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Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V89 #171
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INFO-CPM Digest Mon, 4 Sep 89 Volume 89 : Issue 171
Today's Topics:
Current version of ZSM
Plu*Perfect Systems and TurboROM
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Date: 28 Aug 89 18:44:28 GMT
From: ima!cfisun!lakart!dg@decvax.dec.com (David Goodenough)
Subject: Current version of ZSM
ZSM V2.3 _IS_ the "current" version of ZSM. It's been stable and frozen
for about two years now, although as time permits I will start to work
on V2.4 - there are a couple of enhancements that need to go in. However
if you've got a V2.3 (available from SIMTEL20 or rna@lakart.uucp)
you're about as up to date as it's possible to be.
For the gentleman at the University of Hawaii who wanted my address,
ask tbopp there (Tom Bopp) what he's using to reach me, alternatively
try one of the below. _DON'T_ reply to this: it'll wind up on lakart
(the UNIX machine at work). Send it to pallio, which is my machine at
home.
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 89 13:45:43 EST
From: SAGE@LL.LL.MIT.EDU
Subject: Plu*Perfect Systems and TurboROM
Bill Swan asked: "Be that as it may - the Kaypro in question is vanilla, so
where can I get a 'TurboROM' or 'KROM', and how much is *that*? Also, do
you have an address for Plu*Perfect?"
First for the address of Plu*Perfect:
Plu*Perfect Systems
410 23rd Street
Santa Monica, CA 90402
213-393-6105 (evenings)
The TurboROM, developed by Plu*Perfect, is available from Advent at the
following address:
Advent Products
3154-F LaPalma Avenue
Anaheim, CA 92806
714-630-0446
Advent specializes in Kaypro computer add-ons of various sorts. I believe
that the TurboROM costs about $60 and, from what I have heard from owners,
it is well worth the price: much faster and more flexible disk operations
and other improvements in the operation of the computer.
I am less sure of the K-ROM. I believe that is the modified Kaypro ROM
offered by the publishers of MicroCornucopia magazine. My feeling is that
the TurboROM offers a wider range of features and support. For example,
Plu*Perfect sells a program called Multicopy that is like Uniform and allows
the TurboROM-equipped Kaypro to handle many CP/M disk formats as native
formats and to work with amazing speed.
Bridger Mitchell, the principal of Plu*Perfect, is a regular reader and
contributor to this newsgroup, but the current rules prohibit him from
promoting his own products. I'm sure he will be happy to answer any
technical questions, however.
-- Jay Sage
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Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V89 #172
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INFO-CPM Digest Fri, 8 Sep 89 Volume 89 : Issue 172
Today's Topics:
Dynabyte peripherals/manuals
MP/M
Sanyo MBC-3000 Help Needed
TATUNG TP2000 user wanted
Televideo 802 (2 msgs)
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Date: 5 Sep 89 00:42:54 GMT
From: deimos.cis.ksu.edu!cveg!cseg!bbs00052@uunet.uu.net (Albert Crosby)
Subject: Dynabyte peripherals/manuals
o
I need some help from someone out there with a Philips P2000c computer.
I bought it new 3 years ago, and I've got a couple of difficulties.
First, I've got some power supply problems. The system refuses totart with h
the power supply connector attached. If I unhook the lines from the power
supply to the computer (inside the case), it will start up OK after the power
supply is 'warmed up'. Anyone got any ideas or a source for parts, schematics,
etc?
Second, I've never been able to get anything from the serial communications
port. I can use the printer port, but the comm port doesn't seem to do
anything. Does anyone know the pinouts, voltage levels, Z80 portsm etc. that
I need to use the port?
My mnachine also has a 8086 CoPower board with 512k of memory. Does any one k
Sorry about the format of this article. I'm sending it from a BBS at the U of
Arkansas, and we just got the ability to post articles. There's no info any
where for us about using the editor!
Does anyone know what the latest version of the Terminal ROM and Preliminary
bootstrap for MS-DOS on this machine is? And if there has been an upgrade
since I bought mine, where can I get it?
Thanks in advance.
Albert Crosby :-) (Please post responses to this group!)
or write at Route 1 Box 400F Fayetteville, AR 72701 U S A
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Date: 6 Sep 89 01:22:06 GMT
From: pacbell!sactoh0!ianj@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Ian R. Justman)
Subject: MP/M
Can anyone out there recommend any good reference works on MP/M?
Thanks in advance.
--
Home: Ian Justman |UUCP: |"One of the few
6612 Whitsett Drive | |die-hard CP/M
North Highlands, CA 95660| pacbell!sactoh0!ianj |addicts left on this
(916) 344-5360 | |planet"
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Date: Wed, 06 Sep 89 11:21:11 EST
From: SAGE@LL.LL.MIT.EDU
Subject: Sanyo MBC-3000 Help Needed
My brother's Sanyo MBC-3000 (8" drives) system just failed again,
and it does not seem to be worthwhile to spend another couple of
hundred dollars to get the boards replaced. Debugging is impossible
with that machine because of the asynchronous, dual-processor
architecture. Besides, the performance was terrible because of the
way that architecture was implemented.
The problem is that some important data is stored on double-sided,
double-density diskettes in the unknown Sanyo format. I tried reading
them with an ATR-8000, which is pretty good at identifying and
accepting various 8" formats, but it refuses to read them. Does
anyone out there have (or know of someone who has) an MBC-3000? In
return for help in converting the data on the diskettes to IBM SSSD
standard format I would be willing to send them some of the hardware
(such as the PC board or boards) to keep as spares for when their
machine dies.
I would also entertain any offers for the purchase of this hardware
(in case someone wants a couple of 8" DSDD disk drives, a good power
supply, a monitor, etc.). If you want to make an offer, you had best
be in the greater Boston area. What the MBC-3000 lacks in software,
it makes up in hardware. It is a beautifully put-together machine
that used plenty of metal. In short, it weighs a ton! I would not
even attempt to ship it.
-- Jay Sage
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Date: 6 Sep 89 23:41:54 GMT
From: mcsun!unido!cosmo2!fifi%cosmo.UUCP@uunet.uu.net (A.F.Zinser)
Subject: TATUNG TP2000 user wanted
It's really important! I7ve got a TATUNG TP2000 *without* any
paperware, descriptions,.... Who knows, where I could get it?
Better: Who owns anything about it - perhaps brainware... Who
can help us?
A.Zinser
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Date: Wed, 06 Sep 89 11:21:24 EST
From: SAGE@LL.LL.MIT.EDU
Subject: Televideo 802
Can anyone tell me how to configure the serial ports (and other
hardware features) of the Televideo 802 computer. I acquired one
second hand, but the owner had lost the manual and, I believe, the
diskette containing hardware-specific utilities. I have only the
Digital Research CP/M diskette and diskettes with some application
programs (WordStar, The Word Plus, and so on). The most immediate
problem is getting a serial printer working.
From somewhere I had gotten a program called TVSET. I don't know
if it works on my Televideo 803, but it does work nicely on the 802
and looks as though that is the machine it was intended for (it can
define a string for the 25th line of the display -- which the 802 has
but of which there is no sign on the 803). If someone has any other
utilities that came with the machine, I would appreciate it if I could
get a copy.
-- Jay Sage
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Date: 7 Sep 89 17:25:25 GMT
From: portal!cup.portal.com!Michael_Dennis_Evenson@uunet.uu.net
Subject: Televideo 802
Give me a call at 214-641-7900 and I will send you a manual. I have
quite a few 802's of my own, and really only need 1 manual.
Mike Evenson
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Date: Mon, 11 Sep 89 20:00:13 MDT
From: INFO-CPM-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
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Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V89 #173
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INFO-CPM Digest Mon, 11 Sep 89 Volume 89 : Issue 173
Today's Topics:
BBS program
Looking for Apple CP/M software
North Star Advantage.
Please report SIMTEL20 ftp problems to ACTION
tatung tp2000 *HELP NEEDED*
z280 hardware problem (2 msgs)
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Date: 9 Sep 89 19:49:10 GMT
From: mailrus!cwjcc!hal!ncoast!mikes@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Mike Squires)
Subject: BBS program
In article <903DISPATCH@NCSUVM> DISPATCH@NCSUVM.BITNET writes:
>Does anyone know of a multi-sig BBS program that will run on a Kaypro 4 with no
> HD (I'm looking towards a Message only board, no D/L's). Please reply in this
> SIG.
The original version of Citadel runs on a Kaypro. It supports something like
32 or 64 "rooms"; each room has a message system. There is also a central mail
facility. A room may have a directory and have file up/downloads. I believe
that the last version that operated under CP/M that I know about was 2.15.
It was available from the C User's Group (they advertise in programming
oriented mags). It's also on my system in the UNaXcess BBS at 814 337 3159
(TB+) or 814 337 0348 (1200/2400).
Michael L. Squires uucp: {necntc,cwjcc,hoptoad}!ncoast!peng!sir-alan!mikes
752 Chestnut Street ..!{pitt,uunet!convex,uunet}!sir-alan!mikes
Meadville, PA 16335 BITNET: mikes%sir-alan@pitt.UUCP (VAX)
Voice: 814 337 5528 MIKES AT SIR-ALAN!PITT.UUCP (IBM)
Data: 814 337 0348 Internet: sir-alan!mikes@uunet.uu.net
login of "ubbs" for BBS sir-alan!mikes@vax.cs.pittsburgh.edu
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Date: 11 Sep 89 03:20:29 GMT
From: asuvax!hrc!xroads!cc@handies.ucar.edu (Dan McGuirk)
Subject: Looking for Apple CP/M software
I am looking for Apple CP/M software. I have an ALS CP/M card which
runs CP/M 3.0. I particularly want/need a good term program and a C
compiler. I also need some way to convert files from ProDOS to CP/M
format because I obviously can't download straight into CP/M right
now..(and now you know why I need the term program..)
Umm, yeah, well, anyway, please reply by mail. I will summarize if
there are any requests. [Please note: I cannot FTP.]
cc@xroads.UUCP
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Date: 9 Sep 89 18:55:47 GMT
From: van-bc!rsoft!mindlink!a567@uunet.uu.net (Bruce Peltzer)
Subject: North Star Advantage.
Here's the scenario... Dusting out my closet, I have come across a pair of
North Star Advantages. One works fine, the other has a dead screen (tube is ok,
it might be the flyback) but, the CP/M system master disk is dead. I'd like to
get at least one of these things working again so here is the question... Does
anyone have a copy of the original North Star GCP/M that they would be willing
to part with for a reasonable price? Please?
Now for the other stuff... Is there a way to make these things work with soft
sectored disks? Hard sectored disks are getting hard to come by these days.
Any help would be appreciated.
-bp-.
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Date: Mon, 11 Sep 1989 16:49 MDT
From: Keith Petersen <w8sdz@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL>
Subject: Please report SIMTEL20 ftp problems to ACTION
I received the following email today from an Internet FTP user:
> I have been trying to get stuff from simtel for the past few days.
> Except on one occasion, I have always been disconnected in the middle
> of a file transfer. This happens more frequently with big files. It
> happens only with simtel, not with other anonymous FTP sites.
If this is widespread we need to know about it. Please send reports
of FTP problems to:
ACTION@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
Please do not send them to me. I maintain the archives, not the
SIMTEL20 network software.
Keith
--
Keith Petersen
Maintainer of SIMTEL20's CP/M, MSDOS, and MISC archives
Internet: w8sdz@WSMR-SIMTEL20.Army.Mil [26.2.0.74]
Uucp: {ames,decwrl,harvard,rutgers,ucbvax,uunet}!wsmr-simtel20.army.mil!w8sdz
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Date: 8 Sep 89 21:52:12 GMT
From: mcsun!unido!cosmo2!fifi%cosmo.UUCP@uunet.uu.net (A.F.Zinser)
Subject: tatung tp2000 *HELP NEEDED*
Who in heaven (or on earth) owns a tatung tp2000? On my last request
some days or few weeks ago I've got *no* response - aren't there
anymore built (than our two ones)? It's really important!
thanks in advance, a.zinser
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Date: 8 Sep 89 21:47:59 GMT
From: mcsun!unido!cosmo2!fifi%cosmo.UUCP@uunet.uu.net (A.F.Zinser)
Subject: z280 hardware problem
We've still problems... Who has experience driving memory (dram)
in a z280-system using the z280-bus-mode (*not* z80 bus mode)?
thanks in advance, a.zinser
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Date: 11 Sep 89 17:47:28 GMT
From: oliveb!mipos3!cadev4!dbraun@apple.com (Doug Braun ~)
Subject: z280 hardware problem
I, too would like to hear about hooking up DRAMS to a Z280.
I currently have one using 128K of static RAM (32Kx8 chips)
in 16-bit z280 mode, with burst mode working on a 5-HHz bus.
I would like to go to a 10-MHz bus, but I would need to use
static-column DRAMs (256Kx4 parts) to get enough speed.
This system currently runs CP/M 3 with a 20 meg SCSI hard disk very well.
