2-Jan-92 09:21:37-MST,8974;000000000000 Return-Path: Date: Thu, 2 Jan 92 09:15:14 MST From: INFO-CPM-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Reply-To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V91 #1 To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Message-ID: <920102091516.V91N1@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL> INFO-CPM Digest Thu, 2 Jan 92 Volume 91 : Issue 1 Today's Topics: Emulator IMSAI 8080 disk specs needed OSBORNE Video Info Re: DEC Rainbow 100 Re: File copy utility with archive bit and datestamp ? Re: GIF -> RLE Z80 emulator for Amiga ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 13 Dec 91 17:56:50 GMT From: zon+@andrew.cmu.edu (Zonnie Lee Williamson) Subject: Emulator Message-ID: After reading about the interest in emulators, I thought that I would post this pre-release notice. Several years back (you've heard this before...) I wrote an 8080 emulator that ran CP/M modulo a couple of minor bugs. I was in the process of upgrading it to a Z80 emulator when I became interested in other things. I have been playing with it again and may even finish it... My emulator is written in C for BSD Unix. I intend it to be public-domain. I keep my copy of CP/M 2.2 in hex on-line for testing, but users will have to supply their own copy. Perhaps someone could come up with some "free" alternatives. I have several "devices" that can be accessed: 1) multiple ttys 2) emulated disks (one disk per Unix file) 3) Unix file access If anyone has ideas of things that they would like to see in a portable emulator, let me know and I will try to work them in. It may take a while, but if there is enough interest, it may keep me interested... Zon Williamson ------------------------------ Date: 13 Dec 91 15:50:47 GMT From: netcomsv!davidthx@decwrl.dec.com (David Holleb) Subject: IMSAI 8080 disk specs needed Message-ID: <1991Dec13.155047.2312davidthx@netcom.COM> I need the disk formatting specs for 5.25 inch disks originally used on an IMSAI 8080. I have a cp/m disk emulator for an IBM but it needs the formatting specs in order to work. Any help is appreciated. Thanks David ------------------------------ Date: 13 Dec 91 00:26:49 GMT From: mcsun!unido!ira.uka.de!smurf.sub.org!altger!doitcr!jungkunz@uunet.uu.net (Helmut Jungkunz) Subject: OSBORNE Video Info Message-ID: <1727@doitcr.doit.sub.org> Hi everybody! I just read the request for help on OSBORNE's video standard. Well, it's really a standard composite video signal, that can be displayed on any video monitor. There's a trick though to get a reasonable display, since OSBORNE does not use a standard screen size: unwind the deflection coil of the CRT by two circles, that should do it! In any case, consult the FOG, First Osborne Group, on that matter. I think they discussed this in their famous FOGHORN. Ciao, regards and cu (-: , -> Helmut Jungkunz <- ------------------------------ Date: 29 Dec 91 04:38:22 GMT From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!network.ucsd.edu!swrinde!mips!samsung!crackers!m2c!wpi.WPI.EDU!ear@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Mr. Neat-O [tm]) Subject: Re: DEC Rainbow 100 Message-ID: <1991Dec29.043822.27553@wpi.WPI.EDU> In article <1991Dec27.222914.27948@sactoh0.sac.ca.us> fcg@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Frank C. Giachino) writes: >I have obtained three (yes, count 'em, three) DEC Rainbow 100's... >I am unfortunate enough not to >have a Term program that will operate under cp/m, so I am using my LCterm >program under MS-DOS 2.11. I would really like to find a >communications software for use under cp/m with this system... Any ideas? Assuming that you have a way to convert a file downloaded from MS-Dos to the CP/M format, you could get yourself kermit for CP/M-80 or CP/M-86, or ZMP which supports, X, Y, and Z modem as well as having a built in autodialer. I believe ZMP is available for anonymous FTP from simtel20.army.mil, while you can always find kermit for just about anything at watsun.cc.columbia.edu. As you will notice if you get a copy of it, ZMP is a generic program which must be configured for a specific machine. I happen to have a version already configured which I use on my DEC Rainbow 100, so I could email it to you if you don't want to go through the trouble of assembling, and patching it yourself. +---------< Eric A. Rasmussen - Mr. Neat-O (tm) >---------+ +< Email Address >+ | A real engineer never reads the instructions first. | | ear@wpi.wpi.edu | | (They figure out how it works by playing with it.) | | ear%wpi@wpi.edu | +---------------------------------------------------------+ +-----------------+ ((( In Stereo Where Available ))) ------------------------------ Date: 13 Dec 91 04:19:56 GMT From: amdcad!netcomsv!zig@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (John Curtis) Subject: Re: File copy utility with archive bit and datestamp ? Message-ID: <1991Dec13.041956.14584zig@netcom.COM> ralph@unixhub.SLAC.Stanford.EDU (Ralph Becker-Szendy) writes: >Does anyone know a cp/m utility similar to NewSweep, Wash or B29 which >- Knows about the archive bit (copy only files which have been > modified, and set the archive status bit after copying), and >- Knows about Novados (or SuperBDOS or cp/m+ or ...) style datestamps, > and can propagate the datestamp from the source to the destination > file when copying, and The program you need is ACOPY. The latest version is 3.3. I'm not sure if it is available in the net archives though. If not you can find it on ZeeMachine here in the San Jose area: 408-245-1420. ACOPY 3.3 does offer full support of datestamps and use of the archive bit. The author of the program calls ZeeMachine regularly and is more than happy to assist if you require any help, but I believe ACOPY should meet all of your needs 'right out of the box'. >Any pointers ? I do not use cp/m+ (aka cp/m 3.0), and I rarely use >ZCPR3.4 (aka NZ-COM), so I would prefer a tool which functions under >cp/m 2.2 with such an enhanced BDOS. You mean you have ZCPR34 and actually prefer vanilla CP/M?? I'm shocked.. :) -- .... ... ... ......................................................... ....... ... ... ........... John Curtis ....... aka Ziig on IRC ......... ...... .... ... .. ....... Santa Clara, Ca ................................. ..... ..... ... ... ....... zig@netcom.com ......... ZCPR Lives!! .......... .... ... ... ......................................................... ------------------------------ Date: 30 Dec 91 21:17:05 GMT From: netcomsv!zig@apple.com (John Curtis) Subject: Re: GIF -> RLE Message-ID: <1991Dec30.211705.28777zig@netcom.COM> Speaking of RLE... I have seen a number of these files floating around, how does one view these? I assume some special hardware is required since I really can't imagine my TVI950 terminal displaying any graphics, beyond simple boxes and lines.... -- .... ... ... ......................................................... ....... ... ... ........... John Curtis ....... aka Ziig on IRC ......... ...... .... ... .. ....... Santa Clara, Ca ................................. ..... ..... ... ... ....... zig@netcom.com ......... ZCPR Lives!! .......... .... ... ... ......................................................... ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 29 Dec 91 14:46 CST From: Lance Tagliapietra <96720919@ucs.UWPLATT.EDU> Subject: Z80 emulator for Amiga Message-ID: Hello, In regards to the discussion of Z80 emulators for other computers, I have found a very nice public domain one for the Commodore Amiga computer. It is written in 68000 assembler, comes with source, and even emulates the Z80's undocumented instructions. I emulates the cp/m environment at the BDOS call level, and supports drive and user areas via logical names into the Amigados file system. A trace mode is also provided which displays the contents of all registers after the execution of each Z80 instruction. I have been able to run DDT and the Bradford printing program without problems with this emulator. It will even run the full Bradford which I can't on my TRS-80 model 4 because of memory limitations. Lance ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lance Tagliapietra Internet: 96720919@ucs.uwplatt.edu P.O. Box 26 BitNet: 96720919@uwplatt Platteville, WI 53818 ------------------------------ End of INFO-CPM Digest V91 Issue #1 *********************************** 7-Jan-92 13:27:48-MST,7053;000000000000 Mail-From: W8SDZ created at 7-Jan-92 13:24:37 Return-Path: Date: Tue, 7 Jan 92 13:24:36 MST From: INFO-CPM-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Reply-To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V92 #2 To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Message-ID: <920107132438.V92N2@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL> INFO-CPM Digest Tue, 7 Jan 92 Volume 92 : Issue 2 Today's Topics: GSX PASCAL MT+ GIF NZ-COM QWK Reader Re: CP/M Emulators Yet Again (2 msgs) RLE graphics and 8B&C ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 31 Dec 91 23:43:52 GMT From: dog.ee.lbl.gov!network.ucsd.edu!usc!cs.utexas.edu!qt.cs.utexas.edu!yale.edu!spool.mu.edu!umn.edu!math.fu-berlin.de!ira.uka.de!smurf.sub.org!altger!doitcr!jungkunz@ucbvax.Berkeley. (Helmut Jungkunz) Subject: GSX PASCAL MT+ GIF Message-ID: <1729@doitcr.doit.sub.org> To: jacobsen@itexjct.jct.ac.il Subject: Re: GIF Reader? Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm In-Reply-To: <745@itexjct.jct.ac.il> Organization: DOITCR / FLOENZ1, Public Access Unix Munich/Germany Cc: Bcc: Hi, as far as I know, there's no GIF-reader for CP/M. You are welcome to write one. PASCAL MT+ does not by itself support GSX. CBASIC does, though. Maybe I can send you a sample GSX BIOS in Turbo Pascal and Modula source, with an example program to show you how its done. What computer (what disk format) are you using? Helmut Jungkunz, Zacherlstr. 14, 8045 Ismaning, Westgermany, T.089/96937 Ciao, regards and cu (-: , -> Helmut Jungkunz <- ------------------------------ Date: 19 Dec 91 06:52:33 GMT From: netcomsv!alpha@apple.com (Joe Wright) Subject: NZ-COM Message-ID: <1991Dec19.065233.25832alpha@netcom.COM> I do hope that everyone here knows about Z-System and all its magic. NZ-COM is the auto-loading Z-System for CP/M 2.2 computers with Z80's in them. Absolutely CP/M compatible, it provides myriad features and abilities of a modern operating system, multiple commands, shells, command scripts, termcap, command flow control, and so on. ZCPR34 command processor and ZRDOS are standard. ZSDOS and ZDDOS provide features inculding time/date stamping. If you think you like CP/M, you will fall in lust with Z-System. NZ-COM (and Z3PLUS for CPM 3.0) is available from Sage Microsystems East and from Alpha Systems for $50. Most diskette formats available. We have a money-back guarantee. Nobody has ever asked for their money back. -- Joe Wright alpha@Netcom.COM "If you want it wRight" Alpha Systems Corp., 711 Chatsworth Pl., San Jose, CA 95128 (408) 297-5594 (voice) "If you want it wRight now!" ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 3 Jan 92 15:14:10 EST From: Mike Freeman Subject: QWK Reader Message-ID: Fello CP/Mers: Do any of you know whether anyone has developed a QWK packet reader that works on CP/M systems (PD or shareware, he said, hopefully)? Thanks in advance. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mike Freeman, K7UIJ | Internet: freeman@watsun.cc.columbia.edu 301 N.E. 107th Street | GEnie: M.FREEMAN11 Vancouver, WA 98685 USA | Confidence is the feeling you have Telephone (206)574-8221 | before you understand the situation. ------------------------------ Date: 14 Dec 91 20:54:13 GMT From: duck@pembvax1.pembroke.edu Subject: Re: CP/M Emulators Yet Again Message-ID: <1991Dec14.165413.4302@pembvax1.pembroke.edu> In article , freeman@WATSUN.