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Summary of Contents for People

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Page 4: ...Introduction Design and Contents of Guide How to Use This Manual ...

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Page 6: ...o keep you on the right track while proceeding Screen messages are in an easily recognizable typeface to keep you in synch with the PEOPLE Per sonal Microcomputer as you work through the manual Section 1 is an overview of PEOPLE S hardware components Section 2 contains installation and hook up procedures In Section 3 you will learn how to start up the system in order to begin working with your app...

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Page 8: ...People System Overview General Information Components Main Unit Keyboard Display ...

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Page 10: ...s can be carried out quickly Here are the principal advantages PEOPLE brings electronic data processing directly to the workplace PEOPLE furnishes managers immediately with all important technical information PEOPLE makes a direct exchange of information possible within the company PEOPLE significantly reduces turnaround times in preparing financial statements general ledgers and many other accoun...

Page 11: ...nd swivel Display a 1 3M byte Dual Disk Drive 128K RAM a Parallel Interface Following is a brief description of the characteristics of the main unit keyboard and screen More detailed specifications on these and the other components are contained in the Appendix Again refer to Section 5 for software information a Serial Interface Operating systems and other 3 7 software Refer to Section 5 2 2 0 ...

Page 12: ...e two slots in the front of the main unit They are used to read data from or write data to the diskettes You ll find a com plete description of diskettes in Section 2 A parallel and an RS 232C serial interface are also provided in the base unit Interfaces are devices which contain the electronic circuits necessary to physically connect the microprocessor to another device such as a key board or pr...

Page 13: ...s free standing It is connected to the main unit by a coil cable In addi tion to the alphanumeric keys you also have access to special characters 12 freely program mable function keys a separate numeric keypad and 5 cursor control keys 2 A ...

Page 14: ... to the main unit via a plug in connecting cable An on off switch a brightness control and a contrast regulator can be operated separately for even greater comfort The screen has 128K bytes of its own memory and provides under lining inverse video and four levels of intensity Two modes of operation are possible character mode for rapid text transmission display and a bit map mode for dot by dot gr...

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Page 16: ...Installation of the System Repacking Instructions Assembling the Components Which PlugWhere Display Control Knobs ...

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Page 18: ...t s proceed to the next step installing this system In this section you will cover How to repack the PEOPLE Personal Microcomputer How to connect the components How to plug in your PEOPLE Personal Microcomputer Regulating the display control knobs Refer to the photographs to see where each plug should be connected in order to join the components you have just learned about ...

Page 19: ...o the components After unpacking check to make sure that no accessory connect ing cable diskette documents is left in the packing material see repacking instructions Save the cardboard sheets which were inserted in the disk drives as a transport safety device They should not be thrown away since they can be used to protect the read and write heads if the computer is to be shipped again Styrofoam s...

Page 20: ...nual Keytops special parts for the various countries Diskettes Envelope special parts Operating system Connection cable special part for printer Styrofoam center section A Connection cable for display Keyboard Styrofoam center section B with recess for keyboard ...

Page 21: ...mfort with no negative effects on the system For detailed information on environmental conditions perti nent to installation please refer to the Appendix The display with its tilt and swivel base fits onto the main unit It can be pivoted forward and back wards and laterally as needed for you to obtain the most optimal viewing position Again the display can be placed next to the main unit if so des...

Page 22: ...DISPLAY L OLYMPIA TILT AND SWIVEL BASE for the display L I T e o p I o MAIN UNIT with inserted transport safety devices for read write head 3 5 ...

Page 23: ...ili tates entering numbers quickly The definition of the individual function keys is determined by whichever operating system or user program you are using NOTE For more information please refer to Special Keyboard Functions in the section on operating system descriptions The ASCII key located upper left on the keyboard and the SHIFT LOCK key are supplied with an LED indicator so that the operator...

Page 24: ... unit If you are using a printer you must also connect it before connecting the power IMPORTANT Be sure to connect these components to each other before connecting the power Do not disconnect them before separating the system from the power supply Connection of the keyboard to the main unit back side Plug 2 for parallel connection Centronics interface 7 bit ASCII TTL Plug 3 for RS 232 C interface ...

Page 25: ...lug 4 to connect the display Plug 5 to connect the power supply 8 Reset button 6 Program abort key Cover 7 Cover for 6 3A safety Switch 8 On off switch of the main unit Cover 9 Housing opening covered for later options 3 8 ...

Page 26: ...Control Knobs on the Back of the Display 11 Control knob for vertical hold 10 Control knob for horizontal hold _ 1 _ 3 9 ...

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Page 28: ...Start Up Switching the System On Working Storage Capacities Bootstrap Operation Loading the System Diskette Guidelines forHandling Diskettes LoadingUser Software Switchingthe System Off ...

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Page 30: ...l learn the procedures necessary before you can start working with your particular software package word processing spreadsheet or database This portion of your User Guide teaches you the following How to switch the system on How to boot the system Storage capacity How to load the system diskette How to handle mini diskettes How to load user software How to switch the system off ...

