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  2. áááá
  3. ááááContent≤ oµ filσ e4:REMOTE:SYSTEM.TXT:
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  5.                               About this system:
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  7. ááááOk¼ s∩ ho≈ doe≤ thi≤ systeφ worδ ┐ Thi≤ system¼ is¼ ╔ believe¼ anΣ havσ ì
  8. áááábeeεá tolΣá b∙ Zilog¼á thσ firs⌠ ful∞ Z28░ systeφ runninτ aεá operatinτ ì
  9. áááásystem«á Thσ firs⌠ benchmark≤ fo≥ thσ Z28░ reporteΣ t∩ Ziloτ werσá donσ ì
  10. ááááhere.
  11.  
  12. ááááThσ systeφ i≤ baseΣ oε (oµ al∞ things!⌐ thσ firs⌠ commerciall∙á shippeΣ ì
  13. áááápersona∞ computer¼á thσ MIT╙ 8800┬ computer« Thi≤ i≤ aε S-10░ computer¼ ì
  14. áááábu⌠á oµá course¼á thσ attractioε oµ thσ genera∞ bu≤ structurσá i≤á tha⌠ ì
  15. ááááupgradσ i≤ possible« Oε thσ S-100¼ extentioε t∩ handlσ ne≈ development≤ ì
  16. ááááiεá thσá compute≥ tradσ ha≤ beeε bette≥ handleΣ thaε newe≥á buses«á Thσ ì
  17. ááááorigina∞á ╕á bi⌠á data¼á 1╢ bi⌠ addres≤ (64kb⌐á limiteΣá bu≤á ha≤á beeε ì
  18. ááááextendeΣá (thank≤á t∩ thσ IEE┼ standard⌐ t∩ 8/1╢ bi⌠ data¼á anΣ 2┤á bi⌠ ì
  19. ááááaddres≤ (1╢ megabytes).
  20.  
  21. ááááThσá IB═á P├ bus¼á createΣ ╖ year≤ later¼á canno⌠ ge⌠ pas⌠ it'≤ ╕á bi⌠ ì
  22. áááádata¼á ▒á meg«á address¼á withou⌠á addinτá othe≥á buse≤á alongsidσá it« ì
  23. ááááCoincidently¼á thi≤ i≤ thσ samσ datß anΣ addres≤ parameter≤ oµ thσá ne≈ ì
  24. ááááZ280.
  25.  
  26. ááááThσá firs⌠ memor∙ useΣ herσ wa≤ witΦ 1δ statiπ memor∙á chips¼á managinτ ì
  27. áááá8kΓá (wow⌐ pe≥ card«á Tha⌠ seem≤ laughablσ now¼á bu⌠ thσ firs⌠á Altair≤ ì
  28. ááááwerσ shippeΣ usinτ 1kΓ memor∙ boards«á Thσ memor∙ useΣ i≤ 256kΓá board≤ ì
  29. áááá(froφá thσá no≈ defunc⌠ Compupro)«á AlthougΦ wσ caε ge⌠ tha⌠ mucΦ oεá ß ì
  30. áááásinglσá carrie≥á 1/2░ tha⌠ sizσ o≥ smaller¼á i⌠ i≤á static¼á use≤á ver∙ ì
  31. áááálittlσ power¼ anΣ doe≤ no⌠ havσ an∙ refreshinτ concern« Thσ CP╒ useΣ i≤ ì
  32. ááááß Cromemc∩ ZPU¼á onσ oµ thσ firs⌠ Z80/S-10░ CP╒ board≤ available«á Thi≤ ì
  33. ááááha≤á beeεá converteΣ t∩ Z28░ operatioε b∙ thσ "directó versioεá oµá thσ ì
  34. ááááZedu°á Z28░á conversioεá board«á Othe≥ thaε that¼á wσ havσá ßá 4░á meg« ì
  35. ááááMicropoli≤á harΣá disδ (whicΦ i≤ full)¼á anΣ ß ╢ por⌠ RS23▓á I/╧á boarΣ ì
  36. áááá(whicΦ i≤ als∩ full)¼ anΣ sundr∙ othe≥ playthings¼ mostl∙ obtaineΣ froφ ì
  37. áááápeoplσ tradinτ S-10░ system≤ fo≥ aε IB═ PC.
  38.  
  39. ááááS∩á wh∙á haven'⌠á ╔á moveΣ t∩ thσ bluσ bricδá ┐á ArounΣá here¼á wσá usσ ì
  40. ááááeverything« CA─ oε P├ o≥ ß MAC¼ timσ oε ß VAX¼ whatever« I¼ however¼ aφ ì
  41. ááááno⌠ ß truσ hobbys⌠ iε tha⌠ ╔ basicall∙ usσ thσ confuse≥ onl∙ t∩ develo≡ ì
  42. ááááanΣ tes⌠ m∙ owε programs«á This¼ wheε yo⌡ thinδ abou⌠ it¼ mean≤ tha⌠ m∙ ì
  43. ááááprogram≤ arσ neve≥ reall∙ useΣ t∩ accomplisΦ aε actua∞ rea∞ worlΣá tasδ ì
  44. áááá(b∙ me)¼á bu⌠ that'≤ prett∙ standarΣ witΦ systeφ programmers«á Anyways¼ ì
  45. ááááthσá poin⌠á i≤ tha⌠ i⌠ i≤ rathe≥ pointles≤ t∩ movσ t∩ ßá differen⌠á CP╒ ì
  46. ááááunti∞á ╔ ge⌠ greate≥ power¼á memor∙ size¼á etc.¼á froφ anothe≥ machine« ì
  47. ááááSincσá ╔á writσ iε HL╠ (anΣ d∩ tha⌠ PORTABLY¼á unlikσ mos⌠ ╔á kno≈á wh∩ ì
  48. áááápreacΦ tha⌠ sor⌠ oµ thing)¼á iµ ╔ fee∞ likσ sellinτ m∙ stufµ oε thσá P├ ì
  49. ááááo≥ MAC¼ n∩ problem« Whatever¼ righ⌠ ?
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  51.                                                              Sam
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  54. z280info>> Command (B/F/R/S/W/E/C/G/H/?): 
  55. èe4:REMOTE:25> 
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