Am J500 User manual
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Jacquard
Systems
J500
Operating Instructions
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JacquardSystems
J500
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perati
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Instructions
UIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII~
TR11·019·2 ,
J500
OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS
SYSTEM
II
Release
8.
1
TYPE-RITE
Release
4.0
PRELIMINARY
TR-OI9-2
DECEMBER,
1980
This
preliminary
manual
describes
some
basic
operations
for
the
AM
Jacquard
Systems
500
computer
when
used
as
an
all-floppy
system.
These
instructions
apply
when
running
Release
8.1
of
the
System
II
operating
system
with
Release
4.0
of
Type-Rite.
Included
are
procedures
for
setting
up
the
system,
using
basic
Type-Rite
commands,
and
turning
off
t~e
system.
Further
operations
are
described
in
the
Type-Rite
User
Operating
Instructions
(VI-056)
and
related
publications.
The
purpose
of
this
manual
is
to
supply
interim
documentation
to
J500
users.
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
SYS
TEM
OVERV
lEW
.............•.•.......•.
1
SETTING
UP
THE
SYSTEM
.•.....•.•.........
3
To
turn
the
system
on
..............
3
To
begin
system
operation
..........
4
To
call
up
Type-Rite
...•...........
6
US
ING
TYPE-RITE
.........•.•.•.....•.....
7
Comnand mode
.......................
7
W -
Write
a new
document
...
........
9
M -
Mo
di f y t
his
doc
ume
nt
...........
10
SO
- S
tar
t
Over
....................
11
F - Fi 1e t
his
doc
ume
nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
P - Pr i n
tad
0 c
ume
nt
...............
I3
Rules
For
Naming
Type-Rite
Document
s.
. . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . .
14
CA
-
CAtalog
all
documents
.........
15
TURNING
OFF
THE
SYSTEM
............•.....
16
ADD
IT
10NAL
NOTES......
. . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . .
18
CONTROLS
AND
SWITCHES.
..••....•..........
20
FUNCTIONAL
AND
PHYSICAL
SPEC
IFI
CAT
I
ON
S.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . • . • . . . . . . . . . . 21
SYSTEM
OVERVIEW
The J500 is a
standalone
computer
with
two
main
physical
components:
1. A CRT
screen
with
two
diskette
drives;
2.
A
keyboard.
2 INDUSTRY
COMPA
TIBLE
DISKETTE
DRIVES,
2
MILLION
BYTE
CAPACITY
FU
LL
ALPHANUM
KEYBOARD
ALARM
VOLUME
CONTROL
10 DISP
LAY
BRIGHTNESS
CONTROL
KEYS
CONTRAST
CONTROL
KEY
VOLUME
CONTROL
CONTROL
I
The
following
additional
items
are
needed
to
run
Type-Rite
on
the
J500:
1.
A
diskette
containing
Release
4.0
of
Type-Rite
to
be
run
under
Release
8.1
of
the
System
II
Operating
System;
NOTE:
Your
MSR
has
created
a "BOOT"
floppy
containing:
an
Operating
System;
General
Files;
and
TYPE-
RITE.
2.
A
formatted
document
diskette.
For
formatting
procedures
see
Type-
Ri
te
User
Operating
Instructions.
This
text
will
always
assume
that
you
are
using
double-density
diskettes
(FDOO).
Your
MSR
will
provide
these.
3.
A
printer.
2
SETTING UP THE SYSTEM
On
the
lower
right
side
of
the
J500
CRT
unit
are
three
switches:
ENABLE CARTRIDGE OFF ON
DISABLE DISKETTE
1 2 3
To
turn
the
system
on:
1.
Set
t
he
power
s
witch
(position
3
above)
to
the
ON
posi
tion
(away
from
the
screen)
•
2.
Turn
t
he
key
clockwise
(Position
1
above)
to
make
sure
that
this
switch
is
in
the
DISABLE
posi
tion.
3.
Set
the
second
switch
to
the
DISKETTE
posi
tion
by
pressing
the
lower
half
of
the
button.
