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   Information and discussion on both 8 and 16-bit versions of the CP/M
   microcomputer operating system.

   Archives of recent correspondence are kept on SIMTEL20 in several files:
      PD2:<ARCHIVES.CPM>CPM.ARCHIV.ymmdd
   is a group of files containing correspondence going back several years.
   The characters "ymmdd" in the file names are actually digits giving the
   year, month, and day of the last message in each particular file.
      PD2:<ARCHIVES.CPM>CPM-ARCHIV.TXT
   contains a growing archive of current correspondence.

   Over 80 megabytes of public domain software (most of it CP/M) are kept in
   five program archives on SIMTEL20.  For a description of these archives,
   request a copy of the "archive blurb" from [e-mail].
   All correspondence and program archives described here are available to
   Internet users via FTP with user-name ANONYMOUS.

   All requests to be added to or deleted from this list, problems, questions,
   etc., should be sent to [e-mail].

   Coordinator: Keith Petersen <[e-mail]>

Date: Fri,  5 Aug 88 01:30:27 MDT
From: [e-mail]
Reply-To: [e-mail]
Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V88 #190
To: [e-mail]

INFO-CPM Digest             Fri,  5 Aug 88       Volume 88 : Issue 190

Today's Topics:
                       WordStar 5.0 for CP/M-80
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Date: 5 Aug 88 00:44:48 GMT
From: tikal!sigma![e-mail]  (WIlliam Swan)
Subject: WordStar 5.0 for CP/M-80

In <[e-mail]> wieland (Jeffrey J Wieland) writes:
>In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (I) wrote:
>>>"Rumor has it that MicroPro will consider releasing a CP/M version of
>>>WordStar 5.0 if there is enough demand in the CP/M community.
>>I don't quite understand.. is there a CP/M 5.0 already out that they'd port
>>to CP/M, or is it that they are thinking about doing a new (CP/M) version?
>
>No, I mean WordStar 5.0, not a new version of CP/M.  WordStar 5.0 has windows,
>improved laser printer support, and other goodies.  If you are after a new
>version of CP/M, try ZCPR3.

My apologies, I must have been asleep when I wrote that.
I meant to say *WordStar*, not CP/M!

(Having been the engineering department for a CP/M manufacturer many years ago
I ought to know the difference! and I'm fairly happy with ZCPR3/P2DOS21..)

I just wanted some kind of rundown on the advantages of W* 5.0 over 4.0, and
was curious about CP/M WordStar 5.0's "ancestry". What else can you tell us
about 5.0?

--
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Date: Sat,  6 Aug 88 01:30:14 MDT
From: [e-mail]
Reply-To: [e-mail]
Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V88 #191
To: [e-mail]

INFO-CPM Digest             Sat,  6 Aug 88       Volume 88 : Issue 191

Today's Topics:
         media master and uniform: will it support my format?
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Date: 4 Aug 88 00:18:00 GMT
From: portal!cup.portal.com![e-mail]
Subject: media master and uniform: will it support my format?

I am hoping someone out there can inform me if either Media Master
or Uniform will handle the following formats.

Altair 880
HP125

I have to migrate sveral disks of files from the Altair format to
the HP125. Unfortunately , I have no Altair working so I can't just
transfer them from machine to machine. I have a PC clone at my disposal
(1.2 meg drive) to run the application on if needed. I hate to spend
all the $$$ for a one shot like this but if I must....

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Date: Wed, 10 Aug 88 08:30:47 MDT
From: [e-mail]
Reply-To: [e-mail]
Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V88 #192
To: [e-mail]

INFO-CPM Digest             Wed, 10 Aug 88       Volume 88 : Issue 192

Today's Topics:
                     amstrad cpm pus users wanted
             media master and uniform: will it s (2 msgs)
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Date: Tue, 09 Aug 88 14:22:36 SET
From: [e-mail]
Subject: amstrad cpm pus users wanted

---> I have been sending this request before, but I seem to have missed
any replys. So, if there is anybody out there owning a machine like mine
would you please contact me (again) !!
**********************************************
Hi,
I would like to receive CPM-files through EARN/BITNET.
I own an AMSTRAD CP/M + system, but there seems to be no one else, hi.
I saw your address in a cpm-filelist, so I just contacted you.
Thanks for any help
73, Joerg, DF3EI
[e-mail]

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Date: 9 Aug 88 14:13:03 GMT
From: ndcheg!ndmath![e-mail]  (Clarence W. Wilkerson)
Subject: media master and uniform: will it s

I have seen one version of Altair that used hard sectored
(lots of little index holes).

