A Tribute to the Dick Smith System 80
(aka Video Genie and PMC-80/81)

Downloadable Disk Images - Programs on "Memory and Diagnostic Tools" disk


This disk contains memory monitors, memory-based utilities and diagnostic tools for the '80 machines. If titles are linked, there is a manual lurking underneath.

Terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) System Utilities

Name (and filename) Description What to type at the dos prompt
DR's Turbo Ram Spooler (spool/cmd) Gives you a printer spooler in memory. By Dementia Software, 1983 spool
Faster (faster/cmd) A TSR program designed to speed up basic programs. By Prosoft, 1981 faster
Interrupt (interrpt/cmd) TSR run-time interrupt routine interrpt

Memory Utilities

Name (and filename) Description What to type at the dos prompt
Tasmon v2.12 (htasmon/cmd) A multi-featured memory utility. Edits and displays memory, and can write memory out to tape or disk. Note: this version locates itself at the top of the memory. htasmon
Tasmon v2.12 (tasmon/cmd) Same as the above except this version locates itself in low memory, just after DOS. Use the same manual as above. tasmon
Ultratas (ultratas/cmd) Ultramon and Tasmon combined!. By Barry Briggs (Ultramon manual) ultratas

DOS Shells

Name (and filename)
Description What to type at the dos prompt
Auto Directory (autodir/cmd) Allows you to select files with the cursor keys. autodir
Autoload (al/cmd)
Autoload docs (autoload/doc)
A DOS shell, which allows the selection of common functions with a single keypress. From Briggs Software, New Zealand. al to run program
read "autoload/doc" to view the documents.
Disk Change (diskchng/bas) Changes a few cosmetic NewDos/80 v2 things like the banner, prompt, name, date and BASIC prompt. basic run "diskchng/bas"

Diagnostics

Name (and filename) Description What to type at the dos prompt
System Check (syscheck/bas) Displays System options for NewDos/80 v2 disks basic run "syscheck/bas"
System Diagnostic (diag/cmd) Menu-driven program which allows you to check out your system. by Howe Software (1982) diag

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