JUMPSTART DOCUMENTATION Version 3.0 March, 1990 (c) Copyright 1990, MaineFrame Software All Rights Reserved INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 GETTING ACQUAINTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 THE MENU BAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 USING JUMPSTART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Installing a Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Using the Master Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Editing a Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Deleting a Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Moving Program Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Re-Ordering Program Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Launching a Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Launching Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Quick Program Launch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Running the IIGS Finder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Using the Boot Action Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Setting the Boot Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Creating a Text File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Reading a Text File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 UTILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 The Utilities Command Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 File Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Lock/Unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Rename . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Change File Type and Auxiliary File Type . . . . . 19 Activate/Deactivate CDAs, NDAs, etc. . . . . . . . 19 New Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Verify . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Volume Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Disk Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 OTHER FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 General Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 JumpStart and Alarm.CDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 JumpStart and AE's PC Transporter . . . . . . . . . . . 23 JumpStart and SWCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Customizing Text file printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 SUMMARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 INTRODUCTION JumpStart (tm) is designed to be the "control center" for easily and efficiently operating your Apple IIGS (tm). With this program you can: 1. Build and maintain a program selection menu so that you can quickly launch your programs. 2. Make ANY program run first, as soon as you turn on your IIGS. 3. Create your own text file start-up procedures. 4. Enlarge Apple's paltry 2K printer buffer up to 64K, automatically. 5. Perform disk and file utilities. The JumpStart package contains the following files: 1. JUMPSTART -- The program itself. To operate properly, it must be renamed "Start," and placed in the */System subdirectory/folder. (Note: "*" is the wildcard denoting your boot volume.) 2. JUMPSTART.DOC -- this file. You may want to load it into a word processor or AppleWorks in order to obtain a formatted printed copy. 3. JUMPSTART.ONLY -- A condensed version of JumpStart which does not have Disk/File Utilities. Intended for those with disk space limitations. The remaining files are not essential to the operation of JumpStart, and may be placed in any subdirectory and then installed and run by JumpStart. 4. INSTALL.JSTART -- does the "housekeeping" of installing JumpStart on any of your system disks. 5. BOOT.S5.D2 -- a text file which both illustrates the principle of EXEC'ing a file and which will start a standard ProDOS disk located in slot 5, drive 2. Note: Depending on the version of ProDOS you're using and your system configuration, this may or may not be your second 3.5" drive! JumpStart conforms to Apple's Human Interface Guidelines for IIGS applications, so it's easy to learn and operate. This User's Guide will explain how the program works and will help you to get maximum utility from it. INSTALLATION JumpStart makes use of the latest tool calls, so you'll need ProDOS System.Disk 5.0.2 or higher to run the program. If you are updating from an earlier version of JumpStart, your JumpStart.Data file will be compatible with Version 3.0; simply replace */System/Start with this new version. If you have just one screen page in your Run List, you will not have a JumpStart.Data file. To save your current Run List, force a second screen page by installing another entry on the second -<= Page 1 =>- page; you will now have a data file to preserve your Run List. After installing Version 3.0, simply delete the dummy entry. If you run the INSTALL.JSTART program, installation is automated for you. Just follow the screen prompts. Or you can do the procedure manually. This applies to any disk or hard drive that you boot from. You'll probably find that it's most convenient to designate ONE disk as your boot disk and ALWAYS boot from it. First, get into the Finder program or, if you have JumpStart running, use the Utilities described later in this documentation. Examine the */System folder of your boot disk. If there's a file called START, you should do one of three things with it: 1. Rename it Old.Start, 2. Rename it FINDER, if that's what it really is (about 104k, 208 blocks), or 3. Delete it. Then copy JUMPSTART (or JumpStart.Only) to */System and rename this file START. Re-boot your system to start using JumpStart. Files which are critical to the operation of the system are BASIC.SYSTEM and BASIC.LAUNCHER, which must be located in your boot disk's root directory. -<= Page 2 =>- Below is a list of the files which should probably be included on your boot disk, as of System.Disk 5.0.2. APPLETALK (optional) BASIC.SYSTEM BASIC.LAUNCHER ICONS directory all PRODOS SYSTEM directory START (originally JUMPSTART) FINDER (optional, originally START on GS/OS) P8 ERROR.MSG FST directory Char.FST Pro.FST Others as required GS.OS START.GS.OS EXPRESSLOAD SYSTEM.SETUP directory as required by system DRIVERS as required by system TOOLS directory as required by application (should have all) FONTS directory as required by application (should have all) DESK.ACCS directory as desired CDEVS directory as desired You can save memory and disk space by carefully examining your requirements. For example, System.Disk 5.0.2 includes the CDevs subdirectory which you may choose not to even use, if you're content with the Control Panel approach to making machine settings. The names of the DRIVERS are a bit more explanatory: AppleTalk, ImageWriter, LaserPrep, LaserWriter, Modem, and Printer are not needed unless you're using the hardware specified in each. The INSTALLER makes this optimization process easier under GS/OS. JumpStart provides a date and time display in the Menu Bar; if you have StyleWare's MENUCLOCK installed, there will be a conflict there. One way to resolve it is to remove MENUCLOCK from your */System/System.Setup folder. Another way is to click on StyleWare's clock to make it go away. Sorry, but I figure that everyone should have this feature, whether they have MENUCLOCK or not. -<= Page 3 =>- If you have the minimum 512K IIGS configuration, there are three things you should do to improve the performance of JumpStart. First, remove any large (over 20 blocks) files from your */System/Desk.Accs folder. Second, read the section about the Print Buffer (below) and set it to 0K. And third, save your nickels and dimes to add more memory to your machine. You won't regret it. GETTING ACQUAINTED When you first run JumpStart, you will see a screen displaying shareware information. When you become a registered JumpStart owner (if you aren't already), you will be informed as to how to remove this capitalistic groveling for money. This User's Guide assumes that you are familiar with the basic operations of the mouse and pull-down menus. However, one GS feature might not be so well known. When a menu item is followed by a drawing of an Open-Apple with a character, you can select that item by pressing Open-Apple/Character from the keyboard. For example, to quit JumpStart, press Open-Apple/Q. Open-Apple is generally abbreviated to OA, and Open-Apple/Q would be represented by "OA-Q." During the course of operating JumpStart, you'll be presented with many "dialog boxes," featuring push button controls labeled "OK" and "CANCEL," among others. The default button (generally "OK") will have a shadowed border and can also be selected by pressing "return" on the keyboard. "CANCEL" can also be chosen by pressing the "esc"(ape) key. JumpStart will occasionally need to save information on the disk from which it was booted. If this disk is not found, the program will ask you to insert it. Click "OK" to continue. If