4.
Turn
the
key
counterclockwise
to
the
ENABLE
position.
NOTE:
For
purposes
of
this
manual
we
are
only
concerned
with
the
J500
as
a
standalone
"floppy-based"
system.
On a
cartr
idge
disk
system,
other
devices
may
need
to
be
turned
on.
The
initial
steps
for
turning
on
a
"disk"
system
vary
slightly.
Consul
t
your
Marketing
Support
Representative
for
specific
instructions.
3
To
begin
system
operation:
After
the
system
has
been
turned
on,
several
lines
of
characters
may
appear
on
the
screen.
As
soon
as
the
word
STATUS
appears
on
the
top
line:
5.
Insert
the
"BOOT"
diskette
that
has
been
programmed
by
your
MSR
and
contains
the
operating
system,
in
the
left
diskette
drive
(00);
Inserting
a
Diskette
in
the
J500
Always
insert
diskettes
with
the
label
in
the
lower
forward
position
and
facing
the
screen.
Push
the
diskette
into
the
drive
until
it
is
securely
in
place,
then
close
the
door
of
the
drive
by
sliding
it
to
the
left,
to
activate
it.
4
When
the
FOOD
diskette
drive
has
been
activated,
the
red
indicator
light
will
blink;
after
about
20
seconds
the
word
BOOT
will
appear
in
the
lower
left
corner
of
the
screen.
Several
seconds
later
the
screen
will
display
a
pattern
with
the
following
prompt
at
the
bottom:
System
II
08.1
C1
80/09/25
ENTER DATE (YY/MM/OD)
6.
Enter
the
current
date
using
two
digits
each
for
the
year,
month,
and
day.
Then
press
the
RETURN
key
(shown
with
the
characters
RETURN).
ENTER DATE (YY/MM/OO) 10/12/05
RETURN
The
screen
will
then
display:
ENTER TIME (HH/MM/SS)
7.
Enter
the
time
(based
on
a
24-hour
clock)
using
two
digits
each
for
the
hour,
minutes,
and
(optionally)
seconds.
Press
RETURN.
ENTER TIME (HH/MM/SS)
12/05/5'
RETURN
The
J500
system
is
now
in
operation.
The
cursor
will
appear
by
itself
on
the
bottom
line
of
the
screen.
5
To
call
up
Type-Rite:
8.
Key
in:
$TYPIV RETURN
After
about
60
seconds
Type-Rite
will
be
in
operation.
The
screen
will
display
the
main
commands
menu;
pressing
the
TAB
key
will
call
up
further
menus.
A
command
prompt
appears
in
the
lower
left
corner
of
the
screen,
followed
by
the
cursor:
Command?
When
the
command
prompt
is
displayed,
Type-
Rite
is
in
command
mode.
9.
Insert
a
blank
formatted
document
diskette
in
the
right
diskette
drive
(01).
Remember
to
insert
both
diskettes
with
the
label
in
the
lower
forward
position
and
facing
the
screen.
Slide
the
door
of
the
drive
firmly
to
the
left
to
activate
it.
10.
To
identify
the
diskette
in
the
01
drive
as
the
one
you
want
to
put
your
files
on,
key
in:
Command?
GO
$CHNOM
FOOl
RETURN
PRESS RETURN
WHEN
READY
will
appear;
press
the
return
key
to
complete
the
procedure:
RETURN
NOTE:
Assume
that
you
have
double-density
capability.
The
drives
throughout
this
manual
will
be
referred
to
as
FOOO
and
FOOl.
For
users
with
single-density
diskettes
use
FP
instead
of
FO.
You
are
now
ready
to
use
Type-Rite.
6
USING
TYPE-RITE
Command
mode
When
the
command
prompt
is
displayed
on
the
bottom
line
of
the
screen,
Type-Rite
is
in
command
mode.
Command?
Type-Rite
must
be
in
command
mode
to
receive
instructions
from
the
keyboard.
