Morrow Md 11 User manual

MD11·

HARD DISK MICRO DECISION

USER'S

GUIDE·

.

MORROW

PRELIMINARY EDITION

MORRON

Dear

MD-ll

owner,

We

regret

that

your

software

assortment

is

not

quite

complete.

Quest,

Inc.

and

Audio

Light,

Inc.

are

still

modifying

Quest

Bookkeeper

and

The

Backfield

for

the

MD-ll.

These

programs

will

be

available

on

diskette

through

your

dealer

around

March

1,

1984.

In

the

meantime,

you

should

use

the

following

backup

procedure

to

protect

your

valuable

data

files:

1.

Make a

note

of

the

names

of

the

files

and

their

user

num-

bers.

You

can

tell

a

file's

user

number

by

carefully

reading

the

"file

cabinet"

screen

that

appears

before

you

run

NewWord,

Personal

Pearl,

or

LogiCalc.

2.

Format

a

blank

diskette

by

selecting

4

at

the

Co-Pilot

Utility

Menu.

Specify

1

for

normal

format.

Leave

the

disk-

ette

in

the

drive.

3.

Escape

from

the

menu

system

by

pressing

the

ESC

key

at

the

Co-Pilot

Main

Menu.

4.

When

you

see

"A>",

type:

user

•

where

"#"

is

the

user

number

of

the

file

to

be

backed

up.

Press

the

RETURN

key.

The

CP/M

prompt

changes

to

"#A>".

S.

Now

type:

pip

B:-filename

and

press

RETURN.

"Filename"

is

the

name

of

the

file

to

copy:

first

name,

period,

and

last

name~(if

used).

For

example,

to

back

up

a

file

named

"crucial.fil,"

yould

type

pip

B:-crucial.fil.

Repeat

this

step

for

every

important

file

that

has

the

same

user

number.

6.

Go

back

to

step

4

if

there

are

important

files

in

other

user

numbers.

You

can

use

the

same

diskette

until

it

gets

full.

CheCK

its

fullness

with

the

Utility

Menu

option

·Check

disk

space

and

file

size

••1

To

copy

a

file

back

from

the

floppy

onto

the

hard

diSK,

insert

the

backup

diSkette

in

the

drive

and

follow

steps

3

through

6

above.

But

this

time,

the

command

in

step

5

is:

pip

AI-B:filename

To

restore

the

file

in

the

example

above,

the

command

would

be

pip

A:-Blcrucial.fil.

When

you're

finished

"pipping",

press

the

RESET

button

to

get

back

into

the

Menu

system.

--

(*)

--

Consider

this

booklet

your

tour

guide.

It

is

written

for

people

like

yourself

who

have

chosen

Morrow's

MD-ll

hard

disk

CP/M

computer

system.

It

is

meant

to

get

you

started

with

the

MD-ll,

and

to

show

you

some'good

maint-

enance

habits.

Be

aware

that

it

doesn't

teach

you

how

to

use

your

software

(NewWord,

Personal

Pearl,

etc.),

since

these

are

covered

in

their

own

manuals.

We

want

to

get

you

hooked

up

and

running

right

away.

So,

if

you're

a

complete

newcomer

to

Computersville,

you

may

want

to

skim

Appendix

B

for

a

few

fundamentals

like

how

to

handle

diskettes.

Appendix

A

lists

the

MD-l1's

general

specifications.

NOTE:

Early

versions

of

the

MD-ll

software

assume

you

are

using

a

Morrow

MDT-60

terminal.

The

first

page

of

Chapter

1

is

written

for

software

versions

that

don't

make

this

assump-

tion.

Whichever

version

you

have,

this

manual

will

still

apply.

--

(*)

--

Copyright

1984

by

Morrow,

Inc.

World

rights

reserved.

No

part

of

this

publication

may

be

reproduced,

transmitted,

stored

in

a

retrieval

system,

or

translated

into

any

language

or

computer

lan-

guage,

in

any

form

or

by

any

means,

electronic,

mechanical,

magnetic,

optical,

chemical,

manual

or

otherwise,

without

prior

written

permission

of

Morrow,

Inc.