If you are thinking of building a Z280 system, get in touch
with me, and I can relate my experiences (and circuit diagrams, etc.)
Doug Braun Intel Corp CAD
408 765-4279
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Date: Fri, 15 Sep 89 13:53:58 MDT
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Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V89 #174
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INFO-CPM Digest Fri, 15 Sep 89 Volume 89 : Issue 174
Today's Topics:
BBS program
Kaypro II technical docs
MEX using MP/M
North Star Advantage.
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Date: 12 Sep 89 03:20:57 GMT
From: ogccse!blake!callisto@ucsd.edu (Finn)
Subject: BBS program
In regards to 8 bit citadels:
versions of the 2.10 series tend to be unstable and buggy.
The people who first distributed the code (CRT & BAK) created an
improved version caller 2.20. Things being things, the 2.10 seems to
be the version that got distributed far and wide.
If you are actually going to try to put a Citadle online, mail me and
I'll be glad to mail you back 220 source code, which has the following
improvements;
Runs (will stay up for extended periods without 'fixing'
Readable source code
uses BDS-C 1.5
will run on almost any cp/m system with minimal patching.
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Date: 15 Sep 89 12:01:09 GMT
From: murtoa.cs.mu.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!comp.vuw.ac.nz!windy!gpwd!gpwrdcs@uunet.uu.net (Don Stokes, GPO)
Subject: Kaypro II technical docs
Hi All.
I have a Kaypro II, old (1983) model. I'm after some info on the beast,
particuarly regarding access to hardware registers. Anyone have this
info on hand, or know of a good source?
Also, the SBASIC manual was parted from the machine when I got it
(everything else seemed to be there, ie MBASIC [yuck!], the Perfect suite
etc) - anyone know of a source of SBASIC docs?
Don Stokes / / vuwcomp!windy!gpwd!don
Systems Programmer /GP/ Government Printing Office PSI%0530147000028::DON
__________________/ /__Wellington, New Zealand___________don@gp.govt.nz________
A conclusion is what you've come to when you reach the point when you can't
think any more.
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Date: 15 Sep 89 03:06:02 GMT
From: pacbell!sactoh0!ianj@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Ian R. Justman)
Subject: MEX using MP/M
Has anyone used MEX with MP/M? I'm currently doing it, but I can't
do any other tasks otherwise I will lose characters. I'll probably
have to write some sort of interrupt driven routine, but MP/M needs
interrupts in order to process calls from other consoles. Any help
on this matter will be definitely appreciated.
--
Home: Ian Justman |UUCP: |"One of the few
6612 Whitsett Drive | |die-hard CP/M
North Highlands, CA 95660| pacbell!sactoh0!ianj |addicts left on this
(916) 344-5360 | |planet"
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Date: 12 Sep 89 21:26:34 GMT
From: swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!hellgate.utah.edu!uplherc!wicat!keithm@ucsd.edu (Keith McQueen)
Subject: North Star Advantage.
In article <488@mindlink.UUCP> a567@mindlink.UUCP (Bruce Peltzer) writes
about North Star Advantage boot disks.
I have an advantage with GCP/M boot disks and other miscellaneous software
but the machine is at my sister's house about 50 miles north of here. Not
terribly convenient. Anyway, if you don't find one anywhere else, contact
me at (801)224-6605 and I'll see what I can do.
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Date: Wed, 20 Sep 89 01:14:53 MDT
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Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V89 #175
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INFO-CPM Digest Wed, 20 Sep 89 Volume 89 : Issue 175
Today's Topics:
Amstrad PCW SIG
Help with UNSIT
Kaypro II technical docs
MEX using MP/M
QTERM and C128
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Date: Mon, 18 Sep 89 09:30:42 EST
From: SAGE@LL.LL.MIT.EDU
Subject: Amstrad PCW SIG
For those with an interest in Amstrad computers, here is the address
for a support group called the Amstrad PCW SIG:
Amstrad PCW SIG
2751 Reche Canyon Road #93
Colton, CA 92324
Al Warsh, the director of the group, publishes a regular newsletter, the
frequency of which I forget. Neither the newsletter nor the members of
the group are particularly technically inclined, but if you have an
Amstrad, this is the only place I know of in the United States to which
you can turn for any support.
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Date: 19 Sep 89 03:51:00 GMT
From: mailrus!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!torsqnt!tmsoft!masnet!canremote!alex.burger@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (ALEX BURGER)
Subject: Help with UNSIT
Has anyone been able to make UNSIT unpack any of the SIT files made
by the Macintosh?
I didn't have too much trouble with UNPIT, but UNSIT just doesn't seem
to work properly. I haven't tried it for quite a while, but from what I
remember, it always gave file errors about the header...
If ANYONE has been able to UNSIT ANYTHING, could you please tell me how
you did it?
I imagine that all you need to type is:
UNSIT filename
Is there something I'm missing out?
If it help, I'm using a Commodore 128.
Alex Burger - Canada Remote Systems
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* Via ProDoor 3.1aR
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Date: 19 Sep 89 04:47:28 GMT
From: mailrus!cwjcc!hal!ncoast!mikes@purdue.edu (Mike Squires)
Subject: Kaypro II technical docs
In article <306@gp.govt.nz> GPWRDCS@gp.govt.nz (Don Stokes, GPO) writes:
>Hi All.
>
>I have a Kaypro II, old (1983) model. I'm after some info on the beast,
>particuarly regarding access to hardware registers. Anyone have this
>info on hand, or know of a good source?
>
MicroCornucopia magazine specialized in the Kaypro/Big Board/Xerox 820
systems for quite a while. They published schematics, upgrades, etc.
Michael L. Squires uucp: {necntc,cwjcc,hoptoad}!ncoast!peng!sir-alan!mikes
752 Chestnut Street ..!{pitt,uunet!convex,uunet}!sir-alan!mikes
Meadville, PA 16335 BITNET: mikes%sir-alan@pitt.UUCP (VAX)
Voice: 814 337 5528 MIKES AT SIR-ALAN!PITT.UUCP (IBM)
Data: 814 337 0348 Internet: sir-alan!mikes@uunet.uu.net
login of "ubbs" for BBS sir-alan!mikes@vax.cs.pittsburgh.edu
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Date: 16 Sep 89 20:19:25 GMT
From: ogccse!blake!callisto@ucsd.edu (Finn)
Subject: MEX using MP/M
In article <1832@sactoh0.UUCP> ianj@sactoh0.UUCP (Ian R. Justman) writes:
>Has anyone used MEX with MP/M? I'm currently doing it, but I can't
>do any other tasks otherwise I will lose characters. I'll probably
>have to write some sort of interrupt driven routine, but MP/M needs
>interrupts in order to process calls from other consoles. Any help
>on this matter will be definitely appreciated.
I used MEX with MP/M on an Altos 580 for quite some time, and found:
Mex worked fine up to about 1200 baud, then gave up and lost characters.
Sometimes, particularly after using x-modem, a "phase of the moon"
type error caused mex to lock up that user when exiting to system.
Sometimes the problem could be solved by killing the process from another
terminals, and sometimes it was necessary to re-boot the machine. I
suspect this resulted from mex writing into the common memory above
C000.
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Date: Fri, 15 Sep 89 19:53:40 MDT
From: Raymond Carter STEWS-NR-AD <rcarter@wsmr-emh16.army.mil>
Subject: QTERM and C128
In the last "Livewire" magazine from GEnie, they mention QTERM as being
available. They also mention there is a C-128 overlay. I have downloaded
QTERM (from SIMTEL), but can't find the C-128 overlay. If anyone has one,
it would be nice to get it up on GEnie and SIMTEL.
Please let me know if it is available ( I have looked on GEnie and
SIMTEL, and also have a Compuserve account), before I waste time
reinventing the wheel!!
Much Thanks in advance - QTERM sounds great (using MEX now).
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Date: Fri, 22 Sep 89 15:00:07 MDT
From: INFO-CPM-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
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Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V89 #176
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INFO-CPM Digest Fri, 22 Sep 89 Volume 89 : Issue 176
Today's Topics:
BASCOM Help Needed
CP/M emulator for unix
H/Z-19 terminal for sale
Installing QTERM 4.1e for Xerox 16/8
Interrups and CP/M on Apple ][
Kaypro II technical docs
NOVADOS bug report
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Date: Wed, 20 Sep 89 11:44:23 EST
From: SAGE@LL.LL.MIT.EDU
Subject: BASCOM Help Needed
We need to run the Microsoft MBASIC compiler BASCOM. I have the
program (I am still looking for LINK, but I think the SLR linker will
do), but I cannot locate a manual and do not know the syntax to use.
Can anyone help with a quick rundown on the syntax and/or a reference to
a published book or article on the subject. Thanks.
This need, by the way, arose in my capacity as a Boston Computer
Society trouble-shooter. Someone's accounting package, written in
Microsoft BASIC, suddenly stopped working properly. The user has the
source code and, upon examining it, discovered an error in some date
processing steps. Everything was fine until this month. He thinks he
has the fix but must now recompile the code.
-- Jay Sage, SAGE @ LL.LL.MIT.EDU, 617-981-4704
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Date: 21 Sep 89 01:59:19 GMT
From: sunybcs!fredonia!will@rutgers.edu (James A. Will)
Subject: CP/M emulator for unix
Does a CP/M emulator exist for unix?
Where might I look to answer this question?
Thanks
Jim
UUCP: ...!{watmath,boulder,decvax,rutgers}!sunybcs!fredonia!will
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Date: 21 Sep 89 15:13:21 GMT
From: aramis.rutgers.edu!paul.rutgers.edu!aerosmith.rutgers.edu!moskowit@rutgers.edu (Len Moskowitz)
Subject: H/Z-19 terminal for sale
My 12-year old CP/M homebuilt computer just died. If anyone is
interested in buying (cheap!) a working H/Z-19 terminal or a dual 8"
SSDD (Siemens) disk drive box, drop me e-mail.
The computer itself has a Morrow motherboard, North Star CPU and 16K
RAM boards, Morrow DJDMA disk controller, Ithaca Intersystems 64k and
I/O boards, and a Sunny power supply. At least one (who knows which
one) of the boards is dead. If you're interested in a piece or all of
this box, drop me a line.
Len Moskowitz
...!rutgers!paul!moskowit
moskowitz@bendix.com (CSnet)
moskowitz%bendix.com@relay.cs.net (ARPAnet)
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Date: Fri, 22 Sep 89 11:17:11 -0400
From: olmiller@xibm.asd.contel.com (Otto Miller)
Subject: Installing QTERM 4.1e for Xerox 16/8
I ftp'd QTERM 4.1e from simtel20. Included in the library is a patch file
for the Xerox 16/8 (QTP-XER2.ASM). ASM on my machine gags on the third
(maybe the fourth) 'equ' at the beginning of the file. I started to convert
the .ASM to a .Z as shown in the generic example (the name escapes me now) in
the library, but what a pain in the back(side). Is there someone that has
a .Z for the above, or, can someone enlighten me as to potential, real,
perceived problems with the .ASM or my ASM? Thanks in advance, for any
assistance! Also, please e-mail me directly in that we just moved and
our postmaster has been overwhelmed, so I am not on regular distribution
of group! Either 'olmiller@xibm.asd.contel.com' or
'olmiller@europa.asd.contel.com' should get here. Thanks Again!
Otto L. Miller
Contel
Federal Systems Sector
Applied Systems Division
15000 Conference Center Drive
PO Box 10814
Chantilly, VA 22021-3808
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Date: 21 Sep 89 01:25:28 GMT
From: hpda!athertn!paul@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Paul Sander)
Subject: Interrups and CP/M on Apple ][
I have a "CP/M Card" made by Advanced Logic Systems installed slot 4 in my
Apple ][ Plus, and a Super Serial Card installed in slot 2. I'd like to run
a telecommunication program under DOS or ProDOS with the SSC's interrupts
enabled, but find that turning on interrupts prevents CP/M from booting.
My guess is that the SSC is generating an inturrupt either when reset or when
CP/M initializes it somehow. Does anyone know of a way to make the two
coexist, short of soldering on a toggle switch in parallel with the DIP
switch (for my particular system, it's too much of a pain to unstack all the
stuff that lives on top of the Apple, open it, take the card out, flip the
switch, and reassemble).
I do not have any source code for the CP/M BIOS or bootup code.
Many thanks in advance for the help.
--
Paul Sander (408) 734-9822 | If a machine is powerful enough
paul@Atherton.COM | to have a DWIM button, why bother
{decwrl,sun,pyramid}!athertn!paul | with the button? -- Eric Black
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Date: 20 Sep 89 12:50:29 GMT
From: uhccux!munnari.oz.au!comp.vuw.ac.nz!windy!gpwd!gpwrdcs@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Don Stokes, GPO)
Subject: Kaypro II technical docs
Hi All.
I have a Kaypro II, old (1983) model. I'm after some info on the beast,
particuarly regarding access to hardware registers. Anyone have this
info on hand, or know of a good source?
