neighbor@csd4.milw.wisc.edu (Jeffrey Alan Ding) (05/03/88)
Hello everyone. Here is a new version of DAVEX for you all to enjoy.
Follow these instructions for downloading and unpacking the files:
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Files included: Davex.update -- This list
Davex.doc -- Davex documentation
Davex -- Davex main program and support files
Davex.help1 -- Davex help file part1
Davex.help2 -- Davex help file part2
Davex.ext -- Davex external commands
Instructions:
All of the files are put through EXECUTIONER. EXEC them in BASIC.
IMPORTANT: EXEC the "Davex.help1" file BEFORE "Davex.help2."
The "Davex.help2" file has commands at the end to combine
the two files into one called "INDEXED.HELP."
Use BLU 2.28 or greater to unbunny the .BQY files.
The "DAVEX.EXT.BQY" file has a bug in it. The "aliases" file was already
included in the "DAVEX.BQY" file. So delete the "aliases.n" file that BLU
will create.
Copy the "INDEXED.HELP" file into the "HELP" directory.
Put all the files from the "DAVEX.EXT.BQY" file in the same directory
as the help directory and the "DAVEX" system file.
Launch the DAVEX system file and you should be in your new command shell.
Any question contact: neighbor@csd4.milw.wisc.edu
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Davex v1.23 Release notes
David A. Lyons 12-Apr-88
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The following are the nontrivial changes that have been made
to Davex since version 1.1. (Davex v1.23 is the first
version since 1.1 that has been distributed widely. All
registered users will receive v1.23.)
1. Serial numbers have been added to Davex to allow for
$5 kickbacks (see DAVEX.DOC).
2. Most of the help is now compressed and stored in a
single file. This saves quite a bit of space on disk.
Type "help topics" to see what help is available.
(Note: try "exec %print.help" to print out all the
help--it will print about 70 pages.)
3. 'eject' has been fixed to work with Apple's SCSI card
(it did *not* try to format the disk as some
disk-eject programs accidentally do; instead, it would
just hang).
4. "Aliases" have been added. This is a generalized
feature that replaces all the multiple names for
commands. Each command has exactly ONE real name, but
a file called "aliases" in the same directory as Davex
allows the old names to continue working.
Type "alias" to see your active aliases. You can add
your own aliases (or remove existing ones) by editing
the "%aliases" file with a text editor.
The alias mechanism provides simple text substitution
before Davex checks the command line for each new
command (after a ";"). Aliases may refer to other
aliases.
5. The name of the old 'alias' command has changed to
'sysalias'. Its function is the same as before (it
creates small SYS applications to run other SYS
applications). Also, the name of the old 'run'
command has changed to 'brun'.
6. The SPACE BAR now steps the display one line at a time
rather than stopping and starting it. Use RETURN or
almost any other key (but not Escape or Ctrl-C or
Apple-Period) to let the screen resume scrolling.
7. SPACE and RETURN are acceptable responses for many
Yes/No questions. SPACE or RETURN always defaults to
the "safe" choice in a particular situation.
8. Commands executed by "exec" files are no longer
visible (or audible, if you're using a speech
synthesizer). Any output produced by the commands in
the exec file still appears normally. Also, Davex can
accept a "startup path" telling it to execute a file
other than "%autoexec".
9. Commas (",") are allowed after pathname parameters
(for example, "rename file1, file2" works). Only a
blank was allowed previously.
10. On the Apple IIgs when ProDOS 16 has been booted,
Davex can now launch EXE files (not just S16 files).
11. The 'what' external command has several new features.
12. 'setdate' external command added for users without
clock cards.
13. 'dump' external command added for displaying a file in
hex.
14. 'find' external command added for searching a file for
all lines containing a given string.
15. 'ffind' (file find) external command added for
locating files anywhere on any disk, given any
combination of (1) part of the name, (2) file type,
and (3) auxiliary type.
16. 'vstore' and 'vrestore' external commands added for
storing the image of a ProDOS volume into a file (or a
group of files on several disks). For example, you
can use 'vrestore' to preload your RAM disk whenever
your power up.
17. 'gsbuff' external command added (works on Apple IIgs
only; sets serial buffer sizes)
18. 'num' command added to convert bewteen decimal and
hex.
19. 'fp' external command added. It is a simple text
formatter that takes imbedded formatting commands
similar to AppleWriter's.
20. 'move' command added to copy a file and delete the
original (exactly like copy -d).
21. 'iw2' external command added to set ImageWriter II
options.
22. 'deschw' external command added to describe system
hardware.
23. Old commands with new features: 'blist' can wrap
lines, 'config' has two new options, 'du' can print
disk usage on a single disk, 'err' can list all error
codes, 'init' can write just the boot blocks, and
'touch' can set and clear the backup bits on your
files.
(end of new features list)
Note--If you are copying from the Davex 1.23 disk to an
existing Davex installation, you should delete all the files
in your old help directory first (because the single large
file "indexed.help" replaces all of them, and more), and you
should delete the "alias" and "run" files if they are in
your Davex directory (because they are replaced by
"sysalias" and "brun").
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end of Davex 1.23 release notes
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