KEYS.BA Documentation ---------------------- KEYS.BA is a file management utility that uses just under 6.3 kilobytes of memory when loaded as a .BA file. And allows you to accomplish many Tandy 100/102 fime management tasks with function key ease. KEYS.BA main menu is composed of four areas: a Status line, a RAM directory, (for displaying prompts, mode indicators, ect.) and a Function Key Menu. While each of these has a separate purpose, they also complement one another and function as a unit. <<<<< READ BEFORE RUNNING >>>>> ===> "If you intend to use machine language (ML) applications or subroutines while KEYS is resident in your machine, you must replace the BASIC keyword MAXRAM in Line 6 of the program listing with the higest memory address (HIMEM) available to Basic." <=== For example, if the entry address for your ML text formatter is 60,000, replace MAXRAM with the value 59,999. Free memory through address 59,999 will be allocated to basic, while your ML program will be placed in HIMEM where it is protected. KEYS.BA uses function keys to perform many file task. Press ENTER to display a directory of the files selected for tape backup and to exeute the function. Press ESC to void all elections and return to the sub- and main menus. F1 OPEN Opens a new text file. F2 READ Reads a selected text file (file name and % read given at the bottom of the screen) F3 FIND Searches the selected text file for a string up to 22 characters in length. F4 NAME Renames the selected file, (CAPS LOCK must be used.) F5 TIME Displays the current system date and time. F6 TAPE Displays a submenu used to create or restore tape files, (set recorder accordingly). F7 KILL Used to kill one or more text files. F8 QUIT Return to main menu. This should be enough to get you started. On KEYS main menu you will see a file called SOFTWARE, this is actually an unsaved BASIC program. Even when no program lines exist, its size is at least two bytes so it always will show up on the menu. ....HAVE FUN....