1-Aug-87 21:41:18-MDT,1456;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Sat, 1 Aug 87 21:41:11 MDT Received: by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (5.58/1.27) id AA09446; Sat, 1 Aug 87 20:41:33 PDT Received: from USENET by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU with netnews for info-cpm-ddn@simtel20.arpa (info-cpm@simtel20.arpa) (contact usenet@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU if you have questions) Date: 27 Jul 87 10:42:06 GMT From: amdcad!amd!intelca!oliveb!cygnet!3comvax!tymix!wrs@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Bill Soley) Organization: Tymnet NTD, Cupertino CA Subject: Access Matrix Corp. Message-Id: <1307@tymix.UUCP> Sender: info-cpm-request@simtel20.arpa To: info-cpm@simtel20.arpa A friend of mine gave me a nice little Z-80 system made by Access Matrix Corp., formerly of 2159 Bering Dr. San Jose CA. The system needs some minor repair for which I need a schematic. Does anyone know if this company is still around, if so where? Failing that, how about somebody with schematics or a pointer to a user group. Its a portable system with an acoustic/direct modem, Epson printer, two 5-1/4" floppies, CRT and keyboard all built in. Very nice, if it only worked. There is no model number except the logo "Access" and a serial number (1326). The mother board is model 695.0001.00 Rev. 9. Thanks in advance. Bill Soley, Tymnet/McDonnell Douglas Via Internet: wrs@office-2 Via Usenet: wrs@tymix Via Telephone:408-446-6210 3-Aug-87 20:21:41-MDT,2583;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from EDDIE.MIT.EDU by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Mon, 3 Aug 87 20:21:23 MDT Received: by EDDIE.MIT.EDU with UUCP with smail2.3 with sendmail-5.45/4.7 id ; Mon, 3 Aug 87 18:36:38 EDT Received: by primerd.prime.com (3.2/SMI-3.0DEV3/smail) id AA23371; Mon, 3 Aug 87 14:28:31 EDT Message-Id: <8708031828.AA23371@primerd.prime.com> Received: from S34.Prime.PDN by ENX.Prime.PDN; 03 Aug 87 14:12:46 EST Received: (from user ELLIOT) by S34.Prime.PDN; 03 Aug 87 14:10:34 EDT To: INFO-CPM@SIMTEL20.ARPA From: primerd!ELLIOT@S34.prime.com Date: 03 Aug 87 14:10:35 EDT To: (info-cpm@simtel20.arpa) From: Elliot Mednick Date: 03 Aug 87 1:44 PM Subject: XEROX 820 DD Package revisited Last week, I posted a query concerning a package by Software Publishers, Inc. which converts single density disks on my Xerox 820 to double density. Thanks to Mitch Mlinar for his response. I've been experimenting with the problem and have come up with some interesting results which I hope somebody can explain. The experiment is to take a disk, format it with one of several combinations of DD format and skew, copy to it ADV02A.LBR, extract ADV.CQM using LU, and USQ *.?Q?. In the first trial, I used 9 sectors/track at 1024 byte sectors. During the USQ, two sectors came up bad. Repeating the experiment (including formating and verifying the format), the SAME two sectors came up bad. When I tried changing the DD format to 26 sectors/track at 256 byte sectors, two DIFFERENT sectors came up bad, but at about the same time into the USQing. Again, this was repeatable. But, when I tried both 50 and 52 sectors/track at 128 bytes (the magic number), there were NO errors. It sounds like I have a software problem while writing a certain pattern to the disk or while writing a certain combination of virtual 128 byte blocks. The problem is not with LU since I have been able to blow up sectors while downloading through KERMIT and other *seemingly* random times. But something that LU does cause the problem to show up. Does anyone know what LU does twice to extract ADV.CQM that it otherwise doesn't do? I'll suppy any information about sectors numbers if necessary. The bad sectors show up about 1/3 and 2/3 into the USQing of ADV.CQM. My next step is to disassemble to BIOS and try to put in moustraps. If anyone can give me any ideas, I'd be very appreciative. -Elliot Mednick arpa: elliot@s34.prime.com uucp: ...mit-eddie!primerd!s34!elliot 4-Aug-87 21:11:27-MDT,1202;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Tue, 4 Aug 87 21:11:16 MDT Received: by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (5.58/1.27) id AA09314; Tue, 4 Aug 87 19:46:33 PDT Received: from USENET by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU with netnews for info-cpm-ddn@simtel20.arpa (info-cpm@simtel20.arpa) (contact usenet@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU if you have questions) Date: 4 Aug 87 21:15:43 GMT From: mtune!codas!novavax!hrshcx!stevef@RUTGERS.EDU (Steve Feibus ) Organization: Harris Computer Systems Ft Lauderdale, FL Subject: CP/M to DOS Message-Id: <344@hrshcx.UUCP> Sender: info-cpm-request@simtel20.arpa To: info-cpm@simtel20.arpa Can anybody out there help me find a company that will convert my CP/M basic files over from 8" floppy to a DOS 5.25" floppy format? Price is only a small factor.. I just don't want to type them in by hand and I don't have the 2 machines at the same location BUT I need to get the ascii files off of the ALTOS Z80 system onto a DOS floppy where I can then decide which platform to re-port the code. Please reply to: ssfeibus@harris.com or: cbosgd!novavax!hrshcx!ssfeibus Thanks in advance 5-Aug-87 06:12:08-MDT,1325;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Wed, 5 Aug 87 06:12:01 MDT Received: by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (5.58/1.27) id AA17352; Wed, 5 Aug 87 04:46:59 PDT Received: from USENET by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU with netnews for info-cpm-ddn@simtel20.arpa (info-cpm@simtel20.arpa) (contact usenet@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU if you have questions) Date: 28 Jul 87 14:04:00 GMT From: texsun!convex!techsup!authorplaceholder@sun.com Subject: info on mbasic Message-Id: <-79388957@techsup> Sender: info-cpm-request@simtel20.arpa To: info-cpm@simtel20.arpa i've got a radio shack model ii running cp/m. i've added the graphics board upgrade and have always used the graphics basic supplied with the graphics board. unfortunately, this basic does not run on cp/m. what i am looking for is either a graphics basic for this system that runs under cp/m (i doubt such an animal exists) or information on how mbasic 5.x is constructed so that i may modify it to add my own routines. i know about calls and usr routines, and this is an option, but not my first choice. if anyone has any information that they could pass along, or point me in the right direction i'd appreciate it. thanks ken brookner uucp: ihnp4!techsup!kenb genie: kbrookner 5-Aug-87 08:17:59-MDT,1037;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from Xerox.COM by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Wed, 5 Aug 87 08:17:50 MDT Received: from Burger.ms by ArpaGateway.ms ; 05 AUG 87 07:17:19 PDT Sender: "Gerald_Bodzin.henr801E"@Xerox.COM Date: 5 Aug 87 07:15:55 PDT (Wednesday) Subject: Re: SWP DD , AKA From: "Gerald_Bodzin.henr801E"@Xerox.COM To: primerd!ELLIOT@S34.prime.COM cc: INFO-CPM@SIMTEL20.Arpa In-Reply-to: primerd!ELLIOT%S34.prime:COM:Xerox's message of 4-August-87 (Tuesday) 23:32:27 EDT Message-ID: <870805-071719-4562@Xerox> I bought the SWP double density package for my 820 5 1/4" DS system, but before I ever installed it I upgraded to an 820-II. I still have all the software on disks and the chip and the instructions none of which I ever expect to use. If anyone on the DL has a use for them, please let me know. In so far as I know, the package is specific for the 820. Perhaps someone can use it and help Elliot solve his problem. Jerry 5-Aug-87 19:31:01-MDT,925;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from EDDIE.MIT.EDU by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Wed, 5 Aug 87 19:30:51 MDT Received: by EDDIE.MIT.EDU with UUCP with smail2.3 with sendmail-5.45/4.7 id ; Wed, 5 Aug 87 21:28:41 EDT Received: by primerd.prime.com (3.2/SMI-3.0DEV3/smail) id AA08557; Wed, 5 Aug 87 19:52:16 EDT Message-Id: <8708052352.AA08557@primerd.prime.com> Received: from S55.Prime.PDN by ENX.Prime.PDN; 05 Aug 87 19:46:37 EST Received: (from user CUMMINGS) by S55.Prime.PDN; 05 Aug 87 19:45:33 EDT To: @ENX.Prime.PDN:INFO-CPM@SIMTEL20.ARPA From: primerd!CUMMINGS@S55.prime.com Date: 05 Aug 87 19:45:33 EDT To: (@ENX:INFO-CPM@SIMTEL20.ARPA) From: Kevin J. Cummings (CUMMINGS) Date: Wednesday, August 5, 1987 Subject: ARC.COM I have a copy of the UNARC program for CP/M. Anyone know where I can the counterpart which creates .ARC files under CP/M? 6-Aug-87 00:58:22-MDT,882;000000000000 Mail-From: KPETERSEN created at 6-Aug-87 00:58:15 Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1987 00:58 MDT Message-ID: Sender: KPETERSEN@SIMTEL20.ARPA From: Keith Petersen To: Info-Cpm@SIMTEL20.ARPA, INFO-HZ100@RADC-TOPS20.ARPA, INFO-IBMPC@C.ISI.EDU, Info-Micro@BRL.ARPA Subject: Updated XMODEM/YMODEM/ZMODEM protocol documentation Chuck Forsberg's latest documentation files for XMODEM/YMODEM/ZMODEM protocols are now available from SIMTEL20... Filename Type Bytes CRC Directory PD: YMODEM5.DOC.1 ASCII 65477 858EH (includes XMODEM) ZMODEM5.DOC.1 ASCII 103675 9AAFH --Keith Petersen Arpa: W8SDZ@SIMTEL20.ARPA Uucp: {bellcore,decwrl,harvard,lll-crg,ucbvax,uw-beaver}!simtel20.arpa!w8sdz GEnie: W8SDZ RCP/M Royal Oak: 313-759-6569 - 300, 1200, 2400 (V.22bis) or 9600 (USR HST) 6-Aug-87 04:12:06-MDT,1386;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Thu, 6 Aug 87 04:12:02 MDT Received: by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (5.58/1.27) id AA10241; Thu, 6 Aug 87 02:49:17 PDT Received: from USENET by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU with netnews for info-cpm-ddn@simtel20.arpa (info-cpm@simtel20.arpa) (contact usenet@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU if you have questions) Date: 4 Aug 87 08:59:31 GMT From: mcvax!ukc!its63b!epistemi!rda@seismo.css.gov (Robert Dale) Organization: Epistemics, Edinburgh U., Scotland Subject: Access to SIMTEL20 Message-Id: <52@epistemi.UUCP> Sender: info-cpm-request@simtel20.arpa To: info-cpm@simtel20.arpa We've lost some news recently because of system upgrade problems, so apologies in advance if I've missed a crucial message. Twice in the last couple of days I've tried to get stuff from the PD archives on SIMTEL20, but each time my request gets bounced back with the error No such local mailbox as "ARCHIVE-REQUEST", recipient rejected As this might suggest, I've been sending to ARCHIVE-REQUEST@SIMTEL20. Is this facility no longer available? -- Robert Dale University of Edinburgh, Centre for Cognitive Science, 2 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9LW, Scotland. UUCP: ...!ukc!cstvax!epistemi!rda ARPA: rda%epistemi.ed.ac.uk@ucl.cs JANET: rda@uk.ac.ed.epistemi 6-Aug-87 06:01:38-MDT,887;000000000000 Return-Path: <@wiscvm.wisc.edu:U448020@HNYKUN11.BITNET> Received: from wiscvm.wisc.edu by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Thu, 6 Aug 87 06:01:32 MDT Received: from HNYKUN11.BITNET by wiscvm.wisc.edu ; Thu, 06 Aug 87 06:47:11 CDT Date: Thu, 06 Aug 87 13:44:18 MET To: info-cpm@simtel20.ARPA From: U448020%HNYKUN11.BITNET@wiscvm.wisc.edu Subject: NOAH ARC ?? Date: 6 August 1987, 13:36:56 MET From: Waling Tiersma 080-561368 / 080-516 U448020 at HNYKUN11 To: INFO-CPM at SIMTEL20 In file pd:noah.inf I read an anouncement of an ARC program for CP/M-80. Since the anouncement was undated I don't know whether it is recent or not. Does anyone know about the NOAH ARC program. Is it still being developped? If it already exists, is it public domain and if so: where can one find it? Waling Tiersma, Nijmegen, Netherlands 6-Aug-87 07:08:20-MDT,2486;000000000000 Mail-From: KPETERSEN created at 6-Aug-87 07:08:03 Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1987 07:08 MDT Message-ID: Sender: KPETERSEN@SIMTEL20.ARPA From: Keith Petersen To: mcvax!ukc!its63b!epistemi!rda@SEISMO.CSS.GOV (Robert Dale) Cc: Info-Cpm@SIMTEL20.ARPA Subject: Access to SIMTEL20 In-reply-to: Msg of 4 Aug 1987 02:59-MDT from mcvax!ukc!its63b!epistemi!rda at seismo.css.gov (Robert Dale) This archive server has been shut down. The message below explains. --Keith Date: Friday, 26 June 1987 08:58-MDT From: Frank J. Wancho To: INFO-CPM, INFO-MICRO at BRL.ARPA, INFO-IBMPC at C.ISI.EDU cc: INFO-HZ100 at RADC-TOPS20.ARPA, INFO-HAMS, ADA-SW, UNIX-SW, INFO-APPLE at BRL.ARPA, INFO-MAC at SUMEX-AIM.STANFORD.EDU Re: Archive Server Shutdown Several changes to the Archive Server have been made in the past few weeks to improve service for replies sent through intermediate hosts. One of the requested changes was to reduce the size of the messages by half so that these messages don't hog the single-stream mail channels, particularly on BITNET, for extended periods of time, and thus give other mail a chance to get through in a timely manner. Unfortunately, this has resulted in the SIMTEL20 mail queue to rapidly grow way beyond all expectations: the Server was now generating twice as many messages and our dedicated mailer for this service now had to establish twice as many connections for the same number of replies. That mailer could not keep up with the the queue, and for the second time in as many weeks, we have had to shutdown the Server because we were running out of disk space. Because the disk space is at a premium for our regular users, and because the resources required by both the Server and the mailer have now reached a point well beyond the capabilities of our present system configuration, the Server has been shut down until further notice and for an indefinite period of time. New requests will be returned unanswered, and both present requests and replies will be flushed. In the meantime, we are examining other possibilities to provide access