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- .PAè APPENDIX C -- Changes from Previous Versions
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- NOT┼ -- Iµ yo⌡ havσ beeε usinτ FATCA╘ versioε 2.0 - 2.3¼ pleasσ
- REA─ THIS:
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- Nonσ oµ thσ prograφ file≤ iε FATCA╘ vers« 2.0 thru 2.3 (thosσ ì
- witΦ filσ type≤ oµ .COM¼ .CHN¼ .00?⌐ o≥ thσ Configuratioε File≤ ì
- (.CFG⌐ arσ compatiblσ witΦ versioε 2.4« T∩ avoiΣ needles≤ ì
- confusion¼ yo⌡ shoulΣ makσ surσ yo⌡ havσ backeΣ thesσ file≤ u≡ ì
- ont∩ aε archiva∞ disk¼ anΣ theε GE╘ THE═ OF╞ YOU╥ SYSTEM« The∙ ì
- wil∞ no⌠ worδ witΦ thσ versioε 2.4 files¼ eveε thougΦ somσ oµ ì
- theφ havσ thσ samσ names. (Actually the .CFG files from v 2.3,
- but NOT from earlier versions will work with 2.4).
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- HOWEVER¼ AL╠ actua∞ cataloτ anΣ inde° file≤ (.LIX¼ .RIX¼ .DNX¼ ì
- .LCX¼ .RCX¼ anΣ .TCX⌐ froφ previou≤ version≤ AR┼ PERFECTL┘ ì
- COMPATIBL┼ witΦ versioε 2.4¼ s∩ therσ i≤ n∩ neeΣ t∩ d∩ anythinτ ì
- witΦ you≥ actua∞ datß files¼ the∙ wil∞ worδ jus⌠ finσ unde≥ ì
- eithe≥ version.
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- BUG FIXES
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- Bugs fixed in version 2.4
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- Thσ las⌠ filenamσ i≤ no≈ correctl∙ displayeΣ iε X-reµ forma⌠ ì
- listings.
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- The program should find overlays at all phases of operation
- (just keep them on the program drive and you will be all right.)
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- If the library cataloguing function is turned off then no
- spurious number of library files will be reported.
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- FATCA╘ shoulΣ no≈ worδ properl∙ witΦ CP/═ Plus« ╔ sa∙ ì
- should because I have not tested this myself but have had some
- dedicated users of CP/M+ check out modifications. Some changes
- havσ beeε madσ sincσ then¼ s∩ ╔ won'⌠ guaranteσ anything¼ bu⌠ i⌠ ì
- woulΣ surprisσ mσ greatl∙ iµ the∙ don'⌠ work« CP/M½ user≤ bσ ì
- surσ t∩ holle≥ iµ something'≤ amiss.
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- No mysterious number gets displayed during a catalog cycle.
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- Three bugs, are fixed in version 2.3
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- -- ┴ seriou≤ buτ tha⌠ causeΣ librar∙ file≤ no⌠ t∩ bσ deleteΣ ì
- properly has been fixed. This may have caused some corruption
- iε you≥ cataloτ files¼ bu⌠ no⌠ you≥ inde° files« T∩ check¼ ì
- cataloτ ß disk¼ notσ thσ numbe≥ oµ liibrar∙ file≤ reported« Theε ì
- outpu⌠ al∞ file≤ iε thσ catalog« Iµ thesσ number≤ don'⌠ agreσ ìè.HE APPENNDIX C: CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS VERSIONS
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- witΦ thσ one≤ obtaineΣ previousl∙ you≥ cataloτ filσ i≤ corrupted« ì
- Running the <M> option will fix it.
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- -- Searche≤ iε OUTPU╘ modσ no≈ givσ correc⌠ result≤ wheε ì
- seraching unambigous file names.
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- -- Counts of files now give correct results.
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- Two major bugs were fixed in Version 2.1.
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- -- Thσ adΣ anΣ renamσ function≤ iε cleanu≡ modσ no≈ givσ ful∞ ì
- acces≤ t∩ use≥ area≤ othe≥ thaε thσ curren⌠ one.
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- -- Disk resets have been added in places where disk swapping wasì
- occurrinτ -- causinτ BDO╙ error≤ wheε ruε unde≥ CP/M« Thi≤ wa≤ ì
- no⌠ ß probleφ unde≥ ZRDOS¼ whicΦ i≤ ho≈ i⌠ slippeΣ through.
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- ENHANCEMENTS
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- The following enhancements are provided in version 2.4:
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- -- A Print to File option has been added to the OUTCAT module.
- This should please those who find my output formats in previous
- versions too "authoritarian." Also the "Disk Information" or
- <I╛ optioε ha≤ beeε updateΣ t∩ worδ witΦ thσ samσ keyboarΣ ì
- controls as the OUTCAT module.
