manual as [CR]) while in batch mode (see Glossary). New users especially will 

 want to use the double space before and after "help". 



A few items are essential to your working with the computer and LIAM: 

 (1) a terminal (the tv screen with typewriter keys); (2) a modem (the small 

 box that is your telephone link to the Cyber); (3) a printer, if you want hard 

 copies (i.e., paper copies of your results); and (4) a telephone. 



Before you begin, you should be aware of one simple mistake that can 

 really slow you down: a computer, unlike children and dandelions, does exactly 

 what you tell it to do. It does not, however, tolerate ambiguity; it works 

 quickly, tirelessly, literally, but only deductively. This means that the 

 slashes and dashes you see in the instructions and commands will not stand 

 being overlooked. To the computer, they are as important as the letters you 

 enter. That goes for commas and equal marks too. For example, the dash (-) 

 symbol is equivalent to the word "begin" and the computer will not let you 

 begin without it. 



RUNNING THE PROGRAMS 



Acquiring Your Account (Username) and Password 



In order to use the LIAM program on the Cyber computer at CSU, you must 

 acquire an account username from the Instream Flow Group, Western Energy and 

 Land Use Team (WELUT), 2627 Redwing Road, Fort Collins, CO 80526, (303) 226- 

 9331, or directly from CSU. You will be given a username, which you will 

 enter at the appropriate place, along with a personal password. This username 

 and password will give you access to the LIAM program after your telephone and 

 modem connect your terminal with the Cyber. 



Procedural Constraints 



The computer procedures described in this user's manual follow the formats 

 1 isted below: 



UPPERCASE print will represent the computer's communications to you; 



lowercase print will represent the necessary information you will enter 

 on the computer; 



parentheses are used around suggestions and comments; 



[CR] indicates that you should press the "carriage return," or "return" 

 key on your terminal; 



to correct misspelled words, you have some choices: press the CTRL key 

 and the letter H key simultaneously and backspace the correct number of 

 spaces then type in the correct word; 



or 



press the DEL (delete) key; 