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU (Mike Freeman) writes: > Fellow CP/Mers: > With all the discussion of CP/M emulators for Unix and 68K systems, my > curiosity was aroused. Does anyone know of a CP/M/Z80 emuator for a VAX/VMS > system? I hold out little hope (don't really need it but it'd be handy). > Thanks in advance. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Mike Freeman, K7UIJ | Internet: freeman@watsun.cc.columbia.edu > 301 N.E. 107th Street | GEnie: M.FREEMAN11 > VancouvEr, WA 98685 USA | Confidence is the feeling you have > Telephone (206)574-8221 | before you understand the situation. Second that request. I'd *LOVE* to see a VAX/VMS CP/M Emulator. If you get any info send it to me please. - Craig Taylor duck@pembvax1.pembroke.edu ------------------------------ Date: 15 Dec 91 20:04:28 GMT From: mnemosyne.cs.du.edu!isis.cs.du.edu!trussell@uunet.uu.net (Tim Russell) Subject: Re: CP/M Emulators Yet Again Message-ID: <1991Dec15.200428.10155@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> duck@pembvax1.pembroke.edu writes: > Second that request. I'd *LOVE* to see a VAX/VMS CP/M Emulator. If you get >any info send it to me please. Well, I sent mail to Mike, but since there is more interest I'll post it here. The university I attend had two 11/780s back in, I believe, 1984. One of these had a board in it sold by a company called Bridge something- or-other. It had four Z80H's on it running CP/M which users could access. Any more than four got an emulated CP/M which was slower. It used VMS virtual disk files and had transfer utilities. I can probably get more info on it from the then-system manager, but I seriously doubt the company is still in business or selling the boards. -- Tim Russell Omaha, NE trussell@isis.cs.du.edu "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Jan 92 19:35 EST From: PALM_ERD%CTSTATEU.BITNET@YALEVM.YCC.Yale.Edu Subject: RLE graphics and 8B&C Message-ID: To anyone who is looking for CP/M publications. I know of a guy who has been publishing a CP/M oriented newsletter called Eight Bits and Change. I don't have specifics on price. But he can be reached in Connecticut at 203-666-3139. I have the latest issue, and it looks pretty good. Also to the person who asked about the RLE graphics. 8B&C had a few articles on it awhile ago, as well as an RLE file printer for those who have Epson, or Epson compatible printers. I created many of the files that are printed, as I have a specific process which will convert many file types into a group of RLE graphics, but it's a tedious process, and very time consuming. I have scanned a # of pictures with my hand scanner, had them converted and uploaded them to Lee's board in Ct (203-665-1100). ------------------------------ End of INFO-CPM Digest V92 Issue #2 *********************************** 10-Jan-92 13:06:31-MST,6902;000000000000 Mail-From: W8SDZ created at 10-Jan-92 13:02:12 Return-Path: Date: Fri, 10 Jan 92 13:02:12 MST From: INFO-CPM-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Reply-To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V92 #3 To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Message-ID: <920110130213.V92N3@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL> INFO-CPM Digest Fri, 10 Jan 92 Volume 92 : Issue 3 Today's Topics: beginning CP/M questions Kermit for CP/M Need Kaypro 2 system disk and bootstrap comm program Need magazine: NUTS & VOLTS STYX.PAS ADVENTURE EDITOR - looking for Wanted: Sanyo MBC-1000 What to do with a CP/M emulator? Why does PIP modify S1 of the FCB? XRS/QWK Converter ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 7 Jan 92 19:10:49 GMT From: gossip.pyramid.com!pyramid!nsc!amdahl!JUTS!OUTS.ccc.amdahl.com!jkl10@decwrl.dec.com ( 275 Jon K Lexau) Subject: beginning CP/M questions Message-ID: Hi I am just starting up a CP/M system and have a couple of questions: - what exactly does the parameter block pointed to by the "seldsk" BIOS command contain? - does anyone have the pinout for the power connector on a Shugart SA801 floppy drive? - also what are all the jumpers for? E-mail responses are fine (jkl10@outs.ccc.amdahl.com). Thanks in advance, Jon Lexau ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Jan 92 13:46:51 PST From: TP/DB 4-Ever : 227-4158 07-Jan-1992 1647 Subject: Kermit for CP/M Message-ID: <9201072146.AA26933@enet-gw.pa.dec.com> Hello, Can anyone out there tell me how to get a copy of Kermit that I can use on my Franklin ACE 1200 (an Apple ][ clone) running CP/M on a Z-80 co-processor? I am trying to copy some WordStar files over to my IBM PC so that I can convert them to WordPerfect. I already have Kermit on the PC. I would appreciate it if you could mail me a response as I am not a regular reader of the info-cpm distribution, and have only been pointed here by a fellow DEC employee. Thanks. Elliott Whitney ------------------------------ Date: 8 Jan 92 18:49:21 GMT From: CFA0.HARVARD.EDU!babb@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (James Babb) Subject: Need Kaypro 2 system disk and bootstrap comm program Message-ID: <9201081849.AA21229@cfa0.HARVARD.EDU> Can anyone supply a Kaypro 2 system disk and some sort of bootstrap communications package? The machine has a serial no. of around 132xxx. Thanks. Jim Babb babb@cfa.harvard.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 10 Jan 92 7:48:27 EST From: eudoh@st6000.sct.edu (Etop E. Udoh) Subject: Need magazine: NUTS & VOLTS Message-ID: <9201101248.AA04819@st6000.sct.edu> hi, Didn't know where else to post this, but I'm desperately seeking a copy of the latest issue of NUTS & VOLTS magazine since there is no place here in Georgia where I can get it that I know off.... Email me at Eudoh@st6000.sct.edu for my mail address.... thank you... Sonic Druid ------------------------------ Date: 8 Jan 92 01:48:41 GMT From: csus.edu!wupost!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!hobbes.physics.uiowa.edu!moe.ksu.ksu.edu!engr.uark.edu!spider.ualr.edu!chwest@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu Subject: STYX.PAS ADVENTURE EDITOR - looking for Message-ID: <1992Jan7.194841.291@spider.ualr.edu> I am looking for a more complete version of STYX.PAS than what was released throught the KAYPRO users group many years ago. It is an adventure editor and the version I have does not handle input correctly (the editor is always 1 key behind) and does not have the ESP function installed.. If there is a copy out there in the public domain or shareware Please let me know where I can get it.. Thanks in advance Charles West Chwest@ualr.edu CHWEST@UALR.BITNET ------------------------------ Date: 27 Dec 91 19:11:44 GMT From: theory.TC.Cornell.EDU!gould@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (EWD) Subject: Wanted: Sanyo MBC-1000 Message-ID: <1991Dec27.191144.5490@tc.cornell.edu> Would like to buy a Sanyo MBC-1000. Thanks, Eliot Eliot W. Dudley edudley@mailbox.syr.edu RD 1, Box 66 Cato, New York 13033 315 626 2878 ------------------------------ Date: 16 Dec 91 23:06:42 GMT From: elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!nntp-server.caltech.edu!over!buescher@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Brent Joseph Buescher) Subject: What to do with a CP/M emulator? Message-ID: Way back when I got the PD CP/M emulator for my Atari ST and never came across anything worth running on it. WHat's out there? Brent Buescher ------------------------------ Date: 17 Dec 91 00:17:30 GMT From: zephyr.ens.tek.com!wrgate!amadeus!donk@uunet.uu.net (Donald C. Kirkpatrick) Subject: Why does PIP modify S1 of the FCB? Message-ID: <8234@wrgate.WR.TEK.COM> This weekend I discovered that the stock Digital Research version of PIP modifies the S1 field of the destination file FCB after that file has been created for an append operation. Has anyone ever disassembled PIP or would otherwise know what is up? Just to refresh your memory, the S1 field in the FCB is listed as "reserved" but otherwise unused in a standard Digital Research BDOS. The trend today is to use this field to save the user number for a file, making it easier to locate in subsequent accesses. The values being stored in this field by PIP have no obvious connection to the files. I thought at first it might be a record count, but the value didn't seem to follow file size. Anybody have any clue? -- -Don Kirkpatrick (donk@amadeus.WR.TEK.COM) UUCP: ...!uunet!tektronix!amadeus.wr.tek.com!donk ARPA: ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 7 Jan 92 15:55:37 EST From: Mike Freeman Subject: XRS/QWK Converter Message-ID: Netland: Has anyone come across a freeware program to convert XRS packets into QWK packets and vice versa? If yes, where can one obtain same? Thanks in advance. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mike Freeman, K7UIJ | Internet: freeman@watsun.cc.columbia.edu 301 N.E. 107th Street | GEnie: M.FREEMAN11 Vancouver, WA 98685 USA | Do molecular biologists wear designer genes? Telephone (206)574-8221 | ------------------------------ End of INFO-CPM Digest V92 Issue #3 *********************************** 14-Jan-92 11:27:33-MST,9606;000000000000 Return-Path: Date: Tue, 14 Jan 92 11:15:21 MST From: INFO-CPM-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Reply-To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V92 #4 To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Message-ID: <920114111523.V92N4@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL> INFO-CPM Digest Tue, 14 Jan 92 Volume 92 : Issue 4 Today's Topics: beginning CP/M questions bullet help needed GSX PASCAL MT+ GIF Major Relic Collection Dissolution (FREE) Re: Kermit for CP/M Re: What to do with a CP/M emulator? Re GETING THE CPM EMULATOR WORKING. Wanted: Z-80 motherboards for CP/M; MD-11 for spare parts. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 14 Jan 92 12:10:10 -0500 From: Jay Sage Subject: beginning CP/M questions Message-ID: <9201141210.AA22362@LL.MIT.EDU> Jon Lexau asked: >> - what exactly does the parameter block pointed to by the "seldsk" >> BIOS command contain? This is too long a subject for me to answer here, but there are good books that have all the details on this. I recommend especially the following: Inside CP/M David E. Cortesi CBS College Publishing Holt, Rinehart and Winston ISBN: 0-03-059558-4 QA76.6.C665 Cortesi wrote a number of books in this series on other operating systems, including CP/M-Plus. Briefly, the SELDSK call returns with HL pointing to what is called the Disk Parameter Header (DPH). The DPH is a table of further addresses of system components, including that of the Disk Parameter Block (DPH). The latter tells how the logical disk is set up (number of sectors per track, size of each extent, number of directory entries, number of system tracks, etc. -- Jay Sage ------------------------------ Date: 12 Jan 92 18:52:18 GMT From: agate!dog.ee.lbl.gov!network.ucsd.edu!cogsci!crl!newby@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Chad Newby) Subject: bullet help needed Message-ID: <661@cogsci.ucsd.EDU> Some friends and I have these bullet CPM computers, and are looking for some software to run on them, particularly comm programs. any help you could give would be appreciated. chad newby@crl.ucsd.edu ------------------------------ Date: 31 Dec 91 23:43:52 GMT From: cis.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!spool.mu.edu!umn.edu!math.fu-berlin.de!ira.uka.de!smurf.sub.org!altger!doitcr!jungkunz@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Helmut Jungkunz) Subject: GSX PASCAL MT+ GIF Message-ID: <1729@doitcr.doit.sub.org> To: jacobsen@itexjct.jct.ac.il Subject: Re: GIF Reader? Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm In-Reply-To: <745@itexjct.jct.ac.il> Organization: DOITCR / FLOENZ1, Public Access Unix Munich/Germany Cc: Bcc: Hi, as far as I know, there's no GIF-reader for CP/M. You are welcome to write one. PASCAL MT+ does not by itself support GSX. CBASIC does, though. Maybe I can send you a sample GSX BIOS in Turbo Pascal and Modula source, with an example program to show you how its done. What computer (what disk format) are you using? Helmut Jungkunz, Zacherlstr. 