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- 9th March 1992
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- Support Group Application Note Using StartWrite on a 1MB FD Machine
- Number: 245
- Issue: 1.1
- Author: Russell Scott/A France
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- Developer's Notes:
-
- StartWrite is included as part of the Acorn Action Pack which is sold with
- a 1MB A3010 computer. This document will explain how to get the best from
- StartWrite in this configuration.
-
- Y ou will be shown how to create your own 'working disc' of StartWrite which
- will also contain a suitable printer driver.
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- Applicable Hardware: 1MB A3010
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- Related Application Notes: None
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- Copyright (C) Acorn Computers Limited 1992
-
- Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this leaflet is
- true and correct at the time of printing. However, the products described in
- this leaflet are subject to continuous development and improvements and
- Acorn Computers Limited reserves the right to change its specifications at
- any time. Acorn Computers Limited cannot accept liability for any loss or
- damage arising from the use of any information or particulars in this
- leaflet. ACORN, ECONET and ARCHIMEDES are trademarks of Acorn Computers
- Limited.
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-
- Before you start
-
- This application note assumes that you have read, and understood, the
- Welcome Guide supplied with your computer. If you haven't, you should read
- the guide first in order to learn how to use the mouse and find your way
- around the RISC OS desktop.
-
- You will also see specific page references to the User/Application Guide
- where additional information is available, for example (User Guide - p34)
- - means refer to page 34 of the RISC OS 3 User Guide.
-
- Introduction
-
- This application note will assist the user in optimising the use of
- StartWrite when used on an A3010 fitted with 1MB of RAM. You will be shown
- how to create your own 'working copy' of the StartWrite disc, onto which you
- will install :
-
- !Fonts
- !Scrap
- !System
- !StartWrite
- !Printers
-
-
- In order to do this, you will need the following :
-
- * Your original StartWrite application disc
- * A blank High Density (HD) floppy disc
- * Acorn RISC OS 3 Applications Disc
-
-
- Creating a StartWrite 'working' disc
-
- Creating the blank working disc :
-
- 1)Format a blank High Density (HD) disc to Acorn 1.6MB 'F' Format (User
- Guide - p34)
- 2)Name the disc 'StartWork' (Welcome Guide - p31)
- 3)Dismount the 'StartWork' disc by choosing Dismount from the floppy disc
- drive icon menu and remove the disc from the drive. (User Guide - p33)
-
- Copy !Fonts, !Scrap, !System and !Printers to your 'StartWork' disc :
-
- 4) Create a RAM disc from the task manager window (User Guide - p46)
- 5) Insert your RISC OS 3 Applications disc into the floppy disc drive
- 6) Copy !Fonts, !Scrap and !System into the RAM disc (Welcome Guide - p47)
- 7) Copy !Printers from the 'App1' directory on the RAM disc
- 8) Copy a suitable printer driver from the 'Printers' directory (within the
- 'App2' directory) onto the RAM disc
- 9) Dismount the RISC OS 3 Applications disc and remove it from the disc
- drive
- 10) Insert your 'StartWork' disc into the floppy disc drive and copy the
- contents of the RAM disc to the 'StartWork' disc
- 12) Dismount the 'StartWork' disc and remove it from the disc drive
-
- 13) Delete the contents of the RAM disc (Welcome Guide - p48)
- 14) Insert the original StartWrite disc into the floppy disc drive and copy
- the !StartWrite application into the RAM disc
- 16) Dismount the StartWrite disc and remove it from the disc drive
- 17) Insert your 'StartWork' disc into the drive and copy the !StrtWrite
- application from the RAM disc to the 'StartWork' disc
- 18) Reset the computer by holding down the Ctrl key while you press the
- Reset button (Welcome Guide - p82)
-
-
- Setting up the 'StartWork' disc :
-
- Make sure you have thoroughly read and understood the section on printing in
- Section 4 of the RISC OS 3 User Guide starting on Page 59 before proceeding
- :
-
- 19) With the 'StartWork' disc in the drive, run the !Printers application
- and when the printer application appears on the icon bar, choose Printer
- Control from the printer menu
- 20) Drag your chosen printer driver onto the Printer Control window.
- 21) Make any further changes to the printer driver if necessary.
- 22) Choose the Save Choices option from the printer menu
- 23) Delete the printer driver from the 'StartWork' disc
-
- Your StartWrite working disc will now have the following structure:
-
- **** Graphics 1 ****
-
- Quit the !Printers application by choosing the 'Quit' option from the
- printer icon menu.
-
- Install/Authorise the original/master StartWrite disc
-
- Next, you need to install your working copy of !StrtWrite disc as per the
- installation leaflet supplied with StartWrite. This is performed by running
- the !StrtWrite application and then typing in your name in order to
- register/personalise your copy of StartWrite. After you have done this,
- write protect the disc by moving the tab on the floppy disc to the Write
- Protect position.
-
-
-
- Using the startup disc
-
- With a printer
-
- If you wish to use a printer then:
-
- 1) Turn your computer and printer on, insert the StartWork disc and click on
- the floppy disc drive icon
- 2) Double-click on the !Printers icon
- 3) When !Printers has loaded, quit the !Printers application by choosing the
- 'Quit' option from the printer icon menu
- 4) Double-click on the !StrtWrite application icon
-
- Without a printer
-
- If you do not wish to use a printer then:
-
- 1) Turn your computer and printer on, insert the StartWork disc and click on
- the floppy disc drive icon
- 2) Double-click on the !StrtWrite application icon
-
-
- Finally....
-
- Users of RISC OS version 3.10 should ensure that the user configuration
- setting for ADFSBUFFERS is set to zero. To see which version of RISC OS your
- computer has, press the Function key <F12> from the destkop and at the *
- prompt, type:
-
- FX0 <RETURN>
-
- If the response is:
-
- RISC OS 3.10 (30 Apr 1992)
-
- then you have RISC OS version 3.10. In this case, again from the command line, type:
-
- CONFIGURE ADFSBUFFERS 0 <RETURN>
-
- Press <RETURN> again to return you back to the desktop.
-
-
- Hints & Tips
-
- * In order that you can still use the full functionality of StartWrite, it
- is recommended that you keep documents fairly short (up to around four
- pages), and use several small files for larger documents.
-
- * While you have more memory available if you are not going to use a
- printer, it is still recommended that you keep documents fairly short so
- that you may still edit them if you wish to print them at a later date.
-
-
- For Advanced Users with Dot Matrix printers
-
- IMPORTANT: Do NOT make the following modification unless you fully understand the section
- on printing in Section 4 of the RISC OS 3 User Guide. If you choose to
- make the modification, ONLY modify the copy of !Printers on your working
- discs, NOT the copy on the RISC OS Applications Disc.
-
- Advanced users who wish to use StartWrite in conjunction with a dot matrix
- printer only, may perform the following operation, which gives the dual
- benefit of reducing the disc space occupied by the copy of !Printers on the
- working disc, and also freeing a further 16K of memory in the machine for
- documents.
-
- 1) Open the !Printers application directory on the working disc by holding
- down Shift while double clicking with Select on the !Printers icon.
-
- 2) Delete the following directories:
-
- lj
- ps
- PDumpers
-
- This produces a cut-down version of !Printers which still provides full
- support for dot matrix printers, but does not cater for inkjet, bubblejet or
- laser printers.
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