Also, the SBASIC manual was parted from the machine when I got it
(everything else seemed to be there, ie MBASIC [yuck!], the Perfect suite
etc) - anyone know of a source of SBASIC docs?
Don Stokes / / vuwcomp!windy!gpwd!don
Systems Programmer /GP/ Government Printing Office PSI%0530147000028::DON
__________________/ /__Wellington, New Zealand___________don@gp.govt.nz________
A conclusion is what you've come to when you reach the point when you can't
think any more.
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Date: 22 Sep 89 02:23:00 GMT
From: mnetor!tmsoft!masnet!canremote!wayne.hortensiu@uunet.uu.net (WAYNE HORTENSIU)
Subject: NOVADOS bug report
There is a serious bug in Novados release H (and possibly earlier
releases as well) that crops up when the number of entries used in your
disk's directory becomes a multiple of 256. Symptoms include: all files
disappearing that are after then first 256 entries, being able to open
files that disappear when you try to close them, and two copies of a
file showing up in the directory, one with 0 blocks used. To make
matters worse, when the NovaDOS fast boot option was used, the problem
would vanish if the directory had fewer then 256 entries used when it
was initally logged in at startup. You could add files to your heart's
content until you crossed the 512 entry boundary, when half of your
files would promptly vanish. The incorrect code, taken from NVDS-2.Z80,
is shown below:
;
; NOVADOS CODE -- INCORRECT -- Set last file
;
setlf: call tstlf ; Test last file
ret c ; No then exit
inc de ; Increment last file
ld (hl),e ; << Save it in temp0
inc hl ; << -- argh! temp0+1
ld (hl),d ; << & temp0+2 !!
ret ; And exit
;
; Test last file
;
tstlf: ld hl,(temp0) ; Get pointer to last file
ld de,(filcnt) ; Get file counter
ld a,e ; Subtract de-(hl)
sub (hl)
inc hl ; <<-- now (hl) points to
ld a,d ; to temp0+1 !!
sbc a,(hl)
ret ; Exit
The correction is simple; store the hi byte first, decrement the
pointer, and store the low byte. The correct code is shown below (this
fragment was extracted from Z80DDISK.ZZ0, release 24).
;
; Z80DOS CODE -- CORRECT -- Set last file
;
setlf: call tstlf ; Test last file
ret C ; No then exit
inc de ; Increment last file
ld (hl),d ; Save it in temp0
dec hl
ld (hl),e
ret ; Andd exit
;
; Test last file
;
tstlf: ld hl,(temp0) ; Get pointer to last file
ld de,(filcnt) ; Get file counter
ld a,e ; Subtract filcnt-(temp0)
sub (hl)
inc hl
ld a,d
sbc a,(hl) ; Carry means (temp0) > filcnt
ret ; Exit
I went back to the old SUPRBDOS code to see if this bug could have
manifested itself in other derivates, including (shudder) ZRDOS, ZSDOS
or ZDDOS. The SUPRBDOS code was correct; so this appears to be a bug
localized to NOVADOS.
This has been driving me <<nuts>> for about a month now. Since I've
made extensive mods to NovaDOS to support some Z80DOS style
datestamping features (notably get/use file datestamps), I wasn't sure
if the problem was in NovaDOS itself, or my mods. Now I am! I found
it by painstakingly tracing through the reset disk, select disk BDOS
call sequence and narrowing down which piece of code was going awry.
Wayne Hortensius
Canada Remote Systems
September 21, 1989
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Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V89 #177
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INFO-CPM Digest Sun, 24 Sep 89 Volume 89 : Issue 177
Today's Topics:
1581 Max-81 Format
CP/M emulator for unix (2 msgs)
Is there a MOUSE in the house ?
Kaypro II technical docs
North Star materials
UUCP for CP/M
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Date: 23 Sep 89 09:06:00 GMT
From: jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!torsqnt!tmsoft!masnet!canremote!dan.copeland@rutgers.edu (DAN COPELAND)
Subject: 1581 Max-81 Format
There is a slight error in the 1581 MAX-81 format as published my Miklos
Gramskezky (in Transactor and in Twin Cities 128)
The error is in the DPH block (byte 20) of the drive table. Basically
what it involves is having the drive seeking track 80 in a (0-79 track
system). The fix is to change byte 20 from 90 to 8c this will restrict
the drive to going from 0-79 and not access physical track 81 (which
does not exist).
I found this and it was driving me nuts after I overfilled disks and had
to remove the disk from the drive or do a warmstart (^C) in order to
read from that drive again. You will loose 6K when you do a show
command but that 6k wasn't really there anyways.
I sort of figured this when some disk utilities were showing 81 tracks @
1024 bytes per sector and I knew it should only read 80 tracks..
SHOW [DRIVE] didn't show this (and now reports 79 tracks) but 0-79 is 80
tracks in my thinking... Any further info needed
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* Via ProDoor 3.1aR
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Date: 23 Sep 89 13:50:08 GMT
From: portal!cup.portal.com!compata@uunet.uu.net (David H Close)
Subject: CP/M emulator for unix
I have run Z80MU under VP/ix under Xenix. It does work!
Dave Close, Compata, Arlington, Texas
compata@cup.portal.com
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Date: 24 Sep 89 08:32:12 GMT
From: morris@jade.Berkeley.EDU (Mike Morris)
Subject: CP/M emulator for unix
(David H Close) writes:
>I have run Z80MU under VP/ix under Xenix. It does work!
The memory that I have of Z80MU is that it runs on an 8088 and has
a ADM-3 "hard wired" in...
Is there a version that runs on a V20? I would think that it would run
a _lot_ faster - my recolection is that Z80MU ran at about 1-1.3 mhz
(equivalent). Also, is there any way it can be modified for a ANSI
terminal? And talk to PRN: as if it was LST: ? (I assume that COM1:
access or being to "assign" C: to go to C:\CPMSTUF1 and D: to C:\CPMSTUF2
would be too much...)
My memories of Z80MU are at least 2 years old, and I only had a chance to
play with it for 20 minutes or so. If a newer version is avialable, with
added features, please forgive...
Mike Morris UUCP: Morris@Jade.JPL.NASA.gov
ICBM: 34.12 N, 118.02 W
#Include quote.cute.standard PSTN: 818-447-7052
#Include disclaimer.standard cat flames.all > /dev/null
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Date: Fri, 22 Sep 89 22:52:18 -0700
From: secrist@msdsws.enet.dec.com (Just boot it.)
Subject: Is there a MOUSE in the house ?
MOUSE is a stack-oriented, interactive language for Z-80s
under CP/M. Since it's only a 2K '.COM file it's great for
CP/M laptops. You can get it from Royal Oak (I1:) and
other places with source and examples.
In Grogono's book on the language he also provides a PASCAL
implementation. Since it'd be nice to abuse MOUSE code
elsewhere -- has anybody ever ported the PASCAL anyplace,
and/or cut an interpreter for a different processor ?
rcs
---
"So I took home this old computer I was going to convert into an
old computer..."
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Date: 22 Sep 89 15:34:36 GMT
From: sun-barr!cs.utexas.edu!hellgate.utah.edu!uplherc!wicat!keithm@apple.com (Keith McQueen)
Subject: Kaypro II technical docs
In article <1111306@gp.govt.nz> GPWRDCS@gp.govt.nz (Don Stokes, GPO) writes:
>... anyone know of a source of SBASIC docs?
I believe I have an SBASIC manual stashed away somewhere. Unfortunatly,
eveything is in storage until my house gets finished sometime next month.
Give me a call and I will see if I can help.
--
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
| Keith McQueen, Wicat Systems Inc. , (801)224-6605 | My opinions are |
| N7HMF @ NV7V (84058), 147.34+, 449.675- | all mine... |
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Date: 23 Sep 89 23:25:00 GMT
From: jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!torsqnt!tmsoft!masnet!canremote!alan.latta@rutgers.edu (ALAN LATTA)
Subject: North Star materials
Any North Star Horizon users left out there? I sold mine after 9
years of hard use, but I still have software, manuals, used disks, and
user group newsletters available--FREE (but you pay shipping):
.
North Star DOS 5.1, 5.2
Power! and other utilities (NS and CP/M)
Autoscribe (primitive word processor)
Benchmark (more modern word processor)
Magic Typewriter (very primitive data base program)
Modem 712 and Anderson AMODEM (very nice little comm program)
All relevant manuals
Approx. 150 used (but usable) 10-sector, hard-sectored diskettes (mostly
3M)
Several years' worth of newsletters from INSUA and NSCS, the two premier
North Star user groups.
.
If interested, leave a message for me in the Main conference.
Alan Latta
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* Via ProDoor 3.1aR
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Date: 22 Sep 89 04:25:16 GMT
From: ima!cfisun!lakart!dg@decvax.dec.com (David Goodenough)
Subject: UUCP for CP/M
Well, there was a bit of chat about it a while ago: getting UUCP up
and going under CP/M. After much testing by myself and my beta
testers [1], I am reasonably sure there isn't too much wrong with
V2.0h. I have therefore released it, you can get copies from the
rna server here at lakart.
/send index to <insert your address here>
will get the index of what's there, if contained in mail addressed to
rna@lakart.UUCP. If you just want to get the files, you'll need uucp
and zsm for sure, and qtpatch may help with patching for your system.
Although this is available at lakart, please direct any related mail
to the addresses below, since that is my CP/M machine at home.
[1] My thanks to Dave Goodman, Bill Swan, and Jeff Wieland
--
dg@pallio.UUCP - David Goodenough +---+
IHS | +-+-+
....... !harvard!xait!lakart!pallio!dg +-+-+ |
AKA: dg%pallio.uucp@cfisun.cfi.com +---+
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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 89 00:14:57 MDT
From: INFO-CPM-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
Reply-To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V89 #178
To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
INFO-CPM Digest Tue, 26 Sep 89 Volume 89 : Issue 178
Today's Topics:
Alspa Computer ACI-1/2 users only - BIOS bug
Kaypro II technical docs
UUCP for CP/M (2 msgs)
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Date: 25 Sep 89 16:31:09 GMT
From: sumax!amc-gw!sigma!flash!bill@beaver.cs.washington.edu (William Swan)
Subject: Alspa Computer ACI-1/2 users only - BIOS bug
(Has the Alspa mailing list actually expired? I got no answer...)
While checking out Dave Goodenough's CP/M UUCP, I uncovered a bug in the
Alspa ACI-1&2 BIOS that apparently goes all the way back to the early
Alspaugh Engineering days (i.e., it's not *my* fault :-).
As I have been afflicted with various symptoms of this bug over the years,
usually chalking it up to the particular applications I was running, I
figure it worthwhile to share with other Alspa users on the net (and off,
but I know only one in that category).
The symptom, in general, is that an application running from one drive
fails to find all the files on another drive specified by a wildcard. I
have seen this with the above UUCP, with SHAR.COM, and a CP/M make. For
some reason I have not seen this with Alspa's D.COM.
The problem is caused by the BIOS density (disk format) routines use of
the 128-byte scratch directory buffer (DIRBF) as a scratch buffer for
reading track 0, sector 1, to determine the disk format encoded therein
at byte 7FH.
This causes the directory buffer to be clobbered between search-first and
search-next BDOS calls, and any matching but unfound file entries in the
buffer at that time will not be found.
Two fixes are possible. The first is to create a separate 128-byte buffer
for the "density" routines, so that only the BDOS uses DIRBF. The second
is a re-write of the density routines such that it is not necessary to
actually read the data into memory. (The Alspa BIOS is so tight that I
preferred the second.) Rather than list that change here, I will e-mail
the revised BIOS to anybody who requests a copy.
(Note: I have done a *lot* of work on the BIOS - it is at rev 3.7 now, up
from the last ACI v3.0, and accomodates P2DOS and ZCPR3 among other things.)
--
Bill Swan entropy.ms.washington.edu!sigma!bill Send postal address for info:
Innocent but in prison in Washington State for 13.5 years:
Ms. Debbie Runyan: incarcerated 01/1989, scheduled release 07/2002.
In now: 0 years, 8 months, 0 weeks, 5 days.
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Date: 25 Sep 89 14:46:44 GMT
From: murtoa.cs.mu.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!comp.vuw.ac.nz!windy!gpwd!gpwrdcs@uunet.uu.net (Don Stokes, GPO)
Subject: Kaypro II technical docs
Hi All.
I have a Kaypro II, old (1983) model. I'm after some info on the beast,
particuarly regarding access to hardware registers. Anyone have this
info on hand, or know of a good source?
Also, the SBASIC manual was parted from the machine when I got it
(everything else seemed to be there, ie MBASIC [yuck!], the Perfect suite
etc) - anyone know of a source of SBASIC docs?
Don Stokes / / vuwcomp!windy!gpwd!don
Systems Programmer /GP/ Government Printing Office PSI%0530147000028::DON
__________________/ /__Wellington, New Zealand___________don@gp.govt.nz________
A conclusion is what you've come to when you reach the point when you can't
think any more.