Page 31: ...trast using the two controls The above picture appears on the display when the system is switched on If the display remains dark despite attempts to adjust the brightness depress the reset knob 6 Diagram page 3 8 located on the back of the main unit 4 2 NOTE If the screen display is not optimal despite brightness and contrast adjustments a horizontal and vertical fine adjustment can be carried out...

Page 32: ...ty messages you may see on your screen MEMORY SIZE 20000H BYTES 128KB RAM Since working storage can be expanded by inserting an addi tional board and additional memory modules the display can also read as follows MEMORY SIZE 40000H BYTES 256KB RAM MEMORY SIZE 60000H BYTES 384KB RAM MEMORY SIZE 80000H BYTES 512KB RAM The size of working storage can be quickly adapted to meet the requirements of cer...

Page 33: ...s from other sources such as the software or operating system Without bootstrapping the computer would not respond to any of the instructions you might enter Once the main unit and display have been turned on the cur sor blinks following the ques tion BOOT DRIVE NAME This question is asking you which drive A or B should be started up for use with a diskette Follow the next steps to load the approp...

Page 34: ...e refer to the next section Insert your system diskette into whichever drive you want to work on either A left side or B right side with the write protection notch pointed left as you see in the diagram below OWMPIA I Write protect notch _ Turn the locking mechanism of the drive 90 to the left to cor rectly engage the disk drive s read write head Now press RETURN for Drive A or type B RETURN for D...

Page 35: ...s name of the operating system in this case CP M 86 Generated means the day month and year that the system was up and running on the PEOPLE An A is the disk drive in use along with the CP M prompt If you had chosen drive B the display would read B NOTE If your system diskette has tape over the write protection notch you may get the message Write Protected If you do continue pressing RETURN until y...

Page 36: ...IA Display Meaning Version refers to the series name of the operating system in this case MS DOS with copyright information Command v 202 refers to the series number Current date refers to the date Enter new date ____ This prompt is necessary to set up the MS DOS operating system MS DOS uses a date and time value to keep track of the last updated and or created files on the system The month is rep...

Page 37: ...59 MS DOS uses military time ie 1 30 p m is written 13 30 Only use the colon to separate hours and minutes NOTE To correct a typing error press the Backspace key Delete key or Control H Control C cancels your current command entry Press RETURN to activate the entry You have now completed the steps for starting MS DOS On your screen an A will appear This indicates that you are currently working on ...

Page 38: ...ite protection notch Tape is provided with each diskette Because diskettes are so impor tant handle them according to these guidelines and they ll last longer Diskette Do s and Don ts Always store diskettes in the accompanying carton or in a special diskette file After removal from the disk drive re place immediately in the envelope When using grasp only the sheath never the diskette itself Do not...

Page 39: ... busi ness medical or legal They run under the operating system CP M 86 which you have already loaded using the system diskette The system diskette information must therefore always be loaded before you work with your particular software package This can be done one of two ways Method 1 Load the system diskette as in the procedure described above Remove the system diskette and insert the user appl...

Page 40: ...s therefore not permanent until you carry out the save or safeguard function for that particular software Be sure to save your work periodically on the diskette according to the instructions in your application User Manual It is also recommended to save data if you re interrupting your work for any length of time and as a protection against loss due to power failure Additional detailed information...

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Page 42: ...CP M 86 MS DOS Operating Systems Background Information Command Programs Storing on Diskettes WarmBoot Switching the Disk Drives Winchester Drive Special Functions of the Keyboard ...

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Page 44: ...ta and programs and controlling the overall input output of the system by coordi nating hardware and software The operating system makes a dialogue between the user and the computer possible through its routines These basic routines continuously make all system functions available to the user while simultaneously allowing the computer to execute your system commands Such functions in clude accepti...

Page 45: ... the system diskette These programs are used to perform mainte nance type procedures such as copying and formatting diskettes You do not generally use them while working with applications software This section describes three of the command programs you will need most often directory format and copy For purposes of this manual we have put these com mand programs into a logical sequence Check the s...

Page 46: ... FORMAT and COPYDISK are located on the system diskette as indicated on the screen the next procedures formatting and copying can be carried out Calling individual files from DIR directory If you want to check for a specific file or utility program and already know its name type in DIR plus the name NOTE You must include the three letter file type identifier For a complete description of file type...

Page 47: ... for COPYDISK and other commands o OLYMPIA f s C t 1 Meaning of the Input DIR is the program command FORMAT is the program or file name and CMD is the file type file code or the file name for a particular file group File name and file type must be input separated by a period If the desired program or file is not on the diskette NO FILE is displayed on the screen Upon completion the CP M 86 system ...

Page 48: ... then type CR o OLYMPIA Data about the diskette structure appears on the screen as well as a note explaining that this pro cedure will erase all files located on the diskette to be formatted Operator Error If you go into FORMAT by mistake you can exit the program by depressing the N key or the keys CTRL and C simultaneously The CP M prompt appears on the screen to inform you of a correct exit from...

