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SASIXUxx.COM PARTITION INSTALLATION including sample SCREENS
Please note that this discussion applies to both the CP/M and HDOS versions of SASIXUxx.
PARTITION PROGRAM SASIXUxx PROLOGUE
As mentioned earlier, the partition program SASIXUxx is the program used to set up and test and
partition the QUIKSTOR Winchester subsystem and slaves, if they are used. In order to run, the
SASIXUxx program requires (in addition to the ST-506-compatible hard disk, XEBEC S1410compatible
hard disk controller, and compatible SASI interface board) a CRT terminal for operation. The proper
hard disk with Xebec controller is provided with your Quikstor subsystem. The CRT terminal must
recognize either Heath or ANSI-standard "escape sequences". Suitable CRT terminals include the
Heath/Zenith H/Z-19 and H/Z-29, and the DEC VT-100. The Heath H-9, the DEC VT-52, and the
Lear-Siegler ADM-3A are NOT suitable.
The SASIXUxx program is an interactive program which allows the user to specify how the hard disk
is to be partitioned. For a bit of terminology, the information, or data, that the user must specify
is grouped into fields; the fields are displayed on the CRT. -The user uses the cursor control keys
on the keyboard to position the cursor at the field into which data is to be entered, and then
keys the data directly into the field. Because not all of the fields can be displayed on the CRT at
one time, the fields are grouped into amounts that can conveniently be displayed at a time; these
groups are called screens. There are several screens that can be accessed with SASIXUxx. The
following documentation describes, for each screen:
1. How that screen is accessed.
2. The format of that screen.
3. The fields on that screen.
4. How to access other screens.
Information common to several screens is presented with the documentation for the first screen
for which the information is applicable.