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MACHDOS ver 3.7
Mach DOS Menu functions:
A. DISK DIRECTORY LIST.
Similar to DOS II. Minor change to read the entire
directory into memory before it is displayed. If MEM.SAV is
used, it will ask permission to overwrite the program area.
The biggest changes are:
a) Sorted directory display. Sort options are sort by
Name-Ext, Ext-Name, or no sort at all. See CONFIGUR
utility to change.
b) The directory is displayed two entries per line when
directed to the screen. It is still one entry per line
for other output devices (printer, disk file, etc)
c) Directing the output to a disk file now works!
B. RUN CARTRIDGE.
Same as DOS II. If you are using Mach on one of the newer
XL series systems (excluding the 1200XL), you will have a
pleasant surprise. Mach switches the XL BASIC in and out to
give you more ram while operating in Mach mode. BASIC is
switched back in when you request option "B".
C. COPY FILE(s). Same as DOS II
D. DELETE FILE(s). Same as DOS II.
E. RENAME FILE(s). Same as DOS II.
F. LOCK FILE(s). Same as DOS II.
G. UNLOCK FILE(s). Same as DOS II
H. SAVE MACH.
Changed from DOS II to load an overlay from the boot disk.
If the system disk is not in D1:, Mach will ask you to
insert it. Don't worry if you have changed the density;
Mach will set it to load the overlay, then reset it to what
it was, if necessary, for you to write the Mach file at a
density different than the boot disk.
I. FORMAT DISK.
Similar to DOS II. The only difference is that if you try to
boot a disk that was formatted under Mach but does not
contain any operating system, you will NOT get a boot error.
Instead, it will boot as though the disk drive was not
turned on. If you have double sided drives and have
configured the drive as double sided, Mach will use both
sides (1427 free sectors or 360K).
J. DUPLICATE DISK.
Similar to DOS II with one major exception: after you have
told Mach the source and destination drives, it will ask you
if it is a "File" or "Sector" copy. Atari DOS II's "J"
function is the same as the "File" option (only those
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sectors used by files are copied.
The Sector option performs a sector by sector copy of your
disk, regardless of the contents.
K. BINARY SAVE. Same as DOS II.
L. BINARY LOAD. Same as DOS II.
M. RUN AT ADDRESS. Same as DOS II.
N. CREATE MEM SAV FILE. Same as DOS II.
O. DUPLICATE FILE(s).
The Mach DUP FILE is really a full one drive copy function.
If you specify wild cards for more than one file, Mach will
read as many files into memory as it can, then ask you to
switch disks, repeating the process as times as necessary to
complete the request. The files will be processed in
alphabetical order.
P. SET DENSITY.
Asks you for the drive number to reverse the density
(between single and double). The menu display will be
updated to reflect the new density.
Q. CONVERT FILE(s).
Similar to the "O" function with one important difference:
the output will be at the opposite density as the input. In
other words, a single drive density converter!
R. SET DEFAULT DRIVE.
Changes the drive which is to be assigned as D1:. In other
words, if you say the default drive is 2, then all requests
for D1: will be routed to drive 2, and all requests for D2:
will be routed to drive 1. Sounds a little confusing, but it
won't be after you try it a couple of times.
V. SET WRITE VERIFY.
Reverses the current Write Verify status.
X. FIX SYS.
Fix the non-resident portion of Mach in memory. Transfers
to the cartridge or XL BASIC will have approximately 7k less
ram, but transfers between DOS and the cartridge will take
less than a half second.
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CONFIGUR. This program is used to set Mach configuration
options.
Options:
A-[set] Active Drives [On/Off]
Define the drives you have active. After pressing "A" hit
the digit key corresponding to the drive you want to
toggle. Remember, if you use RamDisk, you must make drive
4 active.
B-[set] File Buffers
Sets the number of 256 byte file buffers. This is the
maximum number of files you can have open at any one time
(try 3 or 4).
C-[set] Directory Sort
Cycles through directory sort options (none, Name-Ext,
Ext-Name)
D-[set] System Lock
Toggles the resident console processor switch. Eliminates
need to access disk when returning to Mach from Basic, or
other cartridge. Uses an additional 7k of memory though.
E-[set] Ram Disk Type
Pressing this key cycles thru all supported Memory
Expansion systems. List currently supports none, 130XE,
AXLON, MOSAIC, INTEC boards as well as the 800+ and MACE
modifications.
F-[set] Ram Disk Size
Pressing this key cycles thru the supported Ram Disk Sizes
in 16k multiples. Note: this is the amount of memory
available for the RamDisk. For example, the 130XE has 64k;
the 288k 800+ has 240k for the ram disk (Mach gives you
950 DD sectors!).
G-Activate [deactivate] RamDisk
Toggles RamDisk switch. Note: this does not affect the
running system, but will become effective the next time
the system is booted.
H-Configure Drives
Will request drive number to configure. After entering
it, will display current setting for number of sides and
density. Hitting the number next to sides or density will
toggle that setting. Hitting RETURN will return to Drive
question. Hitting escape or return will go to main menu level.
START-Apply Changes to Mach
Mach is modified to conform to the Parameters shown in the
menu, and return to the main Mach menu.
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The changes are only applied to the running version. You
must use Mach menu option "H" to make the changes
permanent.
SELECT-Quit, don't change
Return to the main Mach menu without making any changes to
the system.
NOTE: Any drive configuration changes will remain in
effect on the running system.
BACKUP. This program is used to copy disk images into Mach
Files. Several disks images can be stored on a single DS/DD
diskette. Really saves on disk storage since most disks don't
use the whole disk space.
Options
A-Source Drive
Define the drive t