zz: Edward Prentice' problem

[Ted Nelson <ted@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Is he using the download disk, or did he personally
 install under Linux?

My impression is that the install-under-your-own-Linux
 does't have the dataset that's included in the boot disk.
 Or am I wrong?

CheerzT


At 06:03 PM 11/18/98 +1100, you wrote:
>On Fri, Nov 06, 1998 at 05:48:41PM -0500, Edward G. Prentice wrote:
>> Within the demo, I can navigate around both screens, and I've
>> even added some cells to see how that works.  What I have *NOT* been
>> able to do is to get to the sample data (calendar, genealogy, etc) that
>> I was under the impression was there. I haven't figured out how to 
>> get Zigzag to read in the sample data. I figure that why I'm failing is
>> one of these reasons:
>> 	1. It is already loaded, but I haven't figured out how to navigate
>> 	to the sample data
>> 	2. I have to load in the sample data, but I haven't figured out
>> 	how to do that
>> 	3. my demo came without the same data (unlikely, since I thought
>> 	I saw kaiser wilhelm, but I don't know what I did to see that.
>> Bottom line - how do I get to something other than the 7 dimension and
>> couple of dozen actions?
>
>It's probably 1.  Try using the "q" key to open up a "quad-view" of the
>cell under the cursor, then reading the instructions which explain the
>sample data provided and how to navigate.
>
>Let me know if you need more help.
>
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