Commands
are
entered
in
the
area
following
the
command
prompt,
then
executed
when
the
RETURN
key
is
pressed.
Posi
tioning
The
Cursor
The
cursor
is a
small
flashing
line
that
always
tells
you
where
the
next
character
that
you
key
in
is
going
to
appear.
The
cursor
automatically
moves
across
the
screen
as
characters
are
typed
from
the
keyboard.
Errors
may
be
corrected
by
repositioning
the
cursor
and
typing
over
the
incorrect
characters.
The
operator
may
use
either
of
the
following
to
reposition
the
cursor:
The
space
bar
moves
the
cursor
from
left
to
right,
one
position
at
a
time
and
erases
all
characters
it
passes.
The
cursor
movement
ke
s
(each
marked
with
an
arrow
move
the
cursor
right,
left,
up,
or
down,
one
posi
tion
at
a
tim
e ,
without
erasing
any
characters.
The
J500
keyboard
is
shown
on
the
following
page.
A
detailed
description
of
the
function
keys
is
given
in
the
Type-Rite
User
Oper
a
ting
Instructions,
V
1-056.
7
J500
Universal
Keyboard
8
LINE
LINE
ERAS!:
INSERT
DELETE
I
CANCEl
I
CHAR
CHAR
ERASE
INSERT
DELETE
LINE
t t
HOME
REP£AT
--
AlT
1 '
112
SHIFT~·--m'
----
SHIFT
NO
SHIFT
.~.
-----t-----
------
SHIFT
2
W
Write
a
new
document
To
create
a
new
document:
1.
Enter
the
letter
VI, a
space,
and
the
new
document
name
in
the
area
following
the
command
prompt.
Press
RETURN
twice.
For
example,
to
create
a
document
called
ATLAS:
Command?
VI
ATLAS RETURN
RETURN
Pressing
RETURN
once
validates
a
command.
Pressing
RETURN a
second
time
causes
Type-
Rite
to
enter
edit
mode.
.
In
edit
mode,
text
will
appear
on
the
screen
as
it
is
being
typed.
Corrections
may
be
made
by
repositioning
the
cursor
and
typing
over
the
incorrect
characters.
You
may
use
the
following
sample
text
to
crea
te
a
new
document.
In
Greek
mythology,
Atlas
was
the
son
of
the
Titan
Iapetus
and
Clymene.
He
was
the
father
of
the
nymphs
and,
according
to
Homer,
he
was
also
the
father
of
Calypso.
As
a
penalty
for
aiding
the
Titans
against
Zeus,
Atlas
was
condemned
to
hold
up
the
heavens
with
his
head
and
hands.
When
your
document
is
complete,
you
may
exit
by
first
pressing
the
CANCEL
key
which
will
take
you
out
of
the
edit
mode,
(the
text
of
your
document
will
disappear
from
the
screen)
and
then
entering
the
following
command:
Command?
F RETURN
Rules
for
naming
documents
are
given
on
page
14-
of
this
document.
9
M
Modify
this
document
To
call
up
an
existing
document
currently
filed
on
the
diskette
in
order
to
make
changes
in
it:
1.
Press
CANCEL
to
go
into
command
mode.
2.
Enter
the
letter
M,
a
space,
and
the
document
name
in
the
area
following
the
command
prompt.
Press
RETURN
twice.
Command?
M ATLAS RETURN
RETURN
After
RETURN
is
pressed
the
second
time,
the
document
will
appear
on
the
screen
and
Type-Rite
will
enter
edit
mode.
Changes
keyed
into
the
document
during
a
"Modify"
operation
will
be
stored
when
the
document
is
filed.
Until
then,
the
previously
stored
version
remains
on
the
diskette;
it
may
be
saved
by
entering
a
"Start
Over"
command
in
place
of
a
"File"
command.
(See
the
following
section.)
When
issuing
a
"Modify"
command,
be
sure
to
key
in
the
document
name
(including
extension)
exactly
as
it
was
originally
given.
