VECTOR .. USER'S
MANUAL
VECTOR
..
CP/M TRANSIENT
COMMANDS
Once
you have done so, the drive will click for several seconds, then
the
screen will display:
INSERT
DESTINATION DISKETTE AND
PRESS
THE
[RETURN]
KEY
WHEN
READY:
8. A t this time
the
screen
will display:
GENSYS.COM FILE COPIED TO DESTINATION DRIVE
9. The screen will display:
SYSTEM
GENERATION COMPLETED
You now
have
a
backup
of
the
operating system.
If
you lose
or
damage the
System diskette, you can boot from the newly-made
diskette.
However,
you
will
still
have
to
copy the Transient Commands, as well as any other programs
you use, onto this disk before you
can
use
it
for
all
your work.
Preparing A Hard-Disk System
For
Operation
If
your Vector Graphic computer system uses either optional hard disk
(5
or
10
megabyte), you
may
also use the
GENSYS
program
to
set
up
the
hard
disk so
that
it
can
be
used
to
boot
the
system. Although this function will already
have
been
performed
at
the
factory,
you may someday
need
to
run
the
program again (for example,
after
formatting your hard disk).
With
the
5-meiabyte
drive only, you have the option
of
being able
to
specify
whether
you
desire
1
or
2
"logical
surfaces"
on
the
disk. Choosing one
logical surface (the "A" drive only) means
that
all
files
stored
on
hard
disk
can
be
accessed
through
the
same
directory,
whether by you
or
by another
program. This
may
be convenient if you only use your computer
for
one
type
of work.
On
the
other
hand,
using two logical surfaces may make
it
easier for you
to
keep
track
of your files.
If
you use your
computer
for
more
than
one
task
(let's
say
accounting
and word processing), you might find
it
sensible
to
keep
Vector's
MEMORITE
Word
Processing Software
on
one drive, along with
all
the
files
you
create,
and load
the
PEACHTREE Accounting Package on the
other
drive.
The
10-megabyte
hard drive, however, is available only as a two-drive system
(D rives
A:
and B:).
Rev. B - 1-20-83 7100-0001
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