BPBIOS & Doc

- Updated transient SAVE command in BPBIOS with version 17 from Lars Nelson - Updated document build process to improve consistency between documents.
2026-02-06 14:11:48 -06:00 · 2021-10-27 12:12:10 -07:00
parent 07e8eb1adf
commit 6b81146286
21 changed files with 194 additions and 110 deletions
--- a/Source/BPBIOS/def-ww-z33.lib
+++ b/Source/BPBIOS/def-ww-z33.lib
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ DATE	  MACRO
 	DEFB	'07 Oct 21'	; Date of this version
 	  ENDM
 AUTOCL	  MACRO
-	DEFB	8,'ZEX ZST ',0	; Autostart command line
+	DEFB	8,'ZEX Z33 ',0	; Autostart command line
 	  ENDM

 ;--- Basic System and Z-System Section ---
--- a/Source/BPBIOS/def-ww-z33bnk.lib
+++ b/Source/BPBIOS/def-ww-z33bnk.lib
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ DATE	  MACRO
 	DEFB	'07 Oct 21'	; Date of this version
 	  ENDM
 AUTOCL	  MACRO
-	DEFB	8,'ZEX ZST ',0	; Autostart command line
+	DEFB	8,'ZEX Z33 ',0	; Autostart command line
 	  ENDM

 ;--- Basic System and Z-System Section ---
--- a/Source/BPBIOS/z33.zex
+++ b/Source/BPBIOS/z33.zex
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+;; Set the ZCPR and ZSDOS paths
+c15:zpath $$$$ a0 b0 c15 c0 /d=$$$$ c15 c0
+;; Load ZCPR segments
+jetldr rcp-16h.zrl,fcp-4t.zrl,bpbio.ndr,nzdec23d.z3t
+;; Load date/time extension into user space
+ldtimec
+;; Initialize the RAM disk if needed and copy some useful files there
+if ~ex a0:-ram.000
+;; Load datestamping file on a:
+putds -d=a:
+;; Enable datestamping 
+relog
+save 0 a:-ram.000
+rcopy ramfiles.txt a0: /q
+fi
+;; Print Time & Date as a reminder in case they need setting
+td
+;; Load the command history shell and editor
+ease
+
--- a/Source/BPBIOS/zst.zex
+++ b/Source/BPBIOS/zst.zex
@@ -6,11 +6,15 @@ jetldr rcp-16h.zrl,fcp-4t.zrl,bpbio.ndr,nzdec23d.z3t
 ldtimec
 ;; Initialize the RAM disk if needed and copy some useful files there
 if ~ex a0:-ram.000
+;; Load datestamping file on a:
 putds -d=a:
+;; Enable datestamping 
 relog
 save 0 a:-ram.000
 rcopy ramfiles.txt a0: /q
 fi
+;; Print Time & Date as a reminder in case they need setting
+td
 ;; Load the command history shell and editor
 lsh

--- a/Source/BPBIOS/zstf.zex
+++ b/Source/BPBIOS/zstf.zex
@@ -6,11 +6,15 @@ zscfg2 cb +a-
 jetldr fcp-4t.zrl,bpbio.ndr,nzdec23d.z3t
 ;; Initialize the RAM disk if needed and copy some useful files there
 if ~ex a0:-ram.000
+;; Load datestamping file on a:
 putds -d=a:
+;; Enable datestamping 
 relog
-save 0 a0:-ram.000
+save 0 a:-ram.000
 rcopy ramfiles.txt a0: /q
 fi
+;; Print Time & Date as a reminder in case they need setting
+td
 ;; Load the command history shell and editor
 lsh

--- a/Source/Doc/Applications.md
+++ b/Source/Doc/Applications.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-\define{doc_title}{Applications}
-\include{"Common.h"}
+$define{doc_title}{Applications}$
+$include{"Common.h"}$

 # Summary

@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ on the media.

 Most of the applications are included as source code in the RomWBW
 distribution and are built in the normal build process. The source
-code is found in the Source\\\\Apps directory of the distribution. The
-binary executable applications are found in the Binary\\\\Apps directory.
+code is found in the Source\\Apps directory of the distribution. The
+binary executable applications are found in the Binary\\Apps directory.

