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C O M . C P Y
by Robert Rockefeller
LOADSTAR 128 #10 was the memorable Utilities issue and one of the more
useful systems was Robert Rockefeller's 128 SHELL. It was a small, fast
program that made your 128 act like a CP/M or MS-DOS system in that you had
access to machine language tools and programs merely by typing the name of
the tool. It was a great programmer's and user's system and we are happy to
announce that Robert has added another fantastic program, a fast and
friendly file copier for the SHELL.
You won't need LOADSTAR 128 #10 to use this program. Everything is on
this disk, but if you want to enjoy the full power and utility of Robert's
SHELL system, I recommend you get #10 and its collection of utilities. But
enough marketing hype, here's Robert to tell you about his new baby.
COM.CPY is a menu-driven copy program for the C128 SHELL which can run
in either 40-column or 80-column mode. To use CPY just type CPY then
RETURN, but only after the SHELL has been loaded. If you choose Run It (or
press R while reading this text) the SHELL will be loaded and you can just
type CPY to go straight to COM.CPY.
At the top of the screen is a horizontal menu strip with these entries:
DISK, FILE, SETUP, and QUIT. To select an entry from a menu just position
the cursor on a menu item using the CRSR keys, then press RETURN. Below the
menu is the program title. Below the title are instructions for using the
menu system. Below the instructions is a box which lists the current source
and destination devices used when copying.
Selecting DISK causes a sub-menu to drop down with five entries:
ERASE - erases a disk without re-formatting. You will be required to enter
the device number and a new disk name at a prompt. This is often known as a
short format.
FORMAT - formats a disk. Again, enter the device number and a new disk name
and ID.
COMMAND - allows you to issue a DOS command to a disk device. Typical DOS
commands are RENAME, SCRATCH, INITIALIZE and COPY. For RENAMEing and
SCRATCHING files it's easier to use the SCRATCH and RENAME features found in
the FILE menu, described below.
COLLECT - validates a disk. COLLECT is equivalent to the BASIC 7.0 COLLECT
command.
DIRECTORY - displays the disk's directory.
Selecting FILE causes a sub-menu to drop down with three entries:
COPY - copies files from one diskette to another diskette. Files will be
copied from the diskette in the source device to the destination device
diskette. The source and destination devices may be the same device, in
which case you will be notified via prompts when diskettes must be switched.
The SOURCE DISK is the diskette being copied from while the DESTINATION disk
is the diskette being copied to.
After selecting COPY a box will appear in which all the filenames on the
source diskette are listed. Using the CRSR keys, position the cursor on a
file you wish to copy, then type the SPACE bar to mark the file for copying.
Marked files have an asterisk beside their filenames. You may mark as many
files as you wish. If you type the BACK ARROW key all marked files will be
unmarked, and all unmarked files will be marked. If you wish to copy an
entire disk just type the BACK ARROW key. If you wish to copy all the files
on a disk except for a few, just mark the files you don't want then type
BACK ARROW.
SCRATCH - scratches files. First you must enter the device number of the
disk you wish to use after which the files on that disk will be displayed.
From here on it works just like the COPY command.
RENAME - renames a file. It works the same way, too. Just follow the
prompts.
Selecting SETUP causes a sub-menu to drop down with two entries:
SOURCE DEVICE - sets the device from which files will copied from.
DESTINATION DEVICE - sets the device to which files will copied to.
Select QUIT when you are finished using CPY. You will be returned to
the 128 SHELL system, which will still be active. To get back to LOADSTAR
128, if it's in drive 8, just reset the computer.
RR
FENDER HERE AGAIN: In this issue's FORUM, P.J. Devine asks why we can't put
out a 1571-formatted LOADSTAR 128. Well, we can't, but with COM.CPY all you
need to do is format the destination disk as a two-sided 1571 disk and copy
all of Side One onto it. Then copy just the programs below the second
divider file from Side Two. The format command senses which type of drive
you're using and formats accordingly.
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