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HARDWARE in use on this System CP/M on this System Leaving messages for the SYSOP, and the CHAT utility Communications Supervisor on this System Exiting from the System System Messages XYAM Communication utility How to exchange software using XYAM on this System How to down load software using XSTAM on this System Squeezed files (Q files) TYPE command PAGE utility FIND utility and searching the User Group catalogues DISPLAY utility DIR command DIR64 utility WHATSNEW utility FLIP utility Other HELP files related to this system :Hardware in use on this System Thi≤ Remotσ CP/═ systeφ i≤ baseΣ arounΣ aε IMSA╔ VDP-8░ systeφ ì whicΦá wa≤á rebuil⌠ b∙ thσ SYSOP«á Thσ systeφ ha≤á tw∩á YE-18░ ì slimline¼á 203mm¼á doublσ density¼ doublσ sideΣ drive≤ mounteΣ ì iεá i⌠á anΣá aεá additiona∞á YE-18░á mounteΣá externally«á Thσ ì followinτ S-10░ card≤ arσ iε thσ system: A. CPU Godbout 4Mhz Z80 B. Disk Controller Godbout Disk 1 DMA, 765/8272 controller C. Clock,I/O Godbout System Support 1 D. I/O Godbout Interfacer 2 E. Memory Applied Technology 64K Static RAM F. Video SD VDB-8024 Thσá IMSA╔ IKB-▓ keyboarΣ anΣ Bal∞ Brother≤ monito≥á arσá useΣ ì witΦ thσ vide∩ carΣ a≤ thσ console« Thσá disδ drive≤ arσ moto≥ controlleΣ froφ thσ Disδ ▒ carΣ anΣ ì arσ powereΣ dowε betweeε calls. :CP/M on this System Thσá CP/═á 2.▓á useΣá oε thi≤á Remotσá CP/═á Systeφá ha≤á beeε ì speciall∙á modified«á Thσ ERA,REN¼á USE╥ anΣ SAV┼ command≤ arσ ì completel∙á missinτá anΣ thσ DI╥ anΣ TYP┼ command≤á havσá beeε ì modified«á Als∩ thσ systeφ wil∞ automaticall∙ searcΦ drivσá A║ ì fo≥á an∙ CO═ filσ i⌠ canno⌠ finΣ oε othe≥ drives¼á thi≤á save≤ ì havinτ copie≤ oµ commonl∙ useΣ utilitie≤ oε al∞ drives. Attempt≤á t∩ selec⌠ non-existen⌠ drive≤ o≥ t∩ ente≥ use≥ area≤ ì othe≥áá thaεá thσá currentl∙á alloweΣá maximuφáá numbe≥áá wil∞ ì automaticall∙ returε yo⌡ t∩ Drivσ A║á Use≥ 0«á Thσ norma∞ CP/═ ì promp⌠á ha≤ beeε modifieΣ t∩ sho≈ thσ curren⌠ use≥ areß iε thσ ì samσ manne≥ a≤ MP/M. Thσá systeφá shoulΣ otherwisσ appea≥ t∩ thσ remotσ use≥á a≤á ß ìènorma∞ CP/═ 2.▓ system« Pleasσ repor⌠ an∙ abnormalitie≤ t∩ thσ ì SYSOP. :Leaving Messages for the SYSOP, and the CHAT utility Message≤ fo≥ thσ SYSO╨ ma∙ bσ lef⌠ iε tw∩ ways«á ┴ messagσ ma∙ ì bσ addresseΣ t∩ thσ SYSO╨ viß thσ messagσ sub-systeφ MINIRBBS« ì An∙ message≤ addresseΣ t∩ SYSO╨ wil∞ bσ drawε t∩ m∙á attentioε ì nex⌠á timσá ╔ loτ int∩ thσ system«á The∙ caε als∩ bσá reaΣá b∙ ì othe≥ user≤ iµ the∙ scaε al∞ thσ messagσ files. Thσá seconΣá methoΣá oµ leavinτ message≤ fo≥ thσ SYSO╨á i≤á b∙ ì leavinτ ß commen⌠ iε