 The following table clarifies where each of the applications can be
 found:
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ manually perform a verification function with the `FLASH VERIFY` form
 of the command.

 The author's documentation for the application is found in the RomWBW
-distribution in the Doc\\\\Contrib directory.
+distribution in the Doc\\Contrib directory.

 ## Notes

--- a/Source/Doc/Architecture.md
+++ b/Source/Doc/Architecture.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-\define{doc_title}{Architecture}
-\include{"Common.h"}
+$define{doc_title}{Architecture}$
+$include{"Common.h"}$

 Overview
 ========
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ the same area that is bank switched.

 Boot Phase 1 copies the phase 2 code to upper memory and jumps to it to
 continue the boot process. This is required because the CPU starts at
-address \$0000 in low memory. However, low memory is used as the area
+address $0000 in low memory. However, low memory is used as the area
 for switching ROM/RAM banks in and out. Therefore, it is necessary to
 relocate execution to high memory in order to initialize the RAM memory
 banks.
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ ROM Boot
 At power on (or hardware reset), ROM page 0 is automatically mapped to
 lower memory by hardware level system initialization. Page Zero (first
 256 bytes of the CPU address space) is reserved to contain dispatching
-instructions for interrupt instructions. Address \$0000 performs a jump
+instructions for interrupt instructions. Address $0000 performs a jump
 to the start of the phase 1 code so that this first page can be
 reserved.

@@ -210,13 +210,13 @@ initiate an Application Boot using the system image contained in the
 application file itself.

 Upon execution, the Application Boot program is loaded into memory by
-the previously running operating system starting at \$0100. Note that
+the previously running operating system starting at $0100. Note that
 program image contains a copy of the HBIOS to be installed and run. Once
 the Application Boot program is loaded by the previous operating system,
 control is passed to it and it performs a system initialization similar
 to the ROM Boot, but using the image loaded in RAM.

-Specifically, the code at \$0100 (in low memory) copies phase 2 boot
+Specifically, the code at $0100 (in low memory) copies phase 2 boot
 code to upper memory and transfers control to it. The phase 2 boot code
 copies the HBIOS image from application RAM to RAM, then calls the HBIOS
 initialization routine. At this point, the prior HBIOS code has been
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ _Bits_ | _Function_
 2      | Stop Bits (???)
 1-0    | Data Bits (???)

-The 5-bit baud rate value (V) is encoded as V = 75 \* 2\^X \* 3\^Y. The
+The 5-bit baud rate value (V) is encoded as V = 75 * 2^X * 3^Y. The
 bits are defined as YXXXX.

 ### Function 0x00 -- Character Input (CIOIN)
@@ -526,17 +526,17 @@ types.

 **Media ID** | **Value** | **Format**
 ------------ | --------- | ----------
-MID\_NONE    | 0         | No media installed
-MID\_MDROM   | 1         | ROM Drive
-MID\_MDRAM   | 2         | RAM Drive
-MID\_RF      | 3         | RAM Floppy (LBA)
-MID\_HD      | 4         | Hard Disk (LBA)
-MID\_FD720   | 5         | 3.5" 720K Floppy
-MID\_FD144   | 6         | 3.5" 1.44M Floppy
-MID\_FD360   | 7         | 5.25" 360K Floppy
-MID\_FD120   | 8         | 5.25" 1.2M Floppy
-MID\_FD111   | 9         | 8" 1.11M Floppy
-MID\_HDNEW   | 10        | Hard Disk with 1024 Directory entries
+MID_NONE     | 0         | No media installed
+MID_MDROM    | 1         | ROM Drive
+MID_MDRAM    | 2         | RAM Drive
+MID_RF       | 3         | RAM Floppy (LBA)
+MID_HD       | 4         | Hard Disk (LBA)
+MID_FD720    | 5         | 3.5" 720K Floppy
+MID_FD144    | 6         | 3.5" 1.44M Floppy
+MID_FD360    | 7         | 5.25" 360K Floppy
+MID_FD120    | 8         | 5.25" 1.2M Floppy
+MID_FD111    | 9         | 8" 1.11M Floppy
+MID_HDNEW    | 10        | Hard Disk with 1024 Directory entries

