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The SIG/M Report - November 1980 edited by Bruce Ratoff and Bill Chin SIG/═á ha≤ no≈ beeε iε ful∞ operatioε fo≥ thσ pas⌠ tw∩ month≤ anΣ ì thing≤ arσ reall∙ startinτ t∩ happen«á A≤ So∞ announceΣ iεá thi≤ ì columε las⌠ month¼á ou≥ firs⌠ threσ softwarσ volumes¼á containinτ ì sourcσá anΣá objec⌠á oµ tw∩ souped-u≡ Adventurσá games¼á arσá no≈ ì available«áá Sincσá tha⌠á announcement¼áá wσá havσá collecteΣá aε ì additiona∞ fou≥ volume≤ oµ software¼á whicΦ wil∞ bσ availablσ fo≥ ì thσá firs⌠á timσá a⌠ thσ Novembe≥ meetinτá oµá SIG/═á (a⌠á thσ ì 808X/Z80,CP/M,N*,TRS-8░á usersºá meeting⌐á a⌠á UCT╔á oεá Friday¼ ì Novembe≥ 7« Thσ ne≈ volume≤ are: SIG/M004 - miscellaneous CP/M utilities SIG/M005 - 8080/8085 diagnostics package SIG/M006 - 6502 monitor and simulator (on Z80!) SIG/M007 - modem and BBS utilities Anothe≥á disδ oµ game≤ ha≤ beeε starteΣ bu⌠ doe≤ no⌠ ye⌠á contaiε ì sufficien⌠ materia∞ fo≥ release«á ExpecteΣ futurσ volume≤ includσ ì morσ CP/═ utilities¼ anΣ ß se⌠ oµ cross-developmen⌠ tool≤ fo≥ thσ ì TI990░ processor«á Thesσ anΣ al∞ futurσ volume≤ wil∞ bσ announceΣ ì iε thi≤ column¼ anΣ oε ou≥ participatinτ BBS'≤ (seσ below). Wσá arσá oµ coursσ alway≤ seekinτ softwarσ contribution≤á iεá al∞ ì area≤á oµá interest«á Remembe≥ tha⌠ thσ "quickieó tha⌠ yo⌡á thre≈ ì togethe≥á t∩á solvσá somσ mino≥ probleφ ma∙ bσá ßá lifesave≥á fo≥ ì anothe≥ user¼ n∩ matte≥ ho≈ trivia∞ yo⌡ ma∙ conside≥ it. Fo≥ thosσ wh∩ havσ no⌠ ye⌠ hearΣ abou⌠ SIG/M¼á it≤ purposσ i≤ t∩ ì promotσ thσ exchangσ oµ program≤ anΣ informatioε on/abou⌠á CP/═ ì anΣá relateΣ systems«á I⌠ i≤ ou≥ goa∞ t∩ providσ thi≤ exchangσ iε ì a≤á opeεá anΣ non-commercia∞ aεá environmen⌠á a≤á possible« ì Beside≤ providinτ softwarσ exchange¼á wσ woulΣ likσ t∩ servσ a≤ ì ßá foruφá fo≥á sharinτ ideas/comment≤ oε CP/═á relateΣá topics« ì Thi≤ i≤ you≥ organization¼á anΣ caε onl∙ succeeΣ witΦ everyone'≤ ì participation«á SIG/═ wa≤ jointl∙ foundeΣ b∙ CP/═á proponent≤ ì iε ACGN╩ anΣ thσ Ne≈ Yorδ Amateu≥ Compute≥ CluΓ (NYACC). WHERE TO FIND US Therσá arσ man∙ way≤ t∩ contact/locatσ SIG/═ fo≥á informatioε ì o≥ t∩ exchangσ software« Wσ caε alway≤ bσ founΣ a⌠ thσ "firs⌠ ì Fridayóá ACGN╩á usersºá grou≡á meetinτ a⌠á UCT╔á o≥á thσá "seconΣ ì Tuesdayóá NYAC├á usersºá grou≡ meetinτ a⌠ Compute≥á Emporiuφá (iε ì NYC)«á Yo⌡á ma∙á als∩á contac⌠ onσá oµá thσá fou≥á coordinator≤ ì directly« Wσ are: Bruce Ratoff Iselin,NJ 201-283-2724 Bill Chin Clifton,NJ 201-778-5140 Marty Nichols Dover,NJ 201-361-7180 Henry Kee Flushing,NY 212-539-3202 Written correspondence and diskettes may be mailed to:è SIG/M P.O. Box 97 Iselin, NJ 08830 Iµá yo⌡ havσ ß modeφ a⌠ you≥ disposal¼á yo⌡ ma∙ wisΦ t∩ contac⌠ ì u≤á and/o≥á obtaiε program≤ b∙ callinτá Brucσá Ratoff'≤á Remotσ ì Iseliεá Bulletiε BoarΣ Systeφ (RIBBS)«á Iε additioε t∩á norma∞ ì BB╙á functions¼á i⌠á i≤ possiblσ t∩ g∩ int∩ CP/═ anΣ senΣá o≥ ì receivσ program≤ usinτ thσ WarΣ Christenseε MODE═ program« Plan≤ ì arσá currentl∙ underway¼á althougΦ no⌠ ye⌠á implemented¼á t∩ ì suppor⌠ Applσ CP/═ anΣ TRS-8░ CP/═ oε thi≤ system« T∩ reacΦ thσ ì system¼á dia∞ Bruce'≤ numbe≥ (listeΣ above)¼á le⌠ i⌠ rinτá once¼ ì hanτá u≡á anΣ cal∞ bacδ withiε 4░ seconds«á Thσá systeφá wil∞ ì answe≥á thσ seconΣ call«á ┴ numbe≥ oµ othe≥ BB╙ owner≤ anΣ ì potentia∞á BB╙ owner≤ havσ expresseΣ interes⌠á iεá providinτ ì thσá samσá servicσá oε thei≥ systems«á Thei≥ number≤á wil∞á bσ ì publisheΣ iε futurσ columns« Wσ arσ especiall∙ lookinτ ì fo≥á participant≤á iεá othe≥ region≤ (botΦ iε anΣá ou⌠á oµá thσ ì NY/N╩ area)« Contac⌠ u≤ iµ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ participate. LOCAL COORDINATORS Wσá arσ lookinτ fo≥ peoplσ t∩ coordinatσ loca∞ distributioεá oµ ì thσá SIG/═á softwarσ collection«á Thi≤ i≤ iεá linσá witΦá ou≥ ì genera∞á polic∙ oµ keepinτ botΦ use≥ cost≤ anΣ cluΓ cost≤ t∩á ß ì minimum« Iµ yo⌡ arσ thσ 808░ o≥ CP/═ coordinato≥ oµ ß loca∞ ì club¼á o≥á wisΦá t∩ ac⌠ a≤ thσ "droppinτ ofµ pointóá fo≥á thσ ì othe≥ CP/═ user≤ iε you≥ area¼ pleasσ contac⌠ us« Thσ poin⌠ ì oµá al∞á thi≤ i≤ t∩ minimizσ thσ numbe≥ oµ disδ copie≤ tha⌠á wσ ì havσ t∩ produce¼ whilσ providinτ thσ wides⌠ possiblσ distributioε ì oµáá thσáá softwarσá collection«áá Club≤áá anΣáá areß ì coordinator≤á ma∙á obtaiεá copie≤á oµ thσá SIG/═á volume≤á fo≥á ß ì donatioεá oµ $┤ pe≥ diskette¼á plu≤ $▓ t∩ cove≥ mailinτá costs« ì Thesσá diskette≤ arσ t∩ bσ redistributeΣ locall∙ oε ßá non-ì profi⌠ basis«á Fund≤ collecteΣ b∙ thσ loca∞ coordinato≥á shoulΣ ì g∩á bacδá int∩ thσ suppor⌠ oµ thσ loca∞ cluΓá o≥á group«á Al∞ ì commercia∞á usσ oµ thesσ diskette≤ anΣ thei≥ content≤á i≤ ì expressl∙ forbidden. PROGRAM SUBMITTAL Al∞á programs/file≤á fo≥á submitta∞á t∩á SIG/═á