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  1.                    ZCPR Version 1.0 Release Notice
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  5.   Greetings, Everyone,
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  7.        ╔á aφá ver∙ pleaseΣ t∩ announcσ (appropriatel∙ a⌠á Christma≤ ì
  8.   time¼á s∩á Merr∙ Christmas⌐ thσ forma∞ releasσ oµ ZCP╥ -- ßá Z80-ì
  9.   baseΣ CommanΣ Processo≥ Replacement«á  Thi≤ prograφ replace≤á thσ ì
  10.   CP/M CCP and greatly extends its capabilities.
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  12.        Somσá oµ yo⌡ ma∙ havσ hearΣ oµ CCP┌ anΣ MCP┌ durinτá variou≤ ì
  13.   discussions«  Fo≥ thosσ wh∩ havσ hearΣ oµ thesσ programs¼ ZCP╥ i≤ ì
  14.   thσá Baselinσ Systeφ t∩ bσ releaseΣ int∩ thσ publiπá domain«á  I⌠ ì
  15.   wa≤ deriveΣ froφ CCP┌ Versioε 4.0¼ anΣ i≤ aε enhancemen⌠ oµ this«  ì
  16.   I⌠á contain≤á man∙á interna∞ difference≤ whicΦá arσá no⌠á readil∙ ì
  17.   noticablσá t∩ thσ CCP┌ user¼á anΣ somσ ne≈ ke∙ humaεá engineerinτ ì
  18.   desigεá change≤ ove≥ CCP┌ Versioε 4.░ (specificall∙ iεá thσá SAV┼ ì
  19.   anΣá RE╬ commands)«á  Fo≥ thosσ oµ yo⌡ wh∩ havσ beeεá considerinτ ì
  20.   desigεá changes¼á includinτá thσá unsanctioneΣá Versioεá 4.▒á anΣ ì
  21.   numerou≤á Versioεá 4.▓á implementation≤ (thesσ fel∞á ou⌠á oµá thσ ì
  22.   contro∞ oµ CCP-GROUP)¼á ZCP╥ Versioε 1.░ i≤ thσ releaseΣ baselinσ ì
  23.   whicΦá CCP-GROU╨ ha≤ decideΣ upoε fo≥ publiπ release«á  Therσ arσ ì
  24.   severa∞ interna∞ "problemsó witΦ CCP┌ Versioε 4.░ whicΦ havσ beeε ì
  25.   resolveΣá t∩ thσ satisfactioε oµ thσ recen⌠ workinτá majorit∙á oµ ì
  26.   CCP-GROUP«á  Hence¼á ╔á (anΣ ╔ believσ thσ majorit∙ oµ thσ above-ì
  27.   nameΣá CCP-GROU╨á subset⌐ strongl∙ recommenΣ backinτ u≡á t∩á ZCP╥ ì
  28.   Versioε 1.░ anΣ implementinτ you≥ modification≤ froφ that.
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  30.        Now¼ gettinτ bacδ t∩ everyonσ iε general¼ ZCP╥ i≤ thσ resul⌠ ì
  31.   oµá ß Grou≡ Effor⌠ b∙ CCP-GROUP¼á ß somewha⌠ closely-ni⌠ grou≡ oµ ì
  32.   individuals«á Fo≥ thσ individua∞ credits¼á the∙ arσ listeΣ iε thσ ì
  33.   AS═ anΣ DO├ files¼ anΣ ╔ sincerel∙ apologizσ iµ ╔ omitteΣ anyone«  ì
  34.   Iµ ╔ did¼ thσ correction≤ wil∞ bσ issueΣ later.
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  36.        ZCP╥á i≤ thσ resul⌠ oµ severa∞ month≤ oµ rathe≥ diligen⌠ anΣ ì
  37.   fascinatinτá work«á  I⌠ completel∙ replace≤ thσá Consolσá CommanΣ ì
  38.   Processo≥áá oµáá CP/═á anΣá wil∞á onl∙á ruεá oεá Z80-baseΣáá CP/═ ì
  39.   microcompute≥á systems«á  CP/═á i≤ requireΣ iε orde≥ t∩á ruεá it¼ ì
  40.   sincσá ß "heartó oµ CP/M¼á thσ BDOS¼á i≤ NO╘ provideΣ witΦá ZCPR«  ì
  41.   Thσ MA├ Assemble≥ i≤ requireΣ t∩ assemblσ it«  S∩ far¼ baseΣ upoε ì
  42.   botΦ use≥ feedbacδ anΣ ou≥ owε experiences¼á wσ fee∞ tha⌠ ZCP╥ i≤ ì
  43.   ß significan⌠ contributioε t∩ thσ Publiπ Domain¼ anΣ everyonσ wh∩ ì
  44.   has used it greatly prefers it over standard CP/M.