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Date: 25 Sep 89 14:04:24 GMT
From: sndcsl.dec.com!smith@decwrl.dec.com (Willie Smith 226-6121 25-Sep-1989 1003)
Subject: UUCP for CP/M
From: dg@lakart.UUCP (David Goodenough)
Subject: UUCP for CP/M
Well, there was a bit of chat about it a while ago: getting UUCP up
and going under CP/M. After much testing by myself and my beta
testers [1], I am reasonably sure there isn't too much wrong with
V2.0h. I have therefore released it, you can get copies from the
rna server here at lakart.
/send index to <insert your address here>
will get the index of what's there, if contained in mail addressed to
rna@lakart.UUCP. If you just want to get the files, you'll need uucp
and zsm for sure, and qtpatch may help with patching for your system.
Although this is available at lakart, please direct any related mail
to the addresses below, since that is my CP/M machine at home.
[1] My thanks to Dave Goodman, Bill Swan, and Jeff Wieland
--
dg@pallio.UUCP - David Goodenough +---+
IHS | +-+-+
....... !harvard!xait!lakart!pallio!dg +-+-+ |
AKA: dg%pallio.uucp@cfisun.cfi.com +---+
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Date: 25 Sep 89 14:21:10 GMT
From: sndcsl.dec.com!smith@decwrl.dec.com (Willie Smith 226-6121 25-Sep-1989 1004)
Subject: UUCP for CP/M
OOPS! Please disregard the previous copy of the original posting I echoed
to the net. Anyway:
David Goodenough just got UUCP for CP/M working, which sounds like a great
idea, and one I'd really like to get fired up at home! However....
>/send index to <insert your address here>
>
>will get the index of what's there, if contained in mail addressed to
>rna@lakart.UUCP. If you just want to get the files, you'll need uucp
>and zsm for sure, and qtpatch may help with patching for your system.
Umm, how do I get UUCP if I don't have it in the first place, and I don't
even have access to a UUCP machine that I could then KERMIT the files home
with? Also, what's ZSM (an assembler?), and what kinds of patches do I
need to make to my system to get this running?
Willie Smith
w_smith@wookie.dec.com
w_smith%wookie.dec.com@decwrl.dec.com
{Usenet!Backbone}!decwrl!wookie.dec.com!w_smith
[".dec.com" may be replaced by ".enet.dec.com" in some or all of the above]
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Date: Wed, 27 Sep 89 18:32:04 MDT
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Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V89 #179
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INFO-CPM Digest Wed, 27 Sep 89 Volume 89 : Issue 179
Today's Topics:
Alspa Computer ACI-1/2 BIOS bug, NZCOM, ZSDOS
Lonely Eagle
Need VT100 emulator for Digilog S-1000
UUCP for CP/Mex
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Date: Wed, 27 Sep 89 12:48:44 PDT
From: Bridger Mitchell <bridger%rcc@rand.org>
Subject: Alspa Computer ACI-1/2 BIOS bug, NZCOM, ZSDOS
In INFO-CPM Digest, Tue, 26 Sep 89, Volume 89 : Issue 178 Bill Swan
reports:
>The symptom, in general, is that an application running from one drive
>fails to find all the files on another drive specified by a wildcard. I
>have seen this with the above UUCP, with SHAR.COM, and a CP/M make. For
>some reason I have not seen this with Alspa's D.COM.
>
>The problem is caused by the BIOS density (disk format) routines use of
>the 128-byte scratch directory buffer (DIRBF) as a scratch buffer for
>reading track 0, sector 1, to determine the disk format encoded therein
>at byte 7FH.
>
>This causes the directory buffer to be clobbered between search-first and
>search-next BDOS calls, and any matching but unfound file entries in the
>buffer at that time will not be found.
>
The BIOS drive-select specification for CP/M 2.2 was not fully
documented in early Digital Research publications and may have
contributed to the bug you have found.
In general, the BIOS should determine density/sides/format of a disk
only when the BIOS select-disk routine is called with a "new mount"
parameter (E register bit 0 value of 0). I believe the correct "fix"
is the following: The relevant parameters should then be stored in a
data structure for that logical drive and those values used until the
drive is again selected with a new mount indication. From your
description is sounds as if the BIOS is going through the code to
physically determine the format *each time* the drive is selected and
is not the current drive.
The BDOS keeps track of whether a drive has been logged in. On the
first use of a drive that is not yet logged in, it sets E bit 0 to 0.
Thereafter, E bit 0 is 1, until the drive is "logged out", by a
function 13 or 37.
In your example, suppose you have just warmbooted, so that A: is the
current drive, and assume the application is searching B: *with an
explicit drive indicator in the fcb*. The BDOS will select drive B:
as a new mount as part of the search-first function, read the first
directory sector to the directory buffer, and then re-select A: before
returning to the application. Each search-next function will select
B: with an old mount parameter, return the sector containing the next
directory entry (reading the disk if necessary) to the directory
buffer, and then reselect A:.
If instead of an explicit drive value in the fcb, the application
first uses a BDOS drive select function to log in B:, the BDOS will
leave drive B: selected on each search first/next call. Since the
selected drive is not changing between search calls, the Alspa BIOS
won't be attempting to determine format and presumably "Alspa's D.COM"
will return the correct directory sectors.
Bill also remarks:
>(Note: I have done a *lot* of work on the BIOS - it is at rev 3.7 now, up
>from the last ACI v3.0, and accomodates P2DOS and ZCPR3 among other things.)
NZCOM -- the most recent version 3.4 of the ZCPR system, installs
automatically and requires no additions or modifications to a standard
BIOS. It has many, many advantages over earlier versions, including
allowing the user to switch dynamically to a "tiny" version that
requires only 0.25 K.
ZSDOS is a replacement for the Digital Research BDOS that is distantly
descended from P2DOS. It integrates DateStamping, public filetypes,
internal search path, fast fixed-disk relogging, and a host of other
excellent features.
NZCOM and ZSDOS run on standard Z80 CP/M 2.2 systems of all types,
require no assembly or BIOS modifications, and come with menu-driven
installation and configuration tools. They should be fully compatible
with a corrected version of the Alspa BIOS.
-- bridger
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Date: 27 Sep 89 00:26:14 GMT
From: hpda!hpcuhb!hpcilzb!mark@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Mark Turner)
Subject: Lonely Eagle
I have an Eagle IIe gathering dust in the garage. Anyone want it?
It came with Eagle's word processor and spreadsheet programs, and I've
got WordStar, dBASE II and Turbo Pascal for it also.
If I can't get rid of it, it might come in handy as a terminal if I
could find a communications/emulation program. Anyone know of one?
Mark Turner, janitor, HP Circuit Technology Group
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Date: 26 Sep 89 16:24:11 GMT
From: tank!eecae!netnews.upenn.edu!scotty.dccs.upenn.edu!tony@mimsy.umd.edu (Anthony Olejnik)
Subject: Need VT100 emulator for Digilog S-1000
Hi,
I just obtained a DIGILOG S-1000 CPM system.
I would like to use this system as a vt100 terminal emulator.
I have KERMIT-80 for it. But since its not a popular system, I
could only get the 'dumb' terminal emulation to work.
Can anyone help me located a VT100 emulator for this?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
--tony
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Date: 26 Sep 89 23:14:46 GMT
From: deimos.cis.ksu.edu!ceres!wtr@uunet.uu.net
Subject: UUCP for CP/Mex
Willie Smith asked about obtaining the UUCP software from lakart.
If this information is available, please post it for the rest of
us. This sounds interesting and useful. I have mechanisms available
to get from our 780 on Internet to several CP/M formats (both 8 & 5)
if someone gets really stuck for a way to get a copy...
Bill Robison
SYSWTR@IOWASP.PHYSICS.UIOWA.EDU
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Date: Sat, 30 Sep 89 02:59:14 MDT
From: INFO-CPM-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
Reply-To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V89 #180
To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
INFO-CPM Digest Sat, 30 Sep 89 Volume 89 : Issue 180
Today's Topics:
Dynabyte Monarch boot disk and manuals
Osborne users?
rna server at lakart (was Re: UUCP for CP/M)
UUCP for CP/Mex
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Date: 28 Sep 89 04:30:24 GMT
From: oliveb!amdahl!pacbell!sactoh0!ianj@apple.com (Ian R. Justman)
Subject: Dynabyte Monarch boot disk and manuals
The header says all. This is not the machine I have, but a machine
a friend of mine acquired not too long ago.
--
Home: Ian Justman |UUCP: |"One of the few
6612 Whitsett Drive | |die-hard CP/M
North Highlands, CA 95660| pacbell!sactoh0!ianj |addicts left on this
(916) 344-5360 | |planet"
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Date: 30 Sep 89 03:03:41 GMT
From: bane@mimsy.umd.edu (John R. Bane)
Subject: Osborne users?
I have a relative who was recently talked into buying an Osborne, and is now
in search of manuals, software, and advice (I'd normally advise another
machine, but they didn't ask me when they bought it).
Anybody out there use one of these, or know anyone who does? Please respond
by mail, as I don't normally read this newsgroup. Thanks!
Bob Bane (bane@mimsy.umd.edu, ..!uunet!mimsy!bane)
--
ARPAnet: bane@mimsy.umd.edu
UUCP:...umcp-cs!bane
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Date: 28 Sep 89 15:38:16 GMT
From: spdcc!ima!cfisun!lakart!dg@bloom-beacon.mit.edu (David Goodenough)
Subject: rna server at lakart (was Re: UUCP for CP/M)
wtr@ceres.physics.uiowa.edu (Bill Robison) says:
> Willie Smith asked about obtaining the UUCP software from lakart.
> If this information is available, please post it for the rest of
> us. This sounds interesting and useful. I have mechanisms available
> to get from our 780 on Internet to several CP/M formats (both 8 & 5)
> if someone gets really stuck for a way to get a copy...
The server's address is rna@lakart.uucp - for routes into lakart see my
.sig file below. The generic form for a request is:
/send whatever to wherever
the '/send' and 'to' must be present, and in the places shown, and with
no other words added in. The server uses an awk script to pull request
lines out, and the format has got to be an exact match so saying
/send index
won't get anything, since the 'to' and the address are missing.
whatever is the file you want, I'd suggest starting with help and index.
wherever is your address, and you should note the following:
1. Internet addresses can be handled as is, so if Bill Robison wanted help
he'd say:
/send help to wtr@ceres.physics.uiowa.edu
Note that lakart will route automatically to BITNET, so if you're at a
bitnet site:
/send index to fred@system.bitnet
is all it takes.
2. UUCP addresses for sites in the map can be given as:
site!user or user@site.uucp
so if I wanted to send stuff to pallio (my CP/M machine at home) I could
say:
/send index to pallio!dg
/send help to dg@pallio.uucp
3. UUCP addresses for sites _NOT_ in the map must be given as a bang path
from a backbone / other site that _IS_ in the maps, so if pallio talked to
doofus, but doofus wasn't in the maps I'd have to say:
/send index to pallio!doofus!john_doe
Any questions drop me a line here.
BTW, I "audit" all requests, and try to sort out bad ones (i.e. ones that
the server can't grok). By far and away the worst "offence" is people who
say:
/send help
without an address. That address is important!!
--
dg@lakart.UUCP - David Goodenough +---+
IHS | +-+-+
....... !harvard!xait!lakart!dg +-+-+ |
AKA: dg%lakart.uucp@xait.xerox.com +---+
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Date: 28 Sep 89 16:51:15 GMT
From: mcsun!unido!altger!snoopy@uunet.uu.net (Mathias Niemz)
Subject: UUCP for CP/Mex
I'm interested too in a uucp for my bbs on a Altos 580. Can someone send it
me via altger ?
--
uucp: ...!pyramid!netmbx!altger!snoopy or ...!uunet!altnet!altger!snoopy
Snailmail: Mathias Niemz, Preussenallee 23, D-1000 Berlin 19
Phone (Voice !) D-030 305 50 60 Fax (on vacancy only !): 49 5121 15405
Datex-P: (0262)44 3000 90345 (no uucp yet) E-Mail: GEO1:M.Niemz
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Date: Mon, 4 Sep 89 16:14:08 MDT
From: INFO-CPM-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
Reply-To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V89 #171
To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
INFO-CPM Digest Mon, 4 Sep 89 Volume 89 : Issue 171
Today's Topics:
Current version of ZSM
Plu*Perfect Systems and TurboROM
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Date: 28 Aug 89 18:44:28 GMT
From: ima!cfisun!lakart!dg@decvax.dec.com (David Goodenough)
Subject: Current version of ZSM
ZSM V2.3 _IS_ the "current" version of ZSM. It's been stable and frozen
for about two years now, although as time permits I will start to work
on V2.4 - there are a couple of enhancements that need to go in. However
if you've got a V2.3 (available from SIMTEL20 or rna@lakart.uucp)
you're about as up to date as it's possible to be.
