Update 16 August 1994 by ccpaulh@monad.missouri.edu. Subject to change!
File: /LocalLibrary/Mizzou_Info/23_training_NeXT_Lab_Assistants
Paul Bohnenkamp. Mahtaj Khamneian.
Also - Dave Mencin, NeXT Student Representative, 443-3685.
Site scheduling - standard procedure.
As with other matters, please do not refer individual users directly to a full-time staff person.
Study the booklet Here's How! You should be able to anwer these questions:
The NeXT workstations can read or write diskettes containing MS DOS, or Macintosh format files. The NeXT workstations can read or write diskettes in the Unix format, which allows the same kind of long file names and directory structures as the NeXT hard disk. NeXT workstations can format any capacity 3.5" diskette. Special 2.8MB diskettes are available for the NeXT, but these are relatively expensive. To eject a diskette, drag its icon down to the Recycler, or use the WorkSpace menu "Disk" selection. The workstation will not eject a diskette if any file on it is open! If you can't determine which file is open, try logging off. If that doesn't work, then one can insert a paperclip in the little hole below the disk drive to manually eject the disk; however this risks messing up the diskette's file system.
Ordinarily, one can just press the power key to turn on a NeXT workstation. After a few minutes, the login panel should display. However, it is possible especially after a power failure or whenever the server has been shut off, that this message may appear:
No response from network configuration server.
Type 'c' to start up computer without a network connection.
Usually, do NOT type c! Instead, wait perhaps three minutes. What is probably going on is that the server is busy doing something and cannot attend to the request issued by the boot process. This prompt can appear even on the server workstation. Make sure the sever is turned on and listen for disk accesses at the server to be sure that it is indeed ok. Inspect the network cables, they should not be bent in a tight radius. Make sure the network terminators are ok. See if other workstations are functioning. By the time you have done this, the system will probably have moved on past this prompt and will be available for logon. If however, five minutes passes and no more messages appear, you might want to try restarting (Command-~ or Command-Command-~). If this fails, then check carefully for a cabling problem.