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- EDITIN╟ TH┼ CP/═ OPERATIN╟ SYSTEM
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- File║ SYSTEM.TXT
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- By
- Walte≥ E« Pfiester
- ▒ Skaddeε Terrace
- Tully¼ N« Y« 13159
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- INTRODUCTION
- Editing¼á changinτá anΣ operatinτ oε you≥ CP/═ operatinτ systeφ caε bσ ß rea∞ ì
- hasslσ usinτ "DDT.COMó o≥ "XMAN.COM"«á Thesσ machinσ codσ editor≤ worδ directl∙ ì
- oεá thσ systeφ tracks«á I⌠ i≤ mucΦ easie≥ t∩ worδ oε thesσ track≤ iµá the∙á arσ ì
- saveΣá a≤á ßá filσ first«á Thi≤ articlσ wil∞ detai∞ ho≈ t∩ savσá thσá operatinτ ì
- systeφ track≤ a≤ ß filσ anΣ later¼ afte≥ editinτ o≥ changinτ thi≤ file¼ placinτ ì
- thi≤á filσ bacδ oε thσ disδ iε thσ prope≥ locatioε fo≥ usσ a≤ you≥ ne≈á versioε ì
- oµ CP/M.
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- SAVIN╟ TH┼ OPERATIN╟ SYSTE═ A╙ ┴ FILE
- Yo⌡á wil∞ havσ t∩ havσ "MOVCPM.COMó anΣ "SYSGEN.COMó oε thσ disδ yo⌡ wan⌠á t∩ ì
- operatσá on«á Iε addition¼á ╔ finΣ i⌠ usefu∞ t∩ havσ "SD.COMó (o≥ thσá enhanceΣ ì
- version¼á "S.COM"¼ "STAT.COM"¼ anΣ "EDFILE.COMó oε thσ samσ disk« Thσ firs⌠ tw∩ ì
- file≤á arσ useΣ t∩ measurσ thσ sizσ oµ thσ files«á Thσ late≥ filσ i≤ ßá machinσ ì
- codσ editor¼á iε thσ publiπ domaiε useΣ t∩ dum≡ anΣ edit¼ ful∞ screen¼ an∙ filσ ì
- usinτ HE╪ format≤ O╥ ASCI╔ codes« I⌠ i≤ no⌠ thσ inten⌠ oµ thi≤ articlσ t∩ delvσ ì
- iεá t∩á thσ usσ oµ "EDFILE.COM"«á Tha⌠ caε bσ bes⌠ handleΣ b∙á downloadinτá thσ ì
- "EDFILE.DOCó filσ froφ you≥ RCP/═ library«
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- Thσ firs⌠ thinτ tha⌠ yo⌡ mus⌠ d∩ i≤ t∩ measurσ thσ size¼ iε hexadecima∞ page≤ ì
- oµ memory¼ you≥ operatinτ system« Thσ easies⌠ wa∙ t∩ d∩ tha⌠ i≤ t∩ type:
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- A>movcpφ 6│ *
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- Fo≥á ou≥á purpose≤á herσ wσ wan⌠ t∩ finΣ ou⌠ ho≈ man∙á page≤á oµá memor∙á arσ ì
- requireΣ fo≥ ß 63╦ CP/═ system«á Iµ yo⌡ arσ usinτ ß 64╦ systeφ theε typσ movcpφ ì
- 6┤á *«á Fo≥á thi≤ articlσ ╔ wil∞ usσ ß 63╦ CP/═ system«á A≤ ß resul⌠á oµá thσ ì
- commanΣ above¼ Wha⌠ result≤ i≤ a≤ follows:
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- CONSTRUCTIN╟ 63δ CP/═ ver≤ 2.2
- READ┘ FO╥ "SYSGENó OR
- "SAV┼ 3┤ CPM63.COM"
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- +-------╛ Thi≤ i≤ thσ numbe≥ wσ want!
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- Thσ 6│ abovσ designate≤ thσ operatinτ systeφ size« Iµ yo⌡ arσ goinτ t∩ changσ ì
- thσá sizσ oµ thσ systeφ fo≥ late≥ editing¼á recompilinτ o≥ whatever¼á typσá thσ ì
- sizσ iε placσ oµ 64¼ iσ MOVCP═ 5╡ *.
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- Thσá importan⌠á thinτ herσ i≤ t∩ righ⌠ dowε thσ numbe≥ afte≥ thσá worΣá SAVE« ì
- Wha⌠á MOVCP═á ha≤ donσ fo≥ u≤ i≤ automaticall∙ calculatσ thσ amoun⌠á oµá memor∙ ì
- requireΣ t∩ savσ thσ CP/═ imagσ a≤ ß file« Yo⌡ arσ donσ usinτ "MOVCPM.COM".
