SERIAL PORTS

There are three black 26 pinhole serial ports at the back of the DMS-SOOO numbererl FORT 0, PORT 2, and PORT 3. On some uni ts Port 0 may have no port number. To avoid error, check the labels carefully and refer to Diagram 1.

FORT 0 is labelerl GS-FORT 0 RS232c (may not have a port number).

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PORI' 2 is labeled G3-PORI' 2 RS232c.

PORT] is labeled G4-POR"l" 3 RS232c.

For information on connecting printers to these ports see Section 5.

DMS-5000 2.0 HINET UTILITIES

2.0 HINET UTILITIES

2.1 INTRODUCTION.

This chapter provides basic information that is necessary for operating DMS workstations on the Hi Net Local Area Network (LAN). It will not attempt to cover all aspects of the system.

Additional information about specific utilities is available throughout this manual.

The DMS-5080 can run either HIDOS or regular CP/M 2.2 and access shared HIDOS partitions. The DMS-5086 and -5087 can run either CP/M-86 or MS-DOS but cannot access shared HIDOS partitions.

The operating system that you wish to run depends upon your pre-assigned User Name and the capabilities of your workstation. Your assigned partitions must be formatted for either CP/M or MS-DOS. You cannot have files from both

operating systems in one parti tion or be

assigned to both types of partitions at the same time.

2.2 BEFORE STARTING.

Each User on the Network should have the following information available to them:

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• Their user name (and password, if any).

• The name (and password, if any) of the partitions they will be using for saving work files.

• The file name(s) and partition name(s) where the application program(s) are stored.

• The user's manual ⁽⁵⁾ for the application program(s) that they will be using.

This manual will assume that the applica-tions programs for your Network are located on the CSYSTEM or MSYSTEM partition which is assigned to the User's A Dr i vee

2.3 THE CURSOR.

When you turn on a DMS workstation and get the Login message, you will see a solid block of light after NAME:. This :is the cursor. The

cursor marks the place on the screen (and, of course, in your text or numerical table) where your next operation or keystroke will ^be

entered. In this case it marks the place where the first letter of your User Name will be entered.

As you type characters on the keyboard, the cursor moves to the right and shows where the next character will be entered. In a sense, the cursor is like the tip of a pen placed against paper; your next mark will be made wherever it

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is located. Just as you can lift a pen up off the paper and put it down anywhere else you want, it is possible to shift the cursor around the screen, or through the pages of your text, with commands from the keyboard.

These commands (usually called Cursor Commands) vary according to the kind of program you are using. They will be explained in the appropriate parts of this manual, or in the user's manuals supplied with your applications programs.

2.4 LOGGING ON.

While using the HiNet network, the programs you use and the work you produce are stored on the HiNet Master Hard Disk. These programs and data files are available to you at any network station where you log on. You may log on at any station by turning on the power or, if the power is already on, by 'Resetting' the station. On

the workstation's screen you will see the words:

Joining HiNet •••

Login pLease:

Network User Name=>

You then type in the User Name you have been given, followed by a Carriage Return. If you make a mistake while typing in your User

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Name hit RE'1'ORH twice am you will be returned to ~E: so you can start over.

After .. you enter your name am press RETURN, the station will resporrl with PASSWOlIl:.

Joining HiNet •••

Login please:

Network User Name=> PAT Password=>

I f you have a password, you must now type it in followed b¥ RETURN. The letters of your password will not appear on the screen as you type ·them.

If you make a mistake while typing your password, simply hit RETURN to restart the login

process~ I f no password is required wi th your User Name you may hit RETURN to complete the login process.

I f you have correctly logged onto a OMS workstation, the screen will show an A) (or possibly some other letter) after the login message.

A User Name is linked to a particular

operating system (HIDOS, CP/M-86, or MS-DOS). If you try to log in to a workstation with a User Name that is linked to an operating system that the workstation cannot handle, your login

request will be denied. See section 2.11.4 for a

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list of workstations and their compatible operating systems.

2.5 THE PROMPT

The A> that you see is called a 'Command Prompt'; it means that the computer is finished with what you last told it to do and is waiting for your next command. This particular form of prompt indicates that you are in CP/M or MS-OOS

(see section 3.0). The use of the letter A shows that you are currently accessing Drive A and thus it is sometimes called the "A Prompt". I f you were accessing one of the other three drives you would see a "B Prompt" (B» for Dr i ve B, or some other letter for some other drive. (See

section 2.9, Drives.) Application programs usually have their own forms of prompts such as : or OK.

2.6 OSING COMPUTER COMMANDS.

CAPITALS VS. LOWER CASE.

After the prompt, type in your commands, whatever they might be. In most instances it will make no difference whether you type the command in CAPITAL LETTERS or lower case, and we will use both in this manual. Occasionally, however, some program may recognize only

capitals, or lower case letters, so if a command fails to work, it is a good idea to try typing it in the other case.

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SPACES.

Watch out for spaces when entering commands.

In most cases you must pay close attention to the placing of spaces between the parts of a command. For example, B> dir D: will give you a directory of the fi leson drive D, but B) dirD:

will give you the response DIRD:?

CARRIAGE RETURNS.

When you have typed in a command you must end it with a carriage return ^(~) to tell the computer to execute your command.

---NOTE---Some computer manuals assume that you know this arrl do not specify when the RETURN commarrlis to be used in their command descriptions.

CANCELING ^AND CORRECTING COMMANDS.

A command line maybe corrected and/or canceled before you press the RETURN key. The BACKSPACE key will erase the last character in the line each time the key is pressed.

If you make a mistake or decide not to carry out a command when you have almost

finished entering it, you can cancel the entire command by entering a CTRL X. In CP/M this will erase the line all the way back to the A)

prompt. In MS-DOS the end of the command wi 11 be marked with a \ and the cursor will move ,to the

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next line down so that you may reenter the corrmand.

If you have made a mistake in a particu-larly complex command line in CP/M, you have the option of preserving the command line with the mistake on the screen and starting over from scratch again. Entering a CTRL U will place a # sign marker at the end of the command line and move the cursor to the first column in the next row down. This way you have the old command to refer to while reentering the command correctly.