Kurzweil K2000 - GUIDE SUPPLEMENT - VERSION 3 - File Copy; Creating a Startup File

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Disk Mode Enhancements in Version 3

Creating a Startup File

Find the last ﬁle copied from the previous partial backup. Set the list index to one entry past the

location of this ﬁle. If this ﬁle is already the last entry in the ﬁle list, the “next” ﬁle to continue

the multi-part backup would be the ﬁle or directory that comes after the ﬁle list entry for the

currently viewed directory. To ﬁnd this ﬁle or directory, you will need to look in the parent

directory.

A large SCSI drive backed up in this way can be restored by individually backing up the

removable media in the reverse direction.

Backup and Copy will transfer ﬁles much faster than in previous versions of K2000 software, if

you have cleared your object RAM ﬁrst using the Delete Everything command (save any objects

in RAM to disk ﬁrst.)

When using the Backup function to transfer ﬁles from SCSI to ﬂoppy, directories are ignored (i.e.

not created on the ﬂoppy.) This "ﬂattens" out any directory structure so that multi-disk ﬁles can

be created on the ﬂoppy disks.

File Copy

The Copy function now supports copying a single ﬁle from a directory on one disk to a

speciﬁed directory on the destination disk.

Creating a Startup File

With Version 3, you can create a macro ﬁle that will automatically be loaded in when you power-

on your K2000. This ﬁle, called the Startup ﬁle, or Boot Macro, can be on a disk drive at any

SCSI ID or else on the ﬂoppy disk. See the section on macros for background information.

The steps needed to create a startup ﬁle are:

First, create a macro ﬁle called BOOT.MAC in the root directory of the SCSI or ﬂoppy disk that

you will use as the startup disk. Specify in the macro the exact ordering of ﬁles that you would

like to have loaded into the K2000 when powered on. When you save the macro ﬁle, just name

the ﬁle BOOT, and the K2000 will add the .MAC extension.

Second, set the Startup parameter on the Disk mode page to be the drive ID of the Startup disk.

So, if your BOOT.MAC ﬁle was on a ﬂoppy disk, set the Startup parameter to Floppy and make

sure that you have the correct ﬂoppy in the drive when you next turn the K2000 on.

When the K2000 is powered on, it will display the following message (after the introductory

VAST logo):

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About|to|load|startup|file...|||||||||||

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The K2000 looks for a ﬁle BOOT.MAC in the root directory on the drive speciﬁed by the Startup

parameter. If the ﬁle is not found, or the drive cannot be accessed, you will get an error

message. The startup load can be bypassed in the ﬁrst few seconds after the K2000 is turned on,

by pressing the Cancel soft button that appears.

Kurzweil K2000 - GUIDE SUPPLEMENT - VERSION 3