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-read.me 6/16/86
TurboROM patches for Kaypro Software
This disk contains files that are used to "patch" several appli
cation programs that were either bundled by Kaypro or are
specific to the Kaypro. The files that are requied for the
patches are located on USER area 0:
1. TRPATCH.COM Executable program that does the patching.
2. TRPATCH.DAT Data file that contains the patch info.
To use the patch program, the files TRPATCH.COM and TRPATCH.DAT
should be copied to the same drive and user as the application
programs. At the operating system prompt enter "TRPATCH" and a
RETURN to execute the TRPATCH.COM program. The TRPATCH program
will present a menu of files to patch; just follow the
instructions.
The files on USER area 1 are the assembly language source files
that are used for the patches. These source files are provided
for the curious and are not required for the proper operation of
the TRPATCH program.
<<< WARNING >>>
Do not use the TRPATCH.COM program to patch your original copies
of your application programs. Use the TRPATCH.COM program only
on backup copies of the programs (if something goes wrong you
don't want to risk destroying your originals).
The current version of the TRPATCH.DAT file contains patches for
the following programs:
+------------+-----------+-------+
| Progarm | Version | Notes |
+------------+-----------+-------+
| Automite | Vers 1.60 | 3 |
| Automite | Vers 1.61 | U,3 |
| CalcStar | Vers 1.46 | U |
| DataStar | Vers 1.42 | U |
| FastBack83 | Vers 1.1 | 1 |
| FastBack84 | Vers 1.1 | 2 |
| FastRest83 | Vers 1.1b | 1 |
| FastRest84 | Vers 1.1b | 2 |
| Formgen | Vers 1.42 | U |
| MasterMenu | Vers 4.51 | 3 |
| MasterMenu | Vers 5.22 | 3 |
| MasterMenu | Vers 5.30 | U,3 |
| Redit | Vers 1.03 | U |
| Report | Vers 1.03 | U |
| Rinstall | Vers 1.03 | U |
| WordStar | Vers 3.30 | U,4 |
+------------+-----------+-------+
Notes:
(1) These patches are used to modify FASTBACK and
FASTREST for use on an '83 Kaypro with an added
hard disk drive.
(2) These patches are used to modify FASTBACK and
FASTREST for use on an '84 Kaypro with an added
hard disk drive.
(3) These patches ensure that the 25th line is cleared
correctly.
(4) This patch for WordStar is specific to the
versions of WordStar bundled with the "U ROM"
software. The patch will work with nearly all
variations of WordStar 3.30, however the TRPATCH
program will probably indicate that the version ID
does not match.
(U) These patches are used to modify the versions of
these applications that were bundled with the "U
ROM" machines from Kaypro.
Background Information On the Patches
Many of the application programs bundled by Kaypro with the "U
ROM" computers are incompatible with the Advent TurboROM. There
are there areas of compatibility problems addressed by the
TRPATCH.COM patches:
1. Function key definitions.
The "U ROM" operating system software (BIOS) handles the
translation of the arrow and keypad keys completely dif
ferently than the operating system software used with any
previous Kaypro computer. The TurboROM fully supports the
arrow and keypad conventions established by the previous
(pre-U ROM) computers. All of the "U ROM" application
patches, except for MASMENU and AUTOMITE, modify the arrow
key translation.
2. CRT screen handling
TurboROM treats the CRT screen as either a 24 line scrolling
region with a fixed 25th status line or as a 25 line
scrolling screen with no status line. Although, this des
cription seems reasonable and follows conventions set by
terminal manufacturers, the handling of the CRT screen by
the original Kaypro ROM and the associated application pro
grams is at times different and inconsistent at best. The
patches for MASMENU and AUTOMITE deal primarily with the CRT
handling problem.
3. Subtle problems
Some of the application programs such as AUTOMITE and
various versions of the MASMENU program have some very odd
operating system dependencies. The dependencies usually
result in the programs not exiting to the operating system
in a reliable manner to ensure that a "Warm Boot" is exe
cuted. Changing the CCP portion of the operating system
from Digital Research's CCP to ZCPR1 or Plu*Perfect Systems
2.2E tends to aggravate the subtle problems with these pro
grams.
FASTBACK / FASTREST
Fastback and Fastrest are low cost and very fast hard disk
backup and restore utilities written for the Kayrpo 10.
These programs can back up a 10M hard disk in 8 to 10
minutes. The backup utility does not require pre-formatted
diskettes!!!.
Fastback works fine with and without the TurboROM. FastBack
is not picky about the hard disk drive. Fastback can be
used to backup a stock Kaypro 10 hard disk drive and then
restore the data to the same Kaypro after dropping in the
TurboROM and a 20M drive. We've also used Fastback to load
and unload our RAM Disk very quickly.
Fastback and Fastrest are hard coded for the Kaypro 10. The
patches provided here, modify Fastback and Fastrest to run
on both '83 and '84 Kaypros that have had hard disks added.
These patches read and write using the first floppy disk
drive and this drive MUST be a double sided 48TPI drive.
Fastback is a commercial product available from:
eSOFT (Phil Becker)
4100 South Parker Road #305
Aurora, CO 80014
(303) 699-6565.