CP/M WordStar patch for VT100 up to 5 colors.

Features :
  • WordStar patch for ANSI/vt100 terminals like Linux Console or X11 xterm.
  • Works with CP/M 2.2 (or MP/M) with fixed height and fixed width at offset 232h and 233h (default values are actually 24x80).
  • Get console height and width dynamically from SCB Bdos #49 (for use with CP/M Plus).
  • Could do the same with CP/M 2.2 (or MP/M) as CP/M Plus if SCB Bdos #49 return non-0 values for height and width.
  • Support for up to 120 lines of 250 columns (e.g. 43 or 44 lines of 132 columns CRT mode) with limitations.

  • Send sequence codes to delete and insert line on screen.
  • Orange (customizable at offset 33Dh) background color instead of simple reverse video (only with color compatible vt100 terminals).
  • Bright status line (number one) instead of reverse video.
  • Blue (customizable at offset 31Ch) foreground color for latest flags column (only with color compatible vt100 terminals).
  • Up to five colors (white/orange/black/bright/blue).
  • Bright and reverse video only with non-color vt100 terminals.

  • Works with Zilog Z80 or Intel 8080/8085. No use of Z80 specific op-codes.
  • Fit in exact amount of bytes for patches. No extra memory needed.
  • Works with WS 3.3 pre-patched with WINSTALL.COM


Installation procedure: Patch yourself your copy of WS.COM with this WS3.HEX file. 
C>WINSTALL

...

The changes made during this session of INSTALL are stored
in a temporary file. You may now save these changes in your
installed file C:WS.COM.

These are your current values:

Terminal                :             DEC VT-100
Printer                 :          Standard Printer
Communications protocol :            No protocol
Driver                  :        Primary list device

          *****  EXIT OPTIONS MENU  *****

A   Save the changes made during this INSTALL session
B   Quit this session of INSTALL without saving changes
C   Change any of your choices / Remain in INSTALL

    Enter the letter of your choice (A/B/C).



Your new installed WordStar file is C:WS.COM.


You are returning to the operating system.


C>TYPE WS3.HEX
:03010000C30046F3
:1C02320018500000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000C3BB02C8
:20025000031B5B4B000000031B5B4D000000031B5B4C0000000000051B5B34336D00051BD0
:200270005B30306D000000000000000000000000000000000000000000C90000C9000A05A5
:01029000006D
:02029300FF006A
:0302A000C307038E
:2002BB00CDE9027DCDF3023E3BCD06017CCDF3023E48CD06017DB7210B37113030C2E1029A
:2002DB00213031113232226A02EB227102C93E1BCD06013E5BC306013C06FFD60A04D2F6B8
:2002FB0002F578C4F402F1C63AC30601F5573A33023DBC21A00236000165020A5EC21E039F
:20031B001E222FB7CA36037AB7FA36030A2F02CDE9027BCDF4023E6DCD0601F1FE0BC24386
:10033B00033E21CDF4023E3BE67FCD060136C3C919
:20460000112A460E31CD0500B7CA10463C323202112C460E31CD0500B7CA27463CFEFADAFF
:0E46200024463EFA323302C3FC2C1C001A0062
:00000001FF

C>SID WS.COM
CP/M 3 SID - Version 3.0
NEXT MSZE  PC  END
4600 4600 0100 DAFF
#Rws3.hex
NEXT MSZE  PC  END
462E 462E 0100 DAFF
#Wws.com
008Bh record(s) written.
#g0

C>device console [lines=44,columns=132]

Console width set to 132 columns
Console page set to 44 lines


C>ws


Download patch file: WS3.HEX.

Alexandre MONTARON (Paris)

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