 ### Function 0x10 -- Disk Status (DIOSTATUS)

@@ -950,22 +950,22 @@ possible 16 values for foreground or background:

 **Foreground**     | **Background**     | **Color**
 ------------------ | ------------------ | ----------------
-\_0   \_\_\_\_0000 | 0\_   0000\_\_\_\_ | Black
-\_1   \_\_\_\_0001 | 1\_   0001\_\_\_\_ | Red
-\_2   \_\_\_\_0010 | 2\_   0010\_\_\_\_ | Green
-\_3   \_\_\_\_0011 | 3\_   0011\_\_\_\_ | Brown
-\_4   \_\_\_\_0100 | 4\_   0100\_\_\_\_ | Blue
-\_5   \_\_\_\_0101 | 5\_   0101\_\_\_\_ | Magenta
-\_6   \_\_\_\_0110 | 6\_   0110\_\_\_\_ | Cyan
-\_7   \_\_\_\_0111 | 7\_   0111\_\_\_\_ | White
-\_8   \_\_\_\_1000 | 8\_   1000\_\_\_\_ | Gray
-\_9   \_\_\_\_1001 | 9\_   1001\_\_\_\_ | Light Red
-\_A   \_\_\_\_1010 | A\_   1010\_\_\_\_ | Light Green
-\_B   \_\_\_\_1011 | B\_   1011\_\_\_\_ | Yellow
-\_C   \_\_\_\_1100 | C\_   1100\_\_\_\_ | Light Blue
-\_D   \_\_\_\_1101 | D\_   1101\_\_\_\_ | Light Magenta
-\_E   \_\_\_\_1110 | E\_   1110\_\_\_\_ | Light Cyan
-\_F   \_\_\_\_1111 | F\_   1111\_\_\_\_ | Bright White
+n0   nnnn0000      | 0n   0000nnnn      | Black
+n1   nnnn0001      | 1n   0001nnnn      | Red
+n2   nnnn0010      | 2n   0010nnnn      | Green
+n3   nnnn0011      | 3n   0011nnnn      | Brown
+n4   nnnn0100      | 4n   0100nnnn      | Blue
+n5   nnnn0101      | 5n   0101nnnn      | Magenta
+n6   nnnn0110      | 6n   0110nnnn      | Cyan
+n7   nnnn0111      | 7n   0111nnnn      | White
+n8   nnnn1000      | 8n   1000nnnn      | Gray
+n9   nnnn1001      | 9n   1001nnnn      | Light Red
+nA   nnnn1010      | An   1010nnnn      | Light Green
+nB   nnnn1011      | Bn   1011nnnn      | Yellow
+nC   nnnn1100      | Cn   1100nnnn      | Light Blue
+nD   nnnn1101      | Dn   1101nnnn      | Light Magenta
+nE   nnnn1110      | En   1110nnnn      | Light Cyan
+nF   nnnn1111      | Fn   1111nnnn      | Bright White

 Attribute byte values are constructed using the following bit encoding:

@@ -1087,12 +1087,12 @@ The currently defined video device types are:

 VDA ID     | Value | Device
 ---------- | ----- | ------
-VDA\_NONE  | 0x00  | No VDA
-VDA\_VDU   | 0x10  | ECB VDU board
-VDA\_CVDU  | 0x20  | ECB Color VDU board
-VDA\_7220  | 0x30  | ECB uPD7220 video display board
-VDA\_N8    | 0x40  | TMS9918 video display built-in to N8
-VDA\_VGA   | 0x50  | ECB VGA board
+VDA_NONE   | 0x00  | No VDA
+VDA_VDU    | 0x10  | ECB VDU board
+VDA_CVDU   | 0x20  | ECB Color VDU board
+VDA_7220   | 0x30  | ECB uPD7220 video display board
+VDA_N8     | 0x40  | TMS9918 video display built-in to N8
+VDA_VGA    | 0x50  | ECB VGA board

