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BACKUP SCREEN FILE HELP
<F10> selection screen <Shift F10> go to menu bar
<Esc> Exit one level <Alt-F4> exit ABC
BACKUP SCREEN TOOLS HELP
<Alt B> Allows to change the backup device. P & Q are DOS
files. Enter the path and file name you wish to back up
to. WARNING- COPYING DATA TO A DEVICE DESTROYS DATA ON
THAT DEVICE.
<Alt O> Allows to change the # of blocks offset. The default offset for P and Q DOS file devices is 1. The offset of direct to disk devices vary.
<Alt P> Allows an operator to enter previously set up password giving the operator access to sections of the program. To protect security the password is not displayed when entered. Password setup instructions is given only upon request by owners or supervisors.
<F4> Start macro from the line the cursor is on. Press
<Shift F4> Record Macro. Press <Shift F3> calculator. Use + to add and total and - to
subtract. Use / to divide and * to multiply. Use ) to
clear and ( for off. Use = or
Enter 'C' When Ready (\)
The "Copying From" and "Copying To" fields are set by the
computer, and indicate the direction of copy. The
direction of copy can be changed in the "Enter C when
ready" field. To recover a data backup, type RECOVER. This
will change the direction of copy. Enter "C" for each
disk, as with normal backup procedure.
To change the disk number, simply enter the number of the
disk you are ready for. The computer will ask you to
insert that disk. Proceed as normal by entering "C".
Enter a "U" to get the number of blocks used.
IMPORTANT: For a data backup to be valid, NO data may be
changed until ALL disks have been backed up.
Before a disk is used the first time, it must be
formatted. Often disks are bought pre-formatted, meaning
they have been formatted already. There's nothing wrong
with formatting a disk again if you're not sure that it
has been formatted. For help on formatting a disk, from
the (\) screen press<Shift F1>, select Questions, and then
option F.
If you try to do a backup to a disk that is not formatted,
the computer will give a message that it can't read drive
A (or drive B).
This field has several different functions. For normal
backup procedure, simply insert the indicated disk and
enter C. The computer will ask for as many disks as are
required to back up all the data.
The "Copying From" and "Copying To" fields are set by the
computer, and indicate the direction of copy. The
direction of copy can be changed in the "Enter C when
ready" field. To recover a data backup, type RECOVER. This
will change the direction of copy. Enter "C" for each
disk, as with normal backup procedure.
To change the disk number, simply enter the number of the
disk you are ready for. The computer will ask you to
insert that disk. Proceed as normal by entering "C".
Enter a "U" to get the number of blocks used.
IMPORTANT: For a data backup to be valid, NO data may be
changed until ALL disks have been backed up.
Before a disk is used the first time, it must be
formatted. Often disks are bought pre-formatted, meaning
they have been formatted already. There's nothing wrong
with formatting a disk again if you're not sure that it
has been formatted. For help on formatting a disk, from
the (\) screen press<Shift F1>, select Questions, and then
option F.
If you try to do a backup to a disk that is not formatted,
the computer will give a message that it can't read drive
A (or drive B).
Formatting a Floppy Disk (\)
To format a floppy disk in drive A, use the following
procedure. (If your floppy drive is drive B, substitute a
B for the A in these instructions.)
1. Exit to DOS by pressing 2. At the C prompt, which looks like this "C:\>", type
FORMAT A: and press
3. The computer displays a message telling you to insert
the disk or diskette and press 4. When the format is complete, the computer asks for a
volume label. Press Floppy disks are sometimes called diskettes or simply
disks. The terms are interchangeable except that the term
"disk" could refer to the hard disk which is where data is
stored within the computer.
<Alt B> Allows to change the backup device. P & Q are DOS
files. Enter the path and file name you wish to back up
to. WARNING- COPYING DATA TO A DEVICE DESTROYS DATA ON
THAT DEVICE.
<Alt O>Allows to change the # of blocks offset. The default
offset for P and Q DOS file devices is 1. The offset of
direct to disk devices vary.
<Alt P> Allows an operator to enter previously set up
password giving the operator access to sections of the
program. To protect security the password is not displayed
when entered. Password setup instructions is given only
upon request by owners or supervisors.
This field has several different functions. For normal
backup procedure, simply insert the indicated disk and
enter C. The computer will ask for as many disks as are
required to back up all the data.
Before a floppy disk is used for the first time it must be
formatted. Some floppy disks are pre-formatted. They do
not need to be formatted again.