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2 <title>Getting Started...</title> 2 <title>Getting Started...</title>
3 3
4 <section> 4 <section>
5 <title>What You Need to Run OS-9</title> 5 <title>What You Need to Run OS-9</title>
6 <para> 6 <para>
7 &os9level &os9version has been tailored to run on the &make;. To use it you'll need the following things: 7 &os9level; &os9version; has been tailored to run on the &make;. To use it you'll need the following things:
8 </para> 8 </para>
9 <itemizedlist mark="bullet"> 9 <itemizedlist mark="bullet">
10 <listitem><para>A &minmem &make; </para></listitem> 10 <listitem><para>A &minmem; &make; </para></listitem>
11 <listitem><para>A Disk Drive With Contoller Cartridge</para></listitem> 11 <listitem><para>A Disk Drive With Contoller Cartridge</para></listitem>
12 <listitem><para>An OS-9 &make; System Disk</para></listitem> 12 <listitem><para>An OS-9 &make; System Disk</para></listitem>
13 </itemizedlist> 13 </itemizedlist>
14 <para> 14 <para>
15 OS-9 is also ready to use the following optional equipment that you 15 OS-9 is also ready to use the following optional equipment that you
32 <listitem><para>Turn the &make; and disk drive(s) on. You should see 32 <listitem><para>Turn the &make; and disk drive(s) on. You should see
33 the usual BASIC greeting message on the screen.</para></listitem> 33 the usual BASIC greeting message on the screen.</para></listitem>
34 34
35 <listitem><para>Insert the OS-9 System Disk in drive zero and close the door.</para></listitem> 35 <listitem><para>Insert the OS-9 System Disk in drive zero and close the door.</para></listitem>
36 36
37 <listitem><para>Type &quot;&DOSCMD&quot;. After a few seconds of disk activity you should 37 <listitem><para>Type &quot;&DOSCMD;&quot;. After a few seconds of disk activity you should
38 see a screen with the words &quot;OS9 BOOT&quot;.</para></listitem> 38 see a screen with the words &quot;OS9 BOOT&quot;.</para></listitem>
39 39
40 <listitem><para>OS-9 will then begin 40 <listitem><para>OS-9 will then begin
41 its &quot;bootstrap&quot; loading process, which 41 its &quot;bootstrap&quot; loading process, which
42 involves ten to twenty seconds of disk activity. When the system 42 involves ten to twenty seconds of disk activity. When the system
48 48
49 <section> 49 <section>
50 <title>In Case You Have Problems Starting OS-9</title> 50 <title>In Case You Have Problems Starting OS-9</title>
51 <itemizedlist> 51 <itemizedlist>
52 <listitem><para>If BASIC gives an error message after you 52 <listitem><para>If BASIC gives an error message after you
53 type &quot;&DOSCMD&quot;, remove the 53 type &quot;&DOSCMD;&quot;, remove the
54 disk, turn the computer off and on, then try again. If this 54 disk, turn the computer off and on, then try again. If this
55 repeatedly fails your OS-9 diskette may be bad.</para></listitem> 55 repeatedly fails your OS-9 diskette may be bad.</para></listitem>
56 56
57 <listitem><para>Did you remember to turn the disk drive power switch on?</para></listitem> 57 <listitem><para>Did you remember to turn the disk drive power switch on?</para></listitem>
58 58
59 <listitem><para>Does your &make; have &minmem RAM? This is a must!</para></listitem> 59 <listitem><para>Does your &make; have &minmem; RAM? This is a must!</para></listitem>
60 60
61 <listitem><para>If your &make; doesn't seem to understand the &DOSCMD command, your controller has DOS 1.0. You will need to upgrade to 61 <listitem><para>If your &make; doesn't seem to understand the &DOSCMD; command, your controller has DOS 1.0. You will need to upgrade to
62 DOS 1.1.</para></listitem> 62 DOS 1.1.</para></listitem>
63 63
64 <listitem><para>If the &quot;OS9 BOOT message is displayed but nothing else happens, 64 <listitem><para>If the &quot;OS9 BOOT message is displayed but nothing else happens,
65 you may have a corrupted system disk. Hopefully you did make a 65 you may have a corrupted system disk. Hopefully you did make a
66 backup!</para></listitem> 66 backup!</para></listitem>
111 followed by a &quot;return&quot;. OS-9 should respond with a listing of file 111 followed by a &quot;return&quot;. OS-9 should respond with a listing of file
112 names which should look something like this: 112 names which should look something like this:
113 <screen> 113 <screen>
114 OS9Boot startup CMDS SYS DEFS 114 OS9Boot startup CMDS SYS DEFS
115 </screen> 115 </screen>
116 The file &quot;OS9Boot&quot; contains the OS-9 program in &CPU machine 116 The file &quot;OS9Boot&quot; contains the OS-9 program in &CPU; machine
117 language, which was loaded into memory during the bootstrap 117 language, which was loaded into memory during the bootstrap
118 operation. 118 operation.
119 </para> 119 </para>
120 <para> 120 <para>
121 The file &quot;startup&quot; is a &quot;command file&quot; which is automatically run 121 The file &quot;startup&quot; is a &quot;command file&quot; which is automatically run