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| Filename: | 11-12-88/T\ECHO |
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| File size: | 2B15 bytes |
| Load address: | 0000 |
| Exec address: | 0000 |
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File contents
Echoes
An Intelligent Boot system for the BBC micro with DFS
Introduction
Echoes is a simple front end to the BBC's DFS system. It is designed to
simplify the use of the DFS while providing access to increased file
information.
When Echoes is run, usually as a boot file, it reads the disc catalogue
and interrogates all the files on the disc to try and obtain more
information. Each file is listed on screen, together with the filename, a
file number and the access status of the file (locked (L) or unlocked (U))
and any extra data that can be obtained.
This extra data is actually the first REM statement - as in the case of
a BASIC program. Echoes loads the first sector of each file and looks for
the token 244 (&F4), which, in BASIC stands for REM. Echoes then stores
any characters between this token and the end of line token - 13 (&D) for
BASIC.
Although designed to be used mainly with BASIC Echoes is not confined to
BASIC. The tokens it looks for can be re-defined by running the program
TOKENS. This program will allow you to use any characters to represent the
start of the extra data e.g. "(" and ")". You could even use the same
character to mark both the start and end of the data e.g."-".
The idea behind this is that most programmers start their work with some
statement of the program e.g. REM Echoes Allan Kelly 22/12/87 - 5/2/88.
This can help distinguish progams on disc.
Assembling Echoes
To assemble Echoes 3 programs are needed, ECHOES, ADD and LINK. ECHOES is
the main code but most of the data and subroutines have been separated
into ADD since the program will not all fit in memory in one go.
Firstly ADD must be run. This will generate a list of variables in the
form of a spool file - called L.VARS. Once this has been spooled out ADD
will print a saving instruction which you must issue.
Once ADD has been run and the two files generated load ECHOES - DO NOT RUN
IT. First you must load the variables from ADD so that ECHOES knows where
to find it's data and subroutines. To do this use *EXEC L.VARS. Once done
run ECHOES. Like ADD this will print a saving instruction which you must
issue.
You should now have three extra files on your disc, L.DATA, L.CODE and
L.VARS. Now Chain LINK, this will link the DATA and CODE files and save
the final product as U.ECHOES - this can be renamed to whatever you like
by changing the saving instruction in LINK. Before running LINK ensure
that the source code for Echoes is not in directory U.
If you want you can now delete the L files, VARS, DATA and CODE can be
generated again if you need them. L.VARS however is needed if you wish to
change the token settings with the TOKENS program.
The Tokens program
THE tokens that Echoes looks for in a file can be changed. To do this load
the program TOKENS. Before running the program, add the file L.VARS
generated by ADD by typing *EXEC L.VARS to load the variables - don't
worry if you forget TOKENS will remind you.
Once you have done this TOKENS will ask for the filename Echoes is saved
under. Note: Enter the name of the machine code file NOT the assembly file
ECHOES.
Once this is done TOKENS will ask for the new start and end tokens. These
may be any character you wish and may even be the same character e.g.
letters may be head using a dash "- Letter to Fred -" or for files in
languages like Forth the tokens may be (and).
Using Echoes
Depending on how Echoes is saved, the two most common ways of loading it
will be, either:
1) As a boot file with Echoes called !BOOT and the disc boot option set
to *OPT4,2 or
2) As a general utility, held either on the work disc or a utilities disc
and called by the command *ECHOES
When Echoes has loaded, it will wait for a key to be pressed. This is to
enable the disc to be changed if need be, and/or for the brief
instructions to be read.
Once a key has been pressed, Echoes will read the disc catalogue and
interrogate the files on the disc for extra data i.e. the tokens in use.
Echoes will only find the extra data if it is contained in the first
sector.
The Main Screen
This screen displays all the files together with any information. A right
arrow points to the "Current File" on which all operations will be
performed. Using the up and down arrow keys allows any file to be selected
as the current file. Pressing shift with the up or down arrow will move
the current file pointer 5 files instead of one. The window will scroll to
show all files as they are needed.
Keys
In total Echoes responds to 17 keys. These are: up and down arrow; tab;
space bar; escape; star (*); shift; and the functions keys.
Typing * will move you to the bottom window of the main screen to await
your command. This will then be issued as an OSCLI command e.g. *CAT. Any
response by the command will be displayed in the main window and will
remain there until a key is pressed when, provided the key is not *, the
file list will return. If the key is * then Echoes will wait for another
command.
Space Bar is used to change disc. When Space is pressed you will be
prompted to insert a new disc and press space. You are then returned to
the start up screen as if you had reloaded Echoes - so you will have to
press space a third time. If you wish to use another drive you may still
use space to change disc. Before pressing space, switch to the new drive
as usual, i.e. *DRIVE 2, then press space but ignore the "Insert New
Disc", just press space three times.
