CNTL C disappeared for Disk Change
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#6 CNTL C disappeared for Disk Change
In xtrs as well as all CP/M Systems CNTL C is used for Disk Change and for BDOS Errors or Disk Read Errors. Likewise, if a floppy disk of foreign format
is inserted in a Drive B:, and a command of DIR B: is issued the ERROR "DISK ERROR B: S" is displayed. From a normal CP/M System CNTL C is
continuously used until ABORT, REBOOT, SKIP is displayed. If you insert a new Floppy's in Drives B: & C: you always do the CNTL C Keystrokes to
LOG the New Disk Directories to Memory. Since CNTL C is now used for the MAC CUT & PASTE Feature there is no way to LOG the new Floppy's
other than a REBOOT. If there is a DISK ERROR Displayed, F10 & F8 won't operate to bring the system to a re-booted state or EXIT. There needs to be
a new keyboard Sequence assigned to do what the OLD CNTL C did in xtrs. Maybe ALT C or FN C or Windows C, or CNTL SHIFT C.
While fixing the errors for the switch -sizemap, and playing more with the system, I discovered that the ESC key
does in fact duplicate the CNTL C of CP/M. So for Drive Read Errors, or BDOS Errors, or Incorrect Disk Format Errors,
use the ESC Key to Read the Current Disk Directories into Memory.
ldkraemer