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- COMMENT.COM
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- Size (recs) CRC Version Author/Latest Issue Disk
- COMMENT.3OM 1k (5) AAF7 2.1 Bruce Morgen 4/91 Z3COM3
- COMMENT.4OM 1k (8) 35E0 2.1 Bruce Morgen 4/91 Z3COM3
- COMMENT.COM 1k (5) EFE3 2.1 Bruce Morgen 4/91 Z3COM3
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- 1- Syntax 2- Notes 3- Examples of Use
-
- COMMENT is designed to facilitate communication between two users who see
- the same console via redirectable I/O. It allows the user to type as many
- lines as he wishes without them being processed by ZCPR3. It echoes lines,
- with simple character editing, to the user's console so that he can chat
- freely.
-
- COMMENT is also useful for outputing text to a printer while not having the
- computer attempt to act on it, and in LANs. Vs 1.0 (4/18/83) and Vs. 2.0
- (5/18/84) by Richard Conn.
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- Syntax COMMENT
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- A special "COMMENT>" prompt is provided.
-
- COMMENT has no arguments. If a user strikes a Ctrl-P, all subsequent lines
- he types will be sent to printer. COMMENT is aborted by striking Ctrl-C as
- the first character of a line. Backspace and delete both echo as backspace,
- space, backspace, and Ctrl-X and Ctrl-U both erase the current line.
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- COMMENT Notes
-
- a. Version 2.1 updates (4/15/91, Bruce Morgen):
- - Type 3 format w/safety header implemented.
- - Wheel byte is checked before allowing printer to be toggled on.
- - Improved line-wrap code with screen width obtained from ENV.
- - Type 4 executable included in LBR.
- - Code tightened and relinked with latest/greatest Z3LIB/SYSLIB.
- - Added wheel byte check to help messages so user won't think we'll
- print when we won't.
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- Examples of Use
-
- a. COMMENT>Hi, Charlie, how's it going? o
- COMMENT>Hi, Rick, fine... and you? o
- COMMENT>Fine, Charlie
- COMMENT>Here is how I use XDIR -- let me do the typing
- COMMENT>from now on; just watch, and I'll reenter COMMENT
- COMMENT>when done ... here goes o+o
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- //o=over, o+o=over and out//