14, 8045 Ismaning, Westgermany, T.089/96937 Ciao, regards and cu (-: , -> Helmut Jungkunz <- ------------------------------ Date: 1 Jan 92 19:02:48 GMT From: hoptoad!curt@uunet.uu.net (Curt Mayer) Subject: Major Relic Collection Dissolution (FREE) Message-ID: <24021@hoptoad.uucp> I am dissolving my huge collection of S100 and other CP/M hardware. A partial list of boards is being posted to misc.forsale.computers. If you missed that posting, I can email the list to you. If you are anywhere close to the san francisco bay area, call me via TPC and we'll make arrangements. if not, i'll ship at your cost. curt mayer home: curt@toad.com work: cmayer@oracle.com TPC: (415) 387-0217 -- curt mayer cmayer@oracle.com curt@toad.com 415-387-0217 home 415-506-2504 work ------------------------------ Date: 11 Jan 92 05:54:54 GMT From: csus.edu!wupost!cs.utexas.edu!tamsun!tamuts!jdb8042@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu (John Donald Baker) Subject: Re: Kermit for CP/M Message-ID: <7522@tamsun.tamu.edu> The PCPI interface with the SSC (or equivalent) is a bit more complicated than the "ordinary" Apple CP/M (as kludged by MacroSloth). It involves passing commands and data between the 6502 and the Z80 (each of which live in their own little worlds. I am not personally familiar with the ordinary Kermit program itself. When I use the kermit protocol, it's via Dave Goodenough's QTERM v4.3e. The drivers for QTERM for the Applicard/Starcard/ACE-80 should be very instructive in how that system operates and you should probably be able to lift the individual routines form input, output, ready, DTR on/off, etc. right out of the QTERM overlay and patch it in to the Kermit overlay. That is, in fact how I brought ZMP 1.5 up on my Apple //e with PCPI Applicard as no pre-written driver existed--only the blank supplied by Ron Murray. If you go that route, you will have to convert Dave's ZSM assembly syntax to something more convetional (ASM, MAC, M80, etc) but I did it with little or no trouble and I'm don't do that sort of thing very often. Contact me if you have any questions on PCPI stuff in general. If you would like more info on QTERM, talk to me or Dave Goodenough (dg@pallio.UUCP) or you can find out more by sending mail to: rna@pallio.UUCP put the following lines in your message: /send help to /send index to I could mail you the individual overlay to QTERM so you could study it. Hope this helps. John D. Baker ->An Apple 3.5", 5.25", 8" PCPI Applicard ZCPR3 nut// Internet: JDB8042@{tamuts|rigel|sigma|summa|zeus|venus}.tamu.edu UUCP: The Black Box: ...buster!blkbox!jdb8042 [(713) 480-2686|-2685 (2400)] BBSs: JOHN BAKER on Z-Node #45 [(713) 937-8886], The Vector Board [(716) 544-1863], PIC of the Mid-Town [(713) 527-8939] Karnage: "Fire at will!" / Wil (desperately dodging a hail of automatic weapons fire): "AAAAIYEEEE!!" / Karnage: "No, no. Do not fire at Wil, he is my Second Mate. FIRE AT THE SEA-DUCK!!" ------------------------------ Date: 17 Dec 91 14:38:49 GMT From: att!pacbell.com!pacbell!sactoh0!antares!neptons@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Roger Barth) Subject: Re: What to do with a CP/M emulator? Message-ID: <12155350@neptons.UUCP> buescher@over.ugcs.caltech.edu (Brent Joseph Buescher) writes: > Way back when I got the PD CP/M emulator for my Atari ST > and never came across anything worth running on it. > WHat's out there? > > Brent Buescher Brent, CP/M was the operating system before MS-DOS and there are a large number of us out here who cut our teeth on micros using CP/M by exploring computing with it. These days we use emulators or Z80 coprocessors in order to make changes to code that was based upon CP/M development tools. There are also a number of CP/M systems out there that are faithfully serving owners running word processors, spreadsheets and even some databasing. Roger -- Roger Barth - Cameron Park, California USA 95682 UUCP csusac!sactoh0!antares!neptons!roger 916-677-9771 (voice) INTERNET neptons!roger@antares.intel.com Coherent 3.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: 18 Dec 91 14:12:41 GMT From: mcsun!uknet!dcl-cs!gdt!brispoly!cj_watts@uunet.uu.net (CJ Watts) Subject: Re GETING THE CPM EMULATOR WORKING. Message-ID: <1991Dec18.141241.23179@csd.brispoly.ac.uk> Can someone mail me how to run the cpm emulator for unix that is held at hopf.math.purdue.edu (128.210.3.18) as It complains That it could not find cpm.sys how is is file made. Chris Watts ------------------------------ Date: 11 Jan 92 02:12:21 GMT From: weyrich!orville@uunet.uu.net (Orville R. Weyrich) Subject: Wanted: Z-80 motherboards for CP/M; MD-11 for spare parts. Message-ID: <1992Jan11.021221.2036@weyrich.UUCP> Hello all -- A long while back I saw a description of a single-board computer motherboard that had all of the following on a single board (without daughter boards sticking up): Z-80 processor several serial ports parallel port floppy disk controller room on the board for at least 64K of memory (128 K Ideal) preferably with CP/M included. The boards I have in mind are probably obsolete, and there might be a warehouse full of them somewhere. I'd like to find about 10 of these boards real cheap. Also, I'm looking for an extra Morrow MD-11 that I can use for spare parts. If you have some of these for sale (or even know where to find them), please send me e-mail. Thanks, orville -------------------------------------- ****************************** Orville R. Weyrich, Jr. Weyrich Computer Consulting Certified Data Processor POB 5782, Scottsdale, AZ 85261 Certified Systems Professional Voice: (602) 391-0821 Internet: orville%weyrich@uunet.uu.net Fax: (602) 661-0660 -------------------------------------- ****************************** ------------------------------ End of INFO-CPM Digest V92 Issue #4 *********************************** 16-Jan-92 13:05:21-MST,20843;000000000000 Mail-From: W8SDZ created at 16-Jan-92 13:01:57 Return-Path: Date: Thu, 16 Jan 92 13:01:56 MST From: INFO-CPM-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Reply-To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V92 #5 To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Message-ID: <920116130157.V92N5@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL> INFO-CPM Digest Thu, 16 Jan 92 Volume 92 : Issue 5 Today's Topics: How to order SIMTEL20 files by e-mail How to submit files to the SIMTEL20 archives SIMTEL20 archives info for Internet FTP users ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1992 13:00 MST From: Keith Petersen Subject: How to order SIMTEL20 files by e-mail Message-ID: If you do not have FTP access to SIMTEL20, files may be ordered by e-mail from LISTSERV@VM1.NODAK.EDU or LISTSERV@VM.ECS.RPI.EDU. If you are on BITNET: LISTSERV@NDSUVM1 LISTSERV@RPIECS If your mailer knows domains: listserv@vm1.nodak.edu listserv@vm.ecs.rpi.edu If your mailer wants bang paths: uunet!vm1.nodak.edu!listserv uunet!vm.ecs.rpi.edu!listserv If you use bang paths, substitute your nearest neighbor which is also on the Internet for uunet in the examples above. Some examples are: ames, decvax, decwrl, harvard, hplabs, nosc, rutgers, sharkey, sun, ucbvax, ucsd, udel, uw-beaver, wuarchive. Send this command to the server to get its help file: GET PDGET HELP Sample command (which gets our catalog of CP/M files): /PDGET MAIL PD:SIMCPM.ARK UUENCODE These commands should be sent as the body of a regular email message. Do not include a signature because it confuses the server. If you have xxdecode, you may wish to specify XXENCODE instead of UUENCODE to avoid character translation problems. Comments, questions, and suggestions should be directed to the LISTSERV manager at one of these addresses, depending on which server you normally use: Internet BITNET "John Fisher" "Marty Hoag" Please do NOT send your comment or question about the servers to SIMTEL20. However, if you wish to report a program bug or to request information on how to upload files to SIMTEL20, you may send e-mail to me at one of the addresses below. Keith -- Keith Petersen Maintainer of the MSDOS, MISC and CP/M archives at SIMTEL20 [192.88.110.20] Internet: w8sdz@WSMR-SIMTEL20.Army.Mil or w8sdz@vela.acs.oakland.edu Uucp: uunet!umich!vela!w8sdz BITNET: w8sdz@OAKLAND ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1992 12:55 MST From: Keith Petersen Subject: How to submit files to the SIMTEL20 archives Message-ID: [File: PD1:UPLOAD.INF Last revised June 19, 1991] How to upload to SIMTEL20 I have received many inquiries about why SIMTEL20 does not publish instructions for uploading files for those who wish to submit their programs. The reason is that we prefer to coordinate uploads by having contributors contact us first so we can check to make sure the program is not already in the repository. File uploads are accepted via FTP using a special uploading account, via e-mail using a special mailbox which does not interfere with regular correspondence, and via modem at Detroit Download Central (313) 885-3956 (300-14400bps 212/V.22bis/HST/V.32/V.32bis/V.42bis/MNP). If you have a program to upload please send e-mail to me with a short description of the files you wish to submit. Please do *not* send files to my mailbox. Because of local management policy, SIMTEL20 does not accept games for submission to the archives unless they are strictly educational. Thanks to all those who are actively supporting the respository by helping us keep up to date with the latest programs. Keith -- Keith Petersen Maintainer of the MSDOS, MISC and CP/M archives at SIMTEL20 [192.88.110.20] Co-SysOp, Detroit Download Central 313-885-3956 (V22bis/HST/V32bis/V42bis/MNP) Internet: w8sdz@WSMR-SIMTEL20.Army.Mil or w8sdz@vela.acs.oakland.edu Uucp: uunet!wsmr-simtel20.army.mil!w8sdz BITNET: w8sdz@OAKLAND ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1992 12:51 MST From: Keith Petersen Subject: SIMTEL20 archives info for Internet FTP users Message-ID: [File: SIMTEL20.INF Last revised: January 10 1992] [Note: Due to disk space limitations the PC-Blue collection is temporarily off-line. We are sorry for the inconvenience to our users.] THE SIMTEL20 ARCHIVES OVERVIEW There is a colossal amount of free public domain and shareware software for the CP/M, PCDOS/MSDOS, Macintosh, and UNIX operating systems, and for the DoD standard programming language, Ada, in several archives on WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL (IP host 192.88.110.20), a DECSYSTEM-20 running the TOPS-20 operating system at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. Archives of correspondence for several mailing lists are also available. [SIMTEL20 is a contraction of SIMulation and TELeprocessing, the name of the branch that originally purchased the machine and in whose building the system still resides, and the "20" in DECSYSTEM-20. The convention of including the "20" in some form or another was popular with other DECSYSTEM-20 systems at the time SIMTEL20 was named, such as MIT-XX at MIT and SCORE at Stanford.] You can obtain these files using the InterNet file transfer protocol, FTP (described in a following paragraph), with user-name "anonymous". For a login password, use "guest", your host-name, or any other string of printing characters. Throughout this message, FTP examples are given in a GENERIC syntax. You will have to consult either local documentation or your friendly system wizard to learn the actual syntax used with your local mainframe operating system. For the sake of brevity, the full host name "WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL" will be dropped from further references to SIMTEL20 in this discussion. Also please note that square brackets