to our collections. Because the great majority of requests have come from BITNET users, we are looking for one or more BITNET hosts willing to provide the disk space and BITSERV facilities for one or more of our collections of public domain software. --Frank 6-Aug-87 11:01:44-MDT,746;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from eglin-vax.arpa by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Thu, 6 Aug 87 11:00:49 MDT Date: 6 Aug 87 08:19:00 CDT From: "J. PAUL FERRILL" Subject: Boston Computer Society Inquiry To: "info-cpm" Reply-To: "J. PAUL FERRILL" I am looking for any information about the Boston Computer Society. I will be in Boston next week (9 Aug - 14 Aug) and was wondering if they might be meeting that week. Any information about times of meetings, people to contact and location of meetings would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, Paul Ferrill ferrill@eglin-vax.arpa Autovon 872-9307 Ma Bell (904) 882-9307 ------ 6-Aug-87 12:03:51-MDT,1821;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from EDDIE.MIT.EDU by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Thu, 6 Aug 87 12:03:17 MDT Received: by EDDIE.MIT.EDU with UUCP with smail2.3 with sendmail-5.45/4.7 id ; Thu, 6 Aug 87 14:00:28 EDT Received: by primerd.prime.com (3.2/SMI-3.0DEV3/smail) id AA11305; Thu, 6 Aug 87 11:16:47 EDT Message-Id: <8708061516.AA11305@primerd.prime.com> Received: from S34.Prime.PDN by ENX.Prime.PDN; 06 Aug 87 09:23:28 EST Received: (from user ELLIOT) by S34.Prime.PDN; 06 Aug 87 09:21:11 EDT To: INFO-CPM@SIMTEL20.ARPA From: primerd!ELLIOT@S34.prime.com Date: 06 Aug 87 09:21:11 EDT To: (info-cpm@simtel20.arpa) From: Elliot Mednick Date: 06 Aug 87 8:46 AM Subject: Xerox 820 DD problems - The Solution!!! I received mail from Ken Wallenewein who hit the nail on the head when he wrote: >I've had problems with one of my 8" CDC drives with random garbaged sectors. >As near as I can tell, the heads weren't being loaded quickly enough. It only >seemed to be a problem during modem downloads - the writes were far enough >apart that the head load solenoids were had to be loaded first. I don't think >I ever found a good solution... >/kenw As soon as I read this, I knew how to correct the problem. On my Shugarts, there is a screw to adjust the distance between the disk and the load pad when the disk was not loaded. I turned out that all I needed to do was reduce the distance, thus reducing the loading time. Ken, you may want to check this on your CDCs. Note that there are two screws; one is sealed, so adjust the bottom one. Thanks to those who have replied. I now have a 100% functional CP/M system with dual 8" DD drives. Now if only I can get PD software from the archive server... :-) -Elliot 8-Aug-87 00:16:04-MDT,1090;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Sat, 8 Aug 87 00:15:49 MDT Received: by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (5.58/1.27) id AA19002; Fri, 7 Aug 87 17:27:01 PDT Received: from USENET by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU with netnews for info-cpm-ddn@simtel20.arpa (info-cpm@simtel20.arpa) (contact usenet@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU if you have questions) Date: 7 Aug 87 23:25:14 GMT From: hao!gaia!cook@husc6.harvard.edu (Forrest Cook) Organization: Gaia Corp, Boulder, CO Subject: Fortran Cross Compilers? P.C.->Z-80 Message-Id: <325@gaia.UUCP> Sender: info-cpm-request@simtel20.arpa To: info-cpm@simtel20.arpa Does anybody out there know of any Fortran cross compilers that run on the IBM PC and produce Z-80 code? Information on C cross compilers would also be useful. We are planning on moving our Z-80 development software off of our aging NSC Starplex and on to a PC. Also... Is there any of the above software availible for running under VAX/VMS? F. Cook National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Co. 8-Aug-87 07:29:40-MDT,569;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from E.ISI.EDU by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Sat, 8 Aug 87 07:29:38 MDT Date: 8 Aug 1987 08:28-CDT Sender: SAC.HQSAC-DOCT@E.ISI.EDU Subject: Cross Assembler From: John A. Wright To: info-cpm@SIMTEL20.ARPA Message-ID: <[E.ISI.EDU] 8-Aug-87 08:28:38.SAC.HQSAC-DOCT> There is a Cross assembler that runs on TOPS-20. I found it at CU20B.COLUMBIA.EDU under the directory ws2:. I don't know if there may be one for vax/vms. I can check it out if you would like 8-Aug-87 11:40:42-MDT,12423;000000000000 Mail-From: KPETERSEN created at 8-Aug-87 11:40:33 Date: Sat, 8 Aug 1987 11:40 MDT Message-ID: Sender: KPETERSEN@SIMTEL20.ARPA From: Keith Petersen To: Info-Cpm@SIMTEL20.ARPA Subject: New files uploaded to SIMTEL20 during July The following is a complete list of CP/M-oriented files uploaded to SIMTEL20 during the month of July, 1987. The numbers following the filenames are the file size in bytes followed by the file format. (7) means ASCII, (8) means binary. For a complete list of all CP/M files, see: PD:CPM.CRCLST - Complete list with CRC values PD:CPM.ARC - The above, ARChived (much smaller), binary(8). PD:FILES.DIR - Abbreviated list with only directory and file names PD:FILES.IDX - Similar to below, no descriptions, comma delimited There is currently no complete listing of all files, with descriptions. That is in the process of being created and will be announced when available. In the meantime, see PD:CPMAUG01.LST (ascii) or CPMAUG01.LZT (crunched) which is a complete listing of all CP/M files on GEnie, each with a one-line description. Since SIMTEL20 and GEnie have many of the same files, this will be a very useful listing. It is updated monthly. Note: to save space in the following listing, the device name PD: which normally appears ahead of the directory name has been omitted. AP40TRK.LBR 14336(8) 40 tracks for Apple w/Applicard AP40TRK.TZT 768(8) 40 tracks for Apple w/Softcard APLCPMLG.7Z7 15104(8) 7/87 Apple CP/M Files w/long desc. PCPI-UG.1Z1 1920(8) Applicard Newsletter #101 (#1) PCPIDBII.FIX 1161(7) Fixes DBII and Applicard problem PCPIGRF2.LBR 58624(8) Applicard DHR Graphics, v2 PCPIMMII.LBR 3200(8) Applicard/MicroModem II Set-Up PCPIUNI.LBR 24320(8) Applicard .DVR for UDC and 3.5/800K LT21CONF.LBR 7168(8) LT21 configured for "normal" user LT22.LBR 39424(8) File typer/extractor/decompressor DLNKLOC2.LBR 52352(8) Disk based linker and loader M80-L80.LBR 9600(8) Answer to macro assembler questions M80DATE.LBR 12288(8) Current Date/Time in M80 lists ZM3P.LBR 31616(8) Assembler for Zilog source AIRMILES.BZS 8448(8) Calculate city-to-city airmiles ALIEN.LBR 8704(8) Space game with graphics ASTRNMY2.BZS 3072(8) Astronomy Related programs ATTEN.BZS 1536(8) T, Pi, MinLoss Attenuator Design DEPREC.BZS 1408(8) A depreciation analysis program HURRICPM.BZS 4224(8) Track hurricanes!! JUMBLE12.LBR 2944(8) Do "JUMBLE" puzzles in newspapers LOG10K.BZS 896(8) Elkin's Log 10000! Benchmark MILLION.BZS 4864(8) Become a millionaire in MBASIC RACE2.LBR 1792(8) Calculate car race track times BBS-LAW.LZT 15616(8) BBS-related laws of several states CITADEL.LBR 171520(8) Multi-room bulletin board system LTR2FCC2.ARK 21888(8) Info/form letter on FCC rule change PICS-FIX.001 805(7) Fix to PICS 1.6 VANFEES2.TZT 14592(8) Official FCC text on modem fees RCPM0887.LZT 36864(8) Remote CP/M system phone list, Aug SOCAL041.LZT 21760(8) Southern California BBS list BYE-ON.1Z8 2944(8) Setting up an RCP/M-BBS on a C-128 MEXHELP.DZC 4352(8) A short tutorial on MEX.COM PIP-HELP.TZT 2560(8) Help with C128 CP/M PIP command RAMPAK.ARK 135552(8) C128 ramdisk utils with PROFILE.SUB RAMPAK.DZC 4608(8) Description of RAMPAK.ARK for C128 RAMPAKD.ARK 77568(8) Documents for RAMPAK Utilities SIGMV800.ARK 185216(8) SIG/M C128 CP/M sampler disk #1 SIGMV801.ARK 198272(8) SIG/M C128 CP/M sampler disk #2 MFILE.LBR 12032(8) Use many files concurrently in "C" ADM3RPN.LBR 29056(8) Full-screen RPN calc for ADM-3 CALC224.LBR 30976(8) Interactive expression evaluator STACKALC.BZS 8960(8) RPN Calculator in MTBasic LCAT20.LBR 56320(8) Library Cataloging Utility ver 2.0 EZALIAS3.LBR 9984(8) Construct alias files for EZCPR PROTCISA.TZT 6784(8) Specifications for CIS A protocol SAPP15.LBR 13568(8) Sort and pack CP/M Plus directory U3-V11.LBR 2816(8) CP/M+ utility recovers erased files ZFILE3P.LBR 23168(8) Scans user areas for file in CP/M+ HANDYP10.LBR 74496(8) dBaseII version of HANDY system KPHANDYP.LBR 74112(8) HANDY+10 for Kaypros CMDGEN.LBR 9600(8) Generate dBase Command files DB-GEN.LBR 18944(8) Automatic Menu generator for dBase II DBHELP2.LBR 13184(8) dBASEII on-line HELP command DLQ.LBR 1280(8) Deletes squeezed files after USQ SAP60.LBR 18176(8) Sort/pack CP/M disk directory SD123.LBR 59520(8) Super sorted directory utility READ-PC.LBR 11392(8) Read MS/PCDOS disks on CP/M SCSIBOOT.LBR 11008(8) Hooks for SCSI/PLUS bus interface KIDMATH.LBR 2816(8) Addition/subtraction tutor ZCMD-QX.LBR 4480(8) Install ZCMD on the Epson QX-10 CPMAUG01.LST 135364(7) CP/M PD software list Aug 1, 1987 CPMAUG01.LZT 70400(8) (same as above, but crunched) ROYALOAK.DZR 21120(8) Listing of RCP/M RoyalOak directories FU-V13.LBR 48512(8) Full screen binary file editor BLKTOFTH.ARK 13312(8) F83 .BLK to .TXT conversion F83-20.MZN 15360(8) Forth-83 Manual AREA11.LBR 13568(8) Search database for area code CAR-PROG.TZT 1792(8) Choose language for next software DT42.TZT 3456(8) New DT42 Computer from SemiDisk MSSCONV.TZT 3840(8) Article about manuscript conventions PATCHIT.TZT 10240(8) How to Patch a program file README.AZT 3328(8) Discussion of "-READ.ME" tradition TV803FB1.LBR 18304(8) Info about TeleVideo field bulletins GENIE.IDX 4206(7) Index of GEnie Bulletin Boards BEARING.BZS 1536(8) A heading/distance program NOVICE1E.LBR 42112(8) FCC NOVICE exam, video or printer I2RV-6.AZM 2560(8) IMP Overlay - Racal-Vadic modems I2RY-1.AZM 7296(8) IMP Overlay - Royal Alphatronics KP-HOST.LBR 118400(8) Files for remote system on Kaypro KPCUR20.LBR 3072(8) Set shape of Kaypro cursor KPDD10.LBR 2432(8) Directory utility for the Kaypro KPIMP245.LBR 17664(8) IMP 245 for Kayrpo with Avatex modem KVIDTEX.LBR 32512(8) Kaypro program - CIS Vidtex protocol M100-KP.ARK 22016(8) Kaypro <--> TRS100 file transfers BRFONTS.LBR 14336(8) Fonts for Bradford printing program GEEFONT4.LBR 34560(8) Fonts with MAKEFONT compiler MEXOVL09.LZT 4096(8) Latest list of MEX overlays MXM-SM16.AZM 7040(8) MEX overlay for the Hayes SmartModem MXT-AP31.AZM 3456(8) MEXplus term overlay for Apple HST9600.LBR 36864(8) Info about Courier 9600 BPS modem PCP-0787.LZT 8448(8) BBS numbers accessible to PC Pursuit PCP-TIPS.TZT 9472(8) Tips for using PC Pursuit THRUPUTS.DZC 1664(8) Study of file transmission speeds ZFILE3.LBR 21760(8) Scans all drives/user area for file SWTIME.LBR 28928(8) Software for "SmartWatch" TYPEQZ17.LBR 45824(8) TYPE utility with wildcard filenames AMPROCLK.LBR 2944(8) TurboModula - access to Ampro Clock NO-SLOT.LBR 15744(8) Set/display time on no-slot clock RSX2.LBR 15616(8) Add system calls to CP/M 2.2 system ASCII.LBR 640(8) Program prints ASCII character set VIDTERM.LBR 5504(8) Terminal attribute Info FDUMP.LBR 17664(8) File dump utility in TurboModula-2 LOG10K.MZD 768(8) Elkin's Log 10000! Benchmark LOG10K.PZS 640(8) Elkin's Log 10000! Benchmark TRANSFOR.PZS 1408(8) Transformation of data in Turbo TURBWIN3.LBR 18816(8) Window procedure for Turbo Pascal XLIST62.LBR 51968(8) Cross-reference listing for Pascal STRIPA76.LBR 17664(8) Text file conversion tool TXTCOM2.LBR 9856(8) Converts ASCII text to COM files VDE-Z3.PZT 2432(8) Patch to VDE for use with ZCPR VDE26.LBR 57984(8) Full screen text editor/processor VDE26.UPD 1354(7) Updated features of VDE26 WS-MAIL.LBR 4992(8) MailMerge for labels, envelopes WSSCRIPT.PZT 2560(8) WordStar patch for super/subscript ULTRA-XE.IZF 5120(8) Info about Z280 board for Xerox ZADAPTER.IZF 6016(8) Info about ZEDUX Z280/Z80 adapters ZDAM-100.DZC 3328(8) Maintain directories and catalog ZEDUX280.LBR 26624(8) A Z280 add-on card for CP/M systems ZNODE24.MZG 2688(8) Message re Z280 Zilog/ZEDUX seminar Z8E14.LBR 163328(8) Screen-oriented Z80 debugger CMD11.LBR 4224(8) Define/run command line in ZCPR3 COMIF10.LBR 28928(8) "IF" testing for submit under ZCPR FOR-NXT2.LBR 43136(8) Perform command repeatedly PTCAP12.LBR 51456(8) Install new TCAP on PBBS systems SD123-Z3.LBR 41216(8) Super directory lister for ZCPR33 WS4ZCPR.TZT 1152(8) ZCPR support for WordStar 4.0 Z3TCAP26.LBR 17408(8) ZCPR3 terminal emulation program ZMANAGER.LBR 27264(8) Latest version of ZMANAGER BBS-LAW.LST 40266(7) BBS-related laws of several states VANFEES2.TXT 33079(7) Official FCC text on modem fees 313BBS-9.LST 19036(7) Areacode 313 Bulletin Board systems ABBS-13S.LST 12167(7) List of BBS in Atlanta area -- June FUBBS87.APR 89694(7) Phone numbers of all known BBS's LAWBBS.TXT 12057(7) Bulletin boards for legal matters SOCAL041.LST 46702(7) Southern California BBS list *.* MicroEMACS version 3.8L (C language) now available as individual files. See EM38LSRC.ARC and EM38LDOC.ARC which are the same, but ARCed. 2400MODEM.PROBLEMS 5220(7) 2400 baud modem compatibility info MICROCOM.MODEMS 2245(7) Info about Microcom modems THRUPUTS.DOC 2755(7) Study of file transmission speeds USRDEALS.MSG 1740(7) Good deals-USR 2400/9600 baud modems WORLDLINK.MODEM 2718(7) Info about the WorldLink modem PCP-TIPS.TXT 19907(7) Tips for using PC Pursuit PROTCISA.TXT 14645(7) Discription of CIS A protocol --Keith Petersen Arpa: W8SDZ@SIMTEL20.ARPA Uucp: {bellcore,decwrl,harvard,lll-crg,ucbvax,uw-beaver}!simtel20.arpa!w8sdz GEnie: W8SDZ RCP/M Royal Oak: 313-759-6569 - 300, 1200, 2400 (V.22bis) or 9600 (USR HST) 8-Aug-87 11:58:36-MDT,1062;000000000000 Mail-From: KPETERSEN created at 8-Aug-87 11:58:27 Date: Sat, 8 Aug 1987 11:58 MDT Message-ID: Sender: KPETERSEN@SIMTEL20.ARPA From: Keith Petersen To: hao!gaia!cook@HUSC6.HARVARD.EDU (Forrest Cook) Cc: Info-Cpm@SIMTEL20.ARPA Subject: Fortran Cross Compilers? P.C.