Owner`s manual

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Defining Eagle 550 Parallel Ports
Eagle 550 computers contain four high speed parallel ports, which are not automatically
defined for you. If you want to use the parallel ports, you will need to add the following
DEVTBL statement:
DEVTBL /SEP0,SEP1,SEP2,SEP3
You will also need to load the parallel printer driver into system memory using a
SYSTEM statement:
SYSTEM SEP.DVR[1,6]
Then, if you want to connect a printer to the parallel port, change the DEVICE statement
in the printer initialization file to reference parallel port 0 (SEP0:). For example:
DEVICE=SEP0:
For information on printer initialization files and printer spoolers, see the
System
Operator’s Guide
for your version of AMOS. For information on constructing cables to
connect a printer to a parallel port, see Appendix A.
Adding Jobs
When you increase the number of terminals connected to your computer, you also need
to modify the system initialization file so the system software knows what ports they are
connected to and what jobs they are attached to.
The steps below are necessary when you add an additional terminal to your computer.
However, one terminal and job are already defined and set up for you, and these steps
are not necessary for that first terminal.
1.To add jobs to your system, log into DSK0:[1,4] and make a copy of your system
initialization file. For example, if your system initialization file is named
AMOS32.INI:
COPY TEST.INI=AMOS32.INI
RETURN
2.Use the AlphaVUE text editor to look at the TEST.INI file:
VUE TEST.INI
RETURN
3.At the beginning of the TEST.INI file is a JOBS statement. The number following
the JOBS statement represents the total number of jobs on your computer.
Eagle Series Computer Owner’s Manual, Rev. 03