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AUTOMATION�  LE� YOU� OL� CP/� KAYPR� D� I� FO� YOU.
by Dave Green, KUAFC, September 1987

(Tips on auto-start at bootup)

Th� dedicate� wor� processo� � us� a� wor� start� automatically�  �
Well�� almos� automatically��  � tur� o� th� switch� po� i� a� 8� �
disk�� wai� � fe� seconds�� an� th� machin� present� m� wit� � �
blan� page�� read�� an� waitin� fo� th� word� t� star� flowin� �
(sometime� i� get� jus� � trickle�� though)�  Bu� unti� recently� �
m�� ol� Kaypr� I� ha� n� ide� wha� � wante� whe� � wen� throug� �
th� sam� procedure��  � woul� tur� o� th� switch�� po� i� � disk� �
wai� � fe� second� an� fin� a� A� waitin� i� th� corne� o� th� �
screen��  The� i� � wante� t� us� Wordstar�� I'� tel� i� t� loa� �
Xtrake� (t� redefin� m� keypa� fo� Wordstar)� the� loa� Wordstar� �
lo� Wordsta� ont� th� B� driv� t� fin� m� tex� files� an� finall� �
tel� i� whic� fil� � wante� t� wor� on�

It'� � simpl� procedure�� bu� it'� alway� th� same��  Wh� no� le� �
th� machin� d� i� fo� m� an� spee� u� th� whol� process?

There'� � simpl� wa� t� se� u� � syste� s� you� CP/͠ Kaypr� �
start� u� automatically��  Th� secre� i� t� us� � functio� o� �
CP/M'� "Copy�� progra� t� mar� � fil� o� eac� dis� t� loa� �
automaticall� whe� yo� col� boo� th� system��  I� you'v� upgrade� �
t� Advent'� TurboRo� system�� yo� ca� configur� tha� syste� t� �
alway� loo� fo� � particula� fil� nam� wit� � col� boot.

Wit� eithe� system�� yo� ca� mak� tha� startu� fil� � submi� fil� �
whic� execute� al� o� th� step� yo� normall� g� throug� t� star� �
computing��  SUBMIT.CO� i� � publi� domai� progra� whic� execute� �
� serie� o� command� yo� pu� togethe� i� � "submi� file"�  EX.CO� �
i� � simila� progra� whic� work� bette� i� som� application� �
becaus� i� keep� th� submi� fil� i� memory�� (SUBMIT.CO� write� � �
temporar� fil� t� disk�� s� yo� hav� t� leav� roo� o� th� disk.�  �
Bu� I'v� ha� bette� luc� wit� SUPERSUB.COM��  It�� too�� write� � �
temporar� fil� t� disk� bu� I'� usin� i� becaus� EX.CO� upse� th� �
appl� car� wit� Wordstar--m� lef� arro� curso� contro� require� �
tw� keystroke� t� mov� th� curso� on� space�  SUBMIT.CO� wouldn'� �
complet� th� entir� se� o� commands�� s� sav� yoursel� som� tim� �
an� troubl� an� us� SUPERSUB.COM.

SUBMIT.COM� EX.CO� (EX15.COM)� an� SUPERSUB.CO� ar� al� availabl� �
i� th� KUAF� library.

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I� orde� t� automat� m� system�� I'v� writte� � submi� fil� fo� �
eac� dis� o� softwar� � use��  Here'� th� fil� � us� fo� Wordsta� �
name� WSTART.SUB:

����B:                Logs the B: drive for text files
   S�                SD.COM display� director� o� dis� i� B:
                         and space available
����A:XTRA A:WS;WS    Runs Xtrakey redefinition program and
or  WS���             load�Wordstar�� I�yo��don'�us�
��������������������������Xtrake� o�anothe�ke��definitio�
��������������������������program� us� th� secon� lin� instead.  ��������
����ERA *.BAK         Erases all backup files on B: drive
                         afte�exitin� fro�Wordstar�  Leav�
                     ����out this step if you want to save
                         backup files.
����A:                Logs the A: drive
����ERA *.BAK         Erases all backup files on A: drive.
���                       Leave this out if you want to save any
                         backup files that end up on A:.

