Radio Shack TRS-80 model III Owner's Manual page 37

TRS-80
MODEL
HI
DISK SYSTEM
This
command
lets
you
provide
a
command
to
be executed
whenever trsdos
is
started (power-up
or
reset).
You
can
use
it
to get a desired program
running
without any
operator action required, except
for typing
in
the date and
time.
When
you
enter an
auto command,
trsdos
writes command-line
into
its start-
up
procedure, trsdos
does
not check
for valid
commands;
if
the
command
line
contains an
error,
it
will
be
detected
the
next time
the
System
is
started up.
Examples
AUTO DIR
(SYS)
Tells
trsdos
to
execute
the
command
dir (sys)
after the start-up
procedure.
Each
time
the
System
is
reset or
powered
up,
it
will automatically execute
that
command
after
you
enter the date
and
time.
AUTO BASIC
Tells
trsdos
to load
and
execute basic each time
the
System
is
started up.
AUTO FORMS
(
WIDTH=S0)
Tells
trsdos
to reset the printer width parameter each time
the
System
is
started
up.
AUTO PAYROLL/CMD
Tells
trsdos
to load and
execute payroll/cmd
(must be
a
machine-language
program)
after
each System
start-up.
AUTO
DO STARTER
Tells
trsdos
to
take
automatic key-ins
from
the
file
named
starter
after
each
System
start-up.
See build and
do.
To Erase an
AUTO
Command
Type:
AUTO
[ENTER]
This
tells
trsdos
to erase
any
automatic command.
The command
will
be
deleted the next time you power-up
or
reset
the System.
The acknowledgement: AUTO
=
""
is
displayed
after
an
erasure.
To Override an
AUTO
Command
You
can bypass any automatic command
by
holding
down
(ENTER] while pressing
reset.
You
must
continue holding down
CENTER)
until
you
are
prompted
for the
date during
the
initialization
process.
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