Welcome to Icon's Cabinet OS ME

This documentation will give you a full and in-depth explanation of every Feature and part of Cabinet OS ME.

You will also get system and contact information. If you contact one of the developers you will need specific information about your model of TI-Calc.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Getting Started
3. The Desktop at First Glance
4. Useing The Menus
5. Features Included
   • Screen Saver
   • Typewriter
   • Registry Backup
   • Registry Defaults
   • Chat
   • Calender
   • E-Mail
   • Menu Defaults
   • Password Protector
   • Background PIC
6. Installing Programs in the Progs Menu
7. Updating Cabinet OS ME
8. The Apps Menu
9. The Utilities Menu
10. The File Menu
11. The Progs Menu
12. System Information
13. Known Bugs
14. Errors this Program Generates & How to Fix Them
15. Contact the Developers
16. Contract Information

Introduction to Cabinet OS ME

Cabinet OS ME is an Operating System which allows you to more efficiently organize your programs.

Cabinet also comes with a variety of extra features and is updateable. These features will be described later in this document.

Getting Started

When you first start Cabinet you will see a title screen.

After you press enter you will be at the Registration ID# input screen. You will need to go to the system information part of this document to obtain the Registration ID number. Then you just type in the number and you will be at the desktop. To learn more about the desktop go to the next section of this document.

The Desktop at First Glance

After you enter the Registration ID number you will be taken to the desktop. If you have already entered the Registration ID number you will be taken straight to the desktop. The desktop has a task bar and a background that is stored in pic1. If the background pick is turned on it will be displayed if the background pic is turned off nothing but the task bar will be displayed. To learn more about the background pic see Background PIC.

Note: The Background pic is by default turned off.

Using The Menus

To access the File Menu press the Y= Button. To access the APPS Menu press the Window Button. To access the Progs Menu press the Zoom Button. To access the Utilities Menu press the Trace Button. To Start the Screen Saver before the Automatic Screen Saver clock gets to 0 press the Graph button.

Note: The Automatic Screen Saver clock is by default set to 60 milliseconds.

The very last cell/folder name to the right is the Automatic Screen Saver clock. The Automatic Screen Saver clock shows the time left until the Screen Saver is automatically activated.

You can get from one menu to the other by pressing the corresponding button that is explained above. If you are in a menu and you want go jump straight to the desktop just press clear. You can do this on any menu in the OS only. If you are in another program started by the OS you can't do this. Example: if you ran a program in the apps or the utils menu you would not be able to jump straight to the desktop from any of its menus. The same goes for the programs in the progs menu.

To run one of the programs/utilities installed on the OS just press the corresponding number on the left side of the name. Example: 1. Calendar I would press the number 1 to start the App Calendar in the APPS menu.

Features Included

1. Screen Saver
2. Typewriter
3. Registry Backup
4. Registry Defaults
5. Chat
6. Calender
7. E-Mail
8. Menu Defaults
9. Password Protector
10. Background PIC

Screen Saver

The Screen Saver is a program that saves the screen's pixle from being at the same position for to long of time so that the pixles don't get stuck on that one Color. There is no way to turn the screen saver off and there is no choice of screen saver in this version of Cabinet OS. The screen saver clock governs when the screen saver should come on when you are at the desktop with no activity for 60 milliseconds (the default time).

You can chang the screen saver clock time setting by going to the file menu and then to options and then to screen saver. Follow the on screen instructions. Below is a pictur of the screen saver.

Typewriter

Typewriter is an Text Editing program that allows you to edit type and edit text and then save it to one of the 6 pictiures allowed on the calculator.

Controls:

Y= clears the screen (Be sure to save your work before doing this)

Window and Zoom Quits (Be sure to save your work before doing this)

Trace Clears and Loads

Graph Saves

2nd Toggles Courrsor

Alpha Toggles Num Lock

It is not recomended that you save a document on pic 1 when you have the background pic turne on. Below is a picture of Typewriter.

Registry Backup

The Registry Backup allows you to mack one backup of your registry and when nessasary restor it. This comes in handy when you play games that messes with the martix [C] which is the registry for Cabinet OS ME.

To use the Registry Backup Utility you run the program from the Utilities Menu and follow the instructions below.

Restoring a Backup

To use the restore feature you will need to obtain the DS # (Drive Image Number) form Steven King. You just type in the DS # when you are asked for it and that is it. The program will varify that it is a valid backup and will not restore the registry if you have a update file on your calc or that you have some how obtained the bypass code to bypass the Reg ID # screen. It also will not restore if the backup is not a valid backup. It will also varify if the curent registry need to be replaced with a good backup but if it is a good curent registry you will need to obtain the bypass code from Steven King and you will need a vary good reason for needing it. In most cases you will probably get the bypass code. Below are a few pic of this utility.

Creating a Backup

To make a backup of your curent registry all you need to do is select to option Make a Backup from the menu and then supply the Reg. ID # that is curently in use and that is it you will then be returned to the desktop and the backup will be made.

Below are a few pics of theis Utility

Registry Defaults

The Registry Defaults Utility is a feature that will restore all the default settings to the system registy just like the registry delete utility (Explaned Later) but it will not delete the Reg. ID # and make you re-type it in to continue using it.

To use it just run the utility and conferm that you want to restore the default settings. The registry will be checked to make sure that the registry is good and if the registry is bad it will be completely deleted and if a backup way made the backup if good will be restored but you will need to enter the Reg. ID #. Cabinet will restart to begin using the default settings.

Below is a pic of the Utility

Chat

The Chat program is a program that lets you chat with another calc that has Cabinet OS installe on it. Unfortunetly there is no way yet to exit this program other that press in on. To use it just follow the on screen instructions. Below is a pic.