ASSM - Assemble an 8080 assembly language source file.

ASSM source{,list}{,object}{,error}{,symbol}{,S=options}

 source   Name or number of assembly language source file.
 list     Name or number of listing file.
 object   Name or number of object image file.
 error    Name or number of error message file.
 symbol   Name or number of symbol table or cross-reference
          listing file.

 Option string may be composed of:

  +A   Source file is in ALS-8 format.
  -A   Source file is in text format.
  +L   Source file has line numbers.
  -L   Source file does not have line numbers.
   #   Generate or replace line numbers.
   P   Paginate output.
   X   Write cross-reference listing to symbol file.
   0   Do not format listing.
   1   Format listing with 72 columns.
   2   Format listing with 80 columns.
   3   Format listing with 132 columns.
 BLDUTIL - Build or alter a utility file; list modules.

BLDUTIL utilfile{,I{module}=filename}{,D=module{,module,...}}
        {,S=L}

 I{module}=   Insert filename into utilfile. If a module
              number is specified, filename  will be assigned
              that module number. If no module number is
              specified, assign the next one available.
 D=module     Delete specified module numbers from utilfile.
 S=L          List numbers and names of all modules in utilfile.
 BOOTLOAD - Reload PTDOS from diskette.

BOOTLOAD
 CLOSE - Close open file(s).

CLOSE fnum{,fnum...}
CLOSE /{unit}

 fnum     Close the file associated with this number.
 /unit    Close all open files on this unit.
 /        Close all open files.
 CONFIGR - Change system parameters on diskette.

CONFIGR {/unit,}password

 /unit      Unit number of the diskette to be configured.
 password   Must match password on diskette to be configured.
            (Default is "PTDOS")
 COPY - Copy contents of file(s) to another file.

COPY infile,outfile{,S=options}
COPY O=outfile{,S=options},infile{,infile...}

 infile    Name or number of input file.
 outfile   Name or number of output file.
 O=        Concatenate infile(s) and write to outfile.

 Option string may be composed of:

    A      Append infile(s) to outfile.
   -E      Do not endfile outfile.

 Note:  The arguments must occur in the order specified.
 CREATE - Create a file on diskette.

CREATE filename{,type}{,blocksize}

 filename    Name of the file to be created.
 type        Type to be assigned to the file.
 blocksize   Blocksize to be assigned to the file.
 DBASIC - Invoke Extended Disk BASIC interpreter.

DBASIC
 DCHECK - Check structure of files on diskette.

DCHECK {/unit}

  /unit   Unit number of the diskette to check. If this
          argument is absent, the default unit is checked.
 DEBUG - Invoke debugger.

DEBUG{3} {arguments}

 {3}   The debugger used will load and run at 3000H.
       Otherwise a copy that runs at 5000H will be used.

 Debug uses no arguments; arguments following the command
 may be used by a program executed from the debugger.
 DISKCOPY - Initialize, format, copy, or verify a diskette.

DISKCOPY {/}fromunit,{/}tounit{,S=-W}
DISKCOPY /unit,S={I}{F}{V}{-W}  (only one of I, F, and V)
DISKCOPY {/}unit1,{/}unit2{,S={V}{-W}}

Options have the following meanings:

 -W   Do not wait for a carriage return or request permission
      to retry bad reads or writes.
  I   Initialize the diskette in /unit.
  F   Initialize and format the diskette in /unit.
  V   In the second form of the command, each sector of
      the diskette in /unit is read to verify format
      integrity. In the third form, the diskette in unit1
      is compared to the diskette in unit2.
 DO - Invoke command macro preprocessor.

DO {O=outfilename,}{S=options,}infilename{,parameters}

 infilename    Macro input file name.
 outfilename   Macro expansion file.
 parameters    Actual parameters to be used in expansion.

 Option string may be composed of:

   X   Execute output file immediately after expansion.
  -X   Do not execute output file after expansion.
   A   Input file is in ALS-8 format.
  -A   Input file is not in ALS-8 format.

 Note: The O= and S= arguments may occur in either order,
       but must precede infilename and parameters.
 DUMP - Display contents of file in hexadecimal and ASCII.

DUMP file{,address{,address2}}
DUMP file{,address{,>count}}

 file       Name or number of file to dump.
 address    Starting address of dump.
 address2   Ending address of dump.
 >count     Number of bytes to dump starting at address.
 EDIT - Invoke screen-oriented text editor.

