ICLAS / SchoolView Ultimate Manual - IBM EduQuest SchoolView Plus

Thank you for coming to my site, I have been using IBM SchoolView for a long time. There is currently no information on the internet for this system and I really wanted to fix this since IBM has no support or any incite to this product. Below is some information about this system.

SchoolView is available in four options, so educators can build networks designed to fit each school's specific needs.

With the basic SchoolView package, system operators and administrators can perform such tasks as installing programs, creating student rosters, posting daily school announcements and scanning for computer viruses. Teachers can manage classroom data, assign courseware and create and deliver assignments electronically.

The program includes a variety of on-line accessories, developed by Geoworks, including:

Calculator;

Planner;

Address book;

Comm, a communications program;

Text File Editor, for notes and readme files; also good for students who are just beginning to use the computer for online assignments;

Banner, a function that embellishes documents with 54 type styles and four special effects: Fog, 3D, and large or small windows; prints on any printer in the network;

Solitaire, an entertaining way for students to develop mouse skills.

* SchoolView with Tools: SchoolView with Tools adds four powerful Geoworks tools for faculty, office personnel and students that can be set at varying skill levels to accommodate the user's level of expertise. In addition to all functions available in SchoolView, this solution provides the following capabilities for students to develop business skills.

A word processor for memos and desktop publishing;

A program to develop original graphics, cutting and pasting;

A full-function spreadsheet that can be customized, appropriate for tasks from simple math projects to the school budget;

A database tool for students and administrators.

* SchoolView with Tools and NetWare: This version of SchoolView offers the addition of NetWare 3.12 from IBM, enabling administrators to use this package to implement an entire network.

* SchoolView PLUS: The combined SchoolView packages with the added capability of four advanced teaching tools:

IBM LinkWay Live!, for students, teachers and administrators to develop multimedia presentations and instruction via text, drawings, digital audio, graphic images, animation, and full- motion video;

Excelsior grade2, an electronic gradebook;

Excelsior quiz2, a management system for creating test documents;

LANSchool, a computer chalkboard for communicating with students.

SchoolView is compatible with most IBM courseware and productivity tools that operate on previous versions of IBM Classroom Lan Administrator System, EdLAN Versions 1.0 and 1.1, EdLAN 386.

EduQuest is an IBM company dedicated to helping improve K-12 education through the use of technology. Based in Atlanta, the company offers more than 200 educational courseware products created by EduQuest in cooperation with noted educators and software producers. EduQuest products, which received more than 75 awards since 1987, are designed to develop student skills in the subjects of reading and language arts, mathematics and sciences, history, and geography, and special needs.

Geoworks is the developer and publisher of the GEOS® graphical operating system, software development tools, software applications and support programs. The company provides sophisticated and highly efficient system software with rich functionality that will enable hardware manufacturers to market low-cost, high performance devices. Geoworks products are available through OEMs, dealer channels, republishers and electronic distribution.

INSTALLATION INFORMATION

Hardware Requirements

Server Requirements:

For new LANs the following servers are recommended:
- Original Equipment (PS/2(R) Models 77, 85, 90, 95, 95SX, 95XP) and (VMware ESX, VMWare Workstation, VirtualBox, PCEmu for Virtualized Servers)
- IBM EduQuest Thirty (for 10 and 50 Machine LANs)
For existing LANs, any IBM 386-based server (for 10 and 50 Machine LANs) or 486-based server (recommended)
8MB of memory minimum for 10 and 50 Machine LANs (16MB or more recommended); 16MB or more required for LANs with more than 50 Machines (24MB, or more, recommended)
NetWare-compatible fixed disk (160MB minimum, 320MB or larger recommended; 320MB, or larger strongly recommended for SchoolView Plus)
Network adapter card requirements for the server are as follows:
- One Virutual LAN Adaptor for single server instance
- Two or More Virtual LAN Adaptors for WAN and MULTI-Server Connectivity.
- Two Auto LANStreamer(TM) MC 32 cards are recommended for 50 Machine Token Ring networks.
- Two Auto LANStreamer MC 32 cards are recommended for 100 Machine Token Ring networks.
- Two Etherstreamer MC 32 cards are recommended for 50 Machine Ethernet networks.
- For 100 Machine Ethernet networks, three Ethernet cards are required; at least one must be an Etherstreamer. For optimal performance, three Etherstreamers are required.
IBM Monochrome or color display and appropriate adapter (color is recommended)
To install NetWare 3.12 from IBM, the server must be equipped with a high density (1.44MB, or higher) disk drive and a CD-ROM drive.

Software Requirements:

Server:

NetWare 3.12 from IBM (included with some SchoolView packages, depending on the part number selected), or NetWare from IBM V3.11, or Novell NetWare V3.11 or V3.12.

IBM DOS 3.3, 5.0, 6.1, 6.3, or MS-DOS 5.0

Note: For optimal performance, DOS 5.00, or later, is required.

Workstation:

IBM DOS 3.3, 5.0, 6.1, 6.3, or MS-DOS 5.0

Note: For optimal performance, DOS 5.00, or later, is required.

Compatibility: All IBM courseware and productivity tools that operate on previous versions of IBM Classroom LAN Administration System and EdLAN are upwardly compatible with SchoolView.

Workstation Requirements:

To install SchoolView, at least one workstation must be equipped with a high density (1.44MB, or higher) disk drive and a CD-ROM drive, unless there is a CD-ROM drive installed on the server.
One workstation equipped for backup support is recommended.
IBM EduQuest Thirty, Thirty-cs, Thirty-five, Forty, Fifty, Fifty-cs, or Fifty-five; Personal System/2(R) Models 25 (with
80386 upgrade option), 25SX, 25-286, 30-286, 35, 40, 50, 55SX, 56,
57, 60, 65, 70, P70, 80, 85, 90, 95, or PS/ValuePoint(TM) Models
425SX, 433DX, or 466DX2 Note: Workstations must have an 80286, or higher, processor. An
80386, or higher, processor is recommended, especially for LANs with more than 50 workstations.
1MB of memory minimum (4MB, or more, is recommended, especially for LANs with more than 50 machines). Most courseware requires no more than 4MB, but some combinations of applications and options may require as much as 8MB.
One double-sided diskette drive
Mouse (strongly recommended)
Displays with the following video modes are supported:
- CGA (grey shades)
- MCGA (grey shades)
- EGA (color)
- VGA (gray shades and color)
- XGA(R) (color)
- SVGA (color)

Network Adapters Supported:

All IBM Token-Ring Adapters
All IBM Ethernet Adapters
PS/2 Model 25SX with an integrated Ethernet Adapter
IBM EduQuest Thirty, Thirty-cs, Thirty-five, Forty, Fifty, Fifty-cs, or Fifty-five with an integrated Ethernet or Token-Ring Adapter

FROM A Workstation

At the workstation Login prompt

It should look like this

F:\LOGIN>

***** MAKE SURE ALL USERS ARE LOGGED OUT OF THE SERVER BEFORE YOU START THIS *****

Make sure that your SchoolView CD is in the CD-ROM drive and the Installation Floppy is in Drive A:

At the F:\LOGIN> TYPE A:G

Press Enter.

Its copying the required files to the server.

You will get a screen that sort of looks like an ICLAS Utility Screen. At this screen you can choose to install SchoolView, Install Training, Create Workstation disks and Create a new LANSpool Server. We are going to choose All SchoolView Software.

You will get this message if their are users logged in.