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The text below is the relative portions of 2 messages left on the TI-ECHO.
Hope it does someone some good. Rory Binkerd
188/202 10 Nov 89 09:16:17
From: Scott Stasiowski
To: Tony Dalfonzo
Subj: MDOS TIDBITS
Attr:
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Below are listed a few things that after about 2 years I found out have been
in some versions of MDOS that were very very sadly not even so as much as
written down in an addedum by Myarc for their Geneve owners that can not
afford Compuserve or Genie. So for you folks in the Sticks I offer this
file.
///
+---------+--------------------------------------------+------------------- +
|COMMANDS | WHAT IT PERFORMS | COMMENTS |
+---------+--------------------------------------------+------------------- +
|DIR `D | Shows DISPLAY type filenames. | Catalogs your disk|
|DIR `DV | Shows DISPLAY VARIABLE type filenames. | and looks for only|
|DIR `DF | Shows DISPLAY FIXED type filenames. | selected filetypes|
|DIR `IV | Shows INTERNAL VARIABLE type filenames. | you specify with |
|DIR `IF | Shows INTERNAL FIXED type filenames. | the DIR ` command.|
|DIR `P | Shows PROGRAM type filenames. | |
+---------+--------------------------------------------+------------------- +
|COPY `D | Copies all DISPLAY types | Using the ` com- |
|COPY `DV | Copies all DISPLAY VARIABLE types. | mand with the COPY|
|COPY `DF | Copies all DISPLAY FIXED files. | command will copy |
|COPY `IV | Copies all INTERNAL VARIABLE files. | All specified file|
|COPY `IF | Copies all INTERNAL FIXED files. | types on your disk|
|COPY `P | Copies all PROGRAM files. | to be copied. |
+---------+--------------------------------------------+------------------- +
|DEL `D | Deletes all DISPLAY types. | Using the ` com- |
|DEL `DV | Deletes all DISPLAY VARIABLE types. | mand with the DEL |
|DEL `DF | Deletes all DISPLAY FIXED files. | command will then |
|DEL `IV | Deletes all INTERNAL VARIABLE files. | Delete All spec- |
|DEL `IF | Deletes all INTERNAL FIXED files. | ified filetype to |
|DEL `P | Deletes all PROGRAM files. | to be deleted! |
+---------+--------------------------------------------+------------------- +
|ATTRIB +P `D | Protects all DISPLAY types. | Using ATTRIB +P |
|ATTRIB +P `DV | Protects all DISPLAY VARIABLE types. | command with the `|
|ATTRIB +P `DF | Protects all DISPLAY FIXED files. | command will cause|
|ATTRIB +P `IV | Protects all INTERNAL VARIABLE files.| all specified file|
|ATTRIB +P `IF | Protects all INTERNAL FIXED files. | type to become |
|ATTRIB +P `P | Protects all PROGRAM files. | Protected. |
+---------+--------------------------------------------+------------------- +
|ATTRIB -P `D | Un-Protects all DISPLAY types. | Using ATTRIB -P |
|ATTRIB -P `DV | Un-Protects all DISPLAY VARIABLE type| command with the `|
|ATTRIB -P `DF | Un-Protects all DISPLAY FIXED files. | command will cause|
|ATTRIB -P `IV | Un-Protects all INTERNAL VARIABLE | all specified file|
|ATTRIB -P `IF | Un-Protects all INTERNAL FIXED files.| types to become |
|ATTRIB -P `P | Un-Protects all PROGRAM files. | Un-Protected. |
+---------+--------------------------------------------+------------------- +
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SCROLLING THE COMMAND STACK
---------------------------
In the Geneve Mdos manual on p.34 they mention Scrolling the Command Stack.
Well
the Geneve can do this but with Two changes I have noticed. The FCTN UP and
DOWN arrows are used NOT the F1 key as the manual states!
////
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SCROLLING THE SCREEN
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////
In the Geneve manual on p.35 they state that F3 allows you to see again the
Test etc that has gone off your scren. Well again the Geneve 9640 can do this
but you MUST use the FCTN 6 to Scroll UP the screen and then you could also
use the FCTN 4 key to Scroll Down the screen.
////
NOTE: While in this SCROLL MODE you can also use your UP and DOWN arrows
for minor Adjustments.
////
FILENAMES
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////
Have you ever tried to rename a file from MY/FILE to some other name while in
MDOS? Well MDOS gets upset and doesn't think it is a valid filename. The / is
reserved for special Mdos commands. So a way around it is to type:
REN MY"/"FILE MYFILE
Did you notice the " " that I used? Well that is a lil trick that Don Walden
from the Milawaukee Area Usergroup showed me when I last had Him over for a
visit some ancient time ago.
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SCREEN COLORS
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///
Looking through the manual I did not find a reference to any color setup. But
there is one! You can use the following commands either in your BATCH files or
in your Autoexex files or simply just by typing them in at your A> or whatever
drive you are at:
MODE Fn Foreground / Where n equals any number from 1-16
MODE Bn Background / Where n equals any number from 1-16
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Scott
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