NEC PC-8201A - Page 89

Chapter 5
When typing IPL commands or information that the IPL feature will
use, the is used to separate the commands. This Return
character tells the SETIPL command to ignore the spaces following
the commands, in order to save memory space.
Up to a maximum of 64 characters (letters and numbers) can be
contained within an IPL Command File. However, the is
calculated as 2 letters (carriage return and line feed).
ANOTHER SAMPLE OF AN IPL FILE:
To create a file that requires the use of a password before accessing
the PC-8201:
Select the MENU Mode, move the cursor onto "TEXT” and then
press the Q Key. Type "PASSWD.DO" for the file name, in
response to the prompt "File to edit?" and then press the g)| Key.
Then type the following lines while in the TEXT Mode:
BASIC
CLS:INPUT A$:IF A$ ( ) "PC-8201" THEN POWER OFF
ELSE MENU
Now press the f.10 Function Key (Q“j^and f.5). This file will be
saved in the RAM as the name "PASSWD.DO".
Now move the cursor onto the newly created file name
"PASSWD.DO" and press the f.6 Function Key ( and
f.1). The file is now a designated IPL Command file and will be
displayed on the MENU screen as "PASSWD * DO".
Turn the power switch of the PC-8201 OFF and then ON
again. Type in "PC-8201" in response to the question mark, but do
not type in the quotation marks. Press the Q Key after your entry.
The PC-8201 shifts into the MENU Mode and is ready for use.
Turn the PC-8201 OFF and then ON again, and type in "PC-8201"
in tower case letters. After you press the (3) Key the PC-8201 will
shut itself OFF because the correct password was not entered. There¬
fore, only authorized persons that know the correct password can
access the PC-8201.
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