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Date: 8 Aug 88 20:23:00 GMT
From: clio![e-mail]
Subject: media master and uniform: will it s

Is the Altair 880 format a standard SSSD 8" CP/M diskette?  Micro
Solutions Uniform can handle the HP-125 format and standard CP/M
8" format.

            Mike Berger
            Department of Statistics
            Science, Technology, and Society
            University of Illinois

            [e-mail]
            {ihnp4 | convex | pur-ee}!uiucuxc!clio!berger

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Date: Mon, 29 Aug 88 21:29:41 MDT
From: [e-mail]
Reply-To: [e-mail]
Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V88 #193
To: [e-mail]

INFO-CPM Digest             Mon, 29 Aug 88       Volume 88 : Issue 193

Today's Topics:
                       CP/M spreadsheet progs.
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Date: 10 Aug 88 13:32:00 GMT
From: a.cs.uiuc.edu!m.cs.uiuc.edu![e-mail]
Subject: CP/M spreadsheet progs.

I'm trying to find a PD spreadsheet to run on an Apple under CP/M v2.2[3]

If one can be emailed or made available for anonymous FTP, I would be
very appreciative.  If it will require compilation, I would need a PD
compiler, too.  Also, if you know of a commercial spreadsheet that is
available for considerably less than $100, I might be interested.

Please respond by email, since this site has a short aging time on
notes, and I usually don't follow this newsgroup.

                < Lionel

----------

Lionel Hummel                    404 W. High St., #6
[e-mail]                Urbana, IL  61801
{seismo,pur-ee,convex}!uiucdcs!hummel        (H)  [phone]
Dept. of Computer Science            (W)  [phone]
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Date: Tue, 30 Aug 88 01:31:04 MDT
From: [e-mail]
Reply-To: [e-mail]
Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V88 #194
To: [e-mail]

INFO-CPM Digest             Tue, 30 Aug 88       Volume 88 : Issue 194

Today's Topics:
                        CP/M-68K entry points
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Date: Sat, 27 Aug 88 18:40 EST
From: Timothy Stark <[e-mail]>
Subject: CP/M-68K entry points

Hello,

   Does anyone know about CP/M-68K entry points? If yes, please send
me completely information. I need information to try CP/M software
to Amiga system.

   I get FORTRAN-80 package from PD Software Copying, Inc. It is very
impressive! Does anyone know about ANS FORTRAN-77 protocol?

Thank!

-- Tim Stark

+=============================================================================+
| Timothy Stark          | BitNet:   [e-mail]                   |
| Gallaudet University   | Internet: [e-mail]   |
| P.O. Box 1453          | UUCP:     ...!psuvax1!gallua.bitnet!11tstark       |
| Washington, DC. 20002  | CSNET:    [e-mail]      |
| USA                    | QLink:    TimS18                                   |
+=============================================================================+

      "The deaf people called the only university for the deaf."

