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  1.  
  2.      ╔ áhavσ áalway≤ though⌠ tha⌠ therσ shoulΣ bσ ásomσ ásor⌠ áoµ ì
  3. orde≥ át∩ thσ systeφ environment≤ oµ ZCPR3« A⌠ Christmas¼ ╔ áeveε ì
  4. g∩ ás∩ fa≥ a≤ t∩ movσ thσ light≤ oε m∙ Xma≤ treσ t∩ makσ theφ áa≤ ì
  5. randoφ áiε colo≥ a≤ possiblσ anΣ cal∞ thi≤ order« Bu⌠ ╔ ácouldn'⌠ ì
  6. eveε áthinδ oµ anythinτ tha⌠ obscurσ  fo≥ thσ áresiden⌠ ápackage≤ ì
  7. unti∞ now.
  8.      WitΦ ZCPR3.│ yo⌡ caε changσ thσ sizσ oµ you≥ FCP,RC╨ anΣ ND╥ ì
  9. jus⌠ b∙ changinτ thσ EN╓ t∩ reflec⌠ thσ ne≈ sizes« Thi≤ i≤ ágrea⌠ ì
  10. fo≥ áwheε yo⌡ neeΣ morσ FC╨ powe≥ iε onσ instan⌠ anΣ greate≥ áRC╨ ì
  11. powe≥ iε another«  Thσ probleφ witΦ tha⌠ i≤ yo⌡ wil∞ theε havσ t∩ ì
  12. havσ severa∞ differen⌠  SYSteφ file≤ takinτ u≡ rooφ anΣ director∙ ì
  13. spacσ oε you≥ disk(s)« Iµ say¼ yo⌡ werσ t∩ makσ al∞ oµ thσ SYSteφ ì
  14. file≤ contiguou≤ iε memory¼ i⌠ woulΣ theε bσ possiblσ t∩ LOA─ al∞ ì
  15. oµ áthσ SYSteφ segment≤ togethe≥ a≤ onσ biτ filσ anΣ cal∞ i⌠ ása∙ ì
  16. SYSFCP.PC╦ fo≥ wheε thσ FC╨ i≤ bigge≥ o≥ SYSRCP.PC╦ fo≥ wheε áthσ ì
  17. RC╨ i≤ bigger.
  18.      Orde≥ a⌠ last« Iµ wσ placσ thσ SYS.EN╓ filσ a⌠ thσ bottoφ oµ ì
  19. ou≥ áSYS.PC╦ áfilσ (lowes⌠ iε memory)¼ theε thσ áPC╦ áfilσ áwoulΣ ì
  20. alway≤ bσ LOADeΣ a⌠ thσ samσ placσ iε memory« Theε wσ coulΣ áhavσ ì
  21. thσ FC╨ comσ next« Thσ reasoε ╔ sa∙ thi≤ i≤ becausσ ╔ ápersonall∙ ì
  22. thinδ thσ FC╨ i≤ thσ mos⌠ importan⌠ t∩ have« Iε m∙ compute≥ therσ ì
  23. i≤ ß flopp∙ disδ Roφ a⌠ E800Φ anΣ theε aε optiona∞ monito≥ Eprom« ì
  24. ╔ havσ madσ thσ ROM'≤ banδ selectablσ unde≥ softwarσ control« áS∩ ì
  25. wheε áI'φ áusinτ thσ HarΣ Disk¼ ╔ caε havσ 2╦ morσ ámemory« áWitΦ ì
  26. ZCPR3.│ alway≤ a⌠ thσ samσ placσ iε memory¼ ╔ caε togglσ thσ áusσ ì
  27. oµ thσ flopp∙ disδ fo≥ backu≡ o≥ boo⌠ up¼ o≥ thσ RC╨ anΣ ND╥ áanΣ ì
  28. stil∞ áhavσ thσ importan⌠ FC╨ a⌠ al∞ times« M∙ ND╥ ha≤ á2╕ áname≤ ì
  29. becausσ oµ thσ harΣ disk« Thi≤ make≤ i⌠ 1/2K«  Iµ thσ ND╥ werσ a⌠ ì