For the gentleman at the University of Hawaii who wanted my address,
ask tbopp there (Tom Bopp) what he's using to reach me, alternatively
try one of the below. _DON'T_ reply to this: it'll wind up on lakart
(the UNIX machine at work). Send it to pallio, which is my machine at
home.
--
dg@pallio.UUCP - David Goodenough +---+
IHS | +-+-+
....... !harvard!xait!lakart!pallio!dg +-+-+ |
AKA: dg%pallio.uucp@cfisun.cfi.com +---+
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 89 13:45:43 EST
From: SAGE@LL.LL.MIT.EDU
Subject: Plu*Perfect Systems and TurboROM
Bill Swan asked: "Be that as it may - the Kaypro in question is vanilla, so
where can I get a 'TurboROM' or 'KROM', and how much is *that*? Also, do
you have an address for Plu*Perfect?"
First for the address of Plu*Perfect:
Plu*Perfect Systems
410 23rd Street
Santa Monica, CA 90402
213-393-6105 (evenings)
The TurboROM, developed by Plu*Perfect, is available from Advent at the
following address:
Advent Products
3154-F LaPalma Avenue
Anaheim, CA 92806
714-630-0446
Advent specializes in Kaypro computer add-ons of various sorts. I believe
that the TurboROM costs about $60 and, from what I have heard from owners,
it is well worth the price: much faster and more flexible disk operations
and other improvements in the operation of the computer.
I am less sure of the K-ROM. I believe that is the modified Kaypro ROM
offered by the publishers of MicroCornucopia magazine. My feeling is that
the TurboROM offers a wider range of features and support. For example,
Plu*Perfect sells a program called Multicopy that is like Uniform and allows
the TurboROM-equipped Kaypro to handle many CP/M disk formats as native
formats and to work with amazing speed.
Bridger Mitchell, the principal of Plu*Perfect, is a regular reader and
contributor to this newsgroup, but the current rules prohibit him from
promoting his own products. I'm sure he will be happy to answer any
technical questions, however.
-- Jay Sage
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Date: Fri, 8 Sep 89 16:53:07 MDT
From: INFO-CPM-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
Reply-To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V89 #172
To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
INFO-CPM Digest Fri, 8 Sep 89 Volume 89 : Issue 172
Today's Topics:
Dynabyte peripherals/manuals
MP/M
Sanyo MBC-3000 Help Needed
TATUNG TP2000 user wanted
Televideo 802 (2 msgs)
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Date: 5 Sep 89 00:42:54 GMT
From: deimos.cis.ksu.edu!cveg!cseg!bbs00052@uunet.uu.net (Albert Crosby)
Subject: Dynabyte peripherals/manuals
o
I need some help from someone out there with a Philips P2000c computer.
I bought it new 3 years ago, and I've got a couple of difficulties.
First, I've got some power supply problems. The system refuses totart with h
the power supply connector attached. If I unhook the lines from the power
supply to the computer (inside the case), it will start up OK after the power
supply is 'warmed up'. Anyone got any ideas or a source for parts, schematics,
etc?
Second, I've never been able to get anything from the serial communications
port. I can use the printer port, but the comm port doesn't seem to do
anything. Does anyone know the pinouts, voltage levels, Z80 portsm etc. that
I need to use the port?
My mnachine also has a 8086 CoPower board with 512k of memory. Does any one k
Sorry about the format of this article. I'm sending it from a BBS at the U of
Arkansas, and we just got the ability to post articles. There's no info any
where for us about using the editor!
Does anyone know what the latest version of the Terminal ROM and Preliminary
bootstrap for MS-DOS on this machine is? And if there has been an upgrade
since I bought mine, where can I get it?
Thanks in advance.
Albert Crosby :-) (Please post responses to this group!)
or write at Route 1 Box 400F Fayetteville, AR 72701 U S A
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Date: 6 Sep 89 01:22:06 GMT
From: pacbell!sactoh0!ianj@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Ian R. Justman)
Subject: MP/M
Can anyone out there recommend any good reference works on MP/M?
Thanks in advance.
--
Home: Ian Justman |UUCP: |"One of the few
6612 Whitsett Drive | |die-hard CP/M
North Highlands, CA 95660| pacbell!sactoh0!ianj |addicts left on this
(916) 344-5360 | |planet"
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Date: Wed, 06 Sep 89 11:21:11 EST
From: SAGE@LL.LL.MIT.EDU
Subject: Sanyo MBC-3000 Help Needed
My brother's Sanyo MBC-3000 (8" drives) system just failed again,
and it does not seem to be worthwhile to spend another couple of
hundred dollars to get the boards replaced. Debugging is impossible
with that machine because of the asynchronous, dual-processor
architecture. Besides, the performance was terrible because of the
way that architecture was implemented.
The problem is that some important data is stored on double-sided,
double-density diskettes in the unknown Sanyo format. I tried reading
them with an ATR-8000, which is pretty good at identifying and
accepting various 8" formats, but it refuses to read them. Does
anyone out there have (or know of someone who has) an MBC-3000? In
return for help in converting the data on the diskettes to IBM SSSD
standard format I would be willing to send them some of the hardware
(such as the PC board or boards) to keep as spares for when their
machine dies.
I would also entertain any offers for the purchase of this hardware
(in case someone wants a couple of 8" DSDD disk drives, a good power
supply, a monitor, etc.). If you want to make an offer, you had best
be in the greater Boston area. What the MBC-3000 lacks in software,
it makes up in hardware. It is a beautifully put-together machine
that used plenty of metal. In short, it weighs a ton! I would not
even attempt to ship it.
-- Jay Sage
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Date: 6 Sep 89 23:41:54 GMT
From: mcsun!unido!cosmo2!fifi%cosmo.UUCP@uunet.uu.net (A.F.Zinser)
Subject: TATUNG TP2000 user wanted
It's really important! I7ve got a TATUNG TP2000 *without* any
paperware, descriptions,.... Who knows, where I could get it?
Better: Who owns anything about it - perhaps brainware... Who
can help us?
A.Zinser
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| _ _ !
! Axel F. Zinser (_!_) (_!_) ...uunet!mcvax!unido!cosmo!fifi |
! Hannover, W-Germany ! ! fifi@cosmo.UUCP !
! !
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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Date: Wed, 06 Sep 89 11:21:24 EST
From: SAGE@LL.LL.MIT.EDU
Subject: Televideo 802
Can anyone tell me how to configure the serial ports (and other
hardware features) of the Televideo 802 computer. I acquired one
second hand, but the owner had lost the manual and, I believe, the
diskette containing hardware-specific utilities. I have only the
Digital Research CP/M diskette and diskettes with some application
programs (WordStar, The Word Plus, and so on). The most immediate
problem is getting a serial printer working.
From somewhere I had gotten a program called TVSET. I don't know
if it works on my Televideo 803, but it does work nicely on the 802
and looks as though that is the machine it was intended for (it can
define a string for the 25th line of the display -- which the 802 has
but of which there is no sign on the 803). If someone has any other
utilities that came with the machine, I would appreciate it if I could
get a copy.
-- Jay Sage
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Date: 7 Sep 89 17:25:25 GMT
From: portal!cup.portal.com!Michael_Dennis_Evenson@uunet.uu.net
Subject: Televideo 802
Give me a call at 214-641-7900 and I will send you a manual. I have
quite a few 802's of my own, and really only need 1 manual.
Mike Evenson
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Date: Mon, 11 Sep 89 20:00:13 MDT
From: INFO-CPM-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
Reply-To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V89 #173
To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
INFO-CPM Digest Mon, 11 Sep 89 Volume 89 : Issue 173
Today's Topics:
BBS program
Looking for Apple CP/M software
North Star Advantage.
Please report SIMTEL20 ftp problems to ACTION
tatung tp2000 *HELP NEEDED*
z280 hardware problem (2 msgs)
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Date: 9 Sep 89 19:49:10 GMT
From: mailrus!cwjcc!hal!ncoast!mikes@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Mike Squires)
Subject: BBS program
In article <903DISPATCH@NCSUVM> DISPATCH@NCSUVM.BITNET writes:
>Does anyone know of a multi-sig BBS program that will run on a Kaypro 4 with no
> HD (I'm looking towards a Message only board, no D/L's). Please reply in this
> SIG.
The original version of Citadel runs on a Kaypro. It supports something like
32 or 64 "rooms"; each room has a message system. There is also a central mail
facility. A room may have a directory and have file up/downloads. I believe
that the last version that operated under CP/M that I know about was 2.15.
It was available from the C User's Group (they advertise in programming
oriented mags). It's also on my system in the UNaXcess BBS at 814 337 3159
(TB+) or 814 337 0348 (1200/2400).
Michael L. Squires uucp: {necntc,cwjcc,hoptoad}!ncoast!peng!sir-alan!mikes
752 Chestnut Street ..!{pitt,uunet!convex,uunet}!sir-alan!mikes
Meadville, PA 16335 BITNET: mikes%sir-alan@pitt.UUCP (VAX)
Voice: 814 337 5528 MIKES AT SIR-ALAN!PITT.UUCP (IBM)
Data: 814 337 0348 Internet: sir-alan!mikes@uunet.uu.net
login of "ubbs" for BBS sir-alan!mikes@vax.cs.pittsburgh.edu
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Date: 11 Sep 89 03:20:29 GMT
From: asuvax!hrc!xroads!cc@handies.ucar.edu (Dan McGuirk)
Subject: Looking for Apple CP/M software
I am looking for Apple CP/M software. I have an ALS CP/M card which
runs CP/M 3.0. I particularly want/need a good term program and a C
compiler. I also need some way to convert files from ProDOS to CP/M
format because I obviously can't download straight into CP/M right
now..(and now you know why I need the term program..)
Umm, yeah, well, anyway, please reply by mail. I will summarize if
there are any requests. [Please note: I cannot FTP.]
cc@xroads.UUCP
--
\ / C r o s s r o a d s C o m m u n i c a t i o n s
/\ (602) 941-2005 300|1200 Baud 24 hrs/day
/ \ hplabs!hp-sdd!crash!xroads!cc
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Date: 9 Sep 89 18:55:47 GMT
From: van-bc!rsoft!mindlink!a567@uunet.uu.net (Bruce Peltzer)
Subject: North Star Advantage.
Here's the scenario... Dusting out my closet, I have come across a pair of
North Star Advantages. One works fine, the other has a dead screen (tube is ok,
it might be the flyback) but, the CP/M system master disk is dead. I'd like to
get at least one of these things working again so here is the question... Does
anyone have a copy of the original North Star GCP/M that they would be willing
to part with for a reasonable price? Please?
Now for the other stuff... Is there a way to make these things work with soft
sectored disks? Hard sectored disks are getting hard to come by these days.
Any help would be appreciated.
-bp-.
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THIS SPACE FOR LEASE
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uucp: a567@mindlink.UUCP GEnie: b.peltzer2
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Date: Mon, 11 Sep 1989 16:49 MDT
From: Keith Petersen <w8sdz@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL>
Subject: Please report SIMTEL20 ftp problems to ACTION
I received the following email today from an Internet FTP user:
> I have been trying to get stuff from simtel for the past few days.
> Except on one occasion, I have always been disconnected in the middle
> of a file transfer. This happens more frequently with big files. It
> happens only with simtel, not with other anonymous FTP sites.
If this is widespread we need to know about it. Please send reports
of FTP problems to:
ACTION@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
Please do not send them to me. I maintain the archives, not the
SIMTEL20 network software.
Keith
--
Keith Petersen
Maintainer of SIMTEL20's CP/M, MSDOS, and MISC archives
Internet: w8sdz@WSMR-SIMTEL20.Army.Mil [26.2.0.74]
Uucp: {ames,decwrl,harvard,rutgers,ucbvax,uunet}!wsmr-simtel20.army.mil!w8sdz
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Date: 8 Sep 89 21:52:12 GMT
From: mcsun!unido!cosmo2!fifi%cosmo.UUCP@uunet.uu.net (A.F.Zinser)
Subject: tatung tp2000 *HELP NEEDED*
Who in heaven (or on earth) owns a tatung tp2000? On my last request
some days or few weeks ago I've got *no* response - aren't there
anymore built (than our two ones)? It's really important!
thanks in advance, a.zinser
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| _ _ !
! Axel F. Zinser (_!_) (_!_) ...uunet!mcvax!unido!cosmo!fifi |
! Hannover, W-Germany ! ! fifi@cosmo.UUCP !
! !
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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Date: 8 Sep 89 21:47:59 GMT
From: mcsun!unido!cosmo2!fifi%cosmo.UUCP@uunet.uu.net (A.F.Zinser)
Subject: z280 hardware problem
We've still problems... Who has experience driving memory (dram)
in a z280-system using the z280-bus-mode (*not* z80 bus mode)?
thanks in advance, a.zinser
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| _ _ !
! Axel F. Zinser (_!_) (_!_) ...uunet!mcvax!unido!cosmo!fifi |
! Hannover, W-Germany ! ! fifi@cosmo.UUCP !
