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Page 2: ...utlets on separate circuits Consult the dealer or an experienced radiofrV technician for help MODIFICATIONS Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Atari C rity to operate the equipment SHI...

Page 3: ...111 Appendixes Glossary and Index 1 3 Special Notations 1 4 Setting Up Your System 1 5 Preparing a Workspace 1 5 Connecting the Mouse 1 5 Connecting the Monitor 1 6 The Monitor Adapter Block 1 6 Conn...

Page 4: ...w a Computer Works 2 1 Memory 2 1 System Memory 2 2 Storage Memory 2 2 Operating System 2 4 Graphics Environment Manager 2 4 Getting Acquainted with Your Computer 2 4 The Screen Display GEM Desktop 2...

Page 5: ...nd Box 3 5 Using Shift clicking 3 5 Combining Rubber banding and Shift clicking 3 6 Controlling the Pointer with Keystroke Combinations 3 6 Moving the Pointer with Keystrokes 3 7 Selecting with Keystr...

Page 6: ...lose Top Window 4 7 Bottom to Top 4 7 Select all Items 4 7 Set File Mask 4 8 Format Floppy Disk 4 9 View Menu 4 9 Show as Icons or Show as Text 4 10 Sorting by Name Date Size Type 4 10 Size to Fit 4 1...

Page 7: ...4 General Setup 4 34 Status 4 34 Audio Feedback 4 35 Chip Select 4 35 Sound 4 35 Keyboard Response 4 35 Double click Response 4 36 Modem Setup 4 36 Serial Port Selector 4 37 Baud Rate 4 37 Parity 4 37...

Page 8: ...5 1 Displaying a Directory or Folder 5 2 Files and Filenames 5 2 Pathnames 5 5 Opening a File 5 6 File Selector 5 7 Opening a Data File 5 10 File and Folder Management 5 11 Copying Files and Folders...

Page 9: ...sk Utilities B 1 Parking and Unparking the ReadfWrite Heads B 1 Parking Drive Heads on All Units B 2 Unparking the Drive Heads Installing and Removing the Hard Disk Driver File B 3 Installing the Hard...

Page 10: ...ities Disk Files B 18 C Troubleshooting and Maintenance C 1 Troubleshooting C 1 The Computer Will Not Start Up C 1 No Desktop C 2 Software Problems C 2 Bombs C 3 The Hard Disk Drive C 3 Optional Inter...

Page 11: ...or Specifications E 1 DSP Connector E 1 SCSI Connector E 1 Serial Port E 2 Parallel Port E 3 Monitor Connector E 4 SCC Connector E 5 Enhanced Joystick E 8 MIDI Port E 9 F Customer Support F 1 Glossary...

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Page 13: ...Part I Getting Started...

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Page 15: ...s applications such as multimedia desktop publishing graphic arts games and educational software Your Falcon030 is available with the following standard features and options Standard Features 16MHz 6...

Page 16: ...to use your computer and its operating environment After you become more familiar with your computer this manual will continue to be a helpful guide for individual procedures and specific information...

Page 17: ...nt desktop environment Chapter 6 Advanced Desktop Features introduces you to MultiTOS your computer s advanced pre emptive multitasking environment Part Ill Appendixes Glossary and Index Appendix A Cu...

Page 18: ...fficiently Following are examples of the special notations as they appear throughout this manual Characters enclosed in square brackets 1 represent keys on the keyboard For example when this guide ins...

Page 19: ...pare a workspace for your computer Start by finding a flat stable surface area near an electrical outlet The surface area should be able to support the weight of the computer and any device that you w...

Page 20: ...that come with your particular monitor The Monitor Adapter Block Before you can use a monitor with the Falcon030 you need to purchase the correct monitor adapter block The monitor adapter block allow...

Page 21: ...a hard disk or a floppy disk such as the Language disk that comes with the computer In either case if the startup files are available the computer reads them during bootup Note If you want to learn m...

Page 22: ...disk durirzg bootup it loads the default desktop which does not display any hard disk icons If this occurs shut off the computer then switch it on If the hard disk icons still fail to appear on the de...

Page 23: ...devices share memory with the computer In general you should connect and switch on all peripheral devices before booting up your computer Using this procedure ensures that all the connected peripheral...

