From: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!info-cpm
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Title: Re:  ZCPR?
Article-I.D.: ucbvax.330
Posted: Tue Dec 14 23:56:21 1982
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        ZCPR, which stands for Z80 Command Processor Replacement,
is a replacement for the CP/M 2.2 CCP.  It gives the user several
advantages over the conventional CP/M 2.2 CCP, which include:

                o command-search hierarchy, where if the desired
                        COM file is not found in the current
                        disk/user, ZCPR will automatically search
                        for it in current disk/user 0 and then A0:
                        before giving up

                o enhancements on several of the CCP-resident commands:
                        SAVE's argument may be in Hex or Decimal
                        TYPE can page or not page as desired
                        LIST is like a non-paging TYPE to the printer
                        DIR can display SYS files or both SYS and DIR
                        GO reexecutes the last command loaded
                        GET manually loads a file into memory at a
                                location specified by the user
                        DFU allows the search to go to some other
                                user than 0

                o the ZCPR prompt displays the disk and user number

        There are other features as well, but  I  won't  go  into
them now.  ZCPR is in the public domain (=FREE), and is available
on several Remote CP/M systems, on MIT-MC in  the  CPM  archives,
and  in  the SIG/M User's Group (which will cost about $5 for the
disk and handling) in Vol 77.

        ZCPR2, which I consider to be a greatly  enhanced  imple-
mentation  of the ZCPR concept, will be released shortly.  It in-
cludes further extensions, and a message will come out describing
it when it is ready.

                Rick