Lprint #03 19 мая 1997

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For All! - Customize CDOS v1.23.

 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.