EDIT infile{<A>}{,outfile{<A>}}{,top of memory}

 infile          File to be edited.
 outfile         File to which text is written after editing.
 <A>             File is in ALS-8 format.
 top of memory   Last memory location to be used by EDIT.
 EDT3 - Invoke line-oriented text editor.

EDT3
 ENDF - Endfile at current cursor position.

ENDF fnum{,*}

 fnum   Number of the file to be endfiled.
 *      Leave file open at end of operation.
 EXEC - Execute code at a specified address.

EXEC address

 address   Address to which control is to be transferred.
 EXTRACT - Display load information; optionally, combine
          image segments.

EXTRACT file{,S{-L}}

  file   Name or number of an image file.
  S      Concatenate any contiguous image segments.
 -L      Suppress listing of segment lengths and load
         addresses.
 FILES - Display list of files.

FILES {/unit}{,filename specifications}{,T=type}{,L=order}      {,S=options}

 /unit        Unit whose directory is the source of information.
              (If this argument is absent, the default
              unit is chosen.)
 T=type       List only files of this type.
 L=order      Order the list of each group of files as
              specified by the order code.

              Allowed values are:

              N   File name (default)
              I   File ID
              T   File type (secondary ordering by name)
              D   Directry order
              A   Disk address
              B   Block size (secondary ordering by name)

 Filename specifications may take any of the following forms:

   string     List any file with this name.
   string>    List all files whose names begin with this string.
   <string    List all files whose names end with this string.
   <string>   List all files whose names contain this string.

 Option string may be composed of:

  -H   Suppress column headings on listing.
  -I   List files whether or not they are information
       protected.
   Q   List only file names.
 FOCAL - Invoke FOCAL interpreter.

FOCAL
 FREE? - Report amount of free space on a diskette.

FREE? {/unit}{,blocksize}

 /unit       Unit to check for free space.
 blocksize   Give count of sectors that may be used for
             blocks of this size.
 GET - Transfer file(s) from an archive file or diskette.

GET I=/fromunit{,/tounit}{,filename specifications}{,T=type}
    {,S=options}
GET I=file{,/tounit}{,filename specifications}{,T=type}
    {,S=options}

 fromunit   Unit from which to read the files.
 file       Name or number of an archive file from which
            to read the files.
 tounit     Unit to which the files are to be written.
 T=type      Transfer only files of this type.

 Filename specifications may take any of the following forms:

  string    Transfer any file with this name.
  string>   Transfer all files whose names begin with this
            string.
  <string   Transfer all files whose names end with this
            string.
  <string>  Transfer all files whose names contain this
            string.

 Option string may be composed of:

  N   "Write protect" existing files on tounit.
 -L   Suppress listing of names as files are transferred.
  R   Inhibit transfers. Only list files that would have
      been transferred.
 -I   Transfer files even if information-protected.
 HELP - Display information about command(s).

HELP {command name}{,command name...}

 command name   Name of the PTDOS command for which infor-
                mation is desired.

Help is available on these commands:

ASSM      BLDUTIL   BOOTLOAD  CLOSE     CONFIGR   COPY
CREATE    DBASIC    DCHECK    DEBUG     DISKCOPY  DO
DUMP      EDIT      EDT3      ENDF      EXEC      EXTRACT
FILES     FOCAL     FREE?     GET       HELP      IMAGE
KILL      OPEN      OPEN?     OUT       PRINT     RANDOM
READ      REATR     RECOVER   RENAME    RETYPE    RNUM
SAVE      SEEK      SET       SETIN     SETOUT    SPACE
SYST      TREK80    WRITE     XREF      ZIP       $CREATE
$ESC      $LST      $NLST     $PR       $REM      $STOP
$WAIT
 IMAGE - Write contents of memory to a file in image format.

IMAGE file{,!blocksize},segment{,segment...}{,start}

 file         Name or number of file to which memory image
              will be written.
 !blocksize   If the file does not exist, create it with
              this blocksize.
 segment      Two or three numbers, as follows:

 address,address2{,:load}  Segment is block of memory bet-
                           ween specified addresses.
 address,count>{,:load}    Segment is count bytes, starting
                           at specified address.

