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## Preface

## About this documentation

The documentation for SoftWindows for UNIX is provided in two guides:

- This SoftWindows 95 for UNIX User's Guide provides the information you need to use SoftWindows on your UNIX workstation.

- A separate SoftWindows 95 for UNIX Administrator's Guide describes how to install SoftWindows, and configure it to take advantage of specific features of your UNIX installation. It is designed for use by advanced users, and assumes familiarity with UNIX.

- An on-line version of each of these guides is available from the SoftWindows Help menu, and HTML versions are installed in the `$SWINHOME/turbo` directory.

## About this guide

This guide consists of the following sections:

Chapter 1, “Introduction,” describes the main features of SoftWindows and explains how it enables you to run PC applications on your UNIX workstation.

Chapter 2, “Using SoftWindows,” explains how to run SoftWindows, describes the key features of the SoftWindows window, and explains how to use floppy disks and the keyboard with SoftWindows.

Chapter 3, “Using Windows 95,” explains how to run Windows 95, and gives a brief introduction to its features with a simple tutorial to help you become familiar with using it.

Chapter 4, “Using MS–DOS,” explains how to run MS-DOS, use MS-DOS commands, use the MS-DOS editor, and install and run MS-DOS applications.

Chapter 5, “Using SoftWindows with the Internet,” explains how to run Internet Explorer, and shows how to use it to access up-to-the-minute technical support.

Chapter 6, “Troubleshooting,” provides answers to commonly asked questions and suggests solutions to the problems that you may encounter while running PC applications on your UNIX workstation. It also gives explanations of the SoftWindows, MS-DOS, and Windows errors.

## Conventions

For clarity, this guide uses the following typographical conventions:

Table 1. Typographic Conventions

This style | Refers to this
--- | ---
COMPUTER | Anything you type, exactly as it appears on the screen
bold | Names of menus, menu commands, buttons, dialog boxes, and windows that appear on the screen
E, c | Special keys on the keyboard
R | The Return key, also sometimes labeled Enter
m | The SPARC workstation Meta key, sometimes labeled with a diamond
italics | References to other sections in this guide

This guide uses the following abbreviations:

Table 2. Abbreviations

This abbreviation | Refers to this
--- | ---
SoftWindows | SoftWindows 95 version 5 for UNIX workstations
MS-DOS | Microsoft Disk Operating System for the IBM PC
PC | An Intel-based computer
Windows | Microsoft Windows 95

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