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How to:
- Add color to IBM's FileCommand, and
- Make it run faster on some video boards.
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I set out to make every program I run use color, partly because the
default white isn't "easy on the eyes", & because cause the screen just
looks more interesting in color.
As an exercise, I've modified IBM's FileCommand to have some
"interesting" colors. Here's how you can patch it:
- DEBUG f.com (or whatever you call it).
- Using the E command, examine each address to verify before changing
it. After making the changes, type: "n fcolor.com", then "W", then "Q".
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ADDR WAS NOW
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0A96 70 6E Function key strings on bottom
0A89 0F 0E Function key numbers on bottom
0BC3 70 70 Added file description color (2nd bottom line)
0B37 70 6E Status line
0C4E 07 06 File name color from white to brown ("amber" on my Taxan)
0C5A 07 07 After executing a command, leave it low-white
0C89 07 02 File status information - make it green
14FE 0F 0F Commands you key in - leave them intense white.
3C7A 0F 09 Make IBM logo "IBM blue" on initial screen
3CEB 07 06 Make serial #, author (etc) on logo screen "brown".
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If you have a monitor and graphics board that doesn't need to wait
for the retrace time to avoid flicker when the screen is updated, make
the following patch: 968 was "push cx" - make it a "ret". This will
skip the "wait for retrace" routine. This significantly improves
FileCommand on my Amdek Mai, because the screen no longer completely
blanks and flashes when scrolling. HEY: could someone with an IBM
color board tell me how this looks if you do it? I am just curious.
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If you don't like the logo screen, consider that it is "something
to stare at while the directory is being read". If that doesn't
satisfy you, check 3c57, and if it was "mov dx,100", make it "JMP 3D2F".
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07/15/84, Ward Christensen 76703,302