->Z-80 In-reply-to: Msg of 7 Aug 1987 17:25-MDT from hao!gaia!cook at husc6.harvard.edu (Forrest Cook) If you have a V20 chip in your PC you can continue to use your CP/M programs on the PC (as long as they are 8080, not Z80, executables). The program to do this is: Filename Type Bytes CRC Directory PD: V20-80.COM BINARY 7552 2D8BH Also available is: Z80MU310.ARC BINARY 165376 E0F5H which is a Z80 emulator for the PC. It works, but is rather slow. --Keith Petersen Arpa: W8SDZ@SIMTEL20.ARPA Uucp: {bellcore,decwrl,harvard,lll-crg,ucbvax,uw-beaver}!simtel20.arpa!w8sdz GEnie: W8SDZ RCP/M Royal Oak: 313-759-6569 - 300, 1200, 2400 (V.22bis) or 9600 (USR HST) 8-Aug-87 12:30:25-MDT,571;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from E.ISI.EDU by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Sat, 8 Aug 87 12:30:13 MDT Date: 8 Aug 1987 13:29-CDT Sender: SAC.HQSAC-DOCT@E.ISI.EDU Subject: Osborne Exec output to printers From: John A. Wright To: info-cpm@SIMTEL20.ARPA Message-ID: <[E.ISI.EDU] 8-Aug-87 13:29:31.SAC.HQSAC-DOCT> How can I get the RS232 port to communicate with a parallel type printer. I am using Word Star, and have tried most everything I can think of! Anyone have an idea other than using the IEEE port? 8-Aug-87 17:12:46-MDT,2593;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Sat, 8 Aug 87 17:12:36 MDT Received: by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (5.58/1.27) id AA05741; Sat, 8 Aug 87 16:04:22 PDT Received: from USENET by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU with netnews for info-cpm-ddn@simtel20.arpa (info-cpm@simtel20.arpa) (contact usenet@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU if you have questions) Date: 8 Aug 87 22:37:57 GMT From: vikram.usc.edu!mlinar@OBERON.USC.EDU (Mitch Mlinar) Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA Subject: Re: No-slot clocks Message-Id: <3890@oberon.USC.EDU> References: , <1027@moscom.UUCP> Sender: info-cpm-request@simtel20.arpa To: info-cpm@simtel20.arpa In article <1027@moscom.UUCP> adp@moscom.UUCP (Alan Percy) writes: >Try taking a look at the Ztime-I from Kenmore Computer Tech. >It goes under the Z80 socket and maps into I/O space. Comes >with all the source you could ever need. It has the added >advantage of being supported by lots of application programs >like DateStamper, Presto!.... > >They can be reached at: > KCT > PO Box 635 > Kenmore NY 14217 > (716) 877-0617 > > >Neat suff......I love mine!!!! >Alan This is the kind of reply that irks me so much that I have to say something: Alan, there is NOTHING wrong with your comment EXCEPT that you should admit that you are the president of KCT which is done as a side business. This net is NOT for free advertising. To soften it a little, I would not have minded the same posting at all if you had just appended: President, KCT (or whatever your title is now) Your "neat stuff ..." comment takes on a different meaning when this is taken into consideration: PR bs. I don't mind "plugs" as long as it is admitted (Jay Sage did not hide the fact he is behind the new ZCPR stuff and wants to make money from it); honesty is the best policy. To the net - about the Kenmore Tech Clock: It is a very good clock, but also the most expensive one on the market at $100 assembled. It takes 16 continuous I/O ports and mine required calibration using capacitors since it lost 3 minutes a week. The board is 3x3 (or around there in size) and stands 5/8 in high, so make sure you have room for it. My clock is still running (on its second battery); I also have a no-slot running (in another machine) which is easier to install and cheaper, although to be fair, the driver support in the KCT stuff was very good compared to the no-slot lack of info. 13-Aug-87 09:44:24-MDT,1153;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Thu, 13 Aug 87 09:44:13 MDT Received: by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (5.58/1.27) id AA14559; Thu, 13 Aug 87 08:44:55 PDT Received: from USENET by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU with netnews for info-cpm-ddn@simtel20.arpa (info-cpm@simtel20.arpa) (contact usenet@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU if you have questions) Date: 13 Aug 87 12:29:58 GMT From: ritcv!cci632!susan@cs.rochester.edu (Susan Micciche) Organization: CCI, Communications Systems Division, Rochester, NY Subject: Re: 8085 to 8808 converter Message-Id: <1519@cci632.UUCP> References: <1513@cci632.UUCP>, <1517@cci632.UUCP> Sender: info-cpm-request@simtel20.arpa To: info-cpm@simtel20.arpa In article <1517@cci632.UUCP>, susan@cci632.UUCP (Susan Micciche) writes: > > I am looking for a program that will convert Intel 8085 assembler code > to Intel 8088 assembler code. Does such as animal exist or should we > just start writing our own? Any pointers or hints would be much > appreciated. Thanks. > > Susan Micciche > ...seismo!rochester!cci632!susan > > > 14-Aug-87 09:28:56-MDT,579;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from RADC-TOPS20.ARPA by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Fri, 14 Aug 87 09:28:50 MDT Date: Fri 14 Aug 87 11:27:31-EDT From: Gern Subject: Re: 8085 to 8808 converter To: ritcv!cci632!susan@CS.ROCHESTER.EDU cc: info-cpm@SIMTEL20.ARPA In-Reply-To: <1519@cci632.UUCP> Message-ID: <12326441872.13.GUBBINS@RADC-TOPS20.ARPA> Yes, I believe I have one and it will be soon posted in the soon to be moved INFO-HZ100 PD LIB destined for SIMTEL20.ARPA I can email it to you if you desire. Gern ------- 14-Aug-87 10:07:06-MDT,1255;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from bass.nosc.mil (NOSC.MIL.#Internet) by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Fri, 14 Aug 87 10:06:46 MDT Received: by bass.nosc.mil (5.58/1.27) id AA08947; Fri, 14 Aug 87 09:05:05 PDT Received: by crash.CTS.COM (5.54/UUCP-Project/rel-1.0/09-14-86) id AA01542; Fri, 14 Aug 87 00:36:27 PDT Reply-To: pnet01!mwilson@nosc.mil Message-Id: <8708140736.AA01542@crash.CTS.COM> Date: Fri, 14 Aug 87 00:31:11 PDT From: mwilson@pnet01.cts.com (Marc Wilson) To: crash!info-cpm@simtel20.arpa@bass.nosc.mil Subject: Re: 8085 to 8808 converter Any of the 8080 to 8088 converters will work just fine, save for the RIM and SIM instructions of the 8085. These, you can no doubt do by hand... if there are 8088 equivalents ( don't ask me... I don't touch IBM! ). Try XLT8086. Runs on the 8080, and creates an 8088 source file. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 15-Aug-87 13:32:57-MDT,1779;000000000000 Mail-From: KPETERSEN created at 15-Aug-87 13:32:36 Date: Friday, 14 August 1987 14:21-MDT Message-ID: Sender: ihnp4!inuxc!iuvax!iucs!bobmon@UCBVAX.BERKELEY.EDU From: ihnp4!inuxc!iuvax!iucs!bobmon@UCBVAX.BERKELEY.EDU To: info-modems@SIMTEL20.ARPA Subject: Cheap modems and other delights (Compuscan warning) ReSent-From: KPETERSEN@SIMTEL20.ARPA ReSent-To: Info-Cpm, Info-Micro at BRL.ARPA ReSent-Date: Sat 15 Aug 1987 13:32-MDT I recently posted a request for info about a company offering a modem for $122 (at least two other people posted similar queries). I've since seen the following bulletin, which I am passing along... Message #1951 To ALL 08-11-87 >From STEVE LEON (SYSOP) Subject WARNING --------------------------------------------------------------------------- There is an ad appearing in BYTE, INFO WORLD, Compuserve's ONLINE and perhaps other places (it may be scheduled for PC WORLD). It is a full page ad by an outfit in Beverly Hills California called Compuscan. Prices are absurdly low - in fact - they are below wholesale. To make a long story short - the whole thing is a scam. We have the postal authorities on it. INFO WORLD will have a front page story next week on it. In the meantime, don't fall for it. If you already have - RUN to the bank and stop payment on the check. (Get to the bank in person and get it from them in writing that you told them.) If you already sent money and your check was cashed - next time remember the old -but true fact - that if sounds too good to be true - chances are it is not true. Please pass it on through the BBS networks. STEVE LEON 15-Aug-87 20:44:59-MDT,1839;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Sat, 15 Aug 87 20:44:51 MDT Received: by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (5.58/1.27) id AA11375; Sat, 15 Aug 87 19:38:10 PDT Received: from USENET by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU with netnews for info-cpm-ddn@simtel20.arpa (info-cpm@simtel20.arpa) (contact usenet@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU if you have questions) Date: 13 Aug 87 11:29:47 GMT From: ptsfa!hoptoad!academ!uhnix1!sugar!splut!jay@AMES.ARPA (Jay Maynard) Organization: Confederate Microsystems, League City, TX Subject: Re: Osborne Exec output to printers Message-Id: <47@splut.UUCP> References: <[E.ISI.EDU].8-Aug-87.13:29:31.SAC.HQSAC-DOCT> Sender: info-cpm-request@simtel20.arpa To: info-cpm@simtel20.arpa In article <[E.ISI.EDU].8-Aug-87.13:29:31.SAC.HQSAC-DOCT>, SAC.HQSAC-DOCT@E.ISI.EDU (John A. Wright) writes: > > How can I get the RS232 port to communicate with a parallel type > printer. I am using Word Star, and have tried most everything I > can think of! > > Anyone have an idea other than using the IEEE port? Punt. RS-232 serial ports don't talk to parallel printers (anything using a Centronics parallel interface, i.e. Epson, Okidata,...). You can buy a printer buffer that has a serial input (I believe there are versions of Quadram's Microfazer that will do the trick). Aside from that, if the Exec (which I'm not particularly familiar with) doesn't have a parallel printer port, you'll have to kludge around the IEEE port. -- >splut!<...Jay Maynard, K5ZC | uucp: ...!seismo!soma!uhnix1!sugar!splut!jay "Don't ask ME about Unix... | GEnie: JAYMAYNARD (...e-i-e-i-o!) I speak SNA!" | CI$: 71036,1603 FidoNet: SysOp @106/64 The opinions herein are shared by neither of my cats, much less anyone else. 15-Aug-87 22:02:40-MDT,5438;000000000000 Mail-From: KPETERSEN created at 15-Aug-87 22:02:31 Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1987 22:02 MDT Message-ID: Sender: KPETERSEN@SIMTEL20.ARPA From: Keith Petersen To: Info-Cpm@SIMTEL20.ARPA Subject: WordStar 4.0 for CP/M product announcement The following is presented for informational value only. I do not have any connection with MicroPro or it's dealers. --Keith Petersen Arpa: W8SDZ@SIMTEL20.ARPA Uucp: {bellcore,decwrl,harvard,lll-crg,ucbvax,uw-beaver}!simtel20.arpa!w8sdz GEnie: W8SDZ RCP/M Royal Oak: 313-759-6569 - 300, 1200, 2400 (V.22bis) or 9600 (USR HST) --cut-here--WS4CPM.PR--cut-here-- MICROPRO ANNOUNCED UPDATE OF WORDSTAR - CP/M EDITION RELEASE 4 CP/M Update Offers Over 100 Enhancements SAN RAFAEL, Calif., July 23, 1987 - MicroPro International Corporation (MPRO/NASDAQ) today announced that an updated version of WordStar for CP/M microcomputers will begin shipping in mid-August. WordStar, originally released for CP/M microcomputers, is the most widely-used word processing software for microcomputers. Currently, MicroPro is celebrating its "3 millionth-product-shipped" milestone. WordStar is widely used by writers, businesses, corporations of all sizes and governmental agencies around the world. "WordStar, CP/M Edition, Release 4, offers more than 100 enhancements over the current CP/M version, while maintaining the look and feel of the user interface that has become a word processing standard as well as a standard for many other types of microcomputer applications," said MicroPro president and CEO Leon Williams. "MicroPro has a very special relationship with our CP/M customers. WordStar was originally release for CP/M machines in 1979 long before the industry adopted MS-DOS as the standard operating system. We realize that we got our start with CP/M users and we want to assure them that we will continue to provide them with access to the latest technology. The `New' MicroPro is committed to providing regular product updates for all our customers, including those who use WordStar on CP/M systems," said Williams. WordStar, CP/M Edition, Release 4 will be priced at $295 and will be available in retail stores in September. Release 4 contains improved versions of the WORD Plus spelling checker, developed by San Diego-based Software Heaven Inc., and MailMerge and a new, easier to use indexing system. New Features "Early this year, we conducted a survey to determine what features CP/M users wanted in an upgrade. The response was overwhelming. Letters and phone calls poured into MicroPro. Based on the feedback we added more than 100 new features to the CP/M version of WordStar," said Williams. Among the new features CP/M users requested and will find in WordStar, CP/M Edition, Release 4 are: "Go-to page," stored ruler lines, new 61,000-word dictionary (dictionary size may be smaller depending on hardware), programmable macros, an "Undo" command, built-in four function calculator, user number path support, onscreen bold and underline (available on most hardware), function keys (depending on hardware), laser printing capability, and improved speed throughout the program. The product has been designed to support floppy-based and hard disk-based systems and to take maximum advantage of available system memory resources. Warranty WordStar, CP/M Edition, Release 4 includes free 90 day-warranty support. Ninety days from the date of purchase (or 45 days from date of first call with less than 45 days remaining on warranty period), customers have unlimited calling to a dedicated telephone number. Update Pricing As part of its 3 millionth-product-shipped