mfolivo@sactoh0.UUCP (Mark F. Newton John) (08/17/89)
Someone had posted that Atari included errata notes with manuals to DOS 3 dated 5-1-84. Now since it has been about five years, I doubt that any dealer would have DOS 3, let alone any notes. Perhaps someone who still has a DOS 3 manual put away somewhere could post the errata notes. Mark Newton-John -- ############################################################# # PRIVATE # SAC-UNIX, Sacramento, Ca. # # PARKING # UUCP=...pacbell!sactoh0 # #############################################################
ncperson@ndsuvax.UUCP (Brett G. Person) (08/18/89)
I think I have the notes. Cant remember what version of DOS they are for though. Could someone explain to me why Atari produced such useless documentation? I still remember the ERROR- lines in the BASIC listings in the DOS manual. Why didnt someone proff read the damned thing? Quality control must really be bad when an error message in the listing slips by! Oh well, enough complaining If I find the notes I'll post them -- Brett G. Person North Dakota State University uunet!ndsuvax!ncperson | ncperson@ndsuvax.bitnet | ncperson@plains.nodak.edu
andrewh@dasys1.UUCP (andrew huie) (08/29/89)
In article <1728@sactoh0.UUCP> mfolivo@sactoh0.UUCP (Mark F. Newton John) writes: >Someone had posted that Atari included errata notes with manuals to >DOS 3 dated 5-1-84. Now since it has been about five years, I doubt >that any dealer would have DOS 3, let alone any notes. Perhaps >someone who still has a DOS 3 manual put away somewhere could post >the errata notes. > Ah! Finally found my old DOS 3 manual! And now... ATARI DOS 3 REFERENCE MANUAL ERRATA 05/01/84 MANUAL CORRECTIONS PAGE 14, In the 'INTEREST' program, line 200 reads: 200 LET A=P*(1+R/100) N Change to: 200 LET A=INT(P*(1+R/100)^N+0.5) PAGE 58, 'code 13', reads: 13 = input and Output operation; positions file pointer to EOF; writing past EOF is allowed. This line should be: 13 = input and Output operation; positions file pointer to BEGINNING of file; writing past EOF is allowed. PAGE 60, gives information on Random Access methods. The program indicates that only the 'X' parameter is significant, actually both the 'X' and 'Y' para- meters are significant. For a correct demonstration of the Random Access NOTE and POINT commands contact ATARI Customer Relations at the address listed below. PAGE 65 and 66, the 'BIRTHDAY' program requires several changes: Line 140 reads: 140 IF MONTH 1 OR MONTH 12 THEN?ERR$:GOTO 100 Change to: 140 IF MONTH < 1 OR MONTH > 12 THEN?ERR$:GOTO 100 Line 240 reads: 240 NEXT Change to: 240 NEXT I Line 310 reads: 310 IF A$ >< "YES" THEN GOTO 20 Change to: 310 IF A$ <> "YES" THEN GOTO 20 Line 340 reads: 340 ? "PLEASE TYPE PERSON'S BIRTHDAY (MM-DO-YY)" Change to: 340 ? "PLEASE TYPE PERSON'S BIRTHDAY (MM-DD-YY)" Line 390 reads: 390 TRAP 400:XIO 36,#3,0,0,FILE$:OPEN #,9,0,FILE$:GOTO 410 Change to: 390 TRAP 400:XIO 36,#2,0,0,FILE$:OPEN #2,9,0,FILE$:GOTO 410 Line 620 reads: 620 IF MONTH 12 THEN MONTH=1 Change to: 620 IF MONTH > 12 THEN MONTH=1 Line 700 reads: 700 EOF=0;GOTO 600 Change to: 700 EOF=0:GOTO 600 Line 3000 should be omitted. ATARI DOS 3 ANOMALIES Early versions of ATARI DOS 3 used a random access method that was incompatible with large files. To determine if you have an early version, boot your copy of Atari DOS 3 with ATARI BASIC, and execute the following command from ATARI BASIC: PRINT PEEK(1816) If the value returned is '53', your copy of ATARI DOS 3 is a current version and does not require modification. If the value returned is '51' or '56', please contact ATARI Customer Relations at one of the toll free numbers or address listed below, to obtain a program which will update ATARI DOS 3 to the current revision level. If you want to receive additional information on the structure of an ATARI DOS 3 diskette, and how ATARI DOS 3 manages diskette files, or if you have any other questions concerning ATARI DOS 3, please contact ATARI Customer relations at one of the following toll free numbers, or address: ATARI Customer Relations PO BOX 61657 1312 Crossman Ave. Sunnyvale, CA 94088 (800) 538-8543 Outside California (800) 672-1404 Inside California