DISCLAIMER

No

representations

or

warranties,

express

or

im-

plied,

are

made

with

respect

to

the

contents

hereof,

including,

but

not

limited

to,

the

implied

warranty

of

merchantibility

or

fitness

for

a

particular

purpose.

Further,

Morrow,

Inc.

reserves

the

right

to

revise

this

publication

and

to

make

changes

from

time

to

time

in

the

content

hereof

without

obligation

to

notify

any

person

of

such

revision.

NewWord

is

a

product

of

NewStar

Software,

Inc.

LogiCalc

is

a

product

of

Software

Products

Inter-

national.

BASIC-80

is

a BASIC

programming

language

deve-

loped

by

Microsoft,

Incorporated.

BaZic

is

a BASIC

programming

language

developed

by

Micro

Mike's,

Inc.

PERSONAL

PEARL

is

a

product

of

Systems

International

Corp.

Quest

is

a

trademark

of

Quest,

Inc.

Relational

Micro

Decision,

Correct-It,

PILOT

and

the

Co-Pilot

Menus

are

products

of

Morrow,

Incorporated.

CP/M

3.0

is

an

operating

system

developed

by

Digital

Research,

Incorporated.

MD-ll

USER'S

GUIDE

CONTENTS

CHAPTER

1.

WIRING

IT

UP

AND

FIRING

IT

UP

Terminals

That

Work

Well

With

the

MD-11

1-1

Printers

That

Will

Prove

Convenient

to

Use.

1-2

Unpacking

• • • • • • • •

Setting

Things

in

Place

• • •

••

1-3

1-4

Connecting

the

Terminal

•

Connecting

the

Keyboard

•

Connecting

the

Printer

••

· . . . .

1-5

1-6

Parallel

Printers

•••

. . • . . . .

1-6

. . . . . . .

1-7

Serial

Printers

••

'

•••••••••••••

Unfortunately

You're

Not

Quite

Finished

••••

Terminal

Setup

••••

•••

1-8

1-10

Checkpoint

A

••••••••••••

The

• • •

•••••

• • • •

1-10

Fire

That

Baby

Up • •

••

•

••

1-11

Checkpoint

B.

• • •

'.

• • • •

••

•

1-11

Checkpoint

C

•••••••••••••••••

•

1-12

1-14

If

You

Didn't

Make

it

to

Checkpoint

C

••

Setting

Up

Serial

Printers

•••••••••••

CHAPTER

2.

USING

YOUR

MD-ll

FOR THE

FIRST

TIME

The

Main

Menu,

Revisited

•••

A

Sampling

of

the

Software

•••••••

NewWord.

• • •

••

SuperCalc.

Correct-It

Personal

Pearl

• • • • • • • • •

· . .

2-2

2-3

2-6

2-7

Quest

•••••

• • • • • • •

2-8

The

Backfield

•••

BASIC

and

BAZIC

••

PARK • • • • •

ESC:

Exit

to

CP/M.

• • •

••

2-8

• • • • • • • • •

2-10

• • • • • • •

2-10

• • . . • . • • •

2-11

APPENDIX

B.

THE

ABSOLUTE/ESSENTIALS

Types

of

Software

• • • • • • • •

••

•••

B-1

Computer

Hardware

• • • • • • • • • • • •

•.•

•

B-3

Disks

and

Disk

Drives

• •

••

•

B-3

Disk

Drive

Letters

• • • • •

B-4

The

Hard

Disk.

• • • • •

-.

• • • • • • •

B-4

Floppies:

Why

Are

They

So

Sensitive,

Anyway?

B-5

Formatting

Diskettes

• • • • • • • • • • • •

B-6

Write

Protection

• • • • • • •

••

•••

B-7

Procedure

for

Inserting

Diskettes.

•••

B-8

About

Your

Keyboard

• • • • • • •

••

•••

B-9

ESC

Key.

• • . • • • • • • • • • • •

B-9

CAPS

LOCK

Key.

• • • • • • • •

B-9

SHIFT

Key.

••••••

•

B-10

CTRL

Key

. • . • • • . .

B-10

BACK

SPACE

Key

• • . • • • .

B-10

DELETE

Key

.•.