celebration, MicroPro will make updates available to all CP/M users for $89.00 plus tax and $5.00 for shipping and handling with a limit of one update per user. Additionally, MicroPro will make special pricing available to user groups. The price for user groups who order 2-9 CP/M updates is $85.00 for each update plus shipping and handling. For 10 or more copies the price is $79.00 per update plus shipping and handling. To be eligible for the discount, user groups must contact MicroPro's customer service department and place the entire order at one time. The order must be pre-paid. For general information on update policies and procedures or to place an order, interested parties can call MicroPro directly at (800) 227-5609 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Pacific time Monday through Friday. MicroPro International Corporation, headquartered in San Rafael, California, is a leading international developer and marketer of microcomputer software products and services. MicroPro's WordStar family of Personal Communications Processing products and support help users formulate, express and communicate ideas. These programs are among the largest selling microcomputer software programs in the world. Since its founding in 1978, MicroPro has shipped more than 3,000,000 products, giving it the largest installed user base of any microcomputer software company. MicroPro's products are sold through distributors and retailers as well as through original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of personal computers. -30- 15-Aug-87 22:08:59-MDT,9333;000000000000 Mail-From: KPETERSEN created at 15-Aug-87 22:08:53 Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1987 22:08 MDT Message-ID: Sender: KPETERSEN@SIMTEL20.ARPA From: Keith Petersen To: Info-Cpm@SIMTEL20.ARPA Subject: WordStar 4.0 for CP/M more information The following is presented for informational value only. I do not have any connection with MicroPro or it's dealers. --Keith Petersen Arpa: W8SDZ@SIMTEL20.ARPA Uucp: {bellcore,decwrl,harvard,lll-crg,ucbvax,uw-beaver}!simtel20.arpa!w8sdz GEnie: W8SDZ RCP/M Royal Oak: 313-759-6569 - 300, 1200, 2400 (V.22bis) or 9600 (USR HST) --cut-here--WS4CPM.NEW--cut-here-- WORDSTAR, CP/M EDITION, RELEASE 4, HERE AT LAST!!! SPECIAL NOTICE -- JIM WELCH, THE NORTHEASTERN REPRESENTATIVE OF MICROPRO CORPORATION WILL INTRODUCE WORDSTAR, CP/M EDITION, RELEASE 4, AT THE SEPTEMBER MEETING OF THE BCS CP/M GROUP, FORSYTH DENTAL CENTER, 140 THE FENWAY, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 7:30 PM. All are welcome. Please come. Beginners' Clinic at 7:00 PM. On July 23, MicroPro Corporation announced release 4.0 of WordStar for CP/M. Shipment of upgrades to registered users is scheduled to begin on or about August 20. Upgrades can be ordered by calling MicroPro Customer Service at (800)227-5609 9:00 AM-9:00 PM EST. The cost of the upgrade is $89 plus state tax and shipping. A $10 discount on orders placed before the end of August is available to BCS members by asking for extension 6667. In addition to upgrades, new copies of Wordstar 4 can also be ordered from Customer Service. Note -- MicroPro has a unique upgrade policy. Any legitimate copy of WordStar (CP/M or MS/PCDOS, normal release or OEM release such as Kaypro or Osborne, etc.) can be upgraded to the current CP/M or MS/PCDOS version. We were not able to obtain a copy in time to write a review for this issue of the newsletter; however, a review will be forthcoming. The following details of the new release have been selected from the MicroPro brochure on the CP/M Edition. RAM REQUIREMENTS: 54K TPA with math, 51K TPA without. DISK REQUIREMENTS: At least two 5 1/4" double density drives. DISTRIBUTION FORMATS: CP/M Generic (8" ss/sd), Kaypro, Osborne. Apple due in October. Note: We can convert any of these formats to virtually any format that you require (with the exception of Vector Graphic hard sector). TERMINAL SUPPORT: 27 terminals supported by default, extensive patching options to allow other terminal installations. PRINTER SUPPORT: Much better support of laser printers and dot matrix printers. Support of two installed printers. Note: this version of WS will not support background printing (use a hardware printer buffer instead!). HIGHLIGHTS: UNDO KEYSTROKE MACROS FOUR-FUNCTION MATH CALCULATOR USER NUMBER and ZCPR NAMED DIRECTORY SUPPORT ONSCREEN BOLDFACING and UNDERLINING (if your terminal supports this) THE WORD PLUS SPELLING CHECKER MULTIPLE RULER LINES (which can be saved with your document) GO-TO-PAGE PRINT MULTIPLE COPIES and to ASCII MULTI-LINE HEADERS and FOOTERS FULL LIST OF ENHANCEMENTS: 1 Undo 2 Keystroke macros 3 Built-in four-function math calculator * 4 User number support 5 Onscreen bold and underline * 6 The WORD Plus spelling checker and expanded dictionary 7 Stored ruler lines active while editing 8 Go to page 9 Print multiple copies 10 Multi-line headers 11 Multi-line footers 12 Laser printing capability 13 Automatic paragraph indentation 14 Automatic hanging indent 15 Continuous/noncontinuous underline 16 Improved install program 17 New program modification processes (this means that all patch points are documented and a tool is provided to do the patches) 18 Proportional spacing (depending on printer capability, requires additional RAM) * 19 Improved documentation 20 Easier-to-use indexing 21 Index every word 22 Word count 23 Ctrl key with keypad moves cursor intuitively (hardware dependent) 24 User-programmable function keys 25 Function keys provide alternative interface * 26 Improved speed 27 Improved use of memory 28 Specify printer at print time 29 Access two printers from one computer 30 Print to ASCII 31 Print to shared printer 32 Print to disk including all escape sequences 33 Cleaner menus 34 Block math * 35 Improved, easier-to-use conditionals 36 Merge-print math capability 37 Column replace mode 38 Convert to uppercase from lowercase 39 Convert to lowercase from uppercase 40 Help for each command 41 Improved help contents 42 Removable help messages in separate (optional) file 43 Find and replace across page breaks and soft spaces 44 Find and replace from cursor to end/beginning of file 45 Improved find and replace of control characters 46 Improved use of wildcards in find and replace 47 Move to end of sentence 48 Move to end of paragraph 49 Move to any character 50 Move to previous sentence 51 Move to previous paragraph 52 Move to any previous character 53 Delete rest of sentence 54 Delete rest of paragraph 55 Delete up to any character 56 Restore default page numbering 57 Improved merge printing (.DF) allows user defined character to separate variables 58 File insert (.FI) now works while printing as well as merging 59 Print-time formatting (.PF) now works while printing and merging 60 Page number (.PN) now works while printing and merging 61 Line height (.LH) now active while editing and printing 62 Embed a copy of the ruler line into text (.RR) 63 Store left margin in document to be active during editing (.LM) 64 Store right margin in document to be active during editing (.RM) 65 Microspace justification on dot matrix printers (.UJ) 66 Variable character width on dot matrix printers (.CW) 67 Variable line height on dot matrix printers (.LH) 68 Alignment/word wrap may be changed while editing (.AW) 69 Line space changes may be stored within document (.LS) 70 Justification changes may be stored within document (.OJ) 71 Multi-user support 72 Installable tab stops 73 Can remove status line 74 Can read and write column blocks (Ctrl KR and CTRL KW) 75 Improved status line contents 76 Improved flag column contents 77 Toggle near-letter quality print mode within a document 78 Define print controls while editing 79 Define form feed character while editing 80 Print at fixed position when using different fonts 81 Italics (on some printers) 82 Auto indentation in nondocument mode 83 Set tab expansion in nondocument mode 84 User defined tabs based on file type in nondocument mode 85 Strip high order bits from file in nondocument mode 86 Convert hard carriage returns to soft carriage returns automatically 87 Predefined macro for result from last math (Esc =) 88 Predefined macro for last mathematical equation (Esc #) 89 Predefined macro for formatting numbers (Esc $) 90 Cursor placed where it was left after last "save-and-resume" editing 91 Maximum right margin increased to 255 92 Support for full page terminals 93 Backspace is destructive 94 Delete key deletes character 95 Visible soft spaces for increased spacing control 96 Create file to modify more than one copy of WordStar 97 Change what WordStar considers a word for word delete operations (Ctrl T) 98 Improved custom printer install 99 Delete files using wildcards 100 Limit directory displays using wildcards 101 Suppress file types from directory 102 Protect a file 103 Spell checker is user installable 104 Find and correct spelling errors 105 Automatic spelling correction 106 Find rhyming words 107 Help solve word puzzles 108 Locate anagrams 109 Automatic soft hyphenation in spelling checker 110 Look up correct spelling of a word 111 Check frequency (redundancy) of word use 112 Alphabetize and text file or word list 113 Homonym help 114 ZCPR named directory support 115 "Large file"indicator on status line 116 Print from command line 117 Print then exit from command line 118 Open document from command line 119 Open nondocument from command line 120 Print nondocuments and maintain onscreen formatting 121 Can format merge-print string variables 122 Can format merge-print numeric variables 123 Memory usage control This is not an advertisement; however, based on my experience with the DOS version of WordStar 4.0 (most, but not all new features are common to both CP/M and MS/PCDOS versions), you will want to consider upgrading. One of the most significant features is the extensive patching info provided. With earlier versions of WordStar, the user community compiled and maintained complete listings of user modifiable patch locations. MicroPro learned from this and with release 4.0, has provided this information as well as a program to facilitate user patching of WordStar. The configurable options and patch locations far exceed those found in earlier WordStar releases. 08/10/87 Jim Byram BCS CP/M Group 16-Aug-87 20:20:23-MDT,695;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from UBVMS (UBVMSC.CC.BUFFALO.EDU.#Internet) by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Sun, 16 Aug 87 20:20:11 MDT Date: Sat, 15 Aug 87 11:21 EDT From: "Curtis R. Anderson" Subject: RS-232 to parallel conversion To: info-cpm@simtel20.ARPA X-VMS-To: IN%"info-cpm@simtel20.arpa",ACSCCRA >How can I get the RS232 port to communicate with a parallel type >printer. I am using Word Star, and have tried most everything I >can think of! Perhaps a serial to parallel converter is what you need. One could get that with a printer buffer as well... --Curtis (obnoxious .signature files are OUT with this guy) 17-Aug-87 07:46:12-MDT,1203;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Mon, 17 Aug 87 07:46:05 MDT Received: by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (5.58/1.27) id AA01823; Mon, 17 Aug 87 06:38:41 PDT Received: from USENET by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU with netnews for info-cpm-ddn@simtel20.arpa (info-cpm@simtel20.arpa) (contact usenet@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU if you have questions) Date: 17 Aug 87 03:46:11 GMT From: ucsdhub!hp-sdd!ncr-sd!crash!mwilson@sdcsvax.ucsd.edu (Marc Wilson) Organization: Grossmont College, El Cajon, Ca. Subject: EMACS for CP/M Message-Id: <1552@crash.CTS.COM> Sender: info-cpm-request@simtel20.arpa To: info-cpm@simtel20.arpa Is there a version for CP/M? Even something close would be nice; I'm not up to even attempting to write something like that myself! -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 17-Aug-87 12:49:54-MDT,2338;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from tp4 ([192.5.14.154].