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Symbolics 3600 FEP Command Overview

The document describes the standard commands for the Symbolics 3600 FEP (Front-End Processor). It lists commands in categories such as standard commands, test commands, and disk commands. Standard commands include adding or clearing files, loading programs, and showing status. Test commands test different parts of the machine's memory and hardware. Disk commands manage disk formatting and types.

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Symbolics 3600 FEP Command Overview

The document describes the standard commands for the Symbolics 3600 FEP (Front-End Processor). It lists commands in categories such as standard commands, test commands, and disk commands. Standard commands include adding or clearing files, loading programs, and showing status. Test commands test different parts of the machine's memory and hardware. Disk commands manage disk formatting and types.

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FEP commands Symbolics 3600

Standard commands
• Add ...more...
o Add IDS File -- Add a file to the Incremental Disk Save cache
o Add Paging-file -- Add a file for swap space
o Add World File -- Add a file to the list of known worlds
• Attach Graphics Tablet -- Attach a graphics tablet to a serial line
• Boot -- Execute an indirect command file
• Clear ...more...
o Clear Command Tree -- Remove all the commands modules
o Clear IDS Files -- Clear all candidates for Incremental Disk Sace
o Clear Machine -- Clear the contents of many memories
o Clear Paging-files -- Declare an empty paging area
o Clear Screen -- Clear the screen
o Clear World Files -- Clear the database of known world files
• Compute Microcode Default -- Computes the microcode default from the hardware
configuration
• Continue -- Continue running the machine after a halt
• Copy File -- Copy one file to another
• Debug -- Enter the Fep debugger
• Declare ...more...
o Declare More Paging-files -- Declare an additional set of paging files
o Declare Paging-files -- Declare a set of paging files to be used for subsequent world
loads
• Detach Graphics Tablet -- Detach the graphics tablet
• Disable ...more...
o Disable IDS -- Disable Incremental Disk Save for the world just loaded
o Disable Load-to-Paging Migration -- Disable the migration of unmodified pages
from the world to the paging file
• Dismount -- Dismount a device
• Enable ...more...
o Enable IDS -- Ensable Incremental Disk Save for the world just loaded
o Enable Load-to-Paging Migration -- Enable the migration of unmodified pages from
the world to the paging file
o Enable Trap Handling -- Enable trap handling in case it got turned off.
• Find ...more...
o Find IDS Files -- Scan for Incremental Disk Save files
o Find World Files -- Scan for world files
• Hello -- Execute a "hello" file (default FEP:>Hello.boot) to initialize the FEP
• Initialize Hardware Tables -- Initialize the tables of hardware parameters

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• Load ...more...
o Load Color-sync-program -- Load a color sync program from disk
o Load Complete-world -- Load all of a world into 3600 memory
o Load Fep -- Load a FEP program
o Load Microcode -- Load a microcode file
o Load Sync-program -- Load a sync program from a file
o Load World -- Load a world into 3600 memory
• Mount -- Mount a device
• Netboot -- Netboot a world via loading a netboot core world into 3600 memory
• Reset ...more...
o Reset Device -- Resets a device
o Reset Fep -- Reset the FEP
o Reset Most -- Reset the 3600, lbus, sequencer, and disks
o Reset Video -- Reset the video and reload the sync program
• Scan -- Scan a file (module) for commands
• Set ...more...
o Set Chaos-address -- Set the chaos address
o Set Default-disk-unit -- Sets the default disk unit
o Set Display-string -- Set the NanoFep's display string
o Set Etherenet-address -- Set the Ethernet address
o Set Lisp Release -- Set the Lisp Release version intended
o Set LMFS FSPT Unit -- Sets the file system partition table disk unit
o Set Monitor-type -- Sets the monitor type to Philips or Moniterm
o Set Prompt -- Sets the top level command prompt
o Set Wired Addressess -- Set the new values for %WIRED-VIRTUAL-ADDRESS-
HIGH and %WIRED-PHYSICAL-ADDRESS-HIGH
o Set World-to-Netboot -- Tell the world just loaded to netboot a particular description
• Show ...more...
o Show Command ...more...
S Show Command Modules -- Show the command tree from the modules'
viewpoint
S Show Command Tree -- Show the tree of commands
o Show Configuration -- Show the machine's hardware configuration
o Show Directory -- Show a directory
o Show Disk Label -- Show a disk label
o Show Etherenet-address -- Show the Ethernet address
o Show File -- Show a file on the console
o Show IDS -- Show the currently known candidates for Incremental Disk Save
o Show LMFS FSPT -- Show the file system partition table disk unit
o Show Paging-files -- Show all the paging files
o Show Serial -- Show status of a serial unit
o Show Status -- Show the status of the machine and its registers
o Show Version -- Show the FEP version
o Show World Files -- Show the currently known world files
• Shutdown -- Halt the machine
• Start -- Start the machine

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Test commands
scan module: tests.flod

• Test ...more...
o Test A-memory -- Test A-mem
o Test All -- Test everything
o Test Disks -- Test disks
o Test Location -- Test a single location in a memory
o Test Main-memory -- Test main memory
o Test Simple Main-memory -- Test main memory simply (and quickly)

Disk commands
scan module: disk.flod

• Add Disk Type -- Add a disk to the disk type table


• Clear Disk Types -- Clear the disk type table
• Disk Format -- Format a disk
• Disk Restore -- Restore a disk from cartridge tape
• Retension Cartridge-tape -- Retension the loaded cartridge tape
• Set Disk Type -- Set the disk type for a disk
• Show Disk Types -- Display the disk type table

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