Starting A Turnkey Cp/M Package; Autostarting A Turnkey Cp/M Package - AMSTRAD cpc 6128 User Instruction
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Three useful sets of keyboard codes are provided as standard. Each configuration can
be called up from files contained on Side 1 of your system discs package:
SETKEYS KEYS.CCP
.... already described as one of the commands automatically sent by PRO F I LE. SUB,
will set up the keyboard suitably for
CP/M
commands.
Starting a Turnkey CP/M Package
Normally, all that is required is to type the package's main program name at the A>
prompt. For example to run a wages program called PAY R 0 L L • CO M, simply type:
PAYROLL
If any configurations require to be set up then perhaps a SUBmit file will be provided.
An example of this is the file LOG 0 3 • SUB on Side 3. This is invoked with the
command:
SUBMIT'LOG03
The contents of the file can be seen by typing:
TYPE LOG03.SUB
.... which gives:
SETKEYS KEYS.DRL
LOG03
SETKEYS KEYS.CCP
.... to re-assign the keyboard.
.... to run the Dr.
LOGO
program.
.... to restore the keyboard.
Autostarting a Turnkey CP/M Package
It is possible to arrange for the
CP/M
Plus operating system to automatically run a
particular program from the start-up system disc. This is performed by including the
program's name at the end ofthe PRO F I LE. SUB file on that disc.
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Using Discs and Cassettes
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