Browser128

What is Browser ?

Browser is a C128 directory browser, designed for the Commodore 128 computer, for use in 80 column mode.

In its simplest form, Browser can be considered little more than a text reader. However, it does have several features that makes it stand apart from all other CBM text readers, including:

• The ability to read HUGE text files and BASIC listings (up to about 16meg) with paging and back scrolling facilities.
  
  ---- REU is NOT required. ----
• Handles QWK mail packets and Fidonet compliant .PKT files of almost any length for both the entire packet AND the individual messages they contain.
• Views ANSI graphic files, both single screens and multiple page types (with paging and back scrolling)
• ANSI debug mode that displays the ANSI escape sequences as they are being performed.
• Displays character sets from almost all CBM programs (Desterm, Dialogue, BASIC8, etc)
• Program files can be RUN. (C128 files only)
• Screen blanking.
• Fully compatible with 1541/71/81, FDxx, CMD Hard Drives and CMD's Ramlink.
• Supports 1581 and CMD sub-directories.
• User configurable screen size.
• 100% machine code for maximum speed.
• Inbuilt DOS wedge.
• Small in size
  

  (Just over 10k including the 2k used for the internal ANSI capable character set).

• Easy to use.
• Cheap. (costs nothing)

Requirements

The Minimum requirements for Browser are:

• The best 8 bit computer ever made. (The C128 of course!).
• An 80 column monitor.
• A disk drive. (would you wanna read a 16meg file from datasette?)
• A CMD RAMLink is *HIGHLY RECOMMENDED* not only for its speed, but because Browser will work your physical drives like they've never been worked before!