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RANGERDISK2

PC COMPATIBLE DISK DRIVE FOR THE

CAMBRIDGE Z88

USER GUIDE

CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION

2 FILE TRANSFER
3 INSTALLATION

4 OPERATOR INFORMATION

4.1 General
4.2 Operation
4.3 AC Operation

4.4 RANGERDISK 2 Functions

4.4.1 Catalogue Z88
4.4:2 Select Z88 Device
4.4.3 Select Z88 Directory
4.4.4 View Z88 File
4.4.5 Save to Disk
4.4.6 Catalogue Disk
4.4.7 Select Disk Directory
4.4.8 View Disk File
4.4.9 Load from Disk
4.4.10 Erase Disk File
4.4.11 Rename Disk file
4.4.12 Create Disk Directory
4.4.13 Erase Disk Directory
4.4.14 Change Disk
4.4.15 Format Disk
4.4.16 DISKFILER 2 Options

4.5 Marking Files

5 ALTERNATIVE APPLICATIONS
6 RANGERDISK 2 SPECIFICATIONS

Содержание RANGERDISK2

Страница 1: ...ue Z88 4 4 2 Select Z88 Device 4 4 3 Select Z88 Directory 4 4 4 View Z88 File 4 4 5 Save to Disk 4 4 6 Catalogue Disk 4 4 7 Select Disk Directory 4 4 8 View Disk File 4 4 9 Load from Disk 4 4 10 Erase...

Страница 2: ...cessor provides powerful editing facilities together with the ability to add bold underline and other character attributes to the document An optional spelling checker with almost 60 000 English words...

Страница 3: ...rthand functions while a full list of all available functions is always available from the MENU key DISKFILER 2 allows selection of device and directory on 288 and the creation renaming or deletion of...

Страница 4: ...he folders are equivalent to directories and the letters are equivalent to files Thus to extract a particular file the user must specify the device drawer the directory folder and the filename letter...

Страница 5: ...For example suppose that the Default Device for Pipedream had been set to RAM 1 and a file had been saved from Pipedream to the Default Device i e just the filename had been entered If the Default Dev...

Страница 6: ...NDEX will appear in at top left hand side of the screen Open the flap carrying the numbers 1 2 and 3 at the front of the machine The screen display will blank Insert the DIMMER 2 cartridge in either s...

Страница 7: ...y window The execution of an operation is initiated in two steps Firstly the file on which the operation is to be performed must be selected and secondly the operation itself must be selected The oper...

Страница 8: ...NGERDISK 2 up or down while a disk is installed in the drive While every care has been taken to ensure that data on disks installed in RANGERDISK 2 is safe it is possible that disk corruption could oc...

Страница 9: ...sor Move the cursor onto the desired directory name in either Z88 or disk window and press SHIFT and Down Arrow The window will move down into the directory To move back into a parent directory positi...

Страница 10: ...to create a zero length file on the disk 4 4 6 Catalogue Disk Code DD Presents a catalogue of files on the currently logged disk Catalogue does not respond selectively to marked files and wildcards ar...

Страница 11: ...ha characters unlike the Z88 which allows both upper and lower case This difference can provide a useful indication as to the source of files in the Z88 If a file with lower case characters in the nam...

Страница 12: ...RANGERDISK 2 and also file conversion options Format density is either 1 44M HD Disk or 720k DD Disk move the bar cursor with the cursor keys to highlight the format density required Please note that...

Страница 13: ...not be marked The following commands can be used to mark files 4 5 1 ENTER Place the cursor bar on the desired file name using the cursor keys Press ENTER A chevron symbol appears denoting that the fi...

Страница 14: ...ations programming manual for RANGERDISK 2 is available from Ranger Computers The manual describes the communication protocol used by the disk drive and contains sufficient information to allow the pr...

Страница 15: ...in EPROM cartridge provides Catalogue Disk Copy to Disk Catalogue Z88 Load from Disk Change Disk Erase Disk file Select Z88 Device Rename Disk Me Select Z88 Directory Format Disk View Disk file View...

Страница 16: ...it shall withstand a peak acceleration of 4 5g for the frequency range of 20 100Hz Shock The equipment in a non operational status shall not suffer damage or fail t o operate according to specificatio...

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