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Date: Wed, 31 Aug 88 01:30:46 MDT
From: [e-mail]
Reply-To: [e-mail]
Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V88 #195
To: [e-mail]

INFO-CPM Digest             Wed, 31 Aug 88       Volume 88 : Issue 195

Today's Topics:
                     amstrad cpm pus users wanted
                    Burroughs Redactor-3 Computer
                       cpm kermit for StarCard
               CPM Software needed for Televideo TS-802
                  kermit for Cromemco S-100 machine
                 Looking for CP/M-86 sources (2 msgs)
                  Looking for some Compupro help...
                        NEC 8500 System Clock
             Radio Schlock TRS80 Model II disc controller
              Radio Shack TRS80 Model II disc controller
                       SIMTEL20 now back online
               Transition from CP/M to MS-DOS (3 msgs)
                  Wanted: Dr Dobbs Small Mac package
                      Wordstar rel 4 on apple II
                         ZCPR3.3 installation
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Date: Thursday, 11 August 1988  01:49-MDT
From: mcvax!dkuug!ambush!ambone![e-mail] (Leif Andrew Rump)
Subject: amstrad cpm pus users wanted

[e-mail] writes:
>---> I have been sending this request before, but I seem to have missed
>any replys. So, if there is anybody out there owning a machine like mine
>would you please contact me (again) !!
>**********************************************
>Hi,
>I would like to receive CPM-files through EARN/BITNET.
>I own an AMSTRAD CP/M + system, but there seems to be no one else, hi.
>I saw your address in a cpm-filelist, so I just contacted you.
>Thanks for any help

I an Amstrad CPC-owner and I have been working with Z80-assembler,
Pascal, C, Micro Prolog, ...
under AMSDOS and CP/M+ for several years AND I have a bulletin board
called ABC BBS (Amstrad Bruger Club, that's Amstrad User Club's
Bulletin Board System/Service)

   Leif Andrew Rump, Ambrasoft A/S, Roejelskaer 15, DK-2840 Holte (Denmark)
 UUCP: [e-mail], phone: [phone]; ABC BBS: [phone] (2:505/38)

Please note the node-change:                    Ambone, Italian for a pulpit
(The following interpretations emerged          Am_bone, Ambrasoft A/S bone
 when Ambone was put down on paper and          Amb_one, Ambrasoft A/S #one
 accepted - they are solely mine!!!!!)          ...

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Date: Mon 29 Aug 1988 14:01:02 EDT
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: Burroughs Redactor-3 Computer

As a volunteer consultant for the Boston Computer Society, I was
contacted by a person who has a Burroughs Redactor-3 computer running
a 48K CP/M-2.2 with two hard-sectored disk drives (Lanier diskettes
work, probably 8 or 10 sectors).  He has only the CP/M boot disk and
no documentation at all.  We would appreciate any information anyone
can offer about the machine, especially about the types and port
addresses of any serial ports.  As things stand, there is obviously a
serious difficulty with getting any software onto the machine.  The
greatest boon would be if someone out there actually has the machine
and a communications program and could send us a diskette with the
latter.

Jay Sage ([e-mail])

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Date: 31 Aug 88 02:39:25 GMT
From: rochester!kodak!ektools![e-mail]  (Richard W. Lourette)
Subject: cpm kermit for StarCard

Does anyone out there know of a version  of  cpm  kermit,   other
than  the generic flavor, for an Apple II or compatible using the
StarCard ( AppliCard )?  Thanks in advance.

            Richard Lourette
            Software Engineer
            Eastman Kodak Co.
            ...!rochester!kodak!ektools!rwl

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Date: Saturday, 20 August 1988  11:56-MDT
From: killer!jolnet![e-mail] (Rich George)
Subject: CPM Software needed for Televideo TS-802

    I recently obtainted a Televideo TS-802 and am badly in need of some software for this beast.  Particualry a terminal program.  I would need to obtain this by mail seeing i have no way of downloading it to the system.  If you belive you can help me ple
ase mail me.

                    Thanks,
                        Rick
[e-mail]

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Date: Thursday, 18 August 1988  11:04-MDT
From: mailrus!uwmcsd1!leah![e-mail] (Jim Mower)
Subject: kermit for Cromemco S-100 machine

I have just inherited a Cromemco S-100 box.  Unfortunately, I know
nothing about the CP/M software world.  I would like to get a copy of
Kermit for the machine.  I have ftp access to both CU20B and Simtel20
but I have no idea which CP/M version to get (if there is more than one
version).  I do have all the manuals for the machine and the machine
does have a serial interface.  Thanks for any help you can give me.

