OffLoad Command Interpreter - 19-Feb-82 - Austin Tate
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The following files are on the disk:

OFF.START.TEXT          The *SYSTEM.STARTUP program
OFFLOAD.TEXT            The command interpreter --> *OFFLOAD.CODE
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OFF.INFO.TEXT           The information file for the workstation
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NEW.TEXT                A sample file to set up the editor "environment"
                        for an empty file with reasonable margins, etc.
NEW.PAGE.TEXT           A sample file to set up the editor "environment"
                        for a file with reasonable margins, etc. and a single
                        newpage (formfeed) character.
EDIT.E.G.TEXT           A sample editor file for practicing editing.
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HELP.DISK.TEXT          Help texts used by the OffLoad startup program and
HELP.KEYS.TEXT          OffLoad Command Interpreter.
HELP.OFF.TEXT
HELP.UTIL.TEXT
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OFF.READ.TEXT           This document.
OFF.DOC.TEXT            A summary of the OffLoad System as configures at
                        ERCC, the utilities used, etc.

Preparation
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Notes from the reviewer:

     Offload REQUIRES a version IV.0 system with CHAIN (found in the system
unit COMMANDIO).  It also uses ScreenOps, which is distributed with your IV.0
system, to operate properly. I couldn't find the documentation for setting up
OFF.INFO.TEXT, but the program fumbles around and more or less works without it.

     If you really want to have some some fun, set up the window manager F(iler
utility (found on this disk as WINDOWS and WFILER) first and call it
*FILER.CODE.  - gws

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1. Compile the OFF.START program and rename it *SYSTEM.STARTUP.

2. Compile OFFLOAD to *OFFLOAD.CODE.

3. Put all the other text files on the Boot Disk.

4. Edit the *OFF.INFO.TEXT information file to hold the relevant
   parameters for your workstation - disk size in blocks, command
   sequences to copy disks, copy bootstraps, format disks, etc.
   Change the version number at the top and bottom of this file
   whenever you change the *OFF.INFO.TEXT file and it will be
   reloaded the next time *OFFLOAD runs.
   
5. Rename or copy *SYSTEM.EDITOR to *EDITOR.CODE and
   *SYSTEM.FILER to *FILER.CODE.

6. Reboot and watch the fun.

