1-Sep-90 10:01:39-MDT,5961;000000000000 Mail-From: KPETERSEN created at 1-Sep-90 09:56:08 Return-Path: Date: Sat, 1 Sep 90 09:56:07 MDT From: INFO-CPM-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Reply-To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V90 #136 To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Message-ID: <900901095608.V90N136@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL> INFO-CPM Digest Sat, 1 Sep 90 Volume 90 : Issue 136 Today's Topics: CP/M internals? kaypro II kaput Kaypro II needs help! (2 msgs) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 31 Aug 90 17:44:30 GMT From: sdd.hp.com!samsung!munnari.oz.au!sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au!levels!etrmg@ucsd.edu Subject: CP/M internals? Message-ID: <15337.26dea1fe@levels.sait.edu.au> In article <1990Aug29.222738.4302@sics.se>, boortz@sics.se (Kent Boortz) writes: > > Could someone explain to me how a typical CP/M (8085) system is working? > > Kent Boortz > boortz@sics.se Check out some old Zsystem code. Or look to TCJ magazine for some articles. Some of Jay Sage's stuff is on SIMTEL. Good luck on finding 8085 CP/M code. You may need to stick to 8080 stuff. There is an old book named "CP/M programmers' reference" by QUE. It is the most extensive ref. on the Official CP/M's & related stuff. (Not by DRI that is!) Ronn ------------------------------ Date: 29 Aug 90 14:36:42 GMT From: apctrc!drd!mike@uunet.uu.net (Mike Rovak) Subject: kaypro II kaput Message-ID: <1990Aug29.143642.648@DRD.Com> synchrods!daniel@janus.Berkeley.EDU (Dan Senderowicz) wrote: } My old kaypro II just died of old age. The cpu board works but } there is no video. The crt gun is cold, indicating probably that } the tube is bad (filament) or something is wrong with the power } supply (maybe the transformer)... I just recently unloaded a II here in Tulsa. Fortunately for me, my video died earlier, and my local Kaypro dealer replaced the video board and the tube. My understanding of the kaypro II video is that there are several types of tubes in II's, each requiring a matching video board. Therefore, the first thing I would do would be to try to find an exact replacement tube from an electronics parts place, assuming that a voltmeter says that your filament voltage and high voltage are still intact. If this fails, there is an outfit which advertised in the Kaypro mags called ERAC which carried spare parts, especially video. Sorry, I don't have any further information about them, except to say that you might try calling Microsphere in Oregon to get additional hardware type help or phone numbers. --Mike ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Disclaimer: My opinions do not necessarily reflect those of my employer. ======================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mike@DRD.Com uunet!apctrc!drd!mike ======================================================================== ------------------------------ Date: 30 Aug 90 09:44:13 GMT From: ucselx!crash!mwilson@ucsd.edu (Marc Wilson) Subject: Kaypro II needs help! Message-ID: <4188@crash.cts.com> In article <9008281713.AA29044@lll-lcc.llnl.gov> rzh@LLL-LCC.LLNL.GOV (Roger Hanscom) writes: > >Hello All -- >Any Kaypro II users out there?? I've got one that acts like someone's >leaning on the three key. When I power it on, the "A>" prompt comes up, >but then a line and a half of threes follows. Sounds like a similar problem I had with another SBC... >Does the keyboard (serial) go in via a PIO, SIO, or a TTL 8-bit serial shift >register (74LS164 ??) ? Any comments would be appreciated. The keyboard is served by one of the two SIO chips you see on the motherboard of the machine. For the II-83, it's the chip at U70. For the 2/84, it's the chip at U11. Replace it, and see if your problem goes away. Mine did. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marc Wilson ARPA: ...!crash!mwilson@nosc.mil ...!crash!pnet01!pro-sol!mwilson@nosc.mil UUCP: [ cbosgd | hp-sdd!hplabs | sdcsvax | nosc ]!crash!mwilson INET: mwilson@crash.CTS.COM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marc Wilson ARPA: ...!crash!mwilson@nosc.mil ...!crash!pnet01!pro-sol!mwilson@nosc.mil UUCP: [ cbosgd | hp-sdd!hplabs | sdcsvax | nosc ]!crash!mwilson INET: mwilson@crash.CTS.COM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ Date: 31 Aug 90 17:30:56 GMT From: sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!munnari.oz.au!sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au!levels!etrmg@ucsd.edu Subject: Kaypro II needs help! Message-ID: <15335.26de9ed0@levels.sait.edu.au> > the keyboard (serial) go in via a PIO, SIO, or a TTL 8-bit serial shift > register (74LS164 ??) ? Any comments would be appreciated. > > roger rzh@lll-lcc.llnl.gov > rzh@icf.llnl.gov Hi: In the 84 model I have there are 2 SIO's. The keyboard uses half of one. I'm not relly sure of the old units, but I have a schematic & I'll get back to you on it. As I recall, the 83 units only have one serial on the back panel and no internal modem. So, I'd assume that one half of the SIO is for the port and the other half is the keyboard. That might get you going. Catch up with you soon. . . Ronn ------------------------------ End of INFO-CPM Digest V90 Issue #136 ************************************* 6-Sep-90 09:06:57-MDT,6266;000000000000 Mail-From: KPETERSEN created at 6-Sep-90 08:56:27 Return-Path: Date: Thu, 6 Sep 90 08:56:27 MDT From: INFO-CPM-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Reply-To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V90 #137 To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Message-ID: <900906085627.V90N137@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL> INFO-CPM Digest Thu, 6 Sep 90 Volume 90 : Issue 137 Today's Topics: boot disk needed CP/M internals? (2 msgs) CP/M Z80 assembly programming reference Epson QX-10 Vt-100 Emulator Help with Turbo-Dos how to get rid of an old S-100 machine? kaypro II kaput ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 2 Sep 90 19:13:57 GMT From: VAX1.CC.UAKRON.EDU!math-cs.kent.edu!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!ncoast!smith@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Phil Smith) Subject: boot disk needed Message-ID: <1990Sep2.191357.21850@NCoast.ORG> A friend of mine acquired an ancient portable machine an Access. It appears to be functional, but it seems that we need a boot disk for it. Can anyone help us out? Thanks in advance ------------------------------ Date: 4 Sep 90 13:58:27 GMT From: cs.utexas.edu!samsung!munnari.oz.au!sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au!levels!etrmg@rutgers.edu Subject: CP/M internals? Message-ID: <15344.26e3b303@levels.sait.edu.au> In article <15337.26dea1fe@levels.sait.edu.au>, etrmg@levels.sait.edu.au writes: > > There is an old book named "CP/M programmers' reference" by QUE. It is the > most extensive ref. on the Official CP/M's & related stuff. (Not by DRI that > is!) > Ronn > > IMHO that is. BTW it is actually called "CP/M programmers' ENCYCLOPEDIA" Sorry 'bout that. It does have alot of stuff on utilities & languages too. Very recommended. (Especially if it's in a clearance sale!) ------------------------------ Date: 5 Sep 90 06:23:43 GMT From: rochester!crdgw1!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!bionet!agate!linus!nixbur!nixpbe!peun11!josef@PT.CS.CMU.EDU (Moellers) Subject: CP/M internals? Message-ID: In <15344.26e3b303@levels.sait.edu.au> etrmg@levels.sait.edu.au writes: >IMHO that is. BTW it is actually called "CP/M programmers' ENCYCLOPEDIA" >Sorry 'bout that. It does have alot of stuff on utilities & languages too. >Very recommended. (Especially if it's in a clearance sale!) You would not, by any chance, have an ISBN? -- | Josef Moellers | c/o Nixdorf Computer AG | | USA: mollers.pad@nixbur.uucp | Abt. PXD-S14 | | !USA: mollers.pad@nixpbe.uucp | Heinz-Nixdorf-Ring | | Phone: (+49) 5251 104662 | D-4790 Paderborn | ------------------------------ Date: 3 Sep 90 00:51:50 GMT From: usc!cs.utexas.edu!mailrus!uflorida!stat!sun13!prism!prism.gatech.EDU!gt1448b@ucsd.edu (David P. Forrai) Subject: CP/M Z80 assembly programming reference Message-ID: <13280@hydra.gatech.EDU> I have never programmed assembly language before and I'm looking for a good reference on programming the Z80 under CP/M. All of my programming experience has been with high level languages (BASIC, FORTRAN, C). I appreciate any suggestions! ------------------------------ Date: 6 Sep 90 02:43:21 GMT From: cs.utexas.edu!helios!tamuts!n160ao@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Mark Lehmann) Subject: Epson QX-10 Vt-100 Emulator Message-ID: <7995@helios.TAMU.EDU> Does anyone know of a EPSON QX-10 VT-100 emulator? If so could you either send me the address of where you got it, or send me a copy of it if it is public domain? I will pay postage and disk costs. Thanks. Mark Lehmann tamuts.tamu.edu!n160ao ------------------------------ Date: 3 Sep 90 15:25 -0500 From: umlecla3@ccu.umanitoba.ca Subject: Help with Turbo-Dos Message-ID: <840*umlecla3@ccu.umanitoba.ca> I don't know exactly how appropriate this will sound, but im having a LOT of trouble getting my Turbo Dos (1.41) System to work properly. Basically I have the following setup. Tandon 703 hard disk (30 meg?) 8" 1.2 Meg floppy, 4 slave processors, and a master processor. What I want in the end is to have turbo dos running on all the processors. I am missing the GEN and PAR files to generate a proper osmaster.sys, osslavea-d.sys and osload.com. If ANYONE can help me out on this, it would be greatly appreciated, and Im fully willing to give you a little reward in return for your help. Please send replies to umlecla3@ccu.umanitoba.ca Thanks ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 03 Sep 90 22:47:00 EDT From: Herbert Lin Subject: how to get rid of an old S-100 machine? Message-ID: <900903224700.HLIN@NAS.BITNET> I have an old Compupro S-100 machine (512 K), 20 MB hard disk etc. Any ideas on how to sell it or get rid of it to a deserving (tax-deductible) organization that could use it? thanks... herb lin HLIN@NAS (from Bitnet) HLIN%NAS.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (from Internet) ------------------------------ Date: 2 Sep 90 01:05:48 GMT From: sci34hub!cdthq!gary@uunet.uu.net (gary) Subject: kaypro II kaput Message-ID: mike@DRD.Com (Mike Rovak) writes: > synchrods!daniel@janus.Berkeley.EDU (Dan Senderowicz) wrote: > } My old kaypro II just died of old age. The cpu board works but > first thing I would do would be to try to find an exact replacement tube > from an electronics parts place, assuming that a voltmeter says that your > filament voltage and high voltage are still intact. Note that measuring the high voltage on a tube requires a special HV meter. You're trying to test something in the area of 8-9KV here, at very low current levels. Do NOT try to measure it with your average VOM; it's not designed for it. FYI, a color tubes' HV is generally 20KV or higher. Don't poke around with it unless you have the proper tools and someone standing by to shut off power in emergencies. Gary Heston, at home.... ------------------------------ End of INFO-CPM Digest V90 Issue #137 ************************************* 7-Sep-90 07:28:32-MDT,9829;000000000000 Return-Path: Date: Fri, 7 Sep 90 07:15:24 MDT From: INFO-CPM-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Reply-To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V90 #138 To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Message-ID: <900907071525.V90N138@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL> INFO-CPM Digest Fri, 7 Sep 90 Volume 90 : Issue 138 Today's Topics: AMSTRAD PCW C for the kaypro INFO-CPM Digest V90 #137 Micromint SB180 System For Sale Molecular 32 MOVCPM on the TRS-80 Model 4 Surplus-ed Boards SYSGEN on the TRS-80 Model 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 7 Sep 90 17:11:12 GMT From: cs.utexas.edu!samsung!munnari.oz.au!sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au!levels!etrmg@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu Subject: AMSTRAD PCW Message-ID: <15376.26e7d4b0@levels.sait.edu.au> In article <2145@abcom.ATT.COM>, rgssxr@abcom.ATT.COM (2249 Scott Russell ) writes: > I have an Amstrad PCW82whatever which a bought several years ago mostly to be > used as a word processor. It is a CP/M based system but uses the strangest > little 3" diskette cartridges (NOT 3 1/2"!). > > If anyone has one of these, do you know how I could adapt a 5 1/4" floppy disk to this machine? Is there a conversion routine to input/output DOS format disks? Yes, there are 3 companies offering conversion kits now. See a recent issue of PCW world for info on these. An article on that was in one not too long ago, but they probably advretise as well. I can get the exact issue if you like. > > Also, the word processor that it uses is called Locascript. It is great for me! > Do you know if it comes in a MS-DOS version? Same issue of said mag had an article on that as well. As I recall, there is an MS-dos version it said. > > I really would like to know if anyone is still using this machine. A friend of mine here has one and my previous girlfriend did too. . . Jay Sage said he has one. > I hate to get rid of it. > what? a loyal computerist? :-) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Scott Russell - AT&T Private Network Support > > "All comments the product of a warped mind and do not reflect the opinions of > management. Then again, perhaps it does..." > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronn ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 6 Sep 90 14:59:20 GMT From: rr2g@rhonda.ce.Virginia.EDU (Rhonda Gaines) Subject: C for the kaypro Message-ID: <9009061859.AA10192@composite.ce.Virginia.EDU> Is there a public domain C compiler for cpm? Specifically Kaypro? -- Rhonda Gaines | University of Virginia phone: 804-924-6265 | Thornton Hall bitnet: gaines@virginia.bitnet | Applied Mechanics Program internet: gaines@virginia.edu | Charlottesville, VA 22903-2442 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 6 Sep 90 17:22 CST From: CHWEST%UALR.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V90 #137 > csd.edu (David P. Forrai) >Subject: CP/M Z80 assembly programming reference >Message-ID: <13280@hydra.gatech.EDU> > >I have never programmed assembly language before and I'm looking for a >good reference on programming the Z80 under CP/M. All of my programming >experience has been with high level languages (BASIC, FORTRAN, C). I >appreciate any suggestions! > You might try 8080/z80 assembly language by Alan R. Miller published by wiley. ISBN 0-471-08124-8 Charles West __________ | /_ CHWEST@UALR.BITNET | | | * | |_ | |_____| Little Rock, Arkansas ..._ ..._ The opinions expressed by the HUSBAND of this HOUSEHOLD do not necessarily agree with those of the MANAGEMENT. THE MANAGEMENT ..._ ..._ ------------------------------ Date: 6 Sep 90 21:44:33 GMT From: lpi.liant.com!jdc@uunet.uu.net (Dustin Clampitt) Subject: Micromint SB180 System For Sale Message-ID: <1990Sep6.214433.1413@lpi.liant.com> Well, I've decided it's time to clean out my toy box before I start any new projects, and one of the toys that I think I'm going to dispose of is my SB180 system. Here's my setup: * SB180 (6Mhz) * XBIOS * SCSI board * Hard disk controller w/10 Meg Miniscribe * 2 360K floppies * 1 760K floppy (flaky, but I can include a replacement) * Integrand case w/power supply Interested? I don't even know how much I'd ask for the thing. If I get an offer that seems reasonable (probably depending on my mood :-) I'll let it go. Else I'll probaly just gut it and turn the board into some sort of controller. Dustin Clampitt jdc@lpi.liant.com -- Dustin Clampitt "Is it Saturday yet? It is? I gotta get a life!" | Language Processors, Inc. (LPI) | 959 Concord Street, Framingham, Mass. 01701-4613 - 508-626-0006 x338 | {uunet,necntc,drilex}!lpi!jdc -- jdc@lpi.liant.com ------------------------------ Date: 6 Sep 90 07:25:00 GMT From: dsl.pitt.edu!pitt!darth!insight!bhh@pt.cs.cmu.edu (Brian Hughes) Subject: Molecular 32 Message-ID: <78.26E73088@insight.FIDONET.ORG> While knee deep in a cold Montana stream, minding my own vacation oriented business, back home in Pittsburgh my Molecular 32 took a nasty brownout in the neck. Everything's OK mechanically. Turns out the operating system was scrambled. Alas, it also turns out the disks that came with the mnachine held the wrong operating system. They were/are for the Mole 36 - supporting 5.25 technology. So... anyone out there running a Mole - the 8" tech. machine? I need the genstar programs to reload. Any help would be greatly appreciated. The machine has been running as a 5 user system at my church. -- FidoNet : 1:129/65.1 Insight BBS UUCP/SEAdog/Kitten (412) 487-3701 UUCP : ..pitt!darth!insight!bhh : ..{psuvax1|decvax|cadre|}!idis!insight!bhh Internet : bhh@insight.fidonet.org ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 6 Sep 90 20:02 CDT From: LANCE TAGLIAPIETRA Subject: MOVCPM on the TRS-80 Model 4 Message-ID: <3AC468FAF09F8017D3@uwplatt.edu> Hi All, I am having troubles moving the Montezuma Micro CP/M on my TRS-80 Model 4. For Example: movcpm 48 * save 44 cpm48.com sysgen cpm48.com I save the new system onto my system disk (a backup of course!) but the resulting system does not recognize any of the files on my disks. I re-boot with a 64K system disk, and the files still exist on the disk. Am I doing something wrong here? Is this a trait of the MOVCPM program? Lance Tagliapietra taglance@uwplatt.edu ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 6 Sep 90 09:49:25 PDT From: rzh@icf.llnl.gov (R. Hanscom) Subject: Surplus-ed Boards Message-ID: <9009061649.AA23147@icf.llnl.gov.llnl.gov> Hello All -- I stumbled onto some S-100 cards last weekend that I'm very curious about, and wonder if any cp/mer's might know about them. First, an "Advanced Digital" super six. It looks like a complete CPU on a card. 128k DRAM, floppy controller, two (?) serial ports, and a parallel port. Of course there is no documentation. Anybody know about these things?? Are they worth trying to get running (forgot to mention that it's a 6 MHz Z-80). Are there any sources of dox?? Also snagged an old 64K static ram card (George Morrow) with 32 2K SRAM chips (very useful), but right in the middle of these guys is a "82S100". What is that ... a memory manager of some sort??, PAL?? Anybody know?? roger rzh@lll-lcc.llnl.gov rzh%icf.llnl.gov@lll-lcc.llnl.gov ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 6 Sep 90 20:22 CDT From: LANCE TAGLIAPIETRA Subject: SYSGEN on the TRS-80 Model 4 Message-ID: <3AC186439C9F8017D3@uwplatt.edu> Hello All, I am trying to install Z80CCP and ZCPR1 on my TRS-80 Model 4 running Montezuma Micro CP/M and I am having problems with the SYSGEN program. Using sysgen, I place a copy of the current 64K system into memory. I then save this image as cpm64.com. Using DDT I load this image into memory, and overlay the Z80CCP code. I veryify that the Z80CCP correctly overlayed the cp/m ccp. When I try to instatll the modified system with SYSGEN, the system locks up. SYSGEN will read the original cpm64.com and place it on disk. I can make small changes to the cpm64.com with ddt, and sysgen will still accept it for loading onto system tracks, so I don't think that I am getting caught by SYSGEN making a CRC or checksum. I am basically following the instructions in the ZCPR1 installation file. I am running out of ideas for getting the new CCP onto a system disk. I have found where the ccp is kept on the system disk, and I can even get it off into memory with one of the zap programs. Would like to avoid having to type all the Z80CCP hex data into a zap program by hand to get it onto disk, when SYSGEN should do this form me. Does anyone have any suggestions? Lance Tagliapietra taglance@uwplatt.edu ------------------------------ End of INFO-CPM Digest V90 Issue #138 ************************************* 10-Sep-90 00:34:53-MDT,7112;000000000000 Mail-From: KPETERSEN created at 10-Sep-90 00:24:58 Return-Path: Date: Mon, 10 Sep 90 00:24:57 MDT From: INFO-CPM-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Reply-To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V90 #139 To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Message-ID: <900910002458.V90N139@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL> INFO-CPM Digest Mon, 10 Sep 90 Volume 90 : Issue 139 Today's Topics: AMSTRAD PCW Help! Term program for Epson QX-10 needed desperately Movcpm and Zcpr3 on the TRS-80 Model 4 Sysgen and installing Z80CCP vt100 for QX-10, or for anything, for that matter ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 5 Sep 90 18:51:05 GMT From: deejay!dyna!gensof!modus!luke@rutgers.edu (Luciano Mannucci) Subject: AMSTRAD PCW Message-ID: <652@modus.sublink.ORG> In article <2145@abcom.ATT.COM>, rgssxr@abcom.ATT.COM (2249 Scott Russell ) writes: > I have an Amstrad PCW82whatever which a bought several years ago mostly to be > If anyone has one of these, do you know how I could adapt a 5 1/4" floppy > disk to this machine? Is there a conversion routine to input/output DOS > format disks? I'm afraid that the only way to exchange data with a DOS machine is through the serial port. You need to by an expansion from Amstrad wich sells the propper software and cable too. > Also, the word processor that it uses is called Locascript.It is great for me! > Do you know if it comes in a MS-DOS version? If I remember well, this *good* WP comes from a software house called locomotive, somewere in UK. They have written a BASIC too. > > I really would like to know if anyone is still using this machine. > I hate to get rid of it. My sister does. She feels it's a good baby. luke. - -- _ _ __ Via Aleardo Aleardi, 12 - 20154 Milano (Italy) | | | _ _| (__ PHONE : +39 2 3315328 FAX: +39 2 3315778 | | |(_)(_||_|___) Srl E-MAIL: luke@modus.sublink.ORG ______________________________ Software & Services for Advertising & Marketing ------------------------------ Date: 7 Sep 90 14:45:07 GMT From: unccvax!cs63bld@mcnc.org (b. daniels) Subject: Help! Term program for Epson QX-10 needed desperately Message-ID: <2683@unccvax.uncc.edu> Help A friend of mine desperately needs a terminal program for his old cpm Epson QX-10 with the following qualities: 1. VT100 terminal emulation 2. Xmodem (or better) file transefer ability it also needs to work with a modem connected to the serial port Anyone who can Email me a program fitting this description (or have me mail them a 5 1/4" disk) please respond! It will be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance, BRian -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I access the net, therefore I am... Brian Daniels (cs63bld@unccvax.uucp) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 Sep 90 14:09:02 -0400 From: EUDOH%sctnve@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU Subject: Movcpm and Zcpr3 on the TRS-80 Model 4 Message-ID: <5A09090D3B2102F4-SCTNVE*EUDOH@sctnve> > MOVCPM on the TRS-80 Model 4 > SYSGEN on the TRS-80 Model 4 well, I have trouble with the MOVCPM under MM CP/M also, as does a friend of mine in minnesota so it be a bug in the program itself... I have an auto install program for Zcpr3 with the only difference being that you boot up under MM CP/M first before you actually boot up Zcpr3, but I guess you can make it auto-boot with the config program.... So far it runs under MM CP/M on my 80 track drive...and haven't really gotten around to installing it on my system disk (40 track single sided). The guy I got it from is supposed to be sending me some more utilities for it, since it only came with the basics to install it... ___________________________________________________________ ( -->> Eudoh@sctnve.bitnet <<-- Cyber Lab Consultant ) ( Computer Operations ) ( //!\\ \\\\\\\\ Southern College of Technology ) ( // \\ !! ) ( //!!!!!\\ //////// \\ Etop Udoh \\ ) ( // \\ !! \\ - A2 - \\ ) ( // \\ \\\\\\\\ ) ( Sometimes you just gotta say "what the f*ck" ) (___________________________________________________________) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Sep 90 20:29 CDT From: LANCE TAGLIAPIETRA Subject: Sysgen and installing Z80CCP Message-ID: <392E37688B1F801A10@uwplatt.edu> Hello All, Since I made my plea for help about SYSGEN on the TRS-80 Model 4, I have discovered a few more things as I attempt to install Z80CCP. I verified that DDT is loading the Z80CCP overlay correctly over the old CCP which I placed in memory with SYSGEN. I am using the correct offset. SYSGEN seems to be checking a few bytes in the image, and will lock the system up if those bytes do not agree with the cp/m ccp. I found these by using ddt to fill areas of the cp/m ccp with 00H untill SYSTEN would lock up (requiring reset) when looking at the memory image of cp/m. I used divide-and-conquer until I located 5 bytes in the ccp that cannot be changed to 0: (in the sysgen image) 0d28:10, 0d29:16, 0d2a:04, 0d2c:bf 0d2d:08. Other times sysgen will say I a bad image and abort when I try to use the modified image. Using DU-V85 (a disk utility available on simtel20) I found the sectors on my system disk where the ccp is located. I have also worked out the correct offset for DDT so that I can overlay the Z80CCP correctly over the old version as Yanked off my system disk with DU (no offset for SYSGEN). What I need is a routine that will take sectors from a file and write them to disk. DU will talk sectors Yanked into memory and put them into a file, but not the reverse. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks again for your reply. It is nice to know that at least someone read my posting. Lance Tagliapietra taglance@uwplatt.edu ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Sep 90 10:08 EDT From: Pickled Twinkies Subject: vt100 for QX-10, or for anything, for that matter QTerm is it. You have to do some customizing, but, if you have an external modem, you can make it a generic cp/m program. Send to rna%lakart.uucp@xait.xerocx.com the following mail message. Send HELP to [your addrexss on the bnet] Send INDEX to [your address] (sorry. my terminal just crashed - it's a Mac at work using Shiva. What do you expect?) -John ------------------------------ End of INFO-CPM Digest V90 Issue #139 ************************************* 12-Sep-90 15:38:07-MDT,7553;000000000000 Mail-From: KPETERSEN created at 12-Sep-90 15:21:13 Return-Path: Date: Wed, 12 Sep 90 15:21:12 MDT From: INFO-CPM-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Reply-To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V90 #140 To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Message-ID: <900912152113.V90N140@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL> INFO-CPM Digest Wed, 12 Sep 90 Volume 90 : Issue 140 Today's Topics: Amstrad information MicroSoft Fortran-80 for Apple CP/M ??? Model 4 SYSGEN/MOVCPM PCPI AppliCard Drivers wanted/needed! problems with pd:du-v89.lbr file du-v89.com Z80CCP works! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 11 Sep 90 01:36:01 PDT From: cwr@pnet01.cts.com (Will Rose) Subject: Amstrad information Message-ID: <0093C890EEC4FF00.00002F5E@dcs.simpact.com> Mail to bounced, so here's some useful addresses: I've lost your message about Amstrads, but the basic position is that they are extremely common in the UK and almost unknown in the US. You can hang 5.25" drives off them without much trouble, and also (I think) do the other things you wanted. Oh yes, I think there *is* an IBM version of Locoscript, for the PC-compatible Amstrads. Your best bet is to subscribe to one of several UK magazines; try 8000 Plus The Old Barn Somerton Somerset England TA11 7PY or: Amstrad PCW 116-120 Goswell Road London England EC1 7RD If you didn't want to subscribe, you could just buy a couple of back- numbers; they are full of ads and so on. Good luck - Will ----------------------------------------------------------------------- "If heaven too had passions | Will Rose even heaven would | UUCP: {nosc ucsd hplabs!hp-sdd}!crash!pnet01!cw grow old." - Li Ho. | ARPA: crash!pnet01!cwr@nosc.mil | INET: cwr@pnet01.cts.com UUCP: {nosc ucsd hplabs!hp-sdd}!crash!pnet01!cwr ARPA: crash!pnet01!cwr@nosc.mil INET: cwr@pnet01.cts.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Sep 1990 13:07:54 CDT From: JDB8042@RIGEL.TAMU.EDU (John D. Baker) Subject: MicroSoft Fortran-80 for Apple CP/M ??? Message-ID: <900912130754.20a1882e@RIGEL.TAMU.EDU> I recent picked up a copy of Fortran-80 at a compu-bargain store. It was supplied in the Apple 5.25" CP/M format. However, when I tried to run it, it appeared to operate OK, but it would not even compile the demo programs that came with it and produced zero-length '.REL' files. I followed the examples in the manual very carefully and the same thing occurred each time. Could this version be MS-SoftCard specific?? I use the PCPI AppliCard with 2 Disk ]['s and 2 UniDisk 3.5's using UNI35.DVR. I had problems with MBASIC when I installed the UniDisk 3.5's. I found out that the version I had was SoftCard specific (I was later able to obtain a generic version which works just fine). Are some versions of MS-Fortran-80 SoftCard Specific even in terms of program operation (ignore special runtime routines)??? Better yet, can someone direct me to a good PD/SW CP/M FORTRAN system (FORTRAN 77, extensions isf possible)?? Hangin' in there w/ CP/M (looking for ZCPRx.y where x=MAX(version), y=MAX(release). John D. Baker ->An Apple CP/M-80 nut[ov] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 10 Sep 90 14:10+0200 From: CPM%DMZRZU71.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU Subject: Model 4 SYSGEN/MOVCPM Message-ID: <900910121031.951985@DMZRZU71-UNI-MAINZ--GERMANY> There are difficulties in using SYSGEN with a non-DRI CCP on the Model 4. It seems that SYSGEN looks for a checksum and will not accept Z80CCP or ZCPRx. The solution is to write a program that will overlay the original system with the new CCP or to extend Z80CCP with an in-memory-loader which will move Z80CCP to it's location. Problems with the new 48K-BIOS might result from the fact, that the newly generated BIOS contains the same drive parameters as the original version, 2 physical drives SSSD 40 Trk. If you have installed other drives, the original BIOS wouldn't recognize them. You must then insert a MM SYS DISK containing CONFIG.COM into A: and configure the new System to a freshly formatted disk, I missed the details. For information about about a better (banked) BIOS and ZCPR33, support for 80-Micro 320 K RAM etc., mail me your hardware configs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ruediger Soerensen, University of Mainz, W. Germany Dpt. of Meteorology BITNET: ROGER@DMZRZU71 CPM@DMZRZU71 paper mail: R. Soerensen Universitaet Mainz Inst. f. Meteorologie D-6500 Mainz 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Sep 1990 13:10:21 CDT From: JDB8042@RIGEL.TAMU.EDU (John D. Baker) Subject: PCPI AppliCard Drivers wanted/needed! Message-ID: <900912131021.20a1882e@RIGEL.TAMU.EDU> Can anyone direct me to source for the AppliCard driver to operate an SVA MegaByter (8" controller for Apple ]['s) Thanks, John D. Baker ->An Apple CP/M-80 nut[ov] ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Sep 90 07:54 CDT From: LANCE TAGLIAPIETRA Subject: problems with pd:du-v89.lbr file du-v89.com Message-ID: <3673011F727F8028A4@uwplatt.edu> Hello All, In my efforts to get z80ccp installed on my system, I downloaded the file pd:du-v89.lbr from simtel20. I found that it did not work like du-v85 that I had been using. Du-v89.com would not read sectors with the + and - commands, but would stay on the sector selected when right after the Track command was given. I have du-v85, and it properly reads sectors after every + and - command. Has anyone else noticed this problem? I am running a cp/m system with Montezuma Micro BIOS. Lance Tagliapietra taglance@uwplatt.edu ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 Sep 90 07:44 CDT From: LANCE TAGLIAPIETRA Subject: Z80CCP works! Message-ID: <36747FC13E5F8028A4@uwplatt.edu> I finally did get Z80CCP running on my Model 4. It works with all the software I have tested it with, except SYS2M, a utility for putting the cp/m system into the ram drive to speed up warm boot operations. Many thanks to those who offered suggestions to my query for help: robechq!bruce@PRC.Unisys.com ICOTTREL@EMRCAN.BITNET "Ian Cottrell" sung@concert.net Wayne Sung I found out that SYSGEN for my system would not be helpful for installing Z80CCP, but that I could move the z80ccp.com file sector by sector to overlay the system tracks. Which is what I did, using DU-V85.COM, after I found out where the ccp was stored on the system tracks. My next project is to increment my cp/m experience by installing zcpr1 to see how it compares, and then z80dos. This may seem foolish, but the idea is to get more knowledge about how cp/m is put together, as a program, and on the disk. Lance Tagliapietra ------------------------------ End of INFO-CPM Digest V90 Issue #140 ************************************* 13-Sep-90 00:37:59-MDT,8991;000000000000 Return-Path: Date: Thu, 13 Sep 90 00:24:31 MDT From: INFO-CPM-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Reply-To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V90 #141 To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Message-ID: <900913002433.V90N141@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL> INFO-CPM Digest Thu, 13 Sep 90 Volume 90 : Issue 141 Today's Topics: C for the kaypro Comm program for Dynabyte 5200 system CP/M Books Help with Turbo-Dos s-100 motherboard Sysgen and installing Z80CCP turbo pascal ZCPR ZSDOS relative clock detection ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 10 Sep 90 18:28:00 GMT From: munnari.oz.au!sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au!levels!etrmg@uunet.uu.net Subject: C for the kaypro Message-ID: <15388.26ebdb31@levels.sait.edu.au> In article <9009061859.AA10192@composite.ce.Virginia.EDU>, rr2g@RHONDA.CE.VIRGINIA.EDU (Rhonda Gaines) writes: > Is there a public domain C compiler for cpm? Specifically Kaypro? > > There are two versions of Small-C that I KNOW of. Vers 2.1 I have and was distributed by MT Books of Redwood City, CA a while back (Dr.Dobbs Fame) I don't think it's really PD, but it's as close as you're likely to get. I've got a Kaypro too & was looking for a better compiler (still am) I'm basically giving in & buying a commercial one soon, but can't decide which. I have a lot of code for C/80 & BD Software has a new Z-system compatible compiler for cheep (90 or 60$ depending, see TCJ # 42 Z-corner for more info) and Hi Tech C has been rumoured to be going for cheep lately in the US and is supposedly ANSI compatible; Hence my indecision. You can ask Jay Sage about BDS Z, since I think he can distribute it thru Sage microsystems East. He is on the net, but commercial things don't belong here I think. So you may want to contact him direct. I might buy both BDS Z & Hi tech if I can get a deal on Hi tech. Let me know what you find out. Also, I can send you the Small-c archive if you like; just send me yer address & I'll see about the ok'ness of it ( I believe it's like shareware -25$ ???) Bye Ronn ------------------------------ Date: 9 Sep 90 02:38:01 GMT From: zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!aplcen!haven!umbc3!umbc5.umbc.edu!cs202101@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu Subject: Comm program for Dynabyte 5200 system Message-ID: <3891@umbc3.UMBC.EDU> Does anyone know where I can obtain a communications program, preferably one that supports xmodem, kermit, or other standard protocols, for a Dynabyte 5200 CP/M system with the standard 5-1/4 inch floppy drives? Also, does anyone know anything about expanding the memory for this system? Although the system has 64K, the manual mentions something about it being able to use up to 400K of bank-switched memory. Thanks in advance for any information. ------------------------------ Date: 8 Sep 90 15:44:00 GMT From: astroatc!nicmad!madnix!deety!rat@speedy.wisc.edu (David Douthitt) Subject: CP/M Books Message-ID: My personal favorite is "The Programmer's CP/M Handbook", by Andy Johnson-Laird. Not only is he very knowledgeable about CP/M, but my understanding is that DR licensed their source code to him for development. He's a licensed DR developer. The book has these chapters: 1. Introduction 2. The Structure of CP/M 3. The CP/M File System 4. The Console Command Processor (CCP) 5. The BASIC Disk Operating System 6. The BASIC Input/Output System 7. Building a New CP/M System 8. Writing an Enhanced BIOS 9. Dealing with Hardware Errors 10. Debugging a New CP/M System 11. Additional Utility Programs 12. Error Messages Another good book, which doesn't get as deep into CP/M as Andy's book, is "Mastering CP/M", by Alan R. Miller (published by Sybex) (by the way, Andy's book is published by Osborne-McGrawHill.). Alan's book puts more emphasis on writing for CP/M, using macro assemblers like M80. Here are the chapters: 1. CP/M Organization and Operation 2. Duplicating and Altering CP/M Disks 3. Adding Features to BIOS 4. Building a Macro Library 5. Using BDOS for Nondisk Operations 6. Reading Disk Files With BDOS 7. Writing Disk Files With BDOS 8. The CP/M Directory Hope this whets your appetite. Good reading to ya! ------------------------------ Date: 9 Sep 90 16:11:56 GMT From: swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!ccu.umanitoba.ca!umlecla3@ucsd.edu (Brian Leclair) Subject: Help with Turbo-Dos Message-ID: <1990Sep9.161156.10639@ccu.umanitoba.ca> I am unable to correctly generate an OS for my turbo-dos system. I have the following setup, I'd appreciate it if someone could forward me the proper gen and par files. Turbo-Dos 1.4 HDC-1001 Hard Disk Controller with Tandon 702 drive (i've got the tables for the hard disk) Super Six S-100 Single (5) Super Slave cards. I have no line printers or other attached S-100 systems I'd like each slave processor to run the same configuration of turbo-dos, and the console too. The console is 9600 baud, and the other slaves at 9600 aswell. can anyone send me the proper Gen and Par files? If necessary, I'll download the directories of all my origional disks and send them to you. Umlecla3@Ccu.Umanitoba.ca ------------------------------ Date: 9 Sep 90 21:04:06 GMT From: snorkelwacker!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!csd4.csd.uwm.edu!circuit@bloom-beacon.mit.edu (circuit) Subject: s-100 motherboard Message-ID: <6209@uwm.edu> I am interested in dumping my old s-100 motherboard in my IMSAI for a new one or a slightly used one. Does anyone know a place that I might be able to find one. I would also be interested in an old CompuPro chassis and motherboard too. I have also been looking for a 68020 card , has anyone found one , have one or know of where one exists?! Any help, leads or opinions are welcome ! thanks -- circuit@csd4.csd.uwm.edu Illuminati/Conspiracy International & circuit@uwmcsd4.uucp Shadow-NET/Alternative Reality ------------------------------ Date: 9 Sep 90 22:46:45 GMT From: munnari.oz.au!bruce!trlluna!rhea.trl.oz.au!aduncan@uunet.uu.net (Allan Duncan) Subject: Sysgen and installing Z80CCP Message-ID: <2192@trlluna.trl.oz> From article <392E37688B1F801A10@uwplatt.edu>, by TAGLANCE@UWPLATT.EDU (LANCE TAGLIAPIETRA): ... > SYSGEN seems to be checking a few bytes in the image, and will lock > the system up if those bytes do not agree with the cp/m ccp. I found It is _copy protection_! Sysgen and CCP contain the serial number of the o/s, and sysgen checks if they match before doing a copy. I think it was to cater for OEM specials that were not supplied with a sysgen, and you could only get new copies from the supplier, rather than create your own. Allan Duncan ACSnet a.duncan@trl.oz (03) 541 6708 ARPA a.duncan%trl.oz.au@uunet.uu.net UUCP {uunet,hplabs,ukc}!munnari!trl.oz!a.duncan Telecom Research Labs, PO Box 249, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia. ------------------------------ Date: 9 Sep 90 13:57:06 GMT From: usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!van-bc!ubc-cs!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!ccu.umanitoba.ca!umlecla3@apple.com (Brian Leclair) Subject: turbo pascal Message-ID: <1990Sep9.135706.8743@ccu.umanitoba.ca> I am using turbo-pascal on a turbo-dos system (CP/M). Turbopascal has it's terminal type set to TVI-950. Does anyone else have any other terminal types they can send me? (Ansi, VT-100, etc) ------------------------------ Date: 11 Sep 90 02:18:51 GMT From: clyde.concordia.ca!ccu.umanitoba.ca!umlecla3@uunet.uu.net (Brian Leclair) Subject: ZCPR Message-ID: <1990Sep11.021851.9985@ccu.umanitoba.ca> Im new to CP/M systems, and i've seen alot of references to ZCPR, can anyone give me a brief description of exactly what it is? Umlecla3@CCU.Umanitoba.Ca ------------------------------ Date: 11 Sep 90 03:26:42 GMT From: usc!samsung!noose.ecn.purdue.edu!ea.ecn.purdue.edu!wieland@ucsd.edu (Jeffrey J Wieland) Subject: ZSDOS relative clock detection Message-ID: <1990Sep11.032642.15860@ecn.purdue.edu> I am rewriting my clock interface overlay for David Goodenough's new release of UUCP for CP/M. I need to be able to detect the presence of the relative clock driver. It does seem to be documented in the manual anywhere. -- Jeff Wieland wieland@ecn.purdue.edu ------------------------------ End of INFO-CPM Digest V90 Issue #141 ************************************* 14-Sep-90 13:25:11-MDT,9318;000000000000 Return-Path: Date: Fri, 14 Sep 90 13:15:18 MDT From: INFO-CPM-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Reply-To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V90 #142 To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Message-ID: <900914131519.V90N142@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL> INFO-CPM Digest Fri, 14 Sep 90 Volume 90 : Issue 142 Today's Topics: AMSTRAD PCW Comm program for Dynabyte 5200 system Need cpm for Morrow Design machine... Surplus-ed Boards Where can I get a uncompress for files compresses with LZH ZCPR ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 10 Sep 90 13:47:26 GMT From: wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!uupsi!sunic!liuida!isy!lysator.liu.se!howard@decwrl.dec.com (MindWalker) Subject: AMSTRAD PCW Message-ID: <238@lysator.liu.se> luke@modus.sublink.ORG (Luciano Mannucci) writes: >In article <2145@abcom.ATT.COM>, rgssxr@abcom.ATT.COM (2249 Scott Russell ) writes: >> I have an Amstrad PCW82whatever which a bought several years ago mostly to be >> If anyone has one of these, do you know how I could adapt a 5 1/4" floppy >> disk to this machine? Is there a conversion routine to input/output DOS >> format disks? >I'm afraid that the only way to exchange data with a DOS machine is >through the serial port. You need to by an expansion from Amstrad wich >sells the propper software and cable too. *BEEEEP* "Wrong guess. Do you want to go for double jeopardy where the stakes can really change ??" Seriously, it _IS_ possible to exchange files with an IBM without having to resort to the serial cable/RS232C mess and it doesn't even require a typist and an IBM !!! A couple of years ago, my father bought an add on 5.25" drive from a company called Peartree computers in England. I don't know if they still exist. However, this beast enabled you to read/write 80 track 720kB CP/M 3.3 disks and 40 track (320kB ??) IBM disks, the latter using special conversion software that came with the machine. So start checking London's Yellow Pages and good luck !! /MHd -- Programming isn't a science, | EMAIL: howard@lage.lysator.liu.se it's an art. | howard@lysator.liu.se Why is it called common sense, | Martin_Howard.d89.lith@xns.liu.se when so few possess it ? | ------------------------------ Date: 14 Sep 90 17:35:05 GMT From: sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!jato!jdickson@ucsd.edu (Jeff Dickson) Subject: Comm program for Dynabyte 5200 system Message-ID: <4833@jato.Jpl.Nasa.Gov> Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm Subject: Z80 SBC, M80/L80 availability Summary: Expires: References: Sender: Reply-To: jdickson@jato.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Jeff Dickson) Followup-To: Distribution: usa Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA Keywords: Hi! I'm interested in acquiring Z80 CP/M goodies. A long time ago when I had an Apple IIe I had a Z80 soft-card. Spent a fraction of my time doing 6502 Assembly language (yuch) - the rest doing Z80 Assembly language programming (yeah). After that I went to a CCP/M 86 S100 system that I still have. It uses the 80186. Don't really use it nor have a desire to learn 8086 assembly language. Have been and am an advocate of the Amiga computer since 1985. I want to regain the ability to be able to incorporate the Z80 in future projects. The Z80 is dirt cheap and a fantastic processor to write code for. Please, anyone who is looking to dump Z80 SBC's (and naturally CP/M) and/or software M80, L80, etc. please get back to me. Jeff ------------------------------ Date: 11 Sep 90 16:25:28 GMT From: snoopy!englund@boulder.colorado.edu Subject: Need cpm for Morrow Design machine... Message-ID: <26023@boulder.Colorado.EDU> Does anyone know where I can get a copy of cpm for a Morrow Design Micro Decision machine. A friend of mine desperately needs it. Thanks, englund@snoopy.Colorado.EDU "They say their punch cards got burned up, englund@horton.Colorado.EDU and they want to know if we can recover them." ------------------------------ Date: 11 Sep 90 12:52:03 GMT From: snorkelwacker!usc!samsung!munnari.oz.au!sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au!levels!etrmg@bloom-beacon.mit.edu Subject: Surplus-ed Boards Message-ID: <15390.26ecddf3@levels.sait.edu.au> In article <9009061649.AA23147@icf.llnl.gov.llnl.gov>, rzh@ICF.LLNL.GOV (R. Hanscom) writes: > > I stumbled onto some S-100 cards last weekend that I'm very curious about, Good score. I don't know anything about those tho, sorry. But I used to work at the lab there, and there was a company down Vasco Road south of East Ave. The guy who was VP (or?) left the Instrument shop at the lab to do S100 there and then returned to the shop (?) before I left myself. You might want to go into the instrument shop & ask for him. Unfortunately, I can't remember his name. You can give Gary Michalak a call & he might point you in the right direction, regardless. He's a pretty cluey bloke. You can find him in the directory. . . Tell him hello from Big Ronn. > but right in the > middle of these guys is a "82S100". What is that ... a memory manager > of some sort??, PAL?? Anybody know?? It's an old Signetics PROM, call Eric Davis in the CAMAC Test Facility for more poop on it. Tell him "Stomey" sent you! (please) :-) C'ya Ronn ------------------------------ Date: 13 Sep 90 00:42:22 GMT From: unccvax!cs63bld@mcnc.org (b. daniels) Subject: Where can I get a uncompress for files compresses with LZH Message-ID: <2725@unccvax.uncc.edu> I recently got qterm, but it is compressed with the LZH compresser! The docs say either EXL.COM or CRLZH??.LBR will fix it, but I cannot find either of these at the FTP sites I have tried so far. Please e-mail me if you know where these (or any file that will work) can be found... Thanks in advance, Brian -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I access the net, therefore I am... Brian Daniels (cs63bld@unccvax.uucp) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: 12 Sep 90 18:27:48 GMT From: snorkelwacker!usc!samsung!munnari.oz.au!sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au!levels!etrmg@bloom-beacon.mit.edu Subject: ZCPR Message-ID: <15408.26ee7e24@levels.sait.edu.au> In article <1990Sep11.021851.9985@ccu.umanitoba.ca>, umlecla3@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Brian Leclair) writes: > Im new to CP/M systems, and i've seen alot of references to ZCPR, can anyone > give me a brief description of exactly what it is? Sure, ZCPR is a replacement CCP (Console Command Processor) for CP/M systems. It's difficult to grasp if you're not familiar with CP/M and how it's structured, so I'd suggest that you find a quick descriptive article on it (CP/M that is) to see how the rest will sit with you. CP/M has access to basically a 64Kbyte address space using a Z80 (That's where the Z comes from in ZCPR) and parts of the operating system (CP/M) use various parts of it. There is the BIOS, BDOS, CCP and TPA. . . BIOS is the routines that allow interface to the particular hardware you've got. They come with the machine (hopefully) and are written by the computer's manufacturer, originally. You may replace this with specialty code if you can find something for your machine still available. BDOS are simple routines used for manditory functions. They are all standard by number & use so any CP/M program can call them to get something common accomplished. You can replace it with some thing like ZRDOS or ZSDOS I believe. CCP is what interfaces the User (you) to the BDOS & other things. So ZCPRx really is the front end of choice for many users since it's newer, faster, nicer and generally more capable of keeping you sane while operating the micro at hand. It's can have many things in it depending upon which version you have. It's up to 3.4 now & you can buy an auto-install version (NZCOM) from many places (ALPHA, etc.) for about $69.00 US. Some of the features you may find valuable are: Named directories, Standard Video Terminal Capabilities, Aliasing and Shells (allows history of command line inputs & lots of other labour saving features), multiple command lines & so much other stuph that it'l spin you out. It's definitely worth 69 bucks. I understand NZCOM is so simple to use that there is no excuse to run ZCPR over the stock CP/M CCP (except for poverty or apathy) you can also have the older versions (3.3) for free if you can slog thru alot of system programming (tedious). Any ways, That's probably more than you wanted to know except that the TPA is the Transient Program Area, Basically it's what is left over that you run applications in. (Wordstar, etc) Good luck, go & get some issues of The Computer Journal or Microcornucopia if you want to go further. Ronn ------------------------------ End of INFO-CPM Digest V90 Issue #142 ************************************* 17-Sep-90 18:30:11-MDT,8519;000000000000 Return-Path: Date: Mon, 17 Sep 90 18:15:20 MDT From: INFO-CPM-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Reply-To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V90 #143 To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Message-ID: <900917181521.V90N143@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL> INFO-CPM Digest Mon, 17 Sep 90 Volume 90 : Issue 143 Today's Topics: Amstrad PCW info Aztec C Manual wanted!? Locoscript PC LZH un-archiver for CP/M MAXRom and TEAC FD55 drive 1.2M?? NEC PC-8500 User's Guide Need cpm for Morrow Design machine... Northstar Advantage Book Disk SuperBrain System Disk terminal emulation for kaypro ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 14 Sep 90 15:26:51 BST From: D M Pickles Subject: Amstrad PCW info Message-ID: <3971.9009141426@np1a.bristol.ac.uk> Regarding the recent missives about Amstrad PCW's etc: I am a PCW owner inthe UK, and can confirm there are several external 3.5" and 5.25" disc drives marketed for it by various companies over here... there is also a 3" external drive (i.e. one which takes those nasty little Amstrad- specific diskettes) intended to be hooked up to a PC. I believe several of the packages come with software intended to transfer files from the Amstrad's CP/M to MS-DOS format too. There is also *definitely* a MS-DOS version of the Locoscript WP software, only recently released by Locomotive Software - called surprisingly, Locoscript-PC. Costs about 100 pounds. Locomotive do produce a BASIC (called Mallard Basic, which is bundled with the PCW along with CP/M+ and Locoscript), and lots of other stuff like LocoSpell, LocoMail (self explanatory) LocoFile (pop-up database), LocoFont (different fonts for the PCW's bundled printer, plus several more I don't remember off-hand, all of which are ancillary to LocoScript. If anyone wants any more specific info, contact me by Email and I'll delve into my back-issues of Amstrad magazines! --David Pickles (andmp@uk.ac.bristol.np1a) ------------------------------ Date: 14 Sep 90 13:18:28 GMT From: munnari.oz.au!sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au!levels!etrmg@uunet.uu.net Subject: Aztec C Manual wanted!? Message-ID: <15413.26f0d8a5@levels.sait.edu.au> Hello You ol' C hounds: Does anybody have an extra copy of an Aztec C manual? I got my compiler with the KayproI bought & have never been able to figure it out. I'll pay ya fer a copy or buy yer old one if you want to give it up.. . Thanks for any replies. Ronn ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Sep 90 11:15:45 GMT From: Christopher Currie (IHR) Subject: Locoscript PC Message-ID: Locoscript PC (ie MS_DOS version of Amstrad Locoscript) is produced by Locomotive Software, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1YL, UK. Tel. (UK)-0306-740606. No fax number given. The recommended retail price is 125 pounds, but you can probably get a discount. Christopher ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 15 Sep 90 11:20:27 GMT From: Christopher Currie (IHR) Subject: LZH un-archiver for CP/M Message-ID: There is an UN-LZH dearchiver available for CP/M from wsmr-Simtel20.army.mil, either in the directory , or in , or in . I can't check the filename or directory at the moment because our network link is down. I've got a copy at home but I can't remember what it's called. Christopher ------------------------------ Date: 17 Sep 90 15:52:37 GMT From: munnari.oz.au!sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au!levels!etrmg@uunet.uu.net Subject: MAXRom and TEAC FD55 drive 1.2M?? Message-ID: <15428.26f4f146@levels.sait.edu.au> Help: I bought a uC MAXRom for my 84 Kaypro. Now I am trying to connect a Quad density drive to it for 750K storage capability. Will a standard 1.2M AT type floppy drive work. Probably not. Alternatively, Can I strap my TEAC 1.2 FD55 to act like a Quad density drive? What are the differences between 1.2M and 720K quad drives. Spindle speed only? Same # of tracks? I'm getting bogged down without proper specs for these things. Thanks for any info... Ronn ------------------------------ Date: 17 Sep 90 06:24:15 GMT From: unmvax!pprg.unm.edu!topgun!mustang!data!news@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Jonathan Hahn) Subject: NEC PC-8500 User's Guide Message-ID: <1990Sep17.062415.26945@nas.nasa.gov> I have a few extra User's Guides for the NEC PC-8500 laptop I'd like to sell. List price from NEC is $15.95. I'll let each go for $9, or $10 if I need to ship. Or, I'll trade for an 8500 telcom user's guide. -jonathan hahn -- hahn@gigantor.nas.nasa.gov wk: (415) 604-4360 ..!ames!amelia!hahn hm: (408) 736-7014 ------------------------------ Date: 12 Sep 90 18:25:04 GMT From: swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!peregrine!sceard!ncr-sd!simasd!simasd!pnet07!donm@ucsd.edu (Don Maslin) Subject: Need cpm for Morrow Design machine... Message-ID: <1990Sep12.182504.14464@simasd.uucp> I can probably help out with a system disk for your friend's Morrow. However, the Morrow used many variants of CP/M which were dependent upon the model and the monitor prom version. That's the 24 pin chip in about the middle of the board which probably has a sticker on it that says MD-ROM Rev n.n and what looks like a Hex checksum on it. With that information, I can perhaps help out. UUCP: {nosc ucsd crash ncr-sd}!pnet07!donm ARPA: simasd!pnet07!donm@nosc.mil INET: donm@pnet07.cts.com ------------------------------ Date: 17 Sep 90 19:20:10 GMT From: dev!dgis!tswenson@uunet.uu.net (Timothy Swenson) Subject: Northstar Advantage Book Disk Message-ID: <952@dgis.dtic.dla.mil> I was just given a NorthStar Advantage by a friend (at least I think it is an Advantage, the Horizon had the Terminal in a seperate unit, where as my system as the terminal and cpu and disks all togheter). I am looking for a book disk for the beast. It seems to work OK, it's just that I do not have a book disk to test it with. It keeps telling me to put a book disk it. If someone out there has one, I am willing to pick up the postage and cost of the disk. I'd like to at least see if the beast is working. Tim Swenson tswenson@se3c763a.gnen.osd.mil tswenson@dgis.dtic.dla.mil P.S. Once I get a boot disk, any one got any PD software? ------------------------------ Date: 12 Sep 90 19:25:04 GMT From: swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!peregrine!sceard!ncr-sd!simasd!simasd!pnet07!donm@ucsd.edu (Don Maslin) Subject: SuperBrain System Disk Message-ID: <1990Sep12.192504.14764@simasd.uucp> Need a system (boot) disk for a SuperBrain CP/M computer. Will pay media, mailer, & postage costs. Thanks. UUCP: {nosc ucsd crash ncr-sd}!pnet07!donm ARPA: simasd!pnet07!donm@nosc.mil INET: donm@pnet07.cts.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Sep 90 13:31:03 GMT From: rr2g@rhonda.ce.Virginia.EDU (Rhonda Gaines) Subject: terminal emulation for kaypro Message-ID: <9009171731.AA11738@composite.ce.Virginia.EDU> I have a Kaypro 2X that I use to access the computer systems on campus. I need to access Sun & AT&T machines. Logging on is no problem. The problem comes in when I use the jove editor. What terminal emulation should I be using to use jove? Or should I be using a different editor all together? The editors (I know of available) are: jove, emacs, vi. I've tried vt100, and adm5. adm5 works better than vt100 but not the best. Any ideas? What about a different terminal program? I have kconnect (developed here for use w/ kaypros), mex, and mdm7. Any ideas/comments appreciated. -Rhonda -- Rhonda Gaines | University of Virginia phone: 804-924-6265 | Thornton Hall bitnet: gaines@virginia.bitnet | Applied Mechanics Program internet: gaines@virginia.edu | Charlottesville, VA 22903-2442 ------------------------------ End of INFO-CPM Digest V90 Issue #143 ************************************* 19-Sep-90 01:31:05-MDT,9865;000000000000 Return-Path: Date: Wed, 19 Sep 90 01:15:06 MDT From: INFO-CPM-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Reply-To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V90 #144 To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Message-ID: <900919011508.V90N144@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL> INFO-CPM Digest Wed, 19 Sep 90 Volume 90 : Issue 144 Today's Topics: 80 Track drives as B-drive on AMSTRAD CP/M computers AMSTRAD Computers and ZCPR Personal to Ian Justman (Re: Timer patches) terminal emulation for kaypro (2 msgs) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 18 Sep 90 11:06:11 GMT From: usc!samsung!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!ira.uka.de!smurf!gopnbg!altger!doitcr!jungkunz@ucsd.edu (Helmut Jungkunz) Subject: 80 Track drives as B-drive on AMSTRAD CP/M computers Message-ID: <1497@doitcr.doit.sub.org> Hello people, I keep reading all sorts of very costfull advices on additional drives on AMSTRAD CP/M computers. We, the Schneider/Amstrad CPC User Group (SCUG) of Munich, offer help to everyone, who wants to add a second drive to his AMSTRAD. Our advice is to always try and get a DSQD (i.e. 80 Track) drive, even if you can use only one side for the time beeing. We have a universal driver program to support a single-sided 80 track format with 360K capacitiy for all AMSTRAD CP/M computers that can also be use by the CPCs in BASIC! By using a hardware switcfor head select, one might also use the other side of the disk, by simply switching to the second head. Be careful not to modify the drive itself, use jumper points, wherever possible. There are also some drives enabling double-stepping via jumper select, so that exchanging information with 40 track drives is also possible, as long as you are the receiving side. If you initiate such a disk, make sure to use a virgin disk, or, even better, a disk formatted by the destination drive. The format is called B360K and available as public domain. A BASIC formatter, a CP/M 2.2 formatter and a multipurpose CP/M Plus formatter are included in the package. Although copyrights are held by the author, Andreas Kisslinger, you are free to copy and distribute these programs, provided no commercial pricing is charged. If you must charge copyiing, then please be moderate. Information anprograms can be obtained through me. Send a preformatted disk of your format, labelled wtih your format name and your address plus a short handwritten note what it is that you want to this address: Schneider/Amstrad CPC User Group Munich, c/o Helmut Jungkunz, Zacherlstr. 14, 8045 Ismaning, Germany Tel. 089/969374 Use any brand of dri, it'll work on almost all known drives. There are some drives, though, that can only access 77 tracks correctly, those were used in older computers. Modern drives should all be capable of accessing at least 80 to 82 tracks. Note: avoid strange formats, try to stick to the original formats as soon as you want anybody else to ever read your disks. With best regards, Helmut ------------------------------ Date: 16 Sep 90 20:50:32 GMT From: snorkelwacker!ira.uka.de!smurf!gopnbg!altger!doitcr!jungkunz@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Helmut Jungkunz) Subject: AMSTRAD Computers and ZCPR Message-ID: <1496@doitcr.doit.sub.org> Hello people, I am the head of the Munich Schneider/Amstrad CPC User Group (SCUG) and I am also SIG-OP of NBBS 08165/60041 300 1200 2400 Baud which represents the direct contact to ZNODE #51, the only European ZNODE. You have to be a registered user with NBBS to access this system, though. Membership is paid on time-dependant credits. So- you decide, when your money is going down the line, not a stupid bank computer. Fees are v e r y moderate, believe me. Besides, we are looking for AMSTRAD users all over, to improve the performance of our equipment. Many utilities can be programmed in a portable manner, so they can both run on PCWs and CPCs without any changes. This is a very important point, which is often overlooked and creates lots of unnecessary work. Very good standard routines can be found in SYSLIB versions, latest of which is version 4. All Help-files and 30 MB of utilities for ZCPR can be accessed here. Note: Z3PLUS is testes and works fine on the AMSTRAD PCW as well! So now you can make use of all the fine goodies for CP/M Plus as well! 3" discs are no pronlem to get over here. They're not too expensive (about 3 to 4 US \$s each, depending on exchange rates, I suppose). User Groups, please do get in contact with us! We use all kinds of CP/M Machines Atari Sts and IBM compatibles. We don't want any contacts with illegal copiers of software, we want good and friendly contacts to all colleagues. Hope to hear from you soon! Ciao, -> Helmut Jungkunz <- ------------------------------ Date: 18 Sep 90 15:46:59 GMT From: bu.edu!mirror!pallio!dg@purdue.edu (David Goodenough) Subject: Personal to Ian Justman (Re: Timer patches) Message-ID: Ian, Firstly, can you get me an E-mail address that won't bounce: sactoh0 keep sending back stuff addressed to sctoh0!ijsys!ianj, it looks like the sactoh0!ijsys link is down: I've tried sending this five times now, and it keeps bouncing (see below). --- cut here --- cut here --- cut here --- cut here --- cut here --- >From xait!think!ames!pacbell!sactoh0!uucp Tue Sep 18 08:16:51 1990 Received: by pallio.UUCP (CP/M MAIL V2.1b) id XX00011d21; Tue, 18 Sep 90 08:16:51 EDT Received: from think.UUCP by XAIT.Xerox.COM with UUCP; Tue, 18 Sep 90 07:44:29 -0400 Received: from mail.think.com by Early-Bird.Think.COM; Tue, 18 Sep 90 07:32:06 EDT Return-Path: Received: from Gateway.Think.COM by mail.think.com; Tue, 18 Sep 90 07:32:14 -0400 Received: from ames.arc.nasa.gov by gateway.think.com (5.61/Think-1.0C) id AA07333; Tue, 18 Sep 90 07:32:10 -0400 Received: by ames.arc.nasa.gov (5.64/1.2); Tue, 18 Sep 90 04:32:05 -0700 Received: by sactoh0.SAC.CA.US (smail2.5) id AA00966; 17 Sep 90 23:47:05 PDT (Mon) Subject: Warning From uucp Message-Id: <9009172347.AA00966@sactoh0.SAC.CA.US> Date: 17 Sep 90 23:47:05 PDT (Mon) >From: xait!think!ames!sactoh0.SAC.CA.US!uucp (UNIX-to-UNIX Calling PROGRAM Admin) To: pacbell!ames!think!xait!pallio!dg We have been unable to contact machine 'ijsys' since you queued your job. ijsys!mail ianj (Date 09/16) The job will be deleted in several days if the problem is not corrected. If you care to kill the job, execute the following command: uustat -kijsysN20bf Sincerely, sactoh0!uucp ############################################# ##### Data File: ############################ >From pacbell!ames!think!xait!pallio!dg Sun Sep 16 18:48:03 1990 remote from sactoh0 Received: by sactoh0.SAC.CA.US (smail2.5) id AA19823; 16 Sep 90 18:48:03 PDT (Sun) Received: by ames.arc.nasa.gov (5.64/1.2); Sat, 15 Sep 90 18:38:53 -0700 Received: from xait.UUCP by Early-Bird.Think.COM; Sat, 15 Sep 90 20:48:07 EDT Received: from pallio.UUCP by XAIT.Xerox.COM with UUCP; Sat, 15 Sep 90 20:16:23 -0400 Received: by pallio.UUCP (CP/M MAIL V2.1b) id XX00011cfd; Sat, 15 Sep 90 18:37:00 EDT To: think!ames!pacbell!sactoh0!ijsys!ianj Subject: Timer patches >From: ames!think!xait!pallio!dg (David Goodenough) Date: Sat, 15 Sep 90 18:37:00 EDT Message-Id: Ian, > I got the latest version of UUCP, and I have a small problem with > the timer overlay I wrote. ..... > ..... but they act as if the routines weren't there to begin with. The one possible cause is the value in HL when you return from the timer patch. The code that calls the timer code expects HL to be zero on return. If it's non-zero, then the programs assume an error, and don't use the patch value, and prompt anyway. I don't know if this is the case, but it's the only thing I can think of. Check what is happening, and let me know. Yours, -- dg@pallio.UUCP - David Goodenough +---+ IHS | +-+-+ ..... !harvard!xait!pallio!dg +-+-+ | AKA: dg%pallio.uucp@xait.xerox.com +---+ ------------------------------ Date: 19 Sep 90 01:09:52 GMT From: ogicse!milton!blake.u.washington.edu!callisto@uunet.uu.net (Finn) Subject: terminal emulation for kaypro Message-ID: <7762@milton.u.washington.edu> In article <9009171731.AA11738@composite.ce.Virginia.EDU> rr2g@RHONDA.CE.VIRGINIA.EDU (Rhonda Gaines) writes: >I have a Kaypro 2X that I use to access the computer systems >on campus. I need to access Sun & AT&T machines. Logging on is no > (stuff gone) >different terminal program? I have kconnect (developed here for use >w/ kaypros), mex, and mdm7. > I haven't seen kconnect, but mex works just fine. Tell whatever that you connect with that your terminal is an ADM3A and the terminal emulation will work just fine. ------------------------------ Date: 19 Sep 90 00:03:20 GMT From: eru!hagbard!sunic!news.funet.fi!hydra!hylka!jlaiho@bloom-beacon.mit.edu Subject: terminal emulation for kaypro Message-ID: <3120.26f6b5c8@cc.helsinki.fi> In article <9009171731.AA11738@composite.ce.Virginia.EDU>, rr2g@RHONDA.CE.VIRGINIA.EDU (Rhonda Gaines) writes: > problem. The problem comes in when I use the jove editor. What > terminal emulation should I be using to use jove? Or should I be Try using either adm3a or vt52. I don't recall which, but either of these should be ok for Kaypro. Flame me, if I fouled up.. Juha Laiho jlaiho@cc.Helsinki.FI ------------------------------ End of INFO-CPM Digest V90 Issue #144 ************************************* 20-Sep-90 23:23:24-MDT,6071;000000000000 Mail-From: KPETERSEN created at 20-Sep-90 23:09:02 Return-Path: Date: Thu, 20 Sep 90 23:09:01 MDT From: INFO-CPM-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Reply-To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V90 #145 To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Message-ID: <900920230902.V90N145@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL> INFO-CPM Digest Thu, 20 Sep 90 Volume 90 : Issue 145 Today's Topics: CPM Companion (2 msgs) RASM86/LINK86 (2 msgs) vt100 for QX-10, or for anything, for that matter ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 19 Sep 90 12:29:40 EDT From: Mack Goodman Subject: CPM Companion Message-ID: <9009191229.aa09295@crdec8.apgea.army.mil> Could someone send me a brief description of what this device is, and could it be useful for me. I have a Northstar Advantage. This device is called " CPM Companion 2.2 " It is a black box with a couple of ports on it and a "edge" connector? Private replys may be most appropriate, Thanks in advance. Mack Goodman ------------------------------ Date: 20 Sep 90 22:25:03 GMT From: swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!emory!hubcap!ncrcae!ncr-sd!simasd!simasd!pnet07!donm@ucsd.edu (Don Maslin) Subject: CPM Companion Message-ID: <1990Sep20.222503.11324@simasd.uucp> Not private, please. Let us all know! UUCP: {nosc ucsd crash ncr-sd}!pnet07!donm ARPA: simasd!pnet07!donm@nosc.mil INET: donm@pnet07.cts.com ------------------------------ Date: 19 Sep 90 09:17:37 GMT From: pacbell.com!pacbell!sactoh0!ijpc!ianj@ucsd.edu (Ian Justman) Subject: RASM86/LINK86 Message-ID: <3NNqP2w163w@ijpc.UUCP> Does anyone have said programs in subject line? When I got my CompuPro 8/16 from a friend of mine's work, I didn't get the assembler, and the linker doesn't want to cooperate with command structure. If it'll help, I'm running Concurrent DOS 4.1, and I need both programs to do a more detail system regen. Thanks in advance. ------------------------------ Date: 20 Sep 90 06:26:07 GMT From: crash!mwilson@nosc.mil (Marc Wilson) Subject: RASM86/LINK86 Message-ID: <4531@crash.cts.com> In article <3NNqP2w163w@ijpc.UUCP> ianj@ijpc.UUCP (Ian Justman) writes: >Does anyone have said programs in subject line? When I got my >CompuPro 8/16 from a friend of mine's work, I didn't get the >assembler, and the linker doesn't want to cooperate with command >structure. If it'll help, I'm running Concurrent DOS 4.1, and I >need both programs to do a more detail system regen. You only need RASM/LINK if you're going to re-assemble HEADENTR.A86. You can alter the system to your hearts content with CDOSINST and the appropriate XIOS.CON file. Do you have documentation for this? You DO know that you're supposed to use GENCCPM to re-generate the OS? Ok, then. Now, both RASM86 and LINK86 are *NOT* public domain. They are copyrighted software packages, and as such cannot be passed around. What you need to do is to find a copy of the "Programmer's Utilities" package for CP/M-86. You'll find RASM and LINK there. Oh, BTW... RASM 1.0 will *NOT* correctly assemble HEADENTR, nor will LINK86 1.0 link it correctly. In order to do it, I used RASM86 v1.3 from the Assembler Plus Tools package, and LINK86 v1.02 from my copy of DRI's C compiler. This was forced on me because the XIOS320.CON file supplied by CompuPro won't allow a PC-DOS partition due to a bad media byte. I had to re-assemble it. If you can tell me what you want done, I suppose I can assemble it for you. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marc Wilson ARPA: ...!crash!mwilson@nosc.mil ...!crash!pnet01!pro-sol!mwilson@nosc.mil UUCP: [ cbosgd | hp-sdd!hplabs | sdcsvax | nosc ]!crash!mwilson INET: mwilson@crash.CTS.COM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marc Wilson ARPA: ...!crash!mwilson@nosc.mil ...!crash!pnet01!pro-sol!mwilson@nosc.mil UUCP: [ cbosgd | hp-sdd!hplabs | sdcsvax | nosc ]!crash!mwilson INET: mwilson@crash.CTS.COM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ Date: 20 Sep 90 00:35:56 GMT From: elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!sdd.hp.com!think.com!mintaka!spdcc!ima!mirror!pallio!dg@cs.ucla.edu (David Goodenough) Subject: vt100 for QX-10, or for anything, for that matter Message-ID: In response to someone asking about terminal programs, JSHIN@HAMPVMS.BITNET (Pickled Twinkies) says: > QTerm is it. You have to do some customizing, but, if you have an external > modem, you can make it a generic cp/m program. > > Send to rna%lakart.uucp@xait.xerocx.com the following mail message. > Send HELP to [your addrexss on the bnet] > Send INDEX to [your address] Two things: the address is rna%pallio.uucp@xait.xerox.com - lakart is where it _USED_ to be, but they went of line about 18 months ago, and pallio now talks directly to xait. PLEASE DON'T USE lakart.uucp, because it probably won't work. Also, the lines would be: /send help to address /send index to address where 'address' is your address in '@' syntax for domain sites, or '!' syntax for UUCP hosts. The '/' is important, and the first three words must be in lower case. BTW, the site that I use to resolve '@' addresses understands USER@HOST.BITNET, so bitnet users can get this stuff without any fuss. -- dg@pallio.UUCP - David Goodenough +---+ IHS | +-+-+ ..... !harvard!xait!pallio!dg +-+-+ | AKA: dg%pallio.uucp@xait.xerox.com +---+ ------------------------------ End of INFO-CPM Digest V90 Issue #145 ************************************* 24-Sep-90 00:47:25-MDT,8674;000000000000 Return-Path: Date: Mon, 24 Sep 90 00:24:36 MDT From: INFO-CPM-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Reply-To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V90 #146 To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Message-ID: <900924002436.V90N146@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL> INFO-CPM Digest Mon, 24 Sep 90 Volume 90 : Issue 146 Today's Topics: How "hard" is CR-LF (3 msgs) Kaypro LQ printer JUKI 6100 MAXRom and TEAC FD55 drive 1.2M New cp/m user help terminal emulation for kaypro ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 21 Sep 90 11:07:55 GMT From: agate!linus!nixbur!nixpbe!peun11!josef@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Moellers) Subject: How "hard" is CR-LF Message-ID: Hi, Can somebody tell me how "hard" the CR/LF sequence is built into CP/M? I'm asking this as I want to read a text-file line by line and need a definite place to terminate the line. UNIX uses a single \n, but with a two character sequence, I'm not sure if LF is always the last character and the second last character is always a CR which I can discard. Regards, -- | Josef Moellers | c/o Nixdorf Computer AG | | USA: mollers.pad@nixdorf.com | Abt. PXD-S14 | | !USA: mollers.pad@nixdorf.de | Heinz-Nixdorf-Ring | | Phone: (+49) 5251 104662 | D-4790 Paderborn | ------------------------------ Date: 22 Sep 90 16:48:02 GMT From: crash!mwilson@nosc.mil (Marc Wilson) Subject: How "hard" is CR-LF Message-ID: <4584@crash.cts.com> In article josef@nixpbe.UUCP (Moellers) writes: >Hi, >Can somebody tell me how "hard" the CR/LF sequence is built into CP/M? >I'm asking this as I want to read a text-file line by line and need a >definite place to terminate the line. It's not built into CP/M at all. It's just that most terminals and hardcopy drvices of the time required both the CR and the LF to get to the first position on the next line. >UNIX uses a single \n, but with a two character sequence, I'm not sure >if LF is always the last character and the second last character is >always a CR which I can discard. Why don't you just scan for the CR? If you find one, then look at the next character. If it's a LF, then throw it away. If it's not, you've got a weird file. You could always therminate the line at 80 characters or CR, whichever comes first. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marc Wilson ARPA: ...!crash!mwilson@nosc.mil ...!crash!pnet01!pro-sol!mwilson@nosc.mil UUCP: [ cbosgd | hp-sdd!hplabs | sdcsvax | nosc ]!crash!mwilson INET: mwilson@crash.CTS.COM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marc Wilson ARPA: ...!crash!mwilson@nosc.mil ...!crash!pnet01!pro-sol!mwilson@nosc.mil UUCP: [ cbosgd | hp-sdd!hplabs | sdcsvax | nosc ]!crash!mwilson INET: mwilson@crash.CTS.COM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ Date: 23 Sep 90 09:21:41 GMT From: zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!munnari.oz.au!comp.vuw.ac.nz!actrix!ewen@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Ewen McNeill) Subject: How "hard" is CR-LF Message-ID: <1990Sep23.092141.1446@actrix.co.nz> In article <4584@crash.cts.com> mwilson@crash.cts.com (Marc Wilson) writes: > Why don't you just scan for the CR? If you find one, then look > at the next character. If it's a LF, then throw it away. If it's > not, you've got a weird file. IMHO, the best idea is to scan for a LF. If you find a CR, then ignore it. This means that you can read in text files that were produced on Unix/Amiga/whatever which only have LFs, directly. If more CP/M utilities did this (UNARC does when typing a file from an archive), then life would be much nicer, and I could throw away my unix2cpm program. --- Ewen McNeill. Email: ewen@actrix.co.nz ------------------------------ Date: 24 Sep 90 05:25:53 GMT From: swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!ut-emx!emx.utexas.edu@ucsd.edu (Alex Nghiem) Subject: Kaypro LQ printer JUKI 6100 Message-ID: <37523@ut-emx.uucp> I have just inherited a Kaypro Letter Quality Printer, also known as JUKI 6100. If you have the dip switch settings for this printer, could you send me E-mail? Thanks, Alex Nghiem __________________________________________________________________________ This article is posted for discussion only. Any misrepresentation, if any, is purely unintentional. Any opinion expressed or implicit in these remarks are solely my own. nghiem@emx.utexas.edu !cs.utexas.edu!ut-emx!nghiem nghiem@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu !cs.utexas.edu!ut-emx!ccwf!nghiem ------------------------------ Date: 21 Sep 90 12:37:16 GMT From: munnari.oz.au!sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au!levels!etrmg@uunet.uu.net Subject: MAXRom and TEAC FD55 drive 1.2M Message-ID: <15450.26fa097c@levels.sait.edu.au> In article <15428.26f4f146@levels.sait.edu.au>, etrmg@levels.sait.edu.au writes: > Help: > > I bought a uC MAXRom for my 84 Kaypro. Now I am trying to connect a Quad > density drive to it for 750K storage capability. Will a standard 1.2M > AT type floppy drive work. Probably not. Alternatively, Can I strap my > TEAC 1.2 FD55 to act like a Quad density drive? What are the differences > between 1.2M and 720K quad drives. Spindle speed only? Same # of tracks? > I'm getting bogged down without proper specs for these things. > Thanks for any info... > Ronn Just following up to my own posting. . . I have a new drive, an FD-55FV, which is a real quad density. It goes nicely just in case anyone cares about this type of thing. I was told by the TEAC local guru that it is possible to strap an FD-55GFR (1.2M) to act like a Quad. Although I have not received the docs in the mail yet. Anyways . . . They are really quiet as well! Ronn ------------------------------ Date: 22 Sep 90 01:36:08 GMT From: zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!jarthur!bgribble@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Bill Gribble) Subject: New cp/m user help Message-ID: <8574@jarthur.Claremont.EDU> I hate to post blind to a newsgroup, but here goes: A friend who doesn't have news access just acquired a cp/m machine (a Kaypro 4) and knows nothing about the os. Can someone direct him to good books, PD software sites (preferably ftp) and send some good general information? The name of a good PD terminal program would also be greatly appreciated. Any email can be directed to jwarren@hmcvax.{bitnet | claremont.edu}. Thanks in advance. Bill Gribble ***************************************************************************** ** Bill Gribble Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA ** ** bgribble@jarthur.claremont.edu (714) 621-8000 ext 2038 ** ***************************************************************************** ------------------------------ Date: 21 Sep 90 12:29:28 GMT From: munnari.oz.au!sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au!levels!etrmg@uunet.uu.net Subject: terminal emulation for kaypro Message-ID: <15449.26fa07a8@levels.sait.edu.au> In article <3120.26f6b5c8@cc.helsinki.fi>, jlaiho@cc.helsinki.fi writes: > In article <9009171731.AA11738@composite.ce.Virginia.EDU>, rr2g@RHONDA.CE.VIRGINIA.EDU (Rhonda Gaines) writes: >> problem. The problem comes in when I use the jove editor. What >> terminal emulation should I be using to use jove? Or should I be > > Try using either adm3a or vt52. I don't recall which, but either of > these should be ok for Kaypro. Hello u Kaypro'ers: ADM3 is the stock terminal type for Kaypros, unfortunately, my VAX here don't support anything but VT-type terminals. There is an emulator on SIMTEL if you can access it. Other wise the MAXROM 84 from microcornucopia will give you VT52 emulation in ROM. I got it a few months ago & have had no problems with at all. Actually, I just got a quad drive for 50$A and now have 780K storage! I love it. For 79$US it's a fair deal. Anyways there you go . . . > > Flame me, if I fouled up.. No worries, mate! Are you masochistic? ;-/ > > Juha Laiho jlaiho@cc.Helsinki.FI ------------------------------ End of INFO-CPM Digest V90 Issue #146 ************************************* 25-Sep-90 01:44:00-MDT,11663;000000000000 Return-Path: Date: Tue, 25 Sep 90 01:15:31 MDT From: INFO-CPM-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Reply-To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V90 #147 To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Message-ID: <900925011532.V90N147@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL> INFO-CPM Digest Tue, 25 Sep 90 Volume 90 : Issue 147 Today's Topics: CPM Companion How "hard" is CR-LF Kaypro Termcap Turbo-Dos help! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 24 Sep 90 16:14:36 EDT From: Mack Goodman Subject: CPM Companion Message-ID: <9009241614.aa28063@crdec8.apgea.army.mil> I have looked at this and have more information. But as of yet, no one has replied. Again, if anyone out there knows anything about this device, PLEASE tell me. It has three rs-232 type female connections on the back. These are labeled, modem, printer, and terminal. There is also a disk drive and a small indicator light which says "virtual disk" next to it. Hope this hepls someone identify this hardware. Thanks Mack Goodman ------------------------------ Date: 24 Sep 90 00:20:57 GMT From: attcan!telly!lethe!druid!darcy@uunet.uu.net (D'Arcy J.M. Cain) Subject: How "hard" is CR-LF Message-ID: <1990Sep24.002057.20032@druid.uucp> In article josef@nixpbe.UUCP (Moellers) writes: >Hi, >Can somebody tell me how "hard" the CR/LF sequence is built into CP/M? >I'm asking this as I want to read a text-file line by line and need a >definite place to terminate the line. >UNIX uses a single \n, but with a two character sequence, I'm not sure >if LF is always the last character and the second last character is >always a CR which I can discard. > A quick and dirty method that I have used successfully in both DOS and CP/M is to simply ignore CRs and use \n as the line terminator. This will work most of the time. It even ports to Unix unchanged although it is a little wasteful of the CPU checking for non-existent CRs. -- D'Arcy J.M. Cain (darcy@druid) | D'Arcy Cain Consulting | MS-DOS: The Andrew Dice Clay West Hill, Ontario, Canada | of operating systems. + 416 281 6094 | ------------------------------ Date: 25 Sep 90 03:46:36 GMT From: swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!bu.edu!mirror!pallio!dg@ucsd.edu (David Goodenough) Subject: Kaypro Termcap Message-ID: A couple of people expressed interest in a termcap for a Kaypro a while back. There are two versions here, for the non-graphics (1983) Kaypros and for the graphics (1984) Kaypros. They should work just fine, but of course I don't guarentee anything. And no, the 500 ms. delay on the clear screen command is not a typo. The Kaypro 4 ('84) really does need it, even at 1200 baud! --- cut here --- cut here --- cut here --- cut here --- cut here --- k4|kp84|Kaypro84:am:bs:co#80:li#24:cl=500^Z:cm=\E=%+ %+ :nd=^L:up=^K :ho=^^:ce=^X:cd=^W:al=\ER:dl=\EE :so=\EB0\EB1:se=\EC0\EC1:us=\EB3:ue=\EC3 :kl=^H:kr=^L:ku=^K:kd=^J k3|kp83|Kaypro83:so@:se@:us@:ue@:tc=kp84 --- cut here --- cut here --- cut here --- cut here --- cut here --- You may also want to mess with a delay on the ce, cd, al and dl capabilities, since they might take some time too. -- dg@pallio.UUCP - David Goodenough +---+ IHS | +-+-+ ..... !harvard!xait!pallio!dg +-+-+ | AKA: dg%pallio.uucp@xait.xerox.com +---+ ------------------------------ Date: 25 Sep 90 06:21:57 GMT From: clyde.concordia.ca!ccu.umanitoba.ca!umlecla3@uunet.uu.net (Brian Leclair) Subject: Turbo-Dos help! Message-ID: <1990Sep25.062157.2375@ccu.umanitoba.ca> I am having some problems with my turbo-dos system. I have included the gen and par files in this text. The problem is very simply, it doesn't work! I can hear the slaves loading the OSSLAVE(A-D).SYS over the floppy, and I can see their bus lights flashing, but I get no prompt or copyright software 2000 notice on the terminals. Can someone please look over these gen/par files ; S6LDR8.DO (MAKES OSLOAD.SYS AND OSLOAD.COM) ; gen s6ldr8 osload.com gen s6ldr8 osload1.com ;l1400 delete osload.sys rename osload1.com osload.sys ----- END OF FILE ----- ; S6LDR8.GEN (OSLOAD.COM/OSLOAD.SYS GEN FILE) STDLOADR ; STANDARD LOADE S6NIT ; SUPER SIX HARDWARE INITIALIZATION CONDR ; CONSOLE DRIVER S6DSK ; SUPER SIX DISK DRIVER S6DST58F ; SUPER SIX DISK SPEC TABLE HARDISK ; HARD DISK DRIVE FOR HDC1001 HARDTBLS ; HARD DISK TABLE HEADER TM703A ; 52MB HARD DISK S6SIO ; SUPER SIX SERIAL I/O DRIVERS RTCNUL ; REAL TIME CLOCK DRIVER ----- END OF FILE ----- ; S6LDR8.PAR (OSLOAD.COM/OSLOAD.SYS PAR FILE) CONBR = 8E ; 9600 BAUD CONSOLE DSKAST = 0,DSKDRA ; A = FLOPPY 0 1,DSKDRA ; B = FLOPPY 1 0,DSKDRB ; C = HARD DISK 0 DRVTBL = 2,2 LOADFN = 0,"OSMASTER","SYS" MEMTOP = (0) ;(0) = DON'T TEST MEMORY ----- END OF FILE ----- ; S6MLT8.DO (GENERATES OSMASTER.SYS) GEN S6MLT8 OSMASTER.SYS ----- END OF FILE ----- ; S6MLT8.GEN (OSMASTER.SYS GEN FILE) STDMASTR ; STANDARD NETWORKING MASTER FASLOD ; OPTIMIZED PROGRAM LOADER CPMSUP ; CP/M FUNCTION SUPPORT MODULE MPMSUP ; MPM FUNCTION SUPPORT MODULE QUEMGR ; MPM QUEUE MANAGER S6NIT ; HARDWARE INITIALIZATION CONREM ; REMOTE CONSOLE DRIVER (FOR REMOTE MASTER OPERATION) S6SIO ; SUPER SIX SERIAL I/O DRIVERS S6RTC ; SUPER SIX REAL TIME CLOCK DRIVER LSTCTS ; LIST DRIVER FOR 9600 BAUD PRINTER (CTS HANDSHAKE{PIN 20}) LSTPAR ; LIST DRIVER FOR PARALLEL PORT S6DSK ; SUPER SIX DISK DRIVER DST8FR ; DISK SPEC. TABLES FOR 8 INCH HARDISK ; HARD DISK DRIVE FOR HDC1001 HARDTBLS ; HARD DISK TABLE HEADER TM703A ; 52MB HARD DISK S6SOM ; SUPER SIX SIGNON MESSAGE MCDSS ; MASTER CIRCUIT DRIVER FOR SUPER SLAVES SSLOAD ; SUPER SLAVE INITIAL LOAD SSBOOT ; SUPER SLAVE OPERATING SYSTEM BOOT PATCH ; PATCH MODULE ----- END OF FILE ----- ; S6MLT8.PAR (OSMASTER.SYS PAR FILE) ;CONBR = 0CF ; 19.2K BAUD RATE WITH DTR HANDSHAKE ;CONBR = 8E ; 9600 BAUD CONSOLE CTSBR = 67 ; 1200 BAUD CTS PRINTER SRHDRV = 0FF ; SEARCH SYSTEM DISK FOR CMMAND FILES COMPAT = 0F8 ; RECORD/FILE LOCKING COMPATIBILITY FLAGS ; PRINTER ASSIGNMENTS PTRAST = 1,LSTDRA ; PRINTER A = CTS PRINTER(local) 0,LSTDRB ; PRINTER A = CENTRONICS (local) DSPPAT = 1,2 ; ASSIGN EACH PRINTER TO ITS OWN QUEUE QUEAST = 0,(0),0,(0),0,(0),0,(0),0,(0),0,(0) ; DISK DRIVE ASSIGNMENTS DSKAST = 0,DSKDRA ; A = FLOPPY 0 1,DSKDRA ; B = FLOPPY 1 0,DSKDRB ; C = HARD DISK 0 DRVTBL = 2,2 ; FIRST TWO DRIVES 8" BFLDLY = (258) ; 10 SECOND BUFFER FLUSH DELAY AUTUSR = 080 ; DEFAULT TO PRIVLEGED, USER 0 NMBUFS = 12 ; NUMBER OF BUFFERS (16) NMBMBS = 0A ; PRE-ALLOCATE NMBSVC*2 MESSAGE BUFFERS NMBRPS = 0A ; PRE-ALLOCATE NMBSVC*2 REPLY WAITING BUFFERS NMBSVC = 4 ; NUMBER OF "SERVER PROCESSES" (NUMBER OF SLAVES) NMBSSA = 4 ; NUMBER OF SUPER SLAVES SLAVES SUPPORTED ON FIRST DRIVER ;-------------------------------------------------------------------- ; SSASTA EXPLANATION ; ; EACH ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER IN THE STRING IS CONCATENATED TO THE END ; OF THE OSSLAVE.SYS SEARCH NAME ; FOR EXAMPLE: ; SSASTA = 'AB' <--- SEARCHES THE FIRST SLAVE FOR 'OSSLAVEA.SYS' AND ; THE SECOND SLAVE FOR 'OSSLAVEB.SYS' ;-------------------------------------------------------------------- SSASTA = 'ABCD ' ;SUPER SLAVE SYSTEM ASSIGNMENT TABLE ; TURBODOS 1.41-1 PATCH ; APPLICATION: Z80 CONFIGURATIONS WITH 'LCLUSR' MODULE. ; PURPOSE: TO MAKE OPTIMIZED CONSOLE STATUS FUNCTIONS TO RETURN ; STATUS IN L-REG (AS WELL AS A-REG). CINTRY+22 = PATCH,44 PATCH = 21,00,00,7D,0C9 ----- END OF FILE ----- ; SSLAVBK4.DO (Generates four banked slave systems :) ; "OSSLAVEA.SYS", "OSSLAVEB.SYS", "OSSLAVEC.SYS" and "OSSLAVED.SYS" gen sslavbka osslavea.sys;kfc00 gen sslavbkb osslaveb.sys;kfc00 gen sslavbkc osslavec.sys;kfc00 gen sslavbkd osslaved.sys;kfc00 ----- END OF FILE ----- ;SSLAVBKA.GEN file to generate an "OSSLAVEA.SYS" (banked) ; (NOT SSLAVBKA, SSLAVBKB, SSLAVBKC, SSLAVBKD ARE EXACTLY THE SAME SO ; I HAVE ONLY INCLUDED SSLAVBKA.GEN/PAR) STDSLAVE ;STANDARD NETWORKING SLAVE BNKMGR ;BANKED MEMORY MANAGER BNKREQ ;NETLOD EQUIVALENT FOR BANKED SYSTEMS CPMSUP ;CP/M FUNCTION SUPPORT MODULE MPMSUP ;MP/M FUNCTION SUPPORT MODULE QUEMGR ;QUEUE MANAGER SSNIT ;SUPER SLAVE HARDWARE INITIALIZATION CONDR ;CONSOLE DRIVER SSLSTPAR ;PRINTER DRIVER FOR CENTRONICS LSTCTS ;PRINTER DRIVER FOR 9600 BAUD, CTS HANDSHAKING SSSIO2 ;SUPER SLAVE SERIAL I/O DRIVER FOR 2 SERIAL PORTS SSCKTDR ;SUPER SLAVE CIRCUIT DRIVER SLVRES ;SLAVE RESET DETECTION SSRTC ;SUPER SLAVE REAL TIME CLOCK SSBNK ;SUPER SLAVE BANK SELECT DRIVER SSSOM ;SUPER SLAVE SIGN ON MESSAGE PATCH ;PATCH MODULE ----- END OF FILE ----- ; SSLAVBKA.PAR file to generate an "OSSLAVEA.SYS" (banked) USRSOM = 0D,0A,'Advanced Digital Corp. Banked Super Slave A ready.$' SRHDRV = 0FF ;SEARCH SYSTEM DISK FOR .COM FILES COMPAT = 0F8 ;FILE/RECORD LOCKING COMPATIBILITY FLAGS ;CPMVER = 022 ;INHIBIT CB-80 RECORD LOCKING ;CONBR = 0CF ;USE 19.2K BAUD TERMINAL FOR CONSOLE WITH CTS CONBR = 0CE ;USE 9600 BAUD TERMINAL FOR CONSOLE CTSBR = 67 ;1200 BAUD CTS PRINTER ATNCHR = 0 ;USE "BREAK" KEY FOR ATTENTION PRTMOD = 1 ;DEFAULT PRINT MODE = SPOOLED ; PTRAST+6 = 00,LSTDRA ; PRINTER C = CENTRONICS 01,LSTDRB ; PRINTER D = SERIAL QUEAST+6 = 0,(0),0,(0) ; QUEUE ASSIGNMENT TABLE, LOCALLY GENERATED QUEUE DSPPAT+2 = 3,4 ; PRINTER C USES QUEUE C, PRINTER D USES QUEUE D QUEPTR = 3 ; COME UP ON PRINTER C ; AUTUSR = 80 ;DEFAULT = USER 0, PRIVILEGED ; ; TO USE AUTO LOGON FACILITY OF TurboDos: ; ; PUT SEMI-COLON (;) IN FRONT OF PRECEDING LINE. ; COPY "LOGON.COM" TO USER 31 AND RENAME IT ; TO "WARMSTRT.AUT". THEN CREA PTRAST+6 = 00,LSTDRA ; PRINTER C = CENTRONICS 01,LSTDRB ; PRINTER D = SERIAL QUEAST+6 = 0,(0),0,(0) ; QUEUE ASSIGNMENT TABLE, LOCALLY GENERATED QUEUE DSPPAT+2 = 3,4 ; PRINTER C USES QUEUE C, PRINTER D USES QUEUE D QUEPTR = 3 ; COME UP ON PRINTER C ; AUTUSR = 80 ;DEFAULT = USER 0, PRIVILEGED SLRSEQ = "|","|" ;SLAVE RESET SEQUENCE (UP TO 5 CHARACTERS) ----- END OF FILE ----- Please direct responses to Umlecla3@Ccu.Umanitoba.Ca either via this forum, or preferably EAN. ------------------------------ End of INFO-CPM Digest V90 Issue #147 ************************************* 26-Sep-90 05:30:25-MDT,11645;000000000000 Return-Path: Date: Wed, 26 Sep 90 05:15:09 MDT From: INFO-CPM-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Reply-To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V90 #148 To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Message-ID: <900926051510.V90N148@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL> INFO-CPM Digest Wed, 26 Sep 90 Volume 90 : Issue 148 Today's Topics: AZTEC C MAXRom and TEAC FD55 drive 1.2M?? N* information Personal to Jacques J. Goldberg Sierra Data Sciences terminal emulation for kaypro ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 26 Sep 90 03:38:22 -0400 From: ac959@cleveland.Freenet.Edu Subject: AZTEC C Message-ID: <9009260738.AA10358@cwns9.INS.CWRU.Edu> From: ETRMG@lv.sait.edu.au To: KPETERSEN@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Subject: AZTEC C Resent-From: KPETERSEN@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Resent-To: ac959.at.cleveland.Freenet.Edu Resent-Date: Thu 20 Sep 1990 12:02-MDT Hi: I sent a letter to them about a year ago to an address in Microcornucopia from about that era (82) Anyways, It bounced and I found a new address, (I'm not sure if it's different!) But was going to give it another shot. I just really want the manual since I've got the floppies & system stuff. I think my compiler is stuffed because it doesn't like Semi-colons at the end of lines!? And spaces either. Also, I just need a good reference over all. Thank you for your help. I'll get my version; I think It's 1.05? See ya, Ronn =========================================== =========================================== Hello Ronn, I've got a copy of the AZTEC II C (v 1.05) manual that you can buy for $20.00 (including S&H in the USA). I've had it for some time and I never really got to use it, so I might as well let someone who wants it get to use it. Also, I sell the MIX 'C' compiler for CP/M. It is a full K & R implementation of the 'C' language that comes with a tutorial/manual which, in my opinion, alone is worth the price of the package. Price of the package is $20.00 plus $5.00 for S&H in the USA (CA must add sales tax). It's a true bargain for the beginning and intermediate 'C' language programmer. Since I support TeleVideo CP/M systems on my BBS, I only 'stock' the software on TeleVideo (5.25" DD,DS) formatted disks. If you cannot transfer to your disk format, I can put the software on almost any UNIFORM supported format for $2.50 per disk (2 disks) or I can arrange for you to download the software from the BBS directly to your computer. If you are interested in either or both of the above items, you can contact me in one of the ways listed below. Take care. ###  -- Ed Grey \*\ Sysop of The Grey Matter BBS & RCP/M 213-971-6260 P.O. Box #2186 \*\ Bitnet: ac959%cleveland.freenet.edu@cunyvm Inglewood, CA 90305 \*\ Internet: ac959@cleveland.freenet.edu USA \**\ (213) 759-7406 \**\ Fidonet: 1:102/752 ------------------------------ Date: 24 Sep 90 23:58:58 GMT From: zephyr.ens.tek.com!tektronix!percy!nosun!techbook!fzsitvay@uunet.uu.net (Frank Zsitvay) Subject: MAXRom and TEAC FD55 drive 1.2M?? Message-ID: <1990Sep24.235858.13077@techbook.com> In article <15428.26f4f146@levels.sait.edu.au> etrmg@levels.sait.edu.au writes: >Help: > >I bought a uC MAXRom for my 84 Kaypro. Now I am trying to connect a Quad >density drive to it for 750K storage capability. Will a standard 1.2M >AT type floppy drive work. Probably not. Alternatively, Can I strap my >TEAC 1.2 FD55 to act like a Quad density drive? What are the differences >between 1.2M and 720K quad drives. Spindle speed only? Same # of tracks? >I'm getting bogged down without proper specs for these things. >Thanks for any info... >Ronn Well, in theory you could use a 1.2 meg drive as a 750k drive, but it would be a waste of money to do so. C the ibm 1.2 meg drives have the equivalent of 8 inch drive electronics, at least a subset. a nifty thing you could do if you wanted to use the 3.5 inch drives, a 3.5 inch 720k ibm drive is electrically the same as a dsqd 96tpi 5.25 inch drive. problems with going the 1.2 meg drive route.... the tracks these drives write are substantially narrower than even the dsqd drive tracks, to say nothing of the dsdd tracks. also, the write current is also greater. these drives can write an ibm 360k format, but the chances of another type of drive reading it is about 50/50. if you already have a 1.2 meg drive, see if you can trade it either for a real dsqd drive, or for a 720k 3.5 inch drive. , -- fzsitvay@techbook.COM - one of these days i'll get it right... Version 2 of anything is usually the version that works. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 26 Sep 90 03:41:19 -0400 From: ac959@cleveland.Freenet.Edu Subject: N* information Message-ID: <9009260741.AA10503@cwns9.INS.CWRU.Edu> Date: 17 Sep 90 19:20:10 GMT From: dev!dgis!tswenson@uunet.uu.net (Timothy Swenson) Subject: Northstar Advantage Book Disk Message-ID: <952@dgis.dtic.dla.mil> I was just given a NorthStar Advantage by a friend (at least I think it is an Advantage, the Horizon had the Terminal in a seperate unit, where as my system as the terminal and cpu and disks all togheter). I am looking for a book disk for the beast. It seems to work OK, it's just that I do not have a book disk to test it with. It keeps telling me to put a book disk it. If someone out there has one, I am willing to pick up the postage and cost of the disk. I'd like to at least see if the beast is working. Tim Swenson tswenson@se3c763a.gnen.osd.mil tswenson@dgis.dtic.dla.mil P.S. Once I get a boot disk, any one got any PD software? ======================================== ======================================== Hello Tim, for help with your Northstar Advantage, I suggest that you call Bob Dean, Sysop of the Drexel Hill Northstar BBS (215) 623-4040. I'm sure that he would be able to assist you. Take care. ###  -- Ed Grey \*\ Sysop of The Grey Matter BBS & RCP/M 213-971-6260 P.O. Box #2186 \*\ Bitnet: ac959%cleveland.freenet.edu@cunyvm Inglewood, CA 90305 \*\ Internet: ac959@cleveland.freenet.edu USA \**\ (213) 759-7406 \**\ Fidonet: 1:102/752 ------------------------------ Date: 25 Sep 90 18:45:03 GMT From: swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!emory!hubcap!ncrcae!ncr-sd!simasd!simasd!pnet07!donm@ucsd.edu (Don Maslin) Subject: Personal to Jacques J. Goldberg Message-ID: <1990Sep25.184503.740@simasd.uucp> Jacques - For reasons that I don't fully understand, both a 'reply' and a 'send' to you have bounced so I am resorting to broadband. Your assumptions were correct. Please send to: 7742 Via Capri La Jolla CA 92037 Thanks - Don Maslin UUCP: {nosc ucsd crash ncr-sd}!pnet07!donm ARPA: simasd!pnet07!donm@nosc.mil INET: donm@pnet07.cts.com ------------------------------ Date: 26 Sep 90 03:50:33 GMT From: ucselx!bionet!uwm.edu!dogie.macc.wisc.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!abcfd20.larc.nasa.gov!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!sci.ccny.cuny.edu!dsndata!unocss! (mlewis) Subject: Sierra Data Sciences Message-ID: <3103@unocss.unomaha.edu> I recently acquired a Sierra Data Sciences SBC and system and have a teeny tiny problem. There are two serial ports on teh board, clearly marked as to which is a terminal port and which is the printer port. The problem is that there is a largish number of jumper points directly below the header on the board, which I must assume are there to configure the port characteristics. I have no idea what the jumpers ought to look like, and my clone won't talk to it, or vice versa. The monitor listing implies I don't even need a disk to get the board talking, the jumpers may have been set for some really bizaare terminal. My clone only requires a three-wire with 6-8-20 jumpered to make my modem do its magic. Dies ANYONE out there have a jumper layout for this beast? The PC traces to the jumper block are not at all obvious, and my familiarity with a Z-80 DUART is academic at best. Thank much in advance. Marc -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Na khuya mne ehto gavno? | Internet: cs057@zeus.unomaha.edu preferred machine->| UUCP: uunet!mcmi!unocss!mlewis --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: 25 Sep 90 06:31:17 GMT From: ogicse!littlei!intelisc!shannon@uunet.uu.net (Shannon Nelson) Subject: terminal emulation for kaypro Message-ID: <931@intelisc.isc.intel.com> In article <9009171731.AA11738@composite.ce.Virginia.EDU> rr2g@RHONDA.CE.VIRGINIA.EDU (Rhonda Gaines) writes: >I have a Kaypro 2X ... > ... and she wants to connect to various computers. The Kaypro screen uses a superset of the adm3a terminal commands. In other words, Mex, Kermit and other modem programs will (should) work fine if you tell your host that you have an adm3a. Unfortunately, that is a rather slow and limited set of commands. The following termcap and terminfo entries have worked well for me over the last few years. They make use of the Kaypro's extra features, such as insert line, delete line, clear-to-eol, etc. To use the termcap entry, save it to a file such as /home/me/kaypro.tc. Now tell everyone about it by typing setenv TERM kaypro; setenv TERMCAP /home/me/kaypro.tc if you use C-shell. In Bourne or Korn shell, type TERM=kaypro ; TERMCAP=/home/me/kaypro.tc ; export TERM TERMCAP To use the terminfo entry, save it to a file such as kaypro.ti. Now, set your terminfo database to your own directory by typing either setenv TERMINFO /home/me or TERMINFO=/home/me ; export TERMINFO and then compiling the terminfo file with the command "tic /home/me/kaypro.ti". No, I don't guarantee perfect results, but it usually works for me. --------------------------- termcap ------------------------------------- # # Shannon Nelson # 7/12/85 # # ky|kaypro:am:cr=^M:do=^J:nl=^J:bl=^G:\ :le=^H:bs:cm=\E=%+ %+ :cl=1^Z:co#80:ho=^^:li#24:ma=^K^P:nd=^L:up=^K:\ :dl=\ER:al=\EE:\ :kd=^J:ku=^K:kl=^H:kr=^L:\ :ce=^X:cd=^W:\ :dC=3:dT=3: --------------------------- terminfo ------------------------------------ kaypro, am, xon, cols#80, lines#24, bel=^G, clear=^Z$<1>, cr=\r, cub1=\b, cud1=\n, cuf1=\f, cup=\E=%p1%'\s'%+%c%p2%'\s'%+%c, cuu1=^K, dl1=\ER, ed=^W, el=^X, home=^^, il1=\EE, ind=\n, kcub1=\b, kcud1=\n, kcuf1=\f, kcuu1=^K, -- Shannon Nelson Portland Technology Development, Intel (503) 642-8149 shannon@isc.intel.com snelson@ptd.intel.com ...uunet!littlei!intelisc!shannon Intel disclaims all knowledge of my existence. ------------------------------ End of INFO-CPM Digest V90 Issue #148 ************************************* 28-Sep-90 15:20:54-MDT,9596;000000000000 Return-Path: Date: Fri, 28 Sep 90 15:15:28 MDT From: INFO-CPM-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Reply-To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V90 #149 To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Message-ID: <900928151528.V90N149@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL> INFO-CPM Digest Fri, 28 Sep 90 Volume 90 : Issue 149 Today's Topics: cp/m operation system CPM Companion (2 msgs) MAXRom and TEAC FD55 drive 1.2M?? (2 msgs) Sierra Data Sciences ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 26 Sep 90 20:32:01 GMT From: ingr!ne1300!dog1!baerdj@uunet.uu.net (new user) Subject: cp/m operation system Message-ID: A friend of mine was given an Osborne one cpu. The only problem is that they did not give her the cp/m system disks. I have called Digital Research and they told me that they no longer sell the system disks and that my best bet is to try and find someone that has an osborne and ask them to make me a set of floppy's and send them to me. If anyone out there has an osborne that could help, pls let me know. ------------------------------ Date: 26 Sep 90 09:10:21 GMT From: pacbell.com!pacbell!ditka!qiclab!techbook!fzsitvay@ucsd.edu (Frank Zsitvay) Subject: CPM Companion Message-ID: <1990Sep26.091021.14560@techbook.com> In article <9009191229.aa09295@crdec8.apgea.army.mil> mdgoodma@CRDEC8.APGEA.ARMY.MIL (Mack Goodman) writes: >Could someone send me a brief description of what this device >is, and could it be useful for me. I have a Northstar Advantage. >This device is called " CPM Companion 2.2 " It is a black box >with a couple of ports on it and a "edge" connector? > >Private replys may be most appropriate, Thanks in advance. > >Mack Goodman i apologize for this seemingly unseemless thread, but the local piece of s--t mail system here keeps barfing this mail message back to me, which really doesn't make a whole lot of sense since we had this thread going in mail for the past 2 or three cycles. (i know it's a local thing because the system barfs the message within 10 seconds of sending it.) now, back to the discussion.... when this thread was so rudely interrupt by a flakey mail system, Mack Goodman wanted to know how to get his Companion (a cp/m 2,2 machine) up and running, mainly because his northstar advantage didn't know what to do with a soft sectored disk. --- well, the companion would be able to read and write soft sectored disks with no problem, assuming you could find a boot disk for it. if you can find such a disk, then you would be home free. just gut the ns advantage and use it's disk drives for the companion, and term software on the ns itself. whether a system uses hard sector or soft sectored disks is mostly a function of the controller. check the controller in the advantage and see if it uses a 179x or a 765 chip. if it does, then it's a matter of software. if it uses discrete logic, or one of the 177x controller, then you're out of luck. i say 179x and 177x meaning the series, as there is a 1791 and a 1793. same for the 177x series. the differences is in the interface electronics, but both are the same from a software point of view. if you are knowledgable about cp/m and assembly language, you can do one of two things... either configure cp/m for the companion, or rewrite the bios routines in the advantage to allow the use of soft sectored disks. and, if you can find a bios listing for a kaypro or other good cp/m machine, you could hack that until it works. this is basically how products like uniform work, they replace those sections of the bios with code similar to the machine it's trying to emulate the disk format. for the advantage, if it uses a 179x controller chip (like most decent cp/m machines do) then all you would need are the addresses of the controller ports. get a bios listing for sometthing like a kaypro, and just change the addresses in the bios to point to the right place. do this in ram with ddt and sysgen it onto a disk, and you would have yourself a boot disk for any floppy you want. for the companion, you would do something similar, except you would have to find the ports addresses, and since you don't have any docs, that can be somewhat difficult. what i would do is open the machine, and look at the circuit board traces to see what address the controller chip is located, and go from there. once you get a disk system working on the companion, the rest is easy, since then you could do your system exploring via software on the machine itself, which is much easier in my opinion from doing it from circuit board traces. where are you located at?? you might be able to find a cp/m machine cheap, and you wouldn't even need to do some serious hacking to get it working, either. unless it is something you like do, which is why i go through this sort of torture. (one man's pleasure, another man's pain...) i don't suppose a month goes by where someone offers their cp/m machine to me for the price of hauling it away. if you look, you can find some real bargains out there... -- fzsitvay@techbook.COM - one of these days i'll get it right... Version 2 of anything is usually the version that works. ------------------------------ Date: 28 Sep 90 00:26:36 GMT From: swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uwm.edu!ogicse!pdxgate!eecs!gleb@ucsd.edu (Glenn LeBrasseur) Subject: CPM Companion Message-ID: <176@pdxgate.UUCP> Don't forget that the old sugart 400's that came with the N* only have 35 tracks, as opposed to 40. Also the WD1771 only supports single density (and single side). It will of course handle an 8in floppy such as sugart 800 for a wopping 256KB. gleb@eecs.ee.pdx.edu I can see the future; It's a place about 70 miles east of here... ------------------------------ Date: 27 Sep 90 01:22:30 GMT From: swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!hellgate.utah.edu!cc.utah.edu!cc.usu.edu!slsw2@ucsd.edu (Roger Ivie) Subject: MAXRom and TEAC FD55 drive 1.2M?? Message-ID: <36369@cc.usu.edu> In article <1990Sep24.235858.13077@techbook.com>, fzsitvay@techbook.com (Frank Zsitvay) writes: > > Well, in theory you could use a 1.2 meg drive as a 750k drive, but it would > be a waste of money to do so. Not if you happen to have a bunch of 1.2 meg drives hanging about... :-) > problems with going the 1.2 meg drive route.... the tracks these drives > write are substantially narrower than even the dsqd drive tracks, to say > nothing of the dsdd tracks. also, the write current is also greater. Not true. 80 tracks is 80 tracks, right? They get the extra capacity by running at 500 KHz data rate instead of 250 KHz used by dsqd. The only real problem with using a 1.2 MB drive is that they tend to use pin 34 as Diskette Changed rather than Drive Ready. This confuses most CP/M machines. This might be jumperable depending on the drive. The alternative is to just ground it so the drive always looks ready. -- =============================================================================== Roger Ivie 35 S 300 W Logan, Ut. 84321 (801) 752-8633 =============================================================================== ------------------------------ Date: 28 Sep 90 14:01:43 GMT From: sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!noose.ecn.purdue.edu!mentor.cc.purdue.edu!descartes.math.purdue.edu!wilker@ucsd.edu (Clarence Wilkerson) Subject: MAXRom and TEAC FD55 drive 1.2M?? Message-ID: <14517@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> I agree with Roger Ivie. I use the 1.2 meg on an AT to read and write floppies to my QD CP/M disks, and it works. Clarence Wilkerson ------------------------------ Date: 27 Sep 90 19:08:51 GMT From: cs.utexas.edu!mailrus!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!ncoast!tim@CS.YALE.EDU (Tim Stradtman) Subject: Sierra Data Sciences Message-ID: <1990Sep27.190851.120@NCoast.ORG> In article <3103@unocss.unomaha.edu> mlewis@unocss.unomaha.edu (mlewis) writes: > >I recently acquired a Sierra Data Sciences SBC and system and have a >teeny tiny problem. There are two serial ports on teh board, clearly >marked as to which is a terminal port and which is the printer port. >The problem is that there is a largish number of jumper points directly >below the header on the board, which I must assume are there to configure >the port characteristics. I have no idea what the jumpers ought to look >like, and my clone won't talk to it, or vice versa... The jumpers are setup so that you can swap 2/3 and 4/5, and play around with 6,8 and 20. In general, for a modem you want something like: o o o o o o o o o ! ! ! ! o o o o o o o o o You won't be able to follow the traces without an ohmeter, as some of them are on the inner layers of the board. If you want, I can send you the wiring. I'd send it now, but I don't remember it exactly... I used to work for SDS, and have a complete set of manuals available, as sell as a working 4 user system. Hope this helps Tim -- Tim Stradtman tim@ncoast.org or ak215@cleveland.freeent.edu ------------------------------ End of INFO-CPM Digest V90 Issue #149 *************************************