USING THE DICTIONARY 

If installing from the ACIP CD-ROM, simply make a copy of the folder
"JIM" somewhere on your hard disk.  Then double-click on "JIM.EXE" to
run the dictionary.  (You can also run directly from the
\PROGRAMS\TIBDICT\JIM folder on the CD-ROM.)

The folders Disk1 and Disk2 are mainly useful for creating installation
diskettes for use on computers without a CD-ROM drive.  See the README
file on Disk1.

As an option, if you include the \JIM subdirectory in your PATH, then
you can use the dictionary from any DOS subdirectory by typing: 
 
jim<return>
 
Exit the jim dictionary program by responding to "word ?" with a
nul 
word ([ret] or [enter]). 
 
Request a definition by responding to "word ?" with up to 4 
monosyllables in either upper or lower case modifed Turrell Wylie 
romanization as per appendix A. 
 
Experiment with the following examples: 
 
Respond to "word ?" with: 
 
byang 
 
"SA" means "See Also" the listed related compound(s). 
 
Respond to "word ?" with: 
 
byang chub 
 
Respond to "word ?" with: 
 
byang chub sems 
 
Respond to "word ?" with: 
 
byang chub sems dpa' 
 
List WITHOUT DEFINITION all compounds which begin with the 
monosyllable "byang" by responding to "word ?" with: 
 
byang& 
 
byang chub& 
 
byang chub sems& 
 
byang&sems  (this will list any compounds which begin with 
"byang" and have "sems" as the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th syllable 
 
  
List WITH DEFINITION all compounds which begin with the 
monosyllable "byang" by responding to "word ?" with: 
 
byang* 

hit any key except <enter> to see the next definition;  
hit <enter> to request a new definition

List with definition all compounds which begin with the 
monosyllables "byang chub" by responding to "word ?" with: 
 
byang chub* 


List with definition all compounds which begin with the 
monosyllables "byang chub sems" by responding to "word ?" with: 
 
byang chub sems* 
 
List without definition all compounds which begin with the 
monosyllable "%a" by responding to "word ?" with: 
 
%a& 
 
List with definition all compounds which begin with the 
monosyllable "%e" by responding to "word ?" with: 
 
%e* 
 
ERROR MESSAGES 
 
NOT IN DICTIONARY      
 
This means that there is no definition in the dictionary for the 
requested compound.  But the list of compounds which have the 
same initial monosyllable is displayed. 
 
SPELLING ERROR 
 
This means that at least 1 of the 4 possible monosyllables is not 
an allowable Tibetan syllable according the the modifed Turrell 
Wylie romanization scheme in Appendix A. 
Jim Valby
PO Box 262
Conway, MA  01341
73711.257@compuserve.com