T.POP DOS
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FILENAME(S): T.POP DOS
FILE TYPE(S): PRG
FILE SIZE: 2.1K
FIRST SEEN: 2025-11-30 18:12:13
APPEARS ON: 1 disk(s)
FILE HASH
97e85980ba688a55b286ed057d9c2b024fc3e97252946c39a706270d66c40deb
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| DISK TITLE | FILENAME | FILE TYPE | COLLECTION | TRACK | SECTOR | ACTIONS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOADSTAR 49 S 1 | T.POP DOS | PRG | Sailor, Ganheden | 5 | 0 | DOWNLOAD FILE |
FILE CONTENT & ANALYSIS
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..^U:HELP.. P O P D O S..
BY NICK PECK..**************
************************.* NOTE: POP DO
S DOES NOT RETURN TO *.* THE LOADSTAR M
ENU. AFTER USING IT *.* YOU MUST TURN Y
OUR COMPUTER OFF *.* AND BACK ON AGAI
N TO REBOOT. *.*******************
*******************.. UNLESS YOU BOUG
HT YOUR FIRST C64.LAST WEEK YOU HAVE HEA
RD THAT THE.COMMODORE DOS LEAVES SOMETHI
NG TO BE.DESIRED IN THE WAY OF EASY-TO-.
REMEMBER COMMANDS. YOU KNOW, THOSE.CRYP
TIC SYNTAXES THAT THE 1541 DRIVE.MANUAL
VAINLY ATTEMPTS TO EXPLAIN.. COMMODOR
E REALIZED THIS AND.SUPPLIED DOS 5.1 ON
THE DISK DRIVE.DEMO DISK. THE COMMANDS
ARE MUCH.SIMPLER IF YOU INSTALL THE "WED
GE",.AS IT IS CALLED, BUT THERE ARE A FE
W.MORE TASKS THAT WOULD BE HANDY TO.HAVE
. I'M REFERRING TO THE ABILITY.TO READ
A SEQUENTIAL FILE EASILY..AND HOW ABOUT
BEING ABLE TO SEE THE.LISTING OF A PROGR
AM ON DISK WITHOUT.DISTURBING THE PROGRA
M IN MEMORY?.. NICK PECK'S POP DOS GI
VES US ALL.OF THESE COMMANDS AND DOES IT
IN A.VERY ATTRACTIVE AND ELEGANT WAY..O
NCE YOU LOAD AND RUN THE PROGRAM POP.DOS
YOU CALL IT UP IT BY PRESSING.CTRL-F3.
YOU MAY REMEMBER THIS FROM.SOME OF NICK
'S OTHER PROGRAMS.. DON'T WORRY ABOUT
THE WINDOWS.THAT POP UP OVERWRITING WHA
T YOU HAVE.ON THE SCREEN -- YOUR SCREEN
WILL BE.RETURNED TO YOU AFTER YOU USE PO
P DOS.FOR ANY OF YOUR DOS NEEDS... TH
E USUAL DOS FEATURES ARE.SUPPORTED, EXCE
PT FOR LOAD AND SAVE,.BUT THE MOST INTER
ESTING AND USEFUL.ARE THE LAST TWO: L FO
R LISTING A.PROGRAM FROM THE DISK, AND T
FOR.READING A SEQUENTIAL FILE FROM THE.
DISK. NEITHER FEATURE WILL WIPE OUT.YOU
R PROGRAM IN MEMORY - OR THE.SCREEN. NO
TICE THAT THE SPACE BAR.PAUSES THE LISTI
NGS. THIS IS A.NOTICEABLE IMPROVEMENT O
VER DOS 5.1.... AS WITH NOTEPAD, THIS
PROGRAM.COULD HAVE BEEN CLASSIFIED IN T
HE."HACKER" CATEGORY BUT, BECAUSE OF ITS
.INHERENT USEFULNESS FOR EVERYBODY, WE.D
ECIDED TO CALL THIS "HELPWARE"... POP
DOS IS LOADED INTO MEMORY AT.$C000 (491
52) SO DON'T USE IT WITH.ANY PROGRAMS TH
AT USE THIS MEMORY...DISK FILES THIS PRO
GRAM USES..POP DOS .POP C000-
CB0A.T.POP DOS.. **** END OF TEXT
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