                           If :load is present, it specifies
                           the load address of the segment.
                           If :load is absent, the first
                           location of the memory block
                           (address) will be used as the
                           load address.

 start        Execution starting address for the image file.
 KILL - Kill file(s).

KILL filename{,filename...}

 filename   Name of the file to be killed.
 OPEN - Open a file.

OPEN filename{,buffer address}
OPEN filename{,T}

 filename         Name of the file to be opened.
 buffer address   Use buffer at specified address in user
                  memory.
 T                Use dynamic buffering in system memory.
 OPEN? - Display name and number of each open file.

OPEN?
 OUT - Set console output to video display or port driver.

OUT V
OUT P

 V   Set console output to video display driver.
 P   Set console output to port driver.
 PRINT - Print file on the CI output file or a named file.

PRINT {arguments,}infile{{,arguments},infile...}

 infile   Name or number of the file to be printed.

 arguments may consist of the following:

   O=outfile     Output is to be sent to this file.
   H="string"    Print string as heading on each page.
   P=number      Length of each page in lines.
   T=number      Number of the first line of text.
   B=number      Number of the last line of text.
   L=number      Set left margin to number.
   R=number      Set right margin to number.
   S=flags       May be any of the following:

      A          Infile is in ALS-8 format.
      D          Double space output.
      P          Paginate output with page numbers.
      #          Print line numbers for each line.

  Note:  Arguments apply until changed by a subsequent
         argument specification.
 RANDOM - Create index block for file.

RANDOM file{,*}

 file   Name or number of the file to be randomized.
 *      Leave file open at end of operation.
 READ - Transfer contents of file to memory.

READ file{,address{,address2}}{,*}
READ file{,address{,>count}}{,*}

 file       Name or number of the file to read.
 address    Start loading file at this address.
 address2   Do not load file past this address.
 >count     Maximum number of bytes to be transferred.
 *          Leave file open at end of operation.
 REATR - Change protection attributes of file.

REATR filename{,attributes}{,S=-W}

 filename   Name of the file whose attributes are to be changed.
 S=-W       Do not request verification of attribute protection.

 Attribute string may be composed of:

   K   Kill protect.
   W   Write protect.
   R   Read protect.
   I   Information protect.
   A   Attribute change protect.
   N   Name and type change protect.
   E   Disk allocation protect.
   +   Causes following attributes to be added to
       existing attributes.
   -   Causes following attributes to be subtracted
       from existing attributes.
 RECOVER - Reclaim lost space on a diskette.

RECOVER {/unit}

 /unit   Unit number of the diskette on which space is to
         be recovered.
 RENAME - Change name of file(s).

RENAME oldname,newname{,oldname,newname...}

 oldname   Name of the file to be renamed.
 newname   New name to be given to the file.
 RETYPE - Change the type of a file.

RETYPE filename,type

 filename   Name of the file whose type is to be changed.
 type       Type to be assigned to the file.
 RNUM - Renumber lines of text file.

RNUM filename{<A>}{,number}{,I}

 filename   Name of the file to be renumbered.
 <A>        File is in ALS-8 format.
 number     Optional starting number (default is 1).
 I          Do not process COPY files.
 SAVE - Transfer file(s) to an archive file.

SAVE O=file{,/unit}{,T=type}{,filename specifications}
     {,S=options}

 file     Name or number of the archive file to which
          files will be written.
 unit     Unit on which files to be transferred reside.
 T=type   Only transfer files of this type.

 Filename specifications may take any of the following forms:

  string    Transfer any file with this name.
  string>   Transfer all file whose names begin with this
            string.
  <string   Transfer all files whose names end with this
            string.
  <string>  Transfer all files whose names contain this
            string.

 Option string may be composed of:

   -L   Suppress listing of names as files are transferred.
   -I   Transfer files even if information-protected.
 SEEK - Position file cursor.

SEEK file,number{,B}

 file     Name or number of the file whose cursor is to be
          moved.
 number   The byte at which to position the file cursor.
 B        Number specifies a block, rather than a byte.
 SET - Change system parameters in memory.