TAB: Echoes has been designed with BASIC in mind. This is reflected in the
function of the TAB key. When pressed, Echoes will chain the current file,
just as if it had been chained from BASIC.
Each of the ten function keys has a special function:
f0 - Run MC: this will load and run the current file as if it was a
machine code file i.e. equivalent to typing *<filename>.
f1 - DUMP: this will dump the current file just as if the OS command *DUMP
had been used.
f2 - TYPE: this is similar to the OS command *TYPE, as usual it acts on
the current file. Unlike the OS *TYPE this TYPE will remove any control
characters so no damage will be done to the screen display. This is a
great advantage if you type the wrong file!
f3 - INFO: this has a similar effect to *INFO but unlike *INFO the data on
the current file is not displayed as an enigmatic list of numbers but as a
list of information with notes. Any extra data (i.e. REM statements) will
be displayed in full. At the bottom of the screen the message "Print ?
(Y/N)" will appear. Pressing Y will cause the information to be copied to
the printer while pressing N will return you to the main screen.
f4 - ACCESS: this will toggle the current file between locked and unlocked
with the main screen being updated.
f5 - RENAME: once selected a prompt will appear at the bottom of the main
screen requesting the new name for the current file. Note: you cannot
rename a locked file, you must first unlock it - f4.
f6 - DELETE: provided it is not locked, this will delete the current file,
before deleting Echoes will ask "Are You Sure ? (Y/N)", press Y to
continue and delete the file, N if you have selected the wrong file or
have changed your mind.
f7 - Load BASIC: this command is very similar to the TAB chain action, but
this will only load a BASIC program, it will not run it.
f8 - EXEC: this is like the OS command *EXEC. If a language has not been
allowed to initialise itself (i.e. Echoes has been loaded as a !BOOT file
), only * commands will be recognised.
f9 - PRINT: as you might expect, this will print out the list of files as
they are displayed on screen with upto 66 characters of extra data i.e.
presuming an 80 character printer, 9 for name, 2 for number, 1 for lock
status and two spaces thus leaving 66 characters for the REM. This option
is very useful if you wish to have a list of files on the outside of your
disc envelope.
ESCAPE - normally pressing the Escape Key will cause Echoes to prompt
"Abort ? (Y/N)", as usual if you do wish to abort press Y otherwise press
N. Echoes will exit with the error "Echoes Exited".
Errors
If an error - apart from a user generated Escape detailed above - occurs
during the running of Echoes e.g. Sector not found, the error message
together with the error number will be displayed in the bottom window.
Echoes will beep and ask "Acknowledge?", this means Echoes wants you to
recognise that a error has occured, to do this just press a key. If you do
not do this then after about 25 seconds Echoes will beep again and hence
forth beep every 5 seconds until you acknowledge the error by pressing a
key. Once an error has been acknowledged Echoes will continue, if you wish
to abort Echoes you will have to press Escape as normal.
Problems With Echoes
Echoes cannot cope with every contingency, it can cope with most though.
Perhaps the major limitation on Echoes is that it does not work with
either the ADFS or NFS system. This is because Echoes reads the directory
track directly and then reads the first sector of the files by accessing
the disc controller - usually the 8271.
However, Echoes will work with non-Acorn DFS's - my own is a Watford
Double Density System using a 1770 controller and this work fine. I have
also used Echoes successfully on a genuine Acorn DFS with 8271 - DNFS
actually - and on a Master 128 in DFS mode. One problem I have come across
with Echoes is when using "auto disc sensing system", i.e. systems which
automatically detect whether a disc is 80 or 40 track, or single or double
density. This problem is simply cured: ensure that you access the disc
before running Echoes so the system knows which type of disc to expect
(e.g. use *CAT).
Occasionally when running Echoes the screen may become corrupt, to clear
the screen pretend to issue and OS command but press return i.e. type *
<RETURN>.
Sometimes you may find that a file you would expect to have "No Data" has
some extra data. Usually if you examine the file you will find that it is
less than 1 sector (256 bytes) long. In this case the problem is with the
DFS. When saving, the DFS buffers everything and saves in chunks of 256
bytes - one page to the processor, one sector on the disc - this data is
usually buffered in the same place all the time but the DFS never cleans
this space. Consequently a short file may be saved in the disc with some
data from another file. Normally the DFS knows about this and ignores the
extra data but Echoes looks at whole sectors and ignores the length of the
file - for speed - hence data from an old file may be displayed.
Another reason why data messages may appear unexpectedly is if data file,
machine code programs, or other languages have the start and end token
contained within them by coincidence. To cut down the chances of such a
coincidence, if Echoes only finds a starting token without a matching end
token it assumes that this is not a genuine remark and ignores the
statement. Finally, if Echoes is used on a double catalogue disc, only the
first catalogue (i.e. the first 31 files) will be recognized.
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