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- ; Possible DOS+ Incompatibilities with CPM 2.2
- ; - The IX and IY registers are used, and restored to user values
- ; on function exit. Bios calls from DOS+ are protected. DOS+
- ; does not use the alternate register set. Interrupt systems
- ; that modify and do not restore IX & IY will cause failure.
- ; - SYS (T2) attribute automatically marks files non-writable.
- ; - The CTL-S pause mechanism always works. Programs that depend
- ; on 2 char input buffering (DOS buffer and hardware) may fail.
- ; - Console output chars 0fch and 0fdh are now input on function 6.
- ; Compatibility mode inhibits this feature.
- ; - Buffered console input (function 10) treats DEL/RUBOUT as BS,
- ; and does not implement the ^R repeat line operation. Will not
- ; end a line when full, refuses chars until <cr> entered. Marks
- ; line end with a 0 byte. Thus max length 1 less than original.
- ; - Version returned is 2x, where x is DOS+ revision (4 up). Values
- ; in hex. This allows discrimination against CPM2.2, and avoids
- ; confusion with CPM3. The compatibility bit forces 2.2 value.
- ; Note that call #210 with e = 0 will always return a non-zero
- ; value, so that DOS+ can be detected in compatibility mode.
- ; - Files written with more than 65536 records will not be legible
- ; to CPM2.2 systems (but will be to CPM3 systems).
- ; - Time stamp directory entries may appear as peculiar file names
- ; on user 33 to some utilities. CPM2 and 3 will not access them.
- ; - The date/time file stamp format is INCOMPATIBLE with CPM3.
- ; dates will be garbage data if read there (and vice-versa).
- ; This is caused by maintenance of 3 (not 2) dates with DOS+
- ; NOTE: The following do not agree with CPM2.2, but DO agree with
- ; Digital Researchs CPM 2.2 documentation
- ; - Console status call returns 0ffh for ready, rather than 01
- ; - SYS files on user area 0 are visible to all users
- ;
- ; Added features can be enabled/disabled by the following data:
- ; - Enable PATH by putting address of PATH in offset 14H. If this
- ; value is 0 no path is used. Suggested value 046H.
- ; NOTE power-on cold-boot should clear the PATH string (0 at Path^)
- ; - Enable DOS+ time and date stamping with a suitable (non-zero)
- ; data address at offset 16H. Suggested value 040h (5 bytes used).
- ; - Enable other features with the flag byte at offset 18h:
- ; MSB 76543210 LSB
- ; ^^^^^ ^---- 1 = Echo console to list. ^P complements
- ; ||||| (this locn allows applications to control)
- ; ||||^------- 1 = compatibility bit. Causes verno call to
- ; |||| return 2.2. Disables fc/fd operand on DCIO
- ; |||^-------- 1 = do file access time stamp (timeat <> 0)
- ; ||| (disable caters to wrt-protected disks)
- ; ||^--------- 1 = enable break on DCIO (if following bit)
- ; |^---------- 1 = enable user break, 0 = disable (see 19h)
- ; | When disabled ^C will not abort either.
- ; ^----------- 0 = time address is location of time array
- ; 1 = time address is location of routine
- ; (when non-0 address in offset 16h only)
- ; (value x10x1000b for maximum CPM2 compatibility)
- ; - If user breaks enabled, the char at offset 19h will break.
- ; - CCP+ can access wheel byte, suggested location 045h. This allows
- ; path/wheel to be initialized by "lxi h,0ffh; shld 45" in bios.
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