[Coco] Off the wall question

[Frank Swygert]

What Bill is looking for is something like the old MS-DOS "dir /p" (for 
pause after screen is full) or "dir /w" (for wide -- in columns across 
the screen). I don't recall DECB having these switches, the stock OS-9 
DIR didn't have them either. I think you have to hit the BREAK key to 
stop screen scrolling, hit any key to restart, but be ready with the 
BREAK key to stop again. Slowing the processor speed way down might be 
the better way to do this. In OS-9 output could be directed to the 
printer. There were some utilities to print the disk directory under 
DECB. Message: 3 Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2012 08:21:55 -0500 From: Robert 
Gault <robert.gault at att.net> Bill wrote:

> I know this question will sound odd, but I've been practicing using Jeff's
> emulator, and I cannot figure out how to slow down, or pause, or widen the
> directory when I do a DIR. The directory flashed by me so fast that I cannot
> get a complete list of what is on the directory.
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> Anyone remember how to do this?
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> Thanks
I don't know if you are using the Coco3 or Coco2 emulator but both of Jeff's
emulators can control the speed of emulation from an entry in the Options menu.
You get to that menu with the F6 key.
So, if you have no other method for slowing a DIR, you could slow down emulation
before issuing the command.

It is necessary to slow down emulation of Jeff's emulators when using current
systems.

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Frank Swygert
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