MANUAL FOR DRDIR (6502 ROM image & 6502 RAM patch) This file describes the software DRDIR which reinterprets the depreciated command "*DRIVE " and reissues it as a *DIR : instead.For use on 8 bit BBC series of microcomputer,this finds applications where software has been written with DFS in mind but which have been converted to ADFS disks - the command *DRIVE was removed from ADFS on the Master 128 (MOS 3.20) resulting in some of these programs not working. The manual is (C)1999 SPROW and software is (C)1997 SPROW ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ROM IMAGE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INSTRUCTIONS- At any command line prompt,eg.the BASIC command prompt '>' type ON A MASTER: *SRLOAD DRDIR 8000 *INSERT where may be 7,6,5,4 ON A MACHINE WITH SWRAM: *LOAD DRDIR 8000 and press CTRL-BREAK to initialise. The image will then be installed into the chosen socket where it will convert all future *DRIVE commands.Pressing BREAK has no effect on the image - it will carry on working unlike a RAM based patch. In addition,some details are available by typing *HELP DRIVE The minimum acceptable abbreviation is *DR. EXIT MESSAGES- "Bad Drive" - the drive number was omitted KNOWN PROBLEMS/FUTURE ENHANCEMENTS- No known problems HISTORY- V1.00 First release version,to the Solinet BBC disk user group. V1.10 Improved sideways image version by using ROM service call #4 method of trapping unknown commands rather than using extended vectors pointing into the ROM.These are now freed up for use by other applications software. V1.15 Now the ROM image wont bother reissing the *DIR command unless NetFS (or greater) is the current FS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RAM PATCH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INSTRUCTIONS- At any command line prompt,eg.the BASIC command prompt '>' type *DRDIR The program will then install itself into page &C00 (the CHR$ defn buffer on the BBC and Electron,or Econet workspace on the Master) where it will convert all future *DRIVE commands.Pressing BREAK will stop the program intercepting star commands. The minimum acceptable abbreviation is *DR. EXIT MESSAGES- "Bad Drive" - the drive number was omitted KNOWN PROBLEMS/FUTURE ENHANCEMENTS- No known problems Repointing of the 'reset' vector,to allow the pressing of BREAK,as for example may be performed when pressing BREAK-SHIFT to boot a disk. HISTORY- V1.00 First release version,to the Solinet BBC disk user group V1.15 Now the RAM patch wont bother reissing the *DIR command unless NetFS (or greater) is the current FS.