Page 24: ...0 and set any additional devices in sequence Note Always read the documentation accompanying your SCSI device 01 software before you set the SCSl ID switch Daisy chaining is a way to connect more tha...

Page 25: ...tes to familiarize yourself with the layout of your system will save you time when using your computer and this manual Front Panel Following is an illustration and description of the features on the f...

Page 26: ...cts Atari mouse The Mouse port is not visible in Figure 1 1 Right Side Panel Following is an illustration and description of the features on the right side panel Figure 1 2 The Right Side Panel 1 44MB...

Page 27: ...set Button Figure 1 3 The Rear Panel Digital Signal Processing DSP port provides an interface to the digital audio chips and the internal DSP for direct input output of high speed digital signals Head...

Page 28: ...rs or other parallel devices Modem RS232C port connects a modem or another serial device LAN high speed LocalTalk calcompatible port allows you to network your Falcon030 with other computers Power swi...

Page 29: ...s program cards hardware interfaces etc The system recognizes the cartridge slot as drive C Joystick ports 2 connect a joystick to the computer Note Musical Instrument Digital Interface or MIDlports a...

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Page 31: ...uter s Read Only Memory ROM chip and the instructions in an executable program contained on a disk Your computer receives these instructions as electronic signals which it then stores as data The proc...

Page 32: ...ntain operating system information Random Access Memory RAM consists of memory chips inside your computer that store data while the computer is running When you turn off the computer all the informati...

Page 33: ...ty floppy disks store 1 458 176 bytes of data Information on a floppy disk is read from the disk into RAM modified if desired and later saved back to the disk from RAM Your computer s 3 5 inch 1 44MB...

Page 34: ...allows a screen display of information as graphic images e g picture icons and windows as well as letters numbers and symbols For information on TOS see Part 11 Using the Desktop Getting Acquainted w...

Page 35: ...ins the mouse components has two buttons on top These buttons are referred to as the left and right mouse buttons The mouse ball inside the mouse rolls when you move the mouse The movement of the mous...

Page 36: ...lower case letters There are several keys on the computer s keyboard that perform special functions not found on a typewriter For example you can use Control Alt and Shift in conjunction with some ot...

Page 37: ...3 2 and later This section teaches you how to use the floppy disk drive Formatting a Floppy Disk You must format a new floppy disk before you can store programs and data on the disk Formatting prepare...

Page 38: ...t the floppy disk into the floppy disk drive 2 Select t h e Format Floppy Disk c o m m a n d f r o m the File menu T h e Copy Format dialog box appears Note Both the Copy and Format operations are com...

Page 39: ...a correctly formatted disk into the drive Then you must select Retry with aformatted disk or Cancel to tell the drive whether or not to attempt to read that disk Write Protecting a Floppy Disk Write...

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Page 41: ...Part II Using the Desktop...

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Page 43: ...easiest to accomplish when using the mouse If you are not currently using a mouse see Controlling the Pointer Using Keystroke Combinations later in this chapter Afterwards return to this section and s...

Page 44: ...ring these few simple techniques you can easily do basic desktop tasks Moving the Pointer The first basic task you need to learn is how to move the pointer Moving the pointer is easy Just move the mou...

Page 45: ...e clicking to highlight the drive A icon Double clicking combines two single click actions in quick succession to both select and start a process such as opening a file or directory Note Use the Corzt...

Page 46: ...release the left mouse button Practice dragging an icon now by moving the desktop icons into different configurations If you accidentally drag one icon on top of another icon a special window called a...

Page 47: ...e selecting multiple icons with the rubber band box 1 Position the pointer above and to the left of the drive A icon Try not to touch the nearby menu heading If the menu drops down just retract the me...

Page 48: ...bber bandingand Shift clicking You can combine rubber banding and shift clicking to select a group of icons then deselect any icons you don t want in the group Follow these steps to practice combining...

Page 49: ...ombination for fine positioning Selecting with Keystrokes Using the keystroke combination Alt Insert performs the same function as clicking the left mouse button To perform a keystroke double click ho...

Page 50: ...r must be positioned over the selected icon or group of icons for successful dragging Windows Most of the desktop activity takes place in windows Windows are small screens within the larger screen dis...

