-file to the USB-stick already. Here is the direct link to DOSBox-0.72_Universal.dmg.zip. To be on the secure side better do not extract the zip-file under windows.

Before running DOSBox / PQMethod

• Select Keyboard driver (only if not US):
  • Open the dosbox.conf in your DOSBox_Windows folder and/or in your DOSBoxMac OS X application folder with your favorite editor, and search for the command
    keyb us
    near the end of the file. Change the US to GR, FR, SP, NL, etc. for German, French, Spanish, Dutch, etc. keyboard layout.

  
  

Running PQMethod within DOSBox

If everything is set up alright, then after the starting the DOSBox application you will see the prompt

c:\PQMETHOD\PROJECTS>

Just entering

pqmethod lipset

at the command prompt, starts PQMethod with the lipset-demo project.

To end and close DOSBox, enter

exit

at the command prompt.

Additional information, tips and hints, etc.

• DOSBox has its own documentation sources, the readme.txt in its application folder, and, on the web, its FAQ-Wiki. Described are DOSBox features like screen capturing and even video capturing; changing key bindings (maybe required for Mac users, who do not have an <end> key, for instance), etc.
  
  
• Switch between window and full screen with <alt>+<Enter> (or <Option>+<Enter> on the Mac)
  
  
• On the Mac you can use the function keys as required in PQROT after switching to full-screen mode
  
  
• Cloning the QSTICK : Simply copying files under Windows seems to destroy functionality of the Mac application. However, using
  
  XCOPY [source] [target]  /S /E /C /H /O /R /Y /D /V
  
  ([source] [target] could be, for instance: f:*.*  g:*.*) seems to work. But don't forget to also change the name of the target stick to QSTICK. .
  

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