you click "CANCEL," no data will be saved, and you run the risk of losing your latest program data. THE MENU BAR Before investigating each of the program's features in detail, let's review the menu items to get an idea of what the program has to offer and where the items are located. In the upper left corner of the screen, at the far left of the Menu Bar, is a small APPLE logo representing the Apple Menu. In this menu you will find "About this program...," which contains the version number and copyright notice. Below this is "Help," which contains an on-screen synopsis of the program's operation (abbreviated in JumpStart.Only). Following these items are any New Desk Accessories which were installed when the machine was first booted. Next is EDIT, which is enabled only when a New Desk Accessory is activated; otherwise, it remains dimmed. An NDA may make use of -<= Page 4 =>- the Cut/Copy/Paste/Clear features in its operation (though most do not). Clicking on "Close" will remove the active NDA. The next menu item is FILE, which includes items dealing with volumes, files, and exit options: 1. Utilities (OA-U) -- includes helpful disk and file functions, including format, copy, delete, lock, unlock, rename, move, read, and change file type. 2. Volumes in Disk Drives (OA-V) -- tells you the names of the VOLUMES which you currently have on line (in a disk drive). 3. Read a text file (OA-R) -- allows you to view text and AppleWorks word processing files on the Super Hi-Res screen. 4. Print a text file (OA-P) -- sends the contents of a text file to your printer. See "Customizing Text file printer" in case you need to change the form feed character. 5. Create a short Text File (OA-T) -- sometimes a useful way to launch programs is by using a text file which is then EXEC'd. This feature lets you write a short text file to launch your programs. 6. GS/OS Shut Down -- if you're running GS/OS, this feature allows you to follow the Apple protocol for completely shutting down your IIGS. You can: a. Prepare to turn the power off. GS/OS shuts down all drivers and File System Translators (FSTs), and writes any unwritten data in the cache to disk. At this point, you can either shut down the power or re-boot the machine. JumpStart also parks any hard disk heads by moving them to the highest (most likely unused) block on the volume. NOTE: If your hard disk has a self-park feature, you may want to wait a few seconds after seeing the black screen which says, "you may now safely turn off..." This allows your drive to park its own heads, but is not really necessary. If the driver for your hard disk includes a park heads feature as a part of its ShutDown function (most currently do not), then the heads will be parked again when GS/OS does its final shutdown (the black screen). b. Re-boot without affecting /RAM5. Does all of the above, and restarts leaving /RAM5 intact. c. Re-boot and clear /RAM5. Again, you can elect to turn the power off or, if you select "Restart," /RAM5 will be wiped out (and re-sized, if the Control Panel setting has been changed), and the GS will re-boot. d. Return to launching application. Identical to #7, below. 6. Re-Boot the machine (OA-B) -- re-starts everything. Equivalent to pressing Open-Apple/Control/Reset. 7. Quit (OA-Q) -- does just that. If you ran another program which chained to JumpStart, then you will be -<= Page 5 =>- returned to that program. If not, you will find yourself presented with a menu which will give you the option of a) re-booting the machine, b) running the START program, or c) entering the pathname of the next application to be run. If you select the START option, you will be returned to JumpStart. If you're running GS/OS, JumpStart will be restarted without the dialog box. Next is CONFIGURE, which groups together functions having to do with the operating environment of your GS. These are: 1. General Preferences (OA-G) -- allows you to customize JumpStart to your liking by selecting the features you want to have active. 2. Set Location of Finder (OA-W) - allows Apple's Finder program to be located somewhere other than in the */System subdirectory. 3. Set Printer Slot/Init String (OA-S) -- for use by Print a text file, this allows you to specify where your printer is located and to enter any required initialization characters. 4. GS Control Panel (OA-Z) -- accesses the menu of Classic Desk Accessories (including the Control Panel). Easier then remembering (and pressing) Open-Apple/Control/Escape. BOOT ACTION contains four functions: 1. Change first program to be run (OA-K) -- as currently configured, when JumpStart is run, the JumpStart screens appear. Using this feature you can change what program is run first. When you Quit that program, you'll be returned to JumpStart to make your next program selection. 2. Boot immediately from Drive X (OA-1 through 7) -- Selecting this option boots the machine from the selected drive WITHOUT changing the Control Panel setting. When the machine is booted next, it will do so from the slot specified in the Control Panel. This feature is courtesy of Tim Grams, who warns, "the method employed does not precisely follow suggested Apple standards, and may not work with future ROM versions." NOTE: This is not the recommended way to launch programs! In fact, the whole purpose for JumpStart is defeated by its use. This feature is included to facilitate starting applications which defy more conventional methods. 3. Boot Slot 6 at slow speed (OA-0) -- This is useful for games and other programs dependent on running at the slow processor clock speed. If you have General Preferences set to start the machine at fast speed, then you'll be back up to speed when you re-boot. -<= Page 6 =>- 4. Boot from Slot X -- when you're switching which slot you're booting from, this feature saves you the trouble of going to the Control Panel to make the changes. Only possible boot slots are presented. The last general menu item is the LAUNCHER, which contains all the features to create, maintain, and use the program selector, plus a couple of extras. 1. Launch a program (OA-L) -- presents your Run List and lets you run the program of your choice. 2. Install a program entry (OA-I) -- allows you to add to your Run List using a name of your choice. 3. Delete a program entry (OA-X) -- removes a program from your Run List, but not from your disk! 4. Edit a program entry (OA-E) -- lets you change the name you are calling a program or the program associated with that name. 5. Move a program entry (OA-M) -- lets you move an entry to any position in any Run List screen. 6. Re-Order program entries (OA-O) -- allows you to change the order in which your programs are listed on the screen in the Run List. 7. Develop Master Menu (OA-D) -- Creates an index screen which occupies screen page #1. Allows quick selection of any other screen page with either a single keypress, or a click of the mouse. 8. Cancel Master Menu (OA-C) -- The opposite of Develop Master Menu, this command erases the screen page #1 selection option. 9. Quick Program Launch by Name (OA-N) -- you may sometimes want to run a program without permanently adding it to your Run List. This feature lets you do that. 10. Run IIGS Finder (OA-F) -- the general utility program from Apple. When you Quit the Finder, you can elect to be returned to JumpStart. USING JUMPSTART JumpStart makes it easy for you to create a Run List of all your programs and then launch (run) them. The screen will display up to sixteen alternatives at a time, but the program will theoretically support up to 185,376 applications. When the Run List is displayed to either Launch, Edit, or Delete a program, or to re-order the list, a program can be selected in one of several ways: 1. Double-click on the program entry 2. Highlight the item with a single click, and then click on the large button at the bottom (title varies with function) 3. Use arrow keys to highlight item, return to select program 4. Press the letter key corresponding to the program. -<= Page 7 =>- The Run Lists appear on screen "pages," determined by you when you install your programs. The buttons at the bottom of the Run List, "Next Group" and "Last Group" allow you to scroll through the Run List Pages. The Tab key and Option-Tab key perform the same function from the keyboard. Specific Run List Pages (up though nine) can be selected by pressing the number keys, "1" through "9." This selection method can be represented on screen along with titles for the screen pages by using Develop Master Menu (OA-D). Using the Master Menu extends the number of screens that can be accessed with a single keypress to sixteen: #2 through #9, and "I" through "P." Screen page #1 is the Master Menu itself, and can be accessed at any time by pressing the "1" key. When a screen page is changed, JumpStart will "remember" the page it was on IF Utilities are loaded. The reason for this is a