#Internet) by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Mon, 17 Aug 87 12:49:42 MDT Received: from rcc by tp4; Mon, 17 Aug 87 11:29:41 PDT Received: from newton.arpa by rcc.arpa; Mon, 17 Aug 87 11:29:35 PDT From: Bridger Mitchell Received: from localhost by newton.arpa; Mon, 17 Aug 87 11:29:30 PDT Message-Id: <8708171829.AA24149@newton.arpa> To: ucsdhub!hp-sdd!ncr-sd!crash!mwilson@sdcsvax.ucsd.edu (Marc Wilson) Cc: info-cpm@simtel20.arpa, bridger%rcc@rand-unix.ARPA Subject: Re: EMACS for CP/M In-Reply-To: Your message of 17 Aug 87 03:46:11 GMT. <1552@crash.CTS.COM> Date: Mon, 17 Aug 87 11:29:22 PDT MINCE (Mince Is not Complete Emacs) was written by Mark of the Unicorn, Cambridge MA about 5 years ago, with a companion SCRIBBLE formatter (a watered down SCRIBE). It included source code (for bds-c 1.4x) for the "outer" editor routines and was extensible by recompiling/relinking. It's got the basic emacs flavor: 8 buffers, split screen, auto-insert, virtual memory, ... It lacks the high-end stuff: regular expressions, incremental search, bindable macros, etc. The MINCE+SCRIBBLE+BDS-C package was called Amethyst; and there are archived simtel20 files for the Amethyst user's group. Perfect Writer is an imperfectly-realized modification of MINCE that put the command-bindings into the swap file (making the bindings configurable without recompilation), added hooks for spell and help modes, and wrapped the editor and formatter inside an optional shell menu. It was marketed by Perfect Software, which was bought by Thorne-EMI. Perfect Writer was now and againn bundled with Kaypros, and at Plu*Perfect Systems we developed enhancements and bug fixes that patched the Kaypro version of PW into the co-called "Plu*Perfect Writer" (PPW). I use PPW and MINCE almost exclusively on CP/M machines, and use several unix and ms-dos flavors of emacs. For text and program editing the cp/m versions serve me well. How can you get MINCE or PW ? I really don't know. Unicorn won't sell to end-users and long ago stopped support of MINCE. Possibly EMI would have a PW. Plu*Perfect supports P*PW, doesn't sell PW; you have to have the original PW yourself. --bridger mitchell 17-Aug-87 15:47:10-MDT,2311;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Mon, 17 Aug 87 15:46:58 MDT Received: by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (5.58/1.27) id AA10600; Mon, 17 Aug 87 14:44:24 PDT Received: from USENET by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU with netnews for info-cpm-ddn@simtel20.arpa (info-cpm@simtel20.arpa) (contact usenet@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU if you have questions) Date: 17 Aug 87 18:41:39 GMT From: unc!symon@mcnc.org (James Symon) Organization: CS Dept., U. of N. Carolina, Chapel Hill Subject: Re: Cheap modems and other delights (Compuscan warning) Message-Id: <997@unc.cs.unc.edu> References: Sender: info-cpm-request@simtel20.arpa To: info-cpm@simtel20.arpa In article , bobmon@iucs.UUCP writes: > I recently posted a request for info about a company offering a modem for > $122 (at least two other people posted similar queries). I've since seen > the following bulletin, which I am passing along... > . . . > Prices are absurdly low - in fact - they are below wholesale. > To make a long story short - the whole thing is a scam. We have the > postal authorities on it. INFO WORLD will have a front page story next > week on it. > In the meantime, don't fall for it. > . . . next time remember the old -but true fact - > that if sounds too good to be true - chances are it is not true. Right, be careful, but also don't pay too much. I got a 1200 baud modem for $109 from an ad in COMPUTER SHOPPER. That catalog was full of ads with stuff in that basic price range. I also just got a 1200 baud modem from the C.O.M.B. catalog for $79, $83.50 with shipping and handling. Both work fine and have Hayes command compatibility, auto-dial, etc., etc. I don't know how to tell the scams from the real but my guess is that the scams are not prevalent and will be short lived. I hope so anyway. Sorry if you just bought your Hayes at the local store for $475. I'm not a dealer so don't write to me to get you one. These deals are not unusual if you check out BYTE and COMPUTER SHOPPER (I find it in the supermarket with the other mags). Jim Symon UUCP:decvax!mcnc!unc!symon Internet:symon@cs.unc.edu 17-Aug-87 20:45:33-MDT,940;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Mon, 17 Aug 87 20:45:19 MDT Received: by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (5.58/1.27) id AA16260; Mon, 17 Aug 87 19:45:53 PDT Received: from USENET by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU with netnews for info-cpm-ddn@simtel20.arpa (info-cpm@simtel20.arpa) (contact usenet@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU if you have questions) Date: 17 Aug 87 18:04:36 GMT From: amdahl!drivax!braun@AMES.ARPA (Kral) Organization: Digital Research, Inc. Subject: TurboDos users? Message-Id: <2236@drivax.UUCP> Sender: info-cpm-request@simtel20.arpa To: info-cpm@simtel20.arpa I am interested in contacting any TurboDos users to answer some questions about the system. -- kral 408/647-6112 ...{ism780|amdahl}!drivax!braun "Dream lightyears... Challenge miles... Walk in steps" DISCLAIMER: If DRI knew I was saying this stuff, they would shut me d~-~oxx 17-Aug-87 22:00:24-MDT,801;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from NMFECC.ARPA by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Mon, 17 Aug 87 22:00:18 MDT Received: from oak.sainet.mfenet by ccx.mfenet with Tell via MfeNet ; Mon, 17 Aug 87 20:57:23 PDT Date: Mon, 17 Aug 87 20:57:23 PDT From: SECRIST%OAK.SAINET.MFENET@NMFECC.ARPA Message-Id: <870817205723.02o@NMFECC.ARPA> To: INFO-CPM@SIMTEL20.Arpa Subject: mince avail from some users' group out west ?! Date: Mon, 17-AUG-1987 23:52 EST Header-Disclaimer: I don't like my headers either ! X-VMS-Mail-To: CPM,SECRIST I thought MINCE was available from some user's group out west for like $50 (legit). If anyone recalls this message I'd be interested in finding out about it myself since all I've got it Perfect Writer... rcs 17-Aug-87 22:17:36-MDT,854;000000000000 Return-Path: <@wiscvm.wisc.edu:Z8BHM@SCFVM.BITNET> Received: from wiscvm.wisc.edu by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Mon, 17 Aug 87 22:17:28 MDT Received: from SCFVM.NSESCC.GSFC.NASA.GOV by wiscvm.wisc.edu ; Mon, 17 Aug 87 23:17:38 CDT Received: by SCFVM (Mailer X1.24) id 6326; Tue, 18 Aug 87 00:16:35 EDT Date: Tue, 18 Aug 87 00:14 EDT From: Bruce H. McIntosh Subject: 2400 modems cheap? To: I'm *finally* in the market for a 2400 bps modem. A recent issue of PC magazine reviewed some 80 or so modems, and had good things to say about the SmartTEAM 2400 modem, as well as the THE 2400 modem (available to PC Network members). Both performed at least as well as a real Hayes 2400 at 2400 bps. Anyone have any experience with either of these modems? 17-Aug-87 23:23:34-MDT,1062;000000000000 Mail-From: KPETERSEN created at 17-Aug-87 23:23:27 Date: Monday, 17 August 1987 12:18-MDT Message-ID: Sender: uunet!lll-winken!cmpuchm@SEISMO.CSS.GOV (Compuchem) From: uunet!lll-winken!cmpuchm@SEISMO.CSS.GOV (Compuchem) To: info-modems@SIMTEL20.ARPA Subject: Cheap modems and other delights ReSent-From: KPETERSEN@SIMTEL20.ARPA ReSent-To: Info-Cpm ReSent-Date: Mon 17 Aug 1987 23:23-MDT The ads referred to in the warning issued on the net last week were placed by a company called Compusystems in Beverly Hills, NOT Compucscan. I don't know if Compuscan exists, but they did not place the ads. We have relayed the warning on our BBS. Caveat Emptor... ************************************************************** Bill Buckley, Compuchem, Inc. , Hayward, CA. ATT : 415/489-6514 BBS : 415/487-0310 (1200 baud, 24 hrs) NET : cmpuchm@lll-winken.arpa {lll-lcc,wucs1,uwvax,pryamid,isis,princeton,uunet}!lll-winken!cmpuchm ************************************************************** 18-Aug-87 10:19:14-MDT,1720;000000000000 Return-Path: <@RELAY.CS.NET:busu%cc.uofm.cdn@UBC.CSNET> Received: from RELAY.CS.NET by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Tue, 18 Aug 87 10:18:53 MDT Received: from relay2.cs.net by RELAY.CS.NET id ac01408; 18 Aug 87 11:57 EDT Received: from ubc by RELAY.CS.NET id ab11596; 18 Aug 87 11:49 EDT Received: by ubc.csnet id AA00959; Tue, 18 Aug 87 08:10:51 pdt Date: 18 Aug 87 15:11 +0600 From: Daniel Keizer To: to.info-cpm@SIMTEL20.ARPA Message-Id: <23*busu@cc.uofm.cdn> Subject: Osborne IEEE -> Centronics Return-Receipt-To: Daniel Keizer Here is an exerpt of a message I am forwarding to the net for others who might have such a need. ================== Date: 17 Aug 87 18:58 +0600 From: Daniel Keizer To: SAC.HQSAC-DOCT@e.isi.edu In-Reply-To: <[E.ISI.EDU]15-Aug-87 14:26:05.SAC.HQSAC-DOCT> Message-ID: <19*busu@cc.uofm.cdn> Subject: Re: Osborne Exec output to printers Return-Receipt-To: Daniel Keizer Hi again ... I managed to dig up the specs on the IEEE -> Centronics parallel port D connector. Specs is as follows: Cen Ozzy 1 11 2 1 3 3 4 5 5 7 6 2 7 4 8 6 9 8 11 15 13 19 19 12 29 18 The osborne connector is numbered with one being in the upper right corner and the numbers alternating across the printed circuit edge. Thanks to Gordon McAndrew, Brandon University, Manitoba, CANADA Dan Keizer. BUSU@CC.UOFM.CDN BUSU@UOFMCC.BITNET 18-Aug-87 12:16:01-MDT,1773;000000000000 Return-Path: <@RELAY.CS.NET:busu%cc.uofm.cdn@UBC.CSNET> Received: from RELAY.CS.NET by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Tue, 18 Aug 87 12:15:13 MDT Received: from relay2.cs.net by RELAY.CS.NET id aa00814; 18 Aug 87 13:59 EDT Received: from ubc by RELAY.CS.NET id ad12313; 18 Aug 87 13:48 EDT Received: by ubc.csnet id AA01488; Tue, 18 Aug 87 09:53:17 pdt Date: 18 Aug 87 16:53 +0600 From: Daniel Keizer To: info-cpm@SIMTEL20.ARPA MMDF-Warning: Parse error in original version of preceding line at RELAY.CS.NET Message-Id: <24*busu@cc.uofm.cdn> Subject: Osborne IEEE -> Centronics Return-Receipt-To: Daniel Keizer Here is an exerpt of a message I am forwarding to the net for others who might have such a need. ================== Delivery-date: Monday, August 17, 1987 at 13:58 CDT From: Daniel Keizer To: [confirm] In-Reply-To: <[E.ISI.EDU]15-Aug-87 14:26:05.SAC.HQSAC-DOCT> Message-ID: inbox:47 Subject: Re: Osborne Exec output to printers Hi again ... I managed to dig up the specs on the IEEE -> Centronics parallel port D connector. Specs is as follows: Cen Ozzy 1 11 2 1 3 3 4 5 5 7 6 2 7 4 8 6 9 8 11 15 13 19 19 12 29 18 The osborne connector is numbered with one being in the upper right corner and the numbers alternating across the printed circuit edge. Thanks to Gordon McAndrew, Brandon University, Manitoba, CANADA Dan Keizer. BUSU@CC.UOFM.CDN BUSU@UOFMCC.BITNET 18-Aug-87 13:18:04-MDT,1309;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Tue, 18 Aug 87 13:17:51 MDT Received: by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (5.58/1.27) id AA29961; Tue, 18 Aug 87 11:48:33 PDT Received: from USENET by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU with netnews for info-cpm-ddn@simtel20.arpa (info-cpm@simtel20.arpa) (contact usenet@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU if you have questions) Date: 18 Aug 87 02:48:42 GMT From: ihnp4!cuae2!killer!toma@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Tom Armistead) Organization: The Org. for the Disorg. of Org. Subject: SmallC, the Z80 and the 8080 Message-Id: <1350@killer.UUCP> Sender: info-cpm-request@simtel20.arpa To: info-cpm@simtel20.arpa I am looking for a Small-C compiler to generate Z80 code, I would prefer Public Domain and Source. I do have a version of Small C that generates 8080, but I don't know 8080 pneumonics and the assembler I have is a Z80 one. Or... Does anyone out there have an 8080 to Z80 conversion utility??? I don't read this group much, so could you please respond to me via email? Thanks in Advance! Tom --- UUCP: ihnp4\ \killer!toma infoswx!convex!dj3b1/ Tom Armistead -- UUCP: ihnp4\ \killer!toma infoswx!convex!dj3b1/ Tom Armistead 18-Aug-87 13:42:14-MDT,1930;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from EDDIE.MIT.EDU by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Tue, 18 Aug 87 13:41:22 MDT Received: by EDDIE.MIT.EDU with UUCP with smail2.3 with sendmail-5.45/4.7 id ; Tue, 18 Aug 87 15:29:25 EDT Received: by primerd.prime.com (3.2/SMI-3.0DEV3/smail) id AA12077; Tue, 18 Aug 87 15:02:38 EDT Message-Id: <8708181902.AA12077@primerd.prime.com> Received: from S55.Prime.PDN by ENX.Prime.PDN; 18 Aug 87 14:43:19 EST Received: (from user CUMMINGS) by S55.Prime.PDN; 18 Aug 87 14:22:17 EDT To: @ENX.Prime.PDN:INFO-CPM@SIMTEL20.ARPA From: primerd!CUMMINGS@S55.prime.com Date: 18 Aug 87 14:22:17 EDT To: (@ENX:INFO-CPM@SIMTEL20.ARPA) From: Kevin J. Cummings (CUMMINGS) Date: Tuesday, August 18, 1987 Subject: Re: EMACS for CP/M Mark of the Unicorn was selling MINCE (MINCE Is Not Complete EMACS). The last known CP/M price I saw was around $99 for it. However, They really wanted to push Final Word (kind of a combination MINCE/SCRIBBLE) and they may have stopped marketing MINCE (at least I think they stopped selling their MS-DOS copy of it). There is a MICRO-EMACS available in the public domain, but as far as I know, it is too big to run under CP/M-80, and is written in C. It should run under CP/M-86, CP/M-68K, as well as MS-DOS and the Atari and the Amiga. Workman and Associates have an editor which is a cross between WordStar and EMACS which is written in their FTL-MODULA-2 compiler which is fairly cheap (around $40-50 I think). It runs well with their FTL-MODULA-2 compiler, and comes with sources if you feel like modifying it. There's also WordStar, but that isn't EMACS, is it... Any other ideas anyone? Kevin Cummings (I work for neither Workman and Assoc., MicroPro, nor Mark of the Unicorn, and am endorsing none of the above mentioned editors. The other usual disclaimers also apply...) 18-Aug-87 20:22:00-MDT,641;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from E.ISI.EDU by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Tue, 18 Aug 87 20:21:54 MDT Date: 18 Aug 1987 21:20-CDT Sender: SAC.HQSAC-DOCT@E.ISI.EDU Subject: SAT Colledge Board utilities. From: John A. Wright To: kpetersen@SIMTEL20.ARPA Cc: info-cpm@SIMTEL20.ARPA Cc: nunley@E.ISI.EDU Message-ID: <[E.ISI.EDU]18-Aug-87 21:20:36.SAC.HQSAC-DOCT> Do you know of any SAT or College Board type utilities. A friend of mine has a dependent getting ready to take these exams and needs some help if available. Anything you know of would be appreciated. Thanks. 