For All! --==< Nastroyka CDOS1.23 >==-- 09
(C) Alexander Nikiforov MDM 271-15-83
In this short article I will try to explain in great detail
how to configure CDOS1.23 for your computer. I naively thought
that everything is quite clearly described in help'e to the
program, but is still not everyone knows what a bit:-e, and why
you eat ;-)
But if you know what the bits in a byte is how many of them
and know how to use ADM, it is best to read the help file to
CDOS1.23. There are, imho, all described quite clearly and
concisely.
Thus, the most important thing is to know which port
connected to your modem. If you know this, then it is better to
skip this paragraph. Well, if you do not know (I was very
surprised to learn that there are personality), I can offer you
one way how to determine this. It's certainly not the best
option, but the most straightforward. Use a computer to your
old version of CDOS (1.10 or 3.34), insert a blank disc and
press ... Magic. Then load STS of any version. If your STS
installed decimal output numbers, then press the SS +3, to
enter the hexadecimal (before all the numbers should appear #
symbol). Next, press L to boot @ file. Enter the file name - @,
it Type - C, load address - # 4000 (need the address!) and
length - # C000 (just be sure this number!). After loading
this file, set the yellow cursor on the address box and press
ENTER. Enter the address # 6E12 and again press ENTER. In the
right upper corner should appear command "OUT (#??), A", and one
position following command "IN A ,(#??)". Instead of characters
"?" there should be the number of your port. There really is
another way. At this point in Minsk for the connection
CDOS-modems used all four ports: # EF (default port is commonly
used on the PENTAGON, PROFI, BALTIC), # F3 (usually port for
byte), # 77 (GRM and sometimes byte) and seems to be # DF
(appears on bytes). So can be found by searching these port
numbers. If you have chosen the wrong port, then after loading
the CDOS will give you a message: MODEM NOT PRESENT. If this
message was not, everything is OK
Just need to know about who to include the type of your car:
a two-field (ie, with separate fields of memory) or one-field
(ie the general field of memory). You can use the dough from
the game KVADRATOGOLOVYE made OUTLAND. If after starting the
test values in graphs VIDEO RAM, and RAM are the same, means
you have one-field machine, if not - two-field. In general,
here is some of the types of machines: PENTAGON - one-field
PROFI - one-field
SCORPION - one-field
BALTIC - one-field
BYTE - two-field
Santuck - two-field
MOSCOW - The two-field
If you have a one-field machine, you can not read the next
paragraph, you are not affected. But for the owners of
two-field machine is still necessary to find stable if your
company data bus. It is best suited for this purpose TEST INT
v1.02 Yuri Kovalevsky. Run this program (only 48K in 128K
it does not work! If you do not have 128 of the Basic 128K is
to disable the command OUT 32765,48) and if within 30 seconds
in the "defective data bus, near the numbers 0,1,2,3,4,5,6, 7
not a single point, then the data bus is stable. If the data
bus turned out to be unstable, then customize the program for
one-field machine. Relationship there may deteriorate, but
otherwise it may "hang" or reset your computer.
And now proceed directly to configuring CDOS'a and embedded
in his ZX-WORD'a.
1. Upload CONVER COMMANDER 4.50.
2. Insert the CDOS1.23 and press 4, loaded zitsya disc
doctor. 3. Press SS + CS, and then "O" (file search) and
the request file name, type CDOS1.23, and type - B.
4. In the upper left corner of the screen should be the
address 0. If there is 128, then lift the cursor on a
screen up.
5. At the very top of the screen should be the following
items Symbols: 00 00 98 00 EA xx yy zz, where xx, yy and
zz - is any character.
6. Now, instead of xx you enter the port number to which
the modem is connected rum. 7. Number yy - this time during
which the assertion is confirmed by a call to the server. For
users, it has the values and is usually equal to # 1C. A
sysops can change it to tune into their line. The
smaller the number, better modem reagiriet the call, but
too small value of the modem may start to react to any
disturbance buoy. In this case, increase this number. 8.