Page 51: ...esiding within the directory If some items are selected the numbers refer only to the selected items The other elements of a window are explained in the following tutorial sections On the right and bo...

Page 52: ...ertically up and down If a directory contains more items than will fit in the window a portion of the scroll bar will be shaded The scroll box shows the current position and size of the window relativ...

Page 53: ...ram LINES PRG using the techniques you have already learned The Lines program displays a group of lines moving across the screen When you open LINES PRG it uses the full window So you can practice res...

Page 54: ...ny screen position below the menu bar First position the pointer over the shaded move bar Drag the window to a new position on the screen then release the mouse button The window displays in its new p...

Page 55: ...are smaller more specific menus activated by buttons Opening a Menu Each menu heading on the menu bar has its own drop down menu If you move the pointer onto the menu bar near one of the headings that...

Page 56: ...button with the mouse A pop up will appear with a list of selectable items The currently selected item is indicated by a checkmark Clicking on any item selects that item Clicking once more on the sel...

Page 57: ...inactive Inactive options are not available for use at the time you display the menu See the specific option later in this chapter for more information Most of the commands listed under the menu headi...

Page 58: ...puter without active desk accessories frees sonze RAM and displays the desktopfaster Following is a detailed description of the different sections of the Desk menu Desktop Info When you display the De...

Page 59: ...le The desktop disappears and the program runs Printer icon An alert box which informs you that the icon you attempted to open is a printing device appears Data file If you have installed an applicati...

Page 60: ...e including files within folders Bytes used The number of bytes used by all files and folders on the disk or logical drive Bytes available The available storage space measured in bytes left on the dis...

Page 61: ...hin the folder Date The date the file or folder was last modified Time The time the file or folder was last modified Number of Folders The number of folders within the folder This only applies to fold...

Page 62: ...u wish the search performed If no item is highlighted Search will perform the command upon the active window If there is no open window on the desktop and no highlighted item you cannot select Search...

Page 63: ...luding all levels of folder windows and the main directory window If windows from other floppy disks or logical drives are open on the desktop the most recently opened window becomes the active window...

Page 64: ...nown as a wild card character See File Specification in this chapter The period is the separation between the filename and the file extension The second asterisk means any file with a filename that me...

Page 65: ...menu lets you choose the way your computer displays files and folders You can view files and folders as icons or text You can display those filenames alphabetically by name filename or extension or nu...

Page 66: ...9UTO 18 04 91 82159 am PX 18 04 91 02159 am iSPRIT 18 04 31 03181 am iDOS SYS 10 10 91 12111 pm IDX 05 31 92 12120 am IIHSTRLL 85 31 92 12117 am 0 When directory entries are shown as text the window d...

Page 67: ...nding order according to their size NOsort List files and folders according to the order in which a program would recognize them Size to Fit When you select Size To Fit all items are displayed in hori...

Page 68: ...the color in the Preview Box 5 Next highlight the Window box and repeat Steps 2 through 4 to modify your window display 6 Select OK to select the chosen options and exit Set Color and Style Options M...

Page 69: ...r floppy disk drive logical drive and cartridge and the trash can icon Window icons are folder and file icons Desktop lcon To install a single desktop icon follow these steps 1 If you are installing a...

Page 70: ...em of the selected group displays in the dialog box Note If you do not wish to assign a new icon shape to an iten in the selected group select Skip when that item displays in the dialog box That item...

Page 71: ...If you do not wish to assign a new icon shape to an item in the selected group select Skip when that item s name and current icon displays in the dialog box That item retains its current icon shape I...

Page 72: ...follow these steps 1 Highlight the icon you wish to change Select ln tall Icon from the Options menu The Install Icon dialog box appears 2 Type the new Icon identifier letter and press Tab If you wis...

Page 73: ...ead of opening the application first Select an autoboot status for any application so whenever you switch on your computer the application opens automatically Assign a function key to open any applica...

Page 74: ...art of RAM will be used to contain the program instructions Detailed explanations of the arguments needed and the correct syntax for those arguments will be included in the program s documentation Whe...

Page 75: ...u wish to link to a document type Highlight the desired application Select ln tall Application from the Options menu The name of the selected application appears in the Install Application dialog box...

Page 76: ...not look for files in any location other than the default directory For these programs select Top Window and make sure that the program file and all supporting files are in the top window Selecting P...