MINIRBB╙ o≥ BYE«á Thesσ comment≤ caε onl∙ ì bσá reaΣá b∙ thσ SYSO╨ bu⌠ arσ no⌠ automaticall∙ drawεá t∩á m∙ ì attention¼á I'l∞ onl∙ seσ theφ wheε ╔ ge⌠ arounΣ t∩ lookinτ a⌠ ì thσá comments«á Yo⌡á don'⌠á havσ t∩ ente≥á you≥á name¼á i⌠á i≤ ì automaticall∙ entereΣ wheε yo⌡ leavσ thσ comment. Thσá wa∙á t∩ reques⌠ softwarσ fo≥ downloadinτ i≤ explaineΣá iε ì thσ "SOFTWAREó HEL╨ file« Notσ tha⌠ softwarσ request≤ wil∞ NO╘ ì bσ acteΣ upoε iµ lef⌠ a≤ ß comment¼ al∞ softwarσ request≤ MUST ì bσ lef⌠ a≤ message≤ t∩ thσ SYSO╨ iε MINIRBBS. CHA╘ i≤ ß utilit∙ t∩ allo≈ tw∩ wa∙ "screenó conversatioεá witΦ ì thσá SYSOP«á Thσá utilit∙ ring≤ thσ bel∞ oε thσ systeφ fo≥á 3░ ì second≤ t∩ attrac⌠ thσ attentioε oµ thσ SYSOP«á Oε thi≤ systeφ ì thσ SYSO╨ i≤ rarel∙ availablσ fo≥ chatting¼á sorr∙ abou⌠ that¼ ì bu⌠ ╔ d∩ enjo∙ chattinτ wheε ╔ can¼ s∩ don'⌠ bσ afraiΣ t∩ try« :Communications Supervisor on this System Communicatioε i≤ handleΣ b∙ ß separatσ superviso≥ prograφ tha⌠ ì i≤ activσ a⌠ al∞ times«á Thi≤ superviso≥ monitor≤ thσ linσ fo≥ ì modeφá carrie≥ froφ thσ remotσ use≥ anΣ wil∞ rese⌠ thσá systeφ ì read∙á fo≥á anothe≥ cal∞ iµ carrie≥ i≤ los⌠ fo≥ morσá thaεá 2╡ ì seconds«á ┴á coun⌠ i≤ kep⌠ oµ carrie≥ losse≤ anΣ iµá ßá fairl∙ ì largσá numbe≥ (>25⌐ arσ detecteΣ iε durinτ onσ call¼á thσ linσ ì i≤á assumeΣá t∩ bσ t∩ unreliablσ anΣ thσ systeφ i≤á rese⌠á fo≥ ì anothe≥ call. Iµ carrie≥ ha≤ no⌠ beeε los⌠ bu⌠ therσ i≤ n∩ activit∙ froφ thσ ì remotσá use≥ fo≥ morσ thaε ╡ minute≤ thσ systeφ wil∞á als∩á bσ ì rese⌠ fo≥ anothe≥ call«á Thσ superviso≥ als∩ log≤ al∞ activit∙ ì b∙á thσ remotσ use≥ fo≥ analysi≤ b∙ thσ SYSO╨ (Biτ Brothe≥á i≤ ì watching). èThσá superviso≥ ask≤ ho≈ man∙ null≤ you≥ systeφ need≤ afte≥á ß ì carriagσá returεá anΣá iµ you≥ systeφ caεá accep⌠á lowe≥á casσ ì characters« Mos⌠ system≤ witΦ vide∩ terminal≤ shoulΣ requirσ ░ ì nulls«á Somσá APPL┼á 8░ columε card≤ arσ ma∙ requirσ null≤á iε ì orde≥ t∩ kee≡ up¼á │ null≤ seem≤ t∩ bσ ß gooΣ startinτá point« ì Iµá yo⌡á arσ losinτ character≤ a⌠ thσ beginninτ oµá line≤á tr∙ ì givinτá ß large≥ numbe≥ oµ null≤ t∩ thσ "ho≈ manyó promp⌠ nex⌠ ì timσá yo⌡ loτ in«á I⌠ i≤ no⌠ possiblσ t∩ changσ thσ numbe≥á oµ ì null≤ afte≥ yo⌡ havσ loggeΣ int∩ thσ system« The system communicates in the following data format: 300 bps asynchronous 8 data bits 1 stop bit No parity Full Duplex :Exiting from the System Pleasσ leavσ thσ systeφ viß thσ BY┼ program«á BY┼ wil∞ asδ yo⌡ ì iµá yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩ leavσ an∙ comments«á Thσ comment≤ arσ kep⌠á iε ì thσá samσá placσ a≤ thσ comment≤ froφ MINIRBB╙á anΣá arσá onl∙ ì readablσá