JOYTemplate for Letters group Abx1kIz k`{I L"ɾz k Z-KiZ-K3 N"զI` {x P- N"զI` {x P - N"զI` zx R< N"զI` yx R< N"զI` xx R<L$ЦIz ~x UL$ЦIz }x UL$ЦIz |x UL$ЦIz sx UL$ЦIz rx UUK ASCII 96 5Te&3TSCUUUUU3UUgeVe6dufeVevfEDfPUUT5RsUUDTuUEUUPPPe@UU%DUBU5UUSU5U5UU`ffPUUUPPVUcpPPP`p xScript 1: 0x P 0GETTINGSTARTEDx (MostofthesoftwareinthedisclibraryisrunfromCP/M,not P<LocoScript,butafewdiscsmayhaveprogramsthatrununderBASIC.ThelanguagediscsarerunfromCP/Mtoo.x  dIfyouareabeginnerandhaveonlyusedyourPCWfor  dwritingletterswithLocoScript,assuppliedfreewiththe (machine,thenyouhaveonlyusedoneprogram.YourPCWcanrun xmostCP/Msoftware,andthereareliterallythousandsofprogramsavailable.x YouwillneedtoreadthemanualsuppliedwithyourPCWthatdeals dPwithCP/M.Thoughitmayseemcomplicatedthisgivesagood(guideforbeginnersonthevariouscommandsthatCP/Mplususes.x Thereisusuallysomedocumentationonthediscthatyoumayneed toreadbeforegettingstarted.Thisdocumentationmaybeinthe formof'READ.MEFILENAME.TXTFILENAME.DOCNOTES'orsimilar xtoindicatethatthisisatextfiletoberead.Asthe (softwareisfree,someauthorshaven'tbotheredtotellyou  howtousetheprogram,theyhaveleftituptoyouto P(experiment.Inothercasestheprogramismenudrivenand d<selfexplanatory.Therearenotableexceptionstothis, (someoftheprogramshaveexcellentmanualsandareacreditLtotheauthors.x IfthereisdemandforafullblowntutorialIwillwriteone, andputitintothelibrary.InthemeantimeIlistthebasics$togetyougoing.xCP/MPlusx TouseCP/MyouwillneedtoresetyourPCWbypressingthree keysatonce:SHIFT,EXTRA&EXIT.FIRSTMAKESURETHATTHERE ARENODISCSINYOURDISCDRIVE(S).orifyouarejuststartingto xScript 1: 0x P  usethemachine,switchiton.x  P1.Insertacopyofyoursystemmasterdiscintothe'A:' driveandthePCWwill'boot'CP/M.(BOOT=load).Thefilethat isneededtobootCP/Miscalled'J14CPM3.EMS'orsomething8similartothis.x  d2.YouwillseetheCP/MPlussignonscreenwhenCP/Mis$loaded.Itsays:x'CP/MPLUSAmstradConsumerElectronicsplcv1.4,61KTPA,2discdrives,368KdriveM:'x xScript 1: 0x P orsomethingsimilar.Youwillalsoseethisonthenextline:x d<'A>'andasquareshapedcursor.ThisiscalledtheCP/MA>prompt.x 3.NowremovetheCP/Msystemdiscandplacethediscwithyour programonintotheA:drive.Toseewhatisonthedisc,you <(needtogetaDIRectory,typethisattheA>prompt:'dir'$andpressreturn.x  dThisgivesalistofthefiles,byname,onthedisc.Somewhatlikeatableofcontentsinabook.x <(IfthereisafilethatyouwanttoreadyouneedtoTYPEitto,thescreenbytypingitsname,precededby'type'.eg:xl'typenotes.doc'andpressreturn.x Thiswillprintthefiletothescreen,apageatatime.PressXanykeytogetthenextpage,andsoon.x (4.TouseanygivenCP/Mprogramyousimplytypeitsname,and pressreturn,whenyouareatCP/M'sA>prompt.Filesthatare (programshave'.COM'tails,orextensions,astheyarecalled. P<EG.NSWP.COMisaprogramcalledNSWPandtouseitonyour (computeryoutypeitsnameattheA>promptandpressreturn. <(Itwillthenloadfromthediscandstart'running'.eg.TorunNSWP.COMtypeatCP/MA>prompt,this:x4'nswp'andpressreturn.xandawayyougo.x`BASICPROGRAMSx Ifyouhaven'tgottheBASICreferencemanualyoushouldbeable tobuyonefromLocoMotiveSoftware,authorsofLocoScript (andMallardBASIC.IfyouintendtouseBASICtoanyextentyouwillneedthismanual.x,ToruntheoccasionalBASICprogram,youdoasfollows:x1.LoadCP/Masdescribedabove.x <2.KeepthesamediscintheA:driveandattheCP/MA>  dprompttype:'BASIC'andpressreturn,youwillsee xScript 1: 0x P  dsomethinglikethisappearonthescreenwhenBASIChasloaded:x xScript 1: 0x P 'Mallard-80BASICwithJetsamVersion1.29(c)Copyright1984LocomotiveSoftwareLtdAllrightsreserved31597freebytesOkandasmallsquarecursor'xxlThisisMallardBASIC'ssignonscreen.x 3.RemovethecopyofyourmasterdiscandplacethediscwiththeBASICprogramonintothedriveandtype:x d'run"filemane.bas"'andpressreturn.(filename=program|nameasshownwhenyoudidaDIRectoryofthedisc)x  dAllBASICprogramshavea'.bas'extension,ortailtotheirnames.xTheprogramshouldnowloadfromdiscandrun.xGENERALx Ifyouhaveproblemsrefertothedocumentationsuppliedwith xdtheprogram.Ifyoustillhaveproblemsandyouhavedone everythingyoucanpossiblythinkof,dropmealine(includea xdstampedS.A.E.forreply)andIwilltrytohelp.Asyoucan xdimagine,Idonotusealltheprograms,letalonebeableto (adviseeveryoneaboutthem,butsomeIdouseandcanofferfreeadvice.x NEVER,NEVERUSETHEORIGINALDISCFORGENERALUSE.ALWAYSTAKE ACOPYANDUSETHIS.KEEPTHEORIGINALASAMASTERDISCINA dPSAFEPLACE.Refertomanualtoseehowtocopydiscswith d<disckitorpiporNSWP(NSWPisontheutilitiesdiscinthe d<library,andisanexcellent,allsinging,dancingdisc  utilityforcopying,deleting,squeezing,unsqueezing,  P<printing,tagging,viewing,checkingdiscspace,changingfilestatus,renamingetcetc).Everyoneshouldhaveit.x (Neverswitchoffthecomputer,orresetit,withadiscintheDdrive.Asurewaytomakeitunreadable.xPCW9512Computers.x  dCF2discsmaybereadbythiscomputerbutbecauseits xScript 1: 0x P  Pdrivesaredoublesided,doubledensity,andthePCW8256A:  ddriveissinglesidedandsingledensity,theyarenotcompletelycompatible.x xScript 1: 0x P  dTouseCF2discsinaPCW9512(orasecondBdriveona <(PCW8512)youneedtocopyallthefilesfromtheCF2disc,as <(suppliedbyme,ontoyourownCF2DDdisc.(OrdinaryCF2discs becomeCF2DDdiscswhenformattedbydisckitinthePCW9512A: driveorPCW8512Bdrive).Refertomanualonhowtouse (disckit.Tocopyfilesusepip.com,onsystemmasterdisc.Seemanualonhowtousepip.x\PUBLICDOMAINLIBRARYDISCSx  ThediscssuppliedfromthePublicDomainLibraryhavebeenspecially  formattedto192K/side.Disckit.comformats'A'drivediscsto173K  x/side.WeusethisspecialformattingprogramtosqueezemoreXsoftwareontomanydiscsinthelibrary.x  ThesediscsmaybeusedasnormalwithLocoScript,BASICandCP/MPlusbuttherearetwolimitationsthatyoushouldbeawareof:x  (1.LibrarydiscscanNOTbecopiedwithDISCKIT.COM.Youwillneed  tousePIP.COMorNSWP.COMtocopyfilesindividuallyfromonedisctoanother.xPIP.COMcanbefoundonyourmasterdiscsetandrunsfromCP/MPlus.x  NSWP.COMisaPublicDomainprogramandisavailablefromthelibrary.Weuseit,it'sasuperfileutilityandworksfromCP/MPlus.xx  (2.Librarydiscsformattedto192K/sidecannotbeusedfor'start ofday'discsforloadingCP/MPlussystemorLocoScript1or2.Youmustuseaconventionallyformatteddiscforthispurpose.xx  TheP.D.LibraryhasanexcellentdiscutilitycalledDU49.Thiswill  <(enableyoutoformatyourowndiscstothisextendedCF2formatandevenCPC6128(dataandsystem)compatibleformats.