! !
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Date: 11 Sep 89 17:47:28 GMT
From: oliveb!mipos3!cadev4!dbraun@apple.com (Doug Braun ~)
Subject: z280 hardware problem
I, too would like to hear about hooking up DRAMS to a Z280.
I currently have one using 128K of static RAM (32Kx8 chips)
in 16-bit z280 mode, with burst mode working on a 5-HHz bus.
I would like to go to a 10-MHz bus, but I would need to use
static-column DRAMs (256Kx4 parts) to get enough speed.
This system currently runs CP/M 3 with a 20 meg SCSI hard disk very well.
If you are thinking of building a Z280 system, get in touch
with me, and I can relate my experiences (and circuit diagrams, etc.)
Doug Braun Intel Corp CAD
408 765-4279
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Date: Fri, 15 Sep 89 13:53:58 MDT
From: INFO-CPM-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
Reply-To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V89 #174
To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
INFO-CPM Digest Fri, 15 Sep 89 Volume 89 : Issue 174
Today's Topics:
BBS program
Kaypro II technical docs
MEX using MP/M
North Star Advantage.
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Date: 12 Sep 89 03:20:57 GMT
From: ogccse!blake!callisto@ucsd.edu (Finn)
Subject: BBS program
In regards to 8 bit citadels:
versions of the 2.10 series tend to be unstable and buggy.
The people who first distributed the code (CRT & BAK) created an
improved version caller 2.20. Things being things, the 2.10 seems to
be the version that got distributed far and wide.
If you are actually going to try to put a Citadle online, mail me and
I'll be glad to mail you back 220 source code, which has the following
improvements;
Runs (will stay up for extended periods without 'fixing'
Readable source code
uses BDS-C 1.5
will run on almost any cp/m system with minimal patching.
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Date: 15 Sep 89 12:01:09 GMT
From: murtoa.cs.mu.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!comp.vuw.ac.nz!windy!gpwd!gpwrdcs@uunet.uu.net (Don Stokes, GPO)
Subject: Kaypro II technical docs
Hi All.
I have a Kaypro II, old (1983) model. I'm after some info on the beast,
particuarly regarding access to hardware registers. Anyone have this
info on hand, or know of a good source?
Also, the SBASIC manual was parted from the machine when I got it
(everything else seemed to be there, ie MBASIC [yuck!], the Perfect suite
etc) - anyone know of a source of SBASIC docs?
Don Stokes / / vuwcomp!windy!gpwd!don
Systems Programmer /GP/ Government Printing Office PSI%0530147000028::DON
__________________/ /__Wellington, New Zealand___________don@gp.govt.nz________
A conclusion is what you've come to when you reach the point when you can't
think any more.
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Date: 15 Sep 89 03:06:02 GMT
From: pacbell!sactoh0!ianj@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Ian R. Justman)
Subject: MEX using MP/M
Has anyone used MEX with MP/M? I'm currently doing it, but I can't
do any other tasks otherwise I will lose characters. I'll probably
have to write some sort of interrupt driven routine, but MP/M needs
interrupts in order to process calls from other consoles. Any help
on this matter will be definitely appreciated.
--
Home: Ian Justman |UUCP: |"One of the few
6612 Whitsett Drive | |die-hard CP/M
North Highlands, CA 95660| pacbell!sactoh0!ianj |addicts left on this
(916) 344-5360 | |planet"
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Date: 12 Sep 89 21:26:34 GMT
From: swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!hellgate.utah.edu!uplherc!wicat!keithm@ucsd.edu (Keith McQueen)
Subject: North Star Advantage.
In article <488@mindlink.UUCP> a567@mindlink.UUCP (Bruce Peltzer) writes
about North Star Advantage boot disks.
I have an advantage with GCP/M boot disks and other miscellaneous software
but the machine is at my sister's house about 50 miles north of here. Not
terribly convenient. Anyway, if you don't find one anywhere else, contact
me at (801)224-6605 and I'll see what I can do.
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| Keith McQueen, Wicat Systems Inc. , (801)224-6605 | My opinions are |
| N7HMF @ NV7V (84058), 147.34+, 449.675- | all mine... |
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Date: Wed, 20 Sep 89 01:14:53 MDT
From: INFO-CPM-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
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Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V89 #175
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INFO-CPM Digest Wed, 20 Sep 89 Volume 89 : Issue 175
Today's Topics:
Amstrad PCW SIG
Help with UNSIT
Kaypro II technical docs
MEX using MP/M
QTERM and C128
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Date: Mon, 18 Sep 89 09:30:42 EST
From: SAGE@LL.LL.MIT.EDU
Subject: Amstrad PCW SIG
For those with an interest in Amstrad computers, here is the address
for a support group called the Amstrad PCW SIG:
Amstrad PCW SIG
2751 Reche Canyon Road #93
Colton, CA 92324
Al Warsh, the director of the group, publishes a regular newsletter, the
frequency of which I forget. Neither the newsletter nor the members of
the group are particularly technically inclined, but if you have an
Amstrad, this is the only place I know of in the United States to which
you can turn for any support.
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Date: 19 Sep 89 03:51:00 GMT
From: mailrus!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!torsqnt!tmsoft!masnet!canremote!alex.burger@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (ALEX BURGER)
Subject: Help with UNSIT
Has anyone been able to make UNSIT unpack any of the SIT files made
by the Macintosh?
I didn't have too much trouble with UNPIT, but UNSIT just doesn't seem
to work properly. I haven't tried it for quite a while, but from what I
remember, it always gave file errors about the header...
If ANYONE has been able to UNSIT ANYTHING, could you please tell me how
you did it?
I imagine that all you need to type is:
UNSIT filename
Is there something I'm missing out?
If it help, I'm using a Commodore 128.
Alex Burger - Canada Remote Systems
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Date: 19 Sep 89 04:47:28 GMT
From: mailrus!cwjcc!hal!ncoast!mikes@purdue.edu (Mike Squires)
Subject: Kaypro II technical docs
In article <306@gp.govt.nz> GPWRDCS@gp.govt.nz (Don Stokes, GPO) writes:
>Hi All.
>
>I have a Kaypro II, old (1983) model. I'm after some info on the beast,
>particuarly regarding access to hardware registers. Anyone have this
>info on hand, or know of a good source?
>
MicroCornucopia magazine specialized in the Kaypro/Big Board/Xerox 820
systems for quite a while. They published schematics, upgrades, etc.
Michael L. Squires uucp: {necntc,cwjcc,hoptoad}!ncoast!peng!sir-alan!mikes
752 Chestnut Street ..!{pitt,uunet!convex,uunet}!sir-alan!mikes
Meadville, PA 16335 BITNET: mikes%sir-alan@pitt.UUCP (VAX)
Voice: 814 337 5528 MIKES AT SIR-ALAN!PITT.UUCP (IBM)
Data: 814 337 0348 Internet: sir-alan!mikes@uunet.uu.net
login of "ubbs" for BBS sir-alan!mikes@vax.cs.pittsburgh.edu
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Date: 16 Sep 89 20:19:25 GMT
From: ogccse!blake!callisto@ucsd.edu (Finn)
Subject: MEX using MP/M
In article <1832@sactoh0.UUCP> ianj@sactoh0.UUCP (Ian R. Justman) writes:
>Has anyone used MEX with MP/M? I'm currently doing it, but I can't
>do any other tasks otherwise I will lose characters. I'll probably
>have to write some sort of interrupt driven routine, but MP/M needs
>interrupts in order to process calls from other consoles. Any help
>on this matter will be definitely appreciated.
I used MEX with MP/M on an Altos 580 for quite some time, and found:
Mex worked fine up to about 1200 baud, then gave up and lost characters.
Sometimes, particularly after using x-modem, a "phase of the moon"
type error caused mex to lock up that user when exiting to system.
Sometimes the problem could be solved by killing the process from another
terminals, and sometimes it was necessary to re-boot the machine. I
suspect this resulted from mex writing into the common memory above
C000.
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Date: Fri, 15 Sep 89 19:53:40 MDT
From: Raymond Carter STEWS-NR-AD <rcarter@wsmr-emh16.army.mil>
Subject: QTERM and C128
In the last "Livewire" magazine from GEnie, they mention QTERM as being
available. They also mention there is a C-128 overlay. I have downloaded
QTERM (from SIMTEL), but can't find the C-128 overlay. If anyone has one,
it would be nice to get it up on GEnie and SIMTEL.
Please let me know if it is available ( I have looked on GEnie and
SIMTEL, and also have a Compuserve account), before I waste time
reinventing the wheel!!
Much Thanks in advance - QTERM sounds great (using MEX now).
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Date: Fri, 22 Sep 89 15:00:07 MDT
From: INFO-CPM-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
Reply-To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V89 #176
To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
INFO-CPM Digest Fri, 22 Sep 89 Volume 89 : Issue 176
Today's Topics:
BASCOM Help Needed
CP/M emulator for unix
H/Z-19 terminal for sale
Installing QTERM 4.1e for Xerox 16/8
Interrups and CP/M on Apple ][
Kaypro II technical docs
NOVADOS bug report
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Date: Wed, 20 Sep 89 11:44:23 EST
From: SAGE@LL.LL.MIT.EDU
Subject: BASCOM Help Needed
We need to run the Microsoft MBASIC compiler BASCOM. I have the
program (I am still looking for LINK, but I think the SLR linker will
do), but I cannot locate a manual and do not know the syntax to use.
Can anyone help with a quick rundown on the syntax and/or a reference to
a published book or article on the subject. Thanks.
This need, by the way, arose in my capacity as a Boston Computer
Society trouble-shooter. Someone's accounting package, written in
Microsoft BASIC, suddenly stopped working properly. The user has the
source code and, upon examining it, discovered an error in some date
processing steps. Everything was fine until this month. He thinks he
has the fix but must now recompile the code.
-- Jay Sage, SAGE @ LL.LL.MIT.EDU, 617-981-4704
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Date: 21 Sep 89 01:59:19 GMT
From: sunybcs!fredonia!will@rutgers.edu (James A. Will)
Subject: CP/M emulator for unix
Does a CP/M emulator exist for unix?
Where might I look to answer this question?
Thanks
Jim
UUCP: ...!{watmath,boulder,decvax,rutgers}!sunybcs!fredonia!will
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Date: 21 Sep 89 15:13:21 GMT
From: aramis.rutgers.edu!paul.rutgers.edu!aerosmith.rutgers.edu!moskowit@rutgers.edu (Len Moskowitz)
Subject: H/Z-19 terminal for sale
My 12-year old CP/M homebuilt computer just died. If anyone is
interested in buying (cheap!) a working H/Z-19 terminal or a dual 8"
SSDD (Siemens) disk drive box, drop me e-mail.
The computer itself has a Morrow motherboard, North Star CPU and 16K
RAM boards, Morrow DJDMA disk controller, Ithaca Intersystems 64k and
I/O boards, and a Sunny power supply. At least one (who knows which
one) of the boards is dead. If you're interested in a piece or all of
this box, drop me a line.
Len Moskowitz
...!rutgers!paul!moskowit
moskowitz@bendix.com (CSnet)
moskowitz%bendix.com@relay.cs.net (ARPAnet)
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Date: Fri, 22 Sep 89 11:17:11 -0400
From: olmiller@xibm.asd.contel.com (Otto Miller)
Subject: Installing QTERM 4.1e for Xerox 16/8
I ftp'd QTERM 4.1e from simtel20. Included in the library is a patch file
for the Xerox 16/8 (QTP-XER2.ASM). ASM on my machine gags on the third
(maybe the fourth) 'equ' at the beginning of the file. I started to convert
the .ASM to a .Z as shown in the generic example (the name escapes me now) in
the library, but what a pain in the back(side). Is there someone that has
a .Z for the above, or, can someone enlighten me as to potential, real,
perceived problems with the .ASM or my ASM? Thanks in advance, for any
assistance! Also, please e-mail me directly in that we just moved and
our postmaster has been overwhelmed, so I am not on regular distribution
of group! Either 'olmiller@xibm.asd.contel.com' or
'olmiller@europa.asd.contel.com' should get here. Thanks Again!
Otto L. Miller
Contel
Federal Systems Sector
Applied Systems Division
15000 Conference Center Drive
PO Box 10814
Chantilly, VA 22021-3808
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Date: 21 Sep 89 01:25:28 GMT
From: hpda!athertn!paul@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Paul Sander)
Subject: Interrups and CP/M on Apple ][
I have a "CP/M Card" made by Advanced Logic Systems installed slot 4 in my
Apple ][ Plus, and a Super Serial Card installed in slot 2. I'd like to run
a telecommunication program under DOS or ProDOS with the SSC's interrupts
enabled, but find that turning on interrupts prevents CP/M from booting.
