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- Memory Based Word Processor for non-graphic KAYPRO computers
- ------------------------------------------------------------
-
- E is a corrected and improved version of the editor in EDITOR.LBR. Like its
- predecessor, it is a memory based full screen editor featuring a subset of the
- WORDSTAR commands, and anyone familiar with WORDSTAR should feel right at home.
- [Use ^J to call up various help screens... ]
-
- Compared to the original it was modified as follows:
-
- - All problems in connection with disk operations have been corrected.
-
- - The code has been cleaned up and streamlined: the total size of the editor is
- now less than 5800 bytes.
-
- - The memory buffer handling was redesigned leaving a much larger text buffer.
-
- - The help panels have been cleaned up.
-
- - ^QP returns to the last cursor position before ^QR, ^QC, ^QF, or ^QA.
-
- - ^KD saves the current file and clears the memory buffer without leaving the
- editor. [This replaces the non-WORDSTAR ^KZ which is no longer supported.]
-
- - The Tab spacing can now be set to any value between 1 and 32.
-
- - The print command uses pagination and no longer asks for a printer setup
- string. The default page length is 60.
-
-
- If you encounter any problems, please let me know. I have used it for a
- couple of weeks now and am not aware of any bugs.
-
- Ulrich H. Steinberg (212) 536-1697 [day]
- (914) 635-8592 [evenings]
-
- ...AND "THE DISK DOCTOR" ADDS THE FOLLOWING:
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-
- E.COM is a wonderful CP/M word processing program; full-screen, and much better
- than Wordstar. However, to make it work most efficiently on a KAYPRO machine,
- I strongly suggest...no, I INSIST...that before you boot up E.COM, you first
- invoke the program ARROW.COM, included in this archive. It will allow you to
- use your KAYPRO "arrow" keys to move the cursor all around the screen quickly
- and easily! You'll need to specify the /G switch when invoking ARROW.
-
- So to create or edit a text file, here's your syntax on a KAYPRO machine:
-
- ARROW /G
- E [d:] filename.ext
-
- ...where [d:] is the drive letter (if different from the default drive) where
- the file is located or is to be created,
-
- and "filename.ext" is the name and extension of the file you wish to create or
- edit.
-
- Once you use E.COM with ARROW, you'll never go back to Wordstar!
- me and extension