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MAKEST (MAKE execST) Version 2.0
For Osborne EXECUTIVE only.
Copyright (C) Peter C. Cole March, 1985 Duncanville, TX
All commercial rights reserved.
Released for free distribution. Not to be sold.
MAKES╘ caε creatσ o≥ edi⌠ aε EXECS╘ filσ oε thσ disδ drivσ oµ ì
you≥ choice« EXECS╘ i≤ thσ firs⌠ prograφ CP/═ Plu≤ look≤ fo≥ wheε ì
i⌠ firs⌠ boot≤ u≡ (colΣ boot)« Iµ CP/═ find≤ EXECS╘ theε CP/═ ì
wil∞ ruε it« MAKES╘ take≤ advantagσ oµ thi≤ featurσ s∩ tha⌠ thσ ì
EXECS╘ prograφ tha⌠ i⌠ creates¼ wil∞ senΣ you≥ preloadeΣ commanΣ ì
linσ t∩ CP/═ anΣ theε tell≤ CP/═ t∩ executσ tha⌠ commanΣ line« A≤ ì
ß furthe≥ illustratioε oµ ho≈ EXECS╘ work≤ conside≥ ho≈ you≥ ì
WordSta≥ disδ autoload≤ WordStar« I⌠ i≤ Osborne'≤ EXECS╘ tha⌠ ì
autoload≤ WordStar« Al∞ i⌠ doe≤ i≤ send≤ thσ simplσ commanΣ oµ ì
"WSó (unfortunatel∙ i⌠ als∩ waste≤ timσ forcinτ yo⌡ t∩ looδ a⌠ ì
thσ Osbornσ Logo)«
Pleasσ d∩ no⌠ limi⌠ you≥ usσ oµ MAKES╘ t∩ creatinτ EXECS╘ file≤ ì
jus⌠ fo≥ booting« A≤ witΦ an∙ othe≥ prograφ EXECS╘ caε bσ ruε a⌠ ì
an∙ timσ anΣ caε bσ ruε oε an∙ disδ drive« MAKES╘ wil∞ eveε le⌠ ì
yo⌡ usσ anothe≥ filσ namσ besidσ EXECST¼ iµ yo⌡ wish« Thinδ oµ ì
MAKES╘ a≤ creatinτ ß "CommanΣ Fileó anΣ thi≤ "CommanΣ Fileó wheε ì
run¼ wil∞ senΣ ß preloadeΣ commanΣ linσ t∩ CP/═ a≤ iµ yo⌡ haΣ ì
typeΣ i⌠ iε afte≥ thσ systeφ prompt« Thi≤ commanΣ linσ caε bσ a≤ ì
simplσ o≥ a≤ complicateΣ a≤ yo⌡ wan⌠ (12╢ character≤ max.)« Yo⌡ ì
caε eveε havσ onσ "CommanΣ Fileó ruε anothe≥ "CommanΣ File"« Jus⌠ ì
remembe≥ tha⌠ wheε yo⌡ ruε thσ seconΣ "CommanΣ Fileó tha⌠ al∞ ì
remaining commands in the first "Command File" may be lost. ì
1. HOW TO RUN "MAKEST"
1.1 MAKES╘ i≤ ruε b∙ typinτ iε it≤ namσ usinτ norma∞ CP/═ ì
ááááááformat«
1.2áááMAKES╘ doe≤ no⌠ usσ commanΣ tails« CommanΣ line≤ caε onl∙ ì
áááááábσ entereΣ froφ withiε MAKEST.
1.3áááTo exit from MAKEST push ^C or X from the Main Menu only.
.paè2.ááááTHE MAIN MENU OF "MAKEST"
2.1áááWheε MAKES╘ i≤ firs⌠ started¼ ß fe≈ word≤ describinτ MAKES╘ ì
ááááááarσ displayeΣ oε thσ screen« Thesσ word≤ arσ removeΣ anΣ ì
ááááááwil∞ no⌠ reappea≥ afte≥ thσ firs⌠ use≥ actioε selectioε i≤ ì
áááááámade.
2.2áááUser action selections are:
áááááá1. Read a disk drive for an existing "Command File".
áááááá2. Create a new command line.
áááááá3. Change to a different file name.
áááááá4. Edit the "active command line".
áááááá5. Write the "active command line" to a disk drive.