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  47.        ZCP╥á i≤ beinτ releaseΣ fo≥ Publiπ Distributioε througΦá thσ ì
  48.   SIG/═ User'≤ Grou≡ oµ thσ Amateu≥ Compute≥ Grou≡ oµ NJ«á  Iεá thσ ì
  49.   spiri⌠ oµ Publiπ Domaiε software¼á ZCP╥ i≤ b∙ n∩ mean≤ ß panacea¼ ì
  50.   bu⌠á i⌠ I╙ ß ver∙ nicσ steppinτ stone¼á anΣ yo⌡ arσ encourageΣ t∩ ì
  51.   fee∞ freσ t∩ modif∙ i⌠ t∩ pleasσ yourselves«á  Futurσ release≤ oµ ì
  52.   ZCP╥ arσ quitσ possible¼á bu⌠ saiΣ release≤ froφ CCP-GROU╨ shoulΣ ì
  53.   no⌠ happeε fo≥ somσ time«  ZCP╥ ha≤ beeε extensivel∙ tested¼ and¼ ì
  54.   althougΦá n∩ softwarσ caε bσ claimeΣ t∩ bσ perfec⌠ unles≤á i⌠á i≤ ì
  55.   absolutel∙á trivial¼á CCP-GROU╨ know≤ oµ n∩ functiona∞ error≤á iε ì
  56.   ZCP╥ Versioε 1.0.
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  67.                    ZCPR Version 1.0 Release Notice
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  71.        Fo≥áá thosσá interesteΣá iεá pursuinτá acquisitioεá oµá ZCP╥ ì
  72.   further¼á ╔á recommenΣ reviewinτ thσ HEL╨ Filσ (ZCPR.HL╨á iεá thσ ì
  73.   SIG/═á Release)«á  Thσá openinτ Informatioε Sectioε give≤ ßá fai≥ ì
  74.   descriptioεá oµ some¼á bu⌠ no⌠ all¼á oµ thσ interestinτá feature≤ ì
  75.   supporteΣ b∙ ZCP╥ anΣ NO╘ founΣ iε thσ CP/═ CCP«á  I⌠ i≤á roughl∙ ì
  76.   16╦ lonτ anΣ shoulΣ no⌠ takσ to∩ lonτ t∩ prin⌠ out.
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  78.        Thσá nex⌠ pagσ oµ thi≤ messagσ present≤ severa∞ display≤ anΣ ì
  79.   somσ informatioε oε wha⌠ file≤ composσ thσ ZCP╥ system«
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  81.        CCP-GROU╨ hope≤ yo⌡ enjo∙ usinτ ZCPR.
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  86.                                      Richard Conn
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  133.                    ZCPR Version 1.0 Release Notice
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  138.                  XDIR2 Listing of All Relevant Files
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  140.   ZCPR FILES ... ET AL
  141.   XDIR II  Version 4.8, Vertical Listing by File Type
  142.   User Number:   0, File Attributes:  Non-System  
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  144.   Filename.Typ Size K   Filename.Typ Size K   Filename.Typ Size K 
  145.   -------- --- ------   -------- --- ------   -------- --- ------
  146.   <Disk Name >      0   MAC     .COM     12   ZCPR    .MSG      6 
  147.   BDOSLOC .ASM      2   SYSGEN  .COM      2   ZCPR    .WS      40 
  148.   ZCPR    .ASM     52   ZCPR    .DOC     46   ZCPRMSG .WS       6 
  149.   CPM     .BIN     12   ZCPR    .HLP     16
  150.   B:     34 Entries &     14 Files -    172K Bytes Remaining
  151.   File Data:              11 Files -    194K Bytes Displayed
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  153.                       CRCK Values for Key Files
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  155.   File:  ZCPR    .WS              CRC = A2 C2
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  157.   File:  ZCPR    .DOC             CRC = 94 B7
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  159.   File:  ZCPR    .HLP             CRC = 26 9D
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  161.   File:  ZCPR    .ASM             CRC = 7A 46
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  163.   File:  BDOSLOC .ASM             CRC = EB D4
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  165.                         Explanation of Files
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  167.   ZCPR.AS═á -- Sourcσá t∩á ZCPR╗á mus⌠á bσá assembleΣá b∙á MA├á anΣ ì
  168.                  customized by user for his particular system
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  170.   ZCPR.HL╨á -- HEL╨ Filσ fo≥ ZCPR╗á caε bσ reaΣ b∙ HEL╨ Versioε 2.░ ì
  171.                  o≥á simpl∙á TYPEΣ out╗á reaΣ thi≤ t∩á seσá ßá fai≥ ì
  172.                  summary of what ZCPR can do
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  174.   ZCPR.DO├áá -- Ful∞áá Documentatioεáá oεáá ZCPR╗áá thi≤áá include≤ ì
  175.                  installatioεá notes¼áá customizatioεá notes¼áá anΣ ì
  176.                  detai∞ whicΦ expands upon the ZCPR.HLP File
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  178.   ZCPR.W╙ -- WordSta≥ Filσ froφ whicΦ ZCPR.DO├ wa≤ created
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  180.   ZCPR.MSG -- Introductory message on ZCPR
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  182.   ZCPRMSG.WS -- WordStar File from which ZCPR.MSG was created
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  184.   BDOSLOC.AS═ -- BDO╙ anΣ CC╨ Locator╗ thi≤ prograφ i≤ hand∙ durinτ ì
  185.                  initia∞á installatioεá oµá ZCP╥á anΣá it≤á usσá i≤ ì
  186.                  documented in ZCPR.DOC
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