  30. thσ áto≡ oµ memor∙ whicΦ i≤ wherσ mos⌠ globa∞ area≤ arσ áfo≥ áRA═ ì
  31. DRIVERs« ┴ Ramdisδ coulΣ bσ loadeΣ oε to≡ oµ thσ no⌠ s∩ importan⌠ ì
  32. ND╥ s∩ a≤ no⌠ t∩ takσ u≡ anymorσ preciou≤ memor∙ (TPA)« ╔ sa∙ thσ ì
  33. ND╥ i≤ no⌠ tha⌠ importan⌠ becausσ yo⌡ caε alway≤ usσ thσ DU║ forφ ì
  34. insteaΣ oµ thσ DIR║ form« Fo≥ mσ havinτ thσ ND╥ a⌠ thσ to≡ ámean≤ ì
  35. thσ áRC╨ ái≤ 1/2δ lowe≥ whicΦ woulΣ stil∞ leavσ 1/2δ fo≥ áaε áRC╨ ì
  36. wheε áthσ flopp∙ wa≤ enabled« Anothe≥ ideß coulΣ bσ t∩ áhavσ áthσ ì
  37. Shel∞ Stacδ unde≥ thσ ENV« Thi≤ wa∙ i⌠ woulΣ bσ possiblσ t∩ áLOA─ ì
  38. ß ne≈ PC╦ filσ whicΦ includeΣ somσ filσ name≤ iε thσ Shel∞ stack« ì
  39. Alias'≤ áo≥ áan∙ othe≥ .CO═ prograφ woulΣ áautomaticall∙ áexecutσ ì
  40. afte≥ loadinτ thσ NEW.PC╦ file« ╔ haΣ though⌠ oµ doinτ thi≤ áwitΦ ì
  41. thσ áMultΘ CommanΣ Linσ buffe≥ bu⌠ thσ systeφ stacδ get≤ áiε áthσ ì
  42. way.
  43.  
  44. This is how it might look: SYS.PCK = (ENV,FCP,RCP,NDR)
  45.                            SYS2.PCK = (Shell,ENV,FCP,RCP,NDR)
  46. Large FCP and RCP no NDR - SYS3.PCK = (ENV,FCP,RCP)
  47.                            SYSRAM.PCK = (Shell,ENV,FCP,RCP,Ramdrive)
  48.  
  49.    ╔ áadmi⌠ átha⌠ ásomσ Ramdisk≤ neeΣ át∩ ábσ áloadeΣ áseperatel∙ ì
  50. becausσ áthe∙ havσ t∩ finΣ anΣ changσ thσ BIO╙ jum≡ vectors¼ ábu⌠ ì
  51. thσ EN╓ shoulΣ stil∞ reflec⌠ thσ absencσ o≥ a⌠ leas⌠ thσ ápartia∞ ì
  52. absencσ oµ thσ NDR.
  53.  
  54.    P.S«á   ╔á havσ renameΣ m∙ GE╘ commanΣ t∩ LOA─ iε thσ CCP¼á s∩ ì
  55. where ever you see LOAD in this document, think GET.è
  56.     Dan Jacobs
  57.      Edmonton, Alberta
  58.      Aug. 20 1987
  59.  
  60.  
  61. P.S« á╔ forgo⌠ t∩ mentioε tha⌠ iε orde≥ fo≥ al∞ oµ thi≤ t∩ áwork¼ ì
  62. i⌠ wil∞ bσ necessar∙ t∩ :
  63.  
  64.           (1⌐  Se⌠ thσ FULLGE╘ EQ╒ TRU┼ iε thσ Z33HDR.LI┬ file
  65.  
  66.           (2⌐ á Iµ thσ GE╘ commanΣ i≤ whee∞ protected¼ átheε áthσ ì
  67.                 whee∞ bytσ ha≤ t∩ bσ turneΣ oε durinτ colΣ boot.
  68.  
