New Command Shell Features:

• subdirectories and associated subdirectory commands
• greatly expanded DIR command
• expanded HELP and uniform /? help invocation
• FORMAT more like dos (use format /q for old style behavior)
• support for multiple partitions and the FDISK command
• SUSPEND mode working with ticks (as opposed to seconds)
• .PXE is the preferred extension for executables (but still accepts .RUN)
• SET command for convenient Virtual EEPROM environment variables
• BAUD, CLOCK, and PROMPT system VEE variables
• CCC (cooperative card change) command implemented
• CAPTURE command enhanced for creating quick .BAT and text files

New API Function Groups

• CIO console I/O functions and macros
• QR (Query/Reply) routines for inputting string, numeric, and date time info.
• VEE (Virtual EEPROM) functions implemented
• Additional POSIX-like functions and headers (sys/stat, fcntl, dirent)
• flogf functions (printf with mirror to CF file) for recording status
• sscandate and sscantime functions to parse date and time with diff. field orders
• PPB Ping-Pong Buffer library functions
• SSD+BSD+DSD+MBR+DIR library functions for various storage devices
• SandwichCard driver software built-into PicoDOS
• XON/XOFF/RTS/CTS handshaking implemented (had previously been stubbed)

New MotoCross (beta) for Windows:

• Most recently used list for downloads
• Communications setting dialog (port, baud, parity, stop)
• Flow control: XON/XOFF, CTS/RTS (also in PicoDOS 2.0)
• CTS/RTS indicators
• No serial port limitations
• Resize and Scroll problems eliminated
• Clear screen commmand
• Print support
• Toolbar and ToolTips
• Help file
• Paste date and time to serial port (compatible with CF1 DATE command)
• Selectable persistant font type, size, color, style
• Text capture (new, append, auto), optionally include current buffer
• Text wrap options
• Background color options

New Examples:

• Virtual EEPROM example
• CF1 Watchdog example

New and Updated Documentation:

• PicoDOS command descriptions
• PicoZOOM operation
• Ping-Pong Buffer Functions
• Query-Reply Functions
• Virtual EEPROM Functons
• PicoDOS Utility Functions
• Expanded Hardware Section

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