bit obscure, but suffice it to say that in order to make a save, Utilities must be loaded, and it would be too time consuming to load Utilities all the time. To force a save of the screen page and "freeze" it for next time, close the Launch window using the close box, which is the little square at the left of the title bar. Making a change on the General Preferences screen (OA-G) will also save the screen page. Installing a Program The first step in adding an application to your Run List is to determine exactly which program needs to be launched. Sometimes this is not as simple as it may seem, and may require some detective work. For example, AppleLink (America Online) is launched by running AO.Sys16. Check the software documentation first to see if the starting procedure is spelled out. If not, look for a likely-sounding name with a .System or .Sys16 suffix. If that doesn't work, you might try the Startup or Start program included on the application disk. To add a program to the Run List, use Install a Program Entry (OA-I). Click on Install a New Program Entry, and a program selection window will appear. This is a two-stage process. You must select the path of the program you're installing and assign a name to it. You can type the name you wish (up to 20 characters), or you can use the default, which is the name of the file itself, by leaving {file name} in the edit box. To get to the edit box, the easiest way is to type Control-X, which will clear the edit box, and move the cursor down to it. -<= Page 8 =>- If you elect to type the name, you can use all of the "Edit Box" editing features which include: -- Position insertion point with cursor -- Move insert point one position with left and right arrows -- Move insert point one word with Option/left and right arrows -- Move insert point to beginning or end with OA/left or right arrow -- Backspace to delete character to left of the insert point -- Control-F to delete character forward of the insert point -- Control-Y to delete from insert point to the end of the line -- Control-X to delete the entire entry If you use a vertical bar (|) or dash (-) as the first character of the entry, you will force JumpStart to be re-started from disk after launching the application. See "Launching Problems," below. When you've completed your entry, you can select the path of the program you want to install. If, at any time you want to cancel the installation of a new program, click the "CANCEL" button. To select your program, find the program you want to install, highlight it, and click "Install Entry." First make sure that the disk containing your program is in a drive (any drive: 3.5", 5.25", ROM disk, hard disk, anything but /RAM5 which will disappear when you turn off the machine). Then use the "Next Drive" button to get to your disk. If your program is in a directory or sub-directory, use "Install Entry" to open the directory and examine its contents. To back out of a directory, use "Close Folder." Use the scroll bar on the right side of the program list to examine the entire list. When your program name is visible, be sure the highlight bar is over it, and click "Install Entry." Your selected program name will appear in the Run List, and you'll have the option of either installing another program or "CANCEL"ling out of the operation. If, however, you've selected a TEXT or BINARY file, you'll be asked to confirm that you can EXEC or BRUN the file. This is because not all files can be run directly; you run the risk of crashing the machine and having to re-boot. No harm will be done, but it's an unpleasant interruption to your computing session. This confirmation process can be by-passed; see the section concerning General Preferences. After you've selected your program name and pathname, if you have MaineFrame Software's Alarm.CDA installed, a dialog box will appear asking for your blanking and alarm setting preferences. -<= Page 9 =>- For more information about JumpStart and Alarm.CDA, see the Other Features section. There will be two buttons at the bottom of the selection list; "Last Group," and "Next Group." When clicked, the screens will scroll by until the first screen with a vacant program slot appears. Clicking "Next Group" at the end of the screen parade will present you with a new screen, to which you can add programs. This format allows you to group programs on screens. For example, the first screen might include your most often used programs. The second screen could be utilities, the third screen games, etc. You may want to label the screens by putting a title (maybe in all caps) as the first entry. If you have this entry launch Basic.Launcher, then you'll be returned to JumpStart after seeing a message, "you cannot run this program directly." TIP: You can create a "blank line" entry to separate groups of programs by performing the following steps: 1. Be sure the Confirm Text/Binary file option is active on the General Preferences screen (OA-G). 2. Select a text or binary file to install 3. When the confirmation window comes up, cancel the operation. When you install more than sixteen entries, a file is created on the boot disk called JumpStart.Data. When working in the entry install/edit window, the left and right arrows may change the highlighted program. If your intention is to move within your program name, click the mouse on the Edit Box first. Tip: In any activity which involves a Standard File operation (with the Volume or Drive, Open, Close buttons), don't remove the disk which is the "current" disk unless absolutely necessary. If you do, Apple's tool call will poll your drives incessantly looking for this volume! Using the Master Menu Selecting Develop Master Menu (OA-D) will simplify the selection process if you have several screen pages, or have chosen to group your programs in some logical fashion. Screen page #1 will become an index to the other screen pages, the labels for which can be changed using Edit (OA-E). When in any function other than Edit, selecting a Master Menu item will take you to that screen. Master Menu items can be edited, but cannot be deleted, moved, or sorted. The Master Menu will be automatically expanded or shortened as screen pages are added or deleted. For ease of mobility from any screen page, the first nine screens are selectable with a number key (1 through 9). Key #1 will always return you to the Master Menu. Higher numbered pages are -<= Page 10 =>- accessible from the Master Menu using letter keys "I" through "P," or using the tab/OA-tab keys or last/next group controls. If you decide you don't want to use the Master Menu function after creating it, use Cancel Master Menu (OA-C) to get rid of the selection page and restore the old page layout. Editing a Program The procedure for editing a program is virtually identical to that for installing one. Select Edit a program entry (OA-E), and indicate which program to edit. From there, the steps are identical, except that the default name will be the name that you assigned to the entry. JumpStart TRIES to highlight the program you've selected. However, if there is another file with the same initial letter preceding your program in the alphabetical listing of files, that one will be highlighted. Just use the mouse or down arrow key to highlight the correct program, assuming you want to retain the same program selection. This procedure allows you to re-type the name that appears in the menu (but not change the actual file name). Or you may leave the entry name the same and select a new program or path name. Deleting a Program To remove an entry from your Run List, choose Delete a program entry (OA-X). This will not remove a file from your disk, only your Run List. You will be presented with a confirmation window which will also give you the option of selecting the way you want the file deleted. If you select "Move only programs shown on screen," then only the visible entries will move up to replace the deleted entry. If you select "Move all programs up in Run List" and your run list extends beyond sixteen entries, your disk will spin a bit as subsequent entries are moved up in the queue. If the deletion brings your list down to sixteen names, the continuation file JumpStart.Data will also be deleted from the boot disk. Moving Program Entries Select Move Program Entry (OA-M) to change the location of a program in your Run List. Choose the entry you want to move in the standard manner. As in the Delete Program function, you'll be presented with a choice as to how to display the remaining entries. At this point, the entry is temporarily deleted and placed "on hold." CAUTION: IF YOU TERMINATE THE OPERATION AT THIS TIME, YOUR ENTRY WILL REMAIN DELETED! The title of the screen will change from "Select Program to Move" to "Select New Program Position." You can highlight any program in your Run List, on any available screen, and select it. The entry which