  69.           (3⌐  ┴ STARTU╨ alia≤ migh⌠ read
  70.                -->WH╠ SYSTEM;GE╘ E20░ SYSE2.PCK;ect.
  71.  
  72.  
  73.  
  74. RECAP of message sent to Dave McCord
  75.       In the interest of example.
  76.  
  77. HΘ Dave¼ ╔ uploaΣ ß Messagσ filσ calleΣ Z3SUGEST.TX╘ ß couplσ áo≥ ì
  78. │ áweek≤ áago« áThi≤ filσ contain≤ somσ ásuggestion≤ á╔ ámadσ áoε ì
  79. groupinτ al∞ oµ thσ SYSteφ package≤ int∩ onσ package« Thi≤ áwoulΣ ì
  80. makσ ái⌠ ápossiblσ  t∩ loaΣ tha⌠ packagσ witΦ GE╘ t∩ áthσ áprope≥ ì
  81. locatioε iε RAM« Thi≤ work≤ ver∙ wel∞ anΣ ver∙ fast« Infac⌠ oε m∙ ì
  82. systeφ ╔ havσ aε eveε bigge≥ plus« I⌠ i≤ ß MultΘ-Use≥ S10░ systeφ ì
  83. (TSS/├ áb∙ NorthStar⌐ whicΦ usσ t∩ bσ se⌠ u≡ t∩ d∩ áaε áautomatiπ ì
  84. MOVσ CP═ fo≥ eacΦ use≥ (5⌐ fo≥ whateve≥ sizσ oµ memor∙ tha⌠ áuse≥ ì
  85. haΣ áoε hi≤ bank« ╔ los⌠ tha⌠ featurσ witΦ ZCPR▓ anΣ 3« WitΦ áZ3│ ì
  86. installinτ thσ utilit∙ program≤ anΣ thσ FCP,RC╨ anΣ ND╥ wireΣ át∩ ì
  87. thσ ENVironment¼ ╔ no≈ havσ al∞ oµ thi≤ flexablit∙ bacδ anΣ more« ì
  88. No≈ á╔ caε havσ ß largσ TP┴ witΦ n∩ NDR,RC╨ o≥ FC╨ o≥ ╔ caε áhavσ ì
  89. somσ áoµ áthσ ábell≤ anΣ whistle≤ o≥ ß ácompletσ ásysteφ áwitΦ áß ì
  90. smalle≥ TPA« ╔ madσ thσ colΣ boo⌠ routinσ automaticall∙ alte≥ thσ ì
  91. GE╘ ácommanΣ iε thσ commanΣ linσ buffe≥ t∩ loaΣ thσ correc⌠ ásizσ ì
  92. packagσ iε thσ correc⌠ memor∙ locatioε fo≥ wha⌠ eve≥ sizσ imagσ ╔ ì
  93. decidσ át∩ run« Al∞ ╔ havσ t∩ d∩ i≤ changσ onl∙ onσ bytσ áiε áthσ ì
  94. globa∞ par⌠ oµ thσ MultΘ-Use≥ systeφ t∩ star⌠ u≡ ß ne≈ size.
  95.      ╔ áfee∞ likσ ß kiΣ witΦ ß ne≈ to∙ -=√ surσ hopσ heaveε áwil∞ ì
  96. bσ áthi≤ mucΦ fuε }╜-«  AlthougΦ no⌠ everyonσ caε takσ áadvantagσ ì
  97. oµ thi≤ likσ ╔ have¼ ╔ thinδ it'≤ wortΦ passinτ along« Anywa∙ thσ ì
  98. poin⌠ oµ thi≤ messagσ is¼ ╔ forgo⌠ t∩ includσ  something≤ iε áthσ ì
  99. firs⌠ file¼ likσ thσ FULLGE╘ EQ╒ in Z33HDR shoulΣ bσ TRUE.
  100. CoulΣ áyo⌡ áerasσ áthσ olΣ file¼ ╔ havσ áuploadeΣ áß áne≈ ácalleΣ ì
  101. SUGGEST.Z3│                                    Thank≤ Daε Jacobs.
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