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Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Pinterest Telegram WhatsApp Yammer Reddit TeamsSend via e-MailPrintPermalink × PLATO Installation Guide 1 Preface 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Operating System Compatibility 1.2.1 Operating System Dependency Chart 1.2.2 Hardware Dependency Chart 1.2.3 Operating system changes 1.3 Organization 1.4 Installation Materials 1.5 Where to Start 2 New System Installation Procedures 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Determine disk system configuration. 2.3 Create PLATO system user name(s). 2.4 Obtain files from installation tape. 2.5 Modify the ASCII network. 2.5.1 Modify network configuration file. 2.5.1.1 Sample NDL file. 2.5.1.2 Sample CDCNET Configuration file 2.5.1.3 Sample CDCNET NDL local config 2.5.1.4 Sample CDCNET User Procedure 2.5.1.5 Sample CDCNET User Procedure 2.5.2 Reinstall NAM and CCP. 2.6 Reinstall selected NOS programs. 2.7 Modify deadstart file text records. 2.8 Modify release procedure files. 2.8.1 PLATO configuration file 2.8.2 Procedure MFDX 2.8.3 Procedure MFNX 2.8.4 Submit file PLATOD 2.8.5 Procedure SETPUN 2.8.6 Procedure Z1DAILY 2.8.7 Procedure Z1ENDBC 2.9 Build new deadstart file. 2.10 Initialize ESM. 2.11 Deadstart on new deadstart file. 2.12 Load PLATO master files. 2.13 Create binary master file. 2.14 Load PLATO via PLAINS. 2.15 Initialize system files. 2.15.1 Installation parameters 2.15.2 EM allocation tables 2.15.3 System groups 2.15.4 Notes files 2.15.5 Bulletin board 2.15.6 Central print options 2.15.7 AIDS package 2.15.8 AUTHORS package 2.16 Install optional features. 2.17 Execute post-installation cleanups. 2.17.1 Delete "install" of group "p". 2.17.2 Run account cleanup programs. 2.17.3 Purge disk files. 2.17.4 Convert master files. 2.18 Install published courseware. 2.18.1 Courseware installation - details 2.18.2 Courseware installation - details 2.18.3 Courseware installation - details 2.19 Dump all master files. 2.20 Reload PLATO via PLATO. 3 Optional Installation Procedures 3.1 Archiving 3.2 Backups 3.3 Central Micro PLATO executor 3.4 Network database 3.5 Computer Interface Unit network 3.6 TRANSMIT Utility 3.7 PLATO Inter-System Link 3.7.1 Determine accounting method 3.7.2 Create NOS user names 3.7.3 Modify network configuration file 3.7.4 Modify PLATO network system table 3.7.5 Create system-specific files 3.7.6 Install runner programs 3.8 PLATO-BITNET Email Gateway 3.8.1 Choose BITNET node name 3.8.2 Choose mailer name 3.8.3 Register with BITNET 3.8.4 Connect with BITNET 3.8.5 Install PLATO application 3.8.6 Install NJEF application 3.8.7 Define BITNET nodes 3.8.8 Create mailer user name 3.8.9 Create system-specific files 3.8.10 Define parameters in s0bitsys 3.8.11 Install runner program 3.8.12 Customize access lists 3.8.13 Define networks in s0bitsys 3.8.14 Define nodes in s0bitsys 4 Update Installation Procedures 4.1 PLATO Operations Changes 4.2 Update installation procedures 4.2.1 Execute pre-installation cleanups. 4.2.2 Obtain files from installation tape. 4.2.3 Reinstall NAM and CCP. 4.2.4 Reinstall selected NOS programs. 4.2.5 Change NOS validation files. 4.2.6 Change local deadstart file records. 4.2.6.1 Deadstart record changes 4.2.6.2 Deadstart record changes 4.2.6.3 Deadstart record changes 4.2.7 Change PLATO configuration file. 4.2.7.1 Configuration file changes 4.2.8 Build new deadstart file. 4.2.9 Clear operator action queues. 4.2.10 Complete file dumps. 4.2.11 Deadstart on new deadstart file. 4.2.12 Load release master files. 4.2.13 Change MFNX procedure. 4.2.14 Load PLATO via PLAINS. 4.2.15 Change existing access lists. 4.2.16 Change existing PLATO files. 4.2.16.1 Change existing PLATO files. 4.2.17 Destroy obsolete files. 4.2.18 Install new system lessons. 4.2.19 Initialize binary master file(s). 4.2.20 Reload PLATO. 4.2.21 Run required conversion programs. 4.2.22 Run file installation check. 4.2.23 Change local AIDS files. 4.2.24 Install new optional features. 4.2.25 Post-installation cleanups. 4.2.26 Dump all master files. 5 Mini-Release Installation Procedures 5.1 Obtain files from installation tape. 5.2 Perform special instructions. 5.3 Build new deadstart file. 5.4 Load mini-release master files. 5.5 Deadstart on new deadstart file. 5.6 Load PLATO via PLAINS. 5.7 Change existing PLATO files. 5.8 Initialize binary master file(s). 5.9 Post-installation cleanups. 5.10 Reload PLATO. 6 Reinstallation Procedures 6.1 Obtain files from installation tape. 6.2 Reinstall NAM and CCP. 6.3 Reinstall selected NOS programs. 6.4 Change NOS validation files. 6.5 Build new deadstart file. 6.6 Deadstart on new deadstart file. 6.7 Load PLATO via PLAINS. 6.8 Initialize binary master file(s). 6.9 Post-installation cleanups. 6.10 Reload PLATO. 7 Bill of Materials 7.1 Central System 7.1.1 Records: A - L 7.1.2 Records: M - R 7.1.3 Records: S - Numeric 7.2 NOS Permanent Files 7.2.1 NOS Permanent Files (continued) 7.3 PLATO System Files 7.3.1 Files: a - az 7.3.1.1 Files: a0 7.3.2 Files: b 7.3.3 Files: c 7.3.4 Files: d 7.3.5 Files: e 7.3.6 Files: f 7.3.7 Files: g 7.3.9 Files: i 7.3.10 Files: j 7.3.12 Files: l 7.3.13 Files: m 7.3.14 Files: n 7.3.15 Files: o 7.3.16 Files: p 7.3.17 Files: q 7.3.18 Files: r 7.3.19 Files: sa - sz 7.3.19.1 Files: s0a - s0c 7.3.19.2 Files: s0d - s0l 7.3.19.3 Files: s0m - s0o 7.3.19.4 Files: s0p - s0pn 7.3.19.5 Files: s0po - s0z 7.3.20 Files: t 7.3.21 Files: u 7.3.22 Files: v 7.3.24 Files: x 7.3.26 Files: z 7.3.27 Files: 0 - 9 7.4 System-Specific Files/Subfiles 7.4.1 Files: a 7.4.2 Files: b 7.4.3 Files: c 7.4.4 Files: d 7.4.5 Files: e 7.4.12 Files: l 7.4.13 Files: m 7.4.14 Files: n 7.4.15 Files: o 7.4.16 Files: p 7.4.18 Files: r 7.4.19 Files: s - sx 7.4.19.1 sys - sz 7.4.19.2 s0a - s0l 7.4.19.3 s0n - s0z 7.4.26 Files: z 7.4.27 Files: 0-9 plato/install/start.txt Last modified: 2024/12/27 18:55by 127.0.0.1