Jim Mower, Dept. of Geography and Planning
University at Albany
[e-mail] (internet)
jem97@albny1vx        (bitnet)

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Date: Thursday, 25 August 1988  09:18-MDT
From: tektronix!ozvax![e-mail] (Rob Dixon)
Subject: Looking for CP/M-86 sources

I am trying to find CP/M-86 sources. Am particularly interested in games
but would appreciate any pointers to data base managers and word processors.
The box is a Tek 4170 local graphics processor. I was given Word-Star,
Data-Star..., SuperCalc, and a couple for text oriented games with the thing,
but I think there MUST be alot more available out there... I hope.
I would really be indebted if the local experts would e-mail me the names
and or numbers of companys dealing this os.
I do have kermit on the box too, but am not sure about how to go about using
it to grab the public CP/M stuff I hear is available so any advice and
counsel on this would be great.

Thanks in advance... be gentle with me...

[e-mail]

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Date: Thursday, 25 August 1988  09:18-MDT
From: tektronix!ozvax![e-mail] (Rob Dixon)
Subject: Looking for CP/M-86 sources

I am trying to find CP/M-86 sources. Am particularly interested in
games but would appreciate any pointers to data base managers and word
processors.  The box is a Tek 4170 local graphics processor. I was
given Word-Star, Data-Star..., SuperCalc, and a couple for text
oriented games with the thing, but I think there MUST be alot more
available out there... I hope.  I would really be indebted if the
local experts would e-mail me the names and or numbers of companys
dealing this os.  I do have kermit on the box too, but am not sure
about how to go about using it to grab the public CP/M stuff I hear is
available so any advice and counsel on this would be great.

Thanks in advance... be gentle with me...

[e-mail]

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Date: 30 Aug 88 19:34:36 GMT
From: [e-mail]  (Sid Maxwell)
Subject: Looking for some Compupro help...

Help!

I recently aquired a S-100 bus machine with mostly Compupro  boards in
it, and I need some help.

Though the machine came with a pair of  8" drives  (Tandon SSDD), I've
got a pair of  Pertec DSDD (Shugart 851-type) drives  I'd like to hook
up, since the  Compupro  CP/M can  handle DSDD.  Just  hooking them up
doesn't seem to work (on *this* system), however; I suspect  that I've
got to change  some drive shunts/traces.  Is there   anyone  out there
that knows in detail  what I  need to do?   The Compupro documentation
seems to know about a lot of drives, but not mine.

-+- Sid Maxwell, DEC @ Spit Brook Rd, Nashua NH

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Date: Tue, 30 Aug 88 09:16:47 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Richard Secrist, Digital Equip. Corp. USA)
Subject: NEC 8500 System Clock

Does anyone know how to read the system clock on a NEC 8500 laptop
from CP/M ?

rcs

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Date: Tuesday, 16 August 1988  10:19-MDT
From: ubc-cs!alberta!auvax![e-mail]
Subject: Radio Schlock TRS80 Model II disc controller

I need to play some intimate games with my model II disc controller but I know
nothing about it and taking the machine apart and peering at the board didn't
help.

Does the controller use a Western Digital chip like most of the world or is
this something the guys at Radio Shack devised?  I need such info to make the
Dysan DDD11.ASM disc analysis program work.

All this could have been avoided if the two people who said they had Model II
technical manuals had actually appeared with them.  Terry and Louis I won't
release your names in order to protect the guilty.

     *********        73
    **********        Richard Loken VE6BSV
   .      ****
  ..      ****        Athabasca University
 ....     ****        Athabasca, Alberta Canada
..........****        ihnp4!alberta!auvax

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Date: Tuesday, 23 August 1988  21:42-MDT
From: cwjcc!hal!ncoast![e-mail] (Mike Squires)
Subject: Radio Shack TRS80 Model II disc controller

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Richard Loken) writes:
>I need to play some intimate games with my model II disc controller but I know
>nothing about it and taking the machine apart and peering at the board didn't
>help.

