Burroughs B 20 Instruction Manual

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TABLE OF

CONTENTS

Section

Title

Page

INTRODUCTION

Course

Overview

• • • • . • • . . • • •

Course

Objectives

• • • .

Required

Reference

Documents . . . • • •

Additional

Reference

Manuals

.•••

1

THE

INSTRUCTOR

PROGRAM

. . . . . . . . . . .

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xii

xiii

Introduction

to

Computer-Assisted

Instruction

. . . .

1-1

Program

Materials

. . . . . . . .

1-3

Required

Training

Materials

. .

1-3

Suggested

Reference

Materials

. . . . • . . . . .

1-3

Role

of

Course

Administrator

. .

1-4

Preparation

. . . . . . . . . . . . . • . .

1-4

System

Set

Up

. . . . . . . . . • .

1-5

Training

Time

Estimates

. . . . . . . . . .

1-7

Course

Administrator's

Role

During

Training.

1-8

Course

Administrator's

Role

After

Training

1-8

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Words

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Overview

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1-10

Objectives

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • .

1-10

Instruction

Block

2:

Non-Technical

Definitions

.

1-11

Overview

. . . . . . . .

1-11

Objectives

. . . . . . . . •

1-12

Comparison

Chart

. . . . . . . .

1-13

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Block

3:

B 20

System

Hardware

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Overview

. • . . . . . . .

1-14

Objectives

. . . . . . . . . . .

1-14

Instruction

Block

4:

B 20

System

Software

. •

1-15

Overview

. . . . . . . . . . • . . .

1-15

Objectives

. . • . . . .

..

...

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Instruction

Block

5:

System

(Intermediate)

Training.

1-17

Overview

• . . . . . . . .

..

.

1-17

Objectives

. . . . . . . . . .

~

.

1-17

Instruction

Block

6:

File

Management

Training.

.

1-18

Overview

. . . . . . . . . . . .

.•

.

1-18

Objectives

. . . . . • . . . . . .

..

.

1-18

Instruction

Block

7:

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and

Directory

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(Sample)

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Create

File

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Volume

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Copy

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Title

Completed

Change

Volume

Name

Form

(Dual

Floppy

Drive

B

20

Sample)

• • • • . • • • •

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(Sample)

.••••

Burroughs

B

22

Configuration

• • • • •

B

22

Disk

Drive

• • . • • •

On/Off

Switches

• • •

8-Inch

Floppy

Disk

• • • .

LIST OF TABLES

Title

Instruction

Block

Completion

Times

(Estimated)

Winchester

Disk

B

20

Commands

. • •

Dual

Floppy

Drive

B

20

Commands • • •

Volume,

Directory,

and

File

Labels

Printer

Types

• • • • . • • • . •

Spooler

Subcommands

. • • • • • . • • • • •

Commands

Used

In

This

Course

• • . • . • • •

Dual

Floppy

Drive

Standard

System

Commands • • • •

Winchester

Disk

Standard

System

Commands

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B-1

B-4

B-5

ix

Introductjon

Welcome

to

B

20

Self-Paced

Operator

Training.

COURSE OVERVIEW

Self-paced

operator

training

for

B 20

systems

is

built

upon

a

training

diskette

and

two

instruction

manuals.

The two

manuals

support

the

on-line,

self-paced

presentations

and

describe

the

software

exercises

that

train

someone

to

operate

any

B 20

workstation.

The

course

focuses

on a

computer-assisted

instruction

(CAl)

course

called

Instructor

that

helps

you

learn

by

doing.

CAl

tutorials

do

not

ask

you

to

read

a

book

but

to

begin

using

your

system

right

away.

The

Instructor

program

consists

of:

•

display

pages

that

give

students

new

information

•

questions

that

help

them

measure

what

you

have

learned

• menus

that

let

them

select

the

topics

they

want

to

learn

Further,

Instructor

talks

equally

to

three

levels

of

viewers:

•

beginners

who

have

no

experience

using

computers

•

intermediates

who

have

some

hands-on

experience

•

advanced

users

who

know

other

computer

systems,

but

not

the

B 20

series

of

Burroughs

systems

xi

Introduction

COURSE

OBJECTIVES

The

purpose

of

this

course

is

to

train

B

20

workstation

operators

at

three

skill

levels

(beginner,

intermediate,

and

advanced)

as

efficiently

as

possible.

The

course

is

structured

to

address

three

levels

of

skill

through

computer-assisted

instruction

(CAl).

We

believe

that

CAl

is

an

excellent

medium

for

training

operators.

REQUIRED

REFERENCE

DOCUMENTS

Two

manuals

are

required

to

support

the

Instructor

program.

The

organization

of

each

manual

and

the

major

points

of

each

section

are

summarized

below:

xii

B 20 Operations: Learning to

Use

the System

•

Section

One:

The

Instructor

Program.

This

section

introduces

CAl

and

explains

the

organization

and

objectives

of

each

instruction

block.

•

Section

Two:

B

20

Hardware.

This

section

describes

the

correct

procedures

for

identifying

and

using

various

types

of

hardware

found

on

B

20

systems.

•

Section

Three:

B

20

Software.

This

section

provides

step-by-step

instructions·

for

using

B

20

system

commands

to

set

up

and

control

all

aspects

of

B

20

operations.

•

Appendixes.

Four

appendixes

are

provided

for

reference

during

or

after

the

course:

A.

An

alphabetical

list

(by

first

word)

of

error

messages

and

suggested

action

B.

An

alphabetical

list

of

commands

included

in

this

course

C.

A

description

of

the

mass

storage

unit

and

8-

inch

disks

for

the

B

22

Workstation

D.

An

alphabetical

list

of

terms

used

in

the

manual.

•

Index

Introduction

B

20

Operations: QUick Reference Guide

•

Section

1:

Hardware.

Figures

showing

various

B 20

configurations.

•

Section

2:

Setting

Up

Files.

Reference

to

all

commands

used

to

initialize

volumes,

create

directories,

and

open

files.

•

Section

3:

Managing

Existing

Files.

Summaries

of

commands

for

handling

files.

•

Section

4:

Printing

Files.

Summaries

on

direct

and

spooled

printing.

•

Section

5:

Archiving

Files.

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