b∙á thσ SYSOP«á Typinτ BY┼ froφ withiε XYA═ ha≤á thσ ì samσ effec⌠ a≤ typinτ i⌠ a⌠ commanΣ level« BY┼á produce≤á ß cleaε logofµ anΣ thσ quickes⌠ rese⌠á fo≥á thσ ì nex⌠ caller« Thσ systeφ wil∞ rese⌠ itselµ iµ yo⌡ jus⌠ hanτ up¼ ì howeve≥ thσ Telecoφ "opeε lineó beep≤ foo∞ mos⌠ modem≤ iεá thσ ì answe≥á (o≥á "iεá station"⌐ modσ int∩ thinkinτ tha⌠á the∙á arσ ì gettinτ intermitten⌠ carrie≥ anΣ data« Thσ systeφ ha≤ t∩ coun⌠ ì ß predetermineΣ numbe≥ oµ beep≤ beforσ i⌠ caε bσ surσ tha⌠ it≤ ì doesn'⌠á accidentl∙ disconnec⌠ ß use≥ havinτ troublσ witΦá hi≤ ì modem. :System messages Iµá thσ SYSO╨ i≤ arounΣ anΣ watchinτ ß use≥ oε thσ systeφá yo⌡ ì ma∙ ge⌠ ß messagσ "MESSAG┼ FRO═ OPERATOR"« Thi≤ wil∞ generall∙ ì bσá followeΣá b∙ advicσ o≥ comment«á I⌠á wil∞á generall∙á onl∙ ì appea≥á wheε yo⌡ arσ havinτ troublσ o≥ seeφ unsurσ oµ wha⌠á t∩ ì do«á I⌠á i≤ possiblσ t∩ carr∙ oε ß screeε conversatioε a⌠ CP/═ ì commanΣá leve∞á b∙ jus⌠ typinτ tex⌠ iε responsσá t∩á thσá CP/═ ì prompts« It≤ no⌠ ver∙ elegan⌠ bu⌠ O╦ fo≥ shor⌠ conversations. Yo⌡á ma∙ occasionall∙ ge⌠ ß messagσ indicatinτ tha⌠ thσ systeφ ì wil∞ bσ goinτ dowε iε ╡ minutes¼á pleasσ co-operatσ anΣ finisΦ ì u≡ a≤ quickl∙ a≤ possible«á Thi≤ messagσ wil∞ onl∙ bσ giveε iµ ì therσ i≤ somσ trul∙ URGEN╘ neeΣ fo≥ thσ SYSO╨ t∩ ge⌠ acces≤ t∩ ì thσ system«á A≤ thi≤ compute≥ i≤ dedicateΣ t∩ thσ Remotσá CP/═ ì System¼á urgen⌠á acces≤ i≤ onl∙ requireΣ t∩ aver⌠ aε impendinτ ì systeφ hardwarσ o≥ softwarσ disaster. :XYAM Communication utility èThσá standarΣá filσá transfe≥ utilit∙ fo≥á thi≤á systeφá i≤á ß ì prograφá calleΣá XYAM«á I⌠ i≤ ß specia∞ versioε oµ YA═á ("Y"e⌠ ì "A"nothe≥ "M"odeφ program⌐ b∙ Chucδ Forsberτ anΣ i≤ writteε iε ì BD╙á "C"«á XYA═ use≤ thσ WarΣ Christenseε "MODEM7"óá protocol≤ ì fo≥á binar∙ filσ transfer≤ anΣ wil∞ d∩ binar∙á filσá transfer≤ ì witΦá an∙ othe≥ prograφ tha⌠ use≤ thσ "MODEM7ó protocol≤á (seσ ì PROTOCOL.DO├ fo≥ details). XYA═ i≤ knowε t∩ worδ witΦ YAM¼á MODEM7¼ MODEM43¼ RCPMLIN╦ anΣ ì ma∙á worδ witΦ othe≥ simila≥ programs«á Therσ i≤ onσ importan⌠ ì difference¼á thσá batcΦ filσ transfe≥ modσ I╙ NO╘ TH┼ SAM┼á a≤ ì MODEM╖ anΣ it≤ derivatives«á XYA═ wil∞ onl∙ d∩ batcΦ transfer≤ ì witΦá anothe≥ YA═ program«á Transfer≤ t∩ MODEM╖ typσá program≤ ì mus⌠ bσ donσ onσ a⌠ ß time« YA═á anΣ MODEM╖ arσ publiπ domaiε program≤ anΣá arσá availablσ ì fo≥ transfe≥ froφ thi≤ system« XYA═ caε als∩ handlσ ASCI╔ filσ ì transfer≤á a≤á wel∞ a≤ performinτ severa∞ othe≥ usefu∞á tasks« ì HEL╨ MODE═ gives details. :How to exchange software using XYAM on this System T∩á cop∙á ßá filσ (e.g«á FOO.ASM⌐ t∩á you≥á systeφá usinτá thσ ì 