Page 77: ...om the desktop Once you are within an application the function keys perform the tasks assigned to them by the application To assign a function key to open an application follow these steps 1 Highlight...

Page 78: ...e erased when you switch off the computer Install Devices The Install Devices command installs desktop icons for all hard disk partitions on all properly configured devices It also installs a cartridg...

Page 79: ...the icon Remember the information stored on the logical drive represented by a removed hard disk icon is still on the hard disk To regain access to that information you can reinstall a hard disk icon...

Page 80: ...nd provides interlace on others Compatibility Modes Allows you to call up another dialog box which allows you to select from a list of several different screen resolutions and other options Read INF F...

Page 81: ...ands The Desktop Configuration dialog box also displays the amount of RAM currently available Most applications use the default directory and input parameters displayed in the Desktop Configuration di...

Page 82: ...windows Save Desktop also saves Option and View menu selections The computer stores saved configurations and menu selections in a NEWDESK INF file and places this file on your startup disk or hard di...

Page 83: ...the last time it was opened Desk Accessories The Control Panel is a desk accessory that comes with your system The following section describes the control panel and its uses The Control Panel The Con...

Page 84: ...in the saved settings Select OK if you just wish to change a setting for one session The Control Panel window closes and the changes remain in effect only until you switch off your computer The most...

Page 85: ...affect the way files are dated only the way the time is displayed in the Control Panel window To set the clock or calendar follow these steps 1 Open the Control Panel Select Date or Time by positionin...

Page 86: ...the main Control Panel Window If you need to use an inactive CPX you can use the CPX Mover to change the status of the CPX from inactive to active Then when you select Reload CPXs the newly active CPX...

Page 87: ...Panel Select Setup from the Options menu 2 Select Reload CPX When the confirmation dialog box appears select OK Advanced Setup Options Setting the Minimum Number of Slots and the CPX Directory Path a...

Page 88: ...l Panel where to look for CPX files You probably want to store all of your CPX files in one folder and set the directory path to that folder But if you store CPX files in more than one place the CPX D...

Page 89: ...mine which is the most recent version You can use Configure CPXs see Configure CPXs in this chapter to change the resident status of a CPX You probably want most of your CPXs to have Resident No statu...

Page 90: ...to the CPXs that ship with your system General Setup The General Setup CPX allows you to set the keyboard response and repeat rate the mouse double click response rate and the audio feedback It also...

Page 91: ...at setting becomes the current selection and the pop up closes The new setting is displayed inside the shadowed status box Sound If you want all sound turned off position the pointer over the Sound bu...

Page 92: ...double clicks select a numbered box nearer to the running mouse icon After setting the double click response you can test the setting by double clicking on the Double Click Response Test box When you...

Page 93: ...se the up and down arrows to scroll through the baud rate selections When the desired baud rate displays move the pointer to highlight the desired rate Click the mouse button to select the highlighted...

Page 94: ...option The stop bit indicates the end of an asynchronous RS232 character You normally use 1 stop bit but you may need to use 1 5 or 2 stop bits To set the number of stop bits position the pointer over...

Page 95: ...ettings If you have both an SLM and dot matrix or daisy wheel printer connected to your computer you may be able to select the printer type within your application If not you must turn off one of the...

Page 96: ...darker printing select Final Keep in mind that in Final draft mode the printer generally makes two passes of the print head thus taking twice as long to print the page Note Do not select Final if you...

Page 97: ...of displaying Color Setup allows you to choose which colors from the color palette you wish to have available for use when you assign window colors See Window Colors in this chapter Think of the color...

Page 98: ...d it by pressing UNDO or selecting reload True Color The True Color mode allows your system to display thousands of colors whether you are using an ST VGA or television as a display True color mode di...

Page 99: ...within a solid background over the fill pattern When you assign element colors to the foreground window and select Save or OK the new colors are displayed the next time you open a window Any window t...

Page 100: ...splayed CPX press Esc to clear the entire Name line or press Backspace to erase one character at a time Then type in the new CPX name To select text and icon colors use the appropriate scroll arrows t...

Page 101: ...odem Recognition icon appear as solid objects on the screen When the Screen Saver is inactive the Screen Saver Delay slider and the Modem Recognition icon appear as outlines When the Screen Saver is a...