shoulΣáá bσ ì provideΣá oε 8ó single-densit∙ sof⌠ sectoreΣ "standarΣ CP/Mó ì format¼ alonτ witΦ ou≥ standarΣ submitta∞ form« ┴ cop∙ oµ ì thi≤ forφ appear≤ oε eacΦ SIG/═ volumσ a≤ thσ filσ SIG/M.LIB« I⌠ ì i≤á als∩á reproduceΣá iε thi≤ issuσá oµá thσá newsletter« ì Contribution≤á anΣá form≤á ma∙á als∩ bσ sen⌠á vißá modeφá t∩á ß ì participatinτ BBS¼á bu⌠ ß signeΣ cop∙ oµ thσ submitta∞ forφá mus⌠ ì bσá receiveΣá beforσá thσ prograφá caεá bσá distributed«á Thi≤ ì protect≤ al∞ oµ u≤ froφ copyrigh⌠ problems¼á anΣ assure≤ ß ì consisten⌠ methoΣ oµ prograφ documentatioε anΣ cataloging. UPCOMING RELEASES èThσá NYAC├á S-10░á usersº grou≡ ha≤ publisheΣ ßá director∙á oµ ì public-domaiε software« I⌠ contain≤ thσ catalog≤ anΣ abstract≤ ì froφá al∞ curren⌠ CPMU╟ anΣ SIG/═ releases«á Thσá director∙á i≤ ì availablσ fo≥ $╡ (subjec⌠ t∩ change⌐ froφ NYACC. Digita∞á ResearcΦá ha≤á releaseΣá thσá firs⌠á versioεá oµ ì CP/NET¼á thei≥á distributed-processinτá system«á Thi≤á releasσ ì allow≤ u≡ t∩ 1╢ modifieΣ CP/═ system≤ t∩ sharσ disk≤ anΣ printer≤ ì residinτá oεá aεá MP/═ system«á EacΦ disδ drivσ ma∙á bσá eithe≥ ì locall∙á supporteΣ o≥ mappeΣ int∩ thσ networδ (controlleΣ b∙á thσ ì MP/═á system)«á Thσá communicatioεá methoΣ i≤á lef⌠á u≡á t∩á thσ ì installer¼á makinτá thi≤á ß ver∙ genera∞ anΣ powerfu∞á too∞á fo≥ ì application≤á requirinτá to∩ mucΦ "crunchó pe≥ termina∞ t∩á bσ ì serveΣá witΦ ß singlσ processor«á Thσ cos⌠ i≤ $200¼á anΣá thσ ì licensσ i≤ linkeΣ t∩ ß singlσ MP/═ systeφ license. ┴ ne≈ versioε oµ MP/═ i≤ scheduleΣ fo≥ releasσ beforσ thσ enΣá oµ ì thσ year« Thσ maiε enhancemen⌠ wil∞ bσ thσ inclusioε oµ filσ ì interlock≤ betweeε users¼ makinτ multi-termina∞ filσ update≤ ì mucΦá easie≥á t∩ implement«á Thi≤ versioε oµ MP/═ wil∞á als∩ ì suppor⌠á thσá nex⌠á releasσá oµá CP/NET¼á whicΦá allow≤á thσ ì inclusioεá oµ slavσ processor≤ tha⌠ d∩ no⌠ contaiεá an∙á loca∞ ì disδ storage« ┴ furthe≥ updatσ oµ MP/═ anΣ CP/NET¼ whicΦ ì allow≤á MP/═ system≤ t∩ functioε a≤ slave≤ t∩ othe≥ MP/═ ì systems¼ i≤ expecteΣ a⌠ thσ beginninτ oµ nex⌠ year. Question≤ abou⌠ thσ much-delayeΣ releasσ oµ CP/M-8╢ werσ me⌠ ì witΦ ß repl∙ tha⌠ i⌠ shoulΣ bσ releaseΣ "an∙ weeδ now"« I⌠ ì wil∞á consis⌠á oµá 8086/8088-residen⌠ version≤á oµá al∞á thσ ì standarΣá CP/═á programs¼á plu≤ ß cross-assemble≥á tha⌠á wil∞ ì allo≈á thσá installe≥ t∩ usσ aε existinτ 8-bi⌠ CP/═á