was "on hold" will be moved to this position, and all subsequent entries moved down in the queue until a blank location is found. If you want to move a program to the very last position, a -<= Page 11 =>- two-step process is required; first move it to the next-to-last position and then move the last entry up a notch. Re-Ordering Program Entries You can alter the sequence in which the program entries are displayed on the current display screen by selecting Re-Order program entries (OA-O). When you specify a program in the normal manner, you'll note that the letter preceding it turns to a number indicating its new position. If you "un-highlight" an item, the letter will be restored and subsequent numbers will be adjusted accordingly to reflect the new order with the item removed. When you're satisfied with the order, click "Change Program Order" to re-arrange them. If you want to start again or cancel the operation, click the "CANCEL" button. This rearrangement option only handles the names that you may see at any one time; in other words, only the current group. If you wish to swap an entry from one group to another, you must use the Move an Entry (OA-M) function, just described. Launching a Program Select Launch a program (OA-L), and indicate the program entry you want to run. Off it goes. When you're done with the program and assuming it Quits in the proper manner (BYE from Basic.System, or accepted ProDOS 8/16 or GS/OS quit procedures), you'll be returned to JumpStart. You can use the General Preferences (OA-G) feature to have the Launch screen come up automatically when JumpStart begins so you can go from there to the program of your choice. There's also a "short-cut" way to launch a program without having the Launch screen visible. Just press the letter corresponding to the application you want to run. Your choice will be confirmed by a dialog box; click "OK" to launch it, or "CANCEL" to make another choice. If you have more than one group of entries, this "short-cut" works on the group that was last shown. If there is no active entry for the letter that you type, then nothing will happen. Launching Problems If you have problems launching a program from JumpStart, be sure that all of the tools in the SYSTEM/TOOLS folder of your application disk are included in the SYSTEM/TOOLS on your boot disk. Sometimes programs will have their own toolsets which are required for operation, or they will have customized versions of existing toolsets which are more suitable for their purposes. Be aware, however, that using a customized toolset may have adverse affects on other applications! Sometimes programs are looking for a particular driver or subdirectory (e.g. Icons) and aren't very helpful in telling you when it hasn't been found. Be sure these elements are on your boot disk. Still other programs are designed to be run after booting the original disk. If you can't avoid such programs, the only way to run these poorly designed -<= Page 12 =>- (and usually copy protected) applications is to do just that -- use the Boot Drive X Now option to start your computer with the disk you want to run in the drive. If you see error $0201 (Unable to Allocate Memory), you have probably stretched your memory too far. First try setting the printer buffer to zero K. If that doesn't work, try removing some (or all) of your desk accessories from your boot disk. JumpStart does not tie up any memory after it launches a program (OK, I lied...it reserves two bytes to let itself know that it has run before), but many programs need ALL of their minimum memory requirements in order to run. Some won't let you know about a memory shortcoming with an $0201 error, and will simply crash. Other misbehaving programs don't de-allocate the memory they were using when they quit; this makes life very difficult for the next program that needs to use this memory. There is one last ditch method for launching programs which, so far, has handled the most difficult cases. JumpStart is designed to be memory resident; that is, when you quit the program you launched, JumpStart is still in memory ready to run again. Apple's loader is designed to respect this memory allocation unless it is needed to make room for another program, in which case the memory is freed and JumpStart loads from disk next time. For reasons unknown to me and to Apple, this does not work for all programs. To override memory-resident status, free the memory, and to force JumpStart to load from disk next time, place either a vertical bar (|) or a dash (-) as the first character in the Run List name entry. Examples: A - |ChessMaster 2100 B - -DeluxePaint Quick Program Launch This feature allows you to run another program without adding it to your Run List. The file selection process is the same as that described under "Install a program entry." Once you have located the program you wish to run and have it highlighted, you may press "Return," double-click on it, or click "Open" to instantly run it. Running the IIGS Finder Due to the powerful utility capabilities of Apple's Finder, this program was given a built-in menu option. You may use it to copy files and disks, renaming, deleting, etc. when you need more horsepower than JumpStart's utilities offer. When done, select "Shut Down" from the "Special" menu item, then select "Return to launching application" from the "Finder Shut Down Options." Typically, the Finder is found in the */System subdirectory. For the benefit of people who use /ROM as their boot disk or are running out of 3.5" disk space and would rather use Finder's numerous blocks for other purposes, JumpStart provides a way to specify the location of Finder other than */System. Select Set Location of Finder (OA-W) from the Configure menu. A special -<= Page 13 =>- file selection dialog will appear which lists only subdirectories and the Finder file; all other files are dimmed. Using the "Next Drive," "Open," and "Close" buttons, select the directory which contains Finder (ex.: /Hard/Utilities), and then click on the file FINDER. The Finder's new location will be saved to disk, and the Run IIGS Finder (OA-F) menu item will be enabled. Using the Boot Action Features If you would like to start with a particular program, such as AppleWorks, every time you turn on your computer, simply use Change first program to be run (OA-K). You will be presented with a program selection screen much like that used in Add/Edit a program entry. In a similar manner, including the check of TEXT and BINARY files, you will be asked to specify the program you would like to have run when the GS is first powered up. NOTE: A "problem program" which requires a vertical bar (|) or a dash (-) as the first character in the Run List name entry to run it cannot be specified as the first program to run. If your needs absolutely require this, please contact MaineFrame software and we'll figure something out. There are two ways in which you can override this feature. First, while JumpStart is loading at boot time, hold down the Open-Apple key. You will be taken directly into JumpStart. Second, use General Preferences (OA-G) to turn the feature off. Some people use this feature to start off in a P8 launcher, such as ProSel. They can quit back to JumpStart at any time, or use the Open-Apple feature to start off in the GS/OS-P16 environment. After your selected program is run, you will be returned to JumpStart to make your next program selection. The Open-Apple override feature works both ways; If, for example, you have AppleWorks set to run at boot time but have turned off the feature on the General Preferences screen (thus booting you directly into JumpStart), you can reverse this procedure by holding down the Open-Apple key while the machine is booting, and boot into AppleWorks instead. You can reset the first run program in one of two ways: Either Reset Defaults on the General Preferences (OA-G) screen (you'll have to adjust your personal settings), or go through the process described above, selecting */System/Start (which is JumpStart) as the first program to run. Setting the Boot Slot Theoretically, the IIGS can be booted from any slot that has the proper hardware, or from /RAM5 or a ROM disk. In practice, you will probably be booting from either a 3.5" drive in slot 5, a 5.25" drive in slot 6, a hard drive in slot 2 or 7, or a ROM disk. This can be set quickly be selecting Boot from Slot N. The next time you re-boot your Apple, it will try to boot from -<= Page 14 =>- the slot you selected. Only boot-able slots (as mapped by ProDOS) are displayed in the menu. Creating a Text File Apple veterans will fondly remember the days of DOS 3.3's HELLO and ProDOS-8's STARTUP programs, which allowed one to take control of what happens when the machine is booted. Unless you're proficient in machine language and the intricacies of the ProDOS-16 or GS/OS operating systems, this capability is