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ALTO USER’S HANDBOOK

Table of Contents

Preface  i

Alto Non-programmer’s Guide  1

Bravo Manual󈋛

Laurel Manual󈋻

Markup User’s Manual󈌑

Draw Manual󈌝

FTP Reference Manual129

Neptune Reference Manual145

Preface

This handbook contains documentation for all the standard Alto services intended for use by non-programmers. It is divided into seven sections, separated by heavy black dividers:

The Alto Non-programmer’s Guide, which has most of the general information a non-programmer needs.

The Bravo manual, which tells you how to prepare and edit text documents on the Alto.

The Laurel manual, which tells you how to send, receive, and manipulate messages using our inter-Alto electronic mail system.

The Markup and Draw manuals, which tell you how to add illustrations to documents. The Non-programmer’s Guide contains some introductory material on illustrations.

Finally, two reference manuals, one for FTP, which transports files between machines, and one for Neptune, which provides facilities for managing files on your Alto disk. These manuals supplement the introductory information on these two programs in the Non-programmer’s Guide.

If you are new to the Alto, start at the beginning of the Non-programmer’s Guide. Read the first four sections there, and then the first two sections of the Bravo manual. Fairly early you should also learn about Laurel, since much day-to-day communication takes place using it. After that, you should be able to find what you need by looking at the tables of contents and browsing through the rest of the material. If you have trouble, don’t hesitate to ask an expert for help.

This handbook was originally prepared by Butler Lampson, and the present edition is the responsibility of Ed Taft.