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Page 103: ...f information grouped together is called a file A program or application file contains instructions for the computer A data file contains information to be used or edited by the program or application...

Page 104: ...s you can place them inside one folder to keep them together You can also put folders and files within other folders You can create a folder using the Create Folder command See File Menu in Chapter 4...

Page 105: ...onal a period and up to three characters I name mandatory up to eight characters The following characters cannot be used within a file name or extension Period Quotation Marks Forward slash I Back sla...

Page 106: ...e extension is deleted or changed These six extensions and their definitions are listed below ACC A GEM Desktop accessory The system accesses ACC files which appear under the Desk menu Use accessories...

Page 107: ...ing reports for all sales regions But you are interested in finding the July 6th sales report from the western sales region First you open the disk icon for floppy drive A A window opens displaying dr...

Page 108: ...ce the space character is an illegal character infile orfolder names the underline character is sometimes used to simulate a space Opening a File When you open a program file the computer carries out...

Page 109: ...0 Figure 5 1 The File Selector Dialog Box When you display the File Selector dialog box the Directory field displays the current directory s pathname The pathname consists of a disk identifier folder...

Page 110: ...by one of these methods Click the left mouse button and select O K Double click the left mouse button Enter the filename on the selection field then select O K Selecting A Directory From the directory...

Page 111: ...splay The file specification is similar to a filename It contains a mandatory name of up to eight characters and an optional extension of up to three characters A file specification uses the asterisk...

Page 112: ...pressing Return Opening a Data File You can open the application file first see Opening a Program File in this section and then open the data file using the File Selector Or you can save a step by us...

Page 113: ...f you press the left mouse button or Space Bar while scrolling text by the screen or half screen the screen continues to scroll until it displays a full or half screen beginning from where you last pr...

Page 114: ...re Working with a single floppy drive you will need to switch disks occasionally to complete the procedure The computer provides alert dialog boxes to tell you when to switch disks The Copy File s dia...

Page 115: ...log box The text insertion cursor is already positioned at the end of the Copy s Name line Press Backspace to clear the Copy s Name line one character at a time or press Esc to clear the entire field...

Page 116: ...ually do not have an extension Note As a general rule you should avoid modifying the three char acter extension A change in the extension nzay prevent the system or an applicationfi onz using progranz...

Page 117: ...afile select thefile select S h o w lnfo fi omthe File nzenu and then sele t ReadIWrite or Read Oniy Updating a Directory Being able to update a displayed directory is useful when you are working with...

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Page 119: ...ently For example if you initiate a time consuming process such as a file compression routine you can run a word processor and type a letter while the file compression routine carries on in the backgr...

Page 120: ...tiTOS offers a host of new features However users already familiar with TOS will find MultiTOS just as easy to use This section describes the new features offered by MultiTOS Multitasking The foremost...

Page 121: ...ound application doesn t have its own menu MultiTOS uses the desktop s menu Foreground and Background Applications MultiTOS allows you to have a foreground application and a number of background appli...

Page 122: ...tion Ease of Use Although MultiTOS is a versatile and powerful multitasking environment it maintains the easy to use functions established by its predecessor TOS In case you need help MultiTOS contain...

Page 123: ...en you have multiple windows open on the desktop topping a bottom window makes it the new top window and causes the application responsible for the window to become the foreground application Running...

Page 124: ...foreground application The background process continues until it requires input from you or until it is completed...

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Page 127: ...inter one pixel in the direction of the arrow Select item Position pointer on item Click left mouse button Select and open item Position pointer on item Double click left mouse button Drag item Select...

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Page 129: ...k driver file Format and partition the hard disk Erase the contents of a logical drive Extend the system wide folder limit Mark bad sectors on the hard disk Create an extended partition scheme Parking...

Page 130: ...s of a Megafile 44 Removable Hard Disk Drive With a directory of the Atari Advanced Hard Disk Utilities disk displaying follow these instructions to run SHIP PRG 1 Open the HDX folder 2 Close all othe...

Page 131: ...appears on screen offering you a last chance to cancel the head parking procedure Select OK to park the heads 7 A final alert box appears instructing you to turn off your hard disk Select OK and swit...

