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- Item 3230929 87/09/13 21:39
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- From: CHUCK.WAGON Carl F. Howard
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- To: THERTZ Todd H. Hertz
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- cc: CHUCK.WAGON Carl F. Howard
- W8SDZ Keith Petersen, CP/M SysOp
- DEB deb! Christensen *FlagShp**StarShp*
- B.DUERR William O. Duerr, CP/M SysOp
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- Sub: CP/M Start up
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- Item 7384081 87/09/13 19:35
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- From: THERTZ Todd H. Hertz
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- To: CHUCK.WAGON Carl F. Howard
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- Sub: c128 cp/m startup
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- Chuck... Assuming that you are a c128 user, what is the best way
- to get started in commodore 128 cp/m. My main problem right now
- is I have no way to dl programs from the round table onto a cp/m
- formatted disk. What would you recommend? And what would be a
- good way to see what cp/m has available for it? Are there any
- cp/m magazines out?
- Thanks For Your Time, Todd
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- Todd...
- .
- Thanks for your inquiry, it is always a pleasure to meet and help
- out new GEnie members. I've been on line for about a year and
- three months now and can remember struggling the first few months
- my self.
- :
- In answer to your first question, I will assume you are using a
- C-128, 1571 and 80 Column Monitor as a minimum system configura-
- tion. If you are not using an 80 column monitor leave me a note
- and I will get you some instructions to adapt your 40 column
- monitor to a Mono Chrome 80 Column monitor.
- :
- The Best and easiest program I could recommend for C-128 to CP/M
- transfers is a public domain program found here on GEnie in the
- Commodore S/W Libraries called CROSSLINK2.LBR File No. 3023 in
- Lib. 09. It runs in native C-128 mode. It will allow you to
- transfer to and from Commodore, CP/M and MSDOS disk formats.
- It will make the initial transfers you will be making as painless
- as possible. It is fully menu driven and comes with documenta-
- tion to help you figure out how to use it After you're up and
- running in CP/M mode I would suggest a CP/M program called
- RDCBM21.LBR File No. 3733 Lib. 34 in the CP/M S/W Libraries. It
- will allow you to read a Commodore disk format while your in
- CP/M mode.
- :
- I would also recommend that you down load the C-128MEX.COM CP/M
- terminal program (File No. 2530 lib 34 CP/M R.T.) along with my
- short tutorial MEXHELP.DZC (File No. 4377 Lib 34 CP/M R.T.) to
- get you started. If you down load your files with MEX you won't
- have to convert them too CP/M format. If you are already on line
- and familiar with tellecomunicating procedures you should be able
- to get the hang of MEX with out too much difficulty. The only
- difference between mex and Commodore Term programs is that it is
- a command line driven program as opposed to a menu driven
- program. When you stop and think about what it is that you want
- to do all terminal programs perform the same functions so with a
- little patience you should be able to master MEX pretty quickly
- and the effort will be well rewarded as you will find it
- to be a very powerful piece of communications software and give
- you some advantages and features not found in native Commodore
- Term S/W.
- :
- :
- Concerning what is available...
- Run and on line search of the CP/M Library No. 34. To do this
- move to the CP/M Software Libraries by typing M,686 at any GEnie
- Menu Prompt or when you sign on. Once you get to this Menu Select
- the Set Libraries option and follow the prompts until you are
- presented with the Commodore Library selection (Lib No. 34) Use
- either option 2 or 3 to get a listing of the files in this
- Library (follow the prompts either one will give you the listing
- they just list them in different order and option 3 will allow
- you to do selective file searches as opposed to listing the
- entire Library). Note the programs in Library 34 are known to
- work on a C-128 however this is not the only place to find CP/M
- software for your 128. Other programs in the CP/M R.T. may be
- compatible with your 128, this is just a good place to start.
- :
- :
- For more help in getting started I suggest you down load the CP/M
- Primer series of articles written by Michael Mantino (MikeM),
- file Numbers 2122, 2247, and 2413 also in Lib 34. They are an
- excellent introduction to using your 128 in CP/M mode and go
- beyond the material found in your 128 Users manual.
- :
- :
- Concerning CP/M Magazine.. I used too down load READ $ ONLY
- Magazine. The publication was very informative an interesting
- reading related to both CP/M and MSDOS machines. Many of the back
- issues are still here on GEnie and you can get a listing by doing
- an on line search in the CP/M Libraries by using "MAGAZINE" as
- the search string. The author got into Desk Top Publishing a few
- months back and has since stopped publishing (New TOYs are
- addictive) However, I'm sure you will glean a lot of good stuff
- by down loading the back issues as I did and they will broaden
- your scope of Personal Computing knowledge as well. Also you may
- want to check the Flagship "Starboard Journal" a Semi regular
- GEnie Commodore magazine found in Library No. 1 on the Commodore
- R.T.
- :
- :
- One last Tip...
- If you are going to use your 128 in CP/M mode on a regular basis
- and are really serious about getting into 128 CP/M MODE. I highly
- suggest that you purchase a 1750 Ram expansion module. It is a
- cheap alternative to a second disk drive and will allow you to
- overcome the infamous Commodore Slow drive problem by allowing
- you to use it as a true RAM Disk an option not yet available to
- this date in native 128 mode.
- :
- :
- Well Todd,
- This ought to get you thinking. If you've got more questions
- after reading all this or you get stuck on any of the above give
- me a holler and I'll be glad to help.
- :
- :
- :
- Regards,
- :
- -=[CARL]=-
- [CHUCK.WAGON]
- [CARL.H]
- :
- P.S. - That goes for any and all who may have questions!!!
- I * Thought * this answer might benefit many other
- NEW Members. Please feel free to Leave me E-Mail if
- you need help with any of these files or have any
- questions about GEnie CP/M files or CP/M in general.
-
-
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