My guess is that the SSC is generating an inturrupt either when reset or when
CP/M initializes it somehow. Does anyone know of a way to make the two
coexist, short of soldering on a toggle switch in parallel with the DIP
switch (for my particular system, it's too much of a pain to unstack all the
stuff that lives on top of the Apple, open it, take the card out, flip the
switch, and reassemble).
I do not have any source code for the CP/M BIOS or bootup code.
Many thanks in advance for the help.
--
Paul Sander (408) 734-9822 | If a machine is powerful enough
paul@Atherton.COM | to have a DWIM button, why bother
{decwrl,sun,pyramid}!athertn!paul | with the button? -- Eric Black
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Date: 20 Sep 89 12:50:29 GMT
From: uhccux!munnari.oz.au!comp.vuw.ac.nz!windy!gpwd!gpwrdcs@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Don Stokes, GPO)
Subject: Kaypro II technical docs
Hi All.
I have a Kaypro II, old (1983) model. I'm after some info on the beast,
particuarly regarding access to hardware registers. Anyone have this
info on hand, or know of a good source?
Also, the SBASIC manual was parted from the machine when I got it
(everything else seemed to be there, ie MBASIC [yuck!], the Perfect suite
etc) - anyone know of a source of SBASIC docs?
Don Stokes / / vuwcomp!windy!gpwd!don
Systems Programmer /GP/ Government Printing Office PSI%0530147000028::DON
__________________/ /__Wellington, New Zealand___________don@gp.govt.nz________
A conclusion is what you've come to when you reach the point when you can't
think any more.
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Date: 22 Sep 89 02:23:00 GMT
From: mnetor!tmsoft!masnet!canremote!wayne.hortensiu@uunet.uu.net (WAYNE HORTENSIU)
Subject: NOVADOS bug report
There is a serious bug in Novados release H (and possibly earlier
releases as well) that crops up when the number of entries used in your
disk's directory becomes a multiple of 256. Symptoms include: all files
disappearing that are after then first 256 entries, being able to open
files that disappear when you try to close them, and two copies of a
file showing up in the directory, one with 0 blocks used. To make
matters worse, when the NovaDOS fast boot option was used, the problem
would vanish if the directory had fewer then 256 entries used when it
was initally logged in at startup. You could add files to your heart's
content until you crossed the 512 entry boundary, when half of your
files would promptly vanish. The incorrect code, taken from NVDS-2.Z80,
is shown below:
;
; NOVADOS CODE -- INCORRECT -- Set last file
;
setlf: call tstlf ; Test last file
ret c ; No then exit
inc de ; Increment last file
ld (hl),e ; << Save it in temp0
inc hl ; << -- argh! temp0+1
ld (hl),d ; << & temp0+2 !!
ret ; And exit
;
; Test last file
;
tstlf: ld hl,(temp0) ; Get pointer to last file
ld de,(filcnt) ; Get file counter
ld a,e ; Subtract de-(hl)
sub (hl)
inc hl ; <<-- now (hl) points to
ld a,d ; to temp0+1 !!
sbc a,(hl)
ret ; Exit
The correction is simple; store the hi byte first, decrement the
pointer, and store the low byte. The correct code is shown below (this
fragment was extracted from Z80DDISK.ZZ0, release 24).
;
; Z80DOS CODE -- CORRECT -- Set last file
;
setlf: call tstlf ; Test last file
ret C ; No then exit
inc de ; Increment last file
ld (hl),d ; Save it in temp0
dec hl
ld (hl),e
ret ; Andd exit
;
; Test last file
;
tstlf: ld hl,(temp0) ; Get pointer to last file
ld de,(filcnt) ; Get file counter
ld a,e ; Subtract filcnt-(temp0)
sub (hl)
inc hl
ld a,d
sbc a,(hl) ; Carry means (temp0) > filcnt
ret ; Exit
I went back to the old SUPRBDOS code to see if this bug could have
manifested itself in other derivates, including (shudder) ZRDOS, ZSDOS
or ZDDOS. The SUPRBDOS code was correct; so this appears to be a bug
localized to NOVADOS.
This has been driving me <<nuts>> for about a month now. Since I've
made extensive mods to NovaDOS to support some Z80DOS style
datestamping features (notably get/use file datestamps), I wasn't sure
if the problem was in NovaDOS itself, or my mods. Now I am! I found
it by painstakingly tracing through the reset disk, select disk BDOS
call sequence and narrowing down which piece of code was going awry.
Wayne Hortensius
Canada Remote Systems
September 21, 1989
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Date: Sun, 24 Sep 89 15:00:16 MDT
From: INFO-CPM-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
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Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V89 #177
To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
INFO-CPM Digest Sun, 24 Sep 89 Volume 89 : Issue 177
Today's Topics:
1581 Max-81 Format
CP/M emulator for unix (2 msgs)
Is there a MOUSE in the house ?
Kaypro II technical docs
North Star materials
UUCP for CP/M
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Date: 23 Sep 89 09:06:00 GMT
From: jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!torsqnt!tmsoft!masnet!canremote!dan.copeland@rutgers.edu (DAN COPELAND)
Subject: 1581 Max-81 Format
There is a slight error in the 1581 MAX-81 format as published my Miklos
Gramskezky (in Transactor and in Twin Cities 128)
The error is in the DPH block (byte 20) of the drive table. Basically
what it involves is having the drive seeking track 80 in a (0-79 track
system). The fix is to change byte 20 from 90 to 8c this will restrict
the drive to going from 0-79 and not access physical track 81 (which
does not exist).
I found this and it was driving me nuts after I overfilled disks and had
to remove the disk from the drive or do a warmstart (^C) in order to
read from that drive again. You will loose 6K when you do a show
command but that 6k wasn't really there anyways.
I sort of figured this when some disk utilities were showing 81 tracks @
1024 bytes per sector and I knew it should only read 80 tracks..
SHOW [DRIVE] didn't show this (and now reports 79 tracks) but 0-79 is 80
tracks in my thinking... Any further info needed
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Date: 23 Sep 89 13:50:08 GMT
From: portal!cup.portal.com!compata@uunet.uu.net (David H Close)
Subject: CP/M emulator for unix
I have run Z80MU under VP/ix under Xenix. It does work!
Dave Close, Compata, Arlington, Texas
compata@cup.portal.com
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Date: 24 Sep 89 08:32:12 GMT
From: morris@jade.Berkeley.EDU (Mike Morris)
Subject: CP/M emulator for unix
(David H Close) writes:
>I have run Z80MU under VP/ix under Xenix. It does work!
The memory that I have of Z80MU is that it runs on an 8088 and has
a ADM-3 "hard wired" in...
Is there a version that runs on a V20? I would think that it would run
a _lot_ faster - my recolection is that Z80MU ran at about 1-1.3 mhz
(equivalent). Also, is there any way it can be modified for a ANSI
terminal? And talk to PRN: as if it was LST: ? (I assume that COM1:
access or being to "assign" C: to go to C:\CPMSTUF1 and D: to C:\CPMSTUF2
would be too much...)
My memories of Z80MU are at least 2 years old, and I only had a chance to
play with it for 20 minutes or so. If a newer version is avialable, with
added features, please forgive...
Mike Morris UUCP: Morris@Jade.JPL.NASA.gov
ICBM: 34.12 N, 118.02 W
#Include quote.cute.standard PSTN: 818-447-7052
#Include disclaimer.standard cat flames.all > /dev/null
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Date: Fri, 22 Sep 89 22:52:18 -0700
From: secrist@msdsws.enet.dec.com (Just boot it.)
Subject: Is there a MOUSE in the house ?
MOUSE is a stack-oriented, interactive language for Z-80s
under CP/M. Since it's only a 2K '.COM file it's great for
CP/M laptops. You can get it from Royal Oak (I1:) and
other places with source and examples.
In Grogono's book on the language he also provides a PASCAL
implementation. Since it'd be nice to abuse MOUSE code
elsewhere -- has anybody ever ported the PASCAL anyplace,
and/or cut an interpreter for a different processor ?
rcs
---
"So I took home this old computer I was going to convert into an
old computer..."
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Date: 22 Sep 89 15:34:36 GMT
From: sun-barr!cs.utexas.edu!hellgate.utah.edu!uplherc!wicat!keithm@apple.com (Keith McQueen)
Subject: Kaypro II technical docs
In article <1111306@gp.govt.nz> GPWRDCS@gp.govt.nz (Don Stokes, GPO) writes:
>... anyone know of a source of SBASIC docs?
I believe I have an SBASIC manual stashed away somewhere. Unfortunatly,
eveything is in storage until my house gets finished sometime next month.
Give me a call and I will see if I can help.
--
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Date: 23 Sep 89 23:25:00 GMT
From: jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!torsqnt!tmsoft!masnet!canremote!alan.latta@rutgers.edu (ALAN LATTA)
Subject: North Star materials
Any North Star Horizon users left out there? I sold mine after 9
years of hard use, but I still have software, manuals, used disks, and
user group newsletters available--FREE (but you pay shipping):
.
North Star DOS 5.1, 5.2
Power! and other utilities (NS and CP/M)
Autoscribe (primitive word processor)
Benchmark (more modern word processor)
Magic Typewriter (very primitive data base program)
Modem 712 and Anderson AMODEM (very nice little comm program)
All relevant manuals
Approx. 150 used (but usable) 10-sector, hard-sectored diskettes (mostly
3M)
Several years' worth of newsletters from INSUA and NSCS, the two premier
North Star user groups.
.
If interested, leave a message for me in the Main conference.
Alan Latta
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Date: 22 Sep 89 04:25:16 GMT
From: ima!cfisun!lakart!dg@decvax.dec.com (David Goodenough)
Subject: UUCP for CP/M
Well, there was a bit of chat about it a while ago: getting UUCP up
and going under CP/M. After much testing by myself and my beta
testers [1], I am reasonably sure there isn't too much wrong with
V2.0h. I have therefore released it, you can get copies from the
rna server here at lakart.
/send index to <insert your address here>
will get the index of what's there, if contained in mail addressed to
rna@lakart.UUCP. If you just want to get the files, you'll need uucp
and zsm for sure, and qtpatch may help with patching for your system.
Although this is available at lakart, please direct any related mail
to the addresses below, since that is my CP/M machine at home.
[1] My thanks to Dave Goodman, Bill Swan, and Jeff Wieland
--
dg@pallio.UUCP - David Goodenough +---+
IHS | +-+-+
....... !harvard!xait!lakart!pallio!dg +-+-+ |
AKA: dg%pallio.uucp@cfisun.cfi.com +---+
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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 89 00:14:57 MDT
From: INFO-CPM-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
Reply-To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V89 #178
To: INFO-CPM@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
INFO-CPM Digest Tue, 26 Sep 89 Volume 89 : Issue 178
Today's Topics:
Alspa Computer ACI-1/2 users only - BIOS bug
Kaypro II technical docs
UUCP for CP/M (2 msgs)
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Date: 25 Sep 89 16:31:09 GMT
From: sumax!amc-gw!sigma!flash!bill@beaver.cs.washington.edu (William Swan)
Subject: Alspa Computer ACI-1/2 users only - BIOS bug
(Has the Alspa mailing list actually expired? I got no answer...)
While checking out Dave Goodenough's CP/M UUCP, I uncovered a bug in the
Alspa ACI-1&2 BIOS that apparently goes all the way back to the early
Alspaugh Engineering days (i.e., it's not *my* fault :-).
As I have been afflicted with various symptoms of this bug over the years,
usually chalking it up to the particular applications I was running, I
figure it worthwhile to share with other Alspa users on the net (and off,
but I know only one in that category).
The symptom, in general, is that an application running from one drive
fails to find all the files on another drive specified by a wildcard. I
have seen this with the above UUCP, with SHAR.COM, and a CP/M make. For
some reason I have not seen this with Alspa's D.COM.
The problem is caused by the BIOS density (disk format) routines use of
the 128-byte scratch directory buffer (DIRBF) as a scratch buffer for
reading track 0, sector 1, to determine the disk format encoded therein
at byte 7FH.
This causes the directory buffer to be clobbered between search-first and
search-next BDOS calls, and any matching but unfound file entries in the
buffer at that time will not be found.
Two fixes are possible. The first is to create a separate 128-byte buffer
for the "density" routines, so that only the BDOS uses DIRBF. The second
is a re-write of the density routines such that it is not necessary to
actually read the data into memory. (The Alspa BIOS is so tight that I
preferred the second.) Rather than list that change here, I will e-mail
the revised BIOS to anybody who requests a copy.
(Note: I have done a *lot* of work on the BIOS - it is at rev 3.7 now, up
from the last ACI v3.0, and accomodates P2DOS and ZCPR3 among other things.)
--
Bill Swan entropy.ms.washington.edu!sigma!bill Send postal address for info:
Innocent but in prison in Washington State for 13.5 years:
Ms. Debbie Runyan: incarcerated 01/1989, scheduled release 07/2002.
In now: 0 years, 8 months, 0 weeks, 5 days.
