Specifications
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Installing
the
Customized
CP~
System
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To
generate a customized
CP/M
system for the
target
hardware configuration the following
steps should
be performed:
1.
Make
two
sets
of
back-up copies of the Distribution Diskettes.
One
of these
sets
of
copies
wi
II
be
used
in the course of the
Installation.
The
other
is
a back-up
copy
for security p,Jrposes.
2.
Start
the
first
step
of
the
automatic
installation
procedure,
QINSTALL.
This
procedure
is
in the
form
of a
CP/M
SUBMIT
fi
lee
The
procedure
wi
II
query the user
regarding the parameters of the
target
system,
and
use the responses
to
the queries
to
create modified versions of
QSYS.DAT
and
QBIOS.ASM.
3.
Start
the
second
installation
procedure.
QASETUP.SUB
is
used
when
an
alphanumeric
terminal
driver
is
being
installed,
while
QGSETUP.SUB
is
used
for
the
graphics
terminal driver.
These
procedures
will
assemble
and
link
all
fi
les required
to
create the
target
CP/M
operating system.
4.
Using
the
DFCU
(Disk
Format
Configuration)
uti
l
ity,
temporari ly assign the ''target''
system drive A format
to
be
accessed
by
drive
B.
5.
Format
a
diskette
using
QCERT.
Write the
new
CP/M
system onto the
diskette
in drive
B,
then
transfer
all
files
from
the Distribution
Disk
over.
6.
Finally, re-boot the system with the
diskette
created in drive
B.
The
CP/M
system
loaded
into
memory
wi
II
be the
new
CP/M
system, customized for the
target
system
configuration.
This completes the
list
of steps
needed
to
install
a
CP/M
system for the
target
QUARK
system.
Each
of the steps
is
described in greater
detail
in the next several sections.
Throughout
the
software
examples in
this
manual,
all
boldface
text
indicates
a
user
response
to
a
prompt
or query
from
the computer. All prompts or communication
which
will
be
displayed
on
the
screen
wiLL
be
indented. This convention
is
also
followed
in
the
CP/M
Operating
System
Manual.
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Operation of a one-drive system
This section
is
for users intending
to
set up a system with only
one
fLoppy
disk drive.
If
more
than
one
drive
is
to be used,
this
section
may
be
ignored.
Although
it
is
possible
to
use the
QUARK
with only
one
floppy disk drive,
most
users
will
find
this
configuration inconvenient because of the extra
effort
invoLved
when
making
copies of
files
or
entire
diskettes.
On
such
a one-drive system, a substantial
amount
of time
will
be
spent
removing
and
inserting
diskettes
in the single drive.
However,
if
only
one
drive
is
available,
it
is
nonetheless possible
to
bring up a prototype system
and
operate the
QUARK.
With
a one-drive system,
alL
of the Logical drives access the
same
physical drive unit.
With
drive
A:
in operation
(which
is
always the case
when
the
CP/M
system
is
first
booted up),
to
access drive
B:
requires the
removal
of the
diskette
in the drive
and
the
insertion
of the
diskette
which
is
to
be
accessed
on
logical
drive
B:.
Whenever
logical
drive
B:
is
to
be
accessed
after
having previously accesed drive
A:,
the following
prompt
wi
Ll
be displayed
on
the screen:
Please
mount
disk B in drive 0, press
<RET>
when
ready.
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