'MODEM7'¼á 'YAMº o≥ 'RCPMLINKº etc«á prograφ a⌠ you≥ end¼ tel∞ ì CP/═ to║ 'XYAM S filename' Theεá pu⌠ you≥ MODEM7¼á YA═ o≥ RCPMLIN╦ etc«á int∩ thσ receivσ ì modσ '╥ Filename'. NOT┼á tha⌠á certaiεá file≤ wil∞ NO╘ bσá transferreΣá froφá thσ ì systeφá b∙á XYAM«á Thesσá includσ mos⌠ .CO═á file≤á anΣá somσ ì specia∞ files. .CO═ program≤ whicΦ yo⌡ caε Cop∙ arσ calleΣ .OB╩ oε thσ disks« ì Iµ yo⌡ tr∙ t∩ senΣ ß CO═ filσ t∩ thi≤ systeφ i⌠ wil∞ bσ storeΣ ì a≤ aε OB╩ file. Notσá tha⌠á al∞ file≤ witΦ ß secondar∙ filσ namσ oµá thσá forφ ì .?Q┐ havσ beeε squeezed¼ anΣ arσ quicke≥ t∩ send (Fo≥ securit∙ reason≤ .CO═ file≤ fo≥ whicΦ n∩ sourcσ codσá ha≤ ì beeεá provideΣá canno⌠á bσ placeΣ oε thi≤á system¼á s∩á pleasσ ì donatσ thσ sourcσ codσ a≤ well-- Remember¼á somebod∙ elsσá caε ì 'polisΦ thosσ loosσ endsº iε i⌠ fo≥ yo⌡ then.) Donatinτ softwarσ wil∞ ultimatel∙ improvσ you≥ softwarσ skill≤ ì anΣ tha⌠ oµ al∞ thσ other≤ usinτ it. "D∩á no⌠ despisσ thing≤ tha⌠ arσ free«á I⌠ i≤ curiou≤ fac⌠á iε ì thσá compute≥á worlΣá tha⌠ valuσ bear≤ almos⌠ n∩á relatioεá t∩ ì price« Somσ oµ thσ bes⌠ program≤ fo≥ persona∞ computer≤ arσ iε ìèthσ publiπ domain.ó (┴ quotσ froφ Kell∙ Smith¼ CP/M-NE╘ SYSOP) "HELP MODEM" gives more details on YAM and MODEM7. "HELP SOFTWARE" gives more details of exchanging software. :How to exchange software using XSTAM on this System Thσá BSTAM/HIT┼ compatiblσ utilit∙ XSTA═ caε als∩ bσ useΣá fo≥ ì copyinτ softwarσ froφ thσ system«á Al∞ thσ caveat≤ applyinτ t∩ ì usinτá XYA═ (seσ previou≤ category⌐ appl∙ equall∙ t∩ XSTAM«á ╔ ì don'⌠á likσ peoplσ usinτ XSTA═ fo≥ ß variet∙ oµ reason≤á (HEL╨ ì MODE═á give≤ details)¼á howeve≥ i⌠ i≤ therσ oε sufferance«á T∩ ì transfe≥ ß filσ t∩ you≥ systeφ type: 'XSTAM filename' Then start your BSTAM/HITE receive utility: 'RECEIVE filename' Iµá you≥á receivσá utilit∙ hasn'⌠ starteΣá givinτá yo⌡á "BLOC╦ ì RECEIVEDóá message≤ withiε ß minutσ o≥ so¼á somethinτ i≤ wronτ ì anΣ yo⌡ haΣ bette≥ abor⌠ anΣ wai⌠ fo≥ XSTA═ t∩ sto≡ sending. ì XSTA═á abort≤ afte≥ 2░ erro≥ message≤ a⌠ thσ RCP═ end¼á s∩á iµ ì yo⌡ abor⌠ BSTAM/HIT┼ a⌠ you≥ enΣ XSTA═ shoulΣ eventuall∙á dro≡ ì yo⌡á bacδ t∩ CP/═ commanΣ leve∞ oε thσ RCP═ systeφ (gooΣ luck¼ ì you'l∞ sooε seσ wh∙ ╔ don'⌠ likσ XSTAM)«á Iµ yo⌡ can'⌠ ge⌠ thσ ì system'≤á attentioεá agaiεá therσ i≤á littlσá alternativσá bu⌠ ì hanginτ u≡ anΣ callinτ iε again. YAM/MODEM╖ oε thσ othe≥ hanΣ caε tel∞ thσ transmi⌠ enΣ t∩ sto≡ ì tryinτ anΣ abort¼ ß mucΦ morσ civilizeΣ arrangement. "HEL╨ MODEMó give≤ morσ detail≤ oε XSTAM« Notσ tha⌠ yo⌡ shoulΣ ì onl∙á usσ XSTA═ a≤ temporar∙ measurσ unti∞ yo⌡ ge⌠á YAM/MODEM╖ ì running. :Squeezed