Page 49: ...heral Interchange Program PIP is used to copy sort or transfer files that should be added to data stored on a second diskette The CP M 86 operating system and the utility programs located on five reserved tracks of the system diskette cannot be copied in this manner The PIP program is not described here due to its extensive perfor mances Operation and use can be found in the CP M 86 Operating Syst...

Page 50: ...YMPIA __ When the contents of the source diskette is completely transferred to the destination diskette and is verified the message Copy completed appears on the screen The next question on the display asks whether you wish to copy additional diskettes Copy another disk Y N If you answer the question with N no the system returns to the CP M 86 level Example of an Incorrect Input The incorrect comm...

Page 51: ...the manual accompanying the application software You have two options 1 Remove the diskette from the disk drive which contains the application software and copy your data 2 Insert a blank formatted diskette into the empty disk drive and copy the data Then Remove the diskette and resume your previous operation Diskettes can be changed as needed R O means read only The disk ette cannot yet be writte...

Page 52: ...rts the CP M 86 operat ing system CP M 86 then reads the directory into working storage and selects the diskette you just inserted into Drive B Now the diskette in Drive B can be written on As you know the main unit of the basic PEOPLE Personal Micro computer has two 51 4 SLIM LINE Floppy Disk drives available to the user disk drive A and disk drive B Under CP M you can switch the read write proce...

Page 53: ...n display CTRL H Sets the cursor one position back and deletes the character input at this position Same function as Backspace CTRL 1 The cursor jumps to the next tab position tab spacing is 8 posi tions Therefore this has the same function as the TAB key CTRL J Same function as RETURN key with line feed CTRL M Same function as CTRL J or RETURN key but on same line without line feed Identical to a...

Page 54: ...following the print out The next page is advanced BACKSPACE Deletes the last inputted character C Deletes the last inputted line TAB The cursor jumps to the next tab position Tabulation spacing is 8 positions each DEL Delete key The previous input is repeated in a mirror image on the screen and deleted character by character SHIFT LOCK Depressing the SHIFT LOCK key causes subsequent characters to ...

Page 55: ...sidence in drive A and drive C This is because CP M is restricted to a maximum of 8 5 megabytes Because the capacity of the Winchester is approximately 10 megabytes drive A contains 8 5 megabytes and drive C holds 1 5 megabytes The disk drive for the floppy disk is recognized by the computer as drive B To boot up the Winchester Type B RETURN The A which appears on your screen indicates that you ar...

Page 56: ...his point all your files should have been copied over to the Winchester drive with the FORMAT file on drive A To format a blank diskette Switch to drive A page 5 27 Type FORMAT RETURN The message Enter Drive to be formatted A B appears on your screen Type B RETURN The next message Put diskette to be initialized in drive b then type CR appears on your screen Insert the blank diskette into drive B P...

Page 57: ... CPM SYS program receives control and can now process operator input command To load the LOADER file Type LDCOPY LOADER RETURN Your screen will now display _______________ Enter a B RETURN The next prompt Destination on B Then Type Return appears on your screen Press RETURN The message Function Complete will appear on your screen The cold start loader has now been completed and allows you to boot ...

Page 58: ...ommand processor When you type these commands they execute immediately External commands reside on diskettes as program files They must be read from disk before they can execute If the diskette containing the command is not in the drive MS DOS will not be able to find and execute the command This section describes nine 9 of the command programs you will need most often We have written a section fo...

Page 59: ...e carried out Type in DIR directly following the MS DOS prompt A Depress the RETURN key to activate the function oOLYMPIA Calling individual files from DIR directory You can also get information about a specific file on your disk by typing DIR xxxxx xxx In all cases files are listed with their size in bytes and with the time and date of their last modification For a complete description of file ty...

Page 60: ...Corp Command v2 Q2 Current date is Tue 1 01 80 Enter new date 1 01 84 Current time is 0 000 11 65 Enter new time 10 30 A dir format com Volume in drive A is OLYnnnnn Directory of A FORMAT COM 11100 10 21 83 1 1 File s 475136 bytes free A O O ITM PIA Meaning of the Input DIR is the program command FORMAT is the program or file name and COM is the file type file code or the file name for a particula...

Page 61: ...process the system will continue until it has completed formatting your diskette The cursor blinks and the computer asks you to insert new diskette in disk drive B Insert the diskette to be formatted in disk drive B NOTE The diskette must not be write protected In the case of a write protected diskette the message FORMAT failure appears on the screen To start the formatting run depress RETURN The ...

Page 62: ...4 Current time is 0 00 20 45 Enter new time 9 00 A DISCOPY A 8 OLYMPIA Diskcopy Procedure Drive A is the disk drive that contains the diskette that you want to copy Drive B is the disk drive that contains the blank or destination diskette The blank diskette must be formatted before running DISKCOPY Refer to page 5 15 for Formatting After you have entered the current date and time call up the COPY ...

Page 63: ... the display asks whether you wish to copy additional diskettes Copy another Y N If you answer the question with N no the system returns to the MS DOS level The incorrect command DISKCOOPY on the screen correct DISKCOPY was not understood by the computer after being entered with RETURN The system replies with an error message Bad command or file name and follows with the MS DOS prompt Simply reent...

