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Configuration for the H89-17
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INITIALIZATION (INIT)
Initialization is a program that instructs the operating system to prepare a floppy
diskette for new data storage. A new diskette must be initialized before you can
use it. If
it
already contains data, the data will be destroyed when that volume is
initialized.
NOTE: HDOS should now be in the command mode with a prompt(>) printed at
the left margin of the console.
The "Initialization" program sets up a directory on the diskette which allows
HDOS to locate files. Therefore, it is necessary to initialize new diskettes and
those diskettes which have been run through the "Diagnostic" procedure.
Even after you have finished this procedure for the first time, you must use INIT
to prepare diskettes for storage of data. You will be able to copy the INIT file onto
your system volume(s). Then you will be able to substitute a system volume for
the distribution diskette throughout this procedure. For now, however, you
should have the distribution diskette installed in
SY~:
INIT is a "tutorial" or "conversational" program in that it instructs you when to
perform each step and asks you to make decisions. The following instructions
should clarify this conversational process, but you may refer to the appropriate
listing in "Appendix B" for an example of how the output from this program
should look.
The program will print a message each time a step is to be performed. Wait until
it has completed printing out the message; then take the actions indicated by the
numbered steps. The discussion following each step explains the options avail-
able.
1.
Type INIT
§>.
HDOS will "dismount" the distribution diskette, meaning the
operating system is no longer in control. INIT is now "standing
alone" in memory, and has taken over the following steps. To
get back into HDOS, it will be necessary to "reboot" the system.
You can do this at any time by performing "Power-Up" and
"Bootstrap," although a normal completion of this procedure
will allow you to return to the operating system by performing
only "Bootstrap." You may initialize as many diskettes as you
have available, but remember that any data or programs con-
tained on them will be destroyed.
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