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- No≈á typσ "SYSGEN"«á Iε responsσ t∩ thσ questioε SOURCE¼á typσ ßá <CR>«á Wheε ì
- prompteΣ a≤ t∩ thσ destination¼á typσ anothe≥ <CR>«á You≥ entirσ CP/═ operatinτ ì
- systeφ i≤ no≈ iε RAM¼ startinτ a⌠ 100h« T∩ savσ thi≤ imagσ a≤ ß filσ typσ "SAV┼ ìè3┤á CPM63.NEW"«á 3┤á i≤ thσ numbe≥ oµ hexadecima∞ page≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ camσá u≡á witΦ ì
- abovσá witΦá MOVCPM.CO═ above«á CPM63.NE╫ i≤ thσ filσ namσ giveε t∩á savσá thσ ì
- systeφ imagσ as«á I⌠ coulΣ jus⌠ a≤ easil∙ bσ nameΣ anythingí I⌠ shoulΣ als∩ bσ ì
- noteΣá a⌠á thi≤á timσá tha⌠ thσ operatinτ systeφ saveΣ ha≤ ZCP╥á oεá i⌠á (micr∩ ì
- Cornucopia'≤ version⌐ anΣ i⌠ wa≤ createΣ usinτ instruction≤ oε thei≥ disδ K22.
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- EDITIN╟ AN─ USIN╟ TH┼ NE╫ (SYSTEM⌐ FILE
- No≈ thσ filσ "CPM63.SYSó caε bσ edited¼á changed¼á whatever«á ╔ routinel∙ usσ ì
- "EDFILEó t∩ edi⌠ machinσ code«á I⌠ i≤ ß ful∞ screeε edito≥ tha⌠ caε bσ useΣ iε ì
- botΦá thσá ASCI╔ anΣ He° field«á Beside≤ which¼á i⌠ i≤ onσ oµ thσá bes⌠á FREE¼ ì
- publiπ domaiε piece≤ oµ softwareí
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- USIN╟ EDFILE
- A≤ aε examplσ iε usinτ thi≤ powerfu∞ tool¼ ╔ wil∞ changσ thσ logoε messagσ oε ì
- colΣ boo⌠ t∩ somethinτ morσ meaningful∞ than:
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- KAYPR╧ I╔ 63δ CP/═ vers« 2.▓
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- to
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- 63╦ ZCPR-▓ 9/20/84
- 882- 2.2
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- Iεá additioε ╔ wil∞ sho≈ yo⌡ ho≈ t∩ edi⌠ thσ operatinτ systeφ t∩á autoloaΣá ß ì
- filσ oε colΣ boot.
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- Thσ filσ we'l∞ bσ editinτ i≤ CPM63.NE╫ createΣ above«á T∩ edi⌠ usinτ EDFILE¼ ì
- typσ thσ following║ "EDFIL┼ CPM63.NEWó Wha⌠ wil∞ resul⌠ i≤ a≤ showε below:
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- A0>EDFIL┼ B:CPM63.SYS
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- Vers║ 01-10-84╗ by║ J.C.Kaltwasse≥ ª M.J.Mosko¼ K3RL
- File║ B:CPM63.SY╙ Record║ 0000░ (0000H⌐ LOF║ 0006╕ (0044H)
- 0░ 0▒ 0▓ 0│ 0┤ 0╡ 0╢ 0╖ 0╕ 0╣ 0┴ 0┬ 0├ 0─ 0┼ 0╞ 0123456789ABCDEF
- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ----------------
- 000░ - C│ 3┼ 0▓ 4│ 4╞ 5░ 5╣ 5▓ 4╣ 4╖ 4╕ 5┤ 2░ 2╕ 4│ 2╣ >C>.COPYRIGH╘ (C)<
- 001░ - 2░ 3▒ 3╣ 3╖ 3╕ 2├ 2░ 4┤ 4╣ 4╖ 4╣ 5┤ 4▒ 4├ 2░ 5▓ ╛ 1978¼ DIGITA╠ R<
- 002░ - 4╡ 5│ 4╡ 4▒ 5▓ 4│ 4╕ 2░ 5░ 6╞ 7▓ 7┤ 6╣ 6╞ 6┼ 7│ >ESEARC╚ Portions<