Page 64: ...om drive A to drive B Diskettes can be changed as needed The following assumes that the MS DOS system diskette is in disk drive A and you have given the instructions to copy a file from the diskette in drive A to the diskette in drive B If the diskette in drive B had not been formatted properly the error message below would appear on your screen This message indicates drive B is not ready MS DOS w...

Page 65: ...external command CHKDSK is used to check your diskettes for consistency and errors much like a secretary proofreading a letter CHKDSK analyzes the directories and the File Allocation Table on the disk that you specify The File Allocation Table is an area in the system that keeps track of the location of your files on the diskette MS DOS will display a status report and any errors that it has found...

Page 66: ...TE MS DOS Transfers IO SYS first and then proceeds to transfer MSDOS SYS If IO SYS and MSDOS SYS are on the destination diskette they must take up the same amount of space on the diskette as the new system will need COMMAND COM the command processor must be transfered by using the COPY command If SYS detects an error one of the following messages will be displayed No room for system on destination...

Page 67: ...write your data to that sector If the bad sector is in the directory the entire diskette would have to be recovered To recover a bad sectored diskette from drive B type RECOVER B RETURN B Recover fUename xxx Press any key to be in recovery of the files s on dnve B 27 fMefs recovered _ If you were recovering a diskette from drive A and A would have to be typed in place of B NOTE If there is not eno...

Page 68: ...ivated Your screen now displays The following are switches that can be used with the print command If no options are indicated with the PRINT command the contents of the print queue displays on your screen without affecting the queue Refer to the MS DOS Operating System User s Guide for additional information on the PRINT command T TERMINATE This switch deletes all files in the PRINT queue waiting...

Page 69: ...rack Track Diskette 8 512 Single Sided 8 51 2 Double Sided 9 512 Single Sided 9 512 Double Sided The MS DOS Operating system is loaded into drive A and the IBM PC diskette is inserted into drive B To transfer the files on the IBM PC diskette type COPY C A RETURN NOTE C has been set up as the logical disk drive device Each file will be copied and your screen will indicate the filename as it complet...

Page 70: ... write process from one disk drive to another We will assume that the operating system was already loaded into working storage via disk drive A On the display you will see the disk drive specification A with the MS DOS prompt A as the last entry To switch the disk drive B type B RETURN You will see that the disk drive specification has changed to B on the screen If you enter A RETURN the system ch...

Page 71: ...ol characters simultaneously depessing the CTRL key with another key Holding down the CONTROL CTRL key assigns a special function to the other key you press the CTRL key must be held down while you enter a control character Holding down both keys is represented in this description in abbreviated form as CTRL C whereby the control character could be any key CTRL C Aborts current command CTRL H Remo...

Page 72: ...rocomputer with a system disk drive and a Winchester drive it will sometimes be necessary to copy data from one drive to the other This could be for either external use or for BACK UP safekeeping To copy all files from the floppy diskette onto the Winchester drive Type COPY B V A RETURN Your screen will display each file name as it copies onto the Winchester drive It is possible to copy only one f...

Page 73: ...copies onto the floppy diskette To copy single files from the Winchester onto the floppy Type COPY A filename xxx B RETURN NOTE The floppy diskette in drive B can hold up to 640K If the Winchester drive contains more than 640K it will be necessary to copy a group of files at a time onto the floppy diskette See chart below File Name BAK MEETING H 2 Definition all files all BAK files all files named...

Page 74: ... following the print out The next page is advanced BACKSPACE Deletes the last inputted character C Cancels the current line and displays a backslash on the screen Moves cursor to the next line TAB The cursor jumps to the next tab position Tabulation spacing is 8 positions each DEL Delete key The previous input is deleted character by character SHIFT LOCK Depressing the SHIFT LOCK key causes subseq...

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Page 76: ...86 Operating System Programming the Function Keys and Cursor Keys Keyboard Codes Function Call forScreen Control Automatic Start Function Loading andExchanging Character Sets Initialization of the Serial Interface Program RS232 ...

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Page 78: ...mple if you use your PEOPLE Personal Microcomputer for word processing inventory control general ledger and database management the function keys can be redefined for each individual application and saved on the diskette This allows the user to have their own set of function keys for each application software package f PEOPLE f CP M 86 Version 1 1 2 3 System Generated 02 01 84 OLYMPIA INTERNATIONA...

Page 79: ...5B 42 00 o OLYMPIA W W W The message at the top of the screen gives instructions to the operator The F1 through F12 keys have been preprogrammed as defined below FKEYS DAT F1 Directory Drive A F2 Directory Drive B F3 Format F4 Copydisk F5 Stat F6 Help F7 PIP F8 OLYMODE F9 Z19MODE F10 V24 F11 STAT Lst Lpt F12 Function A new definition for the function keys can be entered at this time however instru...