18-Aug-87 22:51:28-MDT,1125;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Tue, 18 Aug 87 22:51:17 MDT Received: by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (5.58/1.27) id AA10533; Tue, 18 Aug 87 21:46:22 PDT Received: from USENET by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU with netnews for info-cpm-ddn@simtel20.arpa (info-cpm@simtel20.arpa) (contact usenet@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU if you have questions) Date: 18 Aug 87 17:28:20 GMT From: abp@j.cc.purdue.edu (Jeffrey J Wieland) Organization: Purdue University Computing Center Subject: WordStar 4 for CP/M-80 Message-Id: <5157@j.cc.purdue.edu> Sender: info-cpm-request@simtel20.arpa To: info-cpm@simtel20.arpa I got a letter last week from MicroPro announcing the availability of WordStar Rel. 4 for CP/M. I thought that it wasn't supposed to be out until after the Nov. Comdex. Does anyone know if this is just a mildly warmed over NewWord? (I recall some mention that MicroPro was going to distribute the CP/M version of NewWord in the interim.) Has anyone actually got a copy of this? How do you like it? Jeff Wieland abp@j.cc.purdue.edu 18-Aug-87 22:51:48-MDT,3069;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Tue, 18 Aug 87 22:51:41 MDT Received: by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (5.58/1.27) id AA10448; Tue, 18 Aug 87 21:42:24 PDT Received: from USENET by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU with netnews for info-cpm-ddn@simtel20.arpa (info-cpm@simtel20.arpa) (contact usenet@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU if you have questions) Date: 19 Aug 87 02:26:31 GMT From: vijit!madsen@gargoyle.uchicago.edu (Dave Madsen) Organization: Wang Labs, Oakbrook, IL Subject: Re: Access to SIMTEL20 Message-Id: <108@vijit.UUCP> References: <52@epistemi.UUCP> Sender: info-cpm-request@simtel20.arpa To: info-cpm@simtel20.arpa In article <52@epistemi.UUCP>, rda@epistemi.UUCP (Robert Dale) writes: > Twice in the last couple of days I've tried to get stuff from the PD > archives on SIMTEL20, but each time my request gets bounced back with the > error > No such local mailbox as "ARCHIVE-REQUEST", recipient rejected > UUCP: ...!ukc!cstvax!epistemi!rda > ARPA: rda%epistemi.ed.ac.uk@ucl.cs > JANET: rda@uk.ac.ed.epistemi I had the same problem. I sent a message to Frank Wancho (Wancho@simtel20.arpa) who sent the reply (dated Fri, 26 Jun 1987) reproduced below. Please note that I do not know if this includes anonymous FTP as well. Dave Madsen ---dcm ihnp4!vijit!madsen or gargoyle.uchicago.edu!vijit!madsen Frank Wancho's reply: "Several changes to the Archive Server have been made in the past few weeks to improve service for replies sent through intermediate hosts. One of the requested changes was to reduce the size of the messages by half so that these messages don't hog the single-stream mail channels, particularly on BITNET, for extended periods of time, and thus give other mail a chance to get through in a timely manner. Unfortunately, this has resulted in the SIMTEL20 mail queue to rapidly grow way beyond all expectations: the Server was now generating twice as many messages and our dedicated mailer for this service now had to establish twice as many connections for the same number of replies. That mailer could not keep up with the queue, and for the second time in as many weeks, we have had to shutdown the Server because we were running out of disk space. Because the disk space is at a premium for our regular users, and because the resources required by both the Server and the mailer have now reached a point well beyond the capabilities of our present system configuration, the Server has been shut down until further notice and for an indefinite period of time. New requests will be returned unanswered, and both present requests and replies will be flushed. In the meantime, we are examining other possibilities to provide access to our collections. Because the great majority of requests have come from BITNET users, we are looking for one or more BITNET hosts willing to provide the disk space and BITSERV facilities for one or more of our collections of public domain software. --Frank" 19-Aug-87 01:46:39-MDT,1359;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Wed, 19 Aug 87 01:46:31 MDT Received: by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (5.58/1.27) id AA10730; Tue, 18 Aug 87 21:57:34 PDT Received: from USENET by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU with netnews for info-cpm-ddn@simtel20.arpa (info-cpm@simtel20.arpa) (contact usenet@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU if you have questions) Date: 18 Aug 87 20:24:07 GMT From: poisson.usc.edu!mlinar@OBERON.USC.EDU (Mitch Mlinar) Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA Subject: Re: SmallC, the Z80 and the 8080 Message-Id: <4136@oberon.USC.EDU> References: <1350@killer.UUCP> Sender: info-cpm-request@simtel20.arpa To: info-cpm@simtel20.arpa In article <1350@killer.UUCP> toma@killer.UUCP (Tom Armistead) writes: >I am looking for a Small-C compiler to generate Z80 code, I would prefer >Public Domain and Source. I do have a version of Small C that generates >8080, but I don't know 8080 pneumonics and the assembler I have is a Z80 >one. > >Or... > >Does anyone out there have an 8080 to Z80 conversion utility??? > There is no Small-C program which generates Z-80 code. A program called XLATE (or ZXLATE) - up to version 1.4 now - converts 8080 code to Z-80 code. It is very nice and handles all the psuedo-ops of most assemblers. -Mitch 19-Aug-87 02:49:11-MDT,902;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Wed, 19 Aug 87 02:49:03 MDT Received: by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (5.58/1.27) id AA12270; Tue, 18 Aug 87 23:38:05 PDT Received: from USENET by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU with netnews for info-cpm-ddn@simtel20.arpa (info-cpm@simtel20.arpa) (contact usenet@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU if you have questions) Date: 19 Aug 87 05:08:49 GMT From: ken@cs.rochester.edu (Ken Yap) Organization: U of Rochester, CS Dept, Rochester, NY Subject: Re: SmallC, the Z80 and the 8080 Message-Id: <1484@sol.ARPA> References: <1350@killer.UUCP>, <4136@oberon.USC.EDU> Sender: info-cpm-request@simtel20.arpa To: info-cpm@simtel20.arpa SmallC doesn't make use of the extra Z80 instructions, so the only thing you have to do is modify the code generator to write Z80 style mnemonics. I did this to mine. Ken 19-Aug-87 03:45:51-MDT,1000;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Wed, 19 Aug 87 03:45:41 MDT Received: by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (5.58/1.27) id AA13731; Wed, 19 Aug 87 01:26:16 PDT Received: from USENET by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU with netnews for info-cpm-ddn@simtel20.arpa (info-cpm@simtel20.arpa) (contact usenet@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU if you have questions) Date: 19 Aug 87 06:26:09 GMT From: sargas.usc.edu!tli@OBERON.USC.EDU (Tony Li) Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA Subject: Re: Emacs on CP/M Message-Id: <4142@oberon.USC.EDU> References: <8708181902.AA12077@primerd.prime.com> Sender: info-cpm-request@simtel20.arpa To: info-cpm@simtel20.arpa I find that final word, heavily customized, works as a reasonable substitute for Emacs. ;-) Tony Li - USC University Computing Services "Fene mele kiki bobo" Uucp: oberon!tli -- Joe Isuzu Bitnet: tli@uscvaxq, tli@ramoth Internet: tli@sargas.usc.edu 19-Aug-87 06:16:03-MDT,948;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from gateway.mitre.org by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Wed, 19 Aug 87 06:15:56 MDT Received: by gateway.mitre.org (5.54/SMI-2.2) id AA19842; Wed, 19 Aug 87 08:15:43 EDT Return-Path: Received: from localhost by chance.mitre.org (3.2/SMI-2.2) id AA07499; Wed, 19 Aug 87 08:15:21 EDT Message-Id: <8708191215.AA07499@chance.mitre.org> To: John A. Wright To: kpetersen@SIMTEL20.ARPA Cc: info-cpm@SIMTEL20.ARPA Cc: nunley@E.ISI.EDU Subject: Re: SAT Colledge Board utilities. Date: Wed, 19 Aug 87 08:15:20 -0400 From: Marshall D. Abrams My daughter used the Krell SAT prep software. We thought they were pretty good, but did find a few errors! The price was over $150, as I recall. They are available for most home computers. 19-Aug-87 21:16:15-MDT,1172;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Wed, 19 Aug 87 21:16:07 MDT Received: by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (5.58/1.27) id AA03058; Wed, 19 Aug 87 19:50:37 PDT Received: from USENET by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU with netnews for info-cpm-ddn@simtel20.arpa (info-cpm@simtel20.arpa) (contact usenet@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU if you have questions) Date: 19 Aug 87 20:48:41 GMT From: ihnp4!alberta!auvax!louis@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Louis Schmittroth) Organization: Athabasca U., Alberta, Canada Subject: vt100 emulation for Kaypro 4 Message-Id: <303@auvax.UUCP> Sender: info-cpm-request@simtel20.arpa To: info-cpm@simtel20.arpa I am posting this for a friend who has a 1984 Kaypro 4. He needs to use the Uniplex package on Unix, and needs VT100 emulation in a comm package. VT52 will not work with the version of Uniplex we are running here. Any pointers would be appreciated, including PD and/or commercial software. He is running Mdm795 now. -- Louis Schmittroth My employer has no opinions. Computer Science Athabasca University ...{ubc-vision, ihnp4}!alberta!auvax!louis 21-Aug-87 04:21:42-MDT,1829;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Fri, 21 Aug 87 04:21:36 MDT Received: by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (5.58/1.27) id AA00787; Fri, 21 Aug 87 03:15:02 PDT Received: from USENET by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU with netnews for info-cpm-ddn@simtel20.arpa (info-cpm@simtel20.arpa) (contact usenet@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU if you have questions) Date: 20 Aug 87 21:09:59 GMT From: abp@j.cc.purdue.edu (Jeffrey J Wieland) Organization: Purdue University Subject: Re: vt100 emulation for Kaypro 4 Message-Id: <5167@j.cc.purdue.edu> References: <303@auvax.UUCP> Sender: info-cpm-request@simtel20.arpa To: info-cpm@simtel20.arpa In article <303@auvax.UUCP> you write: > >I am posting this for a friend who has a 1984 Kaypro 4. He needs to >use the Uniplex package on Unix, and needs VT100 emulation in a >comm package. VT52 will not work with the version of Uniplex we >are running here. Any pointers would be appreciated, including >PD and/or commercial software. He is running Mdm795 now. >-- > >Louis Schmittroth My employer has no opinions. >Computer Science >Athabasca University ...{ubc-vision, ihnp4}!alberta!auvax!louis As far as I know, there is no VT100 emulator for the CP/M Kaypro. I do have a set of termcaps for the Kaypro that implement its built-in video functions, if this will help. I also have a public domain terminal program called INTTERM. Its interrupt driven, so it will not drop characters like the CP/M Kermit will. Used with the my termcaps, it gives you a nifty terminal out of the old great gray lunchbox. (Sysline, line insert & delete, inverse half-intensity video, etc.) Let me know if any of this might help, and I'll see if I can post them. Jeff Wieland abp@j.cc.purdue.edu 22-Aug-87 17:47:03-MDT,1112;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Sat, 22 Aug 87 17:46:59 MDT Received: by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (5.58/1.27) id AA02338; Sat, 22 Aug 87 16:40:57 PDT Received: from USENET by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU with netnews for info-cpm-ddn@simtel20.arpa (info-cpm@simtel20.arpa) (contact usenet@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU if you have questions) Date: 22 Aug 87 21:21:13 GMT From: mangoe@mimsy.umd.edu (Charley Wingate) Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742 Subject: Re: vt100 emulation for Kaypro 4 Message-Id: <8101@mimsy.UUCP> References: <303@auvax.UUCP>, <5167@j.cc.purdue.edu> Sender: info-cpm-request@simtel20.arpa To: info-cpm@simtel20.arpa Jeffrey J Wieland writes: >As far as I know, there is no VT100 emulator for the CP/M Kaypro. SUch a thing does in fact exist, since I have a copy of it somewhere. It does work after a fashion; I can't really evaluate it fully because I almost never use it. But it is strictly a terminal emulator; no facilities for file transfer. C. Wingate 22-Aug-87 23:36:24-MDT,431;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from DOCKMASTER.ARPA by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Sat, 22 Aug 87 23:36:17 MDT Date: Sun, 23 Aug 87 01:33 EDT From: AELevy@DOCKMASTER.ARPA Subject: zcpr3 on gs To: info-cpm@SIMTEL20.ARPA Message-ID: <870823053352.589866@DOCKMASTER.ARPA> What is the status of zcpr3.x for the appleIIgs? What cards and software are supported? Any help appreciated, Regards, Allan 23-Aug-87 20:21:19-MDT,1617;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Sun, 23 Aug 87 20:21:04 MDT Received: by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (5.58/1.27) id AA17190; Sun, 23 Aug 87 18:41:14 PDT Received: from USENET by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU with netnews for info-cpm-ddn@simtel20.arpa (info-cpm@simtel20.arpa) (contact usenet@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU if you have questions) Date: 23 Aug 87 20:41:18 GMT From: ihnp4!inuxc!iuvax!bsu-cs!neubauer@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Paul Neubauer) Organization: CS Dept, Ball St U, Muncie, Indiana Subject: Re: vt100 emulation for Kaypro 4 Message-Id: <1045@bsu-cs.UUCP> References: <303@auvax.UUCP>, <5167@j.cc.purdue.edu>, <8101@mimsy.UUCP> Sender: info-cpm-request@simtel20.arpa To: info-cpm@simtel20.arpa There is a VT100 emulator for the Kaypro 4 (and other later-model Kaypro's). I have not used it, so I cannot vouch for it at all. One obvious problem that I have no idea about is that the Kaypro keyboard has nothing available to correspond to the PF1-PF4 keys of the VT100. This may or may not affect what you need it for. It is strictly a terminal emulator, with no file transfer capabilities, though you may be able to use a program like IOCAP to capture what appears on your screen (but I cannot guarantee anything like that). It is also supposed to have a maximum speed of 1200 bps, which also may or may not affect you. I am pretty sure that Steve Sanders' Tampa Bay KUG (which I think is now called something else, sorry) would have it. -- Paul Neubauer UUCP: {ihnp4,seismo}!