HELLER%cs.umass.edu@CSNET-RELAY.ARPA (Stride 440 User) (06/30/86)
I think there is an easier way to handle the command recall issue: do it in BIOSland/CCPland. This is what VMS sort of does (under VMS the terminal driver itself keeps the last command line entered. DCL keeps a longer "history", but does so thru the use the terminal driver). What really needs to be done is to re-write the CCP for CP/M-68K, and replace DRI's CCP. The next step is to invent a couple of new BIOS functions, to setup the key(s) to invoke command line recall and editing. Also, a function is needed to enable/disable command line recall/editing. The CCP (and application programs that wish to) need a way to provide a history list mechanism. The first step, however, is to write the alternitive CCP and get that working. There is a technical note around (put out by DRI) about writing a CCP for CP/M-68K. I have a copy around somewhere - I got it from Dave Gray (dgray@uky.csnet). At some point (when I get motivated enought), I'll be writting my own CCP. Robert Heller