plato:cybisr2:install

Installation

This document is based on the original INSTALL document shipped with CYBIS. Because the vast majority of the document is no longer applicable to the current distribution, only the relevant items are excerpted here. This release, is the final release of PLATO/CYBIS R99A.

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The PLATO system relied on and was configured for a subset of the available hardware. The table below shows which of those devices were supported - Nothing has change between R44 and R99A except for the support of PLATO on a CYBER 180-875 on which the development system now resides:

---------------------------------------------------------- : : : PLATO - HARDWARE DEPENDENCY : : : ---------------------------------------------------------- : PLATO Release : R41 : R42 : R43 : R44 : ---------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : MAINFRAMES : : : : : : : : : : : : CYBER 17x : X : X : X : X : : CYBER 170-700 : X : X : X : X : : CYBER 180-810 : X : X : X : X : : CYBER 180-815 : X : X : X : X : : CYBER 180-825 : X : X : X : X : : CYBER 180-830 : X : X : X : X : : CYBER 180-835 : X : X : X : X : : CYBER 180-840 : X : X : X : X : : CYBER 180-845 : X : X : X : X : : CYBER 180-850 : X : X : X : X : : CYBER 180-855 : X : X : X : X : : CYBER 180-860 : X : X : X : X : : CYBER 180-865 : : : : : : CYBER 180-875 : : : : : : CYBER 180-960 : : X : X : X : : CYBER 180-990 : X : X : X : X : : : : : : : ---------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : : DISK SUBSYSTEMS : : : : : : : : : : : : 7155-401/885-42 (DB) : : : : : : 7165/895 (DC) : : X : X : X : : 7255/834 (DD) : X : X : X : X : : 887 (DF / DH) : : : : : : 7255/836 (DG) : X : X : X : X : : 7x5x/844-21 (DI) : X : X : X : X : : 7x5x/844-41/-44 (DJ) : X : X : X : X : : 7152/7154/844-21 (DK) : X : X : X : X : : 715x/844-41/-44 (DL) : X : X : X : X : : 7155/885 (DM / DQ) : X : X : X : X : : 819 (DV / DW) : : : : : ----------------------------------------------------------

The following convention is used in describing computer console commands.

  • upper-case letters indicate terms to be entered exactly as given
  • lower-case letters indicate terms which vary from system to system, and which should be replaced with values applicable to your system.

Installation Preparation

This section describes how to install the PLATO application for the first time.

The following information will be required during the installation procedures:

  • Your system routing identifier (RID). This is a unique identifier which has been assigned to your system by RETRO1.COM. This used to be distributed by Control Data Corporation.

The following is a list of the steps to be taken to install the PLATO application. Each of these steps is discussed in detail in the following sections.

  1. Determine disk system configuration.

    Done

  2. Create PLATO system user name(s).

    Done

  3. Obtain files from installation tape.

    Done

  4. Modify the ASCII network.

    Done

    1. Modify network configuration file.
    2. Reinstall NAM and CCP.
  5. Reinstall selected NOS programs.
  6. Modify system deadstart file text records.
  7. Modify release procedure files.
    1. PLATO configuration file
    2. Submit file PLATOD
      1. MFNX
      2. MFDX
      3. SETPUN
      4. Z1DAILY
      5. Z1ENDBC
  8. Build new deadstart file.
  9. Initialize ESM.
  10. Deadstart on new deadstart file.
  11. Load PLATO master files.
  12. Create binary master file.
  13. Load PLATO via PLAINS DSD-command.
  14. Initialize system files.
    1. Installation parameters
    2. EM allocation tables
    3. System groups
    4. Notes files
    5. Bulletin board
    6. Central print options
    7. AIDS package
    8. AUTHORS package
  15. Install optional features.
  16. Execute post-installation cleanups.
    1. Delete “install” from group “p”.
    2. Run account cleanup programs.
    3. Purge installation-only files.
    4. Convert master files.
  17. Install published courseware.
  18. Dump all master files.
  19. Reload PLATO via PLATO DSD-command.
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