CP/M Console Command Processor (8-bit CCP)
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The CP/M Console Command Processor (8-bit CCP) is the command-line interpreter component of 8-bit CP/M systems, responsible for parsing and executing user commands and managing basic file and program operations.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
CP/M component
ⓘ
command-line interpreter ⓘ system software ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
8-bit CCP
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CCP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | interactive console use ⓘ |
| environment |
single-tasking systems
ⓘ
single-user systems ⓘ |
| era |
early 1980s
ⓘ
late 1970s ⓘ |
| executionModel | transient program execution model ⓘ |
| fileTypeHandled | .COM executables ⓘ |
| implements | console command language for CP/M ⓘ |
| influenced | early MS-DOS command processors ⓘ |
| interactionMode | command-line ⓘ |
| invokes | COM files ⓘ |
| loadedBy | cold boot loader ⓘ |
| memoryLocation | high memory of TPA (Transient Program Area) ⓘ |
| operatingSystemFamily | CP/M NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
8-bit CP/M
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CP/M NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| persistence | resident until overwritten by large transient programs ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | provide user interface to CP/M file and program services ⓘ |
| provides |
built-in commands
ⓘ
command prompt ⓘ command-line editing ⓘ simple command history recall via retyping ⓘ |
| reloadedBy | warm boot sequence ⓘ |
| responsibility |
executing user commands
ⓘ
invoking BDOS functions via transient programs ⓘ loading transient programs ⓘ managing basic file operations ⓘ managing program execution ⓘ parsing user commands ⓘ |
| restoredBy | warm boot after transient program termination ⓘ |
| softwareLayer |
runs above BDOS
ⓘ
runs above BIOS ⓘ |
| supports |
drive selection commands
ⓘ
file listing commands ⓘ program invocation by filename ⓘ redirection via device names like CON: and LST: ⓘ simple wildcard expansion for file names ⓘ |
| targetArchitecture |
8-bit microprocessors
ⓘ
Intel 8080 NERFINISHED ⓘ Intel 8085 NERFINISHED ⓘ Zilog Z80 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| userInterface | text-based interface ⓘ |
| uses |
BDOS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
BIOS ⓘ |
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