VISUAL 1050 Manuale utente
Visual
1050
Oser's
Guide
Visual Technology Incorporated
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Incorporated
First Edition: November 1983 (with Update Pack 1A)
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with the limits
for
aClass A
com-
puting device pursuant
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Subpart Jof Part 15
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FCC Rules, which are designed
to
provide
reasonable protection against such interference when operated in acommercial environ-
ment. Operation of this equipment in aresidential area is likely
to
cause interference in
which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be
appropriate to
correct
the interference.
Visual1050
User's Guide
Update Pack 1A
Visual
Technology
Incorporated
UD
001-001 1A
Contents
Section
Preface
Page
o
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XIII
1System Setup
1-1
Introduction
1-1
Unpacking
and
Inspecting
Your
System
1-1
Attaching
the
Pedestal Base
to
the
Monitor
Unit
1-4
Environmental Requirements 1-6
Com
ponent
Arrangement
1-7
Removal
of
Disk
Drive 1nserts 1-8
Cable
Connections
1-8
Power
On
Self-Test
1-14
IfSomething
GoesWrong
1-19
Printer
Set-up
and Test 1-20
Repacking
the
System 1-20
1n
Concl
usion 1-20
Contents v
Contents (Cont.)
Section
Page
2
Introducing
the Visual1050
2-1
Introduction
2-1
What
Vou Have
2-1
ADesign
for
Humans
2-1
Hardware
2-2
CP/M
Plus
Operating
System 2-4
Bundled
Software
2-4
The
Uti
1
ity
Manager
2-5
Compatibility
With
Other
Disk
Formats 2-5
See
For
Vourself
2-6
ln
Conclusion
2-8
3Some Basics
3-1
Introduction
3-1
The
Operating
System
3-1
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Contents
Contents (Cont.)
Section
Page
The
Visual 1050 Uti1
ity
Manager
3-2
Starting
the
System
(Booti
ng) 3-2
Operating
System
Commands
3-3
Resident
vs.
Transient
Commands
3-4
Talking
to
the
Operating
System 3-4
Command
Lines 3-5
CP/M
Response
to
Command
Lines 3-5
Running
a
Program
3-5
Of
Hangs
and
Hanging
3-6
Files and
Fi
lenames 3-7
A
Note
on
Passwords 3-9
Using
Wildcards
When
Handling
Files 3-9
Disk
Drives and
Their
Formatted
Capacities
3-10
F
ormatti
ng Diskettes 3-11
Contents vii
Contents (Cont.)
Section
Page
What
Kind
of
Diskettes? 3-12
Handling
Diskettes
3-12
The
Need
to
Back
Up
Your
Diskettes 3-15
Keys
and
Keyboards
3-15
ln
Conclusion
3-18
4Getting Started
4-1
1
ntrod
uction
4-1
UP
and
Ru
nnin9
4-1
Getti
ng
to
Know
the
Uti
1
ity
Manager
4-3
The
Prudent
Th
ing
to
Do
4-4
Formatting
Your
Blank
Diskettes 4-5
Copying
the
Distribution
Diskettes 4-6
Let's Use
the
Utility
Manager
to
Change
the
Cursor
4-9
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Contents (Cont.)
Section
Page
What
Files
Are
On
This
Diskette? 4-16
Show
Me
More
Information
About
the
Disk
Drive 4-18
Formatting
a
Diskette
4-18
Copying
the
Operating
System 4-18
Copyi
ng
the
Uti
1
ity
Manager
4-20
Copyi
ng
Fi
les 4-20
CP/M
Help
Files 4-22
Placing
CP/M
Help
on
the
'Run
Optional
Application'
Menu
4-22
Placing
a
Dummy
Program
on
the
'Run
Optional
Application'
Menu
4-26
Removing
a
Program
From
the
'Run
Optional
Application'
Menu
4-26
;,
Viewing and Printing
Fi
les 4-27
Running
Applications
Software
4-27
Contents
ix
Contents (Cont.)
Section
Page
Integrating
Multiplan
Data
with
WordStar
and DR Graph 4-29
Cast the
Utility
Manager
Away
4-29
Bring
the
Utility
Manager Back 4-30
Copies
of
the
Utility
Manager 4-31
Setting
the
Real Time
Clock
4-32
Time
and Date
Stamping
and
Password
Protection
of
Files 4-32
Reading Diskettes Formatted
for
Other
Computers
4-33
ln
Conclusion
4-34
5Extensions
5-1
Introduction
5-1
What
is aPort,
Anyway?
5-1
Logical
Deviees and Deviee Drivers
5-1
The
Role
of
the
Uti1
ity
Manager 5-3
xContents
Contents (Cont.)
Section Page
Telecommunications 5-3
Parallel Port Pin Configuration 5-4
RS232 Seriai Port Pin Configuration 5-5
ln Conclusion 5-5
6Installing Software
6-1
Introduction
6-1
What 1nstallation Programs Want 6-2
Default Values Within
Installation Programs 6-6
Wait, 1Didn't Mean It 6-7
How
Installation Programs
Ask For Information 6-7
ASCIl Characters 6-8
Printing Characters 6-9
Control
Characters 6-9
Numbers and Bases 6-10
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