On Fri, 8 Jan 1999, D. Peschel wrote:
> > 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]
I don't recall how I showed it, but there must not be a space after the
file extension and the '['. Otherwise you get an error.
> (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.
It has one virtue. It is good for downloading MEX!
Oh, and it's only $3.
- don
> - 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 - 00:34:04 GMT