Owner`s manual
CHAPTER 7
FINISHING THE SYSTEM INITIALIZATION
After the monitor processes the SYSTEM commands in the system initialization command file,
the computer is technically up and running. There are a couple of things still left to do,
however, before the initialization procedure is complete. You may now include any commands
in the system initialization command file you want the monitor to perform automatically at the
time of computer start-up.
These commands are all commands you can enter from the keyboard for yourself, but it is
usually convenient to have the monitor perform them automatically every time you power up or
reset the computer. For example, you can have the monitor mount the disks you are going to
use, set up jobs, etc. We discuss some of these commands below.
After you have included the functions you want performed automatically, there is one last thing
to do before system initialization is complete—de-allocate the temporary user memory partition
in which the system initialization command file was processed. Use the MEMORY 0 command
at the end of the system initialization command file to do this; this command also allows the
Operator Job to gain access to all available memory not already assigned to other jobs the next
time the Operator Job attempts to use a command.
7.1SETTING OPTIONS
The SET command can perform a variety of system functions. For example, a SET
DSKERR command tells the computer to report any soft disk errors that occur. SET
GUARD, as another example, guards a terminal from any messages or any FORCE’d
input sent by other terminals.
Note the SET command only affects the job that used it. For example, the SET
DSKERR command above only affects the job the computer comes up under. For
information on forcing commands to other jobs, see below.
See the SET reference sheet in your
System Commands Reference Manual
for more
information.
System Operator’s Guide to the System Initialization Command File, Rev. 03