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===== Z3PLUS Disk for RomWBW ===== |
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This disk is one of several ready-to-run disks provided with |
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RomWBW. It contains Z3PLUS, which is an implementation of the |
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Z-System. You may also see Z3PLUS referred to as ZCPR 3.4. This is |
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a powerful replacement for CP/M 3. |
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The disk is bootable as is (the operating system image is already |
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embedded in the system tracks) and can be launched from the RomWBW |
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Loader prompt. See the Usage and Notes sections below for more |
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information on how Z3PLUS is loaded. |
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The remainder of this document describes the usage and contents of |
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this disk. It is highly recommended that you review the "RomWBW |
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User Guide.pdf" document found in the Doc directory of the |
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RomWBW Distribution. |
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The primary documentation for Z3PLUS is the "Z3PLUS Users Manual.pdf" |
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document contained in the Doc/CPM directory of the RomWBW distribution. |
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This document is a supplement to the primary documentation. Additionally, |
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please review the file called RELEASE.NOT on this disk which contains |
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a variety of updates regarding the Z3PLUS distribution. |
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|
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The starting point for the disk content was the final official release of |
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Z3PLUS which is generally available on the Internet. A minimal |
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system generation was done just sufficient to get Z3PLUS to run under |
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RomWBW. Z3PLUS is extremely configurable and far more powerful than |
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DRI CP/M. It is almost mandatory that you read the Z3PLUS manual to |
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use the system effectively. |
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== Usage == |
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Z3PLUS is not designed to load directly from the boot tracks of a |
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disk. Instead, it expects to be loaded from an already running |
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OS. This disk has been configured to boot using CP/M 3 with a |
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PROFILE.SUB command file that automatically loads Z3PLUS. So, Z3PLUS |
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will load completely without any intervention, but you may notice |
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that CP/M 3 loads first, then CP/M 3 loads Z3PLUS. This is normal. |
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== Configration == |
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Z3PLUS is distributed in an unconfigured state. The following was |
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done to create a ready-to-run setup for RomWBW: |
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- Created PROFILE.SUB to launch Z3PLUS at startup. |
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- Created STARTZ3P.COM (alias) with |
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Z3PLUS /Q |
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PATH /C $$$$ A15 A0 |
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- Replaced DEFAULT.Z3T (IN Z3PLUS.LBR) with VT100 Term Definiton: |
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- Replaced DEFAULT.NDR (IN Z3PLUS.LBR) with new directory names: |
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A0:SYSTEM A10:HELP A14:CONFIG A15: ROOT |
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- Copied ARUNZ.COM to CMDRUN.COM |
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- Added REN, SAVE, and SP commands to ALIAS.CMD |
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== Notes == |
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One of the bigger changes when deploying this image was the consoliadation |
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of Files between NZCOM and Z3PLUS. Both of these distributions came |
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from the same vendor and share the Same DNA, the primary difference being the |
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underlying OS (and BDOS) being eithe CP/M 2.2 (NZCOM) or CP/M 3 (Z3PLUS) |
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Thus a new "Common/NZ3PLUS" folder was created and sharded files |
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move here, to avoid significant duplication. This was done with NZ-COM files (primarily) |
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to ensure backwards compatability, and any improvements (done in NZ-COM) stick. |
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Carried over from the NZCOM Changes |
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- Extract VT100 TCAP from Z3TCAP.LBR and saved it as TCAP.Z3T. |
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- Original TCSELECT.COM was removed and replaced with a newer version |
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from the Z3 files. TCAP.LBR and Z3TCAP.TCP were removed and replaced with |
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Z3TCAP.LBR from new TCSELECT distribution. |
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- Updated HELP.COM to search for help files in A10: instead of A15: |
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- Updated LBRHELP.COM to search for help files in A10: instead of A15: |
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Files Moved |
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- Moved all help and documentation files to 10: per ZCPR3 conventions |
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- Moved DOCFILES.LBR to 10: |
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- Moved all TCJ files to 10: |
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- Moved all configuration files to 14: per ZCPR3 conventions |
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- Moved executables to 15: per ZCPR3 conventions |
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Files Removed because newer versions are already included: |
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- COPY.COM |
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- CRUNCH.COM |
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- UNCRUNCH.COM |
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- LBREXT.COM |
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- ZCNFG.COM |
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== Files == |
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For a description of the files contained in this disk please see the |
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"Rom WBW Disk Catalog.pdf" document contained in the Doc directory |
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of the RomWBW distribution. |
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=========================================== |
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== Suggestions == |
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Some of the files currenty in A15 (NZCOM and Z3PLUS) look more like they |
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should be in A0, as they are part of system definition / config |
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rather than a general purpose utility .e.g. |
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- ALIAS.CMD - this one in particular contains config |
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- CMDRUN.COM - effectivly config since it is a copy of one of 2 files |
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- ????? |
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===== Z3PLUS Disk for RomWBW ===== |
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|
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This disk is one of several ready-to-run disks provided with |