Even
a
minor
error
will
cause
the
message
DOCUMENT DOES
NOT
EXIST
to
be
displayed.
Pressing
CANCEL
willi
clear
the
command
line
so
that
the
command
can
be
re-entered.
After
a
"Modify"
command
has
been
executed,
no
other
documents
can
be
written
until
the
first
document
has
been
filed
onto
the
diskette.
10
SO
Start'
Over
To
recover
the
previous
version
of
a
document
after
keying
in
(but
before
filing)
modifications:
1.
If
you
are
currently
in
the
edit
mode
of
your
document,
press
the
CANCEL
key
to
return
to
the
command
mode.
2.
Enter
the
letters
SO
in
the
area
following
the
command
prompt.
Press
RETURN.
Command?
SO RETURN
No
document
name
need
be
given.
The
system
will
restore
the
original
version
of
the
document
you
are
currently
working
with
and
discard
changes.
The
cursor
will
return
to
the
command
line.
11
F
File
this
document
When
you
are
finished
with
a
document,
this
command
is
used
to
close
the
document
and
file
it
on
your
diskette.
To
file
a
document:
1.
Press
CANCEL
to
go
into
command
mode.
(The
document
will
disappear
from
the
screen.
)
2.
Enter
the
letter
F
in
the
area
following
the
command
prompt.
Press
RETURN.
Command?
F RETURN
As
a
"File"
command
is
executed,
text
disappears
from
the
screen
and
is
stored
on
the
document
diskette.
Type-Rite
then
returns
to
command
mode
and
the
command
prompt
reappears
on
the
bottom
of
the
screen.
12
P
Print
a
document
Documents
must
be
filed
on a
diskette
before
they
can
be
printed.
There
are
many
possible
procedures
for
printing
a
document;
the
si
mplest
of
them
is
given
here.
NOTE:
Turning
on
the
J500
Videocomputer
will
not
automatically
turn
on
the
printer.
The
printer
is a
separate
unit.
Make
sure
the
printer
is
connected
to
the
main
power
source.
To
print
a
document:
1.
Insert
paper
in
the
printer.
Continuous
paper
should
be
used
for
documents
longer
than
one
page.
2.
Go
into
command
mode.
3.
Enter
the
letter
P,
a
space,
and
the
document
name
of
an
existing
document
currently
on
the
diskette,
in
the
area
following
the
command
prompt.
Press
RETURN.
Command?
P ATLAS RETURN
Executing
a
"Print"
command
will
cause
a
print
initialization
menu
to
display
on
the
screen.
The
print
initialization
menu
defines
conditions
for
printing
the
document;
you
may
optionally
override
any
or
all
of
the
values
currently
displayed
by
keying
in
new
values
directly
over
the
old
in
the
righthand
column
of
the
menu.
4.
Press
F3
to
print
the
entire
document
with
no
pauses.
While a
document
is
printing,
the
terminal
may
be
used
for
creating
or
editing
other
documents.
Further
instructions
for
printing
documents
are
given
in
the
Type-Rite
User
Operating
Instructions.
13
Rules
for
Naming
Type-Rite
Documents
1.
A
document
name
must
begin
with
a
letter,
but
may
contain
both
letters
and
numbers.
EXAMPLES:
REPORT
ATLAS
SANTA
R2D2
3500
3
2.
A
name
may
have
one
to
six
characters.
3.
A
name
may
have
an
extension
consisting
of
a
period
and
one
or
two
characters.
EXAMPLES:
REPORT.SK
SANTA.
Mil-
ATLAS.2
T.TW
T.4
4.
On
any
given
diskette,
no
two
documents
may
have
both
the
same
name
and
the
same
extension.
A
series
of
documents
on
one
diskette
may
have
different
names
but
the
same
extension:
REPORT.SK
ATLAS.SK
FILE.SK
FILE2.SK
etc.
Or
documents
may
have
the
same
name
but
different
extensions:
REPORT
REPORT.SK
REPORT.3
REPORT.ML
REPORT.3D
etc.
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