Page 132: ...4 From the displayed dialog box select OK to install the driver or Cancel to abort the operation Removing the Hard Disk Driver Display the directory of the HINSTALL folder Follow these steps to remov...

Page 133: ...ard disk Back up all of your valuable files before proceeding Formatting You will probably never have to reformat your hard disk The hard disk has already been formatted at the factory Formatting the...

Page 134: ...ssary back up all your data before proceeding Select OK to continue 3 A dialog box displays asking you if the hard disk drive to be formatted is an ACSI drive or a SCSI drive Select the appropriate dr...

Page 135: ...ions on Marking Bad Sectors and Partitioning The default partition quantity and size is determined by the hard disk drive model Partitioning If your computer contains an internal hard disk drive it wi...

Page 136: ...1 Select HDX PRG from the HDX folder Then select the Partition option from the Disk menu 2 A dialog box displays asking you if the hard disk drive to be formatted is an ACSI drive or a SCSI drive Sele...

Page 137: ...Scheme dialog box From the Choose a Partition Scheme dialog box you can click on the Edit box to return to the Edit Partition Scheme dialog box Creating a Customized Partitioning Scheme The Edit Parti...

Page 138: ...wish to create or edit Then click on the up and down arrows to the right of the partition size box to increase or decrease partition size Clicking on an unused box creates a new partition Note There m...

Page 139: ...he scheme you want from the list Select Edit to return to the Edit Partition Scheme box After you select a partitioning scheme select OK to partition the disk trasing Drive the Contents of a Logical Y...

Page 140: ...f folders your system recognizes Though most users will be able to create as many folders as they wish without problems you can still use FOLDR100 PRG to extend the folder limit even further To use th...

Page 141: ...Utilities disk includes two versions of Markbad One version is run automatically during the HDX Format option This version operates on the entire selected physical unit and erases all data on the dis...

Page 142: ...r choices for a course of action Note The Logical Drive Markbad dialog appears only when Markbadflags bad sectors in allocated clusters An allocated cluster is a cluster that has been assigned to afil...

Page 143: ...luster A lost cluster is a segment of data that is unaccounted for and inaccessible to the system 5 When Markbad finishes scanning the disk a Logical Drive Markbad tally box with the total count of ne...

Page 144: ...rranges files and free space on the disk The multiple sectors of each file are grouped together Contiguous free space is placed either at the top of the disk to increase the speed of writing new files...

Page 145: ...ically choose slot number two to contain your extended partition However if you plan to use more than one operating system it may be useful to choose the specifics of the partition assignments Some op...

Page 146: ...he third slot includes partition nine and the fourth slot contains partition ten Slots one three and four contain standard partitions Other Advanced Hard Disk Utilities Disk Files HDX RSC is a GEM res...

Page 147: ...exploring other possibilities The Computer Will Not Start Up If the power light will not come on or the screen stays dark follow these steps 1 Shut down the computer and all attached peripherals e g...

Page 148: ...s imperfections bugs Try clearing the memory by cold booting your system pressing Control Alt Right Shift Delete Reopen the application If this helps it may mean the application experienced a momentar...

Page 149: ...p the memory affected by the terminated program and return to the desktop However during extreme program failures as a signal to you MultiTOS displays one or more bombs across the screen and attempts...

Page 150: ...on Problems Use the following table to identify and correct common hard disk drive problems Problem Suggested Solution Hard disk drive icon C does not If you are starting your system appear when you s...

Page 151: ...m a hard disk Try starting your system from the floppy disk drive with a working copy of the program Attempt to run the program from the program disk If it still will not run contact the program s man...

Page 152: ...from the hard disk Use a working copy of the Atari Advanced Hard Disk Utilities as a floppy startup disk to start the system Follow the steps above then install the hard disk driver as described in t...

Page 153: ...r disk type cdisk type name OK1 Cannot find partition HDX scheme selected partition scheme OK1 Cannot format selected HDX unit Try checking all Format connections and reformatting OK1 Make sure the or...

Page 154: ...eformatting OK1 Cannot read Boot Sector from the logical drive Try backing up the disk and reformatting OK1 Cannot read File Allocation Table from the logical drive Try backing up the disk and reforma...

Page 155: ...ee message Markbad HDX Partition HINSTALL Install Remove HDX Markbad Cannot write Bad Sector HDX List to the disk Try Format backing up the disk and Partition reformatting Zero OK Markbad See message...

