User guide
Chapter 4
Printing
Multiple Files
It
is
desirable,
in
some applications, to print more than one file at a
time.
Corvus has
implemented this by providing a special area on
thE
disk that you can write files to (spooling) and retrieve files from
(despooling). This temporary file area
is
called the "pipes" area.
ThE
reason for this name
is
that like a pipe, the first thing put into it
is
thE
first thing out.
In this section you will find instructions for creating a pipes area
putting
files into the pipes area (spooling) and sending files to
thE
printer (despooling).
Although
there are many more uses for these techniques, they
arE
reserved
for
multi-user systems. For a complete explanation,
see
thE
Corvus Systems CP/M Multiplexer User Guide.
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PRINTER
How
to
Create a Pipes Area
Although the CLINK program automatically reserves
an
area
01
256K bytes
for
pipes, it
is
possible to reserve a larger
or
smaller area
NOTE: Do
not
attempt to recreate a pipes area if you already
haVE
data on
your
Corvus disk.
To
do
so
will destroy some
of
the data.
1.
Insert the CORVUS UTILITIES VOL. 1 diskette into'floppy
drivE
B.
Type PMGR and press <RETURN>. T/'Jescreen displays:
Pmgr [1.1] L)ist P)urge C)lear I)nit Q)uit _
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