Re: Alternate 'shell' for Commodore computers using the same kernel

I think a better option would be to start from standard basic+kernal,
take out the tape code and hook into ?SYNTAX ERROR handling.

Any internal commands like RM, MV, DIR would be implemented like _at_
commands in jiffydos. Anything else you'd look for a PRG with that name
on the disk.

On 16/05/2022 10:41, Claudio Sánchez - Tokafondo wrote:
> CBM Basic is the default 'shell' for Commodore computers. It allows to
> write code and load/save programs.
>
> Is it there any 'shell' that is disk oriented like what DOS is? A sort
> of BASH but for Commodore computers, that would let the user navigate
> the disks and run .PRG files just like if they were .EXE files, and
> also with commands like CP, MV, RM... but using the same kernel CBM
> BASIC does. With that shell in ROM instead of CBM Basic, I think more
> memory would be available to the user and CBM Basic itself could be a
> program the user would run, allowing to run other programming
> languages instead.
>