Page 80: ...mmend that a copy of the file be made using your WordStar diskette After this file has been activated the function program will indicate the name of each Fkey i e F1 F2 etc To call up the FKEYS DAT function program Type FUNCTION RETURN On your screen will appear ympia People Function Key Programmer Enter new definition e g A NEW F11 Enter RETURN for other screen Enter CTRl C to exit FIT F 1 2 Left...

Page 81: ...s to type DIR carrier return To program the F1 key to call up the directory Delete F1 Type DIR A backslash must be entered to separate each instruction Type The keyboard code to program a carrier return is 0D Entering a 0D in the function program will complete the instruction to display the directory Refer to page 6 9 for the keyboard codes Type 0D To complete the command the 00 must remain at the...

Page 82: ...ht margin LEFT ARROW CTRL D Cursor left char by char RIGHT ARROW CTRL S Cursor right char by char UP LEFT ARROW CTRL QE Cursor to top of screen UP ARROW CTRL E Cursor up line by line DOWN ARROW CTRL X Cursor down line by line CTRL F1 CTRL KH Hide markers CTRL F2 CTRL KN Column mode CTRL F3 CTRL QF Quick find CTRL F4 CTRL QA Find and replace CTRL F5 CTRL OW Word wrap CTRL F6 CTRL JHO Help level 0 C...

Page 83: ...e your left hand margin Press the F11 key Enter the number 10 RETURN The WSKEYS DAT chart indicates that the F12 key will activate the command to change the right hand margin Press the F12 key Enter the number 75 RETURN The F10 key has been programmed to center text with the function key Let s center a line using the function key Type Olympia People Microcomputer Press the F6 key The text has now ...

Page 84: ...ers Æ F2 Block End F8 Underline F2 Column Mode F3 Block Move F9 Read File F3 Quick Find F4 Block Copy Fl kSave Done F4 Find Replace f F5 Block Write F11 Left Margin F5 Word Wrap I F6 Center A 0BB 00 Pig Right Margin F6 Belp Level ET 0BK 00 C 0B A00 D 0BC 00 E 0BW 0C F 0FC 00 G 0FG 00 f H 1OSV00 IV0BR 00 J 0BD 00 K 0FL 00 L 0FR 00 M 13 00 o OLYMPIA The chart on page 6 5 indicates that function key ...

Page 85: ...ere entered in the function program The control keys are programmed in hexadecimal code Refer to the Standard ASCII Character Table for the correct code sequence If you desire to alter the WordStar function keys that have been preprogrammed refer to the WordStar Reference Manual for the necessary codes STANDARD ASCII CHARACTERS The following table lists the standard ASCII characters 00 CTRL NUL 01...

Page 86: ...r b 0D 00 1B4FD1 L 5 F3 Cformat 0D 00 1B4FD2 6 F4 Dcopydisk 0 D 00 1B4FD3 7 F5 Estât 0D 00 1B4FD4 8 F6 Fhelp 0D 00 1B4FD5 9 F7 G pip 0D 00 1B4FD6 10 F8 Holymode 0D 00 1B4FD7 L 11 F9 IZ19mode 0D 00 1B4FD8 12 F10 JV24 0D 00 1B4FD9 13 F11 Kstat Lst Lpt 0 D 00 1B4FDA 14 F12 Lfunction 00 1B4FDB 15 PRINT Hardcopy Hardcopy FF 29 BACKSPACE 08 08 30 C red 18 18 31 TAB 09 09 44 DEL 7F 7F 58 RETURN 0D 0D 6 9...

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Page 88: ...1 01 47 S 53 73 13 73 53 13 48 D 44 64 04 64 44 04 49 F 46 66 06 66 46 06 50 G 47 67 07 67 47 07 51 H 48 68 08 68 48 08 52 J 4A 6A 0A 6A 4A 0A 53 K 4B 6B OB 6B 4B OB 54 L 4C 6C OC 6C 4C OC 55 3B 2B 2B 3B 2B 2B 56 3A 2A 2A 3A 2A 2A 57 5D 7D 1D 5D 7D 1D 60 del 5F 7F 1F 5F 7F 1F 61 Z 5A 7A 1A 7A 5A 1A 62 X 58 78 18 78 58 18 63 c 43 63 03 63 43 03 64 V 56 76 16 76 56 16 65 B 42 62 02 62 42 02 66 N 4E ...

Page 89: ... Position Character or Function Code hex SHIFT and CTRL depressed or released normal application 74 7 37 1B4F77 75 8 38 1B4F78 76 9 39 1B4F79 79 4 34 1B4F74 80 5 35 1B4F75 81 6 36 1B4F76 82 2D 1B4F6D 84 1 31 1B4F71 85 2 32 1B4F72 86 3 33 1B4F73 87 RETURN 0D 0D 89 0 30 1B4F70 90 2E 1B4F6E application mode set by computer 6 12 ...

