Pulsar 9000 Setup Procedure

All the referenced diak images and the TurboDOS manuals are available at the Microbee Technology Repository.

Setup SCSI2SD

Create the Single User Install Disk and Initialise Hard Disk

Write 8_287_01.hfe using Greaseweazle  
Boot using the disk  
SETTERM and select Televideo 950  
CONFIG  
 Select Modify Single User 
 Console Port Characteristics: 9600,8,1,N 
 Setup Hard Drive 
  1 Controller
  Adaptec 4000A
  1 Drive
  Vertex V100 Item 4
  Break into 4 logical drives: 4000,4000,4000, the rest
  Generate logical names: E F G H
Reboot  
HFORM  
 As above 
ERASEDIR E: (hash)  
ERASEDIR F: (hash)  
ERASEDIR G: (hash)  
ERASEDIR H: (hash)  
COPY A:*.* E:  
CHANGE A  
Insert 8_288_01.hfe (STD-6080 Distribution Disk)  
E:COPY A:*.* F:  
CHANGE A  
Insert the original disk  
E:COPY F:PROSLV8.SYS A:  

Create the MultiProcessor System

Boot with copy of disk above.  
DELETE files in area 31.  Delete 31:*.*  
CONFIG  
 G 
 N 
 0 
 A 
 186 
 Console Port Characteristics: 9600,8,1,N 
 Setup Hard Drive 
  1 Controller
  Adaptec 4000A
  1 Drive
  Vertex V100 Item 4
  Break into 4 logical drives: 4000,4000,4000, the rest
  Generate logical names: E F G H
   
Reboot  
 Set up slaves (use autoboot) 
  Slaves are 8 bit 9600,8,1,N

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