Snail Program Editing under Windows 3.1
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You need two windows to work in: an editor for changing the program,
and a command line for starting the program. To get these do the
following:

Command Line
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Find the "Main" program group (you may have to double-click on the
"Program Manager" to see it).  From inside "Main" (double-click it if
it is not already open), select "MS-DOS Prompt" (again, by
double-clicking). A big black screen should come up. 

Next type in "doskey" (do not type the quotation marks) followed by
the "Enter" key.  This will cause DOS to remember old commands so you
can get them back again quickly with the up arrow key. Now hold down
the "Alt" key (by the space bar) and hit the "Enter" key.  This
changes DOS from full-screen to just a window. Finally, change to the
snail directory by typing "cd \snail" followed by the "Enter" key.

Editor
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As before, select "MS-DOS Prompt" from the "Main" program group. Next
hold down "Alt" and hit "Enter" to make the window smaller, then
type in "cd \snail" to get to the correct directory. To start the
editor, just type "e" followed by the "Enter" key.  

To open a file, use the mouse to get to the "File" menu and choose
command "Open". Alternatively, you can hit the following keys in
sequence: Alt-f-o. Or, use the easiest way of all and just hit the
"F8" key on the top row of the keyboard. Then type a file name (like
"a-start.bas") into the light blue line near the bottom of the
window, and hit the "Enter" key.

Now move the cursor around with the mouse to get to where you want to
edit. Then type or use the "Backspace" key to change the program.
When you are finished making changes, select the "File" menu again
and choose option "Save" (or "Save As"). Alternatively, you can use
the key sequence Alt-f-s, or simply hit the "F2" key.

Running programs
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To get back to the command line window, click on it with the mouse.
The first time you run a program you have to type in the full
command, like "run spiral" followed by the "Enter" key. The next
time, however, you should be able to hit the keyboard key with an
upwards pointing arrow to retrieve the last thing you typed. Hit the
"Enter" key to complete the command.

When you are done programming, type "exit" followed by the "Enter"
key to get rid of the command line window.  To get rid of the editor,
select menu "File" option "Exit" (or Alt-f-x). This will put you back
in DOS, where you should type "exit" again.