The Paisano

A digital archive of The Paisano, a student operated newspaper at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

'^^.M'^mi, UTSA Computer Lab start-up kit Wi hat did diis semi-computer- illitenitejournalistdotostarttyping dus artide, you ought ask? Rrst,I wentandboughttnyselfsomefloppy disks at die bodcstore. FordielBM oonqiatiUes in the computer hib. all disks will do. Next, Itookfivedocumentsfixnn the verticd racks dong the wall to my right as I entered die lab through duspaurof nifty Duck Dodgerdtra- sonic doors, uid immediatdy felt better. The names oi diese great documents are: 1. "Logging into the Persond ConqMiter Netwofk** 2. "Wonl Perfect Hdp Usting" 3. "PCWoidPerfectCQdckHdp Gukfer 4. «TCRIGHTWRrrER(Hdp Listing)** 5. **Shawn*s Cheat Sheet for WofdFttfect5.r After getting diese documents, I re- mendiered I had to format my flop¬ pies. There are two IBM formatting stations underneath a oratrd smdce director to the right as you enter the lab. Look at the screen menu and type: a, b, c, or Function Key 1. You do not really need to ask for he^; every fact is there wdting to be read. However, one warning: when they say low-density, they mean (D)ouble-(D)endty floppy diskettes. Pictures of floppies are taped to the desktc^ between die formatting stations. FoUow the directions, and if you hang die machine, the nice pet^le in the glass container will stnughten you out Armed widi foraoatted floppies, you students oi conqiuting Zen are ready to wresde with the carnivo¬ rous student-eating P.C. bears. (Demomc adjective possession—^I apologize profusely.) Pick a cooqiuter that has no stu¬ dent ID or bodes near it Hit any key so that die screoi fireworks will be replaced widi "Welcome To The UTSA Student Conqniting Labora¬ tory." Note the top flo|q;>y drive is die a-colon drive (a:) for 5 1/4" floppy disks and the bottom flc^y driveisb-cd(xi(b:)for31/2" floppy disks with their specid metallic ^- ing covers. Type in one of your course num¬ bers, underline key oiice(noq)aoes), section number and the letter df the drive you are using. Anexanqileis MAT2213_06a: . Hold your floppy disk