Additional Documentation; I Want To Start At The Beginning; I Want To Learn How To Maintain My Computer - Alpha Microsystems AM-6000 Owner's Manual

Where Do I Go From Here?
• AlphaMAIL is an electronic mail system for sending and receiving messages and reminders
among multiple users and, combined with AlphaTCP, over the Internet.
• MULTI is a window-based environment manager, letting you use multiple programs on one
terminal at the same time, and providing a number of desk accessory features, including a phone
list, alarm clock, notepad, and others.
• VersiCOMM is a versatile, general purpose communications system, capable of performing a
broad range of communication services.
• VP Search allows you to search for files containing a key word or series of words. If you can't
remember the name assigned to a file or its location, all you need to know is one key word and
VP Search will find it.
See your VAR for more information on these and other Alpha Micro office information products.

ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION

Now that your computer is up and running, you are ready to start exploring the world of Alpha Micro.
Your guide to the new territory is the Alpha Micro software documentation. This section gives you an
idea of which documentation to consult for directions depending on the path you want to take.
Your computer is a member of the AMOS family of Alpha Micro computers, and the software
documentation that applies to other AMOS based computers applies to yours, too.
You may purchase any book mentioned in this chapter separately; in addition, a multi-volume software
documentation library is available containing all the AMOS software books listed below. You can order
any of these books by calling your VAR.
Here's an idea of what to look at next:

"I Want To Start At The Beginning"

If you have never used a computer before, we recommend you read the AMOS User's Guide. This book
is a practical introduction to the Alpha Micro computer, containing instructions for many of the
procedures you'll use every day. It expands on many of the topics discussed in Chapter 3.

"I Want To Learn How To Maintain My Computer"

If you are going to be responsible for making data backups, adding new terminals or printers to the
computer, running disk diagnostics, and otherwise managing and maintaining the computer, we highly
recommend you read the System Operator's Guide, and obtain a copy of the System Commands
Reference Manual and the System Operator's Guide to the System Initialization Command File.
The first book explains how to perform the maintenance and diagnostic procedures required by the
Alpha Micro system software. The second book will prove an invaluable reference tool—it contains
short reference sheets on over 200 AMOS programs. The third book describes how to change your
system configuration by editing the file AMOS reads the configuration from when it boots.
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