Different .GO files for DOS FLSTEP Software

[bradders]

Different .GO files for DOS FLSTEP Software

CIM

IBM.RS2 2
$3E8 5 CIM
$2F8 3 MACHINE
DENFORD1.KBD 1
18.2 $3F8 4
VGA.CRT 0
FLSTEP.APP

Dripfeed

ibm.kbd 1
18.2
ibm.rs2 2
$3F8 4 COM1
$2F8 3 COM2
drip.app

Qwerty Keyboard

IBM.RS2 1
$2F8 3 MACHINE
QDENFORD.KBD 1
18.2 1
VGA.CRT 0
FLSTEP.APP

Desk Top tutor Keyboard

IBM.RS2 1
$2F8 3 MACHINE
DENFORD1.KBD 1
18.2 $3F8 4
VGA.CRT 0
FLSTEP.APP

[Denford Admin]

Can anyone say what all the commands mean ?

MaGoo ?

[Mr Magoo]

A quick summary...

The .GO script file is executed at startup and used to run a number of programs in turn.
Each of the denford drivers is infact simply a normal executable that has been renamed.

So for eaxmple...

IBM.RS2 1
$2F8 3 MACHINE

Will run the IBM.RS2 program. There is 1 line of parameters to follow. It creates 1 instance of a serial port driver using ADDR $2f8 and IRQ 3 and will be known by the name of MACHINE by any other programs that are loaded by this .GO file

In general a .GO file will...

Load a Serial Driver
Load a Keyboard Driver
Load a Screen Driver
Load an Application

Possible Serial Drivers are:

• IBM.RS2 - for Normal IBM serial ports

Possible Keyboard Drivers are:

• IBM.KBD - for normal QWERTY keyboards
• DENFORD.KBD - For Fixed Overlay Fanuc Desk Top Tutors
• DENFORD1.KBD - For changable Overlay Fanuc Desk Top Tutors
• HEIDEN.KBD - For Fixed Overlay Heidenhain Desk Top Tutors
• HEIDEN1.KBD - For changable Overlay Heidenhain Desk Top Tutors
• QDENFORD.KBD - Emulates a Fanuc Desk Top Tutor using a QWERTY keyboard
• ADENFORD.KBD - Emulates a Fanuc Desk Top Tutor using a AZERTY keyboard

Possible Screen Drivers are:

• CGA.CRT
• EGA.CRT - EGA drvier using Denford own internal fonts
• EGA2.CRT - EGA driver using graphics cards font table
• VGA.CRT
• HVGA.CRT - VGA driver using Harrison screen colours

[audio.fi]

A quick summary...

The .GO script file is executed at startup and used to run a number of programs in turn.
Each of the denford drivers is infact simply a normal executable that has been renamed.

So for eaxmple...

IBM.RS2 1
$2F8 3 MACHINE

Will run the IBM.RS2 program. There is 1 line of parameters to follow. It creates 1 instance of a serial port driver using ADDR $2f8 and IRQ 3 and will be known by the name of MACHINE by any other programs that are loaded by this .GO file

In general a .GO file will...

Load a Serial Driver
Load a Keyboard Driver
Load a Screen Driver
Load an Application

Possible Serial Drivers are:

• IBM.RS2 - for Normal IBM serial ports

Possible Keyboard Drivers are:

• IBM.KBD - for normal QWERTY keyboards
• DENFORD.KBD - For Fixed Overlay Fanuc Desk Top Tutors
• DENFORD1.KBD - For changable Overlay Fanuc Desk Top Tutors
• HEIDEN.KBD - For Fixed Overlay Heidenhain Desk Top Tutors
• HEIDEN1.KBD - For changable Overlay Heidenhain Desk Top Tutors
• QDENFORD.KBD - Emulates a Fanuc Desk Top Tutor using a QWERTY keyboard
• ADENFORD.KBD - Emulates a Fanuc Desk Top Tutor using a AZERTY keyboard

Possible Screen Drivers are:

• CGA.CRT
• EGA.CRT - EGA drvier using Denford own internal fonts
• EGA2.CRT - EGA driver using graphics cards font table
• VGA.CRT
• HVGA.CRT - VGA driver using Harrison screen colours

Having read a few posts pointed to me by denford admin (thanks to admin), I am trying to understand, but I am still very confused overall.

I have 2 machines, a novamill and novaturn, and have made a p.c. to run them both (obviously not at the same time), and wrote on the forum a few days ago, about how to achieve this.
To this end, I have a new, 4-port "Lindy" RS232 pci card, which I have fitted to the p.c., but after that I am stumped as to what to do next. I haven't run the p.c. since fitting it, so I hope someone can help.
I got windows 98, xp, nt, and dos software/drivers to use with it.
I will be using the original fanucmd to run the mill for instance, and intend to run it from either the floppy, or if there is a way to put it on a cdrom, use that.
Either way, I am unsure what I should put in the ".go" file to make the pci card work, and furthermore, since the m/board has one port already (presumably com1 ?), then what are the now ports called (com 2,3,4,5 ?), or does the one on the m/board become redundant once the card is fitted.
What I am saying is, how do I change the .go file so that the mill works with 2 of the ports on the pci card and the lathe work with the other 2 ports, i.e. I don't want to use the one on the m/board.
Also, should I load the windows drivers as well (the p.c. has 98se installed), or will these not be used if I am only using dos ?
Also, what about "baud rates? what should i set them to and how, or does it not matter what it is set to ?
Lastly, the pci card has jumpers for the "5v at pin 9" for each port (4 jumpers); Any idea what this is, and what it should be set to ?
Please can someone run through all this (like I am a novice), or point me to the correct posts, so I understand what to do as I have never used either machines before, and I am very keen to see if they work.
Thanks in advance.