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- ZLUX.COM
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- Size (recs) CRC Version Author/Latest Issue Disk
- ZLUXKMD.COM 5k (34) AFEB 2.6 John Poplett 4/88 Z3COM13
- ZLUXINT.COM 6k (48) D8BD 2.7 John Poplett 4/90 Z3COM14
- ZLUXINTV.COM 6k (48) 75CA 2.7 John Poplett 4/90 Z3COM14
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- 1- Syntax 2- Commands 3- Assembly 4- Notes
-
- ZLUX is a ZCPR3 Shell for RCP/Ms which imitates the functions of LUX but
- with less of the overhead required to run. Rather than use special LUX*.COM
- support utilities, it utilizes standard utilities that are commonly available
- on an RCP/M, namely: TYPEL.COM and SD.COM.
-
- Several versions exist: ones supporting either KMD or XMODEM protocols and
- ones containing or not containing an optional internal directory function.
- ZLUXINT.COM is compiled with the internal directory option & no TCAP support,
- and ZLUXINTV.COM is compiled with the internal directory and TCAP support.
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- Syntax ZLUX [DIR: or DU:]ufn[.lbr/arc/ark/lzh/zip]
-
- (DIR: and DU: are system-dependent)
-
-
- ZLUX's menu of functions include: BYE, CAT (display all libraries on all
- drive/user areas), CHAT, DIR, FILES, HELP, LUX, SEND, SENDK, TYPE and PWD.
- The file transfer program must support 1k packet transfers and TYPEL (renamed
- to TYPE) and SD (renamed to DIR) must be available on-line. ZCPR3's message
- buffer, external command line, shell stack and external fcb must also be
- available. ZLUX should be installed with Z3INS, renamed to LUX.COM and
- installed on A0:.
-
- ZLUX will "attach" itself to most of the modern archive types: .LBR, .ARC,
- ARK, .LZH (created by the MS-DOS LHARC program), and .ZIP (a VERY popular MS-
- DOS format). Of course, you will need to obtain directory and ASCII display
- programs for these different types. LHVW.COM will take care of .LZH files
- (both directory and ASCII typing), ZIPDIR will give a directory of .ZIP files.
- As of this writing, there is no program to display an ASCII member of a .ZIP
- file.
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- Commands
-
- BYE logoff computer
- CAT display all lib/arc/lzh/zip files on system
- CHAT page system operator
- DIR display members of current lib/arc/lzh/zip file
- FILES display lib/arc/lzh/zip files on current DU
- HELP display this message
- LUX attach to another lib/arc/lzh/zip file
- ZLUX same as the LUX command
- SEND send a lib/arc/ark member
- SENDK send a lbr/arc/ark member 1K packets
- TYPE type an ASCII lib/arc/ark/lzh member
- PWD list avail directories
-
- Exit LUX with ^C
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- Assembly
-
- ZLUX assembles with M80 and requires R. Conn's SYSLIB.REL, Z3LIB.REL, and
- VLIB.REL to assemble. You must link in SLUDIR11.REL ahead of SYSLIB.REL if
- you want to assemble ZLUX with the internal directory option. SLUDIR11.REL
- has an important fix to the LUDIR module in SYSLIB. Linking SLUDIR11.REL
- ahead of SYSLIB will ensure the correct operation of the internal directory
- function.
-
- To compile with M80/L80 (make sure SYSLIB.REL, VLIB.REL, Z3LIB.REL, and
- SLUDIR11.REL are on the same drive/user as ZLUX.Z80):
-
- A>M80 =ZLUX27.Z80/Z
- A>L80 /P:0100,ZLUX27,ZLUX27/N/E
-
- When finished, run it through Z3INS to install it for your system.
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- ZLUX Notes - 1/5
-
- a. Vs. 2.7 updates (04/21/90, Mark Motley):
- - Now ZLUX will attach itself to .LZH and .ZIP files (although, at this
- time one cannto type members of a .ZIP file)
- - Added use of VLIB routines to display text in both regular and
- standout mode, as well as clear the screen between commands. Unfort-
- unately, the program exceeds the 4k guidline (weighing in at around
- 5000 bytes, without the internal directory). If you want to save
- code, disable the VLB equate.
