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Chapter 1 - Overview.
 
Chapter 1 - Overview.
1.1 CP/M 2.2.
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1.2 AMSDOS.
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1.2     AMSDOS.
1.3 Utilities
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1.3     Utilities
  
 
Chapter 2 - CP/M 2.2 ant the BIOS.
 
Chapter 2 - CP/M 2.2 ant the BIOS.
2.1 Structure of CP/M.
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2.1     Structure of CP/M.
2.2 Store Map.
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2.2     Store Map.
2.3 Cold Boot.
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2.3     Cold Boot.
2.4 Warm Boot.
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2.4     Warm Boot.
2.5 Resident System Extensions.
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2.5     Resident System Extensions.
2.6 Using MOVCPM.COM.
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2.6     Using MOVCPM.COM.
2.7 IOBYTE.
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2.7     IOBYTE.
2.8 BIOS User Interaction.
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2.8     BIOS User Interaction.
2.9 Initial Command Buffer.
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2.9     Initial Command Buffer.
2.10 BIOS Messages.
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2.10   BIOS Messages.
2.11 Disc Organization.
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2.11   Disc Organization.
2.12 Boot Sector.
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2.12   Boot Sector.
2.13 Configuration Sector.
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2.13   Configuration Sector.
2.14 BIOS Jumpblocks.
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2.14   BIOS Jumpblocks.
2.15 Extended Disc Parameter Blocks.
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2.15   Extended Disc Parameter Blocks.
2.16 The Restart Instructions and Locations.
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2.16   The Restart Instructions and Locations.
2.17 Using the Alternate Register Set and ENTER FIRMWARE.
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2.17   Using the Alternate Register Set and ENTER FIRMWARE.
  
 
Chapter 3 - AMSDOS.
 
Chapter 3 - AMSDOS.
3.1 Features.
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3.1     Features.
3.2 Filenames.
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3.2     Filenames.
3.3 File Headers.
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3.3     File Headers.
3.4 Changing Discs.
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3.4     Changing Discs.
3.5 Intercepted Cassette Routines.
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3.5     Intercepted Cassette Routines.
3.6 External Commands.
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3.6     External Commands.
3.7 AMSDOS Messages.
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3.7     AMSDOS Messages.
3.8 BIOS Facilities Available to AMSDOS.
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3.8     BIOS Facilities Available to AMSDOS.
3.9 Store Requirements.
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3.9     Store Requirements.
  
 
Chapter 4 - Utilities
 
Chapter 4 - Utilities
4.1 AMSDOS.COM
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4.1     AMSDOS.COM
4.2 CLOAD.COM
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4.2     CLOAD.COM
4.3 CSAVE.COM
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4.3     CSAVE.COM
4.4 CHKDISC.COM
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4.4     CHKDISC.COM
4.5 DISCCHK.COM
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4.5     DISCCHK.COM
4.6 COPYDISC.COM
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4.6     COPYDISC.COM
4.7 DISCCOPY.COM
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4.7     DISCCOPY.COM
4.8 FILECOPY.COM
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4.8     FILECOPY.COM
4.9 FORMAT.COM
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4.9     FORMAT.COM
4.10 SETUP.COM
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4.10   SETUP.COM
4.11 BOOTGEN.COM and SYSGEN.COM
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4.11   BOOTGEN.COM and SYSGEN.COM
  
 
Chapter 5 - Hardware.
 
Chapter 5 - Hardware.
5.1 Disc Interface.
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5.1     Disc Interface.
5.2 Serial Interface.
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5.2     Serial Interface.
  
 
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Revision as of 21:04, 6 March 2009

Frontpage

Information

Title: SOFT 158A: DDI-1 Firmware - The Complete CPC 464 Disc Operating System ROM Specification
Authors: Paul Overell, Locomotive Software
Publisher: Amsoft
Year: 1984
Pages:
ISBN:

Contents

Appendix XIII (to Soft 158)

Chapter 1 - Overview.
1.1     CP/M 2.2.
1.2     AMSDOS.
1.3     Utilities

Chapter 2 - CP/M 2.2 ant the BIOS.
2.1     Structure of CP/M.
2.2     Store Map.
2.3     Cold Boot.
2.4     Warm Boot.
2.5     Resident System Extensions.
2.6     Using MOVCPM.COM.
2.7     IOBYTE.
2.8     BIOS User Interaction.
2.9     Initial Command Buffer.
2.10    BIOS Messages.
2.11    Disc Organization.
2.12    Boot Sector.
2.13    Configuration Sector.
2.14    BIOS Jumpblocks.
2.15    Extended Disc Parameter Blocks.
2.16    The Restart Instructions and Locations.
2.17    Using the Alternate Register Set and ENTER FIRMWARE.

Chapter 3 - AMSDOS.
3.1     Features.
3.2     Filenames.
3.3     File Headers.
3.4     Changing Discs.
3.5     Intercepted Cassette Routines.
3.6     External Commands.
3.7     AMSDOS Messages.
3.8     BIOS Facilities Available to AMSDOS.
3.9     Store Requirements.

Chapter 4 - Utilities
4.1     AMSDOS.COM
4.2     CLOAD.COM
4.3     CSAVE.COM
4.4     CHKDISC.COM
4.5     DISCCHK.COM
4.6     COPYDISC.COM
4.7     DISCCOPY.COM
4.8     FILECOPY.COM
4.9     FORMAT.COM
4.10    SETUP.COM
4.11    BOOTGEN.COM and SYSGEN.COM

Chapter 5 - Hardware.
5.1     Disc Interface.
5.2     Serial Interface.