Index

adding commands 7-7 ALT 5-8 anonymous directory names 4-6 application 1-2 diskette 1-2 programs 1-2, 3-5 arrow keys 1-2, 5-8, 5-9 ASCII value 5-8 auto-repeat, keyboard 5-8

backslash character 5-9 backup 3-5 diskettes 3-3 files 6-3 BASIC09/CONFIG diskette 3-5, 3-7 bit, high order 5-8 booting OS-9 2-2 brace 5-9 bracket character 5-9, 5-10 BUILD 7-8, 7-13

care of diskettes 3-1 carriage return 5-10 changing directories 5-6 the system diskette 5-7 character ASCII 5-8 backslash 5-9 brace 5-9 tilde 5-9 underscore 5-9 up arrow 5-9 valid 4-5 vertical bar 5-9 clock module 7-6 CIVIDS directory 4-1, 5-5 colors, window 7-11, 7-12 command 1-1, 6-1 accessing 5-4 adding 7-7 editing 5-1 loading 6-5 line, 1-1, 1-2, 5-1 using spaces 5-2 mistakes 5-1

modules, listing 6-5 option 5-2 parameters 5-2 process, 5-10 typing 5-1 communications pak 1-3 composite monitor 7-8 computer, turning off 2-3, 3-1 CONFIG 7-1 configuring your system 7-1 contents of directories 6-1 control key 5-8 CONTROL-C 5-9 copies with one drive 3-5 with two drives 3-7 COPY 5-2, 5-4 copying diskettes 3-3, 3-5 files 6-3 CTRL-BREAK 5-9 CTRL-C 1-1 CTRL-H 5-1 CTRL-X 5-1 current execution directory 5-5 cursor, move 5-8 customizing your system 7-1

data 4-1 directory, chang files 4-1 terminal 1-3 types 4-1 storing 4-1 date 2-2 DEINIZ 7-13 deleting lines 5-9

directory files 6-2 files 6-4 memory modules 6-6 descriptors, window 7-10 destination diskette 3-6 device names 4-6, 7-3 DIR 5-2

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directory 4-1 execution directory 5-5
changing 5-6 exit OS-9 2-3
changing the data 5-7 extended DIR 5-3
CIVIDS 4-1
contents 6-2 files 4-1
creating 6-1 copying 6-3
current' execution 5-5 deleting 6-4
deleting 6-2 display 5-2
display 6-2 finding 4-5
finding 4-5 names 4-4
multiple 4-4 pathlist 4-5
pathlist 4-5 renaming 6-4
ROOT 4-1, 4-5 Startup 7-8
SYS 4-2 viewing 6-5
viewing 6-1 filename
directory names 4-4 examples 4-4
anonymous 4-6 legal characters 4-4
displaying 6-2 finding 4-5
disk drive 1-4 directories 4-5
names 3-2, formatting
disk name 3-3, 4-6 diskette 3-3, 3-4
diskette with two drives 3-4
backup 3-5
copying 3-3 graphics
formatting 3-3, 3-4 characters 5-8
handling 3-1 interface 7-9
removing 5-7
track 3-3 halt video output 5-10
BASIC09/CONFIG 3-5 handling diskettes 3-1
changing the system 5-7 hard disk name 3-2
destination 3-6 hardware 1-3
source 3-6 high order bit 5-8
system 7-1
write protect 3-2 initialize diskette 3-3, 3-4
DISPLAY 7-12 INIZ 7-10
display interface, graphics 7-9
directory 6-2 international characters 5-8
directory names 6-2
file 5-2 key, control 5-8
video 5-8 keyboard
drive names 3-2 mouse 5-9
DSAVE 6-5 auto-repeat 5-8
duplicate diskette 3-6, 3-7 keys, arrow 5-8, 5-9
kill a window 7-13
editing commands 5-1
end-of-file 5-9 languages 1-2
entering commands 5-1 last line, redisplay 5-10
error message 1-5, 2-4 left brace 5-9
ESCAPE function 5-9 left bracket 5-9
examples of filenames 4-4 legal characters, filenames 4-4
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length, command line 5-1 line command 5-1 delete 5-9 redisplay 5-10 listing command modules 6-5 loading commands 6-5 lowercase letters 2-4, 5-1, 5-8

memory modules 6-5 deleting 6-6 menus 1-2 messages, error 2-4 mistakes, command 5-1 modem 1-3, 1-4 modifier 5-1 module, clock 7-6 modules in memory 6-5 window 7-6 monitor 5-8, 7-8 monochrome 7-8 mouse, keyboard 5-9 move cursor 5-8 multi-pak interface 1-3, 2-1 multi=tasking 1-4 multi-user 1-4 multiple directories 4-4

names anonymous 4-6 device 4-6 directory 4-4 disk drive 3-2 file 4-4 hard disk 3-2 of devices 7-3

one drive copies 3-5 operating system 1-1 option, command 5-2 OS-9, starting 2-1 output, halt video 5-10

parameter 5-1 command 5-2 pathlist 4-5, 4-6 periods, anonymous names 4-6 peripherals 1-3 process command 5-10

program 4-1 application 3-5 execution, stopping 5-8 files 4-1 name 5-1 protect diskettes 3-2

quit OS-9 2-3

rebooting OS-9 2-3 redisplay current line 5-10 last line 5-10 removing diskettes 5-7 windows 7-12 renaming files 6-4 reset button 2-3 RGB monitor 7-8 right brace 5-9 ROOT directory 4-1, 4-2, 4-5 route to files 4-5 RS-232 1-3, 2-1

scratched 3-6, 3-7 screen, VDG 5-8 sector 3-4 select window 5-9 serial port 1-3 SHELL 7-11 shift lock 5-9 size of windows 7-10 slash in device names 4-6 in pathlist 4-5, 5-7 SN error 2-2 source diskette 3-6 spaces in a command line 5-2 special keys 5-8 starting OS-92-1 your computer 2-1 Startup 7-8 file 7-13 stopping program execution 5-8 storing data 4-1 diskettes 3-1 subdirectory 4-2 substitute names 4-6

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syntax error 2-2 up arrow 5-9
SYS directory 4-2 uppercase 2-4, 5-1, 5-8
system
customizing 7-1 valid character 4-4, 4-5 ,-·.~,
devices 7-3 VDG screen 5-8
diskette 7-1 vertical bar 5-9
name 1-3 video
display 5-8
TERM 5-8 output, halt 5-10
TERM-VDG 7-5 window, select 5-9
TERM-WIN 7-5 viewing files 6-5
terminal 1-3
text file 5-2 window 1-4, 7-9
tilde 5-9 40-column 7-5
time 2-2 80-column 7-5
track 3-3, 3-4 colors 7-11, 7-12
turning off your computer 3-1 descriptors 7-10
two drive eliminating 7-12
copies 3-7 establishing 7-9
formatting 3-4 modules 7-6
types names 4-6
of data 4-1 path 7-11
of monitors 7-8 size 7-10
establish 7-13 ~-~,,
underscore character 5-9 write protect 3-2, 3-3

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