Information on ZCPR3 and Z3MD-59K.LBR (implementation for Morrow MD computers) What is ZCPR3? ZCPR i th thir versio o ZCP (Z8 Comman Processo Replacement) Th mai concep o ZCP i tha b replacin th standar CC (Consol Comman Processor portio o CP/ wit mor powerfu comman processor yo ar abl t implemen man extension t CP/ whil retainin complet CP/ compatibility. Som o th feature whic ar implemente b ZCPR are Multipl Comman Lin Buffe whic no onl allow multipl command o line bu als provide simpl wa fo program t chai t on anothe withou th requiremen fo SUBMI file. Th Flo Comman Package whic allo IF-THEN-ELS structure straigh fro th comman line. combinatio o th MC buffe an Flo Commands whic make th ne batc comman processo ZE ver powerful. I additio t bein abl t conditionall execut program base o certai conditions ther i als th abilit t branc t command withi ZEX/SUBMI file wit th us o GOTO. Th abilit t hav SHELLS whic ar program tha ca exi t th CP/ leve fo certai operations an the automaticall b re-invoked Name directories whic ca b implemente eithe i additio to o i plac o th standar CP/ schem o Drive/Use (DU: form I an case ther i th abilit t displa eithe th DU: Directory o both a par o th standar CP/ A prompt. Som o th othe feature o ZCPR whic won' g int to muc detai o are th Residen Comman Package whic contain som o th CP/ residen commands a wel a som ne one whic ar quit useful whee user an passwords whic limi acces t certai command o directorie throug th us o passwords erro handler whic allo yo t "gracefully ge aroun typo i lon multipl comman lines Z3TCA (ZCPR Termina Capabilities buffe whic i residen i memory an allow yo t us scree oriente utilitie withou difficul installatio procedure an ALIASes whic ar jus .CO file tha contai multipl comman lin t automat lon procedure b makin the on singl command. Ever on o thes feature i utilize b se o ove 6 utilit program tha ar par o th ZCPR system Thes includ se o scree oriente utilities fil manipulatio utilit (VFILER) ful scree oriente versio o DU an Memor Utilit (MU3 whic let yo edi memor wit scree oriente editor Ther ar als tw men program (MENU an VMENU whic allo yo t creat sophisticate men drive applications Menu ca b neste severa layer deep an ca b use t mak "Integrate Softwar Packages ou o standalon CP/ software. A fo documentation ther ar HEL file fo al o th ZCPR feature an utilities a wel a program fo readin thes file a th console o printin the ou fo reference Ther wil als b boo ou soo calle "ZCPR3 Th Manual" whic promise t b comprehensiv referenc guid t ZCPR3 Do you need ZCPR3? Th firs thin yo shoul understan abou ZCPR i tha althoug i i ver powerfu package i ma no b tha usefu fo everyone Th ZCPR environmen i particularl suite eithe t Har Dis users t peopl wh spen lo o tim a th syste leve interactin wit man differen application programs o t programmer wh wis t se u men drive application fo other t use Someon wh turn o thei computer put i disk an spend al o thei tim insid o a application probabl ha n nee fo ZCPR3 I fact du t th natur o ZCPR3 the ma b bette of withou it ZCPR (i m implementatio anyhow) require abou 5 o memory Thi mean tha certai operation whic us lo o memor ma b mor difficul o impossibl i yo ar als usin progra suc a SmartKe whic als use u memory. Th previou paragrap ma soun lik a tryin t discourag yo fro gettin ZCPR3 an t certai extent tha i true However th reaso fo thi i tha ZCPR i no fo th beginner woul rathe no se someon ge involve wit ZCPR i the hav n nee fo it rathe tha hav the spen thei (an my time effort an mone o somethin whic ma no brin the muc benefit I yo fee tha th feature hav describe ar o us t you the b al means yo shoul loo int ZCPR3 Bu i nothin her sound lik i wil hel you o i i al sound to complicated the yo woul probabl b bette of withou ZCPR3 a leas fo th tim being. ZCPR3 Structure Well i yo hav gotte thi fa an stil wan t kno ho yo ca ge ZCPR3 the her yo go Th ZCPR syste consist of th CC replacement an th syste segment (RCP FC etc. whic ar residen i memory Thes ar calle th "Core o ZCPR3 Th othe part o th syste ar th utilitie an th HEL files Yo als coul ge th sourc cod t th utilities an t SYSLIB (th librar routine require t re-assembl th utilities) bu fo mos people ther i n nee fo them I yo wer t g t Echelo Inc. the charg $14 fo th Core utilities an th sourc cod t everything Th proble wit thi dea i tha yo woul hav t modif th Cor t wor o you computer a wel a writ BIO patc t d th correc Col Boo initialization However hav alread don th modificatio whic wil wor o AN Morro MD-1 o 3 Thi installatio packag i calle Z3MD-59k.LB an contain everythin yo nee t ge th Cor runnin o you system I i ver simpl installation an shoul tak n mor tha hal hou o followin directions. Th way t ge wha yo nee ar a follows I yo hav mode (120 bau preferably) th cheapes wa i probabl t downloa th file fro Remot CP/ system Yo shoul firs ge th Z3MD-59K.LB fil (whic i currentl availabl o th Glendal RCP/ o th LAMU XBBS) I yo d no hav acces t modem o liv to fa awa fo thi t b practical the yo ca purchas flopp wit thi packag fro th Lo Angele Morro User Group Thi dis cost $ a th meetings o $1 throug th mai (check payabl t CAS o Bria Leyto - w don' hav ban accoun yet...) I orde t ge th utilitie an HEL files yo wil hav t eithe ge the fro a RCP/M o g throug Echelo (wh migh giv specia dea fo jus th utilitie an hel files) SIG/M CP/MUG o an o numbe o othe user group whic ca downloa thes file t Morro format Th Lo Angele Morro User Grou ha decide NO t handl order fo th Utilitie an HEL file du t thei larg size - Bria Leyton Addresse an othe miscellaneou information: Echelo Inc 10 Firs Stree Lo Altos CA 94022 (415) 948-382 LAMU Librar Diskette C/ Bria Leyto 1261 Killio St No Hollywood CA 91607 Elliam Associates (Has ZCPR3 and downloading capability) 24000 Bessemer Woodland Hills, CA 92367 LAMUG XBBS, Calabasas, Calif. (818) 340-9947 (Leave private message with name, address, phone number to SYSOP togetCP/M access password) ZCPR3 Metal BBS (415) 489-9005 Thes system ar u 2 hr excep whe i us b SYSOP The suppor 300/120 baud.