DISK EXTENDED COLOR BASIC
1981 1.0 +12V / +5V support
1982 1.1 +5V support
KEYWORDS
| ADDRESS | TOKEN | KEYWORD | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|---|
| CCA9 | CE | DIR | Displays a directory of the disk in the drive you specify |
| CEC5 | CF | DRIVE | Changes the default drive to the drive you specify |
| D0BC | D0 | FIELD | Organizes the space within a direct access buffer into fields |
| D15C | D1 | FILES | Tell the computer the number of buffers to reserve in memory |
| C6EF | D2 | KILL | Deletes the filename you specify from the disk directory |
| CA48 | D3 | LOAD | Loads the specified program file into memory from disk |
| D102 | D4 | LSET | Left-justifies the data within the field you specify |
| CA39 | D5 | MERGE | Loads the specified program file from disk and merges it with the program that exists in memory |
| D01B | D6 | RENAME | Renames a disk file |
| D101 | D7 | RSET | Right-justifies the data within the field you specify |
| C9E0 | D8 | SAVE | Saves filename on disk |
| D066 | D9 | WRITE | Writes the data to the buffer you specify |
| D74E | DA | VERIFY | Turns the verify function on or off |
| D233 | DB | UNLOAD | Close any open files on the disk in the drive you specify |
| D599 | DC | DSKINI | Formats a disk in the drive you specify |
| D262 | DD | BACKUP | Duplicates the contents of the disk in the source drive on the disk in the destination drive |
| D3B9 | DE | COPY | Copies the contents of filename1 to filename2 |
| D4ED | DF | DSKI$ | Inputs data from a particular sector with in a particular track on the disk in the drive you specify |
| D562 | E0 | DSKO$ | Writes string data on sector, track, and drive number you specify |
| D6EC | D1 | DOS | With the OS-9 system diskette in drive 0, the DOS command boots the OS-9 operating system |
| CDF4 | FFA2 | CVN | Convert a 5-byte coded string created by MKN$ back to the number it represents |
| CE9C | FFA3 | FREE | Returns to the number of free granules on the disk in the drive you specify |
| CE10 | FFA4 | LOC | Returns the current record number of the buffer you specify |
| CE37 | FFA5 | LOF | Returns the highest-numbered record of the buffer you specify |
| CE02 | FFA6 | MKN$ | Convert a specified number into a 5-byte coded string for storage in a formatted disk file |
| B277 | FFA7 | AS |
ADDITIONAL KEYWORDS
These commands are partly implemented in other parts of the BASIC ROMs.
REFERENCES
Tandy Color Computer Disk System Quick Reference Guide
Tandy Color Computer Disk System Programming Manual
Disk BASIC Unravelled II
Tandy Color Computer Disk Interface Service Manual
SAMS Computer Facts: Disk Drive
RTS
Return to Tandy Color Computer