{iuvax,pur-ee}!bsu-cs!neubauer 23-Aug-87 21:36:33-MDT,940;000000000000 Mail-From: KPETERSEN created at 23-Aug-87 21:36:22 Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1987 21:36 MDT Message-ID: Sender: KPETERSEN@SIMTEL20.ARPA From: Keith Petersen To: Info-Cpm@SIMTEL20.ARPA Subject: VT100 emulator for Kaypro Someone was asking for a VT100 emulator for the Kaypro. It's now available from SIMTEL20 as: Filename Type Bytes CRC Directory PD: VT100KAY.LBR.1 BINARY 16768 E6B3H The LBR contains source code (written to be assembled by the public domain Z80MR Z80 assembler, also available here), doc files, and executable COM files. This file is also available from my RCP/M and from GEnie's CP/M RoundTable. --Keith Petersen Arpa: W8SDZ@SIMTEL20.ARPA Uucp: {bellcore,decwrl,harvard,lll-crg,ucbvax,uw-beaver}!simtel20.arpa!w8sdz GEnie: W8SDZ RCP/M Royal Oak: 313-759-6569 - 300, 1200, 2400 (V.22bis) or 9600 (USR HST) 23-Aug-87 22:50:32-MDT,1629;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Sun, 23 Aug 87 22:49:26 MDT Received: by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (5.58/1.27) id AA19094; Sun, 23 Aug 87 21:40:30 PDT Received: from USENET by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU with netnews for info-cpm-ddn@simtel20.arpa (info-cpm@simtel20.arpa) (contact usenet@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU if you have questions) Date: 23 Aug 87 16:49:41 GMT From: super.upenn.edu!linc.cis.upenn.edu!sherin@RUTGERS.EDU (Steve Sherin) Organization: University of Pennsylvania Subject: simtel20 & unix to CP/M transfer Message-Id: <1836@super.upenn.edu> Sender: info-cpm-request@simtel20.arpa To: info-cpm@simtel20.arpa I have finally gotten MEX 1.12 to work!! I found the overlay on simtel20. The process was quite involve, including downloading to a unix machine, transfering to my Apple-compatible, going from DOS to CP/M, etc. I have been able to download 8-bit files from my local RCP/M with no problems. However, I have access (via ftp) to simtel20 and would like to ship compressed files home from unix. I have had difficulty in using uncrunch on unix, but I could just do the uncompressing at home. I need to know a) how to properly ftp 8-bit files to a VAX running Ultrix unix and b) how to use xmodem (unix) or something to retrieve the files on my CP/M system. Note that I set xmodem and MEX for checksum as the xmodem manual page (unix) said that CRC mode did not work right. Could the problem be that parity might be set to 7E1 on the VAX? Thanks for any help, Steve Sherin ARPA: sherin@linc.cis.upenn.edu 24-Aug-87 15:42:51-MDT,823;000000000000 Return-Path: <@RELAY.CS.NET:busu%cc.uofm.cdn@UBC.CSNET> Received: from RELAY.CS.NET by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Mon, 24 Aug 87 15:42:44 MDT Received: from relay2.cs.net by RELAY.CS.NET id aj01507; 24 Aug 87 17:29 EDT Received: from ubc by RELAY.CS.NET id aa15770; 24 Aug 87 17:18 EDT Received: by ubc.csnet id AA15217; Mon, 24 Aug 87 13:48:25 pdt Date: 24 Aug 87 20:48 +0600 From: Daniel Keizer To: info-cpm@SIMTEL20.ARPA Message-Id: <25*busu@cc.uofm.cdn> Subject: Sanyo MBC 1200 info Is there anyone else out there who has or is using a Sanyo MBC 1200 with CP/M or Z system? I have a friend who needs more information on the pinouts of the 50 pin connector on it. Any information would be helpfull. Thanks. Dan Keizer BUSU@CC.UOFM.CDN BUSU@UOFMCC.BITNET 24-Aug-87 15:45:35-MDT,1193;000000000000 Return-Path: <@RELAY.CS.NET:busu%cc.uofm.cdn@UBC.CSNET> Received: from RELAY.CS.NET by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Mon, 24 Aug 87 15:45:28 MDT Received: from relay2.cs.net by RELAY.CS.NET id ag01509; 24 Aug 87 17:29 EDT Received: from ubc by RELAY.CS.NET id ae15770; 24 Aug 87 17:18 EDT Received: by ubc.csnet id AA15243; Mon, 24 Aug 87 13:52:33 pdt Date: 24 Aug 87 20:52 +0600 From: Daniel Keizer To: info-cpm@SIMTEL20.ARPA Message-Id: <26*busu@cc.uofm.cdn> Subject: Cromemco System 3 query Our club has just acquired an old System 3. Has two (2) eight inch disks, numerous i/o ports with 64K. The FDC has the RDOS 1.3 on it. Is there a more recent version or upgrade for this. Are there any other people out there still using their System 3? At this moment, the system isn't working, and the fault seems to lie with the BIOS ROM. I would like to get a hold of a newer version of the rom is (if) some kind soul can send it to me. Any programs out there for this machine that can read/write/format different formats? on 5 1/4 and 8" disks? Thanks for all information. Dan Keizer. BUSU@CC.UOFM.CDN BUSU@UOFMCC.BITNET 24-Aug-87 15:48:51-MDT,999;000000000000 Return-Path: <@wiscvm.wisc.edu:H462BATM@GALLUA.BITNET> Received: from wiscvm.wisc.edu by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Mon, 24 Aug 87 15:48:30 MDT Received: from GALLUA.BITNET by wiscvm.wisc.edu ; Mon, 24 Aug 87 16:47:52 CDT Date: 24 AUG 87 17:40-EST From: H462BATM%GALLUA.BITNET@wiscvm.wisc.edu To: INFO-CPM @ SIMTEL20.ARPA Subject: LISTSERV for CP/M library Hello, I found CPM Library for BITNET users. You can send to LISTSERV@RPICICGE GET CPM LISTSERV that show list of PD collection. It is very incomplete. Please submit all files from archive library to listserv... But It is unstable for VAX system due to LISTSERV is in IBM machines (not VAX machines) IBM uses EBCDIC codes. VAX uses ASCII codes. IBM-to-VAX is endanger to binary files because JNET can destroy binary files if they are from IBM machines! VAX bitnet users should be access to Archive server because it is protective from EBCDIC-ASCII convertation. -- Tim Stark Bitnet: H462BATMS@GALLUA Qlink: TimS18 24-Aug-87 18:11:14-MDT,906;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from E.ISI.EDU by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Mon, 24 Aug 87 18:11:08 MDT Date: 24 Aug 1987 19:09-CDT Sender: SAC.HQSAC-DOCT@E.ISI.EDU Subject: Osborne screen codes From: John A. Wright To: info-cpm@SIMTEL20.ARPA Message-ID: <[E.ISI.EDU]24-Aug-87 19:09:29.SAC.HQSAC-DOCT> I just read a message from "kevin@ncspm.ncsu.edu" concerning osborne screen codes. I have recently acquired three Osborne computers, two Ossie Is and an Ossie EXEC. I also managed to get all the documentation to include the Reference manual. I haven't had time to research fully yet what the screen codes are but will tackle that this week. If anyone has an Ossie and needs info, perhaps I can be of assistance. ******************<<<>>>********************* (I also have a CBM-700, ever heard of that one?) 24-Aug-87 22:44:45-MDT,1110;000000000000 Return-Path: <@wiscvm.wisc.edu:H462BATM@GALLUA.BITNET> Received: from wiscvm.wisc.edu by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Mon, 24 Aug 87 22:44:14 MDT Received: from GALLUA.BITNET by wiscvm.wisc.edu ; Mon, 24 Aug 87 23:43:50 CDT Date: 25 AUG 87 00:39-EST From: H462BATM%GALLUA.BITNET@wiscvm.wisc.edu To: INFO-CPM @ SIMTEL20.ARPA Subject: CPM library Hello Bitnet users: I found CP/M library for Bitnet communications. You can send requests to rpicicge's LISTSERV in CPM FILELIST. VAX/VMS: SEND LISTSERV@RPICICGE GETND filename filetype IBM/CMS: SMSG RSCS RPICICGE LISTSERV GETND filename filetype Note: VAX users, When you receive netdata without destroying binary files. I had tested it for downloaded and unpacked. When you RECEive files: $ RECEIVE/BINARY * /binary protects from EBCDIC-to-ASCII alters binary files. I recommand that use kermit to download it. Xmodem will not works with variable-type files. You should not request too many files due to keep quiet tranmissions. WANCHO: You should transfer all pd collections to Bitnet CP/M libary. -- Tim Stark 25-Aug-87 08:51:09-MDT,10242;000000000000 Return-Path: <@BCO-MULTICS.ARPA:JCrow.SMP@HIS-PHOENIX-MULTICS.ARPA> Received: from BCO-MULTICS.ARPA by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Tue, 25 Aug 87 08:50:06 MDT Received: FROM HIS-PHOENIX-MULTICS.ARPA BY BCO-MULTICS.ARPA WITH dial; 24 AUG 1987 23:58:24 EDT Date: Mon, 24 Aug 87 20:55 MST From: Jerry Crow Subject: RE: No-slot Clocks Reply-To: JCrow%PCO-Multics@HI-MULTICS.ARPA To: INFO-CPM@SIMTEL20.ARPA Message-ID: <870825035559.001024@HIS-PHOENIX-MULTICS.ARPA> RE: ZTIME-1 Clock My impression was that the term "no slot" clocks was used primarily to refer to clocks for the IBM PC and compatibles; the ZTIME-1 and friends are for Z-80 machines. Still, if the "no slot" clocks use ROM/RAM sockets as an installation/interface mechanism, they could be used on CP/M machines. I have installed and used both the ZTIME-1 and the Advent clock. These two clocks are, to the best of my knowledge, the most popular clocks available for CP/M machines. The Legacy clock also enjoys a following; I am not familiar with it. Observations Disclaimers: impressions noted below are based upon events which occurred two years ago; the products may have changed since then. I have no connection whatsoever with either of the companies mentioned. Hardware Both the ZTIME-1 and the Advent use the National Semiconductor MM58167A real time clock chip. This is the same clock that is in the AT and most AT clones. It is an excellent, general purpose clock chip. Both clock products are supplied as a piggyback for the Z-80 CPU chip; i.e., to install the clock boards one removes the Z-80 chip, installs the Z-80 in a socket on the clock board, and then installs the clock board itself into the Z-80 socket. Both boards feature battery backup, of course. The 58167 is very parsimonious WRT power consumption. There is a pin on the chip which, when it goes low (e.g., when power is removed from the board), puts the chip into a "power off" mode in which all chip functions save those required for register maintenance and update are halted. The spec sheet claims the power consumption in this mode is in the microwatt range. The ZTIME-1 board is not as fancy or "professional" looking as the Advent board (the latter has silk screened legends, machine generated traces, etc.; it just looks like a high quality board), but it functions well. I installed the ZTIME-1 in a Morrow MD3. Other than a tight physical fit (the CPU was near the rear of the cabinet and I had to trim one corner of the ZTIME-1 board to get it to fit) I encountered no problems with the board. I had to replace the Z-80 because it was soldered in (no socket), but that's another story; see below. The ZTIME-1 worked the first time I tested it. I used it with the DateStamper (DS) software from Plu-Perfect Systems. As noted in an earlier message, the DS package contains a driver for this clock. I did, however, have to cut a trace and jumper another to change the I/O address base for the clock because of the I/O map within the Morrow. More on this below. I installed the Advent clock in my Kaypro 10. It, too, went in easily and worked the first time. No physical space problems here. No jumpers either because of the manner in which the clock is addressed. More on this below. I migrated the DateStamper software to my Kaypro when I abandoned the Morrow; the DS package contains a driver for this clock too. Things to think about: First, check your system motherboard to see if your CPU chip is socketed. Most are, but if it isn't you'll have to install a socket to effect installation of either of these clock boards. Not overly difficult, but tedious. And, you'll need to get another Z-80 chip. (Believe me, you don't want to try to remove the one that's solder mounted in the hope of salvaging it -- cut the pins, throw the chip away, and carefully remove the leads with a desoldering tool. Install a socket on the motherboard; get another Z-80 and install it on the clock board. Some may debate this advice, but in my opinion the price of a Z-80 isn't high enough to justify attempted removal and reuse of a soldered chip.) Next, think about I/O port mapping, particularly if you are looking at the ZTIME-1. The 58167 is designed with address line input to control access to its internal registers. This design eliminates the need for a "control" register which, on some chips, is used to select an internal register for read/write. For example, the 6845 CRT controller has 30+ internal registers. To access these, one must first write (OUT) a numerical value into an address register to select one of the other registers, then execute the IN/OUT command to read/write the desired register. The 58167 design eliminates the need for this extra level of indirection. The ZTIME-1 and the Advent, however, have very different mechanisms for interfacing with these clock chip address lines. The ZTIME-1 uses its glue chips to map the address lines on the clock chip directly into the Z-80 I/O port address space. This presents a fairly straightforward interface to the programmer -- one I/O port for each clock chip register -- but it requires *32* I/O ports. True, that's only 12% of the available space, but the kicker is that the ports must be *contiguous*. The ZTIME-1, thus, requires a port base within your system that allows for 32 contiguous open port addresses. As shipped, the board defaults to E0-FF. This conflicted with the Morrow port address space (even though Kenmore's documentation claimed the default configuration would work on an MD3; maybe they were lucky when they tested it), and I had to modify the board to change the port base. The change required solder and trace cutting; no dip switches here. Don't misunderstand -- the board is designed to be altered in this way and the documentation is clear, but such alteration does require trace cutting and soldering. I changed the base to A0. The Advent board is somewhat more sophisticated. It is designed primarily for Kaypros, though it should work in any Z-80 machine which doesn't utilize the port address space to which the board is sensitive (80H to 90H). (Advent may offer a generic, non-Kaypro specific version of this board; I don't know.) The interface on this board is based upon the operation of the I/O instructions in the Z-80. The "standard", 8080 like, direct I/O instruction of the Z-80 (IN/OUT ) functions like its counterpart in the 8080; the port address is placed on the low order address lines and the contents of the A register is placed on the data lines and the high order address lines. The Z-80, however, is capable of indirect I/O instructions which do not exist in the 8080. These indirect instructions permit IN/OUT instructions to move data from registers other than the A and permit register based selection of an I/O port address. When an indirect I/O instruction is executed, the contents of the *B register* (as opposed to the A) is placed on the high order address lines. The Advent board utilizes this fact to map the clock chip into a single I/O port. The lower 5 high order address lines from the Z-80 (A8-A12) are mapped to the 5 address lines on the clock chip. Thus, the content of the B register is used to select a clock register. Somewhat more complex from a programming standpoint, but very conserving of I/O port space. There is, however, no provision for altering the single port address (90H) which is used to control the clock. By design, neither this address nor the others to which the board reacts (80H-90H) conflict with Kaypro architecture. If this board is being considered for a Z-80 machine other than a Kaypro, however, the port map situation would have to be investigated. Software Both boards come with a disk of support software, including a program to set/read the clock and various examples of clock interface programs. The Kenmore package includes clock interface software for MS BASIC 80, generic C and Turbo Pascal. The Advent package includes all of the above plus a dBase II routine. The Advent software is more sophisticated than the Kenmore, but all the software functioned adequately. I have been using the dBase II routine as part of my dBase startup file to set the date() variable within dBase from the clock. This is very handy, as any reader who has used dBase II extensively will appreciate. Miscellaneous One interesting vagary of this chip: the chip does not have a year register. So, once a year, you will have to manually update the content of one of latch registers to reflect the change of year. The DateStamper software uses the hundredths/tenths of second latch to hold the year. This alteration takes about 30 seconds with DDT. Summary Either of these clock boards will provide a useful and convenient real time clock capability for your Z-80 CP/M machine. The Advent is somewhat flashier and the support software is a bit more sophisticated; its price is also, predictably, higher. The Kenmore is more economical, particularly if it is purchased in kit form (I did not buy the kit). I no longer have the Morrow, but still use the Kaypro occasionally. My primary machine is now an AT clone. I strongly recommend the installation of a real time clock in your machine if you don't have one; they are very useful and convenient. The last magazine advertisements I saw had both of these clock products priced under $100. Haven't seen a Kenmore ad lately, but Advent is in nearly every issue of Micro Cornucopia and Profiles. Enjoy your real time clock. Once you use a system which has one, you'll wonder how you ever got along without it. -- Jerry Crow 25-Aug-87 09:58:45-MDT,1402;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from CICGE.RPI.EDU by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Tue, 25 Aug 87 09:57:55 MDT Received: from (TCPMAINT)RPICICGE.BITNET by CICGE.RPI.EDU on 08/25/87 at 11:56:12 EDT Received: by RPICICGE (Mailer X1.24) id 8289; Tue, 25 Aug 87 11:56:07 EDT Date: Tue, 25 Aug 87 11:44:28 EDT From: "John S. Fisher" To: INFO-CPM@SIMTEL20.ARPA Subject: Re: CPM library In-Reply-To: H462BATM@GALLUA -- 25 AUG 87 00:39-EST Please disregard Timothy Stark's mention of how to access the CP/M files stored on LISTSERV@RPICICGE. He apparently stumbled onto a small set of files I had stored there long before the demise of the Simtel20 server. (It was an unadvertised cache of my down-loads from Simtel20 and those of a few others.) The full CP/M archive as of June 17 is available from LISTSERV@RPICICGE with (and only with) the /PDGET command as mentioned in a previous posting. By the way, the server apparently has a major problem handling certain case-sensitive network addresses. Vacation has prevented me from attacking the problem sooner, but as my time permits I'll be looking at it. My apologies for any inconvenience this has caused. If you have observed any other problems, please let me know directly. Regards, JSFisher Bitnet: FISHER@RPICICGE Internet: FISHER@CICGE.RPI.EDU 26-Aug-87 10:06:30-MDT,1855;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from EDDIE.MIT.EDU by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Wed, 26 Aug 87 10:05:54 MDT Received: by EDDIE.MIT.EDU with UUCP with smail2.3 with sendmail-5.45/4.7 id ; Wed, 26 Aug 87 12:03:30 EDT Received: by primerd.prime.com (3.2/SMI-3.0DEV3/smail) id AA09926; Wed, 26 Aug 87 09:27:48 EDT Message-Id: <8708261327.AA09926@primerd.prime.com> Received: from S34.Prime.PDN by ENX.Prime.PDN; 26 Aug 87 09:19:19 EST Received: (from user ELLIOT) by S34.Prime.PDN; 26 Aug 87 09:16:58 EDT To: INFO-CPM@SIMTEL20.ARPA From: primerd!ELLIOT@S34.prime.com Date: 26 Aug 87 09:16:58 EDT To: (info-cpm@simtel20.arpa) Cc: (fisher@cicge.rpi.edu) From: Elliot Mednick Date: 26 Aug 87 8:54 AM Subject: Listserv for CP/M I have a question about the listserv archive server. I may be the only one in the world with this problem, so feel free to ignore it. I have the ability to send/receive mail on the internet, but not the ability to use FTP. To complicate matters, because of the nature of our network setup, the return address that appears on the "From:" line in the header is always wrong. Thus, I cannot use any of the servers as is. My question then: Is it possible to add an optional forwarding command that gives the exact address that the server is to send the files to? To avoid one person randomly sending files to everyone, the reply can include in the header who made the original request. Does this put any additional burden on the server? Is this a reasonable request? Is there anyone else out there who would use this if it existed? Elliot Mednick Arpa: UUCP: ...mit-eddie!primerd!s34.prime.com!elliot (In no way do my opinions represent those of myself or my company) 27-Aug-87 15:15:42-MDT,1026;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from ncsuvx.ncsu.edu by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Thu, 27 Aug 87 15:14:37 MDT Received: by ncsuvx.ncsu.edu (5.54/2 4/27/87) id AA18165; Thu, 27 Aug 87 17:10:27 EDT From: kdb@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu (Kevin D. Bond) Posted-Date: Thu, 27 Aug 87 17:10:24 EDT Message-Id: <8708272110.AA18165@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu> To: info-cpm@simtel20.arpa Date: Thu, 27 Aug 87 17:10:24 EDT Subject: Heath 89 Parallel port X-Mailer: Elm [version 1.5] Does anyone have any information on where I can get a parallel port for the H89. As a matter of fact, since my father and I each have one of these machines, I would be interested in hearing from anybody who has spare parts, fancy accesories, etc... (I really like this machine, but hardware support is drying up fast). Thanks, -kevin ------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin D. Bond uucp: ...!mcnc!ncsuvx!ncspm!kevin Domain: kevin@ncspm.ncsu.edu internet: kevin%ncspm@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu 27-Aug-87 19:56:08-MDT,342;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from E.ISI.EDU by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Thu, 27 Aug 87 19:56:02 MDT Date: 27 Aug 1987 20:54-CDT Sender: SAC.HQSAC-DOCT@E.ISI.EDU From: SAC.HQSAC-DOCT@E.ISI.EDU To: info-cpm@SIMTEL20.ARPA Message-ID: <[E.ISI.EDU]27-Aug-87 20:54:28.SAC.HQSAC-DOCT> PPS Please disreguard the misc. 27-Aug-87 23:48:05-MDT,2482;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Thu, 27 Aug 87 23:47:58 MDT Received: by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (5.58/1.27) id AA19810; Thu, 27 Aug 87 21:59:05 PDT Received: from USENET by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU with netnews for info-cpm-ddn@simtel20.arpa (info-cpm@simtel20.arpa) (contact usenet@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU if you have questions) Date: 27 Aug 87 12:37:25 GMT From: ritcv!moscom!adp@cs.rochester.edu (Alan Percy) Organization: MOSCOM Corp, E. Rochester, NY Subject: Re: No-slot Clocks (ZTIME-I) Message-Id: <1050@moscom.UUCP> References: <870825035559.001024@HIS-PHOENIX-MULTICS.ARPA> Sender: info-cpm-request@simtel20.arpa To: info-cpm@simtel20.arpa If any of you ZTIME-I or other clock owners are interested, I could post the collection of public domain software from our Application Users Disk. Because many of the clocks use the MM58167, it should be useful for others. I will have to somehow get it all packaged together. All of it includes source code, but is that what all you folks want? I don't have 'arc' for my CP/M machine, so if you folks would like the binaries 'arced', someone would have to send me a uuencoded arc (not 'arced' please). Then, where should I post it? Additionally, if you people have some software that never made it to the A.U.G. Disk, send it to me soon and I will include it. Please follow the instructions in the ZTIME-I manual for AUG submissions, or mail them to me here (see signature). Lastly, we are still here...but at a new address and phone number. (My office manager and I had a parting of ways) KCT 30 Suncrest Dr. Rochester, NY 14609 (716) 654-7356 Evenings It seems that the Computer Journal has taken summer vacation???? That's where we have been advertising lately. Much cheaper, thus we can pass the savings along to you.... You should see what MicroCornucopia and Computer Shopper did to their ad rates......WOW! I would get a nose bleed when the bills came in!!! Anyway I guess I'll be reading this news group and checking my mail for feedback on the clock software. -----------> Owner of Kenmore Computer Technologies <------------ Alan Percy..........................{rutgers,ames,cmcl2}!rochester!moscom!adp -- Alan Percy..........................{rutgers,ames,cmcl2}!rochester!moscom!adp If you think I'll ever admit to anything, you're crazier than I am!!!! 28-Aug-87 19:49:59-MDT,1320;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Fri, 28 Aug 87 19:49:53 MDT Received: by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (5.58/1.27) id AA14613; Fri, 28 Aug 87 18:48:37 PDT Received: from USENET by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU with netnews for info-cpm-ddn@simtel20.arpa (info-cpm@simtel20.arpa) (contact usenet@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU if you have questions) Date: 28 Aug 87 18:30:45 GMT From: epiwrl!parker@seismo.css.gov (Alan Parker) Organization: Entropic Processing, Inc., Washington, DC Subject: Re: Heath 89 Parallel port Message-Id: <1561@epiwrl.EPI.COM> References: <8708272110.AA18165@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu> Sender: info-cpm-request@simtel20.arpa To: info-cpm@simtel20.arpa You should get one or both of the magazines that cover these (and other Heath/Zenith) machines. There are lots of ads for i/o devices for H-89s. The classified ads in these magazines also list lots of H-89s and H-89 parts for sale. The two magazines are: Remark (published by the Heath Users Group) and Sextant. I don't have addresses for either with me (write me if you can't find them), but if you call Heathkit in Benton Harbor, I'm sure they can tell you how to get Remark (at least). Alan Parker Domain/Internet: parker@wrl.epi.com UUCP: uunet!epiwrl!parker 29-Aug-87 13:39:17-MDT,888;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from E.ISI.EDU by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Sat, 29 Aug 87 13:39:15 MDT Date: 29 Aug 1987 09:48-CDT Sender: SAC.HQSAC-DOCT@E.ISI.EDU Subject: Osborne misc From: John A. Wright To: info-cpm@SIMTEL20.ARPA Message-ID: <[E.ISI.EDU]29-Aug-87 09:48:09.SAC.HQSAC-DOCT> I received two msgs concerning Osborne operations. Unfornutatly I was unable to reply and no have lost the addresses. Anyway here are the answere. On screen codes. I have the codes for the Osborne Exec. I can either place them here or mail them to whoever requested them. As to the video port for the Osborn I, I cannot find any information about the pinouts. All the book says is that the monitor can be purchased and a special cable will allow it to be connected to the video output port. Sorry. 30-Aug-87 07:05:14-MDT,967;000000000000 Return-Path: Received: from E.ISI.EDU by SIMTEL20.ARPA with TCP; Sun, 30 Aug 87 07:05:08 MDT Date: 30 Aug 1987 07:53-CDT Sender: SAC.HQSAC-DOCT@E.ISI.EDU Subject: Re: Osborne misc From: John A. Wright To: Klensin@MIT-MULTICS.ARPA Cc: info-cpm@SIMTEL20.ARPA Message-ID: <[E.ISI.EDU]30-Aug-87 07:53:30.SAC.HQSAC-DOCT> In-Reply-To: <870830072057.486117@MIT-Multics.ARPA> Someone (I can't find his name now) about a month ago was asking what the pin-outs for the video was. He wanted to connect a monitor to his osborne I and apparently did not have the "plug" that goes to the ext video port. I have two osborne Is, but the plug I got with them (It has a phono plug on it) doesn't seem to work, that is the monitor doesn't seem to work when it is plugged in. Any ideas why? It works fine (the plug) when I connect it to the Osborne Exec. Thanks for your assistance.