files T∩ reducσ transmissioε time≤ anΣ minimizσ disδ spacσ useΣ somσ ì file≤á oε thi≤ systeφ arσ "Squeezed"«á Thesσ file≤ havσá thei≥ ì volumσá reduceΣ b∙ abou⌠ 40%¼á ß worthwhilσá saving«á SqueezeΣ ì file≤á caεá bσá identifieΣá b∙ thσ ╤á iεá thσá middlσá oµá thσ ì secondar∙á filσá names¼á i.e«á FOO.CQ═ (SqueezeΣá FOO.COM⌐á o≥ ì FOO.AQ═á (SqueezeΣá FOO.ASM)«á I⌠ i≤ usuall∙ obviou≤ wha⌠á thσ ì unsqueezeΣ filσ typσ i≤ mean⌠ t∩ be. File≤ arσ squeezeΣ anΣ unsqueezeΣ witΦ thσ SQ.CO═ anΣá USQ.CO═ ìèutilities«á Thesσá publiπá domaiε utilitie≤ arσ availablσá fo≥ ì transfe≥ froφ thi≤ systeφ a≤ SQ.OB╩ anΣ USQ.OBJ«á ┴á companioε ì utilit∙ FLS.OB╩ i≤ als∩ available«á T∩ looδ a⌠ ß squeezeΣ tex⌠ ì filσáá usσá XYAM«áá XYA═á ha≤á ßá LIS╘á facilit∙á whicΦáá wil∞ ì automaticall∙á unsqueezσá file≤á iµ the∙ arσ iεá thσá squeezeΣ ì format. Communicatioεá timσ caε bσ greatl∙ reduceΣ b∙ squeezinτá file≤ ì beforσ sendinτ theφ t∩ thi≤ system. See the file SQUEEZE.DOC for full details. :TYPE command Thσá TYP┼ commanΣ ha≤ severa∞ enhancement≤ ove≥á thσá standarΣ ì CP/═á TYPE«á I⌠á wil∞á accep⌠ wildcarΣ filename≤á anΣá displa∙ ì multiplσ files: TYPE command usage: TYPE name TYPE name nn TYPE name # TYPE name label Where: name Any CP/M text file name. * and ? allowed nn A starting line # (1 = first) # Means to count # of lines label Skip to label before printing Must match exactly and completely T∩ matcΦ leadinτ chars¼ enΣ thσ strinτ witΦ *. i.e. TYPE b:foo.asm tr* Iµá yo⌡ givσ aε ambiguou≤ filσ namσ AN─ ß startinτ linσ numbe≥ ì the line number will only apply to the first file displayed. Yo⌡á shoulΣ als∩ notσ tha⌠ XYA═ ha≤ ß TYP┼ anΣá LIS╘á command« ì Thσá TYP┼ commanΣ i≤ XYA═ wil∞ automaticall∙ unsqueezσ ╤ file≤ ì anΣ wil∞ no⌠ expanΣ TAB≤ iε tex⌠ file≤ whicΦ make≤ fo≥ quicke≥ ì sendinτá oµá man∙ ASCI╔ files«á Thσ LIS╘á commanΣá i≤á simila≥ ì excep⌠ tha⌠ i⌠ doe≤ expanΣ TABs. :PAGE utility Thσá PAG┼ utilit∙ i≤ designeΣ fo≥ readinτ tex⌠ files«á I⌠ wil∞ ì pausσá ever∙ 2┤ lines«á T∩ seσ thσ nex⌠ 2┤ line≤ oµ thσá file¼ ì pres≤ an∙ ke∙ oε you≥ keyboarΣ oncσ only« T∩ abor⌠ thσ displa∙ ì pres≤ an∙ ke∙ oε you≥ ke∙ boarΣ twice«á Iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ t∩á freezσ ì thσ displa∙ iε thσ middlσ oµ ß page¼ typσ Control-S. PAGE utility usage: PAGE name èWhere: name Any CP/M unambiguous text file name, * & ? NOT allowed :FIND utility and searching the User Group catalogues Thσá FIN─á utilit∙ i≤ designeΣ fo≥ searchinτ tex⌠ file≤ fo≥á ß ì matchinτ string«á It≤ maiε usσ oε thi≤ systeφ i≤ fo≥ searchinτ ì thσá variou≤á use≥ grou≡ catalogue≤ wheε yo⌡ arσá lookinτá fo≥ ì particula≥ programs«á Somσ oµ thσ catalogue≤ arσ ver∙ lonτ anΣ ì i⌠á hardl∙ wortΦ thσ effor⌠ oµ typinτ ou⌠ 3░ minute≤ wortΦá oµ ì tex⌠ t∩ finΣ onσ file« Wheε searchinτ thσ catalogue≤ FIN─ wil∞ displa∙ thσ wholσ linσ ì tha⌠á contain≤á thσá matcheΣ string«á Usuall∙á thσá linσá wil∞ ì contaiεá thσ volumσ anΣ prograφ numbe≥ oµ thσ prograφ yo⌡á arσ ì lookinτá for«á Sometime≤á yo⌡ wil∞ ge⌠ thσ seconΣá linσá oµá ß ì commen⌠á whicΦá ha≤ n∩ volumσ information«á Iε tha⌠á casσá thσ ì numbe≥á a⌠ thσ righ⌠ oµ thσ displayeΣ linσ i≤ thσá consecutivσ ì linσá numbe≥á iε thσ filσ anΣ yo⌡ caε usσ DISPLA┘ t∩á looδá a⌠ ì tha⌠á vicinit∙ oµ thσ file¼á seσ thσ DISPLA┘ selectioε iε thi≤ ì HEL╨ file. FIN─á wil∞á accep⌠á wildcard≤á iε thσá searcΦá filσá namσá anΣ ì alternative≤á iεá thσ searcΦ string¼á seσ thσá nex⌠á pagσá fo≥ ì usage. FIND utility usage: FIND name string FIND name string|string Where: name Any CP/M text file name, * and ? allowed string string to match | separator between strings if multiple match required, i.e. FIND CPMCAT.ALL TXT|DOC Al∞á tex⌠á iε thσ searcheΣ filσ i≤ matcheΣ a≤ thougΦá i⌠á werσ ì UPPE╥ CASE. :DISPLAY utility DISPLA┘á allow≤ displayinτ aε ASCI╔ filσ oε ß 2┤ linσá screen¼ ì witΦá command≤á simila≥á t∩á Digita∞á Research'≤á ED.CO═á (bu⌠ ì withou⌠ an∙ oµ thσ editinτ facilities). DISPLAY Utility usage: DISPLA┘ nameè Where: name Any unambiguous CP/M text file name, * and ? NOT allowed. Thσ command≤ shown¼á oε thσ nex⌠ screen¼á witΦ ß precedinτ "nó ì indicate≤ tha⌠ aε optiona∞ valuσ caε bσ specifieΣ t∩ evokσ "nó ì iteration≤á oµ thσ command«á Wheε ß commanΣ i≤ precedeΣ b∙á ß ì "-óá sign¼á thσá commanΣ wil∞ causσ displa∙ oµ thσ filσá iεá ß ì directioε toward≤ thσ star⌠ oµ thσ file«á UnsigneΣ value≤ arσ ì assumeΣ t∩ bσ positivσ (i.e.¼á "+"⌐ anΣ thereforσ "+ó neeΣ no⌠ ì bσ specified«á Also¼ displayinτ wil∞ sto≡ a⌠ thσ to≡ o≥ bottoφ ì oµ thσ filσ iµ to∩ largσ ß valuσ oµ "nó i≤ specified. Command: Operation performed: ======= =================== B Move pointer to beginning of file and display page. -nP Move pointer minus n pages and display page. nP Move pointer plus n pages and display page. 0P Move pointer to beginning of buffer and display page. -nL Move pointer minus n lines and display page. nL Move pointer plus n lines and display page. nD Discard n pages, refill buffer and display the current page. 0D Discard all data up to the current pointer, refill buffer and display the first page. E Exit DISPLAY and return to CP/M. ^C Control-C, exit DISPLAY and return to CP/M. ? Display this command summary <cr> Carriage return, move pointer to next page