RS carries the manuals as a special order item.  There is also a disk
drive diagnostic program (used in testing the Model 16/16a/6000) that
is used for disk drive alignment.  The former is not expensive; the
latter is.  The system also uses standard 8" drives; you could
disconnect them from the II electronics and run a cable to a system
for which DDD does work.

I believe that the II does use the WD 17XX chip. The controller is not
very good (disks that do not work on it work fine on my IMSAI with
Tarbell DD controller).

Mike Squires Allegheny College Meadville, PA 16335 814 724 3360
uucp: ..!mandrill!ncoast!{mikes,peng!sir-alan!mikes} or ..!pitt!sir-alan!mikes
BITNET: [e-mail] (VAX) MIKES AT SIR-ALAN!PITT.UUCP (IBM)

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Date: Tue, 30 Aug 1988  01:32 MDT
From: Keith Petersen <[e-mail]>
Subject: SIMTEL20 now back online

SIMTEL20 is now back online.  We were down for almost two weeks
because of air conditioning problems.

New files have been added to the archives and all CRC and file
directory listings have been updated in the PD2:<CPM>, PD1:<MSDOS> and
PD1:<MISC> directories.

SIMTEL20 has just changed its host name to SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL.  The old
name remains as a nickname in the NIC host table.  The network address
has not changed.

--Keith Petersen
Maintainer of the CP/M and MSDOS archives at SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL [26.0.0.74]
Arpa: [e-mail]
Uucp: {decwrl,harvard,lll-crg,ucbvax,uunet,uw-beaver}!simtel20.army.mil!w8sdz
GEnie: W8SDZ
RCP/M Royal Oak: 313-759-6569 - 300, 1200, 2400 (V.22bis) or 9600 (USR HST)

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Date: Tuesday, 16 August 1988  09:15-MDT
From: kodak!ektools!jmoore@rochester.edu (James Hugh Moore)
Subject: Transition from CP/M to MS-DOS

I am considering moving from my tried and true Kaypro CP/M  system to an
IBM PC Clone of some sort.  Considering how fast I have been moving,
I may wait until next year when memory prices come down and the 386
marketplace heats up.  Basically, I am getting frustrated with wanting
to exchange data from files created under "Perfect Writer/Calc/Filer"
with IBM systems running Enable and Multi-mate/Ventura Publishing software.
I also have household databases, and documents which I wouldn't want to
loose if some irreplacible part went on my Kaypro.  Could someone who has
been through it give me some sage advice.  Also I kind of like some of
the features of the Perfect series, do Z80 boards, and CP/M (or ZCPR) exist
for the 286 or 386 machines?.  I am seriously short of knowledge in the
IBM PC area, and I am looking for a good inexpensive machine.   I am also
looking for conversion software, and good PD or inexpensive software
for home use.  I work with computers enough at work, I mainly do writing,
household budgets, and household inventory things at home, but when I want
to assist in writing something, I need to be compatible with others running
MS-DOS.  I want to thank in advance all of you who are willing to share
your expertise and experiences with me.
--
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
James H. Moore, (Product Software Eng.)       May God bless you, in Jesus' name
Eastman Kodak Co, Rochester, NY 14653-5403       for blessing me w/ your help!
Email:  ...!rutgers!rochester!kodak!jmoore

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Date: Friday, 19 August 1988  22:13-MDT
From: xanth![e-mail] (Robert Lee Bailey)
Subject: Transition from CP/M to MS-DOS

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (James Hugh Moore) writes:
>the features of the Perfect series, do Z80 boards, and CP/M (or ZCPR) exist
>for the 286 or 386 machines?.  I am seriously short of knowledge in the
>IBM PC area, and I am looking for a good inexpensive machine.   I am also
>looking for conversion software, and good PD or inexpensive software

You have several options available to you.  I currently run a Xerox
820 CP/M system at home.  I also use a lot of different PC type systems
at work.  I use UNIFORM from MicroSolutions to allow me to read/write
PC disks on my CP/M system.  As long as I write ASCII files, I can
easily transfer them and use them on a PC.

