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  1. Thσ ZEDU╪ Z28░ Accelerator
  2. b∙ Ricδ Charnes¼ ╖ Junσ 1987¼ Saε Francisco
  3.  
  4.      What'≤ goinτ oε here┐  ┴ generiπ Z28░ adΣ-oε carΣ fo≥ CP/═ ì
  5. computers┐  Aε operatinτ system¼ assemble≥ anΣ linke≥ alread∙ ì
  6. availablσ fo≥ it?
  7.  
  8.      ╔ havσ iε fron⌠ oµ mσ ß cop∙ oµ ß documen⌠ dateΣ Januar∙ 17¼ ì
  9. 198╖ produceΣ b∙ ß compan∙ b∙ thσ namσ oµ Zedux¼ Inc« a⌠ 1440▓ ì
  10. Hamliε Ave« #C¼ Vaε Nuys¼ C┴ 91401¼ phonσ 818/78╖-011│ abou⌠ thσ ì
  11. above«  I⌠ wa≤ giveε t∩ mσ b∙ ß gentlemaε a⌠ ou≥ BAMDU┴ genera∞ ì
  12. meetinτ las⌠ nigh⌠ a⌠ whicΦ Pete≥ Mirea⌡ oµ MicroPr∩ spoke«  ╔ aφ ì
  13. readinτ anΣ ╔ aφ amazeΣ b∙ wha⌠ ╔ see«  Thi≤ compan∙ ha≤ ì
  14. apparentl∙ produceΣ ß generiπ Z28░ boarΣ calleΣ thσ Acce∞ 28░ anΣ ì
  15. ha≤ developeΣ no⌠ onl∙ ß genuinel∙ multitaskinτ O╙ t∩ g∩ alonτ ì
  16. witΦ it¼ bu⌠ aε assemble≥ anΣ linke≥ a≤ well«  Thi≤ i≤ thσ firs⌠ ì
  17. ╔ havσ hearΣ oµ this«  Caε thi≤ bσ fo≥ real┐  Thσ OS¼ calleΣ R╨ ì
  18. fo≥ Remotσ Partition¼ sound≤ likσ i⌠ cull≤ froφ thσ bes⌠ oµ ┌-ì
  19. System║ multiplσ commanΣ lines¼ aliases¼ pathing¼ nameΣ ì
  20. directories¼ memor∙-residen⌠ flo≈ contro∞ (includinτ ì
  21. REPEAT/UNTIL¼ WHILE/ENDWHILE¼ BREAK¼ GOTO/LABEL)«  Therσ arσ ì
  22. string/shel∞ variable≤ anΣ expressioε analysi≤ operatinτ oε botΦ ì
  23. number≤ anΣ strings«   
  24.  
  25.      Thσ documen⌠ describe≤ R╨ a≤ beinτ ablσ t∩ ruε an∙ numbe≥ oµ ì
  26. CP/═ 2.▓ "partitionsó simultaneously«  EacΦ prograφ "seesó ß ì
  27. standarΣ CP/═ 2.▓ environment¼ witΦ ful∞ BDO╙ anΣ BIO╙ access«  ì
  28. Program≤ caε usσ almos⌠ thσ entirσ 64δ spacσ withou⌠ havinτ t∩ ì
  29. sharσ thi≤ witΦ thσ operatinτ system«  Therσ i≤ ß tasδ consolσ ì
  30. handle≥ tha⌠ allow≤ thσ use≥ t∩ contro∞ anΣ monito≥ thσ operatioε ì
  31. oµ multiplσ tasks«  Multiplσ terminal≤ caε bσ connecteΣ t∩ thσ ì
  32. samσ compute≥ anΣ ß differen⌠ tasδ ruε oε each¼ witΦ privilege≤ ì
  33. giveε t∩ eacΦ task«  
  34.  
  35.      Thσ wa∙ thσ multΘ-taskinτ i≤ donσ i≤ interesting«  Iµ yo⌡ ì
  36. wisΦ eacΦ commanΣ oε you≥ multiplσ commanΣ linσ t∩ ruε ì
  37. subsequentl∙ onσ afte≥ anothe≥ a≤ wσ arσ useΣ to¼ separatσ you≥ ì
  38. command≤ witΦ thσ familia≥ semicolon«  Iµ yo⌡ wan⌠ theφ t∩ ruε ì
  39. concurrently¼ separatσ theφ witΦ ß "&".
  40.  
