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  10.    *                                                         *
  11.    *                     RATIONALE MANUAL                    *
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  13.    *                           for                           *
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  15.    *  ZCPR2 -- Z80 Command Processor Replacement, Version 2  *
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  20.                                by
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  22.                           Richard Conn
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  25.                         Manual Revision 0
  26.                         26 February 1983
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  33.                           ZCPR2 Version
  34.                                2.0
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  36.             Copyright (c) 1982, 1983 by Richard Conn
  37.                        All Rights Reserved
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  40.      ZCPR2¼á it≤ utilitie≤ a≤ distributed¼á anΣ it≤ documentatioε ì
  41. file≤á a≤ distributeΣ arσ copyrighted¼á 1982¼á b∙á RicharΣá Conn«  ì
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  47.      CP/═ i≤ ß registereΣ trademarδ oµ Digita∞ Research.
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  51.                    Rationale Manual for ZCPR2
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  53.                         Table of Contents
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  56.           Section                                      Page
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  58.           1.0  Introduction                              1
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  60.           2.0  Comparison Between ZCPR2 and the
  61.                          CP/M 2.2 CCP                    4
  62.                2.1  The ZCPR2 Prompt                     4
  63.                2.2  The ZCPR2 Resident Command Set       5
  64.                2.3  The ZCPR2 Residents Versus the
  65.                          CCP Residents                   7
  66.                2.4  The Structure of ZCPR2               9
  67.                2.5  The ZCPR2 Alternate Commands        11
  68.                2.6  Abandoning ^P                       13
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  70.           3.0  The ZCPR2 System                         14
  71.                3.1  Implementing the Named Directories  14
  72.                3.2  Common ZCPR2 Transient Structures
  73.                          and GENINS                     15
  74.                3.3  Multiple Command Line Buffer        16
  75.                3.4  SYSLIB                              17
  76.                3.5  Redirectable I/O                    18
  77.                3.6  ZCPR2 Utility Overview              19
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  79.           4.0  What Next?                               21
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  82. .he                 ZCPR2 Rationale Manual -- Foreword
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  88.                             Foreword
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  90.      Welcomσá t∩ thσ worlΣ oµ ZCPR2«á  Thi≤ i≤ onσ oµ fou≥á ZCPR▓ ì
  91. manuals¼á namel∙ thσ Rationalσ Manual«  It≤ purposσ i≤ t∩ explaiε ì
  92. wh∙á thing≤ werσ donσ thσ wa∙ the∙ werσ donσ unde≥ ZCPR▓ anΣá thσ ì
  93. ZCPR▓á Systeφ anΣ t∩ presen⌠ thσ desigε philosoph∙ oµ thσá systeφ ì
  94. t∩ you«  Thi≤ manua∞ i≤ aε exposeº oµ wh∙ ╔ diΣ thing≤ likσ ╔ diΣ ì
  95. witΦ ZCPR2¼á wha⌠ thσ tradσ off≤ were¼ wha⌠ direction≤ werσ takeε ì
  96. iεá thσ desigε anΣ why¼á anΣ othe≥ sucΦ technica∞ ditties«á  Thi≤ ì
  97. manua∞á i≤á quitσ technica∞ anΣ i≤ provideΣ t∩á givσá thσá interì
  98. mediatσ anΣ advanceΣ CP/═ use≥ ß bette≥ feelinτ anΣ understandinτ ì
  99. oµ ZCPR▓ internal≤ anΣ concepts«  Onσ warning¼ th∩ -- i⌠ tend≤ t∩ ì
  100. bσá boring«á  ╔á becamσ boreΣ iε writinτ it¼á anΣ ╔á suspec⌠á thσ ì
  101. reader≤ ma∙ becomσ boreΣ iε readinτ it«  I⌠ doe≤ havσ somσ value¼ ì
  102. tho¼ iε thσ learninτ process¼ anΣ i≤ presenteΣ fo≥ thi≤ reason.
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  104.      Therσ arσ threσ othe≥ manual≤ iε thσ ZCPR▓ Manua∞ Set«  The∙ ì
  105. arσ thσ Concept≤ Manual¼á thσ Installatioε Manual¼ anΣ thσ User'≤ ì
  106. Guide.
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  108.      Thi≤á Concept≤ Manua∞ i≤ ß gooΣ manua∞ t∩ reaΣ first«á  Oncσ ì
  109. completed¼á thσ intermediatσ o≥ advanceΣ use≥ shoulΣ bσ read∙á t∩ ì
  110. instal∞ ZCPR▓ oε hi≤ microcomputer«á  T∩ d∩ this¼ aε Installatioε ì
  111. Manua∞ i≤ provided«á  Thi≤ i≤ ver∙ technica∞ anΣ assume≤ intimatσ ì
  112. knowledgσá oµá 808░ anΣ Z8░ assembl∙ languagσá programming«á  Fo≥ ì
  113. reader≤á withou⌠ sucΦ knowledge¼á ╔ recommenΣ tha⌠ yo⌡ finΣá you≥ ì
  114. neares⌠ compute≥ cluΓ (anΣ therσ arσ TON╙ oµ them⌐ anΣ seeδ help«  ì
  115. Compute≥ Club≤ arσ ver∙ nicσ fo≥ tha⌠ sor⌠ oµ thing«  ╔ myselµ aφ ì
  116. ßá membe≥ oµ thσ Amateu≥ Compute≥ Grou≡ oµ Ne≈á Jerse∙á (ACG-NJ)¼ ì
  117. whicΦá i≤ ove≥ 110░ member≤ strong«á  Gettinτ involveΣ iε ßá comì
  118. pute≥ cluΓ caε reall∙ bσ lot≤ oµ fuε anΣ educational¼á anΣ inforì
  119. matioε anΣ programs¼ likσ ZCPR2¼ caε bσ shared.
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  121.      Thσá thirΣá ZCPR▓ manua∞ i≤ thσ User'≤ Guide«á  Al∞á oµá thσ ì
  122. ZCPR▓á utilitie≤á (referenceΣá b∙ namσ anΣá versioεá number⌐á arσ ì
  123. describeΣ iε thσ User'≤ Guide¼á anΣ man∙ samplσ termina∞ session≤ ì
  124. whicΦ illustratσ thei≥ usσ arσ included.
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  126.      ╔á sincerel∙ hopσ yo⌡ enjo∙ usinτ anΣ possibl∙ learninτ froφ ì
  127. ZCPR2«á  I⌠ ha≤ beeε ß pleasurσ creatinτ it¼ anΣ i⌠ i≤ als∩ ß lo⌠ ì
  128. oµ fuε t∩ usσ it«  M∙ opinion¼ oµ course.
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  130.                                         Richard Conn
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