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RomWBW. It contains Z3PLUS, which is an implementation of the |
|||
Z-System. You may also see Z3PLUS referred to as ZCPR 3.4. This is |
|||
a powerful replacement for CP/M 3. |
|||
|
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The disk is bootable as is (the operating system image is already |
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embedded in the system tracks) and can be launched from the RomWBW |
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Loader prompt. See the Usage and Notes sections below for more |
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information on how Z3PLUS is loaded. |
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|
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The remainder of this document describes the usage and contents of |
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this disk. It is highly recommended that you review the "RomWBW |
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User Guide.pdf" document found in the Doc directory of the |
|||
RomWBW Distribution. |
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|
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The primary documentation for Z3PLUS is the "Z3PLUS Users Manual.pdf" |
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document contained in the Doc/CPM directory of the RomWBW distribution. |
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This document is a supplement to the primary documentation. Additionally, |
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please review the file called RELEASE.NOT on this disk which contains |
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a variety of updates regarding the Z3PLUS distribution. |
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|
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The starting point for the disk content was the final official release of |
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Z3PLUS which is generally available on the Internet. A minimal |
|||
system generation was done just sufficient to get Z3PLUS to run under |
|||
RomWBW. Z3PLUS is extremely configurable and far more powerful than |
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DRI CP/M. It is almost mandatory that you read the Z3PLUS manual to |
|||
use the system effectively. |
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|
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== Usage == |
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|
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Z3PLUS is not designed to load directly from the boot tracks of a |
|||
disk. Instead, it expects to be loaded from an already running |
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OS. This disk has been configured to boot using CP/M 3 with a |
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PROFILE.SUB command file that automatically loads Z3PLUS. So, Z3PLUS |
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will load completely without any intervention, but you may notice |
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that CP/M 3 loads first, then CP/M 3 loads Z3PLUS. This is normal. |
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|
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== Configration == |
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|
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Z3PLUS is distributed in an unconfigured state. The following was |
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done to create a ready-to-run setup for RomWBW: |
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|
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- Created PROFILE.SUB to launch Z3PLUS at startup. |
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- Created STARTZ3P.COM (alias) with |
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Z3PLUS /Q |
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PATH /C $$$$ A15 A0 |
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- Replaced DEFAULT.Z3T (IN Z3PLUS.LBR) with VT100 Term Definiton: |
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- Replaced DEFAULT.NDR (IN Z3PLUS.LBR) with new directory names: |
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A0:SYSTEM A10:HELP A14:CONFIG A15: ROOT |
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- Copied ARUNZ.COM to CMDRUN.COM |
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- Added REN, SAVE, and SP commands to ALIAS.CMD |
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|
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== Notes == |
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|
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One of the bigger changes when deploying this image was the consoliadation |
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of Files between NZCOM and Z3PLUS. Both of these distributions came |
|||
from the same vendor and share the Same DNA, the primary difference being the |
|||
underlying OS (and BDOS) being eithe CP/M 2.2 (NZCOM) or CP/M 3 (Z3PLUS) |
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|
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Thus a new "Common/NZ3PLUS" folder was created and sharded files |
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move here, to avoid significant duplication. This was done with NZ-COM files (primarily) |
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to ensure backwards compatability, and any improvements (done in NZ-COM) stick. |
|||
|
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Carried over from the NZCOM Changes |
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- Extract VT100 TCAP from Z3TCAP.LBR and saved it as TCAP.Z3T. |
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- Original TCSELECT.COM was removed and replaced with a newer version |
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from the Z3 files. TCAP.LBR and Z3TCAP.TCP were removed and replaced with |
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Z3TCAP.LBR from new TCSELECT distribution. |
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- Updated HELP.COM to search for help files in A10: instead of A15: |
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- Updated LBRHELP.COM to search for help files in A10: instead of A15: |
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|
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Files Moved |
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- Moved all help and documentation files to 10: per ZCPR3 conventions |
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- Moved DOCFILES.LBR to 10: |
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- Moved all TCJ files to 10: |
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- Moved all configuration files to 14: per ZCPR3 conventions |
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- Moved executables to 15: per ZCPR3 conventions |
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|
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Files Removed because newer versions are already included: |
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- COPY.COM |
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- CRUNCH.COM |
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- UNCRUNCH.COM |
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- LBREXT.COM |
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- ZCNFG.COM |
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|
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== Files == |
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|
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For a description of the files contained in this disk please see the |
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"Rom WBW Disk Catalog.pdf" document contained in the Doc directory |
|||
of the RomWBW distribution. |
|||
|
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=========================================== |
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|
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== Suggestions == |
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|
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Some of the files currenty in A15 (NZCOM and Z3PLUS) look more like they |
|||
should be in A0, as they are part of system definition / config |
|||
rather than a general purpose utility .e.g. |
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- ALIAS.CMD - this one in particular contains config |
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- CMDRUN.COM - effectivly config since it is a copy of one of 2 files |
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- ????? |
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