systeφá t∩ ì brinτ u≡ thσ 16-bi⌠ system. CP/M TIP-OF-THE-MONTH Thi≤á "departmentóá wil∞ hopefull∙ appea≥ oε ßá regula≥á basis« ì It≤ purposσ i≤ t∩ providσ answer≤ t∩ commoε technica∞ question≤ ì abou⌠ CP/═ anΣ MP/M«á Pleasσ senΣ you≥ questions¼ idea≤ anΣ tip≤ ì t∩ Brucσ fo≥ inclusioε iε thi≤ column. The SIG/M Report - December 1980 by Bruce Ratoff Thσá SIG/═ softwarσ librar∙ seem≤ t∩ havσ drawεá grea⌠á interes⌠ ì froφ CP/═ user≤ botΦ iε anΣ ou⌠ oµ ou≥ geographica∞ area«á Thσ ì Novembe≥á SIG/═ meetinτ a⌠ UCT╔ sa≈ lonτ line≤ oµ ACGN╩á member≤ ì waitinτá t∩ cop∙ thσ availablσ diskettes«á Man∙ thank≤ t∩á Jefµ ì Kashinsky¼áá whosσáá systeφá go⌠á ßá rea∞á workou⌠á doinτá thσ ì copying«á ┴ numbe≥ oµ individual≤ havσ volunteereΣ thei≥ ì assistancσ iε distributinτ thσ library« Thei≥ name≤ anΣ phonσ ì number≤ (somσ BBS¼á somσ voice⌐ appea≥ below« I⌠ i≤ hopeΣ tha⌠ ì thi≤á interes⌠ wil∞ continue¼á fo≥ ß grou≡ sucΦ a≤ SIG/═á need≤ ì broaΣ suppor⌠ iε orde≥ t∩ succeed.è Onσá regrettablσá misha≡ ha≤ occurreΣá iεá compilinτá thσ ì librar∙á disks«áá Diskettσá numbe≥á 4¼á ßá collectioεá oµá CP/═ ì utilities¼á wa≤á defectivσá a⌠á thσá timσ oµá thσá usersºá grou≡ ì meeting«á Henr∙ Kee¼á wh∩ compileΣ thi≤ diskette¼á seem≤á t∩ ì havσá discovereΣá (thσá harΣ way⌐á aεá incompatibilit∙á betweeε ì Digita∞á ResearcΦá PI╨á anΣ Cromemc∩ CDOS«á Thσ enΣá resul⌠á wa≤ ì severa∞á baΣ files«á Thσ diskettσ ha≤ beeε recreateΣá anΣ ì verified¼á anΣ wil∞ bσ availablσ fo≥ copyinτ a⌠ thσ nex⌠ usersº ì grou≡á meeting«á Thosσá oµá yo⌡ wh∩á receiveΣá thσá defectivσ ì copie≤ wil∞ oµ coursσ receivσ ß ne≈ onσ a⌠ n∩ charge. SIG/M LOCAL COORDINATORS Thσá followinτ peoplσ anΣ organization≤ havσá offereΣá thei≥ ì assistancσ iε distributinτ thσ library: Kevin O'Connell 609-461-4351 Distribution for southern New Jersey Ray Glueck 201-227-5361 Conversion/distribution on Micropolis format. Dave Hardy - Technical CBBS 313-846-6127 Distribution via modem in Dearborn, MI Howard Moulton - SJBBS (R)617-388-5125 Distribution via modem in Amesbury, MA Keith Petersen - Remote CP/M (R)313-588-7054 Distribution via modem in Royal Oak, MI Kelley Smith - MP/M-Net 805-527-9321 Distribution via modem in Simi Valley, CA Bruce Ratoff - Remote CP/M (R)201-283-2724 Distribution via modem in Iselin, NJ Notσá tha⌠á thσá (R⌐ symbo∞ indicate≤ ßá modeφá systeφá tha⌠ ì require≤á "rinτ back"«á Thesσ system≤ arσ accesseΣ b∙á dialinτ ì thσ listeΣ number¼á lettinτ thσ phonσ rinτ exactl∙ once¼ hanginτ ì u≡á anΣá dialinτ agaiε withiε ß timσ limi⌠ (usuall∙ 4░á seconds)« ì Iµá yo⌡ haΣ previousl∙ offereΣ you≥ hel≡ anΣ you≥ namσ doe≤á no⌠ ì appea≥ above¼ le⌠ mσ kno≈ anΣ i⌠ wil∞ bσ listeΣ nex⌠ month. Wσ arσ oµ coursσ alway≤ lookinτ fo≥ morσ help« Iµ yo⌡ operatσ ß ì dial-u≡ systeφ witΦ softwarσ exchangσ capability¼á o≥ yo⌡ ì caε assis⌠ iε distributinτ thσ librar∙ t∩ somσ grou≡ oµ user≤ ì no⌠ ye⌠ represented¼ pleasσ contac⌠ u≤ b∙ phonσ o≥ viß lette≥ t∩ ì ou≥ pos⌠ officσ box: SIG/M P.O. Box 97 Iselin, NJ 08830 SIG/M CHAIRPERSONS Bruce Ratoff Iselin, NJ 201-283-2724 Bill Chin Clifton, NJ 201-778-5140 Marty Nichols Dover, NJ 201-361-7180 Henry Kee Flushing, NY 212-539-3202è CURRENT SIG/M VOLUMES SIG/M001 Standard ADVENTURE object code. SIG/M002 Standard ADVENTURE source code. SIG/M003 Super ADVENTURE object code. SIG/M004 Assembler-language utilities. SIG/M005 8080/8085 diagnostics package. SIG/M006 6502 monitor and simulator. SIG/M007 modem and BBS utilities. Thesσ diskette≤ arσ availablσ fo≥ ß donatioε oµ $┤ each¼á a⌠ ì thσ usersº grou≡ meeting≤ o≥ b∙ writinτ t∩ SIG/═ a⌠ thσ addres≤ ì giveεá above«á Wheεá orderinτ thσ diskette≤á b∙á mail¼á pleasσ ì includσ aε additiona∞ $▓ fo≥ postage«á Thσ cataloτ listing≤á oµ ì eacΦá volumσ ma∙ bσ founΣ oε al∞ participatinτá BBS's¼á o≥ ì ma∙ bσ obtaineΣ b∙ sendinτ ß self-addresseΣ stampeΣ envelopσ ì t∩ SIG/M. TIP-OF-THE-MONTH - Changing the CP/M 2.2 backspace: As many of you know, CP/M version 2 allows hardcopy-style line editing, via the rubout and control-U keys, as well as CRT-style line editing, via the backspace (control-H) and control-X keys. As supplied, the CRT editing keys use a "backspace, forward space, backspace" sequence to erase characters from the screen. If your terminal requires a character code other than control-H (08H) to move the cursor left one character, you may patch the correct character into locations 1373H and 13ADH of MOVCPM. If you then use the modified MOVCPM to create a new system, it will use the new backspace character that you have designated. Iµá yo⌡á havσ ß CP/═ questioε o≥ kno≈ ß "trickó tha⌠á yo⌡á woulΣ ì likσ t∩ seσ a≤ ß "tip-of-the-month"¼ pleasσ contac⌠ mσ viß eithe≥ ì thσ mailinτ addres≤ o≥ telephonσ numbe≥ listeΣ above.