 ### Function 0x44 -- Video Set Cursor Style (VDASCS)

@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ VDA\_VGA   | 0x50  | ECB VGA board

 If supported by the video hardware, adjust the format of the cursor such
 that the cursor starts at the pixel specified in the top nibble of D and
-end at the pixel specified in the bottom nibble of D. So, if D=\$08, a
+end at the pixel specified in the bottom nibble of D. So, if D=$08, a
 block cursor would be used that starts at the top pixel of the character
 cell and ends at the ninth pixel of the character cell.

@@ -2150,23 +2150,24 @@ The following section outlines the read only data referenced by the

 #### TMS9918 Driver:

-| Name   | Offset | Size (bytes)| Description |
-|--------|--------|-------------|-------------|
-| PPIA	 | 0      | 1	          | PPI PORT A  |
-| PPIB	 | 1      | 1           | PPI PORT B  |
-| PPIC	 | 2      | 1           | PPI PORT C  |
-| PPIX	 | 3      | 1           | PPI CONTROL PORT |
-| DATREG | 4      | 1           | IO PORT ADDRESS FOR MODE 0 |
-| CMDREG | 5      | 1           | IO PORT ADDRESS FOR MODE 1 |
-| The following are the register mirror values that HBIOS used for initialisation |
-|	REG. 0 | 6      | 1           | $00	       - NO EXTERNAL VID
-| REG. 1 | 7      | 1           |	$50 or $70 - SET MODE 1 and interrupt if enabled |
-| REG. 2 | 8      | 1           |	$00	       - PATTERN NAME TABLE := 0
-| REG. 3 | 9      | 1           |	$00	       - NO COLOR TABLE
-| REG. 4 | 10     | 1           |	$01	       - SET PATTERN GENERATOR TABLE TO $800
-| REG. 5 | 11     | 1           |	$00	       - SPRITE ATTRIBUTE IRRELEVANT
-| REG. 6 | 12     | 1           |	$00	       - NO SPRITE GENERATOR TABLE
-| REG. 7 | 13     | 1           |	$F0	       - WHITE ON BLACK
-| DCNTL* | 14     | 1           | Z180 DMA/WAIT CONTROL |
+| **Name**  | **Offset** | **Bytes** | **Description** |
+|--------|----|----|-----------------------|
+| PPIA	 | 0  | 1  | PPI PORT A  |
+| PPIB	 | 1  | 1  | PPI PORT B  |
+| PPIC	 | 2  | 1  | PPI PORT C  |
+| PPIX	 | 3  | 1  | PPI CONTROL PORT |
+| DATREG | 4  | 1  | IO PORT ADDRESS FOR MODE 0 |
+| CMDREG | 5  | 1  | IO PORT ADDRESS FOR MODE 1 |
+|        |    |    | _Below are the register mirror values_ |
+|        |    |    | _that HBIOS used for initialisation_ |
+| REG. 0 | 6  | 1  | $00 - NO EXTERNAL VID
+| REG. 1 | 7  | 1  | $50 or $70 - SET MODE 1 and interrupt if enabled |
+| REG. 2 | 8  | 1  | $00 - PATTERN NAME TABLE := 0 |
+| REG. 3 | 9  | 1  | $00 - NO COLOR TABLE |
+| REG. 4 | 10 | 1  | $01 - SET PATTERN GENERATOR TABLE TO $800 |
+| REG. 5 | 11 | 1  | $00 - SPRITE ATTRIBUTE IRRELEVANT |
+| REG. 6 | 12 | 1  | $00 - NO SPRITE GENERATOR TABLE |
+| REG. 7 | 13 | 1  | $F0 - WHITE ON BLACK |
+| DCNTL* | 14 | 1  | Z180 DMA/WAIT CONTROL |

 * ONLY PRESENT FOR Z180 BUILDS
--- a/Source/Doc/Build.cmd
+++ b/Source/Doc/Build.cmd
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ echo.

 echo Processing document %1.md...

