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  1.  
  2.      Thi≤ ái≤ áß filσ ╔ sen⌠ t∩ Echelon« ╔ havσ áincludeΣ ái⌠ át∩ ì
  3. explaiε wh∙ ╔ madσ thσ SYSxx.PCK's.
  4.                             Daεie∞ A« Jacobs
  5.  
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  7.  
  8.      ╔ áhavσ áalway≤ though⌠ tha⌠ therσ shoulΣ bσ ásomσ ásor⌠ áoµ ì
  9. orde≥ át∩ thσ systeφ environment≤ oµ ZCPR3« A⌠ Christmas¼ ╔ áeveε ì
  10. g∩ ás∩ fa≥ a≤ t∩ movσ thσ light≤ oε m∙ Xma≤ treσ t∩ makσ theφ áa≤ ì
  11. randoφ áiε colo≥ a≤ possiblσ anΣ cal∞ thi≤ order« Bu⌠ ╔ ácouldn'⌠ ì
  12. eveε áthinδ oµ anythinτ tha⌠ obscurσ  fo≥ thσ áresiden⌠ ápackage≤ ì
  13. unti∞ now.
  14.      WitΦ ZCPR3.│ yo⌡ caε changσ thσ sizσ oµ you≥ FCP,RC╨ anΣ ND╥ ì
  15. jus⌠ b∙ changinτ thσ EN╓ t∩ reflec⌠ thσ ne≈ sizes« Thi≤ i≤ ágrea⌠ ì
  16. fo≥ áwheε yo⌡ neeΣ morσ FC╨ powe≥ iε onσ instan⌠ anΣ greate≥ áRC╨ ì
  17. powe≥ iε another«  Thσ probleφ witΦ tha⌠ i≤ yo⌡ wil∞ theε havσ t∩ ì
  18. havσ severa∞ differen⌠  SYSteφ file≤ takinτ u≡ rooφ anΣ director∙ ì
  19. spacσ oε you≥ disk(s)« Iµ say¼ yo⌡ werσ t∩ makσ al∞ oµ thσ SYSteφ ì
  20. file≤ contiguou≤ iε memory¼ i⌠ woulΣ theε bσ possiblσ t∩ LOA─ al∞ ì
  21. oµ áthσ SYSteφ segment≤ togethe≥ a≤ onσ biτ filσ anΣ cal∞ i⌠ ása∙ ì
  22. SYSFCP.PC╦ fo≥ wheε thσ FC╨ i≤ bigge≥ o≥ SYSRCP.PC╦ fo≥ wheε áthσ ì
  23. RC╨ i≤ bigger.
  24.      Orde≥ a⌠ last« Iµ wσ placσ thσ SYS.EN╓ filσ a⌠ thσ bottoφ oµ ì
  25. ou≥ áSYS.PC╦ áfilσ (lowes⌠ iε memory)¼ theε thσ áPC╦ áfilσ áwoulΣ ì
  26. alway≤ bσ LOADeΣ a⌠ thσ samσ placσ iε memory« Theε wσ coulΣ áhavσ ì
  27. thσ FC╨ comσ next« Thσ reasoε ╔ sa∙ thi≤ i≤ becausσ ╔ ápersonall∙ ì
  28. thinδ thσ FC╨ i≤ thσ mos⌠ importan⌠ t∩ have« Iε m∙ compute≥ therσ ì
  29. i≤ ß flopp∙ disδ Roφ a⌠ E800Φ anΣ theε aε optiona∞ monito≥ Eprom« ì
  30. ╔ havσ madσ thσ ROM'≤ banδ selectablσ unde≥ softwarσ control« áS∩ ì
  31. wheε áI'φ áusinτ thσ HarΣ Disk¼ ╔ caε havσ 2╦ morσ ámemory« áWitΦ ì
  32. ZCPR3.│ alway≤ a⌠ thσ samσ placσ iε memory¼ ╔ caε togglσ thσ áusσ ì
  33. oµ thσ flopp∙ disδ fo≥ backu≡ o≥ boo⌠ up¼ o≥ thσ RC╨ anΣ ND╥ áanΣ ì
  34. stil∞ áhavσ thσ importan⌠ FC╨ a⌠ al∞ times« M∙ ND╥ ha≤ á2╕ áname≤ ì
  35. becausσ oµ thσ harΣ disk« Thi≤ make≤ i⌠ 1/2K«  Iµ thσ ND╥ werσ a⌠ ì
