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+             D   I   G   I   T   A   L      R   E   S   E   A   R   C   H
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+                P. O. Box 579, Pacific Grove, CA 93950, (408) 649-3896
+     
+     
+                                *** MP/M 1.0 ***
+     
+                              Application Note #02
+     
+     
+                      Preparing a Custom Cold Start Loader
+                      ------------------------------------
+     
+     
+           The MP/M 1.0 cold start loader is usually placed on the first
+       two tracks of a diskette.  It contains a boot program followed by
+       the MP/M loader.  The MP/M loader is the same exact code as the
+       MPMLDR.COM file.  MP/M is distributed with a cold start loader that
+       is configured for a four drive single density or mixed double/single
+       density Intel MDS-800.
+     
+           The following steps can be used to prepare a custom cold start
+       loader:
+     
+           1.)  Prepare the MPMLDR.COM file by integrating your custom
+       LDRBIOS as described in Application Note #01.  Test the MPMLDR.COM
+       and verify that it operates properly.
+     
+           2.)  Execute either DDT or SID.
+     
+               A>DDT
+               DDT VERS 2.0
+     
+           3.)  Using the input command ('I') specify that the MPMLDR.COM
+       file is to be read in and then read ('R') in the file with an
+       offset of 880H bytes.
+     
+               -IMPMLDR.COM
+               -R880
+               NEXT  PC
+               2480 0100
+     
+           4.)  Using the 'I' command specify that the BOOT.HEX file is to
+       be read in and then read in the file with an offset that will load
+       the boot into memory at 900H.  The 'H' command can be used to
+       calculate the offset.
+     
+               -H900 3000
+               3900 D900
+
+               -IBOOT.HEX
+               -RD900
+               NEXT  PC
+               2480 0000
+     
+
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+
+       MP/M 1.0  Application Note #02  (Cont'd)
+   
+   
+           5.)  Return to the CP/M console command processor (CCP) by
+       jumping to location zero and then use the SYSGEN program to write
+       the new cold start loader onto the first two tracks of the diskette.
+     
+               -G0
+     
+           6.)  Use the SYSGEN program to write the new cold start loader
+       onto the first two tracks of the diskette.
+   
+               A>SYSGEN
+               SYSGEN VER 2.0
+               SOURCE DRIVE NAME (OR RETURN TO SKIP)<cr>
+               DESTINATION DRIVE NAME (OR RETURN TO REBOOT)B
+               DESTINATION ON B, THEN TYPE RETURN<cr>
+               FUNCTION COMPLETE
+
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