DISKEDIT VERSION2 CONFIGURATION NOTES - AUGUST 1989 ----------------------------------------------- DISKEDIT version2 is supplied on disk as a non-bootable program. This means that you cannot run it directly on receipt of the disk as it needs to be configured to boot from drive A: and run from drive M:. DISKEDIT version2, unlike earlier versions, requires a ram drive to run. On your PCW this is drive M:, and to get DISKEDIT from the disk onto M: requires a copy routine; PIP.COM does the job nicely but it is copyright, therefore I can't send you a copy even though you got one with your PCW when you bought it. To set up a disk so that you can switch on your PCW then insert the disk and wait for DISKEDIT version2 to appear, follow the instructions below. Format a blank disk using DISCKIT (see your user guide if you are unsure how to do this), then exit from DISCKIT to the A> prompt. Insert your CP/M system disk in drive A: Type PIP then press RETURN You will see a prompt like this * at the side of the screen. Each time this appears type the next one of these lines, until you have keyed them all in. There will be a short period each time when your drive light will come on. M:=A:*.EMS M:=A:SUBMIT.COM M:=A:PIP.COM That accounts for the bits I can't supply on the disk. You should still have the * at the side of the screen (if not type M:PIP). Insert the DISKEDIT version2 disk in drive A: then enter the following. M:=A:DISKEDIT.COM M:=A:UTILITY.OVL M:=A:PROFILE.SUB You now have all the necessary files on drive M:, so put your blank formatted disk into drive A: and type A:=M:*.* then press RETURN when the * shows its face again to get rid of it. Type DIR A: and you should see these files listed. DISKEDIT.COM UTILITY.COM SUBMIT.COM PIP.COM PROFILE.SUB J14CPM3.EMS To run DISKEDIT version2, switch on your machine and insert your new disk. After a bit of frenzied flashing of your drive light DISKEDIT version2 should say 'initializing . . . ' then ask you for the time. If this doesn't work, go back to the start and try again. To print the manual, load CP/M, insert the DISKEDIT disk and type PRINT MANUAL "current date". Note that the quote marks around the date are NOT optional, but you can use any text instead of the date. The PRINT command above should work for any printer, but for those with Epson-compatible dot matrix printers the ELITEPRT command may be more useful - ELITEPRT MANUAL "current date" CONTINUOUS - makes use of the 12 pitch printing facilities to produce neatly formatted print ready for punching to place in an A4 binder. There is also an option on this to allow for continuous stationery; simply type CONTINUOUS at the end of the command (or CONT or C). For single sheets, simply omit the CONTINUOUS option. Please note that while this option works perfectly on external printers (I use it on a Panasonic KX-P1091 & a Seikosha SP-1000A) I am unable to vouch for its usefulness on a PCW printer due to occasional "funnies" which occur with the paper out detection on these otherwise excellent machines. Perhaps a little jig with the PAPER command would help (PAPER Form Length=66 Continuous - read your manual!), I really don't know. DISCLAIMER: While every effort has been made to ensure that this product is error-free and easy to use, no warranty or guarantee of any sort is offered as to the ability of the purchaser to use the product or of the suitability of the package as related to the needs of the purchaser. Having said that, I see no way for any loss to be incurred if the recommendation that only copies should be worked upon is followed. COPYRIGHT: DISKEDIT, along with its documentation and associated utilities, are copyright property of Donald N McIntosh, and are NOT Public Domain. Action will be taken against anyone distributing or selling this product without written permission from the author, and all conditions supplied in this permission must be adhered to. Public Domain Software, 7 Deeley Close, Cradley Heath, Warley, West Midlands, B64 7NF is the only authorised distributor at 25th August 1989. DISKEDIT version2 is supplied here as a demo version with no write to disk capability : you must pay a registration fee of five pounds to the author to obtain a full working version. If you do not feel it is worth this much, there is a version 1.3 called DISKED1.COM which you may use without registering, provided it was supplied to you by the above distributor. To register send five pounds + disc to : Donald N McIntosh 47 Almondell Terrace East Calder West Lothian EH53 OEZor. To register send five pounds + disc to : Donald N McIntosh