Retrocomputing

Configuration session for RC702 terminal

This is an example of how to configure a new terminal with CONFIG.COM.

B>CONFIG RUNA.COM
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 CIS COBOL RUN TIME SYSTEM (RTS) CONFIGURATOR V3.00                             
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 VERSION 4.5 REVISION 001 USER REFERENCE NUMBER MG/0000/BG


 THE RTS IS SUPPLIED WITH AN INTERACTIVE CRT PACKAGE
 DESIGNED TO BE USED VIA THE "ACCEPT" AND "DISPLAY" VERBS IN CIS COBOL.
 THIS PROGRAM ENABLES YOU TO TAILOR THE RTS TO YOUR CRT
 DOES THIS RTS NEED TO BE TAILORED?
 INPUT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:- 'YES' 'Y' 'NO' 'N'
>Y


 THE FOLLOWING CRTS ARE PREDEFINED:-
 A - ADM3A
 PLEASE ENTER THE LETTER AGAINST YOUR CRT IF IT IS SHOWN - ELSE TYPE Z
>Z


 PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS TO ENABLE ME TO EVALUATE YOUR CRT.


 DOES YOUR CRT REQUIRE INDIVIDUAL HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL STEP CHARACTERS
 TO BE SENT TO IT TO POSITION THE CURSOR, OR CAN IT BE DIRECTLY ADDRESSED?
 PLEASE REPLY 'S' (STEP) OR 'D' (DIRECT)
>D


 DIRECT ADDRESSING MODE. PLEASE SUPPLY THE LEADING CONTROL CHARACTERS.
 INPUT UP TO 03 HEX NUMBERS EACH OF TWO DIGITS IN THE FORM:- 01,0A
>06


 IS THE NEXT CHARACTER THE VERTICAL OR HORIZONTAL ADDRESS. (REPLY 'H' OR 'V')
>H


 DO ANY CONTROL CHARACTERS COME BETWEEN THE TWO ADDRESSES?
 INPUT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:- 'YES' 'Y' 'NO' 'N'
>N


 ARE THERE ANY TRAILING CONTROL CHARACTERS REQUIRED?
 INPUT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:- 'YES' 'Y' 'NO' 'N'
>N


 IS THERE AN INCREMENT TO THE BINARY ADDRESS VALUE BEFORE TRANSMITTING?
 INPUT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:- 'YES' 'Y' 'NO' 'N'
>Y


 INPUT THE INCREMENTS. GIVE HORIZONTAL, THEN VERTICAL
 INPUT 2 HEX NUMBERS EACH OF TWO DIGITS IN THE FORM:- 01,0A
>20,20


 HOW MANY LINES ARE THERE ON YOUR SCREEN?
 INPUT A TWO DIGIT DECIMAL NUMBER
>25


 HOW MANY CHARACTERS PER LINE?
 INPUT A TWO DIGIT DECIMAL NUMBER
>80


 DOES YOUR CRT AUTOMATICALLY ECHO KEY-INS TO THE SCREEN?
 INPUT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:- 'YES' 'Y' 'NO' 'N'
>N


 WHAT CODE INPUT FROM THE KEYBOARD SHOULD THE RTS RECOGNISE FOR:-
 - CARRIAGE RETURN
 INPUT 1 HEX NUMBER IN THE FORM:- 0A
>0D


 - BACKSPACE ONE CHARACTER
 INPUT 1 HEX NUMBER IN THE FORM:- 0A
>08


 - FORWARD SPACE ONE CHARACTER
 INPUT 1 HEX NUMBER IN THE FORM:- 0A
>18


 - BACKSPACE ONE FIELD
 INPUT 1 HEX NUMBER IN THE FORM:- 0A
>05


 - FORWARD SPACE ONE FIELD
 INPUT 1 HEX NUMBER IN THE FORM:- 0A
>09


 - BACKSPACE TO FIRST FIELD OF ACCEPT (HOME)
 INPUT 1 HEX NUMBER IN THE FORM:- 0A
>01


 - COLUMN TABBING
 INPUT 1 HEX NUMBER IN THE FORM:- 0A
>09


 - ESCAPE
 INPUT 1 HEX NUMBER IN THE FORM:- 0A
>1B


 ARE ANY OF THE ABOVE CODES PRECEDED BY AN 'ESCAPE' CHARACTER WHEN SENT?
 INPUT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:- 'YES' 'Y' 'NO' 'N'
>N


 ARE THERE CONTROL CHARACTERS AVAILABLE TO CLEAR THE SCREEN?
 INPUT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:- 'YES' 'Y' 'NO' 'N'
>Y


