Getting Started
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AM-6060 Computer Owner's Manual, Rev. 00
Once you're logged on to the system, you can use LOG to switch to a different account. You don't need
to enter your user name again, just the account you want. For example:
LOG [36,14]
RETURN
If the account has a password assigned, you are asked for the password before you transfer to the
account.
The account number list for each device on your system is separate, so you may have duplicate account
numbers on different disks. Therefore, to completely specify what account you want, you may need to
enter both the device and account number. For example:
LOG DSK0:[7,12]
RETURN
You only have to enter the device name if the same account exists on more than one device. If the
account you enter does not exist, you see a message on your screen indicating you've typed an invalid
account number.
For more details about the LOG command, see the System Commands Reference Manual. For
information about user names, see Chapter 5 and the System Operator's Guide.
THE TERMINAL KEYBOARD
The first step in communicating with AMOS is to be able to type your instructions on the terminal or
workstation keyboard. The keyboard is very similar to a standard typewriter's, but it has a few extra keys
with special functions.
Take a moment to look at your keyboard so you can easily locate these keys later:
Key
Description
ENTER
ENTER
(sometimes labeled
RETURN
or with an arrow that curves to the left) is the
carriage return key. Just as you press the carriage return on a typewriter to begin a
new line on the page, an
ENTER
tells the computer you are ending a line of input and
want to begin a new line.
The computer does not normally process an instruction from you until you press
ENTER
to let it know you are finished with that line.
RUBOUT
RUBOUT
is the deletion key; it backspaces and deletes. It may also be labeled RUB,
DEL, or BACKSPACE.
If you make a mistake while typing an instruction to AMOS, you can erase it using
the
RUBOUT
key.
The
key on most keyboards acts much like the shift key on a typewriter. By
holding down
, you can type upper case letters and the symbols on the upper
half of the keys with two symbols.
