mdf@trwrba.UUCP (Mark D. Falleroni) (10/09/85)
After playing around with the Hippo C compiler, I have figured out the answers to two of my previously posted questions: #1 the GEMDOS call create(name,attr) is synonymous with the C system call 'creat(name,pmode)' #2 the GEMDOS call open(name,mode) is synonymous with the C system call 'open(name,rwmode)' Hippo C also supports low level I/O (read and write). I have found the Hippo Operating System (called HOS) to be flexible, predictable and easy to use. It is a mini Unix shell that can be easily enhanced with your own functions. For ST owners with only 1 drive, I've written a utility that runs within the HOS. It allows you to copy files with only one disk swap, instead of the usual GEMDOS four. To date file copy size is limited to 15K bytes. I'm trying modify the program to allow copies of files up to 50K to be copied. If anyone is interested, I'll post the source to net.sources. Mark Falleroni TRW Ogden Engineering Operations Ogden, Utah <mdf>