•••

• • •

B-10

RETURN

Key

.•••

• • • • •

B-11

NO

SCROLL

Key.

• • • • •

••.••.

B-11

Numeric

Keypad

•

•••••••••

.

B-11

Special

Symbol

Keys.

• • •

••

•

••••

B-11

Function

Keys.

• • • • . • • • • • .

B-12

Cursor

Keys.

. .

•.

•

•••••••.•

B-12

APPENDIX

C.

GLOSSARY

APPENDIX

D.

CONNECTING DEVICES

TO

THE

MD-1l

Types

of

Transmission

• • • . • • • • •

D-1

The

RS-232

Connectors..

.•••

D-3

The

Centronics

Connector

• • • • • •

D-4

The

Auxiliary

Connector.

• • • • • • • •

D-4

The

RS-422

Connector

• • • • • • • • • • • •

D-5

Crash

Course

in

Baud

Rates

and

Protocol

• • • •

D-5

The

SETUP

Program

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

D-6

Using

Two

Printers.

• • • • •

••

•••••

D-9

Jumper

Options.

• • • • • • • • • • • •

••

D-10

JPA/JPB

Factory

Settings

• • • • • • • • • •

D-13

JPA

and

JPB

Settings

for

Modems

•••••••

D-15

Factory

Settings

for

JPC

• • • • • • • • • •

D-17

JPC

Settings

for

Modems.

•••

•

••

D-20

CP/M

Device

Definitions

• • • • • • • •

D-21

Port

Addresses.

• • • • • •

••••••

D-21

RS-422

P

in

Connections..

• • • • • • • • •

D-22

The

Expansion

Connector

• • • • • • • •

••

D-23

CHAPTER

S.

ERRORS

AND

OTHER NUISANCES

Drive

Not

Ready

Write

Protected

Not

Found

Data

Address

CRC

Error.

ID

Address

CRC

Error.

Data

Error.

Equipment

Failure

Media

Failure

Seek

Error.

Unable

to

Remap

Unknown

Error

Code.

Error

Message

Responses

R

to

Try

Again

A -

to

Abort

I -

to

Ignore.

Nonrecoverable

Errors

Select

Error

Disk

Read

Only

File

Read

Only

Summary

APPENDIX

A.

ABOUT

YOUR

SYSTEM

The

Operating

System.

The

Hard

Disk

Itself.

How

Floppies

Fit

Into

the

Picture

Virtual

Drives.

System

Hardware

System

Software

System

Requirements

Optional

Hardware

Printers

Moderns

Additional

Software

The

Co-Pilot

Menus.

5-2

5-3

5-4

5-5

5-6

5~7

A-l

A-I

A-2

A-3

A-4

A-5

A-6

A-7

CHAPTER 2

continued

The

Utility

Menu:

Your

Tool

Box

•••••

Display

a

Directory

••••••••••

View

or

Print

a

File

•

Copy

a

File

or

Files

• • • • •

Format

a

Diskette..

•••

••

Check

Space

and

File

Size

•••••••

Execute

a CP/M Command •

•••••

Rename

or

Erase

a

File

• •

Basic

Training

in

CP/M • • • • • •

Whew1 • • • • • • • • • • . .

CHAPTER

3.

ABOUT

THE

PROGRAMS

IN

USER e

•

2-12

•

2-13

•

2-13

• • •

2-15

• • •

2-16

•

2-17

•

2-18

• • •

2-20

• • •

2-21

• • •

2-22

PARK.

COM.

.

FORMAT.COM.

SETUP

.COM

. .

PILOT.COM •

PROFILE.SUB

BACKUP.COM.

. . . . . • • • • •

3-2

. ... • • .

3-3

• . .

3-4

• • •

3-4

• • •

3-5

• • .

3-6

FOREIGN.COM

•.•.

. . . • • •

3-7

INIT

.

COM.

• . • . . . • • • • • • • • • • •

3-8

COPYSYS.COM

•..••••

• • •

3-9

LOAD.COM..

•

••••••

·

3-10

VERIFY.

COM.

. . . • • • • • • • • • • •

3-11

CHAPTER

4.

MO-11 QUESTIONS

AND

ANSWERS

Restrictions

on

File

Names.

