TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 OVERVIEW
1.1 Unpacking Notes
1.2 Hardware Configuration
1.3 Software Configuration

Chapter 2 STARTING UP AND OPERATING THE PX-8
2.1 Starting Up
 2.1.1 Precautions
 2.1.2 Before switching on
 2.1.3 Initialization
 2.1.4 The initialization process
2.2 Operating the Computer
 2.2.1 The keyboard
 2.2.2 Starting to use the computer - Using the MENU and setting the time and date
 2.2.3 Switching the PX-8 on and off
 2.2.4 The PX-8 operating system modules
 2.2.5 Alternative reset sequences
 2.2.6 Changing parameters
 2.2.7 The Screen of the PX-8

Chapter 3 OPERATING THE COMPUTER UNDER CP/M
3.1 What Is CP/M?
3.2 Files and File Names
3.3 Starting to Use CP/M
3.4 Using the Keyboard Under CP/M
3.5 Printing When on the CP/M Command Line
3.6 The Concept of Logical and Physical Devices
3.7 The CP/M Built-In Commands
3.8 Using Utilities and Application Program with CP/M
3.9 Communications
3.10 Other CP/M Transient Programs
3.11 Finding Out More About CP/M

Chapter 4 INPUT AND OUTPUT DEVICES AND OPTIONAL ADDITIONS TO THE PX-8
4.1 Storage of Files and Data
4.2 RS-232C Interface
4.3 Serial Interface
4.4 Using Printers with the PX-8
4.5 Speaker
4.6 Analog Interface
4.7 Bar Code Reader Interface
4.8 The Universal Unit
4.9 System Bus Interface
4.10 Acoustic Coupler

Chapter 5 THE SYSTEM INTERFACE
5.1 The CP/M Configuration
5.2 The IOBYTE
5.3 The File Control Block (FCB)
5.4 BDOS Function Calls
5.5 Zero Page Locations
5.6 The BIOS Interface
5.7 The Entry Address of the BIOS Subroutines



Appendix A PX-8 CONSOLE ESCAPE SEQUENCES
Appendix B DRIVE NAME ASSIGNMENTS
Appendix C THE BATTERIES
Appendix D KEYBOARD LAYOUTS BY COUNTRY
Appendix E ASCII CODE TABLE AND INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER SETS
Appendix F MEMORY MAPS
Appendix G HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS
Appendix H SOME EXAMPLE PROGRAMS
Appendix I CP/M ERRORS AND MESSAGES

Index

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