and display :DIR command Thσá DI╥á commanΣá ha≤ beeε modifieΣ froφá thσá standarΣá CP/═ ì command«á Thσ file≤ arσ displayeΣ iε alphabetica∞ orde≥ acros≤ ì thσ screen« Thσ displa∙ i≤ se⌠ u≡ fo≥ aε 8░ ° 2┤ screen« I⌠ i≤ ì possiblσ t∩ ge⌠ thσ utilit∙ t∩ displa∙ thσ directorie≤ fo≥ al∞ ì activσ drive≤ iε onσ pass¼ seσ usagσ below« Seσ DIR6┤ also. DIR command usage: DIR DIR B: DIR name DIR A: $o DIR A:name $o Where: name Any CP/M file name, * and ? allowedè B: Any valid CP/M drive identifier $o An option from the list on the following screen: $o Options :- Un Wherσ "nó i≤ ß valiΣ use≥ areß numbe≥ thi≤ ì áááááááááááááááááááádisplay≤ onl∙ thσ file≤ iε use≥ areß "n" ááááááááááDáááááááááSearche≤áá al∞á activσá drive≤á (mus⌠áá bσ ì ááááááááááááááááááááprecedeΣ b∙ "A:ó drivσ identifier) áááááááááááááááááááái.e A: $D ááááááááááááááááááááNote that options may be combined áááááááááááááááááááái.e.:- $BU1 áááááááááááááááááááá $u1a áááááááááááááááááááá $u4B etc. :DIR64 utility Thσá DIR6┤á utilit∙ i≤ provideΣ a≤ aε alternativσ t∩á thσá DI╥ ì command«á I⌠ i≤ functionall∙ identica∞ bu⌠ display≤ │á column≤ ì widσá anΣ 1┤ line≤ pe≥ pagσ t∩ fi⌠ ont∩ ß 16x6┤ screen«á I⌠ i≤ ì intendeΣ fo≥ SOL/VDM-1¼ ETI-640¼ Sorcere≥ anΣ othe≥ user≤ witΦ ì 6┤ columε screens« Seσ als∩ thσ DI╥ commanΣ hel≡ category. DIR64 command usage: DIR64 DIR64 B: DIR64 name DIR64 A: $o DIR64 A:name $o Where: name Any CP/M file name, * and ? allowed B: Any valid CP/M drive identifier $o An option from the list on the following screen: $o Options :- Un Wherσ "nó i≤ ß valiΣ use≥ areß numbe≥ thi≤ ì áááááááááááááááááááádisplay≤ onl∙ thσ file≤ iε use≥ areß "n" ááááááááááDáááááááááSearche≤áá al∞á activσá drive≤á (mus⌠áá bσ ì ááááááááááááááááááááprecedeΣ b∙ "A:ó drivσ identifier) áááááááááááááááááááái.e A: $D áááááááááááááááááááá ááááááááááááááááááááNote that options may be combined áááááááááááááááááááái.e.:- $BU1 áááááááááááááááááááá $u1a áááááááááááááááááááá $u4B etc. è:WHATSNEW utility Thσá "WHATSNEWó utilit∙ i≤ aε easy¼á quicδ wa∙ oµ findinτá ou⌠ ì wha⌠á ne≈ file≤ havσ beeε addeΣ t∩ ß disk«á I⌠ wil∞á sho≈á yo⌡ ì whicΦ file≤ havσ beeε added/deleteΣ froφ thσ disδ i⌠ i≤ oε anΣ ì thσá datσá oµá thσá las⌠ updatσá oµá WHATSNEW«á Generall∙á thσ ì WHATSNE╫ prograφ i≤ updateΣ oncσ ß weeδ (o≥ wheneve≥ thσ SYSO╨ ì get≤ arounΣ t∩ it). Therσá i≤ alway≤ ß WHATSNE╫ utilit∙ oε thσ A║á disδ anΣá therσ ì MA┘ bσ onσ oε thσ B║á disδ dependinτ oε wha⌠ i≤ mounteΣ oε thσ ì B║á drive«á Relativel∙ statiπ disk≤ sucΦ a≤ use≥ grou≡ volume≤ ì wil∞ no⌠ havσ ß WHATSNE╫ oε them. WHATSNEW command usage: WHATSNEW (There are no other commands