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- Apple //c and //c+
- Apple IIgs
- You must enable the Alt Text Mode CDA!
- ROM1: Only `MODE 1` (40 cols) works
- ROM3: Both `MODE 0` and `MODE 1` work
- ROM1: Only the 40 column modes `MODE 6` and `MODE 7` can be used.
(This is because the ROM1 GS is unable to shadow PAGE2 80 column.)
- ROM3: You may also use the 80 column `MODE 3`. (Apple fixed the
PAGE2 shadowing problem in ROM3. You do still need to run the Alt
text mode CDA however.)
## How to Run the Software
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### Video Modes
Two text video modes are currently supported:
- 80x24 `MODE 0`
- 40x24 `MODE 1`
- 40x24 `MODE 6` and `MODE 7` (in mode 7, chars $80 to $9F are converted
to spaces)
- 80x24 `MODE 3`
We plan to support HGR graphics eventually.
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`/FOO/N0DIR/N50DIR/FILE01`, for example, in order to make it a legal
ProDOS path.
#### HostFS Wildcards
...
### Star Commands
`*QUIT` - Terminate Applecorn and quit to ProDOS. Because the 'BBC Micro'
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`*HELP` - Prints out information similar to the same command on the BBC micro.
Specifically it lists the version of Applecorn MOS and the name of the current
language ROM.
- `*HELP MOS` shows the available MOS star commands.
- `*HELP HOSTFS` shows the available HostFS star commands.
`*CAT [dirpath]` (or `*. [dirpath]`) - Simple listing of the files in the
specified directory, or the current working directory ('current prefix') if
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`*EX` - Detailed listing of files in the current directory showing load
address, length and permissions.
`*INFO` - ...
`*DIR dirpath` - Allows the current directory to be changed to any ProDOS
path. `*CD` and `*CHDIR` are synonyms for `*DIR`.
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`*DELETE pathname` - Delete file `pathname` from disk. This command
can also delete directories, provided they are empty.
`*DESTROY <obj-list>` - ...
`*RENAME oldpathname newpathname` - Rename file or directory `oldpathname`
to `newpathname`.
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`*CDIR dirname` - create directory `dirname`. `*MKDIR` is a synonym.
`*ACCESS pathname attribs` - change file permisions. The string `attribs`
`*ACCESS <obj-list> attribs` - change file permisions. The string `attribs`
can contain any of the following:
- `R` - File is readable
- `W` - File is writeable