Page 90: ... Code hex SHIFT depressed or released normal application CTRL released CTRL depressed CTRL released CTRL depressed 77 _ 1B5B44 1B5BC4 1B4F44 1B4FC4 78 1B5B43 1B5BC3 1B4F43 1B4FC3 83 1B5B45 1B5BC5 1B4F45 1B4FC5 88 t 1B5B41 1B5BC1 1B4F41 1B4FC1 91 1B5B42 1B5BC2 1B4F42 1B4FC2 application mode set by computer NOTE Keys 1 45 59 71 and 72 mode keys are not explained 6 13 ...

Page 91: ...nsity O Q Ö 1 fQ 11 Decimal Value Underline 8 Not underline Inverse representation 16 Normal representation IQ weak IQ 32 64 high 96 The desired decimal values must be added T Examples 27 103 112 Inverse representation high intensity 27 103 96 Normal representation high intensity Function Delete to End of Screen Sequence 27 74 ESC j deletes all characters after the cursor until the end of the scre...

Page 92: ...ion of the reset button Users who always execute the same programs from particular diskettes e g text editing with Word Star can call up the desired program with every CP M 86 command Execution At each cold start the operating system executes the command SUBMIT AUTOSTRT In this manner all commands in the text file AUTOSTRT SUB will be pro cessed sequentially For exam ple these could be the followi...

Page 93: ... in the AUTOSTRT SUB routine of PEOPLE which executes the following function loads the ASCII character set CHS0ASCI loads the FUNCTION program KEYS DAT sets the PEOPLE to the OLYMPIA MODE OLYMODE The ASCII character set is used for the American keyboard Specific application software is run under the KEYS DAT function program i e Supercalc DBasell A definition of the KEYS DAT file can be found on p...

Page 94: ...rminals that are available on most CP M 86 software install programs such as WordStar To activate the OLYMODE again to run software under the CP M 86 operating system Type OLYMODE Press RETURN key With each software release Olympia will indicate the necessary mode to set the screen up to run your application software package At the present time WordStar Supercalc and DBasell run under the Olympia ...

Page 95: ...m National file name National CMD If the character set is not on the diskette then the ASCII character set remains intact If the national character set is loaded and the ASCII key de pressed then the LED indicator turns off and the national charac ter set is replaced by the ASCII character set NOTE If the national character set for your country happens to be ASCII USA is ASCII then nothing happens...

Page 96: ...n from must be preset with the same specifications The screen will then prompt Mode RTS CTS or XON OFF R X RTS CTS or XON XOFF are handshake protocols which control the overflow of data RTS CTS Ready to serid Clear to send protocol is controlled through the hardware The XON XOFF protocol is controlled through the software The PEOPLE Personal Microcomputer and the output device must have the same s...

Page 97: ... odd parity Perform initialization7 V24 Serial interface initialized 150 9600 9600 5 8 8 1 1 5 2 2 Y N y E O e Y N y MODE 250TIM R 16 PROC 1 For your next initializatin with the same parameters you may type in the following command V24 X 9600 8 2 E A o OLYMPIA The last message on your screen indicates that an abbreviated form can be used immediately following a cold start Using the same sequence e...

Page 98: ...en will display On the bottom line the LST refers to the list device of the printer LST sends data to a parallel port LPT is the command to send data to a serial port To change LST to LPT at the A prompt Type STAT LST LPT RETURN Your serial output device is now ready to receive data NOTE If the command is entered incorrectly the message Invalid Assignment will appear on your screen Re enter the ST...

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Page 102: ...otstrap ROM of the PEOPLE computer These tests may be called up after the system is switched on and when the display shows BOOT DRIVE NAME For the test a T is keyed in instead of the disk drive A or B and is released with RETURN PEOPLE TEST V1 0 immediately appears on the screen followed by the prompt character The cursor blinks and the desired test function can be called up 7 1 ...

Page 103: ...for interfaces are available to technical customers Functions in Bootstrap Input C with RETURN CRT Test Floppy Disk Test Interrupt Test Memory Test The test is run and the total char acter set appears on the screen from Code 20H to 2FH in various levels of intensity The picture is available for total visual checking The prompt character is posi tioned below the test picture for inputting the next ...

Page 104: ...to Test Memory Locations for Memory Capacity MO RETURN M1 RETURN M2 RETURN M3 RETURN Memory 00000 1FFFF Memory 00000 3FFFF Memory 00000 5FFFF Memory 00000 7FFFF 128KB RAM 256KB RAM 384KB RAM 512KB RAM This tests all memory cells If by accident an unavailable memory block is keyed in then the test must be interrupted with the reset button on the back of the unit Interrupt Test Input IF RETURN cause...

Page 105: ...ly With the exception of the keyboard test the test programs contain several individual functions Program Name Function TESTO Memory Test RAM TEST1 Keyboard Test Keyboard TEST2 CRT Test Video Display NOTE When inputting the command sequences subsequently listed it is absolutely necessary that all characters and spaces be keyed in as they are presented in the examples Even if correct spelling requi...

Page 106: ...PLE asks which of the disk drives is to read the system diskette The system diskette must be inserted into the desired disk drive and the disk drive must be locked into place If the diskette is in disk drive A it is sufficient to depress the RETURN key Otherwise please key in the name of the disk drive and depress the RETURN key This display contains information about the operating system See User...