-
- b. Vs. 2.6 updates (04/25/88, Larry Sonderling):
- - Added code to allow renaming program as desired without re-assembly.
- - Also now works with .ARK files in same way as .ARC files.
-
- c. Vs. 2.5 updates (12/4/86, J. Popplet)
- - Fixed bug in inline routine that has been plagueing ZLUX since V2.2.
- The original inline routine expanded tabs with spaces but placed a
- single tab character in the line buffer. Attempts to backspace after
- a tab would hang the system.
- ZLUX Notes - 2/5
-
- - NEW optional internal directory function. Although an internal direc-
- tory runs slightly counter to the original intention of ZLUX, i.e. to
- make maximum use of external utilities, the internal directory is a
- great deal faster than, say, SDXX, and therefore, warranted. Purists
- can of course stick to the original and used an external program for
- display of library directories.
- - Bruce Morgen's fix to the SYSLIB SLUDIR module, SLUDIR11.Z80 was/is
- used for assembling ZLUX25 w/the internal directory option.
- - Joubert Berger contributed an improvement to the CTRL-E function.
-
- d. Vs. 2.4 updates (5/27/86, Norman Beeler):
- - Incorporated .ARC file capability into ZLUX, using UNARC utility for
- DIR and TYPE commands. Fully automatic determination of LBR/ARC file
- file presence. No syntax differences in the commands. No KMD/XMODEM
- ARC file transfer at present time (although its being worked).
- Shortened and re-worded internal ascii statements to keep pgm less
- than 4k...
- ZLUX Notes - 3/5
-
- e. Vs. 2.3 (Multi-user/RASVersion) updates (4/26/86, J. Popplet):
- - Makes sure that the FILE command and LUX command use the drive/user
- area of the attached library file as the default. Thus, when a user
- invokes the program from a DU different from the DU of the library
- file, the FILES command will give the correct directory and the LUX
- command will default to the correct DU.
- - Control-R function, which emulates the BDOS line editing function,
- added to the command line editor so that users can display the command
- buffer. Particularly useful in the event of line noise.
- - Line editor now recognizes a semicolon as a comment delimiter a la
- CP/M and ZCPR3. To complement this function, the line editor altered
- not to delete an entire line when a user types passed the buffer.
- - The size of command line buffer has been enlarged.
- - Conditional assembly equates to allow ZLUX to pass unrecognized
- commands to the CCP and have ZLUX use an external help menu instead of
- its internal one. Please note that this option does not use the ZCPR3
- HELP utility on purpose because TYPE will return the user to the ZLUX
- command line. HELP does not. The file ZLUX.HLP is, however, compati-
- ble with HELP.
- ZLUX Notes - 4/5
-
- f. Vs. 2.2 updates (03/31/86, Bruce Morgen):
- - Now has full ZCPR3 environment obedience, including acceptance of DU:
- form, maximum drive and user, etc.
- - New features include support for traditional XMODEM and KMD file send-
- ing syntax, a new PWD command (a must for getting around on systems
- that don't accept DU: form), one-keystroke (?) help command, protected
- line editor buffer, unsupported control characters don't get to the
- command line, etc., etc.
- - Translated to Z80 (Zilog) mnemonics.
- - Sections of code optimized to take advantage of the new instruction
- set. Many sections whittled down. Internal subroutines replaced by
- SYSLIB and Z3LIB equivalents wherever possible AND desireable.e
- - Added BDOS line editing capability (control R,U,X processing) and line
- length limiter to ZLUX's command line editor. Also, added recognition
- of semicolon as a comment delimiter.
- - Added recognition of two-digit user areas by re-working the PARSE sub-
- routine.
- - Added assembly time conditional option that allows non-ZLUX commands
- to be passed to ZCPR3 for processing
- ZLUX Notes - 5/5
-
- g. Vs. 2.1 updates (3/24/86, Bruce Morgen):
- - Eliminated unnecessary and dangerous play with user-defined bytes in
- Z3 message buffer - Z-Msg/METAL and some versions of the ZCPR3 CCP use
- these bytes for security-related functions. ZLUX no longer has to be
- the only shell on the stack either.
- - Reformatted to standard Z3 tool source file (use M80 or modified RMAC)
- and deleted transcribed Z3LIB routines from this file.