Number of zz is responsible for the machine type and
configuration ZX-WORD. Since many in the know what the
bits, then I'm in a formula by which this number is calculated:
zz = t * 128 + k * 64 + f * 32 + p
t - a type of car: 0 - one-field,
1 - two-field.
k - is the keyboard type: 0 - YAVERTY,
1 - QWERTY.
f - a type of font: 0 - standard ZX-WORD'a,
1 - from the newspaper ON-LINE
p - a type of printer driver:
0 - driver ZX LPRINT III
1 - Driver SCORPION
2 - 6337 driver
3 - Driver HOBBIT 1989
4 - Driver PROFI (VV55)
5 - Driver BALTIC (VV55)
6 - no driver
7 - No driver
Examples of settings:
0 * 128 +0 * 64 +1 * 32 +0 = 32 - one-field machine, a
cluster viatura YAVERTY, the font of
ON-LINE, drakver prints pa ZX LPRINT III (to measure at
PENTAGON). 1 * 128 +1 * 64 +0 * 32 +4 = 196 - two-field
machine, a cluster viatura QWERTY, the font of
ZX-WORD, the driver prints pa PROFI on VV55 (to measure in
bytes). 0 * 128 +1 * 64 +1 * 32 +1 = 97 - one-field
machine, a cluster viatura QWERTY, the font of
ON-LINE, drakver prints pa SCORPION (machine clearly
SCORPION). Before entering this number, do
not forget that to translate it into a hex. To do this, Mauger
those in the press CONVER'e CS + SS, and then C - you will get
in calculator. Type in a question mark, followed by
the result of your calculations (which can also can
calculate this calculator. But note that Calculator General
considers left to right. eg 2 +2 * 2 = 8, not 6!) and
press ENTER. The number in front of which will be the symbol
"#" is what you need. 9. After all the changes, press the
CS + SS, and then key P. To the question "Write sector?"
answer Y.
That's it. If you did everything correctly, then CDOS1.23
ready to work.
Now a few words about the CDOS1.23. In this version, not
killed No glitches from CDOS1.10 [just might be new ;-)]. In
This version only added built-ZX-WORD, for more convenient
work. Here I want to tell you about a couple of glitches CDOS'a
and about how to avoid them.
In version 3.34, when an error occurs, CDOS gave out the
window with error message and a discount is available for
selection of two teams RETRY or ABORT. In version 1.10 and 1.23
in case of error just goes CDOS in server mode. This is done to
ensure that in case of error the server does not hang. After
all, if the BBS running at night, usually sysop asleep, and if
the program offers to, in case of an error, select RETRY or
ABORT, then do it would be none and as a result server turned
out to be not working. New versions of CDOS server in case of
error just go into standby mode the next call. To the user it's
certainly not very convenient, and to this avoid the following
guidelines: 1. Closely monitor the free space as your
disk, and the server.
2. Pay attention to the number of files on the disk. EU if
they exceed 128, then CDOS will pretend that the recorded
files on disk, but in their catalog, you do not naturally
find. 3. Before you send anything to the server to choose
server disk drive and check there for free space
The fact that the CDOS records receive files to
Last-chosen drive. And if in front of you, a
user selects the last drive C, then the files and
attempts are inscribed on it. But on this drive may not
be free.
In the Moscow newspaper ON-LINE wrote because of what, after
reading directory server you are sometimes off. But I will
repeat. When you browsing the directory server, your modem has
to send control signals, confirming that your modem is
connected. But if Linnie on very strong interference, the
server might not hear your signal and in this case it lozhit
tube. In this scenario ONLINE advised to immediately call back
to the server and re-reading catalog choose RECEIVE. But here
we have to CDOS1.23 some limitations. So you can do if the
server only one floppy drive. If the server has two or more
drives, then there BUT there are a few:
If the server does not worth SELECT USER and you
immediately phoned to the server, then go ahead and click
RECEIVE. If you get called up to the server, and then
busy, then means the server has got a different user after
the end of the paper with the server, he can leave the current
server another drive. And if you simply select the command
RECE IVE, you can not take something that raschity wali.
If you immediately after the break, get called on server,
where there is a SELECT USER, then the first step CDOS zag
ruzit in memory of a notebook to check whether access to
the server. But it will load it from the drive from which
you downloaded itself CDOS and where we find Naturally ditsya
file MEMWR.C. Thus, the drive becomes curl current. If a
relationship with you was cut short at this drive, you can
also select RECEIVE. Otherwise, choose the option CAT
SERVER.
So in conclusion, about a small feature ZX-WORD'a. If the
directory there are files with identical names, the selection
window file, they will show you all, but only download the
first file with such a name. So try to avoid the drive the file
with the same name.
P.S. If you did not understand the above, then you are a
real Lamer. More details I can not write.