Page 156: ...gical drive Try backing up the disk and reformatting OK1 Cannot write to Directory Try rerunning Markbad on this logical drive when the current Markbad is completed OK1 Driver file does not exist OK1...

Page 157: ...s are bad HDX Try backing up the disk and Format reformatting it Partition OK1 Back up the logical drive erase its data with the HDX Zero option run Markbad and restore your data See message The HDX R...

Page 158: ...DX Before you can use Either this logical drive s Zero Zero or Markbad you boot sector is corrupted or Markbad must back up your another utility was used to hard disk if necessary partition this disk...

Page 159: ...e system repack it in the original factory packing materials Caring for Floppy Disks Do not insert or remove disks while the floppy drive s busy light is lit Keep disks away from sources of magnetism...

Page 160: ...e the panel 3 Holding one hand over the mouse turn the mouse over so the roller drops into your hand 4 Use a soft clean dry cloth to wipe the roller clean DO NOT USE cleaning fluid or a lint creating...

Page 161: ...ke the computer or any other component to an authorized Atari service center For the location of the nearest Atari service center contact your Atari dealer or Atari Customer Support See Appendix F Cus...

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Page 163: ...ating at 16 MHz RAM I 4 or 14 MB configurations ROM 512 KByte internal 128KByte external cartridge Digital Signal Processor Motorola 56001 DSP operating at 32 MHz 16 MIPS performance at 32 MHz 32 KWor...

Page 164: ...itling and special effects Optional overscan 262 144 possible colors a Hardware assisted horizontal fine scrolling BLiTTER graphics coprocessor SCSI I1 port with Direct Memory Access DMA High speed Lo...

Page 165: ...rhead Two button mouse supplied as standard Pre emptive multitasking with adaptive prioritization MultiTOS Inter process communication through MultiTOS messages and pipes Hierarchical file system with...

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Page 167: ...l n n n n m 1 I I 1 l l l l l SCSI II Female 50t I 26 Pin Signal GND 5v Not Connected GND SCSI 0 SCSI 1 SCSI 2 SCSI 3 SCSl4 SCSI 5 SCSl6 SCSI 7 Parity GND Pin Signal Not Connected 5v Not Connected GN...

Page 168: ...aik nn838Owner s Mi4nual Serial Port DB9 Male Pin Signal Carrier Detect Receive Transmit Data Terminal Ready GND Data set ready Request to Send Clear to Send Ring Indicator E 2 Connector Specification...

Page 169: ...Appendixes Parallel Port DB25 Female Pin Signal Strobe Data 0 Data 1 Data 2 Data 3 Data 4 Data 5 Data 6 Data 7 Acknowledge Busy Not Connected Select GND Connector Specifications E 3...

Page 170: ...DB19 Male Pin Signal Red Green Blue MonoIOverlay GND Red GND Green GND Blue GND Audio out GND Pin Signal GND Composite SyncIVideo Horizontal Sync Vertical Sync External Clock Input External SYNC Enab...

Page 171: ...r 8 pin Mini DIN Female RS 422 Pin Signal Handshake Output DTR RS 423 Handshake lnput or External Clock Transmit Data GND Received Data Transmitted Data General purpose Input Receive Connector Specifi...

Page 172: ...Pin Signal UP 0 DOWN 0 LT 0 RT 0 PADOY FlRE 0 1 LIGHT GUN VCC 5 VDC Not Connected GND FlRE 2 UP 2 DOWN 2 LT 2 RT 2 PADOX Port B Pin Signal UP 1 DOWN 1 LT 1 RT 1 PAD1Y FlRE 1 VCC Not Connected GND FlRE...

Page 173: ...Female MlDl OUT Pin Signal 1 Thru Transmit 2 GND 3 Thru Loop Return 4 Out Transmit 5 Out Loop Return MlDl IN Pin Signal 1 Not Connected 2 Not Connected 3 Not Connected 4 In Receive 5 In Loop Return Co...

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Page 175: ...in your area send a self addressed stamped envelope to an address below In the United States write to Atari Corporation Customer Relations P 0 Box 61657 Sunnyvale CA 94088 In Canada write to Atari Ca...

