Owner`s manual

Page 3-7Getting Started
Correcting Typing Mistakes
You can correct any mistakes you may make while typing a command line as long as
you have not yet pressed the
RETURN
key. You can:
Press
RUBOUT
to erase single characters.
Type
CTRL
/
U
to erase the entire current line.
Type
CTRL
/
C
to tell AMOS to ignore the line.
See the table above for explanations of
RUBOUT
and control characters.
If you press the
RETURN
key before correcting your mistake, and the command you entered
was not a valid AMOS command, AMOS lets you know it did not understand the
command. For example:
.PRIMT
RETURN
?PRIMT?
.
(You meant to say PRINT.) After letting you know it does not understand the command,
AMOS displays its prompt symbol. You can now try again.
If the AMOS line editor is enabled for the terminal you are using, you can recall a
previous line to the screen by typing
CTRL
/
R
; then use the standard editing keys to
change the line. In the sample conversation above, press
CTRL
/
R
at the AMOS
prompt to recall the line PRIMPT to the screen, and use the
RUBOUT
key to back up and
erase the incorrect characters. Then type the correct characters and press the
RETURN
key
to enter the command again.
Your particular terminal undoubtedly has many features we haven’t covered in this
section. For complete information on using your terminal, refer to the owner’s manual
that accompanied it.
A WORD ABOUT DISKETTES
If your computer contains a diskette drive, that drive can either use 51/4" or 31/2"
diskettes, depending on the drive.
If your drive uses 51/4" diskettes, you will want to purchase blank, double-sided,
double-density, soft sectored, and 96 TPI 51/4" certified diskettes.
If your drive uses 31/2" diskettes, you will want to purchase blank, quad-density,
1.44MB 31/2" diskettes.
Eagle Series Computer Owner’s Manual, Rev. 03