Page 107: ...ST0 t f E M O m T E S T V E R S I O N x x F U N C T I O N F U N C T I O N 0 R A M T E S T 1 R E F R E S H T E S T OLYMPIA m H l SKn E 2 A D D R E S S T E S T T Y P E I N F U N K T I O N S The individual test functions from 0 to 2 can now be selected from the Menu of test program 0 TYPE IN FUNCTION S Meaning 0 RAM Test Read write test of RAM memory 1 REFRESH Test Refresh test of data 2 ADDRESS Test...

Page 108: ...oes dark while the test is running CAUTION DO NOT INTERFERE The test lasts approximately 2 minutes During this time no indicator occurs because all memories are tested Upon completion the following message appears on the screen The message PASSED confirms the positive test run If there is an error in the tested area the word FAILED instead of PASSED is output with an error description If the error...

Page 109: ... desired function the test can be called up again and released with RETURN If no additional tests are desired you can exit from the test pro gram without inputting a function merely by means of the RETURN key The CP M prompt with disk drive specification A or B appears on the display for confirmation 7 8 ...

Page 110: ...tly after the disk drive specification and the CP M prompt A After depressing the space bar enter the code numbers of the desired functions as illustrated below and release with RETURN Calling up the menu is not required NOTE No program menu will be dis played when this abbreviated entry method is used After the test run the computer returns immediately to the CP M level as is indicated by the A E...

Page 111: ...ame input can be made as follows If an R for REPEAT is input after the function selection the test repeats itself continuously If several functions are to be repeated in sequence during the test then these function numbers should be set within the parentheses The R is placed outside the parentheses 7 10 ...

Page 112: ...ts PASSED PASSED PASSED PASSED PASSED PASSED A B O R T E D A TEST0 0 1 2 R R A M T E S T R E F R E S H T E S T ADDRESS TEST ADDRESS TEST ADDRESS TEST ADDRESS TEST ADDRESS TEST O OLYMPIA In the above example the RAM TEST and the REFRESH TEST were executed only once However the function ADDRESS TEST was repeated continuously due to the inputted R The last test interrupted by ESC is not completed her...

Page 113: ...RESH TEST 2 ADDRESS TEST TYPE IN FU N C TIO N S 0 1 2 R O OUfM PIA A TEST0 0 1 2 RAM REFRESH ADDRESS A B O R T E D A B O R T E D A B O R T E D o OUYMPIA The sequence is exactly the same as described under Abbre viated Call of the Test Programs See o The REPEAT function can also be initiated with R and interrupted with ESC The interrupted tests are identified by the ABORTED statement In the above c...

Page 114: ...mistake a key other than the key identified by the cursor is depressed the system receives a different code than expected and registers this as an error After each such error it is advisable to restart the test from the beginning The keyboard layout illustrated above appears on the screen The cursor blinks at the location of key 1 ASCII key in the layout The test begins when this key is depressed ...

Page 115: ...and KEEP DEPRESSING THE SHIFT KEY also appears on the screen as a reminder The second run begins by depressing the ASCII key twice the SHIFT key must remain locked during the total run Following the second run a third run must still be performed with the CRTL key depressed The fol lowing statement appears on the display here as well KEEP DEPRESSING THE CTRL KEY The run is restarted by depress ing ...

Page 116: ...rrect key codes then a hard ware malfunction exists Consult the Olympia Service Department to clarify the cause of the error If error messages occur a check should be made to determine if the error was due to an operator error or if the system has indeed detected incorrect key codes In the case of an error the test may have to be repeated several times for verification 7 15 ...

Page 117: ...e incorrect function is se lected for example a color test on a monochrome screen PEOPLE refuses to accept this function For incorrect entries of test callups which include R REPEAT the function is accepted but an abort using the ESC key is no longer possible The program must be terminated by pressing the reset button and restarted To call up the test program key in the program name TEST2 and rele...

Page 118: ...TURN As the above pattern shows all representable characters are pre sented on the screen The display allows 20 seconds for a visual check Then the test is ended and the message CHARACTER TEST END occurs NOTE If the display is to last longer than 20 seconds on the screen then REPEAT is to be used See page 7 10 For a visual test an upper case H is output over the entire screen The output lasts appr...

Page 119: ...EST2 3 RETURN See Abbreviated Call of Test Programs The cursor test function termi nates automatically The read write test of the cursor can be followed on the screen In the case of a read write error a is written in the cursor position in the case of a normal test run an is output Depending on the result CURSOR TEST PASSED or FAILED is reported at the end of the test NOTE If the test is to be con...

Page 120: ...g the command TYPE IN FUNCTION S the 4 with RETURN must be input ABBREVIATED A TEST2 4 RETURN See Abbreviated Call of Test Programs A character pattern with different colors appears on the screen The output lasts 20 seconds The message COLOR TEST END then appears NOTE If the display is to last longer than 20 seconds on the screen then use REPEAT WÊkWÊÊ ÊÊKÊ ...