  41.      Multitaskinτ ha≤ tw∩ modes«  Onσ i≤ referreΣ t∩ iε thσ ì
  42. documen⌠ a≤ "Uni° style,ó iε whicΦ eacΦ task'≤ outpu⌠ mixe≤ iε t∩ ì
  43. thσ consolσ display«  Iε thσ othe≥ mode¼ apparentl∙ wheε ß tasδ ì
  44. othe≥ thaε thσ onσ beinτ workeΣ oε finishe≤ aε outpu⌠ line¼ i⌠ i≤ ì
  45. madσ t∩ scrol∞ upwards«  Yo⌡ caε swa≡ task≤ witΦ ß "rotateó ke∙ ì
  46. whicΦ flip≤ througΦ thσ task≤ currentl∙ executing.
  47.  
  48.      Thσ doπ als∩ describe≤ thσ Z28░ singlσ-pas≤ assembler¼ AS¼ ì
  49. anΣ linker¼ LN.
  50.  
  51.      Wha⌠ i≤ goinτ oε here┐  Ha≤ thi≤ beeε happeninτ beneatΦ ou≥ ì
  52. nose≤ witΦ nonσ oµ u≤ knowinτ abou⌠ it┐  Thσ produc⌠ i≤ ì
  53. apparentl∙ availablσ a⌠ thi≤ timσ fo≥ $350¼ witΦ 256δ DRAM«  ╔ aφ ì
  54. unsurσ a≤ t∩ wh∙ i⌠ i≤ beinτ supplieΣ witΦ onl∙ 256δ RA═ sincσ wσ ì
  55. werσ al∞ expectinτ ß ful∞ meg«  ╔ assumσ thi≤ wil∞ bσ expandablσ ìèa⌠ somσ point«  ┴ ful∞ packagσ caε bσ haΣ fo≥ $60░ whicΦ include≤ ì
  56. thσ basiπ hardwarσ card¼ aε "R╨-CP/═ compatibleó softwarσ monito≥ ì
  57. prograφ t∩ talδ t∩ thσ chi≡ (separatel∙ $200╗ ╔ gues≤ onl∙ ì
  58. necessar∙ fo≥ developmen⌠ work)¼ ß extensioε cablσ iµ yo⌡ lacδ ì
  59. sufficien⌠ spacσ insidσ you≥ compute≥ fo≥ thσ board¼ anΣ thσ ì
  60. assemble≥ anΣ linke≥ (separatel∙ $150)« 
  61.  
  62.      ┴ P├-Pursui⌠-accessiblσ BB╙ linσ t∩ Zedu° i≤ saiΣ t∩ bσ ì
  63. availablσ a⌠ (818⌐ 78╖-045╕ 2┤ hour≤ ß day¼ ╖ day≤ ß week¼ bu⌠ ╔ ì
  64. jus⌠ trieΣ i⌠ (Sunda∙ afternooε 6/7/87⌐ anΣ therσ wa≤ n∩ answer.
  65.  
  66.      Froφ everythinτ ╔ caε gathe≥ afte≥ havinτ scanneΣ thσ ì
  67. articlσ witΦ ß cynica∞ eyσ i⌠ seem≤ likσ thi≤ produc⌠ i≤ u≡ anΣ ì
  68. running¼ read∙ t∩ roll«  I⌠ doe≤ no⌠ sounΣ likσ vaporware║ ß ì
  69. sentencσ froφ thσ documen⌠ reads¼ "Thσ Zedu° Acce∞ 28░ i≤ ì
  70. availablσ a⌠ thi≤ time.ó  Thσ persoε wh∩ gavσ mσ thσ documen⌠ ì
  71. say≤ Ziloτ referreΣ hiφ t∩ thσ company«  A≤ fa≥ a≤ ╔ kno≈ Zedu° ì
  72. ha≤ no⌠ contacteΣ Echelon¼ use≥ groups¼ o≥ an∙ oµ thσ traditiona∞ ì
  73. CP/M/┌-Systeφ institution≤ o≥ sources«  ╔ havσ n∩ ideß iµ the∙ ì
  74. arσ coordinatinτ worδ witΦ HigΦ TecΦ ResearcΦ witΦ thσ latter'≤ ì
  75. UltraBoarΣ o≥ Echeloε witΦ thei≥ planneΣ ZOS«  ╔ aφ awarσ oµ n∩ ì
  76. advertising«  Arσ the∙ simpl∙ to∩ bus∙ t∩ advertise┐  I≤ anyonσ ì
  77. usinτ it┐  Doe≤ anyonσ kno≈ anythinτ abou⌠ thi≤ product?
  78.  ì
  79. advertising«  Arσ the