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  2. .p∞ 9░
  3.                            WSPATCH.DOC
  4.                 WORDSTA╥ PATC╚ INSERTIO╬ PROGRAM
  5.                           DOCUMENTATION
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  9. Thσá Wordsta≥ patcΦ insertioε prograφ 'WSPATCH.COMº install≤á tw∩ ì
  10. permanen⌠á patche≤ int∩ thσ Wordsta≥ maiε prograφ (usuall∙ calleΣ ì
  11. 'WS.COM')«á Thσá firs⌠á patcΦ cause≤ thσ curso≥á iεá wordsta≥á t∩ ì
  12. 'blinkº wheneve≥ Wordsta≥ i≤ waitinτ fo≥ keyboarΣ inpu⌠ (whicΦ i≤ ì
  13. mos⌠á oµá thσá time)¼á thi≤ make≤ thσ curso≥ eas∙ t∩á finΣá oεá ß ì
  14. crowdeΣ screen« Thσ seconΣ patcΦ i≤ ß shor⌠ routinσ whicΦ i≤ onl∙ ì
  15. invokeΣá wheε Wordsta≥ i≤ firs⌠ starteΣ up¼á thi≤ routinσ change≤ ì
  16. thσá 'arro≈ keyº cluste≥ assignment≤ t∩ thosσ preferreΣ b∙á Wordì
  17. sta≥á (a≤á opposeΣ t∩ thosσ preferreΣ b∙ CP/═á anΣá almos⌠á ever∙ ì
  18. othe≥á prograφ whicΦ run≤ unde≥ CP/M)«á Thσ seconΣ patcΦ perform≤ ì
  19. exactl∙á thσá samσá functioε a≤ thσá CP/═á 'SETUPºá configuratioε ì
  20. utilit∙ men⌡ selectioε 'Fº (arro≈ ke∙ toggle)¼á excep⌠ thσ changσ ì
  21. froφá 'CP/Mºá t∩ 'Wordstarº assignment≤ i≤ onl∙ iεá effec⌠á whilσ ì
  22. Wordsta≥á i≤ running¼á wheε Wordsta≥ ends¼á CP/═ i≤á warm-starteΣ ì
  23. (booted⌐á anΣá thσ assignment≤ resor⌠ bacδ t∩á 'CP/═á preferred'«  ì
  24. Changinτá arro≈á ke∙ code≤ iε thi≤ wa∙ prevent≤á thσá probleφá oµ ì
  25. jumpinτá bacδ anΣ fortΦ betweeε Wordsta≥ anΣ othe≥ program≤á sucΦ ì
  26. a≤á 'Cbasicºá o≥ 'ASMº anΣ tryinτ t∩ usσ thσ lef⌠ arro≈á ke∙á fo≥ ì
  27. back-spacinτ, etc.
  28.  
  29. T∩á instal∞á thσá tw∩á patche≤ int∩ Wordsta≥á usinτá thσá prograφ ì
  30. 'WSPATCH.COM'¼á pu⌠ 'WSPATCH.COMº ont∩ ß 'systemº disδ (an∙á disδ ì
  31. witΦá CP/═ oε it)¼á pu⌠ thi≤ disδ iε drivσ 'A'«á Pu⌠ ß disδá conì
  32. taininτá thσ Wordsta≥ maiε prograφ 'WS.COMº (o≥ whateve≥ namσ yo⌡ ì
  33. havσ i⌠ under⌐ unprotecteΣ int∩ drivσ 'Bº (neverû usσ thσ origina∞ ì
  34. cop∙ oµ Wordstar)«á Boo⌠ CP/M¼á iµ no⌠ runninτ already¼ anΣ issuσ ì
  35. thσ followinτ command:
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  37. WSPATC╚ B:WS.COM
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  39. Thσá WSPATC╚á prograφ wil∞ theε bσ loadeΣ int∩á memory¼á i⌠á wil∞ ì
  40. identif∙ itselµ anΣ reques⌠ ß 'blinδ rateº valuσ oµ ░ t∩ ╣ ¼ thi≤ ì
  41. select≤á thσá speeΣá a⌠ whicΦ thσ curso≥ wil∞á blinδá ever∙á timσ ì
  42. Wordsta≥ i≤ loadeΣ anΣ run¼á '4º i≤ ß gooΣ compromisσ value« Wheε ì
  43. thσá valuσ ha≤ beeε entered¼á Wordsta≥ wil∞ bσ modifieΣá anΣá thσ ì
  44. message║á ***¬á MODIFICATION╙ COMPLETE─ SUCCESSFULL┘ ***¬ wil∞ bσ ì
  45. displayed¼ iµ aε erro≥ occurs¼ WSPATC╚ wil∞ terminatσ anΣ mus⌠ bσ ì
  46. re-ruε witΦ thσ sourcσ oµ thσ erro≥ corrected.
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  48. Becausσá thσ tw∩ patche≤ arσ addres≤ dependant¼á thσá WSPATCH.CO═ ì
  49. prograφá ma∙ no⌠ worδ witΦ futurσ revision≤ oµ CP/═ o≥á Wordstar¼ ì
  50. iε thi≤ even⌠ ß ne≈ revisioε oµ WSPATCH.CO═ wil∞ bσ issued« 
  51.  
  52. Thσá curso≥á wil∞ alway≤ blinδ whilσ Wordsta≥ i≤á runninτá excep⌠ ì
  53. durinτá 'timeΣ eventsº sucΦ a≤ thσ dela∙ betweeε thσ entr∙á oµá ß ì
  54. tw∩á characte≥ commanΣ anΣ thσ appearancσ oµ ß 'helpº messagσá a⌠ ì
  55. thσ to≡ oµ thσ screen.
  56.  
  57. èThi≤á prograφ ma∙ bσ ruε an∙ numbe≥ oµ time≤ oε thσ samσ Wordsta≥ ì
  58. filσá (fo≥á example║á t∩ adjus⌠ thσ blinδ ratσ t∩á ßá comfortablσ ì
  59. speed).
  60.  
  61. Wheεá thσá patche≤ havσ beeε installeΣá successfully¼á thσá SETU╨ ì
  62. utilit∙ shoulΣ bσ ruε t∩ ensurσ thσ arro≈ ke∙ functioε i≤ se⌠á t∩ ì
  63. 'CP/M' on the Wordstar disk.
  64.  
  65. BotΦá patche≤á arσ placeΣ iε thσ Wordsta≥ 'freσá patcΦá areaºá a⌠ ì
  66. addres≤ 02E0h¼á thσ to≡ oµ patcΦ ▓ i≤ 0322h« Iµ an∙ othe≥ patche≤ ì
  67. exis⌠ iε Wordsta≥ whicΦ usσ thi≤ areß (sucΦ a≤ ß specia∞ 'customº ì
  68. printe≥ routine)¼á the∙ mus⌠ bσ moveΣ t∩ addres≤ 0323Φ anΣ above¼ ì
  69. iµ possible.
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