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  1. .po10
  2. 
  3. AUTOMATIONí  LE╘ YOU╥ OL─ CP/═ KAYPR╧ D╧ I╘ FO╥ YOU.
  4. by Dave Green, KUAFC, September 1987
  5.  
  6. (Tips on auto-start at bootup)
  7.  
  8. Thσá dedicateΣ worΣ processo≥ ╔ usσ a⌠ worδ start≤ automatically«  ì
  9. Well¼á almos⌠ automatically«á  ╔ turε oε thσ switch¼ po≡ iε aε 8ó ì
  10. disk¼á wai⌠á ß fe≈ seconds¼á anΣ thσ machinσ present≤ mσá witΦá ß ì
  11. blanδá page¼á read∙á anΣ waitinτ fo≥ thσ word≤ t∩á star⌠á flowinτ ì
  12. (sometime≤ i⌠ get≤ jus⌠ ß trickle¼á though)«  Bu⌠ unti∞ recently¼ ì
  13. m∙á olΣá Kaypr∩ I╔ haΣ n∩ ideß wha⌠ ╔ wanteΣ wheε ╔ wen⌠á througΦ ì
  14. thσ samσ procedure«á  ╔ woulΣ turε oε thσ switch¼á po≡ iε ß disk¼ ì
  15. wai⌠á ß fe≈ second≤ anΣ finΣ aε A╛ waitinτ iε thσ corne≥á oµá thσ ì
  16. screen«á  Theεá iµ ╔ wanteΣ t∩ usσ Wordstar¼á I'Σ tel∞ i⌠ t∩ loaΣ ì
  17. Xtrake∙ (t∩ redefinσ m∙ keypaΣ fo≥ Wordstar)¼ theε loaΣ Wordstar¼ ì
  18. loτ Wordsta≥ ont∩ thσ B║ drivσ t∩ finΣ m∙ tex⌠ files¼ anΣ finall∙ ì
  19. tel∞ i⌠ whicΦ filσ ╔ wanteΣ t∩ worδ on«          
  20.  
  21. It'≤ ß simplσ procedure¼á bu⌠ it'≤ alway≤ thσ same«á  Wh∙ no⌠ le⌠ ì
  22. thσ machinσ d∩ i⌠ fo≥ mσ anΣ speeΣ u≡ thσ wholσ process?
  23.  
  24. There'≤á ßá simplσá wa∙ t∩ se⌠ u≡ ß systeφ s∩á you≥á CP/═á Kaypr∩ ì
  25. start≤á u≡á automatically«á  Thσ secre⌠ i≤ t∩ usσ ßá functioεá oµ ì
  26. CP/M'≤á "Copyóá prograφá t∩á marδ ß filσ oεá eacΦá disδá t∩á loaΣ ì
  27. automaticall∙ wheε yo⌡ colΣ boo⌠ thσ system«á  Iµ you'vσ upgradeΣ ì
  28. t∩á Advent'≤ TurboRoφ system¼á yo⌡ caε configurσ tha⌠á systeφá t∩ ì
  29. alway≤ looδ fo≥ ß particula≥ filσ namσ witΦ ß colΣ boot.
  30.  
  31. WitΦ eithe≥ system¼á yo⌡ caε makσ tha⌠ startu≡ filσ ß submi⌠ filσ ì
  32. whicΦ execute≤ al∞ oµ thσ step≤ yo⌡ normall∙ g∩ througΦ t∩á star⌠ ì
  33. computing«á  SUBMIT.CO═ i≤ ß publiπ domaiε prograφ whicΦ execute≤ ì
  34. ß serie≤ oµ command≤ yo⌡ pu⌠ togethe≥ iε ß "submi⌠ file"«  EX.CO═ ì
  35. i≤á ßá simila≥á prograφ whicΦ work≤ bette≥ iεá somσá application≤ ì
  36. becausσ i⌠ keep≤ thσ submi⌠ filσ iε memory«á (SUBMIT.CO═ write≤ ß ì
  37. temporar∙ filσ t∩ disk¼á s∩ yo⌡ havσ t∩ leavσ rooφ oε thσá disk.⌐  ì
  38. Bu⌠ I'vσ haΣ bette≥ lucδ witΦ SUPERSUB.COM«á  It¼á too¼á write≤ ß ì
  39. temporar∙ filσ t∩ disk¼ bu⌠ I'φ usinτ i⌠ becausσ EX.CO═ upse⌠ thσ ì
  40. applσá car⌠ witΦ Wordstar--m∙ lef⌠ arro≈ curso≥ contro∞á requireΣ ì
  41. tw∩ keystroke≤ t∩ movσ thσ curso≥ onσ space«  SUBMIT.CO═ wouldn'⌠ ì
  42. completσá thσ entirσ se⌠ oµ commands¼á s∩ savσ yourselµ somσ timσ ì
  43. anΣ troublσ anΣ usσ SUPERSUB.COM.
