How to Get an Activation Key

If you have not activated Thoroughbred Basic, you have thirty days to validate your system. After thirty days your installation or upgrade will be restricted. To get an Activation Key after thirty days, you will have to reinstall Thoroughbred Basic from the original media.

If you are not currently using the install utility, go to the Thoroughbred Basic home directory type ./b and press the Enter key. The Thoroughbred BASIC Activation Procedure screen will be displayed:

       Thoroughbred BASIC Activation Procedure


  This system contains a temporary installation of
  Thoroughbred BASIC.
  You have less than 'nn' days before the number
  of active users is restricted to 3.


              SSN = XXXXXXXXX-XX
              Installation Code = XXXXXXXXX

  Do you want to enter the Activation Key? (Y/N):

Until you enter a valid Activation key, this screen will be displayed every time you start Thoroughbred Basic. Before you contact Thoroughbred Software International make sure you have the following information handy:

Your Dealer Code.
The software serial number, which you can find on the tape or diskette label or on the displayed Thoroughbred BASIC Activation Procedure screen.
The Installation Code, which is also displayed on the Thoroughbred BASIC Activation Procedure screen.

To get an Activation Key you can:

Go to http://www.tbred.com and select Activation to immediately get an activation key sent to you.
Call Thoroughbred Software International at (800) 524-0430 or (732) 560-1377 and ask for the Activation Desk.

After Thoroughbred Software International provides the Activation Key, you must enter a valid value in the following field:

Do you want to enter the Activation Key? (Y/N):

Type Y and press the Enter key. The following message will be displayed:

Enter Activation Key:

Type the Activation Key you received from Thoroughbred Software International and press the Enter key. The following message will be displayed:

Performing final installation of BASIC . . .

After some time elapses the following message will be displayed:

INSTALLATION COMPLETE

Thoroughbred Basic will display the *JPSD - INITIALIZE DISC ENVIRONMENT screen:

 *JPSD - INITIALIZE DISC ENVIRONMENT                    date

  # ID VOLUME                        S
  0 D0 UTILS                         *
  1 D1 IDL4                          *
  2 D2 WORK                          *

 Enter Disk ID code(s) to change:


      F6 - Help

To display the Thoroughbred Basic Utilities Menu screen, press the Enter key.

mm/dd/yy - T0          THOROUGHBRED BASIC UTILITIES               hh:mm:ss
                             system information

 1)*APSD - PRINT DISC DIRECTORY        13) *MPSD - DISPLAY TASK ALLOCATION
 2)*BPSD - BUILD FILESET LIST          14) *NPSD - TERMINAL CONFIGURATOR
 3)*CPSD - COMPARE PROGRAMS            15) *OPSD - DEFINE FILES
 4)*DPSD - RENAME PROGRAMS/FILES       16) *PPSD - RENUMBER PROGRAMS
 5)*EPSD - ERASE PROGRAMS/FILES        17) *QPSD - STRING SEARCH AND REPLACE
 6)*FPSD - DISPLAY FILE PARAMETERS     18) *RPSD - OBJECT FILE MAINTENANCE
 7)*GPSD - GHOST TASK COMMUNICATIONS   19) *SPSD - TRANSFER PROGRAMS/FILES
 8)*HPSD - LIST PROGRAMS ON TERMINAL   20) *TPSD - FILE TRANSFER AND EXPAND
 9)*IPSD - HEX FILE DUMP               21) *XPSD - CHANNEL CROSS REFERENCE
10)*JPSD - INITIALIZE DISC ENVIRONMENT 22) BASIC - GOTO BASIC CONSOLE MODE
11)*KPSD - LIST PROGRAMS               23) OS    - EXIT TO OPERATING SYSTEM
12)*LPSD - LIST DISC DIRECTORY


ENTER SELECTION OR CR TO END:

You must enter a valid value in the following field:

ENTER SELECTION OR CR TO END:

Type the number for the EXIT TO OPERATING SYSTEM option and press the Enter key. If you used the ./b command to start Thoroughbred Basic you will be returned to the operating system prompt. If you are using the install utility, it will display the Installation and Updating Procedures screen:

  Thoroughbred BASIC Installation and Updating Procedures


              1)  Install New System
              2)  Install/Update User Logins
              3)  Install/Update BASIC Directories
              4)  Install/Update BASIC Printers
              5)  Install/Update BASIC Terminals
              6)  Install/Update BASIC Ghost Tasks


              Enter Selection (1 - 6) or <CR> to end:

You must enter a valid value in the following field:

Enter Selection (1 - 6) or <CR> to end:

To leave the install utility and return to the operating system prompt, press the Enter key.

From the Customization and Tuning Guide: Devices, version 8.9.1. Open this page in the PDF