> Derek, Thanks for the help it worked perfectly.It does seem alittle backwards
> though after using the DOS copy command for so long..
You're welcome.
Don Maslin posted another reply with some options I missed. You may need to
use them in some cases. Add
[ov]
(including the square brackets) after the PIP command. The syntax is wierd
but that's the way DEC did it in all of their operating systems, which CP/M
is based on. (Actually, they use the underscore which according to the
pre-1968 (?) version of ASCII looked like a leftward-pointing arrow.)
> I actually looked up this command in the Kaypro manual, but did not find
> anything, its very difficult to find anything in it, and also no pictures
> either.. <Grin>!!
There are other comprehensive books out there. I have one especially good
one which I think is called _The CP/M Handbook_.
If you want to get the most out of the Kaypro, you should do four things:
- Read the manual or find a better book. There are't that many
commands but one command may do several things.
- Get the FAQ for comp.os.cpm. It doesn't explain everything but
it has useful information about certain topics (like uncompressing
compressed files).
- Get a communications program if you don't have one. SUPERTERM
(included on the Kaypro CP/M disk) is lousy. MITE is much better.
MEX is apparently good but I haven't set it up. Don will send you
MEX on disk for $8.
- Look at the archive at
http://oak.oakland.edu and download all of
the cool software there. There are file maintenance programs and
practically everything else you might want, as long as it's not
commercial.
-- Derek
Received on Sat Jan 09 1999 - 00:14:30 GMT