
3.1 Disk Operating System (DOS)
SAV filename,start,end
Save object file with the memory content from address
start
to (and including)
end
SAV filename/N,start,end
Save file without COM header (raw file) with the memory content from address
start to (and including) end
3.1.3 Characteristics of specific commands
Some commands have specific characteristics compared to standard DOS commands. These
characteristics are either improvements or are the logical result of working in a freezer
environment.
While renaming files with
REN
command, the specification of the new file name may
contain arbitrary wildcards. The wildcard characters are replaced by the characters from
the original file name. This allows for working on groups of files efficiently, not being
restricted to the primary or secondary name (i.e. the extension) of the file.
Object files can be loaded using
LOA
. The memory area to which the file is loaded is
also displayed. In case of compound files, all memory areas are displayed. The complete
64k memory area can be used as target. This includes loading directly into the hardware
registers, which are currently frozen. The loaded program will
not
be started, to prevent
conflicts with the memory management logic of the freezer in case multiple segments are
loaded.
Adding the option
/N
to the load command will display the memory area into which the
program would be loaded but will not actually load the data into memory. This is useful
in case you are only interested in the memory location to which an object file would be
loaded, i. e.
LOA FONT.COM/N
The command
LOA
can also be used to load raw data (without COM header). In this
case the address to which the data shall be loaded must be specified, i. e.
LOA FONT.DAT,8000
3.1.4 Error messages
When using the DOS and the load and save functions of the freezer for frozen programs,
errors can occur. The corresponding error messages are displayed as plain English text.
FILE NOT FOUND
The file could not be found
FILE# MISMATCH
The (internal) file number does not match, the file structure is likely to be
damaged. Rescue the other files if possible and format the disk
BAD DISK I/0
The command cannot be executed due to a bus or disk error or because the
write protection is active
NO DRIVE The disk drive does not respond
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