-gpp -o %1.tmp -U "\\" "" "{" "}{" "}" "{" "}" "#" "" %1.md
+::gpp -o %1.tmp %1.md
+::gpp -o %1.tmp -U "\\" "" "{" "}{" "}" "{" "}" "#" "" %1.md
+::gpp -o %1.tmp -U "" "" "(" "," ")" "(" ")" "#" "" -M "#" "\n" " " " " "\n" "(" ")" %1.md
+gpp -o %1.tmp -U "$" "$" "{" "}{" "}$" "{" "}" "@@@" "" -M "$" "$" "{" "}{" "}$" "{" "}" %1.md

 :: pandoc %1.tmp -f markdown -s -o %1.tex --default-image-extension=pdf || exit /b
 :: pause
@@ -46,9 +49,9 @@ gpp -o %1.tmp -U "\\" "" "{" "}{" "}" "{" "}" "#" "" %1.md
 :: goto :eof

 pandoc %1.tmp -f markdown -t pdf -s -o %1.pdf --default-image-extension=pdf || exit /b
-pandoc %1.tmp -f markdown -t html -o %1.html --default-image-extension=png || exit /b
-pandoc %1.tmp -f markdown -t dokuwiki -o %1.dw --default-image-extension=png || exit /b
-pandoc %1.tmp -f markdown -t gfm -o %1.gfm --default-image-extension=png || exit /b
-pandoc %1.tmp -f markdown -t plain -o %1.txt --default-image-extension=png || exit /b
+pandoc %1.tmp -f markdown -t html -s -o %1.html --default-image-extension=png || exit /b
+pandoc %1.tmp -f markdown -t dokuwiki -s -o %1.dw --default-image-extension=png || exit /b
+pandoc %1.tmp -f markdown -t gfm -s -o %1.gfm --default-image-extension=png || exit /b
+pandoc %1.tmp -f markdown -t plain -s -o %1.txt --default-image-extension=png || exit /b

 goto :eof
--- a/Source/Doc/Catalog.md
+++ b/Source/Doc/Catalog.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-\define{doc_title}{Disk Catalog}
-\define{doc_author}{Mykl Orders}
-\define{doc_authmail}{}
-\include{"Common.h"}
+$define{doc_title}{Disk Catalog}$
+$define{doc_author}{Mykl Orders}$
+$define{doc_authmail}{}$
+$include{"Common.h"}$

 # RomWBW Distribution File Catalog

--- a/Source/Doc/Common.h
+++ b/Source/Doc/Common.h
@@ -1,22 +1,19 @@
-\define{doc_ver}{3.1 Pre-release}
-\define{doc_product}{RomWBW}
-\ifndef{doc_title} \define{doc_title}{Document Title} \endif
-\ifndef{doc_author} \define{doc_author}{Wayne Warthen} \endif
-\define{doc_date}{\date{%d %b %Y}}
-\ifndef{doc_authmail} \define{doc_authmail}{wwarthen@gmail.com} \endif
-\define{doc_orgname}{RetroBrew Computers Group}
-\define{doc_orgurl}{www.retrobrewcomputers.org}
+$define{doc_ver}{3.1 Pre-release}$
+$define{doc_product}{RomWBW}$
+$ifndef{doc_title}$ $define{doc_title}{Document Title}$ $endif$
+$ifndef{doc_author}$ $define{doc_author}{Wayne Warthen}$ $endif$
+$define{doc_date}{$date{%d %b %Y}$}$
+$ifndef{doc_authmail}$ $define{doc_authmail}{wwarthen@gmail.com}$ $endif$
+$define{doc_orgname}{RetroBrew Computers Group}$
+$define{doc_orgurl}{www.retrobrewcomputers.org}$

