RESEARCH MACHINES Nimbus Network 3 Manual de usuario
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RM Nimbus
Network 3 Users Guide
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CopyrightO 1989 Research Machines Limited.
All rights reserved. Although customers may make copies of this manual for their
own use, you, as a customer, may make no other form of copy of any part of it
without our written permission.
MS-DOS, Word, Windows and Multiplan are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation.
Because our policy is to improve our products and services continually, we may
make changes without notice. We have tried to keep the information in this
manual completely accurate, but we cannot be held responsible for the
consequences of any errors or omissions.
Printed by The Hazell Press, Wembley.
RM TechnicalSupport: Tel. Oxford (0865) 796197.
Research Machines Limited, Mill Street, Oxford OX2 OBW.
Tel: Oxford (0865) 791234.
Contents
Contents
About This Manual
Topics Covered
Reader
How to Use the Manual
Related Publications
Chapter 1
Disks, Drives, Files and Directories
Disks
Drives and Drivenames
Files and Filenames
Choosing a f ilename
Wildcards
Directories
Pathnames
Using Floppy Disks
Formatting f loppy disks
Saving work onto floppy disks
Changing the default drive
Backing up your files
Write protecting your disks
RAM Disk
Using a Station as a Standalone Computer
Chapter 2
Using Windows
Simple Windows
Starting Windows
Using a mouse
How to run an application from Windows
How to make selections
With a mouse
With the keyboard
Using dialogue boxes
Full screen applications
Moving between one window and another
Arranging the screen
Closing an application
Managing your files with Windows
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More about Windows
Ending a Windows session
With a mouse
With the keyboard
Windows for Specialised Users
Configuring stations
Configuring Windows
Display options for X Series, PC-286 and PC-386 stations
Special display options
RM 19" Monochrome display option
lncreasing the level of performance for 256 Colour Driver and
RM 19" Monochrome display options
Running standard applications from Windows
X Series, PC-286 and PC-386 stations
PC-186 stations
PIF files
Additional notes
The Format command
Terminate and Stay Resident programs
Fonts and printers
Running out of memory
For more information
Chapter 3
Using the MS-DOS Operating System
Running a Program from MS-DOS 27
Mode 28
MS-DOS Commands 28
Printing Files on the Network 30
MS-DOS Commands which need Special Care on the Network 3Cl
Transferring Files Between Network Stations 31
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About This Manual
About This Manual
This manualtells you how to use a station on an RM Network 3.
Topics Covered
This manual covers three main topics:
o the filing system
. using Windows 2.1 on your station
o using MS-DOS on your station
It also covers all possible types of stations as follows:
o RM Nimbus PC-186
o RM Nimbus PC-2B6
o RM Nimbus PC-386
o RM Nimbus X Series
Reader
This manual is intended for network users who have access to either
Windows 2.1 or MS-DOS. You should have already read the Network 3
Beginners Guide which contains in{ormation about logging onto the
network, and the RM menus.
Network managers will also find this manual useful when advising
network users.
How to Use the Manual
Read the manual sequentially f rom cover to cover. After your f irst
reading, you will probably need to refer to sections occasionally as your
work requires.
Network 3 Users Guide
Related Publications
You may find the following publications usefulwhen reading this manual:
o Network 3 Beginners Guide
o Network 3 Managers Handbook
o Microsoft Windows User Guide
o Microsoft MS-DOS 4 Reference Guide for X Series, PC-286 and
PC-386 stations
o Microsoft MS-DOS 3.1 Reference Guide for PC-186 stations
You may also find the various computer handbooks and guides useful.
Disks, Drives, Files and Directories
Chapter 1
Disks, Drives, Files and Directories
This chapter is in two parts. First, it explains terms such as file and
directory. Then it describes how to use floppy disks on your station.
If you are already an experienced computer user you can skip much of
this chapter, but do take note of the drivenames used on the network.
Disks
Disks are used to store programs and data which are encoded on the
magnetic surface of the disk.
Winchester disks (also known as hard or fixed disks) hold very large
amounts of information. The network server has a winchester dlsk
inside it or attached to it; this stores the programs used on the network,
and can store your work.
Floppy disks (or diskettes) also store programs or work, but each one
holds much less information than a winchester disk. A f loppy disk is
inserted into a floppy disk drive when it is needed. Stations can have no
lloppy disk drive, or one or more.
Drives and Drivenames
A drivename usually refers to a particular f loppy disk drive (and
sometimes to the disk in it) or to a part of the server's winchester disk.
On a network, drive N is your personal area of the server's winchester
disk. The MS-DOS prompt N:b or the highlighted N drive symbol in
Windows indicate that you are logged onto this drive - so any work you
do is stored there unless you give other instructions. Drives K, L, and M
can also be made available by your network manager for your personal
f iles.
Network 3 Users Guide
There are other areas of the server's winchester disk (drives P and Q
and possibly drives R and S)which hold programs and other
information. These are the public drives. You do not need to know very
much about these, as the network is set up so that you automatically
have access to programs you need.
Never log onto the public drives to run programs, or try to save work on them.
lf your station has its own "local" disk drives, they have their own
drivenames. The first (or only) floppy disk drive on a station has the
drivename A. lf you have a localwinchester disk, it has the drivename C.
Part of your station's internal memory can be set up as though it were a
disk drive, with its own drivename. Ask your network manager about this.
ln MS-DOS, you log onto a different drive by typing its letter followed by
a colon, and then press <ENTER> - for example:
A: <ENTER>
ln Windows, you click on the drive symbol or press <CTRb with the
new drive letter - for example, <CTRUA>.
The drive you log onto becomes the default drive - the one used for
storing and loading work unless you provide alternative instructions.
Files and Filenames
The work done and the programs used on the network are stored in
'Yiles" on disk.
Applications create files for your work when you enter commands, such
as SAVE. You must provide a filename so that the file can be found
easily.
Choosing a filename
A filename consists of a main part and an extension. For example, the
filename LETTER.DOC has the main part LETTER and the extension
.DOC.
Oisks, Drives, Fi[es and Directories
The main part of a filename consists of up to eight characters - you can
use letters and numbers and some punctuation marks. lt is helpiul if the
name indicates what information the file contains. For example,
ANN_MEMO or FEBFIGS or CLASS4.
It doesn't matter if you type the name in lower case letters or in capitals,
as lower case characters are automatically converted to capitals. li must
not include spaces.
Filenames cannot be AUX, PBN, COMA, COMB, LPT1, LPT2, LpT3, CON, NUL,
clocK$, coMl or coM2 as MS-Dos reserves these lor its own use. This rure
applies whalever the exlension, For example, you cannol use AUX.TXT.
The extension is usually chosen for you by applications, and consists of
up to three letters which follow a f ull stop. lt describes the type of f ile so
that you or the computer can recognize it and treat it in an appropriate
way; for example, files with names ending .EXE, .COM or .BAT contain
programs which the computer can "run" or "execute". (Note that in
directory listings, the extensions are shown in a separate column
without fullstops.)
Wildcards
Wildcards are the characters * or ? in a filename or extension. ?
represents any single character within a name, and ' represents any
number of characters - usually the whole main part or extension of a
filename.
-.* represents all the files in a directory: it is useful for copying files, but be careful
with it when you are deleting lhem!
Directories
Files on disks are stored in groups known as directories.
Each disk containing files has at least one directory, called the root
directory - its symbol is \. The root directory may contain subdirectories,
and these can contain furlher suMirectories, and so on. Below is a
diagram of one simple directory structure.
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