Morrow Micro Decision MD5 User manual

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NOTICE! TWO -HARD DISK RULES OF THE ROAD- THAT *
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THE MICRO DECISION (page 2-12) *
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Consider this booklet your tour guide. It is written
for people like yourself who have chosen one of Morrow's
Hard Disk Micro Decision computer systems. It is meant
to get you started with the Micro Decision, and to show
you some good maintenance 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 Chapter 6 for a few fundamentals like
how to handle diskettes. Chapter 6 also lists the Micro
Decision's general specifications.

Copyright (c) 1985 by Morrow Designs, Inc.
World Rights Reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced, trans-
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DISCLAIMER
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representations or warranties, express or implied,
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 Designs Inc. reserves the right to
revise this publication and to make changes from time
to time in the content hereof without obligation to
notify anyone of such revision.
NewWord is a product of NewStar Software, Inc.
SuperCalc is a registered trademark of Sorcim Corp.
MBASIC-80 is a product of Microsoft, Inc.
Personal Pearl is a product of PearlSoft, Inc.
Quest is a trademark of Quest, Inc.
Micro Decision, Correct-It, PILOT, and the Co-Pilot
Menus are products of Morrow, Inc.
CP/M 3.0 is a product of Digital Research.

HARD DISK MICRO DECISION USER'S GUIDE
CONTENTS
This manual pertains to all hard disk
Micro Decision models, including
MD-5, MD-11, MD-16, and MD-34.
CHAPTER 1. WIRING IT UP AND FIRING IT UP
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Materials Checklist •••••
Terminals That Work Well With the MD.
Printers That Will Prove Convenient to Use •••
Unpacking • • • • • •• ••• •
Setting Things in Place •
Connecting the Terminal •
Connecting the Keyboard • •
Connecting the Printer.
Parallel Printers. • • • • •
Serial Printers. • • • •••••••••
Unfortunately You're Not Quite Finished.
Terminal Setup •
Checkpoint A. •••
The Next Steps •••
Fire That Baby Up •
Checkpoint B. • •
Checkpoint C. • •
If You Didn't Make it to Checkpoint C.
Setting Up Serial Printers ••••••••
CHAPTER 2. USING YOUR MICRO DECISION FOR THE FIRST TIME
The-Main Menu, Revisited ••••
A Sampling of the Software.
NewWord. •
SuperCalc.
Correct-It
Persona I Pear I •
Quest. • • • •
The Backfield.
Microsoft BASIC. ••••
PARK • • • • • • • •
ESC: Exit to CP/M ••
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CHAPTER 2 continued
The Utility Menu: Your Tool Box • • • 2-14
Display a Directory. • • •••••••• 2-14
View or Print a File • • • • • • 2-15
Copy a File or Files • • • • • • • • 2-17
Format a Diskette. • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2-18
Check Space and File Size. • • • • • • 2-19
Execute aCP/M Command • • • • • • • 2-20
Rename or Erase a File • • • • • • • 2-22
Fundamental Training in CP/M • • • 2-23
Load Quest Bookkeeper. • •• •••••• 2-23
Installing Quest • • • • • • 2-24
Improvements in Bookkeeper II. • 2-25
Upgrading from Bookkeeper I to II. • • 2-25
Whew1 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2-26
CHAPTER 3. ABOUT THE PROGRAMS IN USER 0
PARK. COM. • • •• •• ••••••• •• 3- 3
FORMAT.COM. • • • • • • • • •
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KEY.COM • • • • • • • • • •• 3-4
SETUP.COM • • • • • • 3-4
PILOT.COM • • •• • • • • 3-5
PROFILE. SUB • •• • • • • • •• 3-6
BACKUP. COM. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 3-7
CPM2.COM, CPM3.COM and CPM2.RSX •••• 3-8
FOREIGN.COM • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• 3-9
IMS.COM ••••••••••••• •• 3-10
INIT.COM. • • • • • • • • • •• •••••• 3-10
COPYSYS.COM, SYSLDR.COM, and CPM3.SYS ••••• 3-11
HDL.COM, HDBOOT.COM, and HDPIP.COM ••••••• 3-13
BNKBIOS3.MAC and BIOS.SUB • 3-14
VERIFILE.COM. • • • • • • • • • •••••••• 3-14
CHAPTER 4. MICRO DECISION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
General
When to Press RESET, and When Not To. • • • 4-1
Restrictions on File Names. • • • • • • • • 4-2
Disk Drive Letters. • • • • • • • • • • • • 4-3
Booting From the Floppy (Rebuilding Hard Disk). 4-7
Changing Hardware After Installing the Software 4-11

