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Page 2: ...OTRONA ATTA lIE Portable Coaputer VALET Guide Version 1 0 published by Otrona Corporation November 1982 written by Mike Hutmacher...
Page 3: ...ies or fitness for any particular purpose Further Otrona Corporation reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes f rom time to time in the content wi thout obliga tion of otrona...
Page 4: ...Control 2 3 Keyboard Volume Control 2 3 Keyboard Click Sound Control 2 3 Communications Port Baud Rate Selection 2 3 Printer Port Baud Rate Selection 2 3 Bell Sound Control 2 3 Valet s Main Menu 2 4 B...
Page 5: ...for Alarms 3 11 Using SUBMIT and XSUB to Chain Commands 3 12 IV Screen Dump Screen Dump Printing Display Screen Contents 4 1 Bypassing the Print Menu 4 2 V Printer Installation Printer Installation fo...
Page 6: ...mory Registers 6 10 Storing Numbers in the Memory Registers 6 11 Recalling Numbers From the Memory Registers 6 11 Order of Entry 6 11 Negative Numbers 6 11 Clearing the Current Entry 6 12 Overflow and...
Page 7: ...CONTENTS Introduction 1 Valet Functions 2 Valet Files IntrodllL tiOl1 Set Up Mode Alarms Screen Dump Printer Install Calculator Glossary...
Page 8: ...you can instantly return to WordStar Plus with the cursor at the point of interruption in your report just as though you had never left the program If you are writing your report and also trying to ma...
Page 9: ...for alarms screen dump printer install and calculator These programs will only work if the VALET VLI file is on the diskette inserted in Drive A If an alarm is scheduled and the Valet VLI file is not...
Page 10: ...e Display 2 Setting the Clock Screen Brightness 3 Keyboard Volume Keyboard Click Comm Baud Rate Printer Baud Rate Bell Sound Valet s Main Menu 4 Bypassing the Menu Set Lip lo ie Alarms Screen Dump Pri...
Page 11: ...p Mode remain constant until you change them even if the unit is powered down for long periods of time To use Set up Mode 1 Press C rRL and ESC at the same time The Set Up Mode display will appear on...
Page 12: ...Set Up Mode Set or reset the clock when necessary by executing the following 1 with the Attache Software diskette inserted in Drive A and the cursor at A type TIME and press RETURN The Time Utility d...
Page 13: ...ious function Communications Selection To change the baud rate for the communications port activate Set up Mode and press 6 to increase the baud rate or 7 to decrease the baud rate The setting will be...
Page 14: ...e menu in parenthesis for the function you wish to use For example press C to activate the calculator fUnction or A to activate the alarms function Exit from this menu and return the screen to its pre...
Page 15: ...Menu 2 Bypassing Alarm Menu Setting Alarms 3 Scheduling Messages S Command Lines Immediate Commands Answering Alarms 6 Rescheduling Alarms 7 Cancelling Alarms 10 Chaining Commands 11 Set Up Mode larm...
Page 16: ...ility of CP M so the computer can be inst ucted to begin working even while you are occupied elsewhere This is handy for scheduling data transmissions for off hours when line rates are lowest for comp...
Page 17: ...ifies any of the six alarms that are already activated Alarms in Use As with all Valet functions press ESC if you want to return to the previous menu rather than proceed Bypassing the AlJuJII JIeml Wh...
Page 18: ...ion is selected the current time date and available alarms will be displayed with a series of prompts about the alarm you are scheduling ENTER ALARM NUMBER 11 07 20 10 15 ALARMS AVAILABLE 1 2 3 4 5 6...
Page 19: ...r use the leading zero or use the RETURN key to move the cursor to the next field When the time and date for scheduling the alarm have been correctly input your entry is displayed along with the curre...
Page 20: ...time when you respond to the alarm Scheduling cmmand At the prompt to ENTER ALARM TYPE type C to enter a command line The cursor appears at the first line of the message entry screen Tvpe the command...
Page 21: ...nitiate processing while you are away from your computer If you are working with another program at the time of the alarm the command you have scheduled here will execute anyway Your current program w...
Page 22: ...do not require intervention on your part When an alarm sounds for an immediate command line execution of the scheduled program begins automatically Immediate Command Lines should not be scheduled for...