pretty much lost on the IIGS. But JumpStart allows you to regain start-up control. A text file can be used to send a set of directions to the computer, which it then executes in sequence. For example, if you want to load a spell checker and thesaurus, and then run AppleWorks, you could do so with a text file, similar to the following, which would be EXEC'd to make it work: BLOAD Speller.AddOn BLOAD Thesaurus.AddOn -/Appleworks/Aplworks.System An optional way to accomplish the same task would be to incorporate the steps into a BASIC program which could then be installed as the first program to be run (OA-K). To assist you in this process, select Create a short Text File (OA-T). A dialog box similar to those seen earlier will come up, only the purpose of this box is to create a file with the name of your choice. Click on the "Disk," "Open," and "Close" controls to put yourself in the proper directory. Or you can start a new directory by entering the name for the new directory and clicking on "New Folder." After you've selected the name for your file, click "Save" to begin writing your text file. Using the text editing commands listed under "Using the Launcher," enter the individual lines of your text file. When the line is correct, press Return, and the line will appear in the body of the window. Continue to enter lines (up to the maximum of eleven) and click "OK" to save the file. It can then be added to your Run List. If you click "CANCEL" your file will be erased. However, any new directories you created will remain on the disk. This utility is not designed to be a full-featured word processor; if it were, it would require a considerable amount of additional memory and disk space. If, after entering a line of text, you discover that you've made a mistake, you'll find it necessary to "CANCEL" the file and start again. Reading a Text File Selecting this option will present the standard file selection window, which has been set to display only AppleWorks Word Processing files and TXT and SRC (APW/ORCA assembly source) files. After selecting the file you want to view in the standard manner, the screen will show your file in a document window. The scroll bar on the right can be used to view segments of the text. -<= Page 15 =>- Clicking on the up or down arrows will move the text up or down a line. Clicking in the region above or below the "thumb" will scroll a page. Moving the "thumb" will locate you in the proportionate location in the text. QuickDraw II has a limit of 16,384 pixel display lines; consequently, if your file is longer than 1,820 lines, it will be truncated at that point. UTILITIES NOTE: GS/OS (System.Disk 5.0.2 or higher) is required to run utilities. If you haven't already done so, it is strongly recommended that you upgrade to this superior new operating system. JumpStart's utilities are a program unto themselves (almost 35K). Consequently, they are loaded into memory only when needed, as is the Help feature. This saves some loading time during general operation. However, if you find yourself using the utilities often and/or having to swap disks to load them, General Preferences provides an override which will load the whole program at once. The utilities are accessed by clicking Utilities (OA-U) under the Edit menu. The Utilities Command Screen All of the utility functions begin with a large command screen, which is actually very similar to other file selection dialog windows. The black and white controls allow you to select a volume, open and close directories, or cancel out of utilities. The green buttons perform various file operations, while the two red buttons invoke the disk format and copy functions. To the left is a list of the files in the current directory. The function activity hinges on the radio buttons in the upper left corner; Selecting the volume or folder icon followed by the path name allows batch processing, and will present a catalog of files in the current directory from which you can select the files you wish to work on. Selecting the button above the file list will make all file utilities pertain to the file which is highlighted in the list of files. Stated a little differently, you can either click on the function (copy, delete, etc.), and then select the files OR you can select a single file and then click on the function. In the lower left corner of the screen is a check box labeled "Confirm batch copy/delete." For batch operations, this allows you to override confirming deleting or writing over an existing file. This is not possible for single file copy operations, as the checking mechanism is built into Apple's tool for this purpose. However, it does work for single file deletions. -<= Page 16 =>- File Operations A file operation is selected by clicking one of the green function buttons either before or after selecting the file(s) to process (as described above). In general, single file operations are fairly straight forward. Batch processing (selecting the radio button in front of the disk or folder icon) is a bit more complex. After a function is selected, a catalog listing of all the files in the current directory is presented. By highlighting various files, you select the ones on which you want to perform the requested action. A single mouse click without the shift or open-apple key keys pressed selects a single file and de-selects all others. A click with the open-apple key depressed selects or de-selects a file without disturbing other selections. Dragging the mouse with the button down selects those files dragged over. Clicking with the shift key down results in a range of files being selected, beginning with the selected file furthest down on the list and ending at the cursor position. This is Apple's list selection protocol, not mine! It's really not bad, but does take some getting used to. Experiment with selecting files, referring to the command list located at the bottom of the screen. The button marked "Sort" is a toggle which displays the files either sorted alphabetically or in the order in which they appear in the directory. The alphabetical listing is handy for grouping files with similar names, while the directory order is sometimes necessary to preserve file order when copying. All files may be selected or de-selected by clicking "ALL." When you're happy with the selections you've made, click on "OK" and the batch processing will begin. To interrupt this process at any time, press any key. When a subdirectory is selected in the batch process, the operation will be performed on ALL files within the subdirectory and any subdirectories deeper in the tree structure. 1. Catalog Regardless of the directory/file selection, clicking this button will present a catalog of the files in the current directory, giving information about filetype, size, create/modify dates, length, and subtype. An "*" preceding the file name indicates that it is locked and cannot be written to, renamed, or deleted. Click the small "go-away" box in the upper left corner or press escape to return to the Utilities Command Screen. Only one catalog screen may be open at a time. 2. Copy In the single file mode, a dialog box will appear which allows you to select where you want the file copied to. Use the edit box to choose a different name, if you'd like. If the file exists, you'll be asked to confirm writing over it. -<= Page 17 =>- In batch mode, a screen will appear that asks you to select the DIRECTORY to which you want the selected files copied. At this point, you can elect to create a new subdirectory in the same manner as described earlier. When you click "Accept" the batch copy process begins. If a file already exists and you haven't chosen to override confirmation, a dialog box will appear which allows you to 1) replace the file, 2) skip it, or 3) copy it using a different name. If you choose the last option, enter the name you want to use and then click the "New name" button. If you are using the same drive in your copy operation, you'll be prompted to switch disks at appropriate times. You will always end up with your source disk in the drive to avoid ProDOS-GS/OS's nasty habit of polling incessantly when it can't find the current volume. JumpStart correctly copies GS/OS files with any resource forks. 3. Move This function is identical to Copy, but after being copied, the original file is deleted. An attempt at a "smart copy" is first made. If the source and destination volumes are the same, then the file's directory position is changed without any actual copying taking place. 4. Lock/Unlock This is the standard file protection feature; if a file is locked, it cannot be written to, renamed, or deleted. However, it is still susceptible to being wiped out through erasing or formatting of the disk on which it resides. 