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        !             5: \section{Installation of \capa{} }
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        !             7: \hrule 
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        !             9: %
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        !            11: %
        !            12: \begin{itemize}
        !            13: \item Expand the \capa\ file by typing:  \\
        !            14: {\tt uncompress} {\em Your\_OS}{\tt .tar.Z}  \\
        !            15: at the prompt.
        !            16: \item Untar the \capa\ directories by typing: \\
        !            17: {\tt tar xf} {\em Your\_OS}{\tt .tar}  \\
        !            18: at the prompt.
        !            19: \item This will create a {\sl DIST5} directory which will contain the following items:  
        !            20: \begin{verbatim}
        !            21: drwxr-xr-x   2 owner group         8192 May 21 20:05 LinkToBin
        !            22: -rw-r--r--   1 owner group      1862901 May 21 20:05 Manual46.ps
        !            23: drwxr-xr-x   4 owner group         8192 May 21 20:05 PutInCAPA5
        !            24: drwxr-xr-x   3 owner group         8192 May 21 20:05 PutInPublic
        !            25: drwxr-xr-x   3 owner group         8192 May 21 20:05 PutInPublicWeb
        !            26: -rw-r--r--   1 owner group        11489 May 21 20:05 README.txt
        !            27: -rw-r--r--   1 owner group        10163 May 21 20:05 UPGRADE.txt
        !            28: drwxr-xr-x  22 owner group         8192 May 21 20:05 demolibrary
        !            29: \end{verbatim}
        !            30: \item Print the file {\sl README.txt}.  This gives instructions for system installation.  If you are upgrading to \capa\ version 5.0, print the file {\sl UPGRADE.txt} instead and follow those instructions for a system upgrade.
        !            31: \item When checking your permissions with those given in either the {\sl UPGRADE.txt} file or {\sl README.txt} file, be informed that your file sizes may differ.
        !            32: \item {\bf Some Notes:}
        !            33: \begin{itemize}
        !            34:     \item  The \LaTeX{} and dvi programs must be properly installed on the host
        !            35:       machine in order for {\sf Quizzer} to format the problem sets. 
        !            36:       See your system administrator for help in installing these programs.  
        !            37:      \item  For a broad range of terminal emulators to be able to access the
        !            38:       system\footnote{by G. Perkins, MSU Physics-Astronomy Dept.}, it is necessary to modify the
        !            39:       {\tt /etc/termcap} file  to accommodate the appropriate vt100 \label{vtEmul}
        !            40:       terminal attributes, including handling non-standard nomenclature used by
        !            41:       terminal emulation programs on Macs and PCs.  A notable example is the widely
        !            42:       used {\it tn} program that is part of FTP Software, Inc.'s PC/TCP package. This
        !            43:       program negotiates its terminal type with the host computer using the prefix
        !            44:       {\tt dec-}
        !            45:       for the {\tt vt} family of terminals ({\it e.g.,} it requests terminal type
        !            46:       {\tt dec-vt100} instead of {\tt vt100}). This prefix, if unknown to the Unix
        !            47:       host, may cause the negotiation to result in an incorrect terminal type or to
        !            48:       fail completely.  
        !            49: \newpage
        !            50:       The line in the standard {\tt /etc/termcap} file that reads: \\ \\
        !            51:       {\tt d0|vt100|vt100-am|vt100am|dec vt100:$\backslash$ } \\ \\
        !            52:        should be edited  to read:\\ \\
        !            53:       {\tt d0|vt100|vt100-am|vt100am|dec-vt100|dec vt100:$\backslash$ } \\ \\
        !            54:       thereby establishing {\tt dec-vt100} as an official synonym for {\tt vt100}.
        !            55:       Note that the ``{\tt dec-vt100}'' entry is different from the ``{\tt dec vt100}''
        !            56:       entry.  We advise adding the new alias rather than changing the existing alias
        !            57:       and possibly causing other problems.
        !            58:       A similar change can be made on other operating systems which use the
        !            59:       {\tt /etc/termcap} method of terminal definition.  Unix systems using the
        !            60:       {\it terminfo} program instead will support similar minor changes to the
        !            61:       appropriate file or files in the {\tt /usr/lib/terminfo} directory tree (consult
        !            62:       your system administrator for details). Be prepared to make similar changes in
        !            63:       case other terminal emulation programs at your site use their own non-standard
        !            64:       terminal type nomenclature.
        !            65:   \end{itemize}
        !            66: 
        !            67: \item  The \capa\ system should now be completely installed.  We recommend 
        !            68: taking the guided tour, skimming through the manual, and reading about the 
        !            69: \capa\ functions before coding problems and building sets.
        !            70: 
        !            71: \end{itemize}
        !            72: