Special interest message for those tinkerers who have the pre-rev 2.3 BIOS and are too cheap to invest in a $25 update, but would rather grind it out themselves: There is still hope for moving your system to 59K! Using these simple (uhh...) steps, you can move your system to a working 59k CP/M that can then be used to install ZCPR3. This installation is in four parts: (1) Generate a bad 59k system using MOVCPM, (2) Re-assemble the BIOS and cold start loader for 59k, (3) integrate the new BIOS and loader into the 59K cp/M image, (4) put the new image on the system tracks. Files needed: M80.com Microsoft Macro assembler L80.COM Microsoft Linking Loader MOVCPM, SYSGEN, DDT CBIOS.MAC, CBOOT.MAC BIOS and Boot code supplied by MORROW. First, get a 59k "non-working" system by using MOVCPM and then saving it as "DFNCT59K.COM": MOVCPM 59 * SAVE 46 DFNC59K.COM THen, edit CBIOS.MAC and CBOOT.MAC, changing the MEMSIZE to 59: (a line in the beginning of the code should look like this) MEMSIZE EQU 64 (and should be changed to look like this) MEMSIZE EQU 59 Then, you must Assemble CBIOS and CBOOT using M80. Link the two as follows: L80 /p:100,CBIOS,CBIOS/n/x/e l80 /p:100,CBOOT,CBOOT/n/x/e You then should have to hex files CBOOT.HEX and CBIOS.HEX. Then, use DDT to integrate the new BIOS and loader into the CP/M image: A> DDT DFNC59k.com [signon etc...] - ICBOOT.HEX - R800 - ICBIOS.HEX - R2200 - ^C [control c] A> SAVE 46 CPM59.com You are now ready to SYSGEN the image onto the new disk. (No source drive; Destination drive: The one for tHe new system.) Presto! You now have a perfectly good 59K Cp/M system. (with only 4 hours of work..) This needlessly complex blurb was brought to you by: Erik Olson 346-8194 (voice) 348-3348 (modem)