Date : Thu, 09 Dec 1982 08:32:31-EST (Thu)
From : Rick Conn <ucbvax!rconn@BRL>
Subject: Re: ZCPR?
ZCPR, which stands for Z80 Command Processor Replacement,
is a replacement for the CP/M 2.2 CCP. It gives the user several
advantages over the conventional CP/M 2.2 CCP, which include:
o command-search hierarchy, where if the desired
COM file is not found in the current
disk/user, ZCPR will automatically search
for it in current disk/user 0 and then A0:
before giving up
o enhancements on several of the CCP-resident commands:
SAVE's argument may be in Hex or Decimal
TYPE can page or not page as desired
LIST is like a non-paging TYPE to the printer
DIR can display SYS files or both SYS and DIR
GO reexecutes the last command loaded
GET manually loads a file into memory at a
location specified by the user
DFU allows the search to go to some other
user than 0
o the ZCPR prompt displays the disk and user number
There are other features as well, but I won't go into
them now. ZCPR is in the public domain (=FREE), and is available
on several Remote CP/M systems, on MIT-MC in the CPM archives,
and in the SIG/M User's Group (which will cost about $5 for the
disk and handling) in Vol 77.
ZCPR2, which I consider to be a greatly enhanced imple-
mentation of the ZCPR concept, will be released shortly. It in-
cludes further extensions, and a message will come out describing
it when it is ready.
Rick