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Chapter 5
f.6/SETIPL
FUNCTION
The SETIPL command will set a predetermined group of instructions
previously saved in a file, so when the PC-8201 is turned ON, those
instructions are executed.
DESCRIPTION
An IPL Command File is a series of commands or information that
you would normally input from the keyboard.
The purpose for using an IPL file would be to save time or steps
when you have a repeated series of operations that you want to be
executed, each time the PC-8201 is turned ON. An IPL file can
also protect your PC-8201 from unauthorized use by requiring the
input of a password prior to use.
To use the SETIPL command:
1. Move the cursor onto the name of the file to be set as an IPL
Command file.
2. Press the f.6 Function Key + f.1).
3. Turn OFF the power switch of the PC-8201.
4. Turn the power ON again and the designated IPL Command file
will be executed.
Only a TEXT file ".DO" can be designated as an IPL Command
file. After the SETIPL command has been used, the IPL Command
file is displayed with "*D0" attached to the IPL file name when it
appears on the main MENU.
An IPL file can execute commands, or respond to commands with
designated information. The three main commands that an IPL
Command file can execute as the first command are BASIC, TEXT,
and TELCOM.
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