MicroSolutions also markets a Z-80 card to allow PCs to run CP/M.  I
have not used it, but, I understand it allows you to put your CP/M files
and software in a separate directory and execute any CP/M program
on the PC.

Also, a shareware Z-80 emulator program is available from most PC BBS
systems.  It is also available from SIMTEL20.  It is called Z80MU310.ARC.
It allows you to emulate the Z-80 processor (and run CP/M programs) on
a PC.  The disadvantage to this method is primarily slow speed.  Because
it is an emulator which must translate EVERY Z-80 instruction to a
comparable 8088/8086 instruction, the execution is not very fast.  I
believe I read that on a standard PC, the speed was equivilent to
running a Z-80 at about 1 MHz.  That is about 1/4 to 1/2 as fast as
a Kaypro.  If you buy a 16 Mhz 286/386 type machine the emulation would
be much faster.

If you have any other questions, you can post messages here, or
E-Mail me at the address in this message header.

        Bob Bailey

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Date: Monday, 22 August 1988  11:47-MDT
From: apollo![e-mail] (Gary Zaidenweber)
Subject: Transition from CP/M to MS-DOS

> In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (James Hugh Moore) writes:
>>the features of the Perfect series, do Z80 boards, and CP/M (or ZCPR) exist
>>for the 286 or 386 machines?.  I am seriously short of knowledge in the
>>IBM PC area, and I am looking for a good inexpensive machine.   I am also
>>looking for conversion software, and good PD or inexpensive software

I run a Fergusson Big Board CP/M system as well as an Atari 1040 ST at home.
I recently downloaded a Z80 CP/M emulator for the ST from an arpanet host.
It works with everything I've tried so far (Wordstar, DBASE II) and the
emulation speed is not too bad. The documentation is not perfect, however and
it took me a few tries to figure out that it acts like a H/Z 89 terminal.

Transferring files is a bit of a pain -- I use mdm712 on the BB side and
Uniterm (the absolutely greatest piece of PD software I've ever seen) on the
ST side. Then you have to go through a conversion process to convert the Atari
TOS files to CP/M format. I haven't come to a complete conclusion, but I may
someday accede to my wife's request to free up the table-space now taken up
by the Big Board.

Oh, yeah, the ST is a nice computer in its own right, too. There is quite a
bit of stuff for it, I personally know of software/hardware emulation packages
available which make it do
    CP/M
    IBM PC (sort of slow)
    Apple Macintosh (faster than the real thing and with a bigger screen!)

--
    UUCP:   ...{umix,mit-eddie,uw-beaver}!apollo!gaz
    ARPA:   [e-mail]
    AT&T:   [phone] x6081
    Its never too late to have a happy childhood!

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Date: Tuesday, 16 August 1988  09:51-MDT
From: edsews!rphroy!pte![e-mail] (Chris Rende)
Subject: Wanted: Dr Dobbs Small Mac package

Does anyone have the "Small-Mac" assembler package from "Dr Dobbs Toolbook
of C" in machine readable format? They only sell disks for CP/M systems.
Please mail it to me if you are able. Otherwise, I'll continue typing it
in by hand... (The package includes the linker, librarian, and a few other
utilities).

car.
--
Christopher A. Rende         Multics,DTSS,Shortwave,Scanners,StarTrek
uunet!edsews!rphroy!pte!car  TRS-80 Model I: Buy Sell Trade
Motorola VME 1131 M68020
System V Release 2 v2.2      Precise Technology & Electronics, Inc.

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Date: 31 Aug 88 02:56:17 GMT
From: rochester!kodak!ektools![e-mail]  (Richard W. Lourette)
Subject: Wordstar rel 4 on apple II

Has anyone been successful in installing wordstar rel 4 on an ap-
ple  II with a Videx Videoterm 80 column card?  I am having trou-
ble finding a setup that will show line deletions properly.   