NEXTSTEP IN FOCUS Support Bulletin for Users and System Administrators Volume 3, Issue 2 Spring 1993 FEATURES

3	Surviving DOS A crash course in DOS basics, including specifying file names and translating UNIX® commands to DOS, plus a glossary of basic DOS and PC terms and concepts. Dan Peknik
9	PC Configuration for NEXTSTEP An introduction to IRQs, I/O ports, DMA addresses, and acronyms galore, plus a checklist and troubleshooting guide. Terry Williams
14	The Big Setup--Behind the Scenes of Configure How NEXTSTEP configures and stores PC device drivers. Matt Watson
17	Staying Secure How the bad guys could get you and how to keep them out, plus a field guide to nasty software. Marc Majka
24	How We Tested NEXTSTEP for Intel Processors The steps NeXT took to shake the bugs out of Release 3.1, plus how we measure the overall quality of a release. Jim Walsh
	DEPARTMENTS
2	Focal Point What happened to the support bulletin you knew and loved.
28	Tips & Techniques Getting help from the new NeXTanswersTM; sending bug reports with BugNeXT; partitioning a PC disk; switching between DOS and NEXTSTEP; choosing a serial mouse; calibrating your monitor.
34	FYI What's in NEXTSTEP Developer 3.1; new NEXTSTEP curriculum; changes in NeXT Support; how to reach NeXT.
	CREDITS AND LEGAL MATTER
	Editorial Editor: Cynthia Closkey Copy editors: Helen Casabona, Gary Miller
	Design and production Production editor: Adrienne Wong Designers: Nancy Serpiello, Jeff Yaksick Printer: A & a Digital Graphics
	Contributions Janet Coursey, Kevin Dang, Peter Graffagnino, Rick Jackson, Dave LaVallee, Ellen Leeb, Marc Majka, Cathy Novak, Dan Peknik, Sam Streeper, Jan Tyler, Jim Walsh, Matt Watson, Terry Williams
	Technical reviews Josh Doenias, Brad Green, Bassanio Law, Alan Marcum, Scott Mattoon, Aaron Morse, Dan Peknik, Kathy Walrath, Terry Williams
	Special thanks Heidi Bolen, Eric Larson, Roy West
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