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AST RESEARCH, INC. TECHNICAL BULLETIN TB-0307 9-14-87
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IBM PC SUPPORT 36 SSP RELEASE 5.1 WITH AST5251/11
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In SSP release 5.1 for the IBM System 36, IBM has repackaged
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its PC Support file transfer program. The installation program
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for the PC now comes in the form of a 5 1/4 inch floppy
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diskette. The IWDOWNL procedure previously used with SSP
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release 5.0 is now no longer valid.
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The following procedure outlines the steps to be undertaken by
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the user in order to load the PC Support files to their
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appropriate systems:
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1. Make a backup copy of the Installation diskette.
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2. Insert the backup installation diskette into the main
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floppy drive, normally A:, and run the INSTALL
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program. The command to be typed from the A:> prompt
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is as follows:
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-- INSTALL D1 for a one floppy drive based system
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-- INSTALL D2 for a two floppy drive based system
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-- INSTALL F for a hard disk drive based system
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3. Next the user will be prompted to make a selection
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from a list of 3 choices. Select option #1.
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The screens that follow after step #3 is taken, will differ for
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a floppy based system from a hard disk based system.
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FLOPPY BASED SYSTEMS
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-- The user will be prompted to make a selection from a
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list of 3 choices. Select option #3.
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-- After this the user will be prompted for input on
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whether the organizer and the shared folders facility
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are to be used or not. Select #1 for Yes or #0 for
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No.
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-- Next the user is informed of a list of files that
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will be copied onto a bootable formatted diskette.
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This bootable diskette should have been made
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beforehand.
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-- Once these files have been copied to the bootable
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diskette, follow the steps that are outlined by IBM
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in the next screen that follows.
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HARD DISK BASED SYSTEMS
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-- The following screen will indicate the drive letter
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of the hard disk and a default sub-directory name.
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It is recommended that the name of the sub-directory
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where AST's emulation files are located be used.
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-- The user will be prompted to make a selection from a
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list of 5 choices. Select option #5.
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-- Next the user will input AST5251.BAT in the PROGRAM
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NAME field. No input should be made for the
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PARAMETERS field. It should be left blank.
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-- After this the user will be prompted for input on
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whether the organizer or the shared folders facility
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are to be used or not. Select #1 for Yes and #0 for
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No.
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-- Next the user will be informed of a list of files
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that are to be copied to the hard disk. After
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hitting the ENTER key, there will be files copied to
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the AST sub-directory and the root directory. If
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the root directory already has a CONFIG.SYS file, it
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will have the necessary PC Support 36 files appended
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to it. If not, a CONFIG.SYS file will be created.
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-- Once these files have been copied to the hard disk,
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follow the steps outlined by IBM in the next screen
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that follows.
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For both hard disk and floppy based systems, the LINK36.BAT
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file will have to be modified. The modification involves the
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deletion of AST5251.BAT from the list of files listed in the
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LINK36.BAT file. The reason for this deletion is due to the
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fact that emulation has to be running first in order to have
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PC Support 36. And when the user hot-keys over to DOS to
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execute LINK36.BAT, the first line of command the batch file
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executes will be AST5251.BAT. At this point, a message will
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indicate the AST's KERNEL.EXE program already exists and the
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system will not proceed with the rest of the batch file. The
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deletion of AST5251.BAT from LINK36.BAT will correct this
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problem.
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