• • • • • •

4-1

Disk

Drive

Letters.

• • • • • •

4-2

Booting

From

the

Floppy

• • • • • • • •

4-3

Disabling

the

Menus

• • • •

4-4

Booting

Defined

• • • • •

••

•••

4-5

Modifying

NewWord • • • • • • • •

••

•

4-6

Printing

and

Typing

Simultaneously.

• • • • • •

4-7

Adding

Other

Software

to

the

Hard

Disk.

• • • •

4-9

Using

Foreign

Diskettes

• • • • • • • • • • • •

4-11

Translating

the

Menus

Into

Another

Language

• •

4-13

When

to

Press

RESET,

and

When

Not

To

••••••

4-15

The

RS-422

Connector

••••••••••••••

4-16

Changing

Hardware

After

Installing

the

Software

4-16

Learning

About

CP/M • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

4-18

Running

Your

Programs

Directly

From

CP/M

••••

4-18

CHAPTER

1

WIRING

IT

UP

AND

FIRING

IT

UP

By

the

end

of

this

chapter,

you

will

be

through

all

the

rigamarole

of

unpacking,

connecting

cables,

testing

the

hardware,

and

installing

the

software.

This

should

take

less

than

an

hour.

Be

sure

you

have

the

following

equipment:

o

Terminal

and

its

cable

o

Printer

(optional)

and

its

cable

o

10

soft-sectored,

double-sided

diskettes

You

can

get

by

with

just

one

diskette

for

the

moment,

so

don't

rush

off

to

the

dealer

if

you

don't

have

ten.

The

only

thing

that

can

hang

you

up

is

having

a

truly

unusual

terminal

or

printer.

Check

the

lists

below

to

find

your

hardware,

or

a

model

that

operates

exactly

the

same

as

yours.

If

you

don't

find

them,

ask

your

dealer

about

the

"emulation

capabilities"

of

your

termi-

nal

or

printer.

In

any

case,

you'll

still

be

able

to

work

through

all

the

steps

but

you

may

be

left

wishing

you'd

bought

a

more

popular

model.

Terminals

That

Work

Well

With

the

MD-ll

---------- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---

Any

Morrow

model

(MDT-60

or

MT-70

recommended)

ACT

SA

ADDS

Viewpoint

DEC

VT52

or

VT100

Hazeltine

1420

or

1500

Heath

H19

IBM

3101

Lear

Siegler

ADM-3A, ADM-5, ADM-22,

and

ADM-3l

Qume

102

SOROC

10-120

Teleray

Televideo

910,

9l2C/920,

and

925/950

Visual

200

Wyse

If

your

terminal

(or

one

yours

can

emulate)

isn't

up

there,

and

you

see

a

similar

list

onscreen

during

this

phase,

select

"None

of

the

above".

1-1

Printers

That

Will

Prove

Convenient

~

B!!

The

MD-1l

will

work

with

practically

any

printer,

but

your

wordprocessing

program,

NewWord,

is

a

bit

more

picky.

When

you

reach

the

point

of

installing

NewWord,

you'll

see

this

list:

Simple

Draft

printer

Typewriter

printer

Qume

Sprint

11

Silver

Reed

EXP550

Diablo

1610/20/40/50

Diablo

630

NEC

Spinwriter

2000

series

NEC

Spinwriter

3500

series

NEC

Spinwriter

5500

series

Okidata

Microline

84

(step

2)

Okidata

models

92/93

Epson

MX80/l00

&

FX80/l00

C.Itoh

Prowriter

"

Morrow's

MP100/200/300

series

If

you

see

yours

in

there

(or

one

yours

can

emulate),

great.

If

not,

you'll'have

to

figure

out

whether

yours

qualifies

as

a

"Draft"

or

"Typewriter"

printer.

Read

about

this

under

Printers

in

the

Encyclopedia

section

of

the

NewWord

User's

Guide.

(Hint:

if

in

doubt,

pick

Draft

printer.)

With

those

preliminaries

behind

us,

let's

move

on.

1-2

Unpacking

You

don't

really

need

instructions

for

unpacking,

do

you?