SET argument{,argument...}

 Argument can be any of the following:

   BU=address    Set lowest address assigned to system
                 buffer area.
   DA=mm.dd.yy   Set date in system global area.
   DD=mm.dd.yy   Set date on diskette in default unit.
   DU=number     Set default diskette unit number.
   EF=number     Set echo file number.
   NA=string     Set system name.
   NU=number     Set number of nulls to send to the console
                 after each line feed.
   PR=address    Set highest protected address.
   RC=address    Set address of read character routine.
   SC=address    Set address of test character routine.
   SY=number     Set number of permanently open files.
   SW=switches   Set switches.
   WC=address    Set address of write character routine.

   Switch string may be composed of:

             B   Binary I/O.
             E   Echo commands.
             H   Verbose mode.
             L   System write lock.
             U   Upshift all ASCII characters.
             V   Read after write verify.
             +   Turns following switch on.
             -   Turns following switch off.

 Note:  Except DD, parameters are changed in the System
        Global Area in memory only.
 SETIN - Make named file the CI input file.

SETIN file{,*}

 file   Name or number of the new CI input file.
 *      Leave previous input file open.
 SETOUT - Make named file the CI output file.

SETOUT file{,*}

 file   Name or number of the new CI output file.
 *      Leave previous output file open.
 SPACE - Move file cursor.

SPACE file,how{,*}

 file   Name or number of the file to be spaced.
 how    may consist of:

   >count   Space toward the end of file count bytes.
   <count   Space toward beginning of file count bytes.
   >        Space to end of file.
   <        Space to beginning of file.

 *      Leave file open at end of operation.
 SYST - Display system parameters from the System Global
       Area in memory or on a diskette.

SYST {L}
SYST /{unit}{,L}

 L       Display more detailed information.
 /unit   Get information from the diskette in the
         specified unit.
 /       Get information from the diskette in the default unit.
 TREK80 - Invoke video Star Trek game.

TREK80
 WRITE - Write contents of memory to a file.

WRITE file{,!blocksize},address,address2{,*}{,<}
WRITE file{,!blocksize},address,>count{,*}{,<}

 file         Name or number of the file to which data
              will be written.
 !blocksize   If file does not exist, create it with this
              blocksize.
 address      Address from which data are to be written.
 address2     Last address from which data are to be written.
 >count       Number of bytes to write.
 *            Leave file open at end of operation.
 <            Endfile the file at end of operation.
 XREF - Create a cross-reference listing of an assembly
       language file.

XREF infile,outfile{,S=options}{,top of memory}

 infile    Name or number of assembly language
           source file.
 outfile   Name or number of file to which listing
           will be written.

 Option string may be composed of:

   D   Display infile while generating cross-reference.
   #   Assign line numbers to source file.
   R   Include CPU registers in cross-reference.
   V   Format listing with 64 columns.
   1   Format listing with 72 columns (default).
   2   Format listing with 80 columns.
   3   Format listing with 132 columns.
   P   Paginate listing.

 top of memory   Do not use memory above this address.

 Note:  The arguments must occur in the order specified.
 ZIP - Fill memory with number.

ZIP {number}

 number   Value with which to fill memory.
 $CREATE - Possibly create a file.

$CREATE filename{,type}{,blocksize}{,attributes}

 filename     Name of the file to be created.
 type         Type to be assigned to the file.
 blocksize    Blocksize to be assigned to the file.
 attributes   Protection attributes to be assigned to
              the file.

 Attribute string may be composed of:

   K   Kill protect.
   W   Write protect.
   R   Read protect.
   I   Information protect.
   A   Attribute change protect.
   N   Name and type change protect.
   E   Disk allocation protect.
 $ESC - Check for MODE SELECT or CARRIAGE RETURN.

$ESC
 $LST - Turn on the CI echo enable flag.

$LST
 $NLST - Turn off the CI echo enable flag.

$NLST
 $PR - Print a string on the CI output file.

$PR {string}

 string   The string to print.
 $REM - Include remark in a command file.

$REM {remark}
 $STOP - Terminate a DO file.

$STOP

 Note: This command may only appear in a command macro
       file to be input to the command macro preprocessor (DO).
 $WAIT - Wait for MODE SELECT or CARRIAGE RETURN to be typed.

$WAIT
 
O file.

$STOP

 Note: This command may only appear in a command macro
       file to be input to the command macro preprocessor (DO).
 $WAIT - Wait for MODE SELECT or CARRIAGE RETURN to be typed.

$WAI