or arguments) :FLIP utility Thσ FLI╨ utilit∙ wil∞ changσ thσ (frequency⌐ modσ oµ thσá RCP═ ì modem« Thσ RCP═ systeφ alway≤ start≤ ß cal∞ iε thσ ANSWE╥ modσ ì whicΦá mean≤á yo⌡ mus⌠ bσ iε thσ ORIGINAT┼á mode«á Somσá phonσ ì line≤á seeφá t∩á worδá bette≥ iµ thσ RCP═á systeφá i≤á iεá thσ ì ORIGINAT┼ modσ anΣ you≥ modem/couple≥ i≤ iε thσ ANSWE╥ mode. FLI╨á wil∞ "toggleó thσ modσ oµ thσ RCP═ systeφ s∩ yo⌡ caε tr∙ ì changinτá mode≤á anΣá iµ i⌠ i≤ n∩ bette≥ (o≥á worse⌐á yo⌡á caε ì changσá bacδ again«á FLI╨ wil∞ alway≤ tel∞ yo⌡ whicΦ modσá yo⌡ ì wil∞ neeΣ t∩ switcΦ you≥ modem/couple≥ into. Yo⌡á havσ 2░ second≤ t∩ re-establisΦ carrie≥ iε thσá ne≈á modσ ì beforσ thσ RCP═ systeφ wil∞ rese⌠ fo≥ anothe≥ call« Iµ yo⌡ arσ ì successfu∞á iεá re-establishinτá carrie≥ yo⌡á wil∞á receivσá ß ì messagσá sayinτ so«á FLI╨ wil∞ promp⌠ yo⌡ t∩ executσ thσá modσ ì changσ operatioε o≥ abor⌠ iµ yo⌡ entereΣ i⌠ b∙ mistake« FLIP command usage: FLIP (There are no other commands or arguments) Yo⌡ mus⌠ "loτ inó t∩ thσ RCP═ systeφ iε ORIGINAT┼ modσ bu⌠ yo⌡ ì havσá onσá chancσá t∩ changσ t∩ "ANSWERó modσ jus⌠á afte≥á thσ ì "lowe≥á caseó question«á Iµ yo⌡ d∩ changσ t∩ "ANSWERó modσá a⌠ ì tha⌠á poin⌠á yo⌡á canno⌠á changσ bacδá unti∞á yo⌡á reacΦá CP/═ ì commanΣ leve∞ anΣ arσ ablσ t∩ usσ FLIP. Somσá direc⌠á connec⌠ modem≤ ma∙ dro≡ thσá linσá wheεá changinτ ì modes«á Iµ yo⌡ arσ usinτ thi≤ typσ anΣ thinδ tha⌠ thi≤ coulΣ bσ ì ßá probleφá i⌠á i≤á ß gooΣ ideß t∩ picδá u≡á thσá phonσá beforσ ì executinτ FLI╨ s∩ tha⌠ thσ linσ wil∞ no⌠ bσ dropped. Acoustiπá couple≥ user≤ shoulΣ no⌠ havσ an∙ problem≤ a≤ lonτ a≤ ì they re-establish carrier within 20 seconds.è :Other HELP files related to this system Therσá arσá man∙á hel≡á file≤ on-line¼á man∙á arσá oµá genera∞ ì interes⌠á fo≥ CP/═ users«á Onl∙ ß fe≈ relatσ uniquel∙á t∩á thσ ì "Softwarσ Toolsó RCP═ system« The∙ are║ THIS-SYS.HLP (Fo≥á informatioε abou⌠ systeφ ì áááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááhardwarσ anΣ software) MESSAGES.HLP (Fo≥á hint≤ abou⌠ thσá messagσ ì ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááásub-system) MODEM.HLP (Fo≥á informatioεá abou⌠áá thσ ì ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááácommunication≤ utilities) SOFTWARE.HLP á (Fo≥á informatioεá abou⌠á dowε ì áááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááloadinτ anΣ exchanginτ publiπ ì ááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááááádomaiε softwarσ)ì Thesσ file≤ shoulΣ bσ regardeΣ a≤ dynamic¼á thei≥ content≤ arσ ì updateΣá oε aε ongoinτ basis«á Yo⌡ shoulΣ checδ theφ froφ timσ ì t∩ timσ fo≥ ne≈ categorie≤ anΣ changes.