User`s guide

Configuring the default filing system
I f your IDE hard disc is to be your only or principal hard disc you will almost
certainly want IDEFS to be your default filing system. This is partly so that the
computer can automatically find important files such as !System which you will be
putting on the hard disc.
To make IDEFS the default filing system, first quit any applications which are
running, then give the operating system command
*Configure FileSystem IDEFS ( or *Configure FileSystem 49)
Now press Ctrl Break (hold down Ctrl while you tap the Break key). Next time you
switch on and catalogue your hard disc there should be no error message.
You can still catalogue ADFS discs by clicking SELECT on their icons, and for most
purposes you will not need to think about filing systems again.
When you need to use a filing system name
Your computer User Guide explains what a 'pathname' is. In its full form it includes
a filing system name followed by a colon, for example
adfs :
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or idefs :
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. There
are certain times when you need to include this.
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From the command line
To copy a file from an ADFS floppy disc to an IDE hard disc you would normally
' drag' its icon as described in the computer User Guide.
Occasionally you might wish to copy a file by using an operating system command.
I f you had an ADFS hard disc you could type
*Copy :0.$.Original :4.$.Duplicate
Because you have an IDE hard disc you need to be more specific, for example:
*Copy adfs::0.$.Original idefs::HardDisc4.$.Duplicate
Actually, if you have made IDEFS the default filing system and not changed the
current directory, you need only type
*Copy adfs::0.$.Original Duplicate
Similarly, to catalogue a floppy disc from the command line you would need to type
*Cat
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adfs : : 0 or just * . adfs : : 0
Hint: if you first give the operating system command *-adfs-Drive 0 (or build
this command into a Boot file), you can catalogue a floppy with
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*. adfs
In programs
Properly written Desktop applications should not cause problems. However, any