Specifications

It is also important to ensure that while the temporary system is resident and before the
user's customized operating system
has been written to the ''8'' diskette that only the "An drive
be accessed. If the user attempts to read from any other logi cal drives, and a properly-
formatted diskette is
not inserted, an error would result and the QUARK system would have to be
reset, resulting in the loss of the temporary system.
If the temporary system is lost, through either using the reset or by accessing the wrong
logical drive, the following procedure will recover the temporary system:
-reset (load a copy of the distribution system)
-run DFCU QSYS.DAT and answer all questions as before
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Formatting a diskette under the new format.
To format a new system diskette with the user's custom i zed format, under the temporary
system, simply run
QCERT.
When using a one drive system, the system wi tl prompt the user to insert either disk A or
B. Disk A is the "Syste.'· and B is the "target drive A". Please ensure you read the prollPt
that displays on the screen correctly.
AO>QCERT
MEGATEL DISC FORMATTER ROUTINE
Which drive, (A - B, then RETURN)? B
Formatting disk B with •••••••••••••••
Put disk in B: and press return to continue <ret>
FORMATTING BEGUN ON DRIVE B
If any other drive were inadvertently accessed at this point, the temporary system would
have to be recovered using the procedure described in above.
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Writing the new system on a diskette.
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After formatting one or several diskettes with the user's customized format, the
customized CP/M operating system may be generated and written onto the system tracks of one of
these diskettes.
To do this, the program QSYSGEN.COM is used. This fi le is included on the
Distribution Diskette,
and hence should aLso appear on the "Work" disk copy of the Distribution
Diskette.
To use the QSYSGEN uti l ity at this point, follow the exampLe presented beLow.
AO>QSYSGEN QCftLSYS
Megatel QUARK SYSTEM GENERATION UTILITY
DESTINATION DRIVE? B
DESTINATION ON B, TYPE RET <ret>
Function complete.
AO>
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