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Date: 25 Sep 89 14:46:44 GMT
From: murtoa.cs.mu.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!comp.vuw.ac.nz!windy!gpwd!gpwrdcs@uunet.uu.net (Don Stokes, GPO)
Subject: Kaypro II technical docs
Hi All.
I have a Kaypro II, old (1983) model. I'm after some info on the beast,
particuarly regarding access to hardware registers. Anyone have this
info on hand, or know of a good source?
Also, the SBASIC manual was parted from the machine when I got it
(everything else seemed to be there, ie MBASIC [yuck!], the Perfect suite
etc) - anyone know of a source of SBASIC docs?
Don Stokes / / vuwcomp!windy!gpwd!don
Systems Programmer /GP/ Government Printing Office PSI%0530147000028::DON
__________________/ /__Wellington, New Zealand___________don@gp.govt.nz________
A conclusion is what you've come to when you reach the point when you can't
think any more.
------------------------------
Date: 25 Sep 89 14:04:24 GMT
From: sndcsl.dec.com!smith@decwrl.dec.com (Willie Smith 226-6121 25-Sep-1989 1003)
Subject: UUCP for CP/M
From: dg@lakart.UUCP (David Goodenough)
Subject: UUCP for CP/M
Well, there was a bit of chat about it a while ago: getting UUCP up
and going under CP/M. After much testing by myself and my beta
testers [1], I am reasonably sure there isn't too much wrong with
V2.0h. I have therefore released it, you can get copies from the
rna server here at lakart.
/send index to <insert your address here>
will get the index of what's there, if contained in mail addressed to
rna@lakart.UUCP. If you just want to get the files, you'll need uucp
and zsm for sure, and qtpatch may help with patching for your system.
Although this is available at lakart, please direct any related mail
to the addresses below, since that is my CP/M machine at home.
[1] My thanks to Dave Goodman, Bill Swan, and Jeff Wieland
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dg@pallio.UUCP - David Goodenough +---+
IHS | +-+-+
....... !harvard!xait!lakart!pallio!dg +-+-+ |
AKA: dg%pallio.uucp@cfisun.cfi.com +---+
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Date: 25 Sep 89 14:21:10 GMT
From: sndcsl.dec.com!smith@decwrl.dec.com (Willie Smith 226-6121 25-Sep-1989 1004)
Subject: UUCP for CP/M
OOPS! Please disregard the previous copy of the original posting I echoed
to the net. Anyway:
David Goodenough just got UUCP for CP/M working, which sounds like a great
idea, and one I'd really like to get fired up at home! However....
>/send index to <insert your address here>
>
>will get the index of what's there, if contained in mail addressed to
>rna@lakart.UUCP. If you just want to get the files, you'll need uucp
>and zsm for sure, and qtpatch may help with patching for your system.
Umm, how do I get UUCP if I don't have it in the first place, and I don't
even have access to a UUCP machine that I could then KERMIT the files home
with? Also, what's ZSM (an assembler?), and what kinds of patches do I
need to make to my system to get this running?
Willie Smith
w_smith@wookie.dec.com
w_smith%wookie.dec.com@decwrl.dec.com
{Usenet!Backbone}!decwrl!wookie.dec.com!w_smith
[".dec.com" may be replaced by ".enet.dec.com" in some or all of the above]
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Date: Wed, 27 Sep 89 18:32:04 MDT
From: INFO-CPM-REQUEST@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL
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Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V89 #179
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INFO-CPM Digest Wed, 27 Sep 89 Volume 89 : Issue 179
Today's Topics:
Alspa Computer ACI-1/2 BIOS bug, NZCOM, ZSDOS
Lonely Eagle
Need VT100 emulator for Digilog S-1000
UUCP for CP/Mex
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Date: Wed, 27 Sep 89 12:48:44 PDT
From: Bridger Mitchell <bridger%rcc@rand.org>
Subject: Alspa Computer ACI-1/2 BIOS bug, NZCOM, ZSDOS
In INFO-CPM Digest, Tue, 26 Sep 89, Volume 89 : Issue 178 Bill Swan
reports:
>The symptom, in general, is that an application running from one drive
>fails to find all the files on another drive specified by a wildcard. I
>have seen this with the above UUCP, with SHAR.COM, and a CP/M make. For
>some reason I have not seen this with Alspa's D.COM.
>
>The problem is caused by the BIOS density (disk format) routines use of
>the 128-byte scratch directory buffer (DIRBF) as a scratch buffer for
>reading track 0, sector 1, to determine the disk format encoded therein
>at byte 7FH.
>
>This causes the directory buffer to be clobbered between search-first and
>search-next BDOS calls, and any matching but unfound file entries in the
>buffer at that time will not be found.
>
The BIOS drive-select specification for CP/M 2.2 was not fully
documented in early Digital Research publications and may have
contributed to the bug you have found.
In general, the BIOS should determine density/sides/format of a disk
only when the BIOS select-disk routine is called with a "new mount"
parameter (E register bit 0 value of 0). I believe the correct "fix"
is the following: The relevant parameters should then be stored in a
data structure for that logical drive and those values used until the
drive is again selected with a new mount indication. From your
description is sounds as if the BIOS is going through the code to
physically determine the format *each time* the drive is selected and
is not the current drive.
The BDOS keeps track of whether a drive has been logged in. On the
first use of a drive that is not yet logged in, it sets E bit 0 to 0.
Thereafter, E bit 0 is 1, until the drive is "logged out", by a
function 13 or 37.
In your example, suppose you have just warmbooted, so that A: is the
current drive, and assume the application is searching B: *with an
explicit drive indicator in the fcb*. The BDOS will select drive B:
as a new mount as part of the search-first function, read the first
directory sector to the directory buffer, and then re-select A: before
returning to the application. Each search-next function will select
B: with an old mount parameter, return the sector containing the next
directory entry (reading the disk if necessary) to the directory
buffer, and then reselect A:.
If instead of an explicit drive value in the fcb, the application
first uses a BDOS drive select function to log in B:, the BDOS will
leave drive B: selected on each search first/next call. Since the
selected drive is not changing between search calls, the Alspa BIOS
won't be attempting to determine format and presumably "Alspa's D.COM"
will return the correct directory sectors.
Bill also remarks:
>(Note: I have done a *lot* of work on the BIOS - it is at rev 3.7 now, up
>from the last ACI v3.0, and accomodates P2DOS and ZCPR3 among other things.)
NZCOM -- the most recent version 3.4 of the ZCPR system, installs
automatically and requires no additions or modifications to a standard
BIOS. It has many, many advantages over earlier versions, including
allowing the user to switch dynamically to a "tiny" version that
requires only 0.25 K.
ZSDOS is a replacement for the Digital Research BDOS that is distantly
descended from P2DOS. It integrates DateStamping, public filetypes,
internal search path, fast fixed-disk relogging, and a host of other
excellent features.
NZCOM and ZSDOS run on standard Z80 CP/M 2.2 systems of all types,
require no assembly or BIOS modifications, and come with menu-driven
installation and configuration tools. They should be fully compatible
with a corrected version of the Alspa BIOS.
-- bridger
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Date: 27 Sep 89 00:26:14 GMT
From: hpda!hpcuhb!hpcilzb!mark@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Mark Turner)
Subject: Lonely Eagle
I have an Eagle IIe gathering dust in the garage. Anyone want it?
It came with Eagle's word processor and spreadsheet programs, and I've
got WordStar, dBASE II and Turbo Pascal for it also.
If I can't get rid of it, it might come in handy as a terminal if I
could find a communications/emulation program. Anyone know of one?
Mark Turner, janitor, HP Circuit Technology Group
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Date: 26 Sep 89 16:24:11 GMT
From: tank!eecae!netnews.upenn.edu!scotty.dccs.upenn.edu!tony@mimsy.umd.edu (Anthony Olejnik)
Subject: Need VT100 emulator for Digilog S-1000
Hi,
I just obtained a DIGILOG S-1000 CPM system.
I would like to use this system as a vt100 terminal emulator.
I have KERMIT-80 for it. But since its not a popular system, I
could only get the 'dumb' terminal emulation to work.
Can anyone help me located a VT100 emulator for this?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
--tony
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Date: 26 Sep 89 23:14:46 GMT
From: deimos.cis.ksu.edu!ceres!wtr@uunet.uu.net
Subject: UUCP for CP/Mex
Willie Smith asked about obtaining the UUCP software from lakart.
If this information is available, please post it for the rest of
us. This sounds interesting and useful. I have mechanisms available
to get from our 780 on Internet to several CP/M formats (both 8 & 5)
if someone gets really stuck for a way to get a copy...
Bill Robison
SYSWTR@IOWASP.PHYSICS.UIOWA.EDU
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30-Sep-89 03:05:55-MDT,4802;000000000000
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Date: Sat, 30 Sep 89 02:59:14 MDT
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Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V89 #180
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INFO-CPM Digest Sat, 30 Sep 89 Volume 89 : Issue 180
Today's Topics:
Dynabyte Monarch boot disk and manuals
Osborne users?
rna server at lakart (was Re: UUCP for CP/M)
UUCP for CP/Mex
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Date: 28 Sep 89 04:30:24 GMT
From: oliveb!amdahl!pacbell!sactoh0!ianj@apple.com (Ian R. Justman)
Subject: Dynabyte Monarch boot disk and manuals
The header says all. This is not the machine I have, but a machine
a friend of mine acquired not too long ago.
--
Home: Ian Justman |UUCP: |"One of the few
6612 Whitsett Drive | |die-hard CP/M
North Highlands, CA 95660| pacbell!sactoh0!ianj |addicts left on this
(916) 344-5360 | |planet"
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Date: 30 Sep 89 03:03:41 GMT
From: bane@mimsy.umd.edu (John R. Bane)
Subject: Osborne users?
I have a relative who was recently talked into buying an Osborne, and is now
in search of manuals, software, and advice (I'd normally advise another
machine, but they didn't ask me when they bought it).
Anybody out there use one of these, or know anyone who does? Please respond
by mail, as I don't normally read this newsgroup. Thanks!
Bob Bane (bane@mimsy.umd.edu, ..!uunet!mimsy!bane)
--
ARPAnet: bane@mimsy.umd.edu
UUCP:...umcp-cs!bane
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Date: 28 Sep 89 15:38:16 GMT
From: spdcc!ima!cfisun!lakart!dg@bloom-beacon.mit.edu (David Goodenough)
Subject: rna server at lakart (was Re: UUCP for CP/M)
wtr@ceres.physics.uiowa.edu (Bill Robison) says:
> Willie Smith asked about obtaining the UUCP software from lakart.
> If this information is available, please post it for the rest of
> us. This sounds interesting and useful. I have mechanisms available
> to get from our 780 on Internet to several CP/M formats (both 8 & 5)
> if someone gets really stuck for a way to get a copy...
The server's address is rna@lakart.uucp - for routes into lakart see my
.sig file below. The generic form for a request is:
/send whatever to wherever
the '/send' and 'to' must be present, and in the places shown, and with
no other words added in. The server uses an awk script to pull request
lines out, and the format has got to be an exact match so saying
/send index
won't get anything, since the 'to' and the address are missing.
whatever is the file you want, I'd suggest starting with help and index.
wherever is your address, and you should note the following:
1. Internet addresses can be handled as is, so if Bill Robison wanted help
he'd say:
/send help to wtr@ceres.physics.uiowa.edu
Note that lakart will route automatically to BITNET, so if you're at a
bitnet site:
/send index to fred@system.bitnet
is all it takes.
2. UUCP addresses for sites in the map can be given as:
site!user or user@site.uucp
so if I wanted to send stuff to pallio (my CP/M machine at home) I could
say:
/send index to pallio!dg
/send help to dg@pallio.uucp
3. UUCP addresses for sites _NOT_ in the map must be given as a bang path
from a backbone / other site that _IS_ in the maps, so if pallio talked to
doofus, but doofus wasn't in the maps I'd have to say:
/send index to pallio!doofus!john_doe
Any questions drop me a line here.
BTW, I "audit" all requests, and try to sort out bad ones (i.e. ones that
the server can't grok). By far and away the worst "offence" is people who
say:
/send help
without an address. That address is important!!
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dg@lakart.UUCP - David Goodenough +---+
IHS | +-+-+
....... !harvard!xait!lakart!dg +-+-+ |
AKA: dg%lakart.uucp@xait.xerox.com +---+
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Date: 28 Sep 89 16:51:15 GMT
From: mcsun!unido!altger!snoopy@uunet.uu.net (Mathias Niemz)
Subject: UUCP for CP/Mex
I'm interested too in a uucp for my bbs on a Altos 580. Can someone send it
me via altger ?
--
uucp: ...!pyramid!netmbx!altger!snoopy or ...!uunet!altnet!altger!snoopy
Snailmail: Mathias Niemz, Preussenallee 23, D-1000 Berlin 19
Phone (Voice !) D-030 305 50 60 Fax (on vacancy only !): 49 5121 15405
Datex-P: (0262)44 3000 90345 (no uucp yet) E-Mail: GEO1:M.Niemz
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