5. Rename This feature allows you to change the name of a volume, subdirectory, or file. In order to change the name of a subdirectory, it is necessary to either: 1) Select the subdirectory from the directory that contains it. Ex.: Batch mode display of files in /Vol/Dir shows SUBDIR as an entry; it may be selected. 2) Select NO files from the directory. Ex.: Batch mode display of files in /Vol/Dir/Subdir show that none are selected; clicking "OK" selects /Vol/Dir/Subdir. To change the name of a volume, the second method must be employed. 6. Read This function is identical to the Text Reader option, with the exception that it will try to read ANY file. Consequently, if there's a lot of non-text material in the file, you'll see a lot of inverse question marks. Nonetheless, it can be handy for looking at text elements of non-text files. For example, you can quickly inspect an AppleWorks database file without starting up AppleWorks. -<= Page 18 =>- 7. Change File Type and Auxiliary File Type This is a potentially dangerous feature. "Wishing does not always make it so!" But if you know what you're doing, it's a handy utility. Accepted file types are displayed in a list window, with the type of the selected file highlighted. You can either select a different file type from the list, or type in the HEX CODE you want for your file. To change the auxiliary file type, click on the bottom edit box, and enter the desired hex code. Clicking "OK" changes the file type and auxiliary file types permanently; "CANCEL" restores the original values. 8. Activate/Deactivate CDAs, NDAs, etc. Several of the GS system files can be activated or deactivated so that you can keep the files on your boot volume in either an active or inactive state. In other words, inactive files will not load on booting. The file types are Classic Desk Accessories (CDAs), New Desk Accessories (NDAs), Init files, Drivers, File System Translators (FSTs), and Control Panel Documents (CDevs). When catalogued, such files will have a "+" before their filetypes to indicate that they are active, and a "-" to indicate otherwise. Toggling these files activates/deactivates them, but changes will not become apparent until the machine is re-booted. 9. New Folder This function brings up a dialog box whose sole purpose is to allow the explicit creation of a new sub-directory (or folder, as some call them). Clicking either "Save" or "New Folder" will create a new subdirectory with the name specified at the bottom of the dialog. Standard editing procedures will change the name to that of your choice. 10. Delete This delete function DOES permanently remove the file in question from your disk! Unless you have the confirmation override on, you'll be asked if you're sure you want to delete the file. 11. Verify This function will sequentially read all of the data in a file. If it successfully reaches the end, the file is considered to be verified. No guarantees as to its content, but at least it's all there, and readable. Volume Operations Both of these functions are independent of the file/volume/directory controls and the confirm delete option. 1. Format When this function is selected, your drives will be polled one at a time, allowing you to either move to the next drive, format the -<= Page 19 =>- disk in the drive, or cancel the operation. If you elect to proceed, a dialog box will be presented which allows you to name the volume about to be formatted. If you click "OK" you accept the default, "BLANK.DISK." This can be changed later with the rename function. If you elect to format a 3.5" disk, GS/OS will bring up a dialog box asking you to select between 2:1 and 4:1 interleaving. In general, if you're using Apple 3.5" drives you should select 2:1; if you're using UniDisks, you should choose 4:1. If the drive has been formatted before, you have the option of erasing it instead. This simply rewrites the catalog blocks and makes the volume appear fresh and data-free. If you elect to erase the disk and the attempt fails, it will be formatted instead. 2. Disk Copy The source disk for the disk copy routine is the current drive, as selected in the Utilities Command Screen. Be sure to leave the source disk in the drive when you select Disk Copy, so that it can be properly logged in. The destination disk is selected in a manner similar to that used in the disk format process, except that only volumes of an equal size will be offered as a destination drive. The exception is unformatted or non-ProDOS volumes, which you will have the opportunity to format before proceeding. Your selection of a name in the formatting process is irrelevant, as the new disk will take the source disk's name anyway; just use the "BLANK.DISK" default. After the disk is formatted, a size check is performed; if the new disk is not the same size as the source disk, the drive polling process will continue. After selecting "OK" the copy process will proceed. You'll be asked to swap disks if you have only one drive, or if you have insufficient memory to do the copy in one pass. If you care to cancel the copy operation in mid-stream, press "escape." If your machine has enough memory to do a disk copy in one pass, you'll be offered the opportunity to make additional copies of the disk, since it's still in memory. This allows you to "mass produce" copies of diskettes. For both disk and file copies, JumpStart allocates the maximum amount of memory available in the machine as a buffer. This reduces the amount of disk swapping and drive flip-flopping and will usually accomplish the job in one pass. OTHER FEATURES General Preferences This screen (OA-G) allows you to customize JumpStart to your system and to your personal taste. The most obvious choice is the border color to be used while JumpStart is running. Click on -<= Page 20 =>- the radio buttons to select the one you like best. You can also change the color of the desktop by selecting from the palette to the left. Your choices are not permanent until you click on "OK." If you select "Cancel," your previous settings will be restored. Most of the other check-box options have been discussed elsewhere in this User's Guide, and are summarized below: {If the box has an "X," its option is ON. Click on the box to turn it "OFF" and back "ON"} 1. "Visit Monitor/Memory Peeker" (default: ON) -- when this check-box is turned on, the "Visit Monitor" and "Memory Peeker" Classic Desk Accessories are installed when the program is started. The IIGS (ROM 01 and up) includes code for two desk accessories of interest only to serious programmers and hackers: Visit Monitor, which allows you to examine and change memory directly from the system monitor, and Memory Peeker, which provides information from the Memory Manager regarding memory usage. These Desk Accessories may be automatically installed unless you are not interested in them or already have a full menu of CDAs. 2. Run Alternate Boot Program (default: ON to run */System/Start) -- you can specify a different program to run when you start your GS. To toggle this feature on and off, click the Alternate Boot Program box. 3. Display Run List (default: ON) -- if you want to see the selection of programs appear when you start JumpStart, this box should be checked. This will also bring up the Run List after using other program features, such as utilities. 4. Confirm Text/Binary (default: ON) -- most Text and Binary files cannot be run directly, and can cause problems if you try to launch them. If you don't want to be alerted to this potential problem, turn the feature off by de-selecting the check-box. 5. Set and Boot at Fast System Speed (default: ON) -- switches the machine to fast or slow speed immediately. When the machine is re-booted, this speed is again set, regardless of any changes to speed in the meantime. One use of this feature is to Boot Slot 6 at slow speed and then have the machine return to fast speed when re-booted. NOTE: The machine will not return to full speed until JumpStart is loaded and starts to run. The boot at slow speed will appear agonizingly slow, and the GS/OS "thermometer" (which is calibrated by the previous boot) may appear to be "done" and you may think that the machine has "hung." Patience! 