may be used in place of angle brackets in referring to directory names. For example, pd1:[msdos.filedocs] is the same as pd1: There are many helpful files in the default ANONYMOUS ftp directory. Please look at these if you have need for further information on specific collections. To obtain directory listings, connect to SIMTEL20 via FTP and get these files: pd1:msdos.crclst pd1:pc-blue.crclst pd2:cpm.crclst pd2:cpmug.crclst pd2:sigm.crclst pd8:hz100.crclst pd9:macintosh.crclst pd8:misc.crclst pd6:unix-c.crclst pd7:ada.crc There is also a comma-delimited directory listing in each top-level directory, FILES.IDX, which is suitable for importing into a database program. This file may be of greater use than the crclst files because it can be compared against an earlier version of the same file to produce a complete list of files added and deleted from the archives. Using the comma-delimited fields it is possible to build a script for FTP to maintain a parallel archive. FILES.IDX can be printed or displayed with a simple BASIC program. For more information see PD1:AAAREAD.ME. The , , and archives are the ones to watch for the very latest offerings, as they are updated frequently. The , and archives contain software distributed by the CP/M Users Group, the SIG/M Users Group and the PC-Blue Users Group respectively. This software is available on diskettes from the associated user groups, and the archives are updated as new volumes are issued. The archive contains software for the IBM-PC and similar machines. The archives also contain software for the MSDOS and PCDOS operating systems; but these archives are locally managed, and therefore are updated more frequently than the archive. The archive contains a variety of UNIX tools. Those which apply specifically to CP/M are in the directory . The archive is growing rapidly. Information about this archive is in directory PD7:. In general, the archived software is very good, having been worked-over and refined by many users. The documentation and comments tend to be complete and informative. Files in all of these archives can be obtained using the FTP procedures described in this message. PLEASE NOTE: Due to the large number of files available, the archive maintainers cannot possibly attempt to validate the proper operation of the various programs. When a program bug is reported, immediate action is taken to either correct the error or remove the offending program from the archives. Still, users must understand that all archive programs are offered AS IS, and the archive maintainers specifically disclaim any liability should these programs malfunction or cause damage, incidental or otherwise. When testing ANY new software, be certain that all information stored on disk is backed-up before you start, so that you can recover if files are damaged or erased. This is particularly true if you have a hard disk, in which case malfunctions can be spectacularly disasterous. FILE TYPES Files are stored in two formats: Text files such as those with names that end with DOC, HEX, INF and ASM are sometimes stored as ASCII files, but sometimes these files are stored in binary compressed form. Binary storage is also used for executable (COM and EXE) and library/archive files (LBR and ARC). All binary data are stored as four 8-bit bytes per 36-bit SIMTEL20 word, with the low-order four bits of each word filled with zeros. If such a file is interpreted as a contiguous string, as will happen if a straight binary transfer is made to a 16 or 32-bit UNIX machine, the four zero filler-bits per 36-bit group will cause rather bizarre and frustrating results. For information on ARC, ARK, LZH, ZIP, ZOO, LBR, squeezed and crunched files, get PD2:00-FILES.DOC and/or PD1:00-FILES.DOC. Although the type of storage used for a particular file can usually be inferred from the file-name, this is not always true. It is a good idea to check the appropriate "crclst" of "idx" file to ascertain the storage format used for each file of interest. Now, and for the foreseeable future, storage formats for files in the , and archives can be determined from their "generation numbers", as shown by the FTP directory command. For example, the FTP command: dir pd1: will yield results of the form: -CATALOG.001.2 ABSTRACT.001.2 BW.ASM.2 BW.BAS.1 BW.EXE.1 COLOR.ASM.2 COLOR.BAS.1 COLOR.EXE.1 ...and so on All files with names ending in ".1" are stored in binary format, and those with names ending in ".2" are stored in ASCII. This relationship will continue to apply for files in the , and archives until further notice. WARNING: Because the public domain archives on SIMTEL20 consume a huge amount of disk space, storage capacity will be conserved by the greatest practical use of libraries, archives, crunched and squeezed files, all of which are stored in binary format. If you cannot properly transfer binary files, you are going to be VERY FRUSTRATED! If you need help, please contact your local system wizard and provide him/her with a copy of this message. Having done that, if you are still unable to make things work correctly, send a message to Action@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL and someone will try to help you. Please provide the following information: 1. Machine and operating system (e.g., VAX-11/780, 4.3 BSD UNIX) 2. Network software in use (e.g., 3-Com UNET) 3. Complete list of available FTP commands (e.g., GET, PUT, etc.) Important files in the and archives are the CATALOG files. These files, which are stored in ASCII, contain the "-CATALOG.nnn" files from all the volumes of their respective archives. To obtain these composite catalog files, connect to SIMTEL20 via FTP and get these files: pd2:cpmug.cat pd1:pcblue.cat Similar files exist for the archive, but they are stored in squeezed form. These files, when unsqueezed, yields SIG0.CAT and SIG1.CAT (the catalog). pd2:sig0.cqt pd2:sig1.cqt (NOTE: That's "L-and-three-zeros" in "vol000") FILE TRANSFER VIA FTP FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol, a formalized procedure for moving files among machines on the Defense Data Network (DDN) and other networks that connect with the DDN. The protocol is implemented by a program often called FTP. The different mainframe operating systems implement FTP with variations in command syntax. Some systems have the remote-file-name precede the local-file-name in the command. Others reverse this order. Some versions have the whole command on a single input line, while others use multiple lines. Read the documentation for your local system, or consult a friendly system wizard for the details of your local FTP command syntax. UNIX users can do something like "man ftp" for on-line instructions. However, not all UNIX FTP programs are called "ftp", so you may have to snoop around in the system directories or ask a system wizard for the correct local name to use with the "man" command. ITS users can do ":INFO FTP", and "HELP FTP" works on TOPS-20 and some other operating systems. I will be happy to update this message with pointers to other sources of on-line documentation if they are sent to w8sdz@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL. FTP transfers from SIMTEL20 can be made with user-name "anonymous". Use GUEST for the password. For anonymous logins, SIMTEL20 supports the FTP "change working directory" command. (Your local syntax may be something like CD, or CWD). Ignore the message which may appear that prompts you to enter a password. This command allows you to specify a default SIMTEL20 directory to be used for all file retrievals, and thereby relieves you from having to repeatedly type "pdx:" as part of each filename. For example, you can do something like this: cd pd1: get filename-1 get filename-2 ...and so on instead of using the longer filename forms shown in previous examples. Users of TOPS-10, TENEX, or TOPS-20 systems can use "image" or "paged" mode for ALL transfers. UNIX and other users must use "ascii" mode for ASCII files, and "type tenex" or "type L 8" mode for binary files. All aspects of the FTP process for UNIX machines have been automated to a high degree by two programs in directory PD8:. With these programs, a simple command like "sh autoftp30.sh mylist &" can be run in no-hangup background mode to transfer multiple files from SIMTEL20 without the user remaining logged-in on the local system. For more information, get the file PD8:AUTOFTP30.TAR-Z, a compressed tar archive. After transferring it to your Unix host, rename to autoftp30.tar.Z, uncompress, and extract with tar. Also see BATCHFTP102.TAR-Z which is an enhanced version of autoftp. MAILING LIST CORRESPONDENCE ARCHIVES Copies of correspondence for several mailing lists are kept on SIMTEL20 in directories with names of the form PD2:, where "KEYWORD" has been chosen to indicate the associated mailing list. At present, the following correspondence archives are available: mailing list mail archive filename --------------- --------------------- ADA-SW PD2: AMETHYST-USERS PD2: INFO-68K PD2: INFO-APPLE PD2: INFO-CPM PD2: INFO-FORTH PD2: INFO-IBMPC PD2: INFO-MICRO PD2: INFO-MODEMS PD2: INFO-MODEMXX PD2: INFO-MODULA-2 PD2: INFO-PASCAL PD2: INFO-XENIX310 PD2: INFO-XMODEM PD2: NORTHSTAR-USERS PD2: UNIX-SW PD2: VIDEOTECH PD2: Descriptions of these and other mailing lists can be obtained via FTP with anonymous login (as for SIMTEL20) from FTP.NISC.SRI.COM. Ask for the file netinfo/interest-groups (an ASCII file). And please note, this is NOT on SIMTEL20. File names for SIMTEL20 mailing list correspondence archives have two forms. For example, in PD2:, which holds the INFO-CPM correspondence (the "INFO-" is assumed), the forms are: yymm.n-TXT or yymm.n-TXT-Z. Files with names ending in -Z were compressed with a Unix compress-compatible program. The characters "yymm" in the file names are the digits of the year and month of the messages in each particular file. The "n" was incremented as overflowed 150 disk pages (approximately 375K). The current month's correspondence is kept in CPM-ARCHIV.TXT, which is constantly growing as new messages arrive. There may also temporarily exist files named CURRENT.n-TXT, which hold the overflow of the current month's messages when CPM-ARCHIV.TXT is split into monthly files. Although INFO-CPM has been used as an example here, the same naming scheme is used for the other mailing list files as well. For a complete list of available files, connect to SIMTEL20 via FTP and do this: dir PD2: You will receive a list of names of the form: KEYWORD.DIRECTORY.n where "n" is one or more digits. For example, the INFO-CPM listing currently appears as "CPM.DIRECTORY.1" To then get a list of files in a particular archive, do this: dir PD2: where "keyword" (for example, "cpm") is chosen from the preceding list, and the word "directory" and the number "n" are not used. At present, all of these files are stored in ASCII. FTP PROBLEMS, FILE ERRORS, CONNECT OR LOGIN PROBLEMS System-related problems should be reported to ACTION@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL. ADDITIONS, IMPROVEMENTS AND CORRECTIONS Suggestions for additions, improvements and corrections to this message are always welcome. Please send them to w8sdz@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL. Contributions of public domain and freely-distributable software are actively solicited. If you have something that seems appropriate for inclusion in the , , or archives, please contact Keith Petersen . Contact Richard Conn if you wish to contribute to the archive. Contact Robert Thum if you wish to contribute to the archive. Contact Dave Curry if you have something for the archive. Please do not send files without first getting upload instructions. SIMTEL20 files are also available from mirror sites OAK.Oakland.Edu (141.210.10.117), wuarchive.