- 003░ - 2░ 2╕ 4│ 2╣ 2░ 3▒ 3╣ 3╕ 3▓ 2├ 2░ 4┼ 4├ 5│ 6╞ 2╢ ╛ (C⌐ 1982¼ NLSo&<
- 004░ - 0░ 2╣ 2╣ 2╣ 2╣ 2╣ 2╣ 2╣ C╣ 0┼ 0▒ C─ 0╡ 0░ F┼ 6▒ >.)))))))I..M..~a<
- 005░ - D╕ F┼ 7┬ D░ E╢ 5╞ C╣ 5╞ 0┼ 0▓ C─ 0╡ 0░ C╣ 3┼ 0─ >X~{Pf_I_..M..I>.<
- 006░ - C─ 5╖ 0▒ 3┼ 0┴ C─ 5╖ 0▒ C╣ E╡ C─ 5┼ 0▒ E▒ 7┼ B╖ >MW.>.MW.IeM^.a~7<
- 007░ - C╕ E╡ C─ 5╖ 0▒ E▒ 2│ C│ 6┼ 0▒ 4╞ 2┴ 0▒ 0░ 1▒ 1╕ >HeMW.a#Cn.O*....<
- ?SearcΦ Strinτ ╜ \KAYPR╧ II\
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- A⌠á thσá promp⌠ above¼á typσ aε "S"«á EDFIL┼ wil∞ asδ yo⌡ fo≥ thσ strinτá t∩ ì
- searcΦá on«á Wha⌠ wσ arσ doing¼á i≤ searchinτ fo≥ aε ASCI╔ strinτ (EDFIL┼á caε ì
- als∩á searcΦá fo≥ ß HE╪ string)«á Repl∙ witΦ ß backslasΦ "\óá anΣá thσá strinτ ì
- itselµ followeΣ b∙ anothe≥ backslash¼á a≤ showε above« Edfilσ wil∞ theε locatσ ì
- thσ strinτ a≤ showε belo≈ a⌠ addres≤ 1EE0« Thi≤ i≤ thσ beginninτ oµ thσ loτ oε ì
- messagσ wσ arσ goinτ t∩ change.
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- File║ B:CPM63.SY╙ Record║ 0006▒ (003DH⌐ LOF║ 0006╕ (0044H)
- 0░ 0▒ 0▓ 0│ 0┤ 0╡ 0╢ 0╖ 0╕ 0╣ 0┴ 0┬ 0├ 0─ 0┼ 0╞ 0123456789ABCDEF
- è -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ----------------
- 1E8░ - C│ 4╕ F┴ C│ 9╣ F┴ C│ F│ F┴ C│ 0╣ F┬ C│ 2╞ F┬ C│ >CHzC.zCszC.{C/{C<
- 1E9░ - 4╕ F┬ C│ 4│ F┬ C│ 3┼ F┬ C│ 7├ F┬ C│ 8░ F┬ C│ 8┤ >H{CC{C>{C|{C.{C.<
- 1EA░ - F┬ C│ 8╕ F┬ C│ 8├ F┬ C│ 9░ F┬ C│ 9╕ F┬ C│ 6╡ F┬ >{C.{C.{C.{C.{Ce{<
- 1EB░ - C│ A╕ F┬ 8▒ 0░ 0┬ 0┴ 0╕ 0├ 3░ 3▒ 3▓ 3│ 3┤ 3╡ 3╢ >C({......0123456<
- 1EC░ - 3╖ 3╕ 3╣ 2─ 2├ 0─ 2┼ 0╡ C─ 7╕ F┬ A╞ 3▓ 0┤ 0░ 3┴ >789-,...Mx{/2..:<
- 1ED░ - 3│ F┴ 3▓ 0│ 0░ 3┴ 4╖ F┴ D│ 0░ C─ C╞ F┬ 1┴ 0─ 0┴ >3z2..:GzS.MO{...<
- 1EE░ - 4┬ 4▒ 5╣ 5░ 5▓ 4╞ 2░ 4╣ 4╣ 2░ 3╢ 3┤ 6┬ 2░ 4│ 5░ >KAYPR╧ I╔ 64δ CP<
- 1EF░ - 2╞ 4─ 2░ 7╢ 6╡ 7▓ 7│ 2░ 3▓ 2┼ 3▓ 0─ 0┴ 0░ 3┼ C│ >/═ ver≤ 2.2...>C<
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- Typσ <CTRL╛ E« Thi≤ wil∞ placσ you≥ curso≥ iε thσ HE╪ field« T∩ movσ about¼ ì
- usσá thσá arro≈ keys«á T∩ changσ t∩ thσ ASCI╔ field¼á typσ anothe≥á <CTRL╛á E« ì
- Again¼á thσá arro≈ key≤ wil∞ movσ yo⌡ abou⌠ thi≤ field«á T∩ edi⌠ thσá message¼ ì
- typσá ove≥ thσ messagσ alread∙ there«á Remember¼á thσ carriagσ returε anΣ linσ ì
- feeΣá caε no⌠ bσ editiσ iε thσ ASCI╔ field¼á the∙ neeΣ t∩ bσ addeΣ iεá thσá HE╪ ì
- field«á No≈ tha⌠ yo⌡ havσ ß ne≈ loτ iε message¼á let≤ savσ i⌠ t∩ disk« First¼ ì
- typσ ß <CTRL╛ W«á Thi≤ wil∞ writσ al∞ you≥ change≤ ou⌠ t∩ RA═ anΣ placσ yo⌡ a⌠ ì
- EDFILE'≤ commanΣ level«á T∩ writσ thσ change≤ t∩ disδ anΣ returε t∩ CP/M¼ typσ ì
- ß "Qó (fo≥ QUIT)« You≥ arσ done!