 ---
 # Force pandoc to enable graphics for Logo in title page!
 graphics: true
-title: |
-   | \doc_product \doc_title
-   |
-   | Version \doc_ver
-author: \doc_author (mailto:\doc_authmail)
-date: \doc_date
-institution: \doc_orgname
+title: $doc_product$ $doc_title$
+author: $doc_author$ (mailto:$doc_authmail$)
+date: $doc_date$
+institution: $doc_orgname$
 documentclass: book
 classoption:
 - oneside
@@ -52,14 +49,14 @@ header-includes:
      \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{Graphics/Logo.pdf} \par
      \vfill
      \raggedleft
-      {\scshape \bfseries \fontsize{48pt}{56pt} \selectfont \doc_product \par}
-      {\bfseries \fontsize{32pt}{36pt} \selectfont \doc_title \par}
+      {\scshape \bfseries \fontsize{48pt}{56pt} \selectfont $doc_product$ \par}
+      {\bfseries \fontsize{32pt}{36pt} \selectfont $doc_title$ \par}
      \vspace{24pt}
-      {\huge Version \doc_ver \\ \doc_date \par}
+      {\huge Version $doc_ver$ \\ $doc_date$ \par}
      \vspace{24pt}
-      {\large \itshape \doc_orgname \\ \href{http://\doc_orgurl}{\doc_orgurl} \par}
+      {\large \itshape $doc_orgname$ \\ \href{http://$doc_orgurl$}{$doc_orgurl$} \par}
      \vspace{12pt}
-      {\large \itshape \doc_author \\ \href{mailto:\doc_authmail}{\doc_authmail} \par}
+      {\large \itshape $doc_author$ \\ \href{mailto:$doc_authmail$}{$doc_authmail$} \par}
    \end{titlepage}
  }
  \pagestyle{empty}
@@ -78,5 +75,5 @@ include-before:
 ```{=latex}
 \clearpage
 \pagenumbering{arabic}
-\lhead{\fancyplain{}{\nouppercase{\footnotesize \bfseries \leftmark \hfill \doc_product  \doc_title}}}
+\lhead{\fancyplain{}{\nouppercase{\footnotesize \bfseries \leftmark \hfill $doc_product$  $doc_title$}}}
 ```
--- a/Source/Doc/GettingStarted.md
+++ b/Source/Doc/GettingStarted.md
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-\define{doc_title}{GettingStarted}
-\include{"Common.h"}
+$define{doc_title}{Getting Started}$
+$include{"Common.h"}$

 # RomWBW

 ## Z80/Z180 System Software

-| Version \doc_ver
-| \doc_date
+| Version $doc_ver$
+| $doc_date$

-\doc_author [\doc_authmail](mailto:\doc_authmail)
+$doc_author$ [$doc_authmail$](mailto:$doc_authmail$)

 ### Download

@@ -1351,4 +1351,4 @@ RetroBrew Computers projects is via the community forums:
 Submission of issues and bugs are welcome at the
 [RomWBW GitHub Repository](https://github.com/wwarthen/RomWBW).

-Also feel free to email \doc_author at [\doc_authmail](mailto:\doc_authmail).
+Also feel free to email $doc_author$ at [$doc_authmail$](mailto:$doc_authmail$).
--- a/Source/Doc/Makefile
+++ b/Source/Doc/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ include $(TOOLS)/Makefile.inc
 all :: deploy

 %.tmp : %.md
-	gpp -o $@ -U "\\" "" "{" "}{" "}" "{" "}" "#" "" $<
+	gpp -o $@ -U "$" "$" "{" "}{" "}$" "{" "}" "@@@" "" -M "$" "$" "{" "}{" "}$" "{" "}" $<

 %.pdf : %.tmp
 	pandoc $< -f markdown -t latex -s -o $@ --default-image-extension=pdf
--- a/Source/Doc/ROM_Applications.md
+++ b/Source/Doc/ROM_Applications.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-\define{doc_title}{ROM Applications}
-\define{doc_author}{Phillip Summers}
-\define{doc_authmail}{}
-\include{"Common.h"}
+$define{doc_title}{ROM Applications}$
+$define{doc_author}{Phillip Summers}$
+$define{doc_authmail}{}$
+$include{"Common.h"}$

 # Summary

--- a/Source/Images/d_bp/u15/save.com
+++ b/Source/Images/d_bp/u15/save.com