On hard disk systems, the B 20 Operating System (BTOS) is stored on. the hard disk, and is automatically activated when you set the POWER switch to ON.
On dual floppy standalone systems, BTOS is stored on the Operating System boot diskette supplied with your
workstation. You must insert it into the lefthand disk drive (drive fO) each time you start up the system or begin a new application (refer to Software Installation on Dual Floppy Standalone Systems, later in this section).
At startup, BTOS performs a diagnostic test to ensure that your system is functioning properly. The test takes less than a minute; during this time, the red lights on the disk drives flash on and off, and the system displays various letters and symbols. Your system may also display a graphic depiction of its configuration.
Upon successful completion of the test, the signon form appears on the screen (refer to figure 2-1).
Installing The Software
Software installation procedures are different for systems wi th hard disks than for dual floppy standalone systems .•
Once you install the Professional Word Processor software on a hard disk system, you activate the word processor in one of the following ways:
• by entering a command from the Executive
• by signing on with one of the user names provided by the system (PWPl, PWP2, PWP3, or PWP4)
• by entering your user name in the Signon form (if your user file has been set up activate the word processor)
Refer to Beginning a Word Processing Session, later in this section.
With a dual floppy standalone system, you must install the software each time you want to use the word processor.
Software Installation On Hard Disk Systems
The professional Word Processor software for hard disk systems is supplied on two diskettes. Labels identify them as diskette OW2Sl-WP3-1 and diskette OW2S1-WP3-2.
To install the Professional Word Processor software on hard disk systems, use the following procedure:
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1. After starting up your system and signing on (refer to System Startup, earlier in this section and Signing On To the System, later in this section), insert diskette OW2S1-WP3-1 in your workstation'S floppy disk drive.
NOTE
If you have a cluster system, you must install the software on the master workstation.
2. Enter the command Software Installation in the highlighted Command field; then press GO. The system begins to load the software.
After a few seconds, the system displays the following message:
B 20 Systems OFISwriter 25 PWP Installation
If this is the master station of a cluster system, then powe~
down all cluster workstations. I
/ If this is a cluster workstation, then power down all othe~
workstations except this station and the master station. / Volume Status will display the number of free sectors on your [Sys] volume.
PRESS <GO) to invoke Volume Status, note the number of free sectors, then PRESS <GO) again to continue.
NOTE
If you have a cluster system, you must set the POWER switch to OFF on all cluster workstations before continuing.
3. Press GO. The system automatically clear-s the screen, then enters the Volume status command (for more information on the Volume status command, refer to the B 20 Systems Standard Software Operations Guide).
Note the number of free pages and the number of free file headers, then press GO again.
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4. The system clears the screen, then displays the following message:
B 20 SYSTEMS OFISwriter 25 PWP requires 1200 free pages on a B 20 series hard disk system with a minimum
of 5l2K of memory for all B 25, master, and standalone systems, and 384K for B 21 and B 22 cluster systems.
If this system does not have the required space or memory available PRESS <ACTION><FINISH> to cancel
installation.
If this system does have the required space and memory available PRESS <GO> to continue.
If your system has less than the required 1200 free pages of memory, press the ACTION and FINISH keys simultaneously to cancel the installation.
Delete some of the files from your hard disk, then begin this installation procedure again.
If your system has the required memory, press GO to continue the installation.
S. The system continues loading the software. When the system completes loading the software from diskette OW2S1-WP3-l, it displays the following message:
Remove the disk from the floppy disk drive and insert OFISwriter software disk number 2.
Press <GO> when ready
6. Remove diskette OW2Sl-WP3-1 and insert diskette OW2Sl-WP3-2 into the floppy disk drive; then press GO. The system continues loading the software.
7. After approximately one minute, the system displays the following message:
TYPE OF INSTALLATION
1. Installation of OFISwriter 25 PWP on a B 20 system from a B 20 standalone, master, or cluster station.
2. Installation of OFISwriter 25 PWP on an XE520 system from a B 20 cluster.
Enter the number (lor 2) of the appropriate option in the [Parameters] field of the Submit command form below, then PRESS <GO).
NOTE: For cluster stations, OFISwriter 25 PWP will be installed on the system you have booted from (i.e. master or local).
Command Submit Submit
File list [OW25l-WP3-2] <sys)Choice.Sub [Parameters]
[Force Expansion?] yes [Show Expansion]
The Parameters field is highlighted.
If you have a B 20 Family system, enter the number 1, then press GO.
If you have an XE520 system, enter the number 2, then press GO.
The system resumes loading the software.
8. When the system completes loading the software, it displays the following message:
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INSTALLATION OF B 20 Systems OFISwriter 25 PWP COMPLETE***
Please remove the OFISwriter 25 PWP disk from the disk drive and put i t in a safe place.
If this is a cluster system, you may now resume cluster operations.
S. Remove diskette OW2S1-WP3-2 from the floppy disk drive. Return both diskettes to their protective envelopes and put them in a place suitable for storing floppy disks.
NOTE
If you have a cluster system, you can set the POWER switch on cluster workstations to ON.
Software Installation On Dual Floppy Standalone Systems
The Professional Word Processor software for dual floppy systems is supplied on one diskette. The label identifies i t as diskette OW2S1-WP3-2.
You will also need your Operating System boot diskette, and a formatted work diskette to store the word processing documents you create.
To install the Professional Word Processor software on dual floppy standalone systems, use the following procedure:
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1. Insert the Operating System boot diskette in the lefthand disk drive (drive fO).
2. Press the Reset button located on the back of the CPU module. The Signon form (refer to figure 2-1) appears on the screen.
3. Remove the Operating System boot diskette and insert the Professional Word processing software diskette OW2S1-WP3-2 in drive fOe
NOTE
You must remove the write-protect label from diskette OW2S1-WP3-2 before inserting i t into the disk drive.
4. Insert the formatted work diskette in the righthand drive (drive fl).
5. Sign on to the system (refer to Signing On To the System, later in this section) with the user name PWP.
6. When the Executive Command prompt appears, set the path (volume and directory names) appropriate for the work diskette in drive fl.