rollout, 7777 - A COMMAND THAT PUTS THE COMPUTER 'ON HOLD' FOR AS LONG AS 30 



MINUTES AT YOUR EXPENSE WHILE YOU TEND TO OTHER MATTERS. YOU CAN TYPE 



rollout, 7777 ANYTIME AFTER A / MARK EXCEPT IN THE -QUERY, , PROGRAM WHERE 

 IT IS NOT AN OPTION. 



run - TO MAKE A PROGRAM PERFORM ACCORDING TO ITS INSTRUCTIONS. 



rwf - A COMMAND TELLING THE COMPUTER TO REWIND ALL OF YOUR FILES BACK TO THE 

 BEGINNING, OR 'top' OF EACH FILE. 



save - A COMMAND THAT ALLOWS YOU TO SAVE A FILE IN PERMANENT STORAGE. USE 

 ONLY ONCE FOR A FILE WHEN IT IS NOT PREVIOUSLY IN PERMANENT STORAGE. 

 REMEMBER THE replace COMMAND CAN BE USED REPEATEDLY TO SAVE YOUR FILE. 



status, f - A HELPFUL COMMAND THAT INSTRUCTS THE COMPUTER TO LIST ALL THE FILES 

 CURRENTLY HELD IN LOCAL FILE SPACE. JUST TYPE status, f [CR] 



software - THE PROGRAMS, IDEAS, LISTS, RESULTS AND PROCEDURES FOR WHICH THE 

 hardware IS CREATED. 



T - A COMMAND ONLY USED IN xedit MODE THAT PUTS YOU AT THE START OR 'TOP' OF 

 YOUR FILE. TYPE T [CR] 



terminal - AN INPUT OR DISPLAY DEVICE THAT LOOKS LIKE A CROSS BETWEEN A TELE- 

 VISION AND A TYPEWRITER AND CONNECTS TO A COMPUTER. 



time out - TIRED? INTERRUPTED? THE COMPUTER WILL WAIT UP TO 30 MINUTES FOR 

 YOU. JUST TYPE rollout, 777, AND PUT THE COMPUTER ON HOLD. IF YOU ARE 

 DISCONNECTED, log on AGAIN AND ENTER THE recoverable job USERNAME YOU ARE 

 GIVEN BY THE COMPUTER WHEREUPON YOU WILL BE RETURNED TO YOUR PARTICULAR 

 PRE-TIMEOUT PLACE. 



user friendly - AN ADJECTIVE USED TO DESCRIBE A COMPUTER AND PROGRAMS THAT 

 DIGEST YOUR INFORMATION AND DATA POLITELY AND AID YOU IN UNDERSTANDING 

 YOUR PARTICULAR PROBLEM. 



username and password - YOUR PRIVATE ACCESS KEY TO THE CYBER SERIES COMPUTERS 

 AT CSU. OBTAIN YOURS BY CALLING THE OFFICE OF BERTON LAMB, INSTREAM FLOW 

 GROUP, 2728 REDWIND ROAD, FORT COLLINS, CO. (303) 226-9331 OR THE CSU 

 COMPUTER CENTER (303) 491-7395. 



wait - A NOTICE TO YOU THAT THE COMPUTER LINE IS BEING CLEARED TO ACCEPT YOUR 

 COMMANDS AND INPUT. USUALLY, THIS MEANS WAITING A FEW MOMENTS. 



xedit - AN INTERACTIVE TEXT EDITOR DESIGNED TO CREATE AND MODIFY FILES. WITH 

 THE LIAM PROCESS, YOU WILL USE xedit TO CREATE THE FILE TO STORE ALL YOUR 

 -QUERY,, RESPONSES IN, AS WELL AS THE RESULTING DATA. xedit HAS A 

 DIFFERENT SET OF COMMANDS FROM THE REGULAR batch MODE. THE TWO SIGNALS 

 YOU MUST BE MOST AWARE OF ARE: 



"?" WHICH IS xedit' s WAY OF TELLING YOU IT IS WAITING FOR YOU TO TYPE 

 INFORMATION (INPUT) INTO YOUR FILE; EVERYTHING TYPED AFTER A ? , 

 WILL BE RECORDED IN YOUR FILE; AND 



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