Page 121: ...nd TYPE IN FUNCTION S the 5 with RETURN must be input ABBREVIATED A TEST2 5 RETURN See Abbreviated Calls of Test Programs Two different patters are displayed over the entire screen one after the other The output lasts 20 seconds Then the message PATTERN TEST END appears NOTE If the display is to last longer than 20 seconds on the screen then use REPEAT 7 2 0 ...

Page 122: ...am 2 Following the command TYPE IN FUNCTION S the 6 with RETURN must be input ABBREVIATED A TEST2 6 RETURN See Abbreviated Calls of Test Programs A color pattern appears on the screen The output lasts 20 seconds Then the message COLOR PATTERN TEST END appears NOTE If the display is to last longer than 20 seconds on the screen then use REPEAT ...

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Page 126: ...ts are controlled by program diskettes and can be adapted to your national language Upper and lower case letters Special characters 15 special keys of which 12 are freely programmable Decimal keyboard as separate key field with 10 numeric keys 5 Cursor keys 2 kg 4 4 lbs Weight Dimensions Height Depth Width 47 mm 1 85 inches 208 mm 8 19 inches 478 mm 18 82 inches A l ...

Page 127: ...lines 5 MHz clock pulse frequency The 8086 Microprocessor receives the processing information through various highly integrated and freely programmable modules such as Communications interface Interval timer Peripheral interface DMA controller Interrupt controller Weight 23 kg 50 6 lbs Dimensions Height Depth Width 168 mm 6 61 inches 487 mm 19 17 inches 347 mm 13 66 inches A 2 ...

Page 128: ...hic representation 475 x 640 pixels character generator of 128 characters Power Supply Unit 100V 120V 50 60 Hz 2A max 220V 240V 50 50 Hz 1A max Line input safeguarding 6 3A Environmental Conditions Operating temperature 5 C to 40 C 41 F to 104 F Humidity from 20 to 80 Storage temperature from 22 C to 47 C 4 F to 113 F Fuse protection against electro static charge 5 kV Working Storage Basic version...

Page 129: ... has its own ON OFF switch plus brightness and contrast controls Specifications Picture tube C1270P31 12 diagonal and 90 deflection Phosphorus green P39 Polarity negative synch level 1 0 V p p Active display area 231 cm x 175 cm width x height Scan frequency horizontal 23 58 KHz vertical 50 Hz Videoband width 20 MHz 3 dB Weight 6 kg 13 2 lbs Dimensions Height 296 mm 11 65 inches Depth 330 mm 12 99...

Page 130: ...face TIMER RS232C Interface L KEY VRAM BOARD CRTC Mono Interface 132KB VRAM I Color 2 x128KB FLOPPY Interface try r I I COLOR l J r i DISK 0 i j Interface p T r 1 1 1 GPIB 0 Interface N i L J Q o j RS232C L 1 Interface 0 j T 4 5 DISK GPIB DEVICE RS232C 1 RS232C 2 A 5 ...

Page 131: ...idth min Rise time 5 ns rise time min If disturbances occur with energy bearing voltage interference such as those which are caused when other power consumers are connected parallel a voltage regulator or a power line filter must be provided by the user Location The device must be installed so as to be protected against vibra tions moisture and dust as well as direct heat exposure from the sun and...

Page 132: ...Data link escape EM End of medium ENQ Enquiry EOT End of transmission ESC Escape ETB End of transmission block ETX End of text FF Form feed FS File separator GS Group separator HT Horizontal tabulation LF Line feed NAK Negative acknowledgement NUL Null RS Record separator SI Shift in SO Shift out SOH Start of heading SP Space STX Start of text SUB Substitution character SYN Synchronizing idle sign...

Page 133: ... F Working Storage Basic Version 128 KByte RAM Working Storage Expansions Graphics Memory Color Blue Optional Graphics Memory Color Green Optional Graphic Memory Monochromatic Color Red E0000 Character Mode Refresh RAM E4000 Character Mode Generator RAM Boot ROM A 8 ...

Page 134: ...Density DD 80 Tracks per Side 16 Sectors per Track 256 Bytes per Sector Memory Capacity 2x80 Tracks 160 Tracks per Diskette 1 Track 16 Sectors 1 Sector 256 Bytes The storage capacity of 640 KBytes per diskette is a result of the following calculation 160 x 16 x 256 655360 1024 640 KByte formatted From this 5 system tracks are reserved for the operating system 5 x 16x256 20480 20 KByte 620 KBytes a...

Page 135: ...3402 3rd Quarter 83 CIS COBOL ANIMATOR 83404 3rd Quarter 83 PASCAL MT SPP COMPILER 83450 4th Quarter 83 ASTM 86 RELOC ASSEMB 83500 4th Quarter 83 Manuals Key CP M 86 System Guide 83001 Includes Programmer s Guide User Guide System Guide GSX 86 Programmer s Guide 83002 CBASIC Language Reference Guide 83302 COBOL LEVEL II Getting Started 83356 COBOL LEVEL II Operator s Guide 83358 COBOL LEVEL II Lan...

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