Owner`s manual

Page 4-2 Chapter 4
Specify an extra job for the use of the BACKUP command in your JOBS statement.
At AMOS command level, the JOBS command tells you how many jobs have been
allocated, and how many have been attached to terminals.
4.3ASSIGNING JOB NAMES (JOBALC)
Once the maximum number of jobs is defined (by JOBS), you may assign names and
allocate JCB’s (Job Control Blocks) to those jobs you wish to use.
The first job listed in the JOBALC command line is the Operator Job, which processes
the system initialization command file when the computer is reset.
You may give the jobs any name you choose up to six characters long, except the first
character must not be a number, as this may confuse certain programs.
You may have as many JOBALC commands as you wish, as long as they are before
the final SYSTEM command.
Each job assigned by a JOBALC command adds approximately 1750 bytes to the
operating system. You may not use JOBALC to assign more jobs than have been
defined in the JOBS command.
The first job listed in the JOBALC command line and the terminal defined in the first
TRMDEF statement are automatically attached; the computer comes up under that job
and you see the system initialization command information displayed on that terminal.
However, except for the first job and terminal, the JOBALC command does not
associate a terminal with a job.
System Operator’s Guide to the System Initialization Command File, Rev. 03