Current release is 2.20 for MS-DOS (Dec-2011) - The PQMethod distribution package for Mac OS X is bundled together with the free DOS emulator DOSBox. 

Install directions

1. Download pqm220mac.zip. (2011-Dec-30)
   
2. Double-click the above which will extract PQMethod220_DOSBox.dmg (16 MB on disk) and put it where you want to keep it. You may want to then delete the zip file.
   
3. Double-click PQMethod220_DosBox.dmg to mount it as a virtual drive and display its icon named PQMethod220_DOSBox on the desktop.
4. Double-click the PQMethod220_DOSBox icon to display its contents. (Feel free to explore the contents before continuing. It would be especially useful to locate the PQManual file.)
   
5. If you don't have US keyboard and character set:
   
• Open the file PQMETHOD/DOSBox/dosbox.conf  with TextEdit, and search for the command
  
  keyb us
  
  in the [autoexec]-section near the end of the file. Change the US to GR, FR, SP, NL, etc. for German, French, Spanish, Dutch, etc. keyboard layout. For details, e.g. about more exotic languages, see the DOSBox manual.

Running PQMethod 

• Before running PQMethod for the first time it is strongly recommended to open two instruction files :
  
• PQManual.htm (local copy exists in your PQMethod220_DOSBox folder also) and
  
• help4mac.htm
  

• Double-click the RunPQMethod icon  to start PQMethod within the DOSBox emulator. A window will open with instructions on what to type at the command prompt to start PQMethod with an existing or new project.
  

• To end and close DOSBox after leaving PQMethod, enter

exit

at the command prompt.

Additional information, tips and hints, etc.

• DOSBox has its own documentation sources, the readme.txt in its application folder, and, on the web, its FAQ-Wiki. Described are DOSBox features like screen capturing and even video capturing; changing key bindings, etc.
  
  
• Switch between window and full screen with <Option>+<Enter>
  
  
  

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