EXT 16 Prelimenary Instructions.

Commands: FORMAT, LABEL, VOL, REL, CHA, EXA, DIS, DISX, BREAK ON, BREAK OFF

FORMAT
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Syntax:   FORMAT [disk-label] [date]

disk-label eg  "UTILITY DISK #5"
date: Syntax 99/99/99 or 99/99/9999

FORMAT "UTILITY DISK #5" "30/08/2001"

After DATE entry disk will be formatted and a file called S:DISKINFO placed on disk which contains entered information.


LABEL
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As above but no disk format.
If disk was previously LABELled then the message LABEL ALREADY EXISTS will be displayed.


VOL
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Displays contents of DISKINFO file
If no DISKINFO file on disk then "THIS DISK HAS NO LABEL" messgae is displayed.


REL
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Syntax  REL "FILENAME",XXXXH

Original:	BASICROM,0000,3FFFF
example:	REL"BASICROM",B000
Result:		BASICROM,B000,EFFF

RELocated programs will not run, but files like above can noe be copied to another disk using DCOPY"FILENAME"


CHA
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Syntax:  CHA"FILENAME",X
Original:	B:EXT16
Example:	CHA"EXT16",P
Result:		P:EXT16

The command "CHA" allows you to change the FILETYPE on disk on any file, but program may not load or run anymore.


EXA
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Syntax:	EXA,XXXX,XXXX - EXA, track number, sector number

EXA allows you to examine chosen tracks and sectors on disk. Press space for next sector. Use CTRL-BREAK to return to basic.


DIS/DISX
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Syntax: DIS - DISX  (X=filetype)

DIS - B:EXT16        01 02 D33B DB1A		-Press space to continue
      S:DISKINFO     02 02 7220 72A0
      W:EXT INSR     02 0B CA49 D000
      T:DIR#WIDE     02 04 7AE9 7D0A

DISB - Displays only "B" filetype filenames.
DISS - Displays only "S" filetype filenames.
DISW - Displays only "W" filetype filenames.
DIST - Displays only "T" filetype filenames.
DISX - etc

BREAK ON
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BREAK OFF
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BREAK ON and BREAK OFF - not quite sure what they do except they're used in programs I think.