6. Load Utilities only when needed (default: ON) -- The utilities segment is about 33K and will probably -<= Page 21 =>- not be used every time JumpStart is run. So, to save load time, it can be brought in from disk only when needed. If you use it very often, or dislike having to swap disks when you invoke utilities, turn this feature off. 7. Maximum Print Buffer (default: 64K, if internal printer port is selected. This is a piece of memory equal to that of FOUR original Apple ][+s!) The IIGS has a wonderful but woefully inadequate feature; it will allow background printing of a document (spooling) while freeing the machine to perform other activities. But the 2K default buffer isn't much larger than the buffer already included in most printers! Changing the control will set the buffer to values between zero K and the maximum of 64K and automatically set the Control Panel to the correct setting for printer buffering. Changes become effective as soon as you leave the Preferences screen, assuming that the internal printer port was selected when you booted. If it wasn't, set it now and the changes will become effective on the next boot. Moving the thumb control will set the size of the printer buffer. Clicking the arrows at either end of the control will increase or decrease the buffer by 2K. Clicking in the region to the right or left of the thumb control will set the buffer size to either the maximum of 64K or the minimum of 0K, in which case printer buffering is disabled. One warning: DO NOT try to "stack" your documents (print them one after another) because as nice a feature as buffering is, the way Apple does it, a new print command clears the buffer, and the previous work is lost! Also, if you have "Your Card" selected for slot 1, no buffering is possible. If you have the internal port selected and a buffer installed, but switch to "Your Card" to use another printer (using SlotSwitch or some such utility), YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK...you could end up crashing in flames. This is beyond the control of JumpStart. And a final caution: Don't reset the print buffer size while you're printing a document, or...guess what? It won't crash, but your print job will probably be considerably smaller than you planned. In the upper right corner of the preferences screen, there is a box marked "Reset Defaults." Clicking on this box will reset all preferences back to the original settings. This also resets the Alternate Startup pathname back to */System/Start, and restores the "beg for money" screen seen when the program begins and ends. -<= Page 22 =>- JumpStart and Alarm.CDA This program is designed to work closely with MaineFrame Software's Alarm.CDA (Version 3.0 and up) to provide the greatest ease and flexibility in using this handy accessory. Without going into great detail (which is included in the Alarm.CDA documentation), suffice it to say that not all programs will co-exist with Alarm.CDA, particularly communications programs which don't like their work interrupted by anything. JumpStart allows you to preset the screen blanking interval and the alarm preference (display screen, flashing borders, or off) before launching a program. This is done with Install a Program Entry (OA-I) or Edit a Program Entry (OA-E). When you launch your program, the Alarm.CDA settings will be made automatically. When you are done with your program, you will be returned to JumpStart and the settings will be restored. If you missed any alarms because you had the feature suppressed while running your program, the alarm will be activated after JumpStart gets going again, the theory being "better late than never." Depending on your reason for setting the alarm, this may or may not be true. However, if your application's pathname is greater than 62 characters long, this feature will be over-ridden (actually over-WRITten!). You shouldn't force yourself to use such long pathnames anyway. JumpStart and AE's PC Transporter Applied Engineering's excellent PC Transporter has the ability to accept input from a launching program to specify the file to be run first. Using this feature, it's possible to build a library of PC applications in JumpStart, each individually launchable. Each application should have its own xxx.BAT file which sets the proper prefix and launches the program. These batch files should be kept in a directory which has been specified in a PATH statement in the Autoexec.Bat file, so that they can be found when the PCT starts up. Finally, Applied Engineering's Launch.Exe file should be called as a part of the startup procedure to see if there are any files "on deck." A sample Autoexec.Bat file might look like this: Path = \;\dos;\batch aplclock launcher.exe Note how Launcher is called after other housekeeping has been done. A program file, Example.Bat, might look like this: cd \symphony symphony Consult your MS-DOS manual for information on creating batch files. From the Apple side of the fence, there are two things that have to be done to interface with Launcher.Exe. First, the name as it appears in JumpStart's Run List must start with a backslash (\), reminiscent of MS-DOS's delimiter convention, or a colon (:) for those who do not want to be reminded of the existence of MS-DOS. -<= Page 23 =>- And second, the startup string has to be specified. When using "Edit/Install an Entry" to specify AEPC.System (the file to start the PCT), a dialog box will appear calling for the startup string. Enter the pathname of the MS-DOS program you want to run, for example \batch\example.bat. There are a total of 65 characters allocated for the pathname of the Apple program you want to launch, and the associated MS-DOS startup string. The startup string edit box won't let you exceed this limit. If you run out of space when entering the startup string, one of the pathnames will have to be shortened by renaming the path elements. One thing to remember when using this procedure is that the startup string is written to the ProDOS file launched. If you want to launch the file with NO string specified, you must create a Run List entry using "\" or ":" as the first character and a null string (blank edit box) for a startup string. JumpStart and SWCP SWCP (short for Switch Control Panel) is a shareware program by my friend Tim Grams that automates many of the control panel commands. The procedure described above for passing a startup string can be used to launch SWCP with various parameters specified. If you're using SWCP with the PC Transporter, one of the parameters might be the MS-DOS startup string to be picked up by Launcher.Exe. You could use the following string to (1) start the PCT, (2) run a MS-DOS program, and (3) do so with Slot 6 set for external where, in my case, the PCT is located: /hard/pct/aepc.system;\batch\example.bat;e6. As with the PCT, the same caution regarding running SWCP with no startup string applies. You must explicitly stipulate no startup string, or launch a copy of SWCP that is not modified by JumpStart in the launching process. There's an alternative way to provide input using SWCP.DEF. See the SWCP documentation for more details. Customizing Text file printer If the form feed character is incorrect for your printer it can be changed with a good block editor, such as Glen Bredon's Block.Warden or Beagle Bros.' Pro-Byter. If you don't have such a program, or need assistance, contact MaineFrame Software. To change the form feed character, search the file */System/Start (assuming JumpStart is installed) for the string "Form Feed:" and change the next byte, currently $0C, to the form feed character specified in your printer manual. -<= Page 24 =>- SUMMARY We are certain that JumpStart will improve the performance of your Apple IIGS, along with your enjoyment of this outstanding computer. If you have any suggestions regarding ways in which JumpStart might be improved, please let me know and I will strive to incorporate your suggestions into future updates. MaineFrame Software Box 315A, Cousins Island Yarmouth, ME 04096 AppleLink: Dave Hill MCI Mail: MaineFrame CompuServe: 74425,1266 GEnie: D.Hill9 Ma Bell: (207) 846-6745 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The author wishes to thank Steve Stephenson, Don Ascoli, and Ron LaMee of Checkmate Technology for valuable support and assistance in the development of JumpStart. I'd also like to thank Mike Westerfield of The Byte Works for advice and the memory purging routine, and Apple Developer Technical Services for information on many aspects of GS programming. Finally, I would to thank Tim Grams for his boot routine and for writing SWCP. David R. Hill Cousins Island, Maine March, 1990 Trademarks: Apple, Apple IIGS, ProDOS, GS/OS, AppleTalk, AppleLink, ImageWriter, LaserWriter, and Finder are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. AppleWorks is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., licensed to Claris Corporation. ProSel is a trademark of Glen Bredon. DeluxePaint is a trademark of Electronic Arts. ChessMaster 2100 is a trademark of The Software ToolWorks. SWCP is copyrighted by Tim Grams. -<= Page 25 =>- I N D E X "+"/"-" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 "*" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 "ALL" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 "beg for money" screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Activate/Deactivate CDAs, NDAs, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 AE's PC Transporter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Alarm.CDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 23 Apple Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 AppleWorks Word Processing files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Autoexec.Bat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Batch processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 17 Block.Warden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 BOOT ACTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Boot from Slot X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Boot immediately from Drive X (OA-1 through 7) . . . . . . . . 