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- PLEAS┼ NOTE: Thi≤ changσ ha≤ necessitateΣ furthe≥ smal∞ ì
- change≤ iε thσ functioninτ oµ OUTCAT« Thσ synta° i≤ differen⌠ ì
- wheε callinτ OUTCA╘ froφ thσ commanΣ line« Thσ 'Printerº ì
- selectioε i≤ calleΣ witΦ thσ paramete≥ >LST║ o≥ >PRN:« Thσ ì
- "Bothó selectioε ha≤ beeε eliminated╗ insteaΣ thσ cataloτ i≤ ì
- alway≤ simultaneousl∙ printeΣ t∩ screeε wheneve≥ i⌠ i≤ outpu⌠ ì
- eithe≥ t∩ printe≥ o≥ t∩ file«
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- Also¼ thσ XCA╘ forma⌠ optioε i≤ selecteΣ NO╘ froφ withiε thσ ì
- Outpu⌠ paramete≥ a≤ iε vers« 2.3¼ bu⌠ b∙ mean≤ oµ it≤ owε ì
- paramete≥ whicΦ i≤ simpl∙ ß '+'« Seσ thσ manua∞ fo≥ morσ ì
- information.
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- -- Morσ informativσ erro≥ message≤ no≈ appea≥ oε Disδ Ful∞ anΣ ì
- other such conditions.
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- -- Unde≥ norma∞ conditions¼ thσ temporar∙ .TC╪ filσ wil∞ no⌠ bσ ì
- eraseΣ unti∞ thσ othe≥ file≤ havσ beeε closeΣ durinτ thσ updatσ ì
- phase« Thi≤ shoulΣ makσ i⌠ easie≥ t∩ recove≥ froφ disδ ful∞ ì
- crashe≤ anΣ such«
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- The following enhancement is provided in version 2.3:
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- -- Outpu⌠ no≈ availablσ iε ß cross-referencσ forma⌠ simila≥ t∩ ì
- XCAT¼ iε additioε t∩ thσ previou≤ FATCA╘ format« Accessiblσ froφ ì
- new <X> option on main menu or from command line of OUTCAT.
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- Thσ followinτ enhancement≤ arσ provideΣ iε versioε 2.1:
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- -- Thσ single/multiplσ modσ togglσ ha≤ beeε eliminated« Thi≤ ì
- functioε i≤ no≈ controlleΣ b∙ thσ Automatiπ Reinde° toggle« ì
- Leavinτ thi≤ ofµ speed≤ u≡ thσ updatinτ process¼ regardles≤ oµ ì
- whethe≥ onσ disδ o≥ severa∞ havσ beeε inserted¼ anΣ therσ i≤ n∩ ì
- automatiπ updatσ a≤ iε forme≥ singlσ mode« Wha⌠ yo⌡ gaiε herσ i≤ ì
- faste≥ operation« However¼ thσ tradeofµ i≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ losσ thσ ì
- robus⌠ backu≡ tha⌠ thi≤ admittedl∙ slowe≥ methoΣ provided« Iµ ì
- yo⌡ arσ goinτ t∩ ruε witΦ thσ Auto-ReInde° ofµ i⌠ i≤ recommendeΣ ì
- tha⌠ yo⌡ bacδ u≡ you≥ cataloτ disks.
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- -- Sincσ Auto-Reindexinτ ma∙ no≈ bσ disabled¼ wσ havσ addeΣ thσ ì
- 'Mº optioε whicΦ give≤ ß manua∞ Recreatioε oµ thσ Cataloτ file≤ ì
- froφ thσ inde° files¼ whicΦ useΣ t∩ happeε unde≥ Updatinτ iε thσ ì
- multiplσ modσ (anΣ whicΦ caε stil∞ bσ achieveΣ unde≥ Auto-ì
- Reindex)« Thσ 'Fº Optioε i≤ no≈ renameΣ 'R'.
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- -- FATCA╘ no≈ take≤ bette≥ advantagσ oµ memor∙ spacσ resultinτ iε ì
- ß faste≥ throughput¼ sincσ disδ accesse≤ arσ reduced« Thi≤ wil∞ ì
- bσ apparen⌠ especiall∙ oε flopp∙ baseΣ systems.
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- -- Thσ Printe≥ Offse⌠ ha≤ beeε addeΣ a≤ ß configuratioε optioε ì
- fo≥ thosσ wh∩ likσ t∩ leavσ thei≥ pape≥ iε ß fixeΣ positioε oε ì
- thei≥ printers«
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- -- CommanΣ Linσ Contro∞ oµ Outpu⌠ i≤ no≈ provided« Seσ thσ ì
- sectioε 'OUTCATº fo≥ ß descriptioε oµ thi≤ feature« Thσ outpu⌠ ì
- modulσ wil∞ worδ froφ thσ menu¼ however¼ jus⌠ a≤ i⌠ diΣ before.
- On-line help available for OUTCAT with command OUTCAT //.
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- -- Configuratioε setu≡ provisioε allowinτ FATCA╘ t∩ sto≡ ì
- conflictinτ witΦ thσ Plu*Perfec⌠ DateStamper'≤ assumptioε tha⌠ ì
- its special file would be first in any sort.
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- DateStamper is a trademark of Plu*Perfect Systems.