*+*+*›        THE X-COM WEDGE V2.0›      Programmed And  Reviewed  by  Ed› Bachman  Reprinted from: SAGE Scroll,› Feb. 1992 AND: Z*NET Vol. 1,  No.  9,› 1992 (Editors Note:  For all the many› SPARTA DOS users,a fantastic utility)››      WEDGE IS an extended command set› utility for SpartaDOS 3.2d  & XL/XE's› with at least 128K of RAM.››      The  Wedge  is  a   utiliy,   or› actually  a whole gaggle of utilities› in one package. It performs  a  range› of  operations,  from   viewing   ARC› files, moving files, peeks and pokes,› a file  reader,  a  file  locator  to› various  Sparta-specific   functions.› The "icing on the cake", so to speak,› is the fact that once  installed  all› these  functions become "resident" or› internal commands  to  the  SpartaDOS› command  processor. Better still, the› majority of these  commands  are  NOT› destructive  to  memory,  unlike most› stand alone utilities. ››      The 1.x series of the Wedge  was› an  attempt  at consolidating varying› utilities, but at an enormous  memory› cost  (hey,  you have to put the code› somewhere!). Hence version 2.x of the› Wedge, which bumps memlo by less than› 200 bytes. This  is  accomplished  by› placing  the  bulk of the code out in› extended RAM. This requires a  system› of  128K or more, however, this extra› space also allows  the  Wedge  to  be› much more powerful than a stand alone› utility. Better yet, all of the  work› performed  by  the  Wedge  is done in› extended RAM, effectively  preserving› memory  in the main bank. This allows› for  a  variety  of  normally  memory› destructive tasks to be done, without› harming  any  programs or data in the› main bank of memory. ****›› SOME WEDGE FEATURES -----------------› -- ›      The  Wedge  adds  17  "extended"› commands  to the command processor in› SpartaDOS   3.2d.   It  will  add  an› additional three commands if it finds› a  Multi  I/O  unit  on line as well.› here are some  of  the  features  the› Wedge makes available: ****› * A "paged" file reader*› * An ARC/ALF file viewer*› *  Hex  and  decimal  conversions*  *› PEEKs and POKEs*› * Identify files*› *  Find  files* * Protected copy, not› memory destructive*› * Count files*› * Double column directories*› *     Move     files*     *    Rename› subdirectories* *  Erase  files  with› query and more!››      MIO  users  will  also  have   a› resident  DSWAP,   lock   MIO   drive› function and direct access to the MIO› Menu which  does  not  coldstart  the› computer  should  you  have  a   cart› installed.›      The  Wedge  works  well  under a› variety     of    applications    and› programming environments. Although it› is  a  resident  utility,  it  can be› removed at any time for programs that› require  the  extended  RAM for their› own uses.  If  I  sound  enthusiastic› about  the Wedge it's because I am! I› believe you'll find this to be a very› useful  utility,  and  after  a time,› somewhat habit-forming (GRIN!).››      The Wedge is ShareWare, and  can› be found on BBSes across the country.› The most current revision  is  always› available  on  my  support board, the› Atari   Computer   Users    Technical› Exchange,  the  ACUTE  BBS (215)-261-› 0620. ›      (Editor's Note: Because a review› of    software    written   by   that› software's   Author   might  well  be› viewed  (perhaps  rightfully  so)  as› less than objective, let me add  that› I have tried the Wedge and found that› it  meets  or  exceeds  the  author's› claims. In fact, Ed Bachman of  LVAUG› has    written    several   excellent› SpartaDOS   utilities,   and   I  can› confidently recommend ANY of them  to› Sparta users!)›               =-=-=-= ››