Documentation for L-C/DIR.COM
(Lower-case directory program)
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This program was found on an RCPM system in California in 1983.
It came to me without any documentation whatsoever, to replace
other versions of DIR or SD in the public domain.

Its main advantage is purely aesthetic: all filenames appear in
"lower-case" letters instead of the standard SOLID CAPS of other
directory programs. I called it L-C/DIR.COM, which is probably
not its real name. (You might prefer to simply rename it to D.)

Here are some neat features I discovered:

(1)  If you have changed disks without entering a control-C to
reset the drive, L-C/DIR will indicate this with a message at the
right, saying " -- Disk is Read Only -- "

(2)  If you examine the beginning of the program with PATCH, SUPERZAP,
or some other disk utility, you will see the words:
   SET THESE: 
   DIMVIDEO (8 empty bytes follow; patch address 0118-011F)
   REGVIDEO (8 empty bytes follow; patch address 0128-012F)
Put in the necessary codes to set any alternate video or video
highlighting you prefer.  The only thing that will BE highlighted
is the "Disk is Read Only" message, when it appears.  It is not
necessary to prefix your code with a byte indicating the code
length.  Thus, if ESC-B-1 turns on alternate video, you can just
enter 1B 42 31.
   
(3) Normally, the filename and filespace display for a typical
Read/Write file looks like this:
    filename.typ  12k

- However, if the file is Read Only, the display will be: 
    filename.typ 12r

- If the file attribute has been set to ARC, the display will be:
    filename.typ 12K

- If the file is both Read Only and ARC, the display will be:
    filename.typ 12R

- System files do not display at all in L-C/DIR.

     If you discover any other features, send me a postcard.

                           Eric Pement
                         4707 N. Malden
                       Chicago, IL  60640