Since

you're

reading

this,

you

must

have

exercised

a

little

initiative

already.

However:

NOTE:

Keep

your

packing

materials.

The

MD-1l

carton

was

specially

designed

to

give

maximum

shock

protection

for

the

hard

disk

during

shipment.

Q:

What

is

wrong

with

this

picture?

1-3

Setting

Things

in

Place

Any

sturdy

desk

or

table

top

is

alright.

Treat

the

hardware

as

you

would

a

fine

component

stereo.

Here

are

a

few

hints

that

might

help

you

out:

1.

Consider

the

comfort

of

your

arms

and

shoulders

,when

deciding

where

to

put

the

keyboard.

Most

normal

desk

tops

are

really

too

high

for

long-

term

typing.

2.

Put

the

screen

at

a

convenient

level

for

your

eyes,

especially

if

you

wear

bi-focals.

3.

Make

sure

you

can

reach

the

power

switch

on

the

rear

of

the

MD-II

without

too

much

strain.

(It

was

intentionally

put

in

a

less-than-convenient

place

so

you'd

never

shut

it

off

by

accident.)

4.

Don't

strive

for

the

perfect

arrangement

just

yet.

You'll

still

be

moving

things

around

when

you're

attaching

the

cables,

which

comes

next.

1-4

Connecting

the

Terminal

DON'T

PLUG

ANYTHING

INTO

POWER

SOCKETS

YET.

Locate

the

cable

that

came

with

your

terminal.

If

you

happen

to

have

a

serial

printer,

the

terminal

and

printer

cables

might

look

almost

identical.

Endeavor

not

to

confuse

them.

You'll

be

happy

to

know

that

the

plugs

on

the

termi-

nal

cable

cannot

be

connected

upside

down,

and

it

doesn't

matter

which

end

of

the

cable

is

which.

So

proceed

to

connect

one

end

to

the

TERMINAL

socket

on

the,MD-II,

and

the

other

to

the

socket

on

the

terminal.

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Figure

1-1:

Terminal

Cable

Connection

(MDT-6B

Terminal

shown)

If

the

terminal

has

two

possible

places

to

connect

the

cable,

pick

the

one

labelled

MAIN,

RS-232,

or

MODEM.

Avoid

connectors

labelled

PRINTER

or

AUX.

1-5

Connecting

the

Keyboard

Some

terminals

won't

require

this

step.

But

most

that

have

detachable

keyboards

will

have

a

coiled

cable

that

plugs

into

the

terminal

somewhere.

Check

your

ter-

minal

manual

should

the

socket

elude

you.

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o

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1

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Figure

1-2:

Connecting

the

MDT-6a

Keyboard

Connecting

the

Printer

There

printer,

printer.

are

two

possibilities:

you

have

a

serial

or

a

parallel

(also

called

"Centronics

ll

)

A

few

printers

can

play

it

either

way.

Parallel

printers

usually

have

wide,

with

connectors

that

differ

from

one

end

to

Serial

printers

have

thin

round

cables

with

just

like

those

on

the

terminal

cable.

1-6

flat

cables

the

other.

connectors

Parallel

Printers

It

should

be

obvious

that

one

end

of

the

cable

matches

the

oblong

connector

on

the

printer.

Go

ahead

and

make

this

connection.

You

can't

do

it

upside

down.

If

there

are

little

metal

clips

that

fasten

the

plug

to

the

printer,

try

clipping

them.

But

if

they

give

you

too

much

trouble,

forget

it

(unless

you

live

in

an

active

fault

zone).

Figure

1-3:

Connecting

the

34-pin

Plug

Now

comes

the

only

place

where

you

could

go

wrong.

The

other

end

of

the

parallel

cable

attaches

to

the

edge

of

the

board

sticking

out

of

the

MD-1l's

rear

(labelled

CENTRONICS PARALLEL).

It

is

possible

to

connect

this

one

upside

down.

If

you

folloW-the

illustration

above

you'll

be

alright.

The

ribbon

of

wires

should

flow

out

of

the

BOTTOM

of

the

connector.

P1gure

1-41

Connecting

a

Parallel

Printer

(MP-188

shown)

1-7

Serial

Printers

This

is

about

the

same

as

connecting

the

terminal.