áááááá6. Exit MAKEST.
2.3áááThσ "activσ commanΣ linσ" i≤ displayeΣ a⌠ thσ bottoφ oµ thσ ì
ááááááMaiε Menu« Therσ i≤ n∩ "activσ commanΣ linσ" wheε MAKES╘ i≤ ì
ááááááfirst started.
3.ááááREADING A DISK DRIVE FOR AN EXISTING "COMMAND FILE"
3.1áááPusΦ A¼ B¼ etc« froφ thσ Maiε Men⌡ t∩ reaΣ thσ selecteΣ ì
áááááádisδ drivσ fo≥ aε existinτ "CommanΣ File"«
3.2áááIµ ß "CommanΣ Fileó exist≤ oε thσ disδ anΣ i⌠ wa≤ createΣ ì
ááááááb∙ MAKES╘ theε it≤ commanΣ linσ wil∞ bσ displayeΣ fo≥ ì
ááááááreference«
3.3áááThσ commanΣ linσ caε bσ editeΣ iµ desired« O≥, thσ commanΣ ì
áááááálinσ caε bσ ignoreΣ anΣ thσ use≥ caε returε t∩ thσ Maiε ì
ááááááMenu.ì
4.ááááHOW TO CREATE A COMMAND LINE
4.1áááPushinτ "1ó froφ thσ Maiε Men⌡ wil∞ allo≈ yo⌡ t∩ creatσ ß ì
ááááááne≈ commanΣ line«
4.2áááPushinτ A¼ B¼ etc« froφ thσ Maiε Men⌡ wil∞ reaΣ iε a ì
áááááácommand line from an existing "Command File".
4.3áááPushinτ <RETURN╛ wil∞ allo≈ yo⌡ t∩ edi⌠ thσ "activσ commanΣ ì
ááááááline".
.paè5.ááááON BOARD LINE EDITOR
5.1áááThσ oε boarΣ linσ edito≥ i≤ useΣ t∩ edi⌠ thσ "activσ ì
áááááácommand line".
5.2áááThσ oε boarΣ linσ edito≥ wil∞ allo≈ mos⌠ CP/═ anΣ WordSta≥ ì
ááááááeditinτ commands« ┴ men⌡ oµ editinτ command≤ i≤ provideΣ oε ì
ááááááthe screen.
5.3áááWheε enterinτ ß commanΣ linσ theε ß maximuφ oµ 12╢ ì
áááááácharacters is allowed.
5.4áááCP/═ Plu≤ wil∞ allo≈ multiplσ commands« Usσ "!ó t∩ separatσ ì
ááááááeach command. For example:
ááááááA>DI╥ A:!DI╥ B: (Command tails can be used if desired)
ááááááPleasσ note║ Iµ ß filσ namσ oµ ß multiplσ commanΣ i≤ no⌠ ì
ááááááfounΣ b∙ CP/═ theε CP/═ wil∞ continuσ oε witΦ thσ res⌠ oµ ì
ááááááthσ command≤ anΣ forge⌠ abou⌠ thσ missinτ filσ name« Thi≤ ì
áááááácoulΣ bσ ß plu≤ o≥ ß paiε s∩ bσ careful«
5.5áááMAKES╘ no≈ use≤ 0Φ insteaΣ oµ "$ó fo≥ thσ "outpu⌠ ì
áááááádelimiteró (end flag of screen messages)« Thi≤ mean≤ ì
áááááátha⌠ "$ó caε bσ entereΣ int∩ thσ commanΣ line.
5.6áááThσ editeΣ commanΣ linσ caε bσ saveΣ t∩ becomσ thσ "activσ ì
áááááácommanΣ lineó b∙ pushinτ <RETURN>« Thσ previou≤ "activσ ì
áááááácommanΣ lineó i≤ replaced.
5.7áááThσ editeΣ commanΣ linσ caε bσ discarded¼ iµ desired¼ b∙ ì
áááááápushinτ <ESC>.
6. CHANGE TO A DIFFERENT FILE NAME
6.1 The default file name that MAKEST can create is EXECST.
6.2áááT∩ changσ t∩ ß differen⌠ filσ namσ pusΦ "2ó froφ thσ Maiε ì
ááááááMenu.
6.3áááThσ filσ typσ oµ .CO═ i≤ assumeΣ fo≥ al∞ filσ name≤ ì
ááááááselected.