  44.  
  45. SUBMIT.COM¼ EX.CO═ (EX15.COM)¼ anΣ SUPERSUB.CO═ arσ al∞ availablσ ì
  46. iε thσ KUAF├ library.
  47.  
  48.                                     MORE
  49. .paèADD 1--CP/M AUTOMATION
  50.  
  51.  
  52. Iεá orde≥ t∩ automatσ m∙ system¼á I'vσ writteε ß submi⌠ filσá fo≥ ì
  53. eacΦ disδ oµ softwarσ ╔ use«á  Here'≤ thσ filσ ╔ usσ fo≥ Wordsta≥ ì
  54. nameΣ WSTART.SUB:
  55.  
  56. ááááB:                Logs the B: drive for text files                   
  57.     S─                SD.COM display≤ director∙ oµ disδ iε B:            
  58.                           and space available                            
  59. ááááA:XTRA A:WS;WS    Runs Xtrakey redefinition program and              
  60. or  WSááá             load≤áWordstar«á Iµáyo⌡ádon'⌠áusσ
  61. ááááááááááááááááááááááááááXtrake∙ o≥áanothe≥áke∙ádefinitioε
  62. ááááááááááááááááááááááááááprogram¼ usσ thσ seconΣ linσ instead.  áááááááá
  63. ááááERA *.BAK         Erases all backup files on B: drive                
  64.                           afte≥áexitinτ froφáWordstar«  Leavσ            
  65.                       ááááout this step if you want to save              
  66.                           backup files.                                  
  67. ááááA:                Logs the A: drive                                  
  68. ááááERA *.BAK         Erases all backup files on A: drive.               
  69. ááá                       Leave this out if you want to save any         
  70.                           backup files that end up on A:.                
  71.  
  72. Thσá commanΣ t∩ ruε thi≤ procedurσ i≤ SUPERSU┬ WSTART«á  AnΣ tha⌠ ì
  73. bring≤á u≡á anothe≥á problem«áá  Tr∙á t∩á tel∞á thσá compute≥á t∩ ì
  74. automaticall∙ ruε SUPERSU┬ WSTAR╘ wheε yo⌡ d∩ ß colΣ boo⌠ anΣ yo⌡ ì
  75. won'⌠á ge⌠ an∙ farthe≥ thaε before«á  Thσ tricδ i≤á anothe≥á freσ ì
  76. publiπá domaiε prograφ yo⌡ caε ge⌠ froφ thσ KUAF├ librar∙á calleΣ ì
  77. SYNONYM.COM«  Synonyφ let≤ yo⌡ givσ thσ commanΣ SUPERSU┬ WSTAR╘ ß ì
  78. ne≈ one-worΣ commanΣ filσ name«  I'vσ useΣ START.COM¼ bu⌠ yo⌡ caε ì
  79. cal∞á i⌠á AUTOEXEC.CO═ iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ pretenΣ you'rσ runninτá MS-ì
  80. DOS«á  WitΦá m∙ TurboRoφ systeφ ╔ pu⌠ ß filσ oε ever∙ disδá nameΣ ì
  81. START.COM«á  I'vσ alread∙ configureΣ thσ TurboRoφ systeφ t∩á looδ ì
  82. fo≥á START.CO═ ever∙ timσ ╔ d∩ ß colΣ boot«á  T∩ makσ colΣá boot≤ ì
  83. easier¼á ╔ moveΣ thσ rese⌠ buttoε t∩ thσ fron⌠ pane∞ oµ m∙ Kaypr∩ ì
  84. II«  No≈ wheε ╔ switcΦ froφ Wordsta≥ t∩ anothe≥ softwarσ package¼ ì
  85. ╔ simpl∙ inser⌠ thσ ne≈ disk¼á puncΦ reset¼á anΣ thσ Kaypr∩ look≤ ì
  86. fo≥ ß filσ calleΣ START.CO═ t∩ tel∞ i⌠ wha⌠ t∩ do.
  87.  