CHAPTER 4 continued
Co-Pilot Menus
Adding Programs to the Menus.
Disabling the Menus • •
Translating the Menus • • • •
CP/M
Learning About CP/M • • •
Relationship Between CP/M and Other Software.
Booting Defined • • • • •
Compatibility Among CP/M Computers.
Running Programs Straight From CP/M
Built-In vs. Transient Commands •••
NewWord and Printing
Modifying NewWord •••••••••
Printing and Typing Simultaneously.
Printing What Appears Onscreen. •
Non-Morrow Systems and Software
Adding Software to the Hard Disk.
Dealing with Foreign Diskettes ••
CHAPTER 5. ERRORS AND OTHER NUISANCES
Ope~ator Error Messages
Disk Error Messages • •
Recoverable Errors
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 • • • • • • •
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CHAPTER 6. ABOUT YOUR SYSTEM
The Absolute Essentials • • • • • • 6-1
Hardware & Software. 6-1
Types of Software. • • • • • 6-2
Computer Hardware. • • • • • • • • 6-3
Disks and Disk Drives. • 6-4
System Hardware Specifications. 6-4
System Software Specifications. 6-5
System Requirements 6-6
Optional Hardware • • • • • • 6-7
Printers •••• 6-7
Modems • • • • • • • • • 6-7
Additional Software • •••••••• •• 6-8
The Micro Decision's Disk Drives. ••••• 6-9
The Hard Disk. •••••••• •• •• 6-9
How Floppies Fit Into the Picture. • 6-11
Do's and Don'ts for Diskettes. • 6-12
Formatting Diskettes. • ••••• 6-12
Write Protection. • • • • 6-13
Inserting Diskettes • • • 6-14
Disk Drive Letters • • • • • • • • 6-15
Virtual Floppy Drives ••••••••••• 6-15
The Co-Pilot Menus. • • •• 6-16
About Your Keyboard • • • • 6-16
ESC Key. •••••••••• • 6-17
CAPS LOCK Key. • • • • • • 6-17
SHIFT Key. • 6-17
CTRL Key • •••••• 6-18
BACK SPACE Key • • 6-18
DELETE Key 6-18
RETURN Key •••••• 6-18
NO SCROLL Key. • 6-19
Numeric Keypad • • • • • • • • 6-19
Function Keys and Special Symbol Keys.. 6-19
Cursor Keys. ••••••• •• 6-20
Each Appendix has its ~ table of contents.
APPENDIX A. BACKFIELD USER'S GUIDE
APPENDIX B. PROGRAMMING MDT-60 I MT-70 FUNCTION KEYS (KEY.COM)
APPENDIX
C. RUNNING CP 1M 2.2 SOFTWARE ON THE MICRO DECISION
APPENDIX D. CORRECTING DEVICES TO THE MICRO DECISION
APPENDIX E. MOTHERBOARD JUMPER OPTIONS
APPENDIX F. GLOSSARY

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 install ing the software. This should
take less than an hour.
MATERIALS CHECKLIST
To
make sure you have everything you're supposed to,
check your pile of manuals, diskettes and hardware
against this list. If anything's missing, contact your
dealer.
Hardware
o Micro Decision computer (the unit with the disk
drives) with power cord & four rubber stick-on feet
o Terminal (Display screen plus keyboard and keyboard
cable)
o Terminal serial cable (if Morrow brand, will be 4
feet long, usually colored white) to connect termi-
nal to Micro Decision
o Printer (optional) with its cable, ribbon, and
printwheel, if it's a wheel printer
Diskettes and Manuals
o 2 CP/M Diskettes and CP/M 3.0 five-book set
o 1 MBASIC Diskette and Manual (may also say SmartKey
on the label, but you can't use SmartKey on the hard
disk systems. Use KEY.COM instead -- see Appendix
B. )
o 1 NewWord Diskette and Manual
o 1 SuperCalc Diskette and Manual
o 1 Correct-It Diskette and Manual
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o 2 Personal Pearl Diskettes and Manual
o 4 Quest Bookkeeper Diskettes and Manual
o Backfield Diskette (details in Appendix A)
o Warranty Registration Booklet
oPILOT Manual
o Hard Disk Micro Decision User's Guide
oYou should have bought your own box of 10 blank 5.25
double-sided soft-sectored diskettes.
You can get by with just one diskette for the mo-
ment, 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. Emulation is the built-in ability of some
terminals and printers to act exactly like certain other
more popular models.
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 Conveniently With the Micro Decision
Any Morrow model (MDT-60 or MT-70 recommended)
ACT 5A
ADDS Viewpoint
DEC VT52 or VT100
Hazeltine 1420 or 1500
Heath H19 (same as Zenith Z19)
IBM 3101
Lear Siegler ADM-3A, ADM-5, ADM-22, and ADM-31
Qume 102
SOROe IQ~120
Teleray
Televideo 910, 912C/920, and 925/950
Yisual 200
Wyse
Any ANSI
standard terminal
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NOTE: You will see the list above if you answer "N"
when you are asked whether you are using a Morrow
MDT-60 /MT-70 terminal. The question appears soon
after you start the system for the first time.
If your terminal (or one that works exactly the
same as yours) isn't up there, select "None of the
above". Pay special attention to the message that
appears on screen at this point. See also INIT.COM
on page 3-10.
Printers That Will Prove Convenient to Use
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The Micro Decision wi 11 work with practically any
printer, but certain programs have their own preferences.
Your wordprocessing program, NewWord, is a one of these.
When you reach the point of install ing 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 MX80/100 & FX80/100
C.Itoh Prowriter
Morrow's MP100/200/300 series
If you see yours in there (or one yours can emu-
late), great. If not, you'll have to figure out whether
yours qualifies as a "Draft" or II Typewriter" printer.
Read about this under Printers in the Encyclopedia sec-
tion of the NewWord User's Guide. (Hint: if in doubt,
pick Draft printer.)
With those preliminaries behind us, let's move on.
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