6 Boot Slot 6 at slow speed (OA-0) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 BOOT.S5.D2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Border color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Cancel Master Menu (OA-C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 11 Catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 CDevs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Change Auxiliary File Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Change File Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Change first program to be run (OA-K) . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 14 Change the name of a subdirectory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 CONFIGURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Confirm batch copy/delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Confirm Text/Binary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Control Panel (OA-Z) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Create a new subdirectory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Create a short Text File (OA-T) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 15 Creating a blank line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Customizing Text file printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Cut/Copy/Paste/Clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Date and time display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Delete a program entry (OA-X) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 11 Delete files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Desk.Accs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Desktop color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Develop Master Menu (OA-D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 10 Dialog boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Disk Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Display Run List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 DRIVERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 EDIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Edit a Program (OA-E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Edit a program entry (OA-E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 11 Edit Box editing features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Edit/Install an Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 -<= Page 26 =>- Erase volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Error $0201 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 EXEC/BRUN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 FILE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 File copying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Finder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 13 Forced save of screen page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Format volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 General Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 9, 12, 16, 20 Grouping programs on screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 GS/OS Shut Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 16 Human Interface Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Install a program entry (OA-I) . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 8, 23 INSTALL.JSTART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 2 Interleaving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 JumpStart.Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 10, 11 JUMPSTART.DOC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 JUMPSTART.ONLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Last Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Launch a program (OA-L) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 12 Launch.Exe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 LAUNCHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Launching Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Load Utilities only when needed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Lock/Unlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Manual installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Mass production (copying) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Master Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Maximum Print Buffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Memory resident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Minimum memory installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Move a program entry (OA-M) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Move Program Entry (OA-M) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Moving files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 MS-DOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 New Desk Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 New Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Next Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Open-Apple override feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Open-Apple/Character . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Override alternate boot program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Override memory-resident status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Park hard disk heads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 PC Transporter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 24 Print a text file (OA-P) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Print Buffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Pro-Byter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Program selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Quick Program Launch by Name (OA-N) . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 13 Quit (OA-Q) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Re-Boot the machine (OA-B) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 -<= Page 27 =>- Re-Order program entries (OA-O) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 12 Read a text file (OA-R) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Read files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Reading a Text File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Rename . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Reset Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Reset first run program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Resource forks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Run Alternate Boot Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Run IIGS Finder (OA-F) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 14 Run List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Running the IIGS Finder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Screen pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Set and Boot at Fast System Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Set Location of Finder (OA-W) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 13 Set Printer Slot/Init String (OA-S) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Setting the Boot Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Shareware information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Smart copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Sort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Standard File operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 StyleWare's MENUCLOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 SWCP (Switch Control Panel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 System.Disk 5.0.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 3, 16 Tab/Option-Tab key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 TEXT/BINARY files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 THE MENU BAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Updating from an earlier version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Utilities (OA-U) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 16 Utilities Command Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Verify files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Vertical bar (|)/dash (-) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 13, 14 Visit Monitor/Memory Peeker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Volumes in Disk Drives (OA-V) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 -<= Page 28 =>-