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- Yo⌡ havσ ß ne≈ filσ t∩ loaΣ iε placσ oµ you≥ olΣ CP/═ operatinτ system« Oncσ ì
- yo⌡ havσ completeΣ changinτ thi≤ file¼á placinτ i⌠ bacδ iε thσ correc⌠ locatioε ì
- oε disδ i≤ ver∙ easy«á Typσ SYSGE╬ CPM63.SY╙ <cr>«á Thσ promp⌠ wil∞ asδ yo⌡ fo≥ ì
- thσ drivσ t∩ placσ thσ systeφ imagσ to« Typσ ┴ (o≥ ┬ o≥ whateve≥ drivσ yo⌡ wan⌠ ì
- i⌠ t∩ g∩ to).
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- A>SYSGE╬ CPM63.NE╫
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- KAYPR╧ SYSGE╬ VE╥ 2.2
- DESTINATIO╬ DRIV┼ NAM┼ (O╥ RETUR╬ T╧ REBOOT)Γ <------TYP┼ THIS
- DESTINATIO╬ O╬ b¼ THE╬ TYP┼ RETUR╬ <cr╛ <------------TYP┼ THIS
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- FUNCTIO╬ COMPLETE
- DESTINATIO╬ DRIV┼ NAM┼ (O╥ RETUR╬ T╧ REBOOT⌐ <cr╛ <--TYP┼ THIS
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- That'≤á al∞ therσ i≤ t∩ it«á Thσ nex⌠ timσ yo⌡ boo⌠ ofµ thσ drivσ you'l∞ havσ ì
- you≥ ne≈ systeφ imagσ oε i⌠ witΦ thσ ne≈ loτ iε message.
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- Let≤ d∩ thi≤ again¼á iε additioε t∩ thσ ne≈ loτ iε message¼á havσ thσá systeφ ì
- autoloaΣá "╙ $AL"«á "Só i≤ ß modifieΣ versioε oµ "SD-92ó tha⌠ ╔ havσ modified« ì
- Thσ $A╠ commanΣ tai∞ wil∞ loδ a⌠ al∞ use≥ areas¼á anΣ lis⌠ thσ director∙ oµ al∞ ì
- libraries« No≈ let≤ modif∙ thσ operatinτ system¼ again.