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4), ftp.uu.net (137.39.1.9), nic.funet.fi (128.214.6.100), src.doc.ic.ac.uk (146.169.3.7) or rana.cc.deakin.oz.au (128.184.1.4), or by e-mail through the BITNET/EARN file servers. Public, private or corporate institutions and libraries interested in the SIMTEL20 MSDOS collection in CD-ROM format bundled with library card-catalog type access and duplication software can contact Coyote Data, Ltd. by mail at 1142 N. Main, Rochester, MI 48307 or by FAX at (313) 651-4071. Happy computing! Keith Petersen Maintainer of the MSDOS, MISC and CP/M archives at SIMTEL20 [192.88.110.20] Internet: w8sdz@WSMR-SIMTEL20.Army.Mil or w8sdz@vela.acs.oakland.edu Uucp: uunet!wsmr-simtel20.army.mil!w8sdz BITNET: w8sdz@OAKLAND ------------------------------ End of INFO-CPM Digest V92 Issue #5 *********************************** 16-Jan-92 17:19:38-MST,9584;000000000000 Return-Path: Date: Thu, 16 Jan 92 17:15:45 MST From: INFO-CPM-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Reply-To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V92 #6 To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Message-ID: <920116171546.V92N6@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL> INFO-CPM Digest Thu, 16 Jan 92 Volume 92 : Issue 6 Today's Topics: Looking for user/support groups for Eagle CP/M computers QWK Reader & XRS/QWK Converter Re: bullet help needed (2 msgs) Re: C128 BDOS question -- Faster CP/M??? Re: GIF -> RLE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 3 Jan 92 20:56:08 GMT From: psinntp!rodan.acs.syr.edu!lynx.cat.syr.edu!splee@uunet.uu.net (Seng-Poh Lee, Speedy) Subject: Looking for user/support groups for Eagle CP/M computers Message-ID: <1992Jan3.155608.29783@rodan.acs.syr.edu> My brother uses an old (read obsolete) Eagle CP/M computer for slide presentations. They don't support it anymore. Does anyone know of any user/support groups out there devoted to Eagle CP/M computers? Please reply by e-mail as I don't think this is of general interest. Thanks. -- Seng-Poh Lee ------------------------------ Date: 11 Jan 92 22:45:25 GMT From: mcsun!uknet!axion!tharr!nowster!pm@uunet.uu.net (Paul Martin) Subject: QWK Reader & XRS/QWK Converter Message-ID: freeman@WATSUN.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU (Mike Freeman) writes: > Do any of you know whether anyone has developed a QWK packet reader > that works on CP/M systems (PD or shareware, he said, hopefully)? > Has anyone come across a freeware program to convert XRS packets into > QWK packets and vice versa? If yes, where can one obtain same? CRR 1.40 will answer this need of yours. I guess you have a previous version of CRR from your second post. CRR now supports XRS and QWK mail (QWK using a converter). I've not posted it on SIMTEL-20 as I'm not sure if they're still taking submissions. Look for it on bulletin boards as CRR0140.ZIP. Known carriers of this file: Rediffusion RBBS, California +1-213-665-5532 (HST) Fido: 1:102/752 Aspects, Manchester UK +44-61-792-0260 (v22bis) Fido: 2:250/107 Merkinstead, Manchester UK +44-61-434-7059 (HST/v32) Fido: 2:250/102 Rediffusion has it available for download (without registering on the board) on one of its lines. The latest version is always available from Aspects. Oh, yes, I'm the author, it's shareware, and the registration is 15 GB pounds or $30 US, although there is no difference in features between a registered and an unregistered copy. (Silver Xpress compatibility is in the pipeline.) -- Paul Martin pm.nowster@tharr.UUCP ------------------------------ Date: 14 Jan 92 10:04:55 GMT From: weyrich!orville@uunet.uu.net (Orville R. Weyrich) Subject: Re: bullet help needed Message-ID: <1992Jan14.100455.19018@weyrich.UUCP> In article <1992Jan12.234502.17975@baron.uucp> donm@pnet07.cts.com (Don Maslin) writes: >Are you talking about the Wavemate Bullet? Do you have any documentation >on them? Port addresses, UART chip, baud rate generator chip? If so, it >should be possible to tailor MEX114, IMP, or one of several others to them. >Also, if they are the Wavemate Bullet, I would be interested in getting a >copy of the system disk to add to the archive. There is also KERMIT. I have a version of Kermit that I taylored for the Morrow MD-11, but you do have to know how the SIO works on your machine (or else just try the verious versions available until you get one to work). I would offer my KERMIT source if my machine were up, but it seems to be having trouble booting from the HD right now. If you really need this, maybe I can try a bit harder to get the machine up long enough to pull the KERMIT source off of my backup archive. orville -------------------------------------- ****************************** Orville R. Weyrich, Jr. Weyrich Computer Consulting Certified Data Processor POB 5782, Scottsdale, AZ 85261 Certified Systems Professional Voice: (602) 391-0821 Internet: orville%weyrich@uunet.uu.net Fax: (602) 661-0660 -------------------------------------- ****************************** > > - don > >Keeper of the CP/M System Disk | UUCP: {nosc ucsd crash ncr-sd}!pnet07!donm >Archives for the Dino(saur)SIG | ARPA: baron!pnet07!donm@nosc.mil >- San Diego Computer Society - | INET: donm@pnet07.cts.com What is this? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ------------------------------ Date: 14 Jan 92 19:25:03 GMT From: baron!baron!pnet07!donm@nosc.mil (Don Maslin) Subject: Re: bullet help needed Message-ID: <1992Jan14.192503.783@baron.uucp> orville%weyrich@uunet.uu.net (Orville R. Weyrich) writes: >>Keeper of the CP/M System Disk | UUCP: {nosc ucsd crash ncr-sd}!pnet07!donm >>Archives for the Dino(saur)SIG | ARPA: baron!pnet07!donm@nosc.mil >>- San Diego Computer Society - | INET: donm@pnet07.cts.com > >What is this? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I'm not quite sure what Orville Weyrich is asking. Is it about the San Diego Computer Society? Is it about the DinoSIG? Or, is it about the CP/M System Disk archive? I'll be happy to respond, but do not want to use bandwidth needlessly. - don Keeper of the CP/M System Disk | UUCP: {nosc ucsd crash ncr-sd}!pnet07!donm Archives for the Dino(saur)SIG | ARPA: baron!pnet07!donm@nosc.mil - San Diego Computer Society - | INET: donm@pnet07.cts.com ------------------------------ Date: 5 Jan 92 06:06:16 GMT From: taco!rock!lester.appstate.edu!stat.appstate.edu!pembvax1.pembroke.edu!duck@lll-winken.llnl.gov Subject: Re: C128 BDOS question -- Faster CP/M??? Message-ID: <1992Jan5.020616.4321@pembvax1.pembroke.edu> In article <1992Jan04.185759.8045@microsoft.com>, kentsu@microsoft.com (Kent SULLIVAN) writes: > In article <1992Jan4.080346.4320@pembvax1.pembroke.edu> duck@pembvax1.pembroke.edu writes: >> >> I was recently llooking through the source code of the BDOS for the C128 CP/M >>and noticed that they had an option for use$fast -- apparently to speed up the >>Z80 into 4 mhz mode from 2 mhz by toggling the clock speed at the appropriate >>points (ie: the clock speed can't be 4mhz when switching processors and a >>couple of other similair situations). However, IT DOESN'T WORK. I changed the >>equate to true (file cxequ.lib). And recompiled the whole thing (talk about >>growing old) and no go. > > [Discussion of use$fast turnning off the 40col screen on bootup] > > I think that possibly $usefast = true also puts the 8502 into 2 Mhz. mode, so > that the times when it is turned on things run faster. Of course, much of the > time when it is on, I/O is being done (like to the disk), which means things > are stepped down to 1 Mhz. again. > > [Discussion of way to check if 40col screen is being turned off on bootup] Nope, The 40col screen is not affected by booting CP/M after compiling it with use$fast. The code that I've looked at (briefly - I like 6502 better) looked like it was saving the system speed (at 53296 regular 128 mode -- 4get the hex address) and toggling to 1mhz mode and then doing the opposite after some section of code. However, apparently the system speed is never set to 2/4 mhz and so useless swapping is done. I tried adding in a set routine but it bombed right before it gave me the command prompt. > > I believe the Z80 is actually running at 4 Mhz. but that the architecture of > the computer is such that it only runs for a fraction of each second. The > rest of the time is given to other chips in the computer. So the _effective_ > rate is 2 Mhz. Okay, (After checking the C128 programmer's reference guide). The C128 gets its 4mhz clock from the VIC chip during AEC low (in other words, it's working 1/2 the time) .... Now, my question is why is use$fast in there??? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ {Note crosspost to comp.os.cbm} > -- > Kent Sullivan - Microsoft Corporation Redmond, WA - kentsu@microsoft.com > > The opinions expressed in this article are my own and do not necessarily > reflect those of my employer. - Craig Taylor duck@pembvax1.pembroke.edu ------------------------------ Date: 30 Dec 91 21:17:05 GMT From: netcomsv!zig@apple.com (John Curtis) Subject: Re: GIF -> RLE Message-ID: <1991Dec30.211705.28777zig@netcom.COM> Speaking of RLE... I have seen a number of these files floating around, how does one view these? I assume some special hardware is required since I really can't imagine my TVI950 terminal displaying any graphics, beyond simple boxes and lines.... -- .... ... ... ......................................................... ....... ... ... ........... John Curtis ....... aka Ziig on IRC ......... ...... .... ... .. ....... Santa Clara, Ca ................................. ..... ..... ... ... ....... zig@netcom.com ......... ZCPR Lives!! .......... .... ... ... ......................................................... ------------------------------ End of INFO-CPM Digest V92 Issue #6 *********************************** 22-Jan-92 22:21:49-MST,10274;000000000000 Return-Path: Date: Wed, 22 Jan 92 22:15:13 MST From: INFO-CPM-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Reply-To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V92 #7 To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Message-ID: <920122221514.V92N7@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL> INFO-CPM Digest Wed, 22 Jan 92 Volume 92 : Issue 7 Today's Topics: CDos & CCpm-86 Faster Otrona clearscreen? Get a Real emulator! Kaypro I? Re: Kermit for CP/M Re: TRS-80 Available? TurboDOS manuals needed Wanted: Z-80 motherboards for CP/M; MD-11 for spare parts. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 15 Jan 92 12:34:52 GMT From: eru!hagbard!sunic!news.funet.fi!kannel!messmer@bloom-beacon.mit.edu (Willi Messmer) Subject: CDos & CCpm-86 Message-ID: I just bought a couple of RC Partner 186 systems. They run CCPM-86 3.1 and CDOS 4.1 and uses IBM AT and some cpm-86 floppy format. Is the AT floppy & cpm-86 formats a general pheomenon for CPM-86 machines or is it like with CPM-80, everyone has it own ? Has DR released newer version of these op-systems ? So...i'm looking for the GEM and some CPM86,CCPM86 and CDOS software the general and some special for the RC Partner. AND If someone has the same beast or info, please contact me. Willi, messmer@lut.fi ------------------------------ Date: 22 Jan 92 04:46:06 GMT From: mnemosyne.cs.du.edu!isis.cs.du.edu!trussell@uunet.uu.net (Tim Russell) Subject: Faster Otrona clearscreen? Message-ID: <1992Jan22.044606.21851@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> Hey all, Well, I got Qterm up and running on my Attache (thanks Dave!), and the VT100 emulation is great! There's only one problem. The clearscreen built into the Bios seems to be pretty slow, because the system drops characters at both 1200 and 2400 baud after clearing the screen. I tried using termcap on the unix side to put in a delay after the clearscreen is sent, but all my connections are over the network long distances, and the stuff gets bunched together anyway. So here's my question: does anyone, by any chance, have a faster clear- screen routine for the Attache? Or is the Bios routine already as fast as they get? If I can just get this one problem fixed, I'll be really happy! Speaking of Bios, did Otrona ever sell the source, by any chance? I kinda doubt it since it seems to be a rather complicated one. -- Tim Russell Omaha, NE trussell@isis.cs.du.edu "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Jan 92 21:32 EST From: Subject: Get a Real emulator! For all those who have used 22nice, or Z80mu5. These are nive CP/M emulators, except they have one major flaw. No Zsystem support. I have come across a z80 emulator called ZSIM12.ZIP on Simtel20. This is a simple z80 emulator, but it can BOOT an osborne disc. If you have Zsystem on an osborne DSDD or SSDD it will boot the system and put you into Zsystem (or ZCPR3). I have heard this is truly a 100% CP/M compatible solution. You don't have access to your PC's hard drive, but you do get a emulated ramdisk set up as drive B: of about 455K. In the the Ramdisk file that the system boots, are a host of the most used utilities in cpm, such as VDE , Small-c compiler, a macro assembler, linker, debugger. And some docs. And if you want to roll your own drive parameter to support say KayproII or Royal Alphatronic, then it will let you very easily. So take a look in the Simtel archives in the MSDOS directory PD1: for the file ZSIM12.ZIP. Take care. ------------------------------ Date: 18 Jan 92 05:42:06 GMT From: csus.edu!wupost!cs.utexas.edu!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!daily-planet.concordia.ca!penguin@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu (WU eric) Subject: Kaypro I? Message-ID: <2361@daily-planet.concordia.ca> When I was looking for a copy of Kermit to run on my Kaypro II (83), I got a copy from Simtel that was patched for the Kaypro I. The program runs reasonably well on my machine but I have become curious about the history of the Kaypro I. I have never heard of this machine before and I was wondering if someone could give me some information about it (hardware/software specs etc). Thanks! Eric Wu penguin@concour.cs.concordia.ca ------------------------------ Date: 11 Jan 92 05:54:54 GMT From: cis.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!think.com!yale.edu!qt.cs.utexas.edu!cs.utexas.edu!tamsun!tamuts!jdb8042@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (John Donald Baker) Subject: Re: Kermit for CP/M Message-ID: <7522@tamsun.tamu.edu> The PCPI interface with the SSC (or equivalent) is a bit more complicated than the "ordinary" Apple CP/M (as kludged by MacroSloth). It involves passing commands and data between the 6502 and the Z80 (each of which live in their own little worlds. I am not personally familiar with the ordinary Kermit program itself. When I use the kermit protocol, it's via Dave Goodenough's QTERM v4.3e. The drivers for QTERM for the Applicard/Starcard/ACE-80 should be very instructive in how that system operates and you should probably be able to lift the individual routines form input, output, ready, DTR on/off, etc. right out of the QTERM overlay and patch it in to the Kermit overlay. That is, in fact how I brought ZMP 1.5 up on my Apple //e with PCPI Applicard as no pre-written driver existed--only the blank supplied by Ron Murray. If you go that route, you will have to convert Dave's ZSM assembly syntax to something more convetional (ASM, MAC, M80, etc) but I did it with little or no trouble and I'm don't do that sort of thing very often. Contact me if you have any questions on PCPI stuff in general. If you would like more info on QTERM, talk to me or Dave Goodenough (dg@pallio.UUCP) or you can find out more by sending mail to: rna@pallio.UUCP put the following lines in your message: /send help to /send index to I could mail you the individual overlay to QTERM so you could study it. Hope this helps. John D. Baker ->An Apple 3.5", 5.25", 8" PCPI Applicard ZCPR3 nut// Internet: JDB8042@{tamuts|rigel|sigma|summa|zeus|venus}.tamu.edu UUCP: The Black Box: ...buster!blkbox!jdb8042 [(713) 480-2686|-2685 (2400)] BBSs: JOHN BAKER on Z-Node #45 [(713) 937-8886], The Vector Board [(716) 544-1863], PIC of the Mid-Town [(713) 527-8939] Karnage: "Fire at will!" / Wil (desperately dodging a hail of automatic weapons fire): "AAAAIYEEEE!!" / Karnage: "No, no. Do not fire at Wil, he is my Second Mate. FIRE AT THE SEA-DUCK!!" ------------------------------ Date: 20 Jan 92 05:01:24 GMT From: bobsbox.rent.com!gnat!cmcewen@rutgers.edu (Chris McEwen) Subject: Re: TRS-80 Available? Message-ID: <251TeB8w164w@gnat.rent.com> david@ganglion.ann-arbor.mi.us (David Hwang) writes: > Does anyone have an old TRS-80 that they either don't want and would > like to give away or would sell REAL cheap? I'd be willing to help > de-clutter your closet! :-) > > Thanks, > > David > > -- > David W. Hwang Ann Arbor, Michigan 313/665-0555 I am forwarding this message to this newsgroup as it seems more relevant than being on misc.forsale.computers. Too many big systems over there. Can anyone help this fellow? _______________________________________________________________________ Chris McEwen Internet: cmcewen@gnat.rent.com | The Computer Journal Editor, TCJ uucp: ..!att!nsscmail!gnat!cmcewen | PO Box 12 GEnie: c.mcewen -or- TCJ$ | S Plainfield NJ 07080 The Spirit of the Individual Made This Industry | (800) 424-8825 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 18 Jan 92 12:21:13 PST From: jfoy@glia.biostr.washington.edu (Jeff Foy) Subject: TurboDOS manuals needed Message-ID: <9201182251.AA09108@rigel.acs.oakland.edu> I have a friend who just received a machine that runs TurboDOS. Do you have any idea where one could get manuals (programming manuals in particular) for TurboDOS? Please reply by e-mail. Jeff - - Jeff Foy ------------------------------ Date: 11 Jan 92 02:12:21 GMT From: weyrich!orville@uunet.uu.net (Orville R. Weyrich) Subject: Wanted: Z-80 motherboards for CP/M; MD-11 for spare parts. Message-ID: <1992Jan11.021221.2036@weyrich.UUCP> Hello all -- A long while back I saw a description of a single-board computer motherboard that had all of the following on a single board (without daughter boards sticking up): Z-80 processor several serial ports parallel port floppy disk controller room on the board for at least 64K of memory (128 K Ideal) preferably with CP/M included. The boards I have in mind are probably obsolete, and there might be a warehouse full of them somewhere. I'd like to find about 10 of these boards real cheap. Also, I'm looking for an extra Morrow MD-11 that I can use for spare parts. If you have some of these for sale (or even know where to find them), please send me e-mail. Thanks, orville -------------------------------------- ****************************** Orville R. Weyrich, Jr. Weyrich Computer Consulting Certified Data Processor POB 5782, Scottsdale, AZ 85261 Certified Systems Professional Voice: (602) 391-0821 Internet: orville%weyrich@uunet.uu.net Fax: (602) 661-0660 -------------------------------------- ****************************** ------------------------------ End of INFO-CPM Digest V92 Issue #7 *********************************** 24-Jan-92 13:25:27-MST,10779;000000000000 Return-Path: Date: Fri, 24 Jan 92 13:15:29 MST From: INFO-CPM-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Reply-To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V92 #8 To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Message-ID: <920124131531.V92N8@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL> INFO-CPM Digest Fri, 24 Jan 92 Volume 92 : Issue 8 Today's Topics: "trade" some stuff 4 systems, forsale, for cheap, for shipping Kermit for Apple II Re: Kaypro1 ZCPR and 8080, compatible? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 23 Jan 92 04:58:38 GMT From: sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!unix.cis.pitt.edu!kwgst@hplabs.hpl.hp.com (Filip Gieszczykiewicz) Subject: "trade" some stuff Message-ID: <201330@unix.cis.pitt.edu> Greetings. I have some ~83 hardware that's looking for a new home. Mainly, I have a CADO motherboard (about 4 square feet!), the hard-drive interface board, personality (sp?) module, expansion board (2 serial ports), and a BUNCH of binders with FULL schematics and theory of operation. All of the above can be yours for: 1) You pay shipping (shouldn't be too much) 2) You transfer 2 8" Sol-20 (SSDD) disks to non-8" format :-) If can't do #2, then: 2) send me a program for the Sol-20 which can send stuff to the serial port. Why do I ask? (Yes, I know what CP/M is... :-) When I do a "STAT DEV:" I get 4 lines telling me that EVERYTHING is pointing to TTY. I write stuff to LST, I get it on screen. Send it to CON, same thing. And, no, assigning it to something else does not work. Or, send me a card (S100 based) and a small 8080A program which will dump files to a serial port on THAT card. I'm grasping at straws here, as I have for the last year... Take care. -- _______________________________________________________________________________ "The Force will be with you, always." It _is_ with me and has been for 11 years Filip Gieszczykiewicz "... a Jedi does it with a mind trick... " ;-) fmg@alpha.smi.med.pitt.edu or fmgst@unix.cis.pitt.edu "My ideas. ALL MINE!!" ------------------------------ Date: 24 Jan 92 02:03:13 GMT From: drivax!riddle@uunet.uu.net (Riddle) Subject: 4 systems, forsale, for cheap, for shipping Message-ID: <9Y6CB7QR@dri.com> New baby is coming. I must move my office to smaller quarters. I must get rid of several systems and goodies. 2 Ithaca InterSystems. 2 CompuPros. 3 Terminals. 3 Printers. Extra boards. Software. 1. Ithaca InterSystems 525. (no front panel) 10-slot motherboard. Regulated switcher power supply. 40 Meg 5.25" Hard drive. 5.25" floppy drive (80-track DSDD). dual DSDD 8" floppy drive box. 512K dynamic RAM (2-256K boards) (BIOS will support 1M). XPU (6MHZ with MMU) HDC 2 FDC (5.25" and 8") 6SIO (6 serial ports) 2. Ithaca InterSystems DPS-1 (Front Panel machine). 20-slot motherboard. 25 amp power supply. FDC SIO (2 serial, 2 paralell) A bread-boarded 16-bit status board to suppliment F.P. Dual DSDD 8" drives in LOBO box. choose of XPU or MPU-80 5 64K Dynamic Ram Extra boards for either system. InterSystems XPU (6MHZ Z80B) InterSystems MPU-80 (4MHZ Z80) 2 InterSystems FDC (8" or 5.25" floppy controller) 2 InterSystems I/O (2 serial, 2 para, TTL control lines) InterSystems D/A-A/D (8 channels) 2 InterSystems Clock board (battery-backup)(one is wire-wrapped) InterSystems blank bread-board (double-height) Ithaca Audio Video board MicroAngelo (Video board) FMP (SPC Technologies) (floating point processor board) 2 ExpandoRam. (64K) Mullen Extender (with probe) IMSAI MIO (serial,para,game,etc) MicroModem 100 (Hayes internal) PMMI modem board 2 OMTI HD controller interface boards Hard Disks: 2 CMI 5412 (10M) CMI 5406 (5M) CMI 6426 (20M) CD 94155-48 (??M) 3. CompuPro 8/16 20-slot Motherboards 4 RAM-22 (1 Meg (256K each)). CPU-286 CPU-68K (you get 3, use one) CPU-8085/88 Disk 1 (8" floppy Controller) Disk 2 and Channel Selector (Hard Disk Controller) System Support (serial/parallel) 8-Serial board. 20 Meg 8" Hard drive box. Dual floppy drive box. 4. CompuPro 8/16 (identical to above) 20-slot Motherboards 4 RAM-22 (1 Meg (256K each)). CPU-286 CPU-68K (you get 3, use one) CPU-8085/88 Disk 1 (8" floppy Controller) Disk 2 and Channel Selector (Hard Disk Controller) System Support (serial/parallel) 8-Serial board. 20 Meg 8" Hard drive box. Dual floppy drive box. Extra boards for either CompuPro system. 1 RAM-16 6 RAM-21 5 RAM-22 2 ArcNet 5. Terminals (Computers?) H19 (Zenith/Heath) H89 (hard-sectored 5.25", 48K, with 3 serial ports) H90 (with dual 5.25" drive box) 6. Printers Diablo 1345 (serial 630/645 with "nice" keyboard) DaisyWriter (serial Diablo alike by Daisy) Integral Data Systems 9-pin dot matrix (serial) 7. Software For Z80: InterSystems BIOS (source) (big BIOS in extended memory beyond 64K) CP/M 2.0 (source) (track buffers in ext. RAM) CP/M 3.0 (source) (BDOS/XIOS and track buffers in ext. RAM) MP/M (source) (7 user, optimized) Pascal/Z, Asembl/Z Word Star TED (source) ASCOM,kermit (communications) Fortran, Macro-80 several C compilers many utilities (source) many PD programs For 286 CP/M-86 CCPM (2 user, 4 virual terminals each) Word Star Lattice 'C' SuperCalc DBase II For 68K CP/M-68K Mince (Emacs-type editor) 'C' utilities Now the DEAL... Make me an offer. Make me any offer. ($90,000, "a good home", shipping, etc.) Take it all or part. I know their value, but I don't know the going trade value. I'll consider what's the easiest, best, completest(sp?) set of offers that any combination or single deal offer. Thanx -- -- Riddle@Digital Research, Incorporated uunet!drivax!riddle Integrated Systems Business Unit riddle@dri.com 70 Garden Court, B206 (408) 647-6581 (vmail) Monterey, California 93940 (408) 649-0750 (fax) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Jan 92 14:15:08 EST From: Mike Freeman Subject: Kermit for Apple II Message-ID: Hello fellow CP/Mers: Re Kermit for CP/M systems: The Columbia University Kermit for CP/M systems has been configured for several incarnations of Apple II computers with a Z80 Softcard installed. To make an executable (.COM-file) for one of these Kermits, log in to Cu Kermit's home machine "Watsun" via anonymous ftp (the hostname is "watsun.cc.columbia.edu" and I believe that translates to an ip of 128.59.39.2). The CP/M Kermit files are in the directory ~kermit/a/cp*.*. What one does is to get the system-independent file "cpsker.hex" (Intel hex-record format) and one of the system dependent files cpvxxx.hex (xxx for a specific machine) and MLOAD them together to form a working KERMIT.COM, as in A>MLOAD KERMIT=CPSKER.HEX,CPVTEL.HEX to build Kermit for the Telcon Zorba. Now then: The filenames (filetype is always .hex) for the Apple II flavors of CP/M Kermit are given below. Grab one of these hex modules and combine with CPSKER.HEX to get a working Kermit. One might also want to get "cpkerm.doc" which is documentation (mostly correct). The few exceptions where the doc is wrong I'll be glad to help anyone with. Happy KERMITting! CPVAPL Apple II, Z80 Softcard, 6551 ACIA in serial Interface CPVA65 Apple II, Z80 Softcard, 6850 ACIA in Serial Interface CPVAPM Apple II, Z80 Softcard, Micromodem II in slot 2 CPVCPS Apple II, Z80 Softcard, with CPS multifunction card ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mike Freeman, K7UIJ | Internet: freeman@watsun.cc.columbia.edu 301 N.E. 107th Street | GEnie: M.FREEMAN11 Vancouver, WA 98685 USA | Drink Canada Dry! You might not succeed, Telephone (206)574-8221 | but it *is* fun trying. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 23 Jan 92 6:59:32 EST From: Paul V. Pullen Subject: Re: Kaypro1 Message-ID: <9201230659.aa15201@crdec7.apgea.army.mil> Eric Wu writes: >When I was looking for a copy of Kermit to run on my Kaypro II (83), >I got a copy from Simtel that was patched for the Kaypro I. The >program runs reasonably well on my machine but I have become curious about >the history of the Kaypro I. I have never heard of this machine before and >I was wondering if someone could give me some information >about it (hardware/software specs etc). Thanks! I purchased the Kaypro1 that that version of Kermit was compiled for in 1987 by mail from a distress merchandise seller. The unit was in the same type of case that all portable Kaypro's was shipped in. It has double sided double density floppys that give the machine a storage capacity of 390K per disk. I found in all cases that it could run anything that had been configured for any Kaypro. I ran software from 83 vintage Kaypro II on it with no problems. The Z-80 apparently runs at 4 MHZ. The version of Kermit is set up as a Kaypro II Kermit with the exception of the sign-on screen which I customized for the Kaypro1. I put it in SIMTEL20 to simplify others use of Kermit without the hassle of assembling and loading the software. Injoy! Paul Pullen -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul V. Pullen U. S. Army Chemical Research, Development & Engineering Center Individual Protection Division Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD DDN Mailbox Comm 1-410-671-2519 pvpullen@apgea.army.mil -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: 22 Jan 92 05:26:42 GMT From: bu.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!casbah.acns.nwu.edu!uicvm.uic.edu!u20565@bloom-beacon.mit.edu Subject: ZCPR and 8080, compatible? Message-ID: <92021.232642U20565@uicvm.uic.edu> Is the ZCPR package written for the Z80 microprocessor or the least common denominator, the 8080? ------------------------------ End of INFO-CPM Digest V92 Issue #8 *********************************** 27-Jan-92 09:20:44-MST,9590;000000000000 Return-Path: Date: Mon, 27 Jan 92 09:15:19 MST From: INFO-CPM-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Reply-To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V92 #9 To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Message-ID: <920127091520.V92N9@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL> INFO-CPM Digest Mon, 27 Jan 92 Volume 92 : Issue 9 Today's Topics: Re: Any replaced Z80 by Z280? (2 msgs) Re: CDos & CCpm-86 Re: MORROW owners... (2 msgs) Re: ZCPR and 8080, compatible? Unidentified system ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 22 Jan 92 01:37:34 GMT From: bobsbox.rent.com!gnat!cmcewen@rutgers.edu (Chris McEwen) Subject: Re: Any replaced Z80 by Z280? Message-ID: clldomps@cs.ruu.nl (Louis van Dompselaar) writes: > has anyone replaced his Z80 (in ANY z80 > computer, for that matter) by a Z280 (using some pc-board, ofcourse). > I mentioned Tilmann Reh, designer of the CPU280 (a Z280 based computer), in an earlier reply to Louis and gave Tilmann's postal address. I notice he is also on the Internet at "tilmann.reh@hrz.uni-siegen.dph.de'. The CPU280 is the computer Jay Sage say demonstrated during his trip last summer to Germany. Jay was very excited when we talked. This is evidently quite a piece of machinery. _______________________________________________________________________ Chris McEwen Internet: cmcewen@gnat.rent.com | The Computer Journal Editor, TCJ uucp: ..!att!nsscmail!gnat!cmcewen | PO Box 12 GEnie: c.mcewen -or- TCJ$ | S Plainfield NJ 07080 The Spirit of the Individual Made This Industry | (800) 424-8825 ------------------------------ Date: 22 Jan 92 00:22:59 GMT From: bobsbox.rent.com!gnat!cmcewen@rutgers.edu (Chris McEwen) Subject: Re: Any replaced Z80 by Z280? Message-ID: <1kDXeB3w164w@gnat.rent.com> clldomps@cs.ruu.nl (Louis van Dompselaar) writes: > I guess the title says it all: has anyone replaced his Z80 (in ANY z80 > computer, for that matter) by a Z280 (using some pc-board, ofcourse). > > If so, what is the achieved performance? I wondered if you could use the Z280 > internally running 16 MHz and using 4 MHz bus to keep compatible? This would > speed things up a bit. > Louis, there is a fellow in Germany that makes a Z280 computer called the CPU280. The November/December issue of The Computer Journal had an article by the designer describing it. Contact Tilmann Reh at In der Grossenback 64, W-5900 Siegen Germany for more information. Sorry, I don't know of any plug-in boards to upgrade to the 280. _______________________________________________________________________ Chris McEwen Internet: cmcewen@gnat.rent.com | The Computer Journal Editor, TCJ uucp: ..!att!nsscmail!gnat!cmcewen | PO Box 12 GEnie: c.mcewen -or- TCJ$ | S Plainfield NJ 07080 The Spirit of the Individual Made This Industry | (800) 424-8825 ------------------------------ Date: 19 Jan 92 17:26:47 GMT From: mcsun!news.funet.fi!sunic!dkuug!imada!ravn@uunet.uu.net (Thorbjoern Ravn Andersen) Subject: Re: CDos & CCpm-86 Message-ID: <1992Jan19.172647.13805@imada.ou.dk> messmer@lut.fi (Willi Messmer) writes: >I just bought a couple of RC Partner 186 systems. They run CCPM-86 3.1 and >CDOS 4.1 and uses IBM AT and some cpm-86 floppy format. >Is the AT floppy & cpm-86 formats a general pheomenon for CPM-86 machines or is it like with CPM-80, everyone has it own ? I think that the CP/M-86 format is a 5 1/4 " version of the 8" format used with their Piccolo machines (Z80). Stick to the AT format because *nobody* can read the CP/M format. (Hallmark of RegneCentralen -- we are compatible with *noone*) >Has DR released newer version of these op-systems ? Hard to tell. You might want to ask RegneCentralen before they vanish, as they are on the net. I got a very nice treatment by writing to "postmaster@rci.dk", and you might as well get the latest editions of whatever they have left. >So...i'm looking for the GEM and some CPM86,CCPM86 and CDOS software >the general and some special for the RC Partner. I think you are out of luck. Not much has been written and it is hard to get. Generic software is a little easier -- try on simtel20. BTW: Happy to hear that the machine is still in use. It is very nice to work with, especially with the screenscroll, but it is not IBM-compatible. Good luck and happy hacking -- Thorbj{\o}rn ! "The most intelligent thing [a computer] is capable of Ravn Andersen ! doing without help of its programmers is to go on ! strike when required to work without air conditioning. ravn@imada.ou.dk ! Petr Beckmann, "A history of PI", 1971 ------------------------------ Date: 22 Jan 92 04:40:45 GMT From: emory!slammer!toolz!todd@gatech.edu (Todd Merriman) Subject: Re: MORROW owners... Message-ID: <1992Jan22.044045.7327@toolz.uucp> I have a number of printwheels and film-ribbons for the Morrow MP100 (Silver Reed) free for the first asker. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ****************** * Todd Merriman - Software Toolz, Inc. * Maintainer * * 8030 Pooles Mill Dr., Ball Ground, GA 30107-9610 * of the * * UUCP: ...!emory!slammer!toolz!todd * Software * * Internet: todd%toolz.uucp@mathcs.emory.edu * Entrepreneur's * * +1 404 889 8264 (A/C 404 will become 706, 3 May 1992) * Mailing List * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ****************** Long computations which yield 0 are probably all for naught. ------------------------------ Date: 22 Jan 92 00:18:49 GMT From: bobsbox.rent.com!gnat!cmcewen@rutgers.edu (Chris McEwen) Subject: Re: MORROW owners... Message-ID: <3DDXeB2w164w@gnat.rent.com> cis4002@gsusgi2.gsu.edu (CIS 860 Student) writes: > For ye faithful what still own Morrow CP/M boxes (they were well-designed > and sturdy, and many are still chugging along merrily), there's an > excellent newsletter available to you. MOR-ATLANTA NEWS, based in > Hotlanta, is a fun and funny bimonthly effort. Spun off from a local > club, it may be the last bastion of Morrow faith left. Contact: > > Harold Arnovitz > 1259 Kittredge Ct. N.E. > Atlanta, GA 30329 > > Tell 'em John Cochrane sent ya, and he'll probably send you a free > issue to help you determine whether or not to subscribe. Let me second John's comment. Harold is the editor. Willis Cook, Sypko Andreae and other Morrow folk appear regularly. It is about 12 pages of good information and fun reading. The Mor-Atlanta News is the newsletter of the Morrow Atlanta Users Group. Some may recognize the players from BAMUA. _______________________________________________________________________ Chris McEwen Internet: cmcewen@gnat.rent.com | The Computer Journal Editor, TCJ uucp: ..!att!nsscmail!gnat!cmcewen | PO Box 12 GEnie: c.mcewen -or- TCJ$ | S Plainfield NJ 07080 The Spirit of the Individual Made This Industry | (800) 424-8825 ------------------------------ Date: 26 Jan 92 19:20:05 GMT From: netcomsv!alpha@apple.com (Joe Wright) Subject: Re: ZCPR and 8080, compatible? Message-ID: <1992Jan26.192005.4296alpha@netcom.COM> davem@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Dave McCrady) writes: : U20565@uicvm.uic.edu writes: : : > Is the ZCPR package written for the Z80 microprocessor or the least common : > denominator, the 8080? : : It requires a Z80. There was, however, a version of ZCPR2 done for 8080/ : 8085 cpus, which I had going for a while... : : : Dave McCrady davem@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca : Edmonton Remote Systems: Serving Northern Alberta since 1982 In fact, ZCPR3.0 has an I8080 conditional and can be assembled without any Z80 code. This was the last one. ZCPR3.3 and 3.4 require Z80. -- Joe Wright alpha@Netcom.COM "If you want it wRight" Alpha Systems Corp., 711 Chatsworth Pl., San Jose, CA 95128 (408) 297-5594 (voice) "If you want it wRight now!" ------------------------------ Date: 20 Jan 92 12:29:09 GMT From: csus.edu!wupost!think.com!samsung!munnari.oz.au!yoyo.aarnet.edu.au!sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au!spam!dcook@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu (David Cook) Subject: Unidentified system ... Message-ID: <1259@spam.ua.oz> Hello, I am wondering if you could help me identify a computer. I found it while reorganising a storeroom at work ... it has the name 'sirius' on the front, and two 5 1/4" floppy drives. Looking at it, it seems to be the right age to be a CP/M system, circa 1981. Sound familiar to anyone (I might take a closer look tomorrow - see if there's any more identification on it ... ) (My Microbee with 3.5" drive looks positively sophisticated compared to this system, btw :-) Thanks in advance, -- David T Cook | e-mail: dcook@spam.adelaide.edu.au | Phone: +61 8 228 5709 `... this was physics as they knew it to be, an idiot standing at a crossroads shouting "God went thataway!" and managing to point down all four roads at once.' - James Blish (The Triumph of Time) ------------------------------ End of INFO-CPM Digest V92 Issue #9 *********************************** 31-Jan-92 10:22:18-MST,11677;000000000000 Return-Path: Date: Fri, 31 Jan 92 10:15:27 MST From: INFO-CPM-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Reply-To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V92 #10 To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Message-ID: <920131101529.V92N10@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL> INFO-CPM Digest Fri, 31 Jan 92 Volume 92 : Issue 10 Today's Topics: CRR0140 L/F Technologies Lots of Stuff Available! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 27 Jan 92 12:32:31 EST From: Mike Freeman Subject: CRR0140 Message-ID: Fello CP/Mers: Please forgive the following post to Paul Martin, the author of CRR, but I can't get his "pm.nowster@tharr.uucp" address to work from this site. Hi, Paul. First, let me congratulate you for a first-rate product. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that CRR worked right "out-of-the-box", so-to-speak, the **first** time! Believe me, I intend to register it with you as soon as I get some spare cash (kinda cash-starve at the moment). I have one **very** small bug report and a sugestion. When I bring up CRR and give it a date that is a Saturday (e.g., 25-Jan-1992), the 3-letter abbreviation for the day on the opening screen is "Mon" rather than "Sat". Other days appear to work correctly. Also, when replying to a message, after the editor is exited, the "Area" heading is spoken twice (am blind and use a speech synthesizer). Don't know if this shows up in print; suspect not. Now for the suggestion: It would be nice to have a separate utility to convert from QWK packets to XRS packets that could be run on virgin floppies (without having to have CRR & friends on the floppy to which XRS packets are to be written). Please do not take the built-in converter (i.e., the .CHN file) out of CRR; I'm just advocating an additional utility Anyway, thanks for a fine product. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mike Freeman, K7UIJ | Internet: freeman@watsun.cc.columbia.edu 301 N.E. 107th Street | GEnie: M.FREEMAN11 Vancouver, WA 98685 USA | Drink Canada Dry! You might not succeed, Telephone (206)574-8221 | but it *is* fun trying. ------------------------------ Date: 27 Jan 92 19:05:07 GMT From: baron!baron!pnet07!donm@nosc.mil (Don Maslin) Subject: L/F Technologies Message-ID: <1992Jan27.190507.29904@baron.uucp> Back in the mid to late '80s, there was an outfit in Carson City NV named L/F Technologies who made high-end (80186, etc.) multi-user S-100 equipment. They seem to have vanished or changed their name, as inquiry of the information operator draws a blank. Can anyone shed some light on their present existence, please? Thanks! Keeper of the CP/M System Disk | UUCP: {nosc ucsd crash ncr-sd}!pnet07!donm Archives for the Dino(saur)SIG | ARPA: baron!pnet07!donm@nosc.mil - San Diego Computer Society - | INET: donm@pnet07.cts.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Jan 92 11:34:47 -0500 From: Jay Sage Subject: Lots of Stuff Available! Message-ID: <9201281134.AA13135@LL.MIT.EDU> The Zi/Tel Group of the Boston Computer Society has received a donation of a large amount of CP/M software and hardware and other items (including some PC software and HP41 calculator accessories). In return for contributions to help fund user group activities, we would like to find new homes for these items where they would be put to good use. You may communicate your offers in any of the following ways: (1) by leaving a message on the Zi/Tel BBS in the Boston area at 617-965-7046 (2) by leaving a message on Jay Sage's Z-Node at 617-965-7259 (logon password is DDT) (3) leaving GEnie mail for JAY.SAGE (4) sending email to Jay Sage on Internet at the following address: SAGE @ LL.MIT.EDU (5) sending mail to Jay Sage at 1435 Centre Street Newton Centre, MA 02159-2469 (6) telephoning Jay Sage at 617-965-3552 evenings (Mon - Thur) or all day Sunday or weekday days at 617-981-4704 The last method will probably be the least reliable and may take several tries. The email methods (first four methods above) would be best. When it comes time to send money, send a check payable to "BCS ZI/TEL" to the Newton Centre address listed above. Now for the inventory of items! Some of these items will make sense only for people within driving distance of my house. +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ First, there are boxes and boxes of HARD-SECTORED diskettes: 18 boxes of 8" 32-sector hard-sector diskettes 17 boxes of 5.25" 10-sector hard-sector diskettes 7 boxes of 5.25" 16-sector hard-sector diskettes +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Then there is some miscellaneous hardware: 1 Televideo 802H (CP/M with hard disk) 1 Diablo 620 daisy-wheel printer, serial 1 NEC Spinwriter 7730 1 NEC Spinwriter 3500R 1 Soroc 135 terminal 2 Kaypros that need work (probably replacement of a disk drive -- certainly good for parts) 1 mint condition Kaypro 2 with ComRiter diasy-wheel printer, original manuals +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Next, there is the software. We will start with the CP/M items. There are lots of copies of MicroPro packages in sealed, shrink-wrapped boxes. Most were originally for Apple CP/M. I opened one of the boxes and was able to read the diskettes using Uniform and my special disk controller. Thus, there will be no trouble converting the contents over to just about any other CP/M format. The programs appear to be complete, though I have not yet tried running that copy of WordStar 3.31 to see if the installation program has all the features. If not, the addresses and overlay files are readily available. 12 WordStar 3.31 9 MailMerge 3.30 2 SpellStar 3.30 3 WordStar Professional (WordStar 3.31 plus SpellStar 3.30 plus MailMerge 3.30 plus IndexStar 1.01) 1 WordStar - MailMerge combined package The additional CP/M software items include: 1 Z-Term for Apple CP/M Softcard 1 Osborne: Documate-Plus, Spellguard, Supersort, DataStar 1 Osborne Personal Pearl 1 Infocom Zork III (Kaypro II) 1 Infocom Cutthroats (Kaypro II) We also have a few packages for PCs: 1 RBase 4000 relational database management system (DOS) 1 Borland Sprint wordprocessor (DOS) 1 Samna Plus IV wordprocessor (DOS) 1 Open Access (integrated package: graphics, spreadsheet, wordprocessing, and more) (DOS) 2 TK Solver (equation solver) (DOS) 1 Concurrent CP/M with Windows (CP/M-86) 3 Curse of Ra 2 Upper Reaches of Apshai +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ We also have tons (almost literally) of CP/M and other books. Here is a list. 6 CP/M Handbook, Andy Johnson-Laird 4 CP/M User Guide, Hogan (Osborne) 20 Introduction to Wordprocessing 2 Database Management Systems, Kruglinski (Osborne) 1 Everyman's Database Primer, Byers 1 8085 Assembly Language Programming, Leventhal (Osborne) 1 System Programming Under CP/M-80, Hughes 2 CP/M Assembly Language Programming, Barbier 1 Discover Forth, Hogan (Osborne) 1 The Power of Multiplan 1 Micro Cookbook, Don Lancaster 5 Pascal, A Problem Solving Approach, Koffman 1 Pascal Primer, Waite 1 UCSD Pascal Beginner's Guide, Hume and Holt 1 Pascal for BASIC Programmers, Seiter and Weiss 1 Pascal User Manual and Report, Jensen and Wirth 1 Fundamentals of Microcomputer Programming, Including Pascal, McGlynn 1 Advanced Pascal Programming Techniques, Sand 1 Introduction to Pascal, Zaks 1 Introduction to WordStar, Naiman 1 Kaypro WordStar 4 Manual 1 The VisiCalc Book for the IBM PC, Beil 1 set of Morrow software manuals (Correct-It, Logicalc, Quest, Pilot, SmartKey, SID, BASIC 80, CP/M-Plus Programmer's Guide, NewWord, CP/M-Plus Manual, CP/M-2.2 Manual, etc.) 2 Osborne User Guide 1 Using the Osborne 1 Computer 2 Osborne User's Reference Guide 1 Osborne Executive guides collection (4 vols) 1 Osborne Field Service Manual 1 Osborne Start-Pak instuction kit with tapes 1 Osborne Guide to Understanding the Micro 1 set of Symphony manuals +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Among the more interesting items is a lot of accessories for the HP-41 calculator. 1 HP-41CX owners manual and soft carrying case (too bad, but someone had already gotten to the calculator itself) 1 HP 82153 wand (bar code reader) 1 HP-41 ploter module 1 HP 82161A digital cassette drive 9 tape cassettes 1 HP 82106A memory module The following application packs are available: 1 games 1 real estate 1 navigation 1 home management 1 aviation 3 financial decisions 1 statistics 1 machine design 1 standard applications 1 circuit analysis 1 thermal and transport science 1 stress analysis +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ We have a complete (and apparently brand new) Sony SMC70 computer, including a Trinitron COLOR MONITOR! (Actually, we have two of the computers but only one monitor.) It also includes 28 (!!) different pieces of software (multiple copies of many). Contrary to what I thought originally, the SMC70 uses industry-standard 3.5" diskettes (not Sony's own 3" design that failed to gain acceptance), so there is a chance that the diskettes can be read using Uniform on a PC with a 3.5" drive. I don't have such a machine handy at the moment, so I have not been able to try that out. If the diskettes can be read this way, then the software packages might be usable on other computers. 3 CP/M Part 1 3 CP/M Part 2 3 CP/M Part 3 1 Sony Graphics Editor 1 Word Processor 1 Word Processor Part 1 3 BASIC Part 1 3 BASIC Part 2 4 BASIC Introductory Manual 2 BASIC Programmer's Reference Manual 2 Accounts Payable Part 1 2 Accounts Payable Part 2 1 General Ledger Part 1 1 Accounts Receivable 1 Payroll System Part 1 1 Payroll System Part 2 1 Report Generator Part 1 1 Report Generator Part 2 1 Spelling Checker 1 Letter Writer 1 Record Management System Part 1 1 Record Management System Part 2 2 Database Management System Part 2 3 SuperCalc 1 VisiCalc 1 Pilot Plus ------------------------------ End of INFO-CPM Digest V92 Issue #10 ************************************