DOS XL Cheat Sheet

NOTE: This is a temporary page for use with the current (as of 2020-12-27) N: handler. It will go away.

Intrinsic Commands

CMD	Description
CAR	To Cartridge
ERA	Erase a file
REN	Rename a file
LOA	Binary Load a file
SAV	Binary Save a file
PRO	Protect (Lock) a file
UNP	Unprotect (unlock) a file
TYPE	Display a file
RUN	Run at Address

In addition, any file named .COM can be loaded directly by typing its name, like SpartaDOS.

Extrinsic Commands

| CMD | Description | | COPY | Copy | CONFIG | Have DOS XL Scan drives and set density automatically | DUPDSK | Duplicate disk | INIT | Initialize Disk | MENU | The Dos XL Menu

Formatting a disk in BASIC

READY
XIO 254,#1,0,0,"D2:"

Writing DOS to a disk in BASIC

READY
OPEN #1,8,0,"D2:DOS.SYS":CLOSE #1

Make DOS XL Support 4 drives

1. Put DOS XL as R/W in D1:, boot with BASIC.
2. Patch DOS appropriately.

READY
POKE 1802,15

READY
OPEN #1,8,0,"D1:DOS.SYS:CLOSE #1

Copy n-handler over

1. Put DOS XL as R/W in D1:, Put atari-apps.irata.online/Games/lightcycles.atr in D2:, boot.
2. copy AUTORUN.SYS over from D2:

D1:COPY D2:AUTORUN.SYS D1:

Make bootable disk for BASIC game with N: device

1. Put DOS XL (now with n-handler) in D1: Put blank disk in D2:, BASIC game in D3, boot.
2. INIT and write DOS.SYS to D2:
3. copy over Files:

D1:COPY AUTORUN.SYS D2:

D1:COPY DO.COM D2:

D1:COPY D3:GAME.BAS D2:

4. Make script to boot disk

D1:COPY E: D2:STARTUP.EXC
DO CAR;RUN"D:GAME.BAS"

5. Disk is now ready.