 INPUT THE REQUIRED CHARACTERS
 INPUT UP TO 03 HEX NUMBERS EACH OF TWO DIGITS IN THE FORM:- 01,0A
>0C


 WHAT CHARACTERS ARE SENT TO MOVE THE CURSOR TO THE TOP LEFT HAND CORNER?
 INPUT UP TO 03 HEX NUMBERS EACH OF TWO DIGITS IN THE FORM:- 01,0A
>1D


 DO YOU WISH TO ALTER CRT ACCEPT/DISPLAY HOMING?
 (RTS DEFAULT - HOME ONLY AFTER ACCEPT FROM CRT)
 INPUT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:- 'YES' 'Y' 'NO' 'N'
>N

 IS IT POSSIBLE TO HIGHLIGHT CHARACTERS ON YOUR CRT?
 INPUT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:- 'YES' 'Y' 'NO' 'N'
>Y


 WHAT BIT SHOULD I SET? (ENTER 00 FOR NONE, 80 FOR MS BIT ETC)
 INPUT 1 HEX NUMBER IN THE FORM:- 0A
>00


 ARE ANY CONTROL CHARACTERS REQUIRED TO SWITCH HIGHLIGHTING ON?
 INPUT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:- 'YES' 'Y' 'NO' 'N'
>Y


 INPUT THE REQUIRED CHARACTERS
 INPUT UP TO 03 HEX NUMBERS EACH OF TWO DIGITS IN THE FORM:- 01,0A
>90


 IS A SCREEN POSITION USED BY THE SWITCH ON CHARACTER(S)?
 INPUT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:- 'YES' 'Y' 'NO' 'N'
>Y


 ARE ANY CONTROL CHARACTERS REQUIRED TO SWITCH HIGHLIGHTING OFF?
 INPUT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:- 'YES' 'Y' 'NO' 'N'
>Y                                                                              
                                                                                
                                                                                
 INPUT THE REQUIRED CHARACTERS                                                  
 INPUT UP TO 03 HEX NUMBERS EACH OF TWO DIGITS IN THE FORM:- 01,0A
>80

 DOES YOUR CRT HAVE AN AUDIBLE ALARM?
 INPUT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:- 'YES' 'Y' 'NO' 'N'
>Y


 INPUT 1 HEX NUMBER IN THE FORM:- 0A
>07


 END OF CRT DEFINITION SECTION
 DO YOU WANT THIS CRT DEFINITION ADDED TO MY LIST OF STANDARD DEFINITIONS?
 INPUT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:- 'YES' 'Y' 'NO' 'N'
>Y


 WHAT NAME SHOULD THE MODIFIED CONFIGURATOR PROGRAM BE CALLED?
 INPUT THE DISC FILE-NAME REQUIRED
>RCCONFIG.COM


 INPUT UP TO 15 CHARACTERS TO IDENTIFY THIS CRT
>RC702

 THE RTS NORMALLY ACCESSES THE CRT USING THE STANDARD CONSOLE ROUTINES.
 ALTERNATIVELY IT IS CAPABLE OF DRIVING THE IO PORTS DIRECTLY.

 DO YOU WANT THE RTS TO USE THE IO PORTS DIRECTLY?
 INPUT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:- 'YES' 'Y' 'NO' 'N'
>N


 THE RTS WILL OPTIONALLY INVERT ALL BITS, IS THIS REQUIRED?
 INPUT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:- 'YES' 'Y' 'NO' 'N'
>N


 THE RTS WILL MASK OUT THE TOP BIT OF ALL KEYBOARD INPUT/OUTPUT CHARACTERS.
 DO YOU WISH TO CHANGE THIS?
 INPUT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:- 'YES' 'Y' 'NO' 'N'
>Y

 ENTER THE VALUE OF THE MASK TO BE AND'ED WITH ALL KEYBOARD CHARACTERS.
 INPUT 1 HEX NUMBER IN THE FORM:- 0A
>FF

 THE RTS IS SUPPLIED WITH COLUMN TAB STOPS IN COLUMNS:-
 08,16,24,32,40,48,56,64,72
 DO YOU WISH TO MODIFY THESE?
 INPUT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:- 'YES' 'Y' 'NO' 'N'
>N


 THE RTS PROVIDES THE FACILITY TO INCORPORATE ASSEMBLER CODE THAT MAY
 BE ENTERED BY YOU FROM THE COBOL "CALL" VERB.
 DO YOU WISH TO INCLUDE SUCH CODE?
 INPUT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:- 'YES' 'Y' 'NO' 'N'
>N


 YOUR RUN TIME SYSTEM HAS BEEN CONFIGURED