[comp.os.cpm] Z80 Files & Emulator

SAC.HQSAC-DOCT@E.ISI.EDU (John A. Wright) (04/16/88)

I  have just downloaded and compiled the Z80 emulator for CP/M-86
from the SIGM VOL157 collection.

It runs fine, but there is a request that I do not understand.

Can anyone tel me what the term "command tail" is and what I need
to  answer.   Sorry  if this is a dumb question, but I can't find
that term in any of the books I have on CPM.

Thanks in advance.

John

Strategic Deterance through Readiness!

W8SDZ@SIMTEL20.ARPA (Keith Petersen) (04/17/88)

John, the command tail is a command that you normally type in on
CP/M's command line like this:

A>ED MYFILE.TXT
     ^--this part

When you run the emulator you probably type something ahead of the ED
in the example above.  Since CP/M can only handle two FCB's on the
command line it becomes necesssary for the emulator to ask for the
command tail.

--Keith