One

end

of

the

printer's

cable

goes

to

the

MD-1l

connec-

tor

labelled

PRINTER /

MODEM,

and

the

other

goes

to

the

printer.

Enough

said

•.

Figure

1-5:

Serial

Printer

Connection

(Mythical

printer

shown)

Unfortunately

You're

Not

Quite

Finished

That

was

easy

enough.

Now

things

can

get

a

little

murky.

The

MD-l1

comes

from

the

factory

with

a

few

assumptions

built

in:

you

have

to

make

sure

that

the

printer

and

terminal

adhere

to

these

assumptions,

and

if

that's

not

possible,

that

you

change

the

MD-ll's

picture

of

the

world

accordingly.

We'll

deal

with

the

terminal

now,

and

the

printer

a

little

later.

Terminal

Setup

Most

terminals

have

itsy-bitsy

switches

on

them

that

determine

how

they'll

communicate

with

a

computer.

Other~

use

"software

settings"

instead

of

switches.

In

either

case,

you

need

to

verify

that

the

terminal

is

set

up

right

for

the

MD-Il.

The

procedure

for

doing

so

is

different

for

every

model

of

terminal,

so

consult

your

terminal

manual

or

make

your

dealer

do

it.

There

is

a

real

possibility,

however,

that

your

terminal

will

be

set

up

correctly

even

before

you

unpack

it.

1-8

We'll

use

the

Morrow

MDT-60

terminal

as

an

example.

The

assumptions

that

the

MD-II

is

making

are

these:

Baud

rate:

9600

7

data

bits

2

stop

bits

Full

duplex

No

parity

-

parity

bit

set

to

"space"

(0)

The

figure

below

shows

the

proper

switch

settings

for

the

MDT-60.

(These

switches

are

clearly

visible

on

the

rear

of

the

terminal.)

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c::.

N

~;

Switches

1,

4,

and

8

are

OFF.

All

others

are

ON.

Baud

rate

at

96e0:

sw

I

off,

sw

2

on

Parity

disabled,

7

data

bits,

parity

bit

held

at

e:

sw

3

on,

sw

4

off

Character

set

USA:

sw

5,

6,

and

7

on

Function

keys

in

Morrow

mode:

sw

8

off

Switches

are

counted

from

the

bottom

up,

i.e.

sw

I

is

lowest,

regardless

of

numbers

etched

on

switches

themselves.

Figure

1-6:

MDT-50

Setup

Switches,

Properly

Set

for

MD-il

The

functions

you

plug

anything.

UNPLUGGED.

terminals

that

use

software

settings

for

(such

as

the

Morrow

MDT-20)

will

require

them

in

and

turn

them

on

before

you

can

Feel

free

to

do

this,

but

LEAVE

THE

these

that

check

MD-II

In

the

extremely

unlikely

case

that

you

ancient

terminal

that

can't

talk

at

9600

baud,

dealer

"Hey

-

how

about

running

SETUP

on

this

match

my

terminal's

baud

rate?"

He'll

have

to

baud

terminal

to

do

this.

have

an

tell

your

MD-Il

to

use

a

9600

1-9

There

are

several

other

details

about

your

terminal's

operation

that

are

under

the

control

of

additional

switches.

Don't

worry

about

them

now.

Just

focus

on

baud

rate,

full

duplex,

and

bit

patterns.

Incidentally,

we're

not

pausing

to

define

every

term

at

this

stage.

If

not

understanding

words

like

"baud

rate"

makes

you

uptight,

refer

to

the

glossary

at

the

end

of

this

manual.

But

there

is

really

no

need

for

you

to

understand

such

details.

Checkpoint

A

o

Your

terminal

and

printer

are

connected

to

the

MD-ll.

o

You've

verified

that

your

terminal

is

set

up

for

the

MD-ll.

~~

Steps

1.

This

is

very

important:

REMOVE

THE

CARDBOARD

PACKING

MATERIAL

FROM

THE

INSIDE

OF

THE

FLOPPY DISK DRIVE.

Leave

the

latch

open.

Never

try

to

close

it

with

no

diskette

inside,

by

the

way.