Page 23: ...RMS SET 1 Enter the number of the alarm you want to review or revise or press ESC to return to the Alarm Menu The selected alarm is displayed with the scheduled date and time alarm type message or com...
Page 24: ...ears type your new message or command line and press ESC to return to the Alarm r 1enu Then press ESC to return to the Main Menu and ESC again to return to the program that was interrupted for Valet R...
Page 25: ...command line and press ESC to return to the Alarm Menu Then press ESC to return to the Main Menu and ESC again to return to the program that was interrupted for Valet Cancelling Al acIw Alarms are au...
Page 26: ...executed from that file When all commands have been executed the system is returned to CP M and the cursor is at A A more complex use of SUBMIT is to initiate and execute programs that would normally...
Page 27: ...ata to another computer XSUB is entered as the first line in a file named ABC SUB followed by the name of the program to execute SOFTCOM and a variable for each question that will appear on the screen...
Page 28: ...alarm sounds as scheduled the file XYZ will be retrieved from the diskette in Drive A and the programs PIP DIR and STAT will be executed Note that the file must reside on the diskette in Drive A to be...
Page 29: ...larm The alarm s command line would be as follows ENTER X MMAI D 11 10 00 10 15 I I SUBMIT ABC 1 T DOCFILE Y 1 T REPFILE Y 6 II The file ABC SUB would now require nine variable lines 1 through 9 XSUB...
Page 30: ...Set Up Mode Alarms CONTENTS Screen Dump Printing the Display 1 Printer Install Calculator Glossary...
Page 31: ...haracters are represented with correct screen attributes except highlighting identified Menu All all ASCI I This option works with any of the printers in the Install option on Valet s Main graphics ch...
Page 32: ...PRESS ESC TO EXIT Type the letter that corresponds with your desired option or press ESC to return to Valet s Main Menu without printing The contents of the screen will be printed according to the op...
Page 33: ...CONTENTS Installation 1 Printer Settings Using Install 2 Bypassing Main Menu Set Up Mode Alarms Screen Dump Printer Install Calculator Glossary...
Page 34: ...htrax option 84 and ML 83 with Graphics option IMP Series 8500 Series DP 9000 and DP 9500 series Note even if your printer is not capable of printing graphics or is not yet supported for printing grap...
Page 35: ...electing the printer from the menu that is displayed INSTALL MENU II II A NADEX C ITOH 0 KI 84 F IRST MENU PRESS ESC TO EXIT Type the letter shown in parenthesis for your printer selection and then pr...
Page 36: ...ogic System 4 Calculator Display X and Y Registers 5 Z P Q R S T Registers 7 Memory Registers 10 Storing Numbers 11 Recalling Numbers Order of Entry Negative Numbers Clearing an Entry 12 Overflow and...
Page 37: ...ers are retained for storing constants between calculator sessions the other four are cleared when you exit from the calculator Since Valet s calculator is not limited by a one line display the stack...
Page 38: ...4 4 8ElElB I or 5 5 o or 6 6 8 7 7 8 8 9 9 To enter numbers for calculator operation you can use either the letter keys from the simulated IO key pad or the number keys on the top row of the keyboard...
Page 39: ...es characters BACK SPACE Same as the LEFT ARRGV key X Exchange Swaps the values in the X and Y registers N Negate Changes the sign in the current entry or X Register from to or to S Store Copies the v...
Page 40: ...basis Even with the most complex calculations you still only work with one fUnction at a time just as you would if working with pencil and paper ealculatQrDi play The calculator is displayed on the sc...
Page 41: ...entry on the X Register line of the display and the first number is bumped up to the Y Register For example if you key 50 Y REG 100 first number x REG 50 second number The first number is now stored...
Page 42: ...ntinue chaining operations like this using only one function and two numbers at a time For example you could divide the result of the previous calculation by three The problem is now 100 plus 50 times...
Page 43: ...These registers are also in the stack When a calculation requires storing intermediate results in addition to those stored in the X and Y registers values are stacked in ascending order in these regi...