  36. thσ áto≡ oµ memor∙ whicΦ i≤ wherσ mos⌠ globa∞ area≤ arσ áfo≥ áRA═ ì
  37. DRIVERs« ┴ Ramdisδ coulΣ bσ loadeΣ oε to≡ oµ thσ no⌠ s∩ importan⌠ ì
  38. ND╥ s∩ a≤ no⌠ t∩ takσ u≡ anymorσ preciou≤ memor∙ (TPA)« ╔ sa∙ thσ ì
  39. ND╥ i≤ no⌠ tha⌠ importan⌠ becausσ yo⌡ caε alway≤ usσ thσ DU║ forφ ì
  40. insteaΣ oµ thσ DIR║ form« Fo≥ mσ havinτ thσ ND╥ a⌠ thσ to≡ ámean≤ ì
  41. thσ áRC╨ ái≤ 1/2δ lowe≥ whicΦ woulΣ stil∞ leavσ 1/2δ fo≥ áaε áRC╨ ì
  42. wheε áthσ flopp∙ wa≤ enabled« Anothe≥ ideß coulΣ bσ t∩ áhavσ áthσ ì
  43. Shel∞ Stacδ unde≥ thσ ENV« Thi≤ wa∙ i⌠ woulΣ bσ possiblσ t∩ áLOA─ ì
  44. ß ne≈ PC╦ filσ whicΦ includeΣ somσ filσ name≤ iε thσ Shel∞ stack« ì
  45. Alias'≤ áo≥ áan∙ othe≥ .CO═ prograφ woulΣ áautomaticall∙ áexecutσ ì
  46. afte≥ loadinτ thσ NEW.PC╦ file« ╔ haΣ though⌠ oµ doinτ thi≤ áwitΦ ì
  47. thσ áMultΘ CommanΣ Linσ buffe≥ bu⌠ thσ systeφ stacδ get≤ áiε áthσ ì
  48. way.
  49.  
  50. This is how it might look: SYS.PCK = (ENV,FCP,RCP,NDR)
  51.                            SYS2.PCK = (Shell,ENV,FCP,RCP,NDR)
  52. Large FCP and RCP no NDR - SYS3.PCK = (ENV,FCP,RCP)
  53.                            SYSRAM.PCK = (Shell,ENV,FCP,RCP,Ramdrive)
  54.  
  55.    ╔ áadmi⌠ átha⌠ ásomσ Ramdisk≤ neeΣ át∩ ábσ áloadeΣ áseperatel∙ ìèbecausσ áthe∙ havσ t∩ finΣ anΣ changσ thσ BIO╙ jum≡ vectors¼ ábu⌠ ì
  56. thσ EN╓ shoulΣ stil∞ reflec⌠ thσ absencσ o≥ a⌠ leas⌠ thσ ápartia∞ ì
  57. absencσ oµ thσ NDR.
  58.  
  59.    P.S«á   ╔á havσ renameΣ m∙ GE╘ commanΣ t∩ LOA─ iε thσ CCP¼á s∩ ì
  60. where ever you see LOAD in this document, think GET.
  61.  
  62.     Dan Jacobs
  63.      Edmonton, Alberta
  64.      Aug. 20 1987
  65.  
  66.  
  67. P.S« á╔ forgo⌠ t∩ mentioε tha⌠ iε orde≥ fo≥ al∞ oµ thi≤ t∩ áwork¼ ì
  68. i⌠ wil∞ bσ necessar∙ t∩ :
  69.  
  70.           (1⌐  Se⌠ thσ FULLGE╘ EQ╒ TRU┼ iε thσ Z33HDR.LI┬ file
  71.  
  72.           (2⌐ á Iµ thσ GE╘ commanΣ i≤ whee∞ protected¼ átheε áthσ ì
  73.                 whee∞ bytσ ha≤ t∩ bσ turneΣ oε durinτ colΣ boot.
  74.  
  75.           (3⌐  ┴ STARTU╨ alia≤ migh⌠ read
  76.                -->WH╠ SYSTEM;GE╘ E20░ SYSE2.PCK;ect.
  77.  
  78.  
  79.  
  80. RECAP of message sent to Dave McCord
  81.       In the interest of example.
  82.  
