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The commands:<br />

.... or ....<br />

SET24X80<br />

SET24X80 ON<br />

.... turns 24 x 80 mode on, and:<br />

SET24X80 OFF<br />

.... turns 24 x 80 mode off.<br />

The normal 6128 full scre<strong>en</strong> size is 24 x 80, with the bottom line reserved for status<br />

messages. Turning off 24 x 80 mode will only be noticeable if the status line is also<br />

disabled. Refer to part 15 of Chapter 7 for details of how to turn the status line on and<br />

off.<br />

Serial interface<br />

Built into CP/M Plus is support for a single channel serial Input/Output interface<br />

(RS232). Its vital statistics can be examined by typing the command SET S 10 (with<br />

no parameters):<br />

SETSIO<br />

.... or can be set using a command which may include any (or all) ofthe selections:<br />

SETSIO, RX 1200, TX 75, PARITY NONE, STOP 1, BITS 8,<br />

HANDSHAKE ON, XOFF OFF<br />

.... which would set a new configuration.<br />

Baud rates and X 0 N/X 0 F F status are also affected by one ofthe assignm<strong>en</strong>ts possible<br />

with the D E V ICE command. D E V ICE deals with logical and physical devices.<br />

Logical devices are indicated by a : colon. To examine all the curr<strong>en</strong>t device<br />

attributes, type:<br />

DEVICE<br />

AMSDOS and CPIM Chapter 5 Page 27

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