Owner`s manual
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Almost every function of the System Operator requires you to be familiar with the system
initialization command file. This manual introduces you to this most important part of your
computer system. It answers these general questions:
What is the system initialization command file?
What makes up the system initialization command file?
How do you modify the file to customize your system?
1.1WHAT IS A SYSTEM INITIALIZATION COMMAND FILE?
The greatest strength of the Alpha Micro computer system is its flexibility. An Alpha
Micro computer system is "device independent"; that means you are not locked into
using a particular type of disk drive or terminal. In addition, you are not locked into a
pre-set configuration of jobs and memory partitions. This flexibility lets you set up your
computer according to whatever hardware you have, and to tailor both hardware and
software to be most efficient for your needs.
Alpha Micro computers also provide a simple way to change the components of your
computer at a later date when the needs of the users on your computer change.
The heart of this flexible system is the system initialization command file, the
mechanism by which you configure the Alpha Micro operating system (called the
"monitor") to fit the particular combination of hardware devices you have connected to
your computer.
This special file, which is named different things on different types of AMOS systems
(for example, AMOSL.INI on AMOS/L systems, or AMOS32.INI on AMOS/32 systems),
defines all of the devices on your computer to the monitor and lets it communicate with
those devices in the particular manner required by their characteristics.
The system initialization file also gives other important information to the monitor about
the setup of the jobs on your computer and the allocation of system resources to those
jobs.
System Operator’s Guide to the System Initialization Command File, Rev. 03