At
your
command, the CP/M also does
other
useful
functions
by means
of
"util-
ity"
programs.
To
get
an
idea
of
what is available, read
the
summary
below
or,
after
you have learned
to
start
and
stop
the KAYPRO
10
, view the KAYPRO.lRN
file.
To
do this:
1.
Turn on the computer, or,
if
it's
already on, warm
boot
the
computer
by
pressing
CTRl,
then
simultaneously
pressing the c key.
2.
Type: user 1
3.
After
the prompt, A1>, type:
PW
KAYPRO.lRN
4.
When you are finished reading the file,
close
it
by pressing
CTRl
and simul-
taneously
pressing
x,
then c.
You
will
get some very useful
information
from viewing
this
file. Here is a
brief
description
of
some CP/M system
commands
and
utility
programs.
• PIP
Copies files from one place
to
another
General form: PIP
B:
=
A:THATFllE.MSS
Drive B is the
destination
of
THATFllE.MSS, and drive A is the source
of
THATFllE.MSS.
• DIR Provides a DIRectory
of
files
in a user area
• TYPE TYPEs the
contents
of
a
document
file
on
the
screen.
General form: TYPE
THATFllE.MSS
• ERA ERASES the
file
specified
General form: ERA
THATFllE.MSS
• REN RENames the
file
specified
General form:
REN
B:NEWNAME.MSS =
B:OlDNAME.MSS
The prompt, A > (with a
number
between
the
A and
the>
),
indicates
the
currently-logged drive,
meaning
the drive in
which
the
computer
will
automat-
ically
look
for
files
if
the drive name
(A:
or
B:)
isn't
specified. The
computer
can-
not
locate
a
file
on a drive
or
in a user area
that
is
not
the logged drive. A
message
will
display:
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