Copying Floppies To A File Server - Xerox 1186 User Manual

INTRODUCTION
loading, and contains an index indicating which
modules reside on which floppies
Each module consists of one or more compiled files.
There are also floppies containing fonts and the
on-line documentation (HelpSys).
To load a module from these floppies into a
running Interlisp-D environment, insert the floppy
containing the module you need into the floppy
disk drive, and use the LOAD function to read it into
virtual memory.
For instance, to load the Grapher module, type
(LOAD '{FLOPPY}GRAPHER.DCOM)
to the Interlisp-D Executive. If you are loading
many modules, you may find it convenient instead
to first connect to the floppy device by typing
CONN {FLOPPY}
after which you could type simply
(LOAD
'GRAP~ER.DCOM).
When a module such as Grapher is loaded, the
system attempts to automatically load all the files
on which the module depends that have not yet
been loaded. If the required files are stored on a
floppy disk other than the one currently loaded in
the floppy disk drive, the system will fail to find
them.
Copying Floppies to a File Server
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Another solution, which most users with a file
server or a large disk are likely to prefer, is to copy
the contents of the floppies to the file server or disk.
Then the system can load all the necessary files
directly from the server or disk with no further
intervention. You can either copy everything on
the floppies or just the modules you need. The
Library module Copyfiles is useful for loading the
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