2.

Make

sure

turned

OFF.

the

power

switch

on

the

MD-ll's

rear

Down

is

off.

is

3.

Connect

the

MD-ll

power

cord

into

its

socket

on

the

rear

panel.

,~-+--

ON:OFF SWITCH

POWER CORD

CONNECTOR

Pigure

1-7:

MD-1l Power

Connector

and

Switch

1-10

4.

Plug

the

power

cords

for

the

MD-Il,

terminal,

and

printer

into

a

wall

outlet

or

power

strip.

USE

ONLY

GROUNDED

OUTLETS. And

don't

just

break

off

the

grounding

lead

from

the

plugs.

This

is

a

computer,

not

a

power

saw.

5.

If

you

like,

go

ahead

and

arrange

the

hardware

into

its

final

positions

now.

Turn

the

terminal

on

first.

You may

hear

a

beep.

In

a

few

seconds,

your

cursor

should

appear.

The

cursor

is

a

small

rectangle

or

bar

of

light,

about'the

size

of

one

character.

It

may

blink.

If

you

don't

see

anything

on

the

screen

after

a

reasonable

pause,

check

the

terminal's

brightness

or

contrast

control.

Rotate

it

from

one

extreme

to

the

other.

If

you're

sure

you

have

power

and

you

still

don't

see

a

cursor,

tell

your

dealer.

Assuming

your

cursor

is

there,

reach

around

the

right

side

of

the

MD-ll

and

flip

the

power

switch

ON.

You

should

hear

the

hard

disk

start

to

whir.

A

light

should

be

glowing

on

the

lower

right

corner

of

the

front

panel.

And

voila.

The

computer

has

sprung

to

life.

Checkpoint

B

o

The

cursor

was

clearly

visible

on

the

terminal

screen.

o When

you

turned

on

the

MD-II,

a

message

immediately

appeared

on

the

screen.

Among

other

things,

it

reported

that

it

was

"Testing

memory:".

After

passing

this

test,

the

software

installation

process

commenced

automatically.

If

everything's

gone

right

so

far,

stop

reading

this

and

read

your

screen

instead.

Several

things

could

have

gone

wrong

at

this

point,

although

they're

unlikely

if

you've

followed

the

instruc-

tions

carefully.

1-11

First

possibility:

When

you

turned

on

the

nothing

happened.

No

hum,

no

lights

glowing.

its

power

cord

connections

and

the

outlet.

MD-II,

Check

Second:

Upon

turning

the

MD-II

on,

it

hummed

etc.,

but

nothing

happened

on

the

screen.

Assuming

the

cursor

is

visible,

check

the

terminal's

cable

con-

nection.

Third:

You

saw

some

kind

of

gibberish

appear

on

the

screen.

Most

likely

your

terminal

is

set

to

the

wrong

baud

rate.

After

resetting

this,

turn

the

terminal

off

and

back

on

to

make

the

new

rate

take

effect.

Then

press

the

RESET

button

on

the

front

of

th

MD-II

(the

little

button

on

the

lower

right

with

th

light

in

it).

This

starts

everything'over.

Fourth:

The

MD-II

failed

the

memory

test,

as

indi-

cated

by

the

message

"RAM

(or

ROM)

error."

We've

yet

to

see

this

happen,

but

if

you're

that

one

in

a

million,

report

it

to

your

dealer.

--

(*)

--

Now

then.

If

your

hard

disk

is

still

in

perfect

condition

after

its

trip

from

the

factory,

you'll

proceed

to

install

NewWord,

SuperCalc,

Personal

Pearl,

and

Back-

field

for

your

terminal

and

printer.

This

takes

ten

minutes

or

so,

and

is

fully

automatic.

When

that's

done,

you

can

set

up

your

printer

in

a

way

similar

to

what

we

did

with

the

terminal.

--

(*)

--

Checkpoint

C

o

The

MD-ll

passed

its

memory

test~

the

installation

procedure

went

along

with

no

problems:

and

now

the

Co-Pilot

Main

Menu

is

on

your

screen.

This

menu

is

shown

on

the

so

you

can

be

sure

you've

got

your

bearings.

1-12

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