.paè7.ááááWRITE THE ACTIVE COMMAND LINE TO DISK
7.1áááPusΦ "Wó t∩ writσ thσ "activσ commanΣ linσ" t∩ ß disδ drivσ ì
ááááááto be selected.
7.2áááIµ thσ commanΣ linσ ha≤ n∩ character≤ theε thσ "Wó optioε ì
áááááácanno⌠ bσ used« Caution║ Iµ thσ "activσ commanΣ linσ" ha≤ ì
ááááááonl∙ blank≤ theε i⌠ wil∞ bσ writteε t∩ disk.
7.3áááIµ thσ "CommanΣ Fileó alread∙ exist≤ oε thσ disδ theε ì
ááááááMAKES╘ wil∞ questioε iµ i⌠ i≤ t∩ bσ overwritten« MAKES╘ caε ì
ááááááoverwritσ ß read/onl∙ "CommanΣ Fileó iµ needed«
8.ááááSOME PROBLEMS
8.1ááá┴ cosmetiπ nuisancσ runninτ ß "CommanΣ Fileó prograφ ì
áááááácreateΣ b∙ MAKES╘ i≤ tha⌠ iµ thσ las⌠ commanΣ executeΣ i≤ ß ì
ááááááfilσ namσ tha⌠ CP/═ canno⌠ find¼ theε pushinτ ^├ (warφ ì
ááááááboot⌐ wil∞ causσ CP/═ t∩ tr∙ t∩ finΣ thσ filσ namσ agaiε b∙ ì
áááááátryinτ t∩ reloaΣ thσ director∙ froφ thσ disδ eveε iµ thσ ì
áááááádisδ ha≤ no⌠ beeε changed« Normall∙ CP/═ know≤ iµ thσ disδ ì
ááááááha≤ beeε changeΣ o≥ not« Thi≤ probleφ wil∞ als∩ occu≥ iµ ì
ááááááyou≥ las⌠ commanΣ i≤ t∩ changσ thσ defaul⌠ disδ drive« Thi≤ ì
ááááááprobleφ i≤ no⌠ ß shortcominτ oµ MAKES╘ bu⌠ seem≤ t∩ bσ ß ì
ááááááfla≈ oµ CP/═ Plu≤ BDO╙ functioε 4╖ (Chaiε t∩ Program)« ì
ááááááDon'⌠ le⌠ i⌠ sto≡ yo⌡ froφ usinτ MAKES╘ a≤ it'≤ no⌠ tha⌠ ì
ááááááseriou≤ oµ ß problem« Als∩ thσ probleφ disappear≤ afte≥ ì
áááááárunninτ an∙ program.
8.2ááá"CommanΣ Filesó createΣ b∙ MAKES╘ Versioε 1.┤ o≥ earlie≥ ì
ááááááhavσ ß fla≈ iε thσ "CommanΣ Fileó prograφ tha⌠ caε cause≤ ì
áááááásomσ strangσ happening≤ t∩ occu≥ wheε thesσ "CommanΣ Filesó ì
ááááááarσ ruε oε ß disδ othe≥ thaε thσ boo⌠ disk« MAKES╘ Version≤ ì
áááááá1.╡ anΣ abovσ wil∞ recognizσ thesσ "CommanΣ Filesó anΣ tel∞ ì
ááááááyo⌡ t∩ replacσ them« Fo≥ you≥ conveniencσ thσ commanΣ ì
áááááástrinτ oµ thesσ "CommanΣ Filesó caε bσ edited.
8.3áááWheε thσ oε boarΣ linσ edito≥ become≤ ful∞ witΦ 12╢ ì
áááááácharacter≤ theε thσ "belló wil∞ sound« Yo⌡ ma∙ noticσ tha⌠ ì
ááááááwheε thσ "belló sounds¼ tha⌠ thσ fa≥ lef⌠ characte≥ oε thσ ì
ááááááscreeε wil∞ flash« Thi≤ i≤ becausσ thσ BIO╙ activate≤ thσ ì
ááááááCP/═ curso≥ whilσ thσ bel∞ i≤ goinτ ofµ eveε thougΦ thσ oε ì
ááááááboarΣ edito≥ turned it off so it could use it≤ owε cursor«
Peter C. Cole