Tatung TPC-2OOO, Instruction Manual

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Use the supplied cables to interconnect these separate parts, be very
c a r e f u l and make sure that all connectors are pluged in right
direction. N e x t , plug the TPC-2000 end of the computer's power cord
into the TPC-2000 ( on the rear left side of the TPC-2000 ), and the
other end into a three-prong grounded wall outlet.
Now the TPC-2000 is completely set up. t u r n the power on ( the power
switch is on the upper right corner of the front panel ), you
a beep sound and an underline cursor should appear at upper left corner
of the screen.
Get the system diskette from its package and insert it into drive
the b u i l t - i n d r i v e on the right side of the system, w i t h the label
facing up and the oval cutout toward the back
the disk drive, clamp
the front lever down. Depress key, this sequence is called System
Boot. In this sequence, the disk drive will make whirring and clacking
noises as is loaded into memory. The first thing that
does after it is loaded into memory is to display the following
on your screen:
TATUNG DOS
A > ' . . . .
where indicate that the memory size of TPC-2000, the version
represented above by V.W tells you the revision level of the
Tatung version that you own. is system prompt to tell you
is r e a d y to read a command from your keyboard. It also tells you that
drive A is your "default" drive. That means that until you tell CP/M-80
to do otherwise, it looks for program and data files on the diskette in
d r i v e .
If your screen display conform to the above description,
worry. Turn the power off, then check each connector and system
tte. If everything seems all right, you may do the system boot sequence
again and the TATUNG DOS VERS 2.24* " will display on screen.
Otherwise you may call your dealer who will give you the best answer.
TATUNG that make a backup copy of the TPC-2000 system
use that copy to p e r f o r m all operation, the original disk
should be stored in a safe place.
In order to check the function of the distribution diskette and
basic functions of the TPC-2000, type the following command to
a of the files on the distribution :