Msg: 846 *Conference*

11-07-91 23:16:52

From: TRACY ALLEN

To : BARRY WAGNER

Subj: REPLY TO MSG #836 (HOW ABOUT A DATE?)

Dear Barry,
  I think that TINY.PWR works with the tpdd2 as well as with the tpdd1.  It
just accesses the first directory, so if you can limit yourself to 40 files and
200k, then TINY should work fine.  I think Robert has a program called "FLIP"
in the library that even lets you switch the directories before you start the
DOS.  I like TINY too for its half-size power.  If only it would do
directories.  Incidentally, there is a way to pass commands to TINY from BASIC.
I modified TINY a bit so I could do that.  The original version clears the
keyboard buffer before it prompts for input, but I removed that code.  I also
changed the exit to a straight return instead of jump to the menu.  So a
programmer can pass commands to TINY from BASIC by loading them into the
keyboard buffer, and then return to BASIC.  After you have saved or loaded
files.  I used that for data logging where the TINYness saved a lot of memory
for more data.  
  -- Tracy