Th� comman� t� ru� thi� procedur� i� SUPERSU� WSTART��  An� tha� �
bring� u� anothe� problem���  Tr�� t� tel� th� compute� t� �
automaticall� ru� SUPERSU� WSTAR� whe� yo� d� � col� boo� an� yo� �
won'� ge� an� farthe� tha� before��  Th� tric� i� anothe� fre� �
publi� domai� progra� yo� ca� ge� fro� th� KUAF� librar�� calle� �
SYNONYM.COM�  Synony� let� yo� giv� th� comman� SUPERSU� WSTAR� � �
ne� one-wor� comman� fil� name�  I'v� use� START.COM� bu� yo� ca� �
cal� i� AUTOEXEC.CO� i� yo� wan� t� preten� you'r� runnin� MS-�
DOS��  Wit� m� TurboRo� syste� � pu� � fil� o� ever� dis� name� �
START.COM��  I'v� alread� configure� th� TurboRo� syste� t� loo� �
fo� START.CO� ever� tim� � d� � col� boot��  T� mak� col� boot� �
easier�� � move� th� rese� butto� t� th� fron� pane� o� m� Kaypr� �
II�  No� whe� � switc� fro� Wordsta� t� anothe� softwar� package� �
� simpl� inser� th� ne� disk�� punc� reset�� an� th� Kaypr� look� �
fo� � fil� calle� START.CO� t� tel� i� wha� t� do.

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Here's a step-by-step review of the process:
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����1��    Writ� � submi� fil� (xxxxx.SUB� listin� al� command� �
����yo� wan� you� Kaypr� t� automaticall� perform��  Us� th� non-�
����documen� mod� i� WordSta� o� an� tex� edito� t� creat� th� �
����file�  Don'� leav� an� blan� line� i� th� middl� o� th� file� �
����bu� en� th� fil� wit� � blan� lin� wit� jus� � carriag� �
����return��  Th� sampl� fil� abov� include� explanator� note� i� �
����th� righ� column�  Don'� includ� tha� colum� i� you� file.

����2��    Ru� SYNONYM.CO� t� renam� SUPERSU� xxxxxx.SU� wit� � �
����one-wor� comman� suc� a� START.COM��  Th� for� o� th� comman� �
����t� ru� SYNONY� i� "SYNONY� newname.CO� SUPERSU� xxxxxx� wher� �
����newnam� i� th� nam� yo� pic� fo� you� startu� comman� fil� �
����(START.CO͠ o� AUTOEXEC.COM� an� xxxxx� i� th� nam� o� you� �
����submi� file.

����3��    Configur� you� syste� t� loo� fo� newname.CO� whe� yo� �
����col� boo� (eithe� powe� u� o� pus� reset)���  Wit蠠 � �
����conventiona� CP/͠ operatin� system�� cop� eac� dis� usin� �
����CP/M'� COPY.CO� utility��  Afte� th� syste� copie� th� entir� �
����dis� i� wil� sho� yo� � lis� o� file� o� tha� dis� an� as� �
����yo�� whic� on� yo� wan� t� ru� automaticall� whe� yo�� col� �
����boo� th� system�  Ente� START.CO� o� AUTOEXEC.CO� o� whateve� �
����nam� yo� picke� whe� yo� ra� SYNONYM.COM.

����      I� yo�� hav� � TurboRo� operatin� system�� ru� th� �
����TurboRo� TURBOCFG.CO͠ progra� t� configur� you� syste� t� �
����loo� fo� START.CO� o� AUTOEXEC.CO� o� whateve� yo�� pla� t� �
����nam� you� startu� procedure�  It'� easie� i� yo� us� th� sam� �
����fil� nam� fo� al� disks��  Numbe� � o� th� TURBOCFG.CO� men� �
����i� th� selectio� t� specif� you� automati� col� boo� command�  �
����Don'� forge� t� writ� th� ne� syste� imag� t� � fil� an� the� �
����writ� th� syste� track� o� an� dis� yo� wan� t� autoload.
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����Automatio� i� th� nam� o� th� gam� i� industr�� today��  Wh� �
����no� automat� you� Kaypr� an� le� i� mak� thing� � littl� �
����easier?

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