---
title: "A Half Dozen or More TOS Tools"
type: "article"
slug: "a-half-dozen-or-more-tos-tools"
url: "http://localhost/article/a-half-dozen-or-more-tos-tools/"
markdown_url: "http://localhost/article/a-half-dozen-or-more-tos-tools.md"
published_at: "2020-10-27T17:14:06+00:00"
modified_at: "2025-03-16T13:38:21+00:00"
featured_image:
  url: "http://localhost/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/20230809-041332.jpg"
excerpt: "This program was converted from Bill Jones \"LKDOS TOOLS BY THE HALF DOZEN\" published in the July issue. There are many differences between LKDOS and TOS. Rather than using RANDOMIZE USR 100, TOS uses an asterisk after the BASIC command to denote that it is a disk command. TOS has a serial printer driver and…"
category:
  - name: "Update Magazine"
    slug: "update-magazine"
    taxonomy: "category"
    url: "http://localhost/category/periodicals/update-magazine/"
post_tag:
  - name: "FDD 3000"
    slug: "fdd-3000"
    taxonomy: "post_tag"
    url: "http://localhost/tag/fdd-3000/"
  - name: "FDD-3"
    slug: "fdd-3"
    taxonomy: "post_tag"
    url: "http://localhost/tag/fdd-3/"
  - name: "TOS"
    slug: "tos"
    taxonomy: "post_tag"
    url: "http://localhost/tag/tos/"
  - name: "TS 2068"
    slug: "ts2068"
    taxonomy: "post_tag"
    url: "http://localhost/tag/ts2068/"
  - name: "Type-in program"
    slug: "type-in-program"
    taxonomy: "post_tag"
    url: "http://localhost/tag/type-in-program/"
  - name: "Zebra Systems"
    slug: "zebra-systems"
    taxonomy: "post_tag"
    url: "http://localhost/tag/zebra-systems/"
model:
  - name: "Timex/Sinclair 2068"
    slug: "ts-2068"
    taxonomy: "model"
    url: "http://localhost/model/ts-2068/"
indiv:
  - name: "Earl Dunnington"
    slug: "earl-dunnington"
    taxonomy: "indiv"
    url: "http://localhost/indiv/earl-dunnington/"
publication: "Update Magazine"
publication_r:
  id: 10283
  title: "Update Magazine"
  type: "periodical"
  url: "http://localhost/periodical/update-magazine/"
authors: "Earl Dunnington"
issues_articles:
  - id: 26512
    title: "Update October 1989"
    type: "issue"
    url: "http://localhost/issue/ts-2068-up-date-october-1989/"
pages: "21-23"
pubdate: "October 1989"
product_reviews:
  - id: 12542
    title: "FDD 3 Disk Drive system"
    type: "product"
    url: "http://localhost/product/fdd-3-disk-drive-system/"
  - id: 12543
    title: "FDD 3000 Disk Drive system"
    type: "product"
    url: "http://localhost/product/fdd-3000-disk-drive-system/"
archive_link: false
volumeissue: "vn"
companies_articles:
  - id: 11469
    title: "Zebra Systems, Inc."
    type: "company"
    url: "http://localhost/company/zebra-systems/"
---

This program was converted from Bill Jones “LKDOS TOOLS BY THE HALF DOZEN” published in the July issue. There are many differences between LKDOS and TOS. Rather than using RANDOMIZE USR 100, TOS uses an asterisk after the BASIC command to denote that it is a disk command. TOS has a serial printer driver and does not have a Centronics parallel print driver. This program is designed for use with the OS-64 cartridge, a Centronics parallel printer and a 80 column monitor.