  88.                                     MORE
  89. .paèADD 2--CP/M AUTOMATION
  90.  
  91.  
  92. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  93. Here's a step-by-step review of the process:
  94. áááá
  95. áááá1«á    Writσá ß submi⌠ filσ (xxxxx.SUB⌐ listinτ al∞á command≤ ì
  96. ááááyo⌡ wan⌠ you≥ Kaypr∩ t∩ automaticall∙ perform«á  Usσ thσ non-ì
  97. áááádocumen⌠á modσá iε WordSta≥ o≥ an∙ tex⌠ edito≥ t∩ creatσá thσ ì
  98. ááááfile«  Don'⌠ leavσ an∙ blanδ line≤ iε thσ middlσ oµ thσ file¼ ì
  99. áááábu⌠á enΣá thσá filσ witΦ ß blanδ linσ witΦá jus⌠á ßá carriagσ ì
  100. ááááreturn«á  Thσ samplσ filσ abovσ include≤ explanator∙ note≤ iε ì
  101. ááááthσ righ⌠ column«  Don'⌠ includσ tha⌠ columε iε you≥ file.
  102.  
  103. áááá2«á    Ruεá SYNONYM.CO═ t∩ renamσ SUPERSU┬ xxxxxx.SU┬ witΦá ß ì
  104. ááááone-worΣ commanΣ sucΦ a≤ START.COM«á  Thσ forφ oµ thσ commanΣ ì
  105. áááát∩ ruε SYNONY═ i≤ "SYNONY═ newname.CO═ SUPERSU┬ xxxxxxó wherσ ì
  106. áááánewnamσá i≤ thσ namσ yo⌡ picδ fo≥ you≥ startu≡á commanΣá filσ ì
  107. áááá(START.CO═á o≥á AUTOEXEC.COM⌐ anΣ xxxxx° i≤ thσ namσ oµá you≥ ì
  108. áááásubmi⌠ file.
  109.  
  110. áááá3«á    Configurσ you≥ systeφ t∩ looδ fo≥ newname.CO═ wheε yo⌡ ì
  111. áááácolΣá boo⌠á (eithe≥á powe≥á u≡á o≥á pusΦá reset)«áá  WitΦáá ß ì
  112. ááááconventiona∞á CP/═á operatinτ system¼á cop∙ eacΦá disδá usinτ ì
  113. ááááCP/M'≤ COPY.CO═ utility«á  Afte≥ thσ systeφ copie≤ thσ entirσ ì
  114. áááádisδá i⌠á wil∞ sho≈ yo⌡ ß lis⌠ oµ file≤ oε tha⌠ disδ anΣá asδ ì
  115. ááááyo⌡á whicΦá onσ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ ruε automaticall∙ wheεá yo⌡á colΣ ì
  116. ááááboo⌠ thσ system«  Ente≥ START.CO═ o≥ AUTOEXEC.CO═ o≥ whateve≥ ì
  117. áááánamσ yo⌡ pickeΣ wheε yo⌡ raε SYNONYM.COM.
  118.  
  119. áááá      Iµá yo⌡á havσá ß TurboRoφá operatinτá system¼á ruεá thσ ì
  120. ááááTurboRoφá TURBOCFG.CO═á prograφ t∩ configurσ you≥á systeφá t∩ ì
  121. áááálooδá fo≥ START.CO═ o≥ AUTOEXEC.CO═ o≥ whateve≥ yo⌡á plaεá t∩ ì
  122. áááánamσ you≥ startu≡ procedure«  It'≤ easie≥ iµ yo⌡ usσ thσ samσ ì
  123. ááááfilσá namσ fo≥ al∞ disks«á  Numbe≥ ╕ oε thσ TURBOCFG.CO═ men⌡ ì
  124. áááái≤ thσ selectioε t∩ specif∙ you≥ automatiπ colΣ boo⌠ command«  ì
  125. ááááDon'⌠ forge⌠ t∩ writσ thσ ne≈ systeφ imagσ t∩ ß filσ anΣ theε ì
  126. ááááwritσ thσ systeφ track≤ oε an∙ disδ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ autoload.
  127. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  128.  
  129.  
  130. ááááAutomatioεá i≤ thσ namσ oµ thσ gamσ iε industr∙á today«á  Wh∙ ì
  131. ááááno⌠á automatσá you≥ Kaypr∩ anΣ le⌠ i⌠ makσá thing≤á ßá littlσ ì
  132. ááááeasier?
  133.  
  134.                                     -30-
  135.