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For example, the ERA command echoes the names of files it has erased and can be set to require verification before any erasure. You're not likely to use flow commands directly, but they're invaluable in batch files, menus and other automated operations. The TYPE command will pause after every 22 lines, instead of scrolling continuously. ZCPR3 is not in the public domain and never has been. You can also change the packages, loading a new set of features whenever you like. ZCPR3 affects your whole computer the way a key definition program like SmartKey affects your word processing program - it makes many things easier and makes other things possible that weren't possible before.

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To really show its stuff, though, ZCPR3 needs some extra space for buffer storage and extra functions.

It is a copyrighted product released free for noncommercial use to individuals. ZCPR3 also can have other buffers that allow its utilities to get infonnation about the operating environment including terminals and printerspass messages to each other, zfpr3, in the case of special "shell" programs, reload themselves after executing another program.

The TYPE command will pause after every 22 lines, instead of scrolling continuously.

And you can change the search path while you're working so that you can use one path when you do word processing and another when you do spreadsheets. You're not likely to use flow commands directly, but they're invaluable in batch files, menus and other automated operations.

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It does the nitty-gritty work of controlling your computer. It is also available for a reasonable sum considering what you're getting and the cost of downloading the megabytes that make up the ZCPR3 system from Echelon, Inc. The BIOS, on the other hand, is customized for i. Named directories aren't important on floppy disks, but they help tremendously on a hard disk. And if you try to rename a file with the name of an already existing file, the REN command will ask if you want to delete the old file.

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ZCPR3 is tough to describe because it's not a program but an operating zcpd3 supported by over 70 utility progams. A thorough ZCPR3 installation typically uses an extra K, depending on the number of enhancements you choose, so it leaves about K free for programs. My two-floppy system is set to search drive A for a program if it can't be found on the current drive, so if I'm on drive B and want to run WordStar, I can just give the command "WS" without worrying about whether WordStar is located on drive Zpcr3 or drive A.

The BDOS provides basic program services - opening and closing files, reading from and writing to the disk - so that programs you run don't have to bother with the mechanics of these things themselves. DOC from drive A. You can also change the packages, loading a new set of features whenever you like.

ZCPR3 affects your whole computer the way a key definition program like SmartKey affects your word processing program - it makes many things easier and makes other things possible that weren't possible before.

These packages come in three types:. But if you asked someone what ZCPR3 was, you probably got a blank look or an enthusiastic rush of words trailing off into "You really have to see it With ZCPR3, you can set a search path that your computer will follow when trying to execute a command. And so you do. If you have a hard disk, the search path really comes into its own. ZCPR3 is not in the public domain and never has been. Because ZCPR3 is available through bulletin boards and user groups, there's a certain amount of confusion about its status.

Morrow Owner's Review, Volume 3, 5, page You also get some new commands.

You could, for example, have the system first look for a program in the current drive and user area, then in user area acpr3 of the current drive, then in user area 15 of the current drive, then in user zcpr 0 of drive A, and finally in user area 15 of drive A.

With little or no loss in memory space, you can get the following features:. A few programs, such as large MBasic programs, may require more.

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If you want to go full-dress, you can set aside extra buffer space - 2K, 4K, 6K or more - for "dynamically loadable packages", program-like segments of code that can be loaded into memory to provide extra functions. With ZCPR3, you can have a character buffer to hold commands.

Details Geschrieben zdpr3 Super User Hauptkategorie: In fact, it would take me half a dozen articles to cover all the features of ZCPR3, so what follows is a brief overview, at best.

The total overhead for all these ZCPR3 buffers is lK, and it's well worth the space, as they add many of the features that make ZCPR3 such a nice environment to work in.

Once loaded, these packages stay resident until you remove them or cold boot reset.