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===== NZCOM Disk for RomWBW ===== |
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===== NZ-COM 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 NZ-COM, which is an implementation of the |
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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 NZ-COM distribuition. |
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a variety of updates regarding the NZ-COM distribution. |
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The starting point for the disk content was the final official release of |
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NZ-COM which is generally available on the Internet. A minimal |
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== Usage == |
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NZCOM is not designed to load directly from the boot tracks of a |
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NZ-COM 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 ZSDOS with a |
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PROFILE.SUB command file that automatically loads NZCOM. So, NZCOM |
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PROFILE.SUB command file that automatically loads NZ-COM. So, NZ-COM |
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will load completely without any intervention, but you may notice |
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that ZSDOS loads first, then ZSDOS loads NZCOM. This is normal. |
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There is no DIR command. Use SDZ or ZXD instead. |
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that ZSDOS loads first, then ZSDOS loads NZ-COM. This is normal. |
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*** TODO: Date stamping *** |
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== Notes == |
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NZCOM is distributed in an unconfigured state. The following was |
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done to create a minimal ready-to-run setup for RomWBW: |
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NZ-COM 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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- Ran MKZCM and saved default configuration to NZCOM.ZCM and |
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NZCOM.ENV. |
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- Extract VT100 TCAP from Z3TCAP.LBR and saved it as TCAP.Z3T. |
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- Created PROFILE.SUB to launch NZCOM at startup. |
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- Created empty STARTZCM.COM. |
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- Original TCSELECT.COM was removed and replaced with a newer version |
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from the Z3 files. |
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- TCAP.LBR and Z3TCAP.TCP were removed and replaced with |
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versions are provided from Common files. |
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- Replaced ZRDOS with ZSDOS in NZCOM.LBR. The standalone |
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ZRDOS.ZRL and ZSDOS.ZRL files were saved. |
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- Copied ARUNZ.COM to CMDRUN.COM |
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- Moved all configuration files to 14: per ZCPR3 conventions |
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- Moved all help and documentation files to 10: per ZCPR3 conventions |
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- Moved executables to 15: per ZCPR3 conventions |
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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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- Updated STARTZCM with |
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ZPATH /C=A0:,$$:,A15: /D=A0:,A15: |
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NZCOM TCAP.Z3T |
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- Updated NZCOM.NDR in NZCOM.LBR with new directory names: |
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A 0: SYSTEM A 10: HELP A 14: CONFIG A 15: ROOT |
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- Moved DOCFILES.LBR to 10: |
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- Moved all TCJ files to 10: |
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- Added REN, SAVE, and SP commands to ALIAS.CMD |
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The following additional customizations were also performed: |
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- Z3LOC.COM |
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- ZCNFG.COM |
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== NZCOM Files == |
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== NZ-COM Files == |
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The following files came from the official NZCOM distribution. These |
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The following files came from the official NZ-COM distribution. These |
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are generally documented in the "NZCOM Users Manual.pdf" document in |
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the Doc/CPM directory of the RomWBW distribution. Note that some of the |
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files included in the NZ-COM distribution are not listed below because |
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!VERS--1.2H - Version marker directory entry (empty file) |
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ALIAS.CMD - Sample alias definitions for use with ARUNZ |
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ARUNZ.COM - Alias-RUN-forZ-System command alias execution |
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BGZRDS19.LBR - ??? |
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BGZRDS19.LBR - Patch for Backgrounder II |
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CLEDINST.COM - Configure RCP-resident command line editor |
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CLEDSAVE.COM - Save RCP-resident command line editor history |
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CONFIG.LBR - Various configuration files for use with ZCNFG |
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User area 3 contains sample audio files that can be played using |
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the TUNE application. |
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== CP/NET 1.2 (User Area 4) == |
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User area 4 contains a full implementation of the CP/NET 1.2 |
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client provided by Doug Miller. Please read the README.TXT file |
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in this user area for more information. |
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N.B., at a minimum, some of the files in this user area must be copied |
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to user area 0 for CP/NET to work properly. |
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-- WBW 11:19 AM 1/22/2024 |
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-- WBW 7:14 PM 8/17/2024 |
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Wayne Warthen
1 year ago