Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 exptools; site cbuxc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!cbuxc!gmv From: gmv@cbuxc.UUCP (Mike Vrbanac) Newsgroups: net.micro.att Subject: Revised MS-DOS 2.11+ for the PC6300 Message-ID: <277@cbuxc.UUCP> Date: Mon, 15-Jul-85 15:07:26 EDT Article-I.D.: cbuxc.277 Posted: Mon Jul 15 15:07:26 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 20-Jul-85 08:18:05 EDT Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories - Columbus Comp. Center Lines: 171 Subject: Revised MS-DOS 2.11+ for the PC6300 Newsgroups: net.micro.att AT&T PC6300 users, What follows is the README text that comes with the revised version of MS-DOS 2.11 for the PC6300. This revised MS-DOS is free to all registered PC6300 owners from the AT&T Support Center, 1-800-922-0354. Have the serial number of the CPU handy (it's on the back of the unit). Also, they sometimes ask for the phone number of the site at which you work (they use it to index an online database). For AT&T/BL-CB its 614/860-3300. ---------------------------- cut here --------------------------------- The AT&T MS-DOS 2.11 operating system has been revised to incorporate new software features and to correct deficiencies in the previous 1.0 release. The following is a list of the enhancements included in the new 1.1 release of the operating system. 1. The BIOS is now capable of handling 2 hard disk units of varying sizes. 2. The FORMAT command can format a hard disk larger than 16 Mb. 3. The FORMAT command can format a hard disk with bad sectors. 4. The GRAPHICS utility will now permit printing of a 640 by 400 resolution display. 5. FDISK is capable of recognizing a configuration consisting of 2 hard disks. 6. The COMP command does not fail if the second file specified is not found. 7. The COMP command can now execute correctly with other applications which remain resident in memory. 8. The PRINT utility has been modified so that background printing will continue after application programs have begun. 9. The BIOS clock driver will no longer hang the system when used on IBM hardware. MICROSOFT GW-BASIC 2.02 ENHANCEMENTS AND BUG FIXES The following is a list of the enhancements and bug fixes made to GW-BASIC between Microsoft versions 2.01 and 2.02. 1. Invoking GW-GASIC with a non-existant user program on the command line would leave the user in GW-BASIC. This has been changed so that GW-BASIC terminates to DOS after giving the "File Not Found" error message. 2. The VARPTR(#n) function would not return the address of a closed file in GW-BASIC. GW-BASIC was modified so that if the /I was used on the command line, then it would return the address of the FDB even if the file was closed. If no /I was used on the command line, then VARPTR(#n) gives an error if the file is not open. 3. The VARPTR(#n) function would do nothing but return the same number as passed. This problem has been rectified. 4. The cursor was not being displayed during execution of the INPUT statement. This problem has been rectified. 5. The KEY LIST statement now displays all characters in the function keys in exactly the same way as KEY ON. 6. The FILES, NAME, KILL, MKDIR, RMDIR and CHDIR statements would fail if executed repeatedly. These problems have been rectified. 7. Any output to the file "LPT1:" would generate a "Bad file mode" error. This problem has been rectified. 8. The statement CHAIN MERGE "NUL" would fail. This problem has been rectified. 9. The CR/LF characters are now handled properly in COM. 10. File size was not be properly updated when PUTting random records. Specifically, in a random file of size M, PUTting a record at position n where n