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File Commander 0.97 - Graham72 - 15-09-2026 CP/M File Commander is a text-based, dual-pane file manager for retro computers running the CP/M operating system. Inspired by Norton Commander, it replaces the rigid command line with visual, split-screen navigation. Users can copy, move, delete, and view files using simple keyboard shortcuts. It features built-in text and hex viewers and comes in multiple versions optimized for different vintage display layouts. Generic German version written by Heiko Poppe, the original is in Deutsche. I used Grok to translate and ChatGpt to patch to provide the inverse cursor rather than the stock >filename.mwb< to allow easier identification. It is a bit quirky but a neat addition. Be aware that if you download the original and include the .ini the settings inthe .ini will override the patch. Quick Hint T - swaps panes. FileCommander 0.97 on Microbee ============================================================ Heiko Poppe FC 0.97 + Microbee ADM-3A / TVI-912 patch. COM is 80-column, 24-row. On an 80x25 CRTC row 25 is unused. 0038h=01h so this COM does not load FC.INI. Do not rename it if you want key X (run and return). 1. Keys baked into this COM (INI 0028h-0035h) --------------------------------------------- Move Press Byte Left Ctrl-S or BS 13h / 08h Right Ctrl-D or Ctrl-L 04h / 0Ch Up Ctrl-W 17h Down Ctrl-X or LF 18h / 0Ah Page up Ctrl-Q 11h Page down Ctrl-R or Ctrl-U 12h / 15h Extra pane swap Tab 09h (same job as T) Do NOT bind Ctrl-Z as Down. FC already uses Ctrl-Z as "end". Do NOT bind Ctrl-A as Left. Editor uses Ctrl-A as "start". Selection with inverse OFF is shown as <FILENAME> not a bar. The block cursor on the 1 Help line is only the CRTC cursor. 2. Main window -- every letter ------------------------------ A -- B -- C Copy D Delete E -- F -- G -- H Help I Info J Confirm delete/overwrite (Ja) K -- L Drive menu (then L / R / U) M Move N No / cancel confirm O -- P -- Q Quit R Reload both panes S -- T Toggle left/right pane U -- (after L: User) V View W -- X Run .COM Y -- Z -- Other main-window keys Space Tag / untag this file + Tag by name mask - Clear tags ESC Cancel 1 Help 2 Info 3 View 4 Edit 5 Copy 6 Move 7 -- 8 Delete 9 Drive (Lw 0 Quit Shift-1 Left pane drive Shift-2 Right pane drive (Bee may send ! and " instead of Shift-1/2) 3. Same letters in View and Edit -------------------------------- Key Viewer Editor A Start of file hex digit / Ctrl-A = start B Bit 7 (WordStar) / show PCX hex digit C Clear graphics (VIS3) hex digit E End of file hex digit F Find (Ctrl-F = find next) hex digit G -- Search again H Hex mode Help Q Leave Leave S -- Save T Text mode -- U Unwrap lines -- W Wrap lines -- Z -- Ctrl-Z = end of buffer 4. Why avoid C D H I L M Q R T V X as extra INI keys ---------------------------------------------------- FC reads one byte. If that byte is both a movement/extra key and a command, you get a clash (Ctrl-Z jumped to XREF because FC already treats Ctrl-Z as "go to end of list"). Letter commands use the plain ASCII letter (43h = C). Ctrl letters are different bytes (^C = 03h), so Ctrl-D as Right does not fire Delete. Plain D would. Safe as extra INI keys in the MAIN window: A B E F G K O P S W Y Z Taken the moment you open View or Edit: A E F G S W Free in main, View and Edit: K O P Y 5. Drive and pane ----------------- T Toggle which pane is active 9 or L Drive menu, prompt: Laufwerk Links / Rechts / User: then L = left pane, R = right pane, U = user no. then the drive letter (A..P) or user number Both panes start on the launch drive (e.g. C0. 6. Screen language in this COM (Table 2) ---------------------------------------- CUP ESC = row+20h col+20h (ADM-3A, binary) Home 1Eh Clear 1Ah CEOL ESC T (TVI-912 erase) Cursor left 08h Colour off USB off Frame ASCII | + - If stray T characters appear when a pane redraws, the BIOS does not implement ESC T. Say so and CEOL can be blanked. 7. How to run ------------- Copy fc80-bee.com to the CP/M drive you start from. A>FC80-BEE Do not rename the file if you use X (run and return). X steals 300h of TPA; very large programs may not start. Memory-resident drivers cannot be loaded from inside FC. 8. Built date / package ----------------------- FC 0.97 build 09.03.2024 19:20 © H.Poppe 2011-2024 Microbee key/screen patch 2026-09-11 Grok Left ^S Right ^D Up ^W Down ^X or LF Inverse Cursor 2026-09-15 ChatGpt