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Page 177: ...xes are punctuated with stop signs question marks or exclamation points APP An executable GEM program file extension application A program written to solve a specific problem or produce a specific res...

Page 178: ...g from or writing to a disk byte A unit of computer data Each byte consists of eight bits providing 256 possible values For example the letter i Es stored in memory as one byte See bit and kilobyte ca...

Page 179: ...e move bar Cursor A marker that appears on the screen to indicate the position of the next action Text cursors are usually either a blinking block or a solid vertical line The mouse pointer is sometim...

Page 180: ...ng which disk is in use The letter is always followed by a colon and a backslash N A disk identifier appears by itself in the move bar of a directory window when the root directory displays diskcopy A...

Page 181: ...a dialog box where you can type characters expansion connector An internal connector that permits installation of additional specialized hardware with your computer The signals provided include a dire...

Page 182: ...ng the top edge of the computer keyboard Many applications use these keys to perform special actions GEM The portion of TOS that creates and manages all the windows icons menus and graphics features o...

Page 183: ...gh speed high resolution printer that electrophotographically produces an image on paper The Atari SLM804 is a laser printer megabyte 1 024 kilobytes of data The abbreviation for megabyte is MB See ki...

Page 184: ...ications move To move files or folders from their original locations to a different folder and or disk move bar The bar at the top of an active window Use the move bar to drag a window to a new locati...

Page 185: ...nter The small image on the screen that moves when you move the mouse The mouse pointer is usually an arrow but it may change to other shapes such as a bee icon during certain procedures PRG A GEM app...

Page 186: ...mes referred to as the serial port scroll Scrolling allows different areas of a window to be displayed You can scroll left right up or down scroll bar One of two bars that border an active window on t...

Page 187: ...are The instructions used by your computer to process data Compare to hardware source disk The disk from which information is copied during a Diskcopy procedure startup disk A disk that usually contai...

Page 188: ...ard A question mark or asterisk character used in a file specification to specify the search criterion heplaces one character w keplaces all characters to the end of the first name or extension window...

Page 189: ...IT 2 1 Bits per character4 38 Boot status 4 21 4 22 Booting from floppy disk 1 8 from hard disk 1 7 Border color 4 43 Bottom to Top command 4 7 Byte 2 1 Bytes usedlavailable 4 4 type 4 18 4 19 selecti...

Page 190: ...tup 4 42 Window Colors 4 42 4 44 CopyIFormat dialog box 2 8 Copying name conflict 5 13 Copying disks 5 12 Copying files 5 11 5 12 Copying folders 5 11 5 12 CPX 4 28 4 34 Accelerator 4 45 4 46 Color Se...

Page 191: ...ment 5 11 File mask 3 8 5 1 File menu 4 3 Bottom to Top option 4 7 Close Directory option 4 7 Close Top Window option 4 7 Create Folder option 4 6 Delete option 4 6 Format Floppy Disk option 4 9 Open...

Page 192: ...disk 2 2 advanced utilities B 1 B 19 backing up B 17 bad sectors B 13 B 16 extended partition schemes B 17 B 19 formatting B 5 B 7 icons 2 3 optimizing B 17 organizing B 16 B 17 partitioning B 8 B 12...

Page 193: ...ns multiTOS 6 4 Left panel 1 14 Linking a document type to an application 4 18 4 19 Logical drive erasing B 12 Megabyte 2 1 Memory 2 1 RAM 2 2 4 32 ROM 2 1 2 3 storage 2 2 system 2 2 Menu bar 4 1 acti...

Page 194: ...6 5 7 Operating system TOS 2 4 Options menu 4 12 Desktop Configuration option 4 25 4 26 Install Application option 4 17 Install Devices option 4 22 4 23 Install Icon option 4 13 4 15 Read INF File opt...

Page 195: ...g default directory 4 20 directory 5 8 disk drive 5 9 file 5 8 icon 3 3 items with shift click 3 5 multiple icons 3 4 parameter 4 20 with rubber band box 3 5 with rubber band box and shift clicking 3...

Page 196: ...memory 2 2 System memory 2 2 System orientation 1 11 Text color 4 43 Time 4 29 4 30 Trash Can Icon 4 26 True color 4 42 Updating a directory 5 15 Using a printer icon 4 16 View menu 4 9 Set Color and...

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