Page 44: ...us result X REG 5 the new number displayed as the current entry and then press RETORN Y REX 20 the previous resul t X REG 5 the new number stored in the X Register Notice that 5 became highlighted whe...
Page 45: ...revious intermediate that was in the Z Register 20 has moved back down the stack to the Y Register Look again at the calculation in its entirety 100 50 x 10 3 5 x 30 x 25 2 The left side of the proble...
Page 46: ...he result 1500 is now stored in the X Register and the Y Register is cleared As you can see it would take a fairly complex problem to use more than the X Y and Z registers for storing intermediate res...
Page 47: ...ecalling Numbers l IoJD the Registers Numbers may be copied from any of the eight memory registers to the X Register by pressing the R key The display will prompt RECALL when R is pressed Type the num...
Page 48: ...ows all 9 s and E 126 This means you have exceeded the display capabilities of the calculator Clear the entry to correct this condition Rolling sta c k l1g QI Dmm Pressing the RETURN key or the Up Arr...
Page 49: ...ands for the power of ten to the power represented by the next number that is keyed For example rather than typing 2500000 for a calculation you could just type 25 E 5 This is 25 times ten to the fift...
Page 50: ...lears Y REG 2 x 3 2 times 3 Current Entry X Register Y Register Current Entry Y Register X Register 2 2 2 3 0 6 displays current entry 2 stores current entry 2 in X REG displays current entry 3 and bu...
Page 51: ...isplays current entry 4 and Current Entrv 4 bumps X REG 5 to Y REG Y Register 0 multiplies 5 times 4 stores result X Register 20 in X REG and clears Y REG 2 3 x 4 1 x 14 x 4 5 Current Entry X Register...
Page 52: ...4 to Y REG and Y REG 5 to Z REG subtracts 1 from 4 stores result 3 in X REG moves Z REG 5 to Y REG and clears Z REG multiplies 5 times 3 stores result 15 in X REG and clears Y REG displays current ent...
Page 53: ...Set Up Mode Alarms Screen Dump Printer Install Calculator G ossar...
Page 54: ...alarm for automatic retrieval and display at a specified time Indicates the type of alarm Message Command Line or Immediate Command Line Prompt which appears at the first column of a line on the scre...
Page 55: ...trieval and display at a later time The process of specifying a series of commands that will execute when a scheduled alarm is sounded The process of responding to a scheduled alarm removing its conte...
Page 56: ...ctions and with the CTRL key to activate Set Up Mode Calculator function that exchanges the values that are displayed in the X and Y Registers A collection of like records stored under a single filena...
Page 57: ...nctions that is displayed when the TAB key is pressed from Set Up Mode Eight areas on the right side of the calculator display where values may be stored for later inclusion in a calculation The memor...
Page 58: ...hanced version of the CP M operating system Condition that occurs when a calculation is made that exceeds the display capabilities of the calculator One of the temporary storage registers in the calcu...
Page 59: ...r Review Alarms Alarm Menu option for retrieving and revising a scheduled alarm Ro1l the Stack The process of movin values up or down in the regi sters that compr se the stack in valet s calculator fu...
Page 60: ...rRL A software program that transfers data from one computer to another The temporary storage registers on the calculator display where operands and other intermediate results are stored during a cal...
Page 61: ...in the Valet programs One of the two Valet files contained on the Attache Software di skette VALET VLI contains calculator programs screen dump programs alarm programs and the current printer installa...
Page 62: ...Set Up Mode Alarms Screen Dump Printer Install Calculator Glossary Index...
Page 63: ...Date and Time Display 2 2 Date Setting 2 2 Day 01 31 3 4 Decimal Point 6 3 iJivide 6 2 Down Arrow Key 6 3 Enter 6 3 7 3 Entire Screen 4 1 7 3 Epson Printers 5 1 5 2 ESC Key 6 3 7 3 Exchanging X and Y...
Page 64: ...3 5 Scientific Notation 6 11 7 6 Screen Brightness 2 3 7 6 Screen Dump 4 1 4 2 4 3 7 6 Setting Alarms 3 3 7 7 Setting the Clock 2 2 7 7 Set up Mode 1 1 1 2 2 1 7 7 Softcom 3 11 to 3 14 7 7 Stack 6 1...
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