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- Thi≤ time¼ usσ thσ ASCI╔ searcΦ agaiε onl∙ looδ fo≥ thσ worΣ "COPYRIGHT":
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- File║ B:CPM63.SY╙ Record║ 0001╖ (0011H⌐ LOF║ 0006╕ (0044H)
- 0░ 0▒ 0▓ 0│ 0┤ 0╡ 0╢ 0╖ 0╕ 0╣ 0┴ 0┬ 0├ 0─ 0┼ 0╞ 0123456789ABCDEF
- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ----------------
- 088░ - C│ 5├ E╖ C│ 5╕ E╖ 7╞ 0░ 2░ 2░ 2░ 2░ 2░ 2░ 2░ 2░ >C\gCXg« <
- 089░ - 2░ 2░ 2░ 2░ 2░ 2░ 2░ 2░ 4│ 4╞ 5░ 5╣ 5▓ 4╣ 4╖ 4╕ ╛ COPYRIGH<
- 08A░ - 5┤ 2░ 2╕ 4│ 2╣ 2░ 3▒ 3╣ 3╖ 3╣ 2├ 2░ 4┤ 4╣ 4╖ 4╣ >╘ (C⌐ 1979¼ DIGI<
- 08B░ - 5┤ 4▒ 4├ 2░ 5▓ 4╡ 5│ 4╡ 4▒ 5▓ 4│ 4╕ 2░ 2░ 0░ 0░ >TA╠ RESEARC╚ ..<
- 08C░ - 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ >................<
- 08D░ - 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ >................<
- 08E░ - 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ >................<
- è08F░ - 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ >................<
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- Notσá thσ patterε oµ HE╪ 20'≤ above«á A⌠ locatioε 088╖ (no≈ 00h⌐á placσá thσ ì
- numbe≥ oµ HE╪ byte≤ thσ commanΣ linσ wil∞ contain¼ iε thi≤ case¼ 5« A⌠ locatioε ì
- 088╕ star⌠ thσ actua∞ command« Thσ resul⌠ i≤ a≤ showε below:
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- File║ B:CPM63.SY╙ Record║ 0001╖ (0011H⌐ LOF║ 0006╕ (0044H)
- 0░ 0▒ 0▓ 0│ 0┤ 0╡ 0╢ 0╖ 0╕ 0╣ 0┴ 0┬ 0├ 0─ 0┼ 0╞ 0123456789ABCDEF
- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ----------------
- 088░ - C│ 5├ E╖ C│ 5╕ E╖ 7╞ 0╡ 5│ 2░ 2┤ 4▒ 4├ 2░ 2░ 2░ >C\gCXg.╙ $A╠ <
- 089░ - 2░ 2░ 2░ 2░ 2░ 2░ 2░ 2░ 4│ 4╞ 5░ 5╣ 5▓ 4╣ 4╖ 4╕ ╛ COPYRIGH<
- 08A░ - 5┤ 2░ 2╕ 4│ 2╣ 2░ 3▒ 3╣ 3╖ 3╣ 2├ 2░ 4┤ 4╣ 4╖ 4╣ >╘ (C⌐ 1979¼ DIGI<
- 08B░ - 5┤ 4▒ 4├ 2░ 5▓ 4╡ 5│ 4╡ 4▒ 5▓ 4│ 4╕ 2░ 2░ 0░ 0░ >TA╠ RESEARC╚ ..<
- 08C░ - 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ >................<
- 08D░ - 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ >................<
- 08E░ - 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ >................<
- 08F░ - 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ 0░ >................<
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- Savσá thi≤ filσ again¼á anΣ pu⌠ i⌠ iε placσ oµ you≥ systeφ tracks«á No≈á thσ ì
- nex⌠á timσ yo⌡ colΣ boot¼á thσ loτ iε messagσ wil∞ bσ meaningful∞ anΣ yo⌡á wil∞ ì
- automaticall∙ ruε "╙ $AL".
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- SUMMARY
- Wheεá yo⌡á obtaiεá ß cop∙ oµ "EDFILE.COMó makσ surσ t∩ obtaiε ß cop∙á oµá thσ ì
- accompanyinτ .DO├ file¼ i⌠ i≤ absolutel∙ essential« Anothe≥ featurσ ╔ havσ no⌠ ì
- heretofo≥ mentioned¼ EDFILE.CO═ ha≤ HEL╨ feature≤ buil⌠ in!
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- ╔ als∩ usσ thi≤ methoΣ oµ editinτ m∙ CP/═ systeφ iε orde≥ t∩ tes⌠ m∙ compileΣ ì
- Turb∩á Pasca∞á file≤ unde≥ differen⌠ sizσ operatinτ system≤ (saveΣ oεá disδá a≤ ì
- CPM64.COM¼á CPM63.COM¼á CPM62.COM¼ etc.)« Additionally¼ ╔ havσ useΣ thi≤ methoΣ ì
- t∩ changσ m∙ operatinτ systeφ (changeΣ thσ residen⌠ CP/═ commanΣ "USERó t∩ "U"¼ ì
- logoεá procedures¼á autoloaΣ functions¼á promp⌠ messages¼á anΣá differen⌠á sizσ ì
- operatinτá system≤á witΦ ne≈ logica∞ assignment≤ fo≥ m∙ disδ drives«á Tr∙á thi≤ ì
- systeφá anΣ ╔ don'⌠ thinδ you'l∞ eve≥ g∩ bacδ t∩ usinτ "XAMN.COMó o≥á "DDT.COMó ì
- t∩ modif∙ your .COM files againí