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The program is menu-driven and when a particular screen is correct, or requires no
modification, move on to the next by answering Y to the question:
Is this correct (Y/N):_
The program can be aborted by [CONTROL]C keys. When all the changes have been
made it will prompt:
Do you want to update your system disc (Y/N):_
.... giving you the opportunity to retain the existing configuration sector by typing N.
It will also prompt:
Do you want to restart CP/M (Y/N):_
.... allowing you to load and try the new configuration by typing
Y.
To copy a configuration sector from one disc to another, either use BOO T G EN, or load
SET U P from the source disc, answer Y to EVERY question, inserting the destination
disc just before answering Y to the question 'D
0
yo u wan t to u pd ate yo u r
system disc (Y/N):_'.
Characters with an ASCII value less than decimal 32 can be typed into strings by
typing a
t
followed by a suitable character from the set @,A - Z, [, \, ]
,> ,_
The following options are those more commonly requiring attention:
**
InitiaL command buffer:
Any characters entered here will appear as if they had been typed into the Direct
Console Mode when CP/M is first loaded. This has the effect of auto-running a
particular program at that time. Remember' to include the equivalent of the
[RETURN] key which is represented by the two characters
t
M
For example, to auto-run D I R, the initial command buffer should contain:
D I RiM
' " .or, to auto-run the Dr.
LOGO
program, the initial command buffer would contain:
SUBMIT LOG02
i
M
Sign-on string:
This is the message displayed at the top ofthe screen when
CP/M
is first loaded. Note
the use of
t
J
t
M to give a carriage return/line feed effect. The early part of the
standard message sets suitable screen and border colours for working in 80 column
mode, and should be copied exactly if they are to be preserved.
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