Quadram QuadMaster III software Users Manual
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1. QUADMASTER IIL AW gt G QuadMaster Ill Users Manual Quadram reserves the right to make periodic updates and other changes in its publications Requests for dealer information com ments and other inquiries are welcomed Quadram is under no obligation to return or hold confidential any material or infor mation supplied to it unless arrangements are made pursuant to Quadram s receipt of said information Read this manual thoroughly before attempting to use this product Address all correspondence to Quadram One Quad Wav Norcross Georgia 30093 2919 Phone 404 923 6666 TWR 810 766 4915 QUADRAM NCRS QuadMaster III User s Manual Revised December 1985 Part No 12 9556 01 Rev 4 Manual by Ken Poshedly Quadram Quadram Quality their respective logos QuadMaster and QuadDisk are registered trademarks Palette Master Liberty PC Liberty AT and Quadboard AT are trademarks of Quadram IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation Lotus 1 2 3 is a trademark of Lotus Development Corporation WordStar is a registered trademark of MicroPro International Corporation Apple is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc 1985 by Quadram all rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced in any way whatsoever without expressed written permission of Quadram li Page Warranty Provisions V 1 0 INTRODUCTION 1 1 About Quadram 2 4 244 25 02. 0 through 3 of the Expanded Memory Window to which a logical page is mapped in the Map Page function call function 5 in the Lotus Expanded Memory Specification MENU A display of options available to the computer operator MICROCOMPUTER A computer using a microprocessor See also COMPUTER MONITOR A video screen displaying the computer output for viewing by the operator OPERATING SYSTEM The software enabling a computer to access the information storage devices and to process the informa tion see also DOS OUTPUT Any data sent out from a computer to a peripheral OVERWRITE To erase data by recording new data over its storage area PARALLEL PORT An interface which sends and receives data via a number of parallel wires over which all data travels simultaneously Contrast with SERIAL PORT PARAMETER Any constant with variable values used as a reference for determining other variables In telecommunica tions this word refers to the set of variable specifications for data transmission PARITY A form of error checking performed in data transmis sion in which the number of I s in an 8 bit word is checked to see whether it is odd or even PARITY BIT An extra bit added to a string of binary digits in a byte to keep the number of bits either always odd or even used in error checking PERIPHERAL Referring to external devices which support activities of the central processing unit or computer proper for exampl
3. READ ONLY MEMORY ROM Permanent memory burned into an integrated circuit chip it cannot be altered during normal use of the computer Variations that can be altered include Program mable Read Only Memory PROM and Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory EPROM Contrast to RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY RS 232 C A recognized standard for serial information transfer in data communications RUN The single and continuous execution of a program by a computer SCROLLING The vertical movement of lines of data as displayed on a CRT screen SERIAL PORT A communications path which sends and receives data one bit at a time Contrast with PARALLEL PORT SOFTWARE Computer programs instructions etc which con trol the way in which information is processed by the hardware SPOOLING The technique by which output to a slow running device is queued on a storage device to await transmission START BIT In asynchronous communication that bit used to designate the beginning of a discrete unit of information or byte for the system receiving it STOP BITS In asynchronous communication those bits used to 56 designate the end of a discrete unit of information or byte for the system receiving it STRING A continuous sequence of characters or bits that is treated as a discrete data entity SYNCHRONOUS Refers to transmission in which the data character bits are sent at a fixed rate with a constant interval be tween each bit Onc
4. You ve decided to utilize expanded memory for all programs except the clock pro gram which can only access conventional memory anyway First boot your system to get the DOS prompt then type COPY CON CONFIG SYS DEVICE QUADRAM SYS 0 1 258 DEVICE XRAMDRIV SYS 10 256 32 DEVICE XQLPT1 SYS 4 2 3 DEVICE XQLPT2 SYS 1 DEVICE XQLPT3 SVS 2 1 3 DEVISE XQCOM1 SYS 8 0 1 1200 1 1 7 DEVICE XQCOM2 SYS 3 0 2 1200 2 8 DEVICE QUADCLOK SYS F6 In the above e The QUADRAM SYS Expanded Memory Manager has been set to begin mapping memory from address D000 the assigned Code is 1 for two Liberty PC cards and the I O base number port address is 258 in hexadecimal e The expanded memory RAM drive buffer includes 160 kilobytes 10 x 16K each sector includes 256 bytes and no more than 32 directory entries will be allowed e The first expanded memory parallel port spooler utilizes a 64 kilobyte buffer 4 x 16K the first 42 Window Control Key is the Left Shift Key the second Window Control Key is Right Shift e The second expanded memory parallel port spooler utilizes the buffer size default of 16K the first Window Control Key also defaults to the ALT key the second Window Control Key is the CTRL key e The third expanded memory parallel port spooler uses a 32 kilobyte buffer 2 x 16K the Window Con trol Keys are CTRL and Right Shift e the first expanded memory serial port spooler uses a 128K
5. buffer 8X 16K ALT and CTRL are the Window Control Keys the baud rate is set at 1200 parity set to odd 1 stop bit and 7 data bits e the second expanded memory serial port spooler uses a 48K buffer 3X16K ALT and Left Shift are the Window Control Keys the baud rate is set at 1200 parity defaults to even there are 2 stop bits and 8 data bits e The QUADCLOK SYS program utilizes conen tional memory to automatically update the hard ware clock 9 6 IBM PC AT Using Conventional and Extended Memory Finally say you are using an IBM PC AT and plan to utilize both conventional memory and extended memory that means either or both a Liberty AT and or Quadboard AT are installed and have three parallel ports and two serial ports You wish to install spoolers for two parallel ports and both serial ports using extended memory and a clock pro gram Remember the clock program can only access conventional memory 43 First boot your system to get the DOS prompt then type COPY CON CONFIG SYS DEVICE ATQLPT1 SYS 96 1 2 DEVICE ATQLPT2 SYS 64 DEVICE ATQCOM1 SVS 128 0 1 1200 1 1 7 DEVICE ATQCOM2 SVS 48 0 2 1200 2 8 DEVICE QUADCLOK SYS F6 In the above e The first extended memory parallel port spooler utilizes a 96 kilobyte buffer the first Window Control Key is the CTRL key the second Window Control Key is Left Shift e The second extended memory parallel port spooler utilizes the buffe
6. clock calendar to be consistently inaccurate contact your authorized Quadram dealer 37 8 0 OSWAP 8 1 Description The QuadMaster III program QSWAP eliminates the physical disconnection and reconnection of parallel printers for those who have up to three parallel ports configured in their system 8 2 Using Note that you do not have to install QSWAP as you did with RAMDRIVE SYS QLPT1 SYS QLPT2 SYS QLPT3 SYS QCOM and QUADCLOK SYS That s because these programs are device drivers and are used to configure your system You may use QSWAP any time the DOS prompt is onscreen by simply typing QSWAP NM and pressing ENTER Note that N and M equal to the two parallel ports you wish to swap If you assign no values to N and M parallel ports 1 and 2 will be swapped Optionally you may include QSWAP in an autoexecu tion file called AUTOEXEC BAT detailed in another chapter of this manual GR 9 0 MULTIPLE INSTALLATIONS 9 1 Introduction In previous chapters you were shown how to install device drivers individually Chances are however that you will be installing more than one at one time Let s assume that your system consists of the following e A PC or compatible with a 256K system without plug in memory cards installed e An additional 384K of RAM via auxiliary memory cards e Two floppy disk drives e A battery powered real time clock calendar In every case remembe
7. complete installation simply do a warm boot by pressing CTRL ALT DEL simultaneously You will see onscreen notification that the clock program is being installed during the reboot If you had previously created an AUTOEXEC BAT file see your DOS manual for a complete description the re boot will display the date and time and proceed immediately to the AUTOEXEC BAT file If no AUTOEXEC BAT file exists you will be presented with the current date followed by a prompt to change this information if need be To change the date type MM DD YY where MM the corresponding number of the current month i e May 08 DD the numerical date single digit dates should be preceeded by a zero YY the last two digits of the year i e 1985 85 Thus the command line to set the date to May 10 1985 would appear as 05 10 85 and be followed by pressing ENTER If the onscreen date is current simply press ENTER Next you will be presented with the current time again followed by a prompt to change this informa tion if need be To change the time type hh mm where hh the hour using a 24 hour clock in which midnight is O i e 2 p m 14 mm the minute range is from 0 to 59 Thus the command line to set the time to 2 17 p m would appear as 35 and be followed by pressing ENTER Note that you should only have to do this once if you find your clock calendar to be consistent
8. for K simply leave it out of the command line altogether 4 7 Using Your RAM Drives Note that if you are using an IBM PC or PC XT it is highly possible that the contents of your XRAMDRIV will be preserved across a reboot that is CTRL ALT IDEL This is one feature of XRAMDRIV SYS 8 20 5 0 PARALLEL PORT SPOOLERS 5 1 Description Let s say you ve just finished typing and editing a 20 page report It s all finished no typos paragraphs indented properly no need to access it again It remains only to be printed But you have to finish work on yet another document and don t have time to wait for a lengthy printout What to do Simple Use QuadMaster III s print spooling feature to set up buffers for up to three parallel printers if your system is so configured and print out three documents simultaneously QuadMaster III gives you the choice of drawing from e conventional system memory all systems e extended memory for PC AT systems equipped with Quadram Liberty AT or Quadboard AT memory card expanded memory for PC PC XT or PC AT systems equipped with Quadrams Liberty PC Liberty AT or Quadboard AT memory card The advantage to utilizing extended or expanded memory is that conventional system memory is left available for large applications programs Note that if you do opt for utilizing expanded memory for your parallel spoolers you must install the Expanded Memory Manage
9. off selecting a higher value for your sector size The standard DOS default on floppy diskettes is 512 4 5 Directory Entries Parameter D Your options are 4 through 512 default 64 Again if you know you will be creating a number of short files you may want to choose the higher value for the max imum number of directories you can store on your RAM drives If you know ahead of time that you ll be working with only a few files you may select a lower value This number will automatically be rounded off to Sector Size in bytes divided by 32 4 6 Assigning Default Values As stated earlier you have the option of either assigning your own choice to each parameter or using defaults that is preset values programmed in at the factory XRAMDRIV SYS uses commas between parameters as delimiters In this way you have the option of selec 19 ting those default values you wish to use If you wish to use a default value in the middle of the command line simply omit it from the command line and bracket its space with commas For example to use the default value for D maximum number of directory entries simply leave it out of the command line To use the default value for S number of bytes per sector leave it out but place a comma before and after where it would have been The same rule holds true if you wish to use the K parameter If you are using RAMDRIVE SYS and wish to use the default value
10. standard PC environment In this way PC users may access up to ie megabytes of RAM in QuadMaster III Version 3 04 enables you to utilize that expanded memory with programs like XRAMDRIV for creating multiple RAM drives XQLPT for parallel port spooling and XQCOM for serial port spooling Before using those programs however you must first install an Expanded Memory Manager program called QUADRAM SYS which coordinates manages how QuadMaster III programs will utilize memory Take note that QUADRAM SYS must be the first pro gram installed and is only installed IF you will be using QuadMaster III s expanded memory programs 3 2 Installation Remember if you will be using QuadMaster III s expanded memory programs or if you plan to use application pro grams such as Symphony which does use expanded memory you must install this program first and you must assign a value to each variable there are no defaults First boot your system to get the DOS prompt and 12 enter COPY CON CONFIG SYS DEVICE QUADRAM SYS SC P1 P2 P3 P4 where es Segment Size see section 3 3 ec Code parameter see section 3 4 e P1 P2 P3 P4 Port Number parameter see section 3 5 Now install the expanded memory device driver s of your choice i e XRAMDRIV SYS and or XQLPT SYS and or XQCOM SYS Refer to chapters 4 5 and 6 for details on installing these programs Remember
11. the procedures in either section 2 2 or 2 3 depending on your system configuration single floppy drive or two floppy drive Afterwards label that disk QuadMaster III Work Disk Back Up and store it along with your original QuadMaster diskette in a clean dry dust free environ ment away from extremes of temperature or humidity Depending on your degree of proficiency you may find it advantageous to keep your QuadMaster III files in a subdirectory within your hard drive system Again we recommend that you refer to the operations manual pertinent to your needs 2 5 Directory After you have completed the installation procedure detailed above for your particular configuration it would be wise to call up a directory of what is on your disk Your disk should display the following QuadMaster III files though not necessarily in this order COMMAND COM Boots the system RAMDRIVE SYS Utilizes conventional memory to create multiple RAM drives QLPTI SXS Parallel port LPTI print spooler conventional memory QLPT2 SYS QLPT3 SYS QCOM1 SYS QCOM2 SYS QUADRAM SYS XRAMDRIV SYS XQLPTLSYS XQLPT2 SVS XQLPT3 SXS XQOOMISVS XQCOM2 SYS ATRAMDRV SYS Parallel port LPT2 print spooler conventional memory Parallel port LPT3 print spooler conventional memory Serial port COM print spooler conventional memory Serial port COM2 print spooler conventional memory Expanded Memory Manager device d
12. with various cards and software is the Disk Operating System User s Guide which accompanied the DOS disk you purchased with your computer Please remember that while this manual will in fact restate several of the procedures already covered in those two publications it is not meant to be a replacement Also note that copyright restrictions prohibit Quadram from shipping bootable diskettes In other words you must follow the steps in this manual to produce your own bootable diskettes 1 5 For Assistance Everybody needs help with new equipment now and then And Quadram prides itself on being there when you need answers to your questions If you have start up problems we strongly urge you to first contact the Authorized Quadram Dealer from which you purchased this product before proceeding further Our dealers are familiar with our products and they know how to best service your needs Should questions arise which cannot be handled at the dealer level phone our Technical Support Department at 404 923 6666 between the hours of 8 15 a m and 7 p m eastern time Monday through Friday and until 5 p m Saturdays When you do phone it will speed things up considerably if you have at hand the product s in question the appropriate operations manual s a set of notes as to exactly what your questions concerns are If for any reason you find it necessary to return your Quadram product for Authorized Factory Serv
13. 652400 i 1 2 About QuadMaster II 1 1 3 About This Manual 2 1 4 Pre Installation Information 3 1 5 For Assistance 2 00000 ian 4 2 0 WORK DISKS AND BACK UPS 2 Prepdratloti sidi tii setitaim ini nsebb 5 2 2 Creating QuadMaster II Work Disks Single Drive System 0 0000 ee 6 2 3 Creating QuadMaster III Work Disks Two Drive System ST E 7 2 4 Creating QuadMaster III Work Disks Hard Disk System 00 eee eeee 8 2 Director 64 u i ianaaeadmidawsss es 9 3 0 EXPANDED MEMORY MANAGER SaA Descriptiont srw ade wee oid dane eos os 12 3 2 Installation4 s 0nd ae te el aalncka ee 12 3 3 Assigning the Segment Parameter 13 3 4 Assigning the C Parameter 14 3 5 Assigning the Port Number Parameters PL P2 P3 P4 jas tee tet 15 4 0 RAM DRIVERS 4 I Description s ss sssssjostiikusiwaja 16 4 2 Installation q stabizizebniikmeba sie 17 4 3 Choosing the RAM Drive Size Parameter K 34 ocadddadden situs eased 18 4 4 Choosing a Sector Size Parameter S 19 4 5 Directory Entries Parameter D 19 4 6 Assigning Default Values 19 TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 7 Using Your RAM Drives 20 ill 5 0 PARALLEL PORT SPOOLERS 5 1 Description 0 cece eee eee 21 DL Iristallatioti as cetindeadaddcw ted aden 22 5 3 Print Control Commands 23 DA NSC e at A ae LEO 25 6 0 SERIAL PORT SPOOLERS 6 1 Descrip
14. COLD BOOT To boot or power up the computer by turning on the electrical power Contrast to WARM BOOT See also BOOT COMMAND A coded instruction to the computer to process data in a particular way COMPUTER Any electronic instrument which can store a specific set of instructions process incoming data based on this set of instructions and send the data out to an external device CONFIGURATION The specific arrangement of computers peripherals software etc comprising a complete system CRASH A breakdown resulting from software or hardware malfunction 52 CURSOR A small usually blinking onscreen placemarker identi fying the position of the next character to be keyed DATA Units of information facts concepts or instructions in a format usable by computers DATA PROCESSING The execution of a programmed se quence of operations upon data DEFAULT A value or option assumed by the system when no other value is specified DEVICE A single discrete mechanism which serves a specific function DIGIT A character used to designate a quantity The decimal system uses the digits 0 9 the binary system uses 0 1 the hex adecimal system uses 0 F DIRECTORY A list of identifiers or references to corresponding items of data Usually a listing of files contained on a disk DISK A magnetically coated circular device to which data can be electronically stored and retrieved A diskette measuring 5 4 or smaller in diamet
15. IBM PC AT Keep that in mind and it may save you many a restless night Quadram highly recommends that you produce two bootable copies of your QuadMaster III disk use one as your everyday work disk and store the other as a back up should the first become lost or damaged In no case however should you use your original QuadMaster III disk as your work disk In addition to your QuadMaster III disk you ll need your DOS system disk which includes commands to boot the system and format disks and at least two blank unformatted diskettes Note that if you reformat a disk you destroy all programs and files stored on it Besides the QuadMaster III programs you may also wish to copy other files and programs from other diskettes onto your everyday work disk the options are yours 2 2 Creating QuadMaster III Work Disks Single Drive System 1 With your DOS system disk in the drive and the system booted enter FORMAT B S ENTER 2 At the prompt remove the DOS disk replace it with a blank unformatted disk or one with programs you no longer require and press any key to begin formatting 3 When formatting is completed you ll be presented with statistical information about your newly formatted disk we ll call this your work disk and asked if you wish to format another press the letter Y replace the work disk with another blank unformatted disk and proceed as prompted 4 Replace this second work
16. NICATION Data communi cation in which each character is preceded by a start bit and followed by a stop bit thus framing each character the mode of communication utilizing the serial port This is the method of data transmission used by most modems BACK UB To make a copy of software for the purpose of preserving the information in the event of loss or damage to the original medium on which it is recorded BACKUP COPY A spare or copy of the sanat When working with svstem software provided on disks the backup is made to use with the svstem the original being stored awav for protection BATCH PROCESSING The processing of data accumulated over a period of time in such a way that each batch of work is pro cessed in the same run BAUD A unit for measuring the speed of data transmission through a communications channel usually stated as the number of discrete signals bauds transmitted per second BIOS Acronym for Basic Input Output System that part of the computer s operating system which communicates with input out put devices such as printers keyboards etc BIT Contraction of BlInary digi T the smallest value a computer can process one eighth of a byte It represents one ON OFF signal the opening or closing of one circuit BLANK Empty In reference to a floppy disk a blank disk is one which is brand new and which has not been formatted Blank disks cannot be operated in a disk operating sys
17. OPY CON CONFIG SYS DEVICE RAMDRIVE SYS 75 DEVICE RAMDRIVE SYS 200 DEVICE QCOM SYS 37 0 2 1200 1 0 8 DEVICE QUADCLOK SYS F6 When installation is complete your system will be con figured exactly as the one in the previous section plus e the serial port spooler will consist of 37K e the Window Control Keys will be ALT Left Shift 7 the baud rate will be set at 1200 parity will be odd there will be O stop bits and 8 data bits 9 4 IBM PC with Serial Ports Default Values Used To utilize QuadMaster III defaults in the serial portion of the above utilize the following syntax device driver con figuration will remain as in the previous examples COPY CON CONFIG SYS DEVICE RAMDRIVE SYS 75 DEVICE RAMDRIVE SYS 200 DEVICE QCOM SYS 37 0 2 1200 0 8 DEVICE QUADCLOK SYS F6 In the above all parameters are as in the previous example with the exception being the even parity default value Remember to refer to your owner s manual for specific parameter limitations with your equipment 9 5 IBM PC Using Conventional and Expanded Memory Now let change things a bit you wish to use both conventional memory and expanded memory you must have a Liberty PC installed and your system is equipped with three parallel ports and two serial ports 41 You wish to install a 75K RAM drive a 200K RAM drive spoolers for all three parallel ports and both serial ports and a clock program
18. RAM DRIVES 4 1 Description With QuadMaster III you have the option of storing your system commands and application programs on floppy disks or hard disks and storing new information and temporary files on electronic disk drives called RAM drives for Random Access Memory drives Each RAM drive holds as much memory as you decide and only exists as long as power is ON once you power down however RAM drives cease to exist and all infor mation stored there is lost unless previously copied onto a real disk You ll soon discover how important RAM drives are if your needs include extremely intricate programs i e the integrated spreadsheet Lotus 1 2 3 or if you routinely save information for one time use QuadMaster III gives you the choice of drawing from e conventional system memory all systems e expanded memory systems equipped with Quadram s Liberty PC Liberty AT or Quadboard AT memory card e extended memory systems equipped with Quadram s Liberty AT or Quadboard AT memory card The advantage to utilizing expanded memory is that conventional system memory is left available for large applications programs QuadMaster III s RAM drives cease to exist when power to the system is terminated Note that if you do opt for utilizing expanded memory for your RAM drives you must install the Expanded Memory Manager device driver as described in Chapter 3 16 4 2 Installation First de
19. T and Right Shift use of the Print Command Window is explained in the next section Use the table below to assign values to C1 and C2 Key Key Value 0 ALT _ 1 ICTRLI 2 Left Shift 3 Right Shift B baud rate speed at which data is sent choices include 110 1200 150 2400 300 4800 600 9600 default P parity a form of error checking choices include O even 1 odd or 2 none default O even S the number of stop bits per byte used to designate the end of a byte of information choices include 2 or 1 default D the number of data bits per byte of information choices include 8 or 7 default As with QuadMaster III s parallel spooler programs commas are used to separate each variable You have the choice of using any or all default values by just leaving them out of the command line and keeping the commas Note that the parameters are dependent on your equip ment refer to your printer owner s manual for details 6 3 Use Operation of QCOM XQCOM and ATQCOM is identical to QuadMaster III s parallel spooler programs refer to Chapter 5 for complete details If your system includes more than one port such as a serial and a parallel port be sure to designate the serial port during the printing operation if your application program allows you to do so 6 4 MODE COM Because your system automatically recognizes your 31 parallel port as the primary port you must redirect d
20. TY DESCRIBED IN THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE IN LIEU OF ANY OTHER WARRANTY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES WHICH EXTEND BEYOND THE DESCRIPTION ON THE FACE HEREOF IF THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT PERFORM AS WARRANTED HEREIN OWNER S SOLE REMEDY SHALL BE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AT QUADRAM S OPTION AS FURTHER PROVIDED BELOW IN NO EVENT WILL QUADRAM BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES LOST REVENUE LOST WAGEES LOST SAVINGSOR ANY OTHER INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM PURCHASE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT EVEN IF QUADRAM HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OR SUCH DAMAGES Replacement parts or products will be furnished on an exchange basis only any and all replaced parts and or products become the property of Quadram Warranty service may be obtained by delivering the product and proof of purchase date to any Authorized Quadram Dealer or to the Quadram Factory Service Center One Quad Way Norcross Georgia 30093 2919 Owner agrees to e Complete and return to Quadram the enclosed war ranty registration card e Obtain a return authorization number from Quadram prior to return to the factory e Insure and accept all liability for loss of or damage to the product e Prepay all shipping charges e Use shipping container equivalent to the original packaging if product is to be shipped by U S Postal Service or
21. adram expanded memory boards CODE 1 2 3 4 0 a 1 a a 2 a a a 3 a a a a 4 b 5 b a 6 b a a 7 b b 8 C 9 C a A C a a B C b C c C a Liberty PC c Quadboard AT b Libertv AT No board installed 14 In the above you would assign a 0 code if you had Quadram s Liberty PC card installed If you had two Liberty PC cards installed you would assign a 1 parameter Three Liberty PC cards yield a 2 and four Liberty PC cards a 3 If you had one Liberty AT installed you would assign the 4 parameter And so on 3 5 Assigning the Port Number Parameters P1 P2 P3 P4 Finally you must assign the mapping register s base port for the I O port s note that each of the four values applies to a separate card If you have only one expanded memory board in your system it is recommended that P1 258 If you have two such cards installed in your system it is recommended that P1 258 and P2 268 If you have three such cards installed in your system it is recommended that P1 258 P2 268 and P3 288 Finally if you have four such cards installed in your system it is recommended that P1 258 P2 268 P3 288 and P4 290 For example in a system with three Liberty PC boards in stalled the command line would appear as DEVICE QUADRAM SYS 1 2 258 268 288 Note that in this example the Segment parameter has been set to E000 S 1 2 4 0
22. aneously The Print Command Window should appear at the upper left corner of the screen It halts the spooling operation tells you which spooler currently is in operation how many kilobytes have been assigned to it what percentage of the butter remains free and offers you the options of e Pausing the spooler to review what has been printed e Resuming the spooler assuming everything is okay or e Flushing the buffer contents thereby abandon ing the print out Note that if you are presently printing out a document you will be presented with only the Pause and Flush op tions if you wish to resume printing simply press ESC If you wish to resume work in your current application or other program but remove the Print Command Window from the screen simply press P If you have already Paused the printing operation the command window will offer you only the Resume and Flush options again if you wish to make no change simply press ESC To restart the printout press your two Window Control Keys and then press R AN Note that the window disappears after each option is chosen therefore you must call up the window for each command 21 6 0 SERIAL PORT SPOOLERS 6 1 Description Besides parallel ports spoolers QuadMaster III also offers you the capability of spooling to each of two serial ports as well QuadMaster III gives you the choice of drawing from e conventional system memory all system
23. any common carrier No expressed or implied warranty is made for any Quadram product damaged by accident abuse misuse natural or personal disaster or unauthorized modification B vi LO INTRODUCTION 1 1 About Quadram Welcome to the world of enhanced computing with QuadMaster III version 3 04 Quadram s series of power ful utility programs for use with PC DOS Version 2 0 or later Where others leave off Quadram continues on with a variety of features to assist the novice amateur or serious professional Quadram is a leader in the design manufacture and marketing of microcomputer enhancements for IBM Apple and compatible personal computers we offer a complete line of memory expansion cards color boards print buffers monochrome and color video displays color ink jet printers and software support systems Quadram Quality the craftsmanship used to produce QuadMaster III and all our products is the result of a concerted effort by all Quadram personnel to provide you with the best microcomputer products available 1 2 About QuadMaster III QuadMaster III is packed with a series of powerful device drivers designed to help you master PC DOS Version 2 0 or later e Create multiple RAM drives as large or small as you desire almost indispensable when working with temporary files e Spool to three parallel printers simultaneously if your system is so equipped a real time saver Spool to a seria
24. at is 16K e Cl and C2 are your Window Control Keys and are equal to keys you assign from a table FIN later in this chapter e F6 is function key 6 or press CTRL and Z simultaneously e CTRL ALT and DEL are keys you press all other commands are types letter by letter After you press F6 and ENTER you ll see a message that 1 file has been copied that s the CONFIG SVS file Now complete installation by pressing CTRL ALT DEL simultaneously During the reboot you ll see onscreen notification of each spooler s installation You may assign the same amount of buffer memory to each spooler within the memory limitations of your system 5 3 Print Control Commands Your Print Command Window is a handy little 23 feature which lets you pause or resume the printout at will or even flush the buffer contents if you so choose all without disturbing the application program currently in use To call up the Print Command Window you simply press the two keys you designated when you installed QLPT your Window Control Keys Use the table below to assign values to C1 and C2 Key Key Value 0 ALT 1 CTRL 2 Left Shift 3 Right Shift If you do not assign a value to Cl and C2 e the QLPT1 XOLPTI and ATQLPTI Window Control Keys will default to ALT CTRL e the QLPT2 XQLPT2 and ATQLPT2 Window Control Keys will default to ALT Left Shift e the QLPT3 XQLPT3 and ATQLPT3 Print C
25. ata from the parallel port to the serial port before entering your application program even if your system includes only a serial printer To do this copy the DOS program MODE COM onto your QuadMaster III work disk Then at the DOS prompt type MODE LPT COMn and then press ENTER In the above LPT Line Printer Terminal parallel printer Either 1 2 or 3 printer number COM Asynchronous Communications Port serial port n Either 1 or 2 serial port number Now each time you boot up data to your parallel port will automatically be redirected to your serial printer 32 7 0 CLOCK PROGRAMS Description If your PC system includes a real time clock calendar you ll find QuadMaster III s chronograph feature most helpful in keeping track of when you last originated reopened files QuadMaster III provides you with two methods of accessing your batt ry clock if present a COM or command file called QUADCLOK COM and a SYS device driver program called QUADCLOK SVS The disk operating system DOS does not have the ability to access your battery clock each power up to set the battery clock therefore you must use either QUADCLOK COM which accesses the battery clock and tells DOS or use the DOS based TIME and DATE commands covered in your DOS manual The device driver QUADCLOK SYS attaches itself to DOS upon boot up and stays in memory occupy
26. ation for instance if your system is configured with two floppy disk drives and you install two RAM drives the first RAM drive will automatically be designed C If your system includes one floppy disk drive and a hard drive your first RAM drive will automatically be designated D Remember e To press the ENTER key after each command line e F6 is function key 6 or press CTRL and Z simultaneously e CTRL ALT and DEL are keys you press all other commands are typed letter by letter After you press F6 and ENTER you ll see a message that 1 file has been copied that s the CONFIG SXS file Now complete installation by pressing CTRL ALT DEL simultaneously 4 3 Choosing the RAM Drive Size Parameter K You may assign anywhere from 1K to total system RAM minus 64K set aside by QuadMaster III for internal 18 operating purposes minus any other RAM set aside for other device drivers In other words at least 64K must remain after you ve installed your device drivers 4 4 Choosing a Sector Size Parameter S You may select 128 256 or 512 bytes per sector default 128 If you anticipate working with a number of rather short files you should probably choose a lower number This is because any data written into sectors reserves the rest of that sector as well resulting in wasted space on the diskette If you feel that a good deal of your files will be rather lengthy you are better
27. cide if you want to utilize either conventional or expanded memory If you choose conventional memory boot your system to get the DOS prompt and enter COPY CON CONFIG SYS DEVICE RAMDRIVE SYS K F6 To utilize expanded memory boot your system to get the DOS prompt and enter COPY CON CONFIG SYS DEVICE QUADRAM SYS S C P1 P2 P3 P4 DEVICE XRAMDRIV SYS K S D F6 To utilize extended memory boot your system to get the DOS prompt and enter COPY CON CONFIG SYS DEVICE ATRAMDRV SYS K S D F6 Refer to Chapter 3 for details on installing QUADRAMSSYS K RAMDRIVE SYS and ATRAMDRIV SYS the number of kilobytes you assign to each RAM drive default 64K with XRAMDRIV SYS only the number of 16 kilobyte pages blocks you assign to each RAM drive default 4 that is 64 kilobytes S XRAMDRIVSYS and ATRAMDRVSYS the 1 desired sector size in bytes options include 128 256 or 512 default 128 D the maximum number of directory entries options 4 through 512 default 64 To make your command line easier to understand you have the option of labelling each numerical value you assign That s because both RAMDRIVE SYS and XRAMDRIV SYS do not recognize alphabetical characters following the word SYS To install multiple RAM drives simply repeat the DEVICE command line as many times as desired QuadMaster III will automatically assign each RAM drive a letter design
28. d the spacebar once 5 Replace your DOS system disk in drive A with the QuadMaster III distribution disk and type COPY B and press ENTER 6 A tally of the total number of files copied will be displayed and followed by the DOS prompt A 7 Repeat the copying procedure with your other QuadMaster III work disk 8 If you wish to copy other programs onto your work disks do so at this time When the A appears label one disk QuadMaster III Work Disk Back Up and store it along with your original QuadMaster III diskette in a clean dry dust free environment away from extremes of temperature or humidity Label the other QuadMaster III Work Disk and use it to run QuadMaster III 2 4 Creating QuadMaster III Work Disks Hard Disk System If you wish to utilize QuadMaster III with your QuadDisk or other hard drive refer to your DOS manual and hard drive owner s manual for details on formatting procedures etc In the example below note that the hard disk drive is designated C your disk drive con figuration may be different 1 With the system booted your QuadMaster III disk in drive A and the A onscreen enter Copy C ENTER 2 A tally of the total number of files copied will be displayed and followed by the DOS prompt itself A gt 3 If you wish to copy other programs onto your hard drive do so at this time We recommend that you also produce a floppy work disk by simply following
29. disk with the QuadMaster III distribution disk and enter COPY B ENTER 5 At the prompt replace the QuadMaster III disk with one of your work disks and press any key to begin 6 Continue swapping disks as prompted a tally of the total number of files copied will be displayed and followed by the DOS prompt A gt 7 Repeat the copying procedure with your other QuadMaster III work disk 8 If vou wish to copv other programs onto vour work disks do so at this time When the A appears label one disk QuadMaster III Work Disk Back Up and store it along with your original QuadMaster III diskette in a clean dry dust free environment away from extremes of temperature or humidity Label the other QuadMaster III Work Disk 1 and use it to run QuadMaster III 2 3 Creating QuadMaster III Work Disks Two Drive System 1 With your DOS system disk in drive A and the system booted enter FORMAT B S ENTER 2 At the prompt place a blank unformatted disk or one with programs you no longer require into drive B and press any key to begin formatting 3 When formatting is completed you ll be presented with statistical information about your newly formatted disk your work disk and asked if you wish to format another press the letter Y replace your new work disk with another blank unformatted disk and proceed as prompted 4 At the Formatting completed message this time press N an
30. e printers modems etc PERSONAL COMPUTER A small self contained computing device which has memory input output and language capabilities and is suited for the home or office PFBA Abbreviation for the Page Frame Base Address the lowest logical segment where expanded memory exists the PFBA corresponds to Logical Window O PHYSICAL WINDOW The physical segment address segment justified at which appears the first byte of the corresponding Logical Window if Logical Window 2 appears at D800 0 the corresponding Physical Window would be D800 in hex 55 PORT An access point on a computer or peripheral for data entry or exit see also SERIAL PORT and PARALLEL PORT PROCESS To perform a systematic sequence of operations to produce a specified result PROGRAM n An ordered sequence of coded commands and instructions which define a certain process v To create such a sequence of commands and instructions PROMPT n A request to act for example a computer generated prompt to press any key v To issue such a request to act RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY RAM Rapidly accessed memory storage used primarily for program execution while the computer is ON memory whose access time is independent of the location of a given data item alternative to actual permanent storage of data on diskettes or other media RAM is volatile that is it loses its data when the system power is disconnected Contrast to READ ONLY MEMORY
31. e installed e Your clock calendar will be updated and the usual time date prompts will be bypassed 10 3 QSWAP and QUADCLOK COM If you wish to swap line printers and include your word processing spreadsheet or other application program into AUTOEXEC BAT 1 Onto a bootable QuadMaster III work disk with your COMFIG SYS file already saved copy QSWAP and all the command files needed for your application program we ll use WordStar as an example that means copying all the com mand files WordStar requires 2 With that disk on your logged drive ENTER the following COPY CON AUTOEXEC BAT Remember e press the ENTER key after each command line e F6 is the function key 6 or press CTRL and Z simultaneously e CTRL ALT and DEL are keys you press all other commands are typed letter by letter e WS is used only as an example substitute your own text editing or other application program here e This will destroy any previous AJTOEXEC BAT file 48 After you ve pressed F6 and ENTER press CTRL ALT and DEL Now each time you boot up e Your CONFIG SVS file will be installed e Your primary and secondary printers exchange terminals e WordStar will be IM up 10 4 MODE COM As detailed earlier those whose svstems include a serial printer rather than a parallel printeris should use MODE COM to redirect data from the parallel Port to the serial printer To do this each boot up simp
32. e the transmitter and receiver are synchronized data can be transmitted faster and more efficiently than with asyn chronous transmission SYNTAX The rules or restrictions governing the structure of the computer language TERMINAL A device capable of receiving and transmitting information usually containing a keyboard and monitor TEXT Written forms of human language rather than computer language VOLATILE MEMORY Memory which loses its data when the power source is disconnected WARM BOOT Reloading the operating system of a computer after it has been on without turning off the power Contrast to COLD BOOT WRITE To record or store information electromagnetically for later use or reference WRITE PROTECT NOTCH The notch on a floppy diskette which when covered with a WRITE PROTECT TAB will pre vent the diskette from having anything written to it a 57 QUADRAM An Intelligent Systems Company Part No 12 9556 01 Rev 4
33. er is usually referred to as a diskette DISK EMULATOR Volatile random access memory which when combined with the appropriate software can read or write data DISPLAY An output device which usually places data on a video screen for reference by the user DOCUMENTATION The material specifying the proper opera tion of a system also referred to as a manual or guide to operations DOS Acronym for Disk Operating System a collection of pro grams which supervise a computer s resources and the execution of other programs EXECUTE To carry out an instruction or a command EXPANDED MEMORY WINDOW The address range in memory where Expanded Memory appears this area is 64K long and is subdivided in four 16K Logical Windows revision 3 of the Lotus Expanded Memory Specification stipulates that these Logical Windows must be contiguous in memory although this stipulation may change in the future EXTENDED MEMORY The IBM preferred term for linear memory in the 1 megabyte to 16 megabyte range which is available 53 to the 80286 processor running in protected mode F KEY A function key on the IBM PC keyboard The F Keys are programmable and can be made to perform specific operations FILE A unique set of information treated as a unit A file might contain many separate records such as a set of names and addresses or one continuous text such as a letter FLOPPY DISK Flexible magnetic storage disk used by computers Flop
34. h to automatically swap LPT1 and LPT3 each boot up 1 Onto a bootable work disk with your CONFIG SVS file already saved copy QSWAP 2 With that disk on your logged drive enter the following COPY CON AUTOEXEC BAT QSWAP 1 3 F6 Remember e This will destroy any previous AUTOEXEC BAT file e To press the ENTER key after each command line e F6 is the function key 6 or press CTRL and Z simultaneously e CTRL ALT and DEL are keys you press all other commands are typed letter by letter After you ve pressed F6 and ENTER press CTRL ALT and DEL Now each time you boot up e Your CONFIG SVS file will be installed e Parallel ports 1 and 3 are swapped 10 2 QUADCLOK COM Perhaps you ve left QUADCLOK SVS out of your COMNFIG SYS file and wish to use QUADCLOK COM instead In this case 1 Onto a bootable work disk with your COMFIG SYS file already saved copy QUADCLOK COM 2 With that disk on your logged drive ENTER the following COPY CON AUTOEXEC BAT QUADCLOK F6 Remember e press the ENTER key after each command line e F6 is the function key 6 or press CTRL and Z simultaneously e CTRL ALT and DEL are keys you press all other commands are typed letter by letter e This will destroy any previous AUTOEXEC BAT file After vou ve pressed F6 and ENTER press CTRL ALT and DEL Now each time you boot up 41 e Your CONFIG SYS file will b
35. ice you must phone ahead for a Return Authorization Number Finally keep in mind that there is a myriad of magazines and books available to keep you up on the latest in com puter technology Your Authorized Quadram Dealer is a good source for more information about which magazines and books would be most useful to you B 2 0 WORK DISKS AND BACK UPS 2 1 Preparation Copyright restrictions prohibit Quadram from shipping bootable diskettes In other words you must follow the steps in this chapter to produce your own bootable diskettes Before utilizing QuadMaster III be sure your Quadram hardware has been installed properly Quadram hard ware and software are designed to work together The QuadMaster III diskette is a very sturdy yet fragile tool While the programs it holds were engineered to provide an indefinite term of service the diskette itself should be treated with kid gloves or something very close What we mean is that as stated in your Guide to Operations manual you will have to observe and follow special precautions when handling the diskette Even though it is enclosed in a protective sleeve we assume that you already know not to touch the exposed disk surfaces tamper with the sleeve itself expose the disk to extremes of temperature nor spill things on it Remember Quadmaster III was designed to work with a DOS formatted disk of at least Version 2 0 DOS 3 0 if you are running QuadMaster III on an
36. id skipping ahead to unfamiliar territory Use this manual both for initial installation procedures and as a reference book for the future While you ll keep your initial parameters for quite some time you have the option of changing them at will Even though many of the procedures presented in this manual are already in your DOS manual their inclusion here may speed things up If you find unfamiliar words at any point refer to Glossary This manual has been organized to provide you with individual installation procedures first then more complex multiple installations All are quite simple and will operate as detailed if you will follow the instructions as presented Note that this manual was written for users who are at least reasonably familiar with their personal computer and have a working knowledge of how to boot up If you do have questions or require information of this sort contact Quadram 1 4 Pre Installation Information Quadram takes pride in being able to assist your efforts to utilize your IBM with QuadMaster III and related products But before proceeding further we highly recommend that you first gain a working knowledge of your computer by becoming familiar with your Guide to Operations manual Here you ll find complete information on powering up booting up as well as removing the computer hood etc Another publication with which you should become familiar especially if you plan on working
37. ing only 600 bytes When DOS must be updated it accesses QUADCLOK SYS which in turn accesses the battery clock The advantage to QUADCLOK SYS is that when you update DOS it uses the device driver program to update the battery clock no further user input is required On the other hand the advantage to QUADCLOK COM is that it does not remain in memory its disadvantage is that you must use this program to set your battery clock as opposed to the TIME DATE functions of DOS Due to the fact that communications software requires constant time updates a loss of time will occur if 33 QUADGCLOK SVS is used with these packages Therefore if you will be using software like Crosstalk or Smartcom we recommend that you use QUADCLOK COM to access your battery clock Install QUADCLOK COM in an AUTOEXEC BAT file detailed later and each time you boot up your hardware clock is updated and the standard time date prompts normally shown at boot up are bypassed __ 7 2 Installing QUADCLOK SYS Remember use this feature only if your system includes a hardware based clock calendar we recommend that you NOT use this program if using a communications soft ware package with your system The correct command line syntax at the DOS prompt is COPY CON CONFIG SYS DEVICE QUADCLOK SYS F6 Remember e press the ENTER key after each command line e F6 is the function key 6 or press CTRL and Z simultaneously To
38. l port simultaneously again if your system is so equipped Update your hardware based clock if present with the current date and time each power up eliminates manual setting of date and time each power up What s more owners of Quadram s Liberty PC and Liberty AT and Quadboard AT boards will appreciate QuadMaster III programs which utilize the new Lotus Expanded Memory Specification These special device drivers allow you to create RAM drives and spoolers using expanded memory that is system memory above the 640 kilobyte ceiling Those with Quadrams Liberty AT or Quadboard AT boards installed in their IBM PC AT personal computers may also use QuadMaster III s extended memory device drivers in conjunction with PC DOS Version 3 0 1 3 About This Manual No matter what the situation when installing QuadMaster III device drivers you are in effect configur ing your system you will create and save therefore a CONFIG SVS file by following the instructions presented in each chapter This CONFIG SYS file does NOT exist on your diskette until you follow the instructions presented on this manual In each chapter you ll be shown the correct command line syntax for QuadMaster III installation and given an explanation of the command line While all of this may seem overwhelming at first you ll soon find that everything will work together nicely Just carefully follow the steps in this manual and avo
39. ly inaccurate contact your authorized Quadram dealer Note also that if you run this program with your clock disabled and have an IBM Expansion Unit installed the Expansion Unit will be reinitialized 7 3 Using QUADCLOK COM Note that QUADCLOK COM is not installed but in stead allows you to read from and write to the battery clock any time the DOS prompt is onscreen Remember we recommend using this program if you will be using a communications software package with your system To use QUADCLOK COM first get the DOS prompt onscreen then type CVDO RON and press ENTER You should then see the current time and date messages onscreen To update the battery clock the correct syntax is again at the DOS prompt QUADCLOK DATE mm dd yy TIME hh mm ENTER Remember that must be used mm the corresponding number of the current month i e May 08 dd the numerical date single digit dates should be preceeded by a zero yy the last two digits of the year i e 1985 85 hh the hour using a 24 hour clock in which midnight is O i e 2 p m 14 mm the minute range is from 0 to 59 For example the command line to set only the date to May 10 1985 would appear as QUADCLOK DATE 05 10 85 ENTER The command line to set only the time to 2 17 p m would appear as QUADCLOK TIME 14 17 ENTER Note that you should only have to do this once if you find your
40. ly include MODE COM in your AUTOEXEC BAT file thusly 1 Copy MODE COM from your DOS disk onto your QuadMaster III work disk 2 At the DOS prompt type COPY CON AUTOEXEC BAT MOD LPT COMn F6 Remember e press the ENTER key after each command line e F6 is the function key 6 or press CTRL and Z simultaneously e This will destroy any previous AUTOEXEC BAT file e CTRL ALT and DEL are keys you press all other commands are typed letter by letter 49 After you ve pressed F6 and ENTER press CTRL ALT and DEL In the above LPT Line Printer Terminal parallel printer f Either 1 2 or 3 printer pumber COM Asynchronous Communications Port serial port n Either 1 or 2 serial port number Now each time you boot up data to your parallel port will automatically be redirected to your serial printer 50 Glossary of Terms Although many of the following terms do not appear in this manual their explanations here may help in your understanding of this product as well as other computer products APPLICATION PROGRAM A software program written to be applied to one particular discipline such as accounting word pro cessing or computer generated graphics ASCIL Acronym for the American Standard Code for Information Interchange usually pronounced askee which consists of eight bit coded characters and serves as the universal microcomputer code ASYNCHRONOUS COMMU
41. ontrol Key will default to ALT Right Shift Note that you must assign different Print Control Keys to each spooler Thus if you type DEVICE QLPT1 SYS 96 1 3 ENTER your QLPT1 buffer will draw 96K from conventional memory and your Window Control Keys will be CTRL and Right Shift Similarly if you type 24 DEVICE ATQLPT1 SYS 96 1 2 ENTER the spooler will draw 96K from adenda memory the Window Control Keys will be the same as in the previous example Finally if you type DEVICE XQLPT1 SYS 3 1 2 ENTER the spooler will draw 48K 3 x 16K from expanded memory the Window Control Keys will be the same as in the first example To use a default value in the command line simply leave it out and be sure to add the commas Thus to use the 2K buffer size you would enter DEVICE ATQLPT1 SYS 1 2 ENTER 5 4 Use QuadMaster III spoolers operation is termed transparent that is they automatically receive and store your data then send it to the printer as fast as needed When using QLPT or XLPT or ATQLPT note that the printing operation begins only after 1 the entire file has been sent to the buffer or 2 the buffer is full If your system includes more than one parallel port be sure to designate the port to which you wish to print if your application program allows you to do so To call up the Print Command Window simply press each of the two Window Control Keys simult
42. py disks come in several sizes the 8 diameter disk is gradually being replaced by the 5 disk Newer yet is the 3 floppy disk usually referred to as a mini floppv FORMAT A contraction of FORm of MATaterial designating a predetermined arrangement of information a diskette for example may be formatted in various ways GARBAGE The term applied to meaningless data or onscreen displays GIGO Slang term short for Garbage in garbage out that is if the input is garbage the output can only be garbage HARD COPY A printed copy of computer output in readable form HARD DISK DRIVE A high capacity magnetic storage device used with the personal computer which permits increased speed of access to a comparatively large amount of data HARDWARE The actual physical computer along with any tangible parts of its system such as the printer the main logic board the peripheral cards etc KEYBOARD The coded set of typewriter style keys most often us ed for the input of information into a computer KILOBYTE K Although one K of memory is usually thought of as one thousand bytes actually it is equal to 1 024 bytes therefore 64K of RAM actually equals 65 536 bytes LOGICAL PAGE The identification number of an individual page assigned to a specific process ID different process IDs may have identical logical pages but each logical page will correspond to a unique Board Physical Page LOGICAL WINDOW The logical slot
43. r e press the ENTER key after each command line e F6 is function key 6 or press CTRL and Z simultaneously e CTRL ALT and DEL are keys you press all other commands are typed letter by letter To complete installation simply do a warm boot by pressing CTRL ALT DEL simultaneously 9 2 IBM PC with Parallel Ports Besides the above let s assume that you wish to utilize conventional memory only your system is equipped with three parallel ports and you wish to install a 75K RAM drive a 200K RAM drive and spoolers for all three parallel ports First boot your system to get the DOS prompt then type COPY CON CONFIG SYS DEVICE RAMDRIVE SYS 75 DEVICE RAMDRIVE SYS 200 DEVICE QLPT1 SYS 96 1 3 DEVICE QLPT2 SYS 64 DEVICE QLPT3 SYS DEVICE QUADCLOK SYS F6 Note that in addition to the two RAM drives designated by DOS as C and D respectively e 96K and Print Control Keys ALT CTRL have been assigned to QLPT1 e 64K has been assigned to QLPT2 the Print Control Keys will default to ALT Left Shift e OLPT3 will utilize all three defaults 64K buffer and ALT Right Shift 9 3 IBM PC with Serial Ports No Default Values Used Now let s assume that your system is configured exactly as above with the exception being that you have a serial printer configured to your system rather than a parallel printer s Again boot your system to get the DOS prompt then enter C
44. r device driver as described in Chapter 3 21 QuadMaster III s spoolers cease to exist when power to the system is terminated 5 2 Installation First decide whether you wish to use conventional expanded or extended memory for your spoolers If you choose conventional memory boot your system to get the DOS prompt and type in the following COPY CON CONFIG SYS DEVICE QLPTn SYS K C1 C2 F6 If you choose extended memory boot your system to get the DOS prompt and type in the following COPY CON CONFIG SYS DEVICE ATQLPTn SYS K C1 C2 F6 If you choose expanded memory boot your system to get the DOS prompt and type in the following COPY CON CONFIG SYS DEVICE QUADRAM SYS S C P1 P2 P3 P4 DEVICE XQLPTn SYS K C1 C2 F6 Do not install QLPT ATQLPT and XQLPT otherwise the most recently installed parallel spooler will overlay 2 thus cancel out the previous parallel spooler device driver aa Remember e Refer to Chapter 3 for details on installing QUADRAM SVS e To press ENTER key after each command line e The letter n is equal to the parallel port the spooler is assigned your choices are 1 2 and 3 if your system is so configured e With QLPT and ATQLPT the letter K is equal to the number of kilobytes you wish to assign to the spooler default 2K with XQLPT the letter K is equal to the number 16 kilobyte pages blocks you wish to assign to the spooler default 1 th
45. r size default of 64K both Window Control Keys default to ALT and Right Shift e the first extended memory serial port spooler uses a 128K buffer ALT and CTRL are the Window Control Keys the baud rate is set at 1200 parity set to odd 1 stop bit and 7 data bits e the second extended memory serial port spooler uses a 48K buffer ALT and Left Shift are the Window Control Keys the baud rate is set at 1200 parity defaults to even there are 2 stop bits and 8 data bits e The QUADCLOK SYS program utilizes conven tional memory to automatically update the hardware clock 9 7 Altering Your CONFIG SYS File Should you decide to change any of the CONFIG SYS file you may do one of two things e redo the complete CONFIG SVS file e if you wish to change only one or two allocations use the EDLIN command in DOS refer to your IBM DOS manual for more on this or any other text editor Afterwards warm boot the system to install the new parameters 45 10 0 AUTOEXECUTION FILES 10 1 QSWAP After you have completed your CONFIG SVS file you may want to automatically change line printers each boot up If that is the case simply include QSWAP in an autoexecution program called AUTOEXEC BAT Afterwards each time you boot up you ll see your COMFIG SYS file executed and then your line printer terminals exchanged immediately afterwards Let s assume your system includes three parallel printers and that you wis
46. river must be installed only once and prior to any QuadMaster III programs beginning with X Utilizes expanded memory to create multiple RAM drives Parallel port LPT1 print spooler expanded memory Parallel port LPT2 print spooler expanded memory Parallel port LPT3 print spooler expanded memory Serial port COMI print spooler expanded memory Serial port COM2 print spooler expanded memory Utilizes extended memory to create multiple RAM drives 10 ATQLPT1 SYS ATQLPT2 SYS ATQLPT3 SYS ATQCOMLSYS ATQCOM2 SYS QUADCLOK SYS QUADCLOK COM QSWAP COM QUADNOTE TXT ll Parallel port LPT1 print spooler extended memory Parallel port LPT2 print spooler extended memory Parallel port LPT3 print spooler extended memory Serial port COMI print spooler extended memory Serial port COM2 print spooler extended memory Device driver which up dates your hardware clock each power up Optional command COM file used to update system clock Electronically swaps parallel ports A special helpfile simply TYPE type QUADNOTE TXT and press ENTER 3 0 EXPANDED MEMORY 3 1 Description If your IBM system is equipped with Quadram s Liberty PC Liberty AT or Quadboard AT you have the option of utilizing what is called expanded memory that is memory which complies with the Lotus Intel Expanded Memory Specification to reach beyond what had been the 640 kilobyte limit in the
47. s e extended memory for PC AT systems equipped with Quadrams Liberty AT or Quadboard AT memory card e expanded memory for PC PC XT or PC AT systems equipped with Quadram s Liberty PC Liberty AT or Quadboard AT memory card The advantage to utilizing extended or expanded memory is that conventional system memory is left available for large applications programs Because spoolers serve to buffer or slow the flow of infor mation to printers we do not recommend setting up a spooler for a serial port to be used with a modem QuadMaster III s spoolers cease to exist when power to the system is terminated Note that if you do opt for utilizing expanded memory for your serial spoolers you must install the Expanded Memory Manager device driver as described in Chapter 3 6 2 Installation First decide whether you want to use conventional ex panded or extended memory for your spoolers If you choose conventional memory boot your system to get the DOS prompt and type 28 COPY CON CONFIG SYS DEVICE QCOMN SYS K C1 C2 B P D S F6 If you choose extended memory type COPY CON CONFIG SYS DEVICE ATQCOMNn SYS K C1 C2 B P D 8 F6 If you choose expanded memory type COPY CON CONFIG SYS DEVICE QUADRAM SYS SC P1 P2 P3 P4 DEVICE XQCOMN SYS K C1 C2 B P D S F6 Do not install QCOM ATQCOM and XQCOM together otherwise the most recently installed spooler will overlay th
48. tem 51 BOARD PHYSICAL PAGE The physical 16 kilobyte page on a physical expanded memory board which gets mapped into a process ID s logical page this entity may or may not correspond to the actual physical page of memory on that board BOOT To bring the computer system on line or up also called boot up derived from the expression pulling oneself up by the bootstraps BUFFER A type of memory providing short term storage where data is held until it can be further processed i e printed to disk paper etc Data held within a buffer ceases to exist when power to the system is disconnected BUG A mistake in software causing a computer malfunction BYTE A grouping of eight bits to form a piece of information such as a letter number or other symbol CATHODE RAY TUBE The vacuum tube television screen us ed to display output of a computer system sometimes referred to as VDT or video display terminal CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT CPU An integrated circuit which lies at the heart of every computer and understands and ex ecutes machine language programs CHARACTER A letter digit or symbol that is used as part of the organizational control or representation of data CHRONOGRAPH A device used by the computer to generate accurate time and date information Also known as a clock calandar CONVENTIONAL MEMORY This is the standard linear memory 0 through 640K which is recognized by MS DOS
49. tion 4 a ib A ed chad ddd eda 28 6 2 Installation ssisi insuszzosaizzjabeni 28 OO ETTE iis Beaune A 31 6 4 MODECOM e cece cece 31 7 0 CLOCK PROGRAMS Tal DescripHon sieb kota ea enue saw aka ds 33 7 2 Installing QUADCLOK SYS 34 7 3 Using QUADCLOK COM 36 8 0 QSWAP Ol Description i cca oe ee ae ees 38 B 2 SING a wad tab G ar athe el a jara 38 9 0 MULTIPLE INSTALLATIONS 9 1 Introduction sick saved Seer EA ane 39 9 2 IBM PC with Parallel Ports 39 9 3 IBM with Serial Ports No Default Values Used 40 9 4 IBM with Serial Ports Default Values Used seat ose 41 9 5 IBM PC Using Conventional and Expanded Memory 41 9 6 IBM PC AT Using Conventional and Expanded Memory 43 9 7 Altering Your CONFIG SVS file 45 10 0 AUTOEXECUTION FILES OTS WANE aries b em tees Sinan e 46 10 2 QUADCLOK COM 47 10 3 QSWAP and QUADCLOK COM 48 10 4 MODE COM 4 49 GLOSSARY OF TERMS 00005 51 WARRANTY PROVISIONS Quadram warrants that this product will perform as described in this manual for a period of at least one year from its original date of purchase Should it fail to perform as described in this manual at any time during said term of warranty Quadram will at its option repair or replace it at no cost to the original owner except as set forth in this warranty THE WARRAN
50. to press the ENTER key after each com mand line 3 3 Assigning the Segment Parameter System memory is measured in bytes or kilobytes Loca tions in memory are called addresses and are specified by a numbering system called hexadecimal We sug gest you research hexadecimal numbering further on your own by consulting with any of a number of fine reference books and magazines available in your library or bookstore QuadMaster III offers you the choice of having the expanded memory manager allocate space beginning at hexadecimal address DOOO or hexadecimal address E000 Ordinarily you would assign DOOO by typing the number zero 0 as the first parameter in the command line If though that address is already being allocated by another 13 product you must select the alternative address E000 by typing the number one 1 as the first parameter in the command line Some products allocate both D000 and E000 address space such as some versions of Quadram s own Palette Master color graphics card for instance which means you are not able to utilize expanded memory if your system is equipped with a product such as this Consult the owners manual of other cards installed in your system to be sure there are no conflicts with either hexadecimal address 3 4 Assigning the C Parameter Refer to the following chart to guide you in choosing the correct Code number Possible configurations of Qu
51. us cancel out the previously installed one Remember e Refer to Chapter 3 for details on installing QUADRAM SVS e To press ENTER key after each command line e F6 is function key 6 or press CTRL and Z simultaneously e CTRL ALT and DEL are keys you press all other commands are typed letter by letter 29 After you press F6 and ENTER you ll see a message that 1 file has been copied that s the CONFIG SXS file Now complete installation by pressing CTRL ALT DEL simultaneously You will see onscreen message during the reboot that your spooler s have been installed In the command line you ll notice several variables These are parameters which must be assigned a value either by you or they will use pre set defaults pro grammed into QuadMaster III Your options are n theserial port youare assigning the spooler your choices are 1 and 2 default 1 K with QCOM and ATQCOM the number of kilobytes you decide to assign to the print buffer default 2K with XQCOM the number of 16 kilobyte blocks default 16K each buffer may contain anywhere from 1K to total system RAM minus 64K set aside by QuadMaster III for internal operating pur poses minus any other RAM set aside for other device drivers Cl your Print Control Keys which activate and your Print Command Window see C2 Chapter 4 for complete description If you do not assign values the defaults are AL
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