September 17, 1998
Minimum system requirements to support the Tibetan-English 
Dictionary are: 
 
 Operating System:  DOS or Windows
           Memory:  256K RAM 
 Fixed Disk Drive:  dictionary needs 4 MB
Floppy Disk Drive:  high-density 1.4 megabyte 3.5 inch 
                    (for installation only) 
 
INSTALLATION Instructions

Be sure the fixed disk has a DOS partition. 
Be sure DOS is installed on the fixed disk DOS partition. 
Boot up with DOS (or Windows and then goto DOS)

add path = c:\jim to your path command in the autoexec.bat file
 
Change the current directory to the root directory by typing: 
CD \ 
 
Make a jim dictionary subdirectory by typing: 
MD jim
 
Change the current directory to the jim dictionary 
subdirectory by typing: 
CD jim

Insert the distribution disk named "Sep98 DOS Jim Tibetan-English 
Dictionary Disk 1" into the 3.5" high density drive A: 
 
Copy all files from Disk 1 to the fixed disk jim dictionary
subdirectory by typing: 
COPY A:*.* \jim 
 
Remove Disk 1 from the floppy disk drive, and store in a safe
place.

Insert the distribution disk named "Sep98 DOS Jim Tibetan-English 
Dictionary Disk 2" into the 3.5" high density drive A: 
 
Copy all files from Disk 2 to the fixed disk jim dictionary
subdirectory by typing: 
COPY A:*.* \jim
 
Remove Disk 2 from the floppy disk drive, and store in a safe
place.
 
Unzip the compound & definition files by typing from the
jim dictionary subdirectory: 
 
pkunzip *.zip
 
delete no longer needed files by typing: 
del \jim\*.zip 
 

USING THE DICTIONARY 
 
Use the dictionary from any DOS subdirectory by typing: 
 
jim<return>
 
Exit the jim dictionary program by responding to "word ?" with a
nul 
word ([ret] or [enter]). 
 
Request a definition by responding to "word ?" with up to 4 
monosyllables in either upper or lower case modifed Turrell Wylie 
romanization as per appendix A. 
 
Experiment with the following examples: 
 
Respond to "word ?" with: 
 
byang 
 
"SA" means "See Also" the listed related compound(s). 
 
Respond to "word ?" with: 
 
byang chub 
 
Respond to "word ?" with: 
 
byang chub sems 
 
Respond to "word ?" with: 
 
byang chub sems dpa' 
 
List WITHOUT DEFINITION all compounds which begin with the 
monosyllable "byang" by responding to "word ?" with: 
 
byang& 
 
byang chub& 
 
byang chub sems& 
 
byang&sems  (this will list any compounds which begin with 
"byang" and have "sems" as the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th syllable 
 
  
List WITH DEFINITION all compounds which begin with the 
monosyllable "byang" by responding to "word ?" with: 
 
byang* 

hit any key except <enter> to see the next definition;  
hit <enter> to request a new definition

List with definition all compounds which begin with the 
monosyllables "byang chub" by responding to "word ?" with: 
 
byang chub* 


List with definition all compounds which begin with the 
monosyllables "byang chub sems" by responding to "word ?" with: 
 
byang chub sems* 
 
List without definition all compounds which begin with the 
monosyllable "%a" by responding to "word ?" with: 
 
%a& 
 
List with definition all compounds which begin with the 
monosyllable "%e" by responding to "word ?" with: 
 
%e* 
 
ERROR MESSAGES 
 
NOT IN DICTIONARY      
 
This means that there is no definition in the dictionary for the 
requested compound.  But the list of compounds which have the 
same initial monosyllable is displayed. 
 
SPELLING ERROR 
 
This means that at least 1 of the 4 possible monosyllables is not 
an allowable Tibetan syllable according the the modifed Turrell 
Wylie romanization scheme in Appendix A. 
Jim Valby
PO Box 262
Conway, MA  01341
73711.257@compuserve.com