  83. HΘ Dave¼ ╔ uploaΣ ß Messagσ filσ calleΣ Z3SUGEST.TX╘ ß couplσ áo≥ ì
  84. │ áweek≤ áago« áThi≤ filσ contain≤ somσ ásuggestion≤ á╔ ámadσ áoε ì
  85. groupinτ al∞ oµ thσ SYSteφ package≤ int∩ onσ package« Thi≤ áwoulΣ ì
  86. makσ ái⌠ ápossiblσ  t∩ loaΣ tha⌠ packagσ witΦ GE╘ t∩ áthσ áprope≥ ì
  87. locatioε iε RAM« Thi≤ work≤ ver∙ wel∞ anΣ ver∙ fast« Infac⌠ oε m∙ ì
  88. systeφ ╔ havσ aε eveε bigge≥ plus« I⌠ i≤ ß MultΘ-Use≥ S10░ systeφ ì
  89. (TSS/├ áb∙ NorthStar⌐ whicΦ usσ t∩ bσ se⌠ u≡ t∩ d∩ áaε áautomatiπ ì
  90. MOVσ CP═ fo≥ eacΦ use≥ (5⌐ fo≥ whateve≥ sizσ oµ memor∙ tha⌠ áuse≥ ì
  91. haΣ áoε hi≤ bank« ╔ los⌠ tha⌠ featurσ witΦ ZCPR▓ anΣ 3« WitΦ áZ3│ ì
  92. installinτ thσ utilit∙ program≤ anΣ thσ FCP,RC╨ anΣ ND╥ wireΣ át∩ ì
  93. thσ ENVironment¼ ╔ no≈ havσ al∞ oµ thi≤ flexablit∙ bacδ anΣ more« ì
  94. No≈ á╔ caε havσ ß largσ TP┴ witΦ n∩ NDR,RC╨ o≥ FC╨ o≥ ╔ caε áhavσ ì
  95. somσ áoµ áthσ ábell≤ anΣ whistle≤ o≥ ß ácompletσ ásysteφ áwitΦ áß ì
  96. smalle≥ TPA« ╔ madσ thσ colΣ boo⌠ routinσ automaticall∙ alte≥ thσ ì
  97. GE╘ ácommanΣ iε thσ commanΣ linσ buffe≥ t∩ loaΣ thσ correc⌠ ásizσ ì
  98. packagσ iε thσ correc⌠ memor∙ locatioε fo≥ wha⌠ eve≥ sizσ imagσ ╔ ì
  99. decidσ át∩ run« Al∞ ╔ havσ t∩ d∩ i≤ changσ onl∙ onσ bytσ áiε áthσ ì
  100. globa∞ par⌠ oµ thσ MultΘ-Use≥ systeφ t∩ star⌠ u≡ ß ne≈ size.
  101.      ╔ áfee∞ likσ ß kiΣ witΦ ß ne≈ to∙ -=√ surσ hopσ heaveε áwil∞ ì
  102. bσ áthi≤ mucΦ fuε }╜-«  AlthougΦ no⌠ everyonσ caε takσ áadvantagσ ì
  103. oµ thi≤ likσ ╔ have¼ ╔ thinδ it'≤ wortΦ passinτ along« Anywa∙ thσ ì
  104. poin⌠ oµ thi≤ messagσ is¼ ╔ forgo⌠ t∩ includσ  something≤ iε áthσ ì
  105. firs⌠ file¼ likσ thσ FULLGE╘ EQ╒ in Z33HDR shoulΣ bσ TRUE.
  106. CoulΣ áyo⌡ áerasσ áthσ olΣ file¼ ╔ havσ áuploadeΣ áß áne≈ ácalleΣ ì
  107. SUGGEST.Z3│                                    Thank≤ Daε Jacobs.
  108.  
  109.      UPDATE║  No≈ tha⌠ yo⌡ understanΣ al∞ oµ thi≤ (╔ hope⌐ anΣ Iµ ìèyo⌡ áwerσ Hardwarσ inclineΣ anΣ decideΣ t∩ makσ you≥ áROM'≤ áBanδ ì
  110. selectablσ áwitΦ TSS/C...« Pleasσ cal∞ me¼ therσ arσ somσ áthing≤ ì
  111. yo⌡ áwil∞ neeΣ t∩ know« I⌠ woulΣ bσ wortΦ thσ cal∞ anΣ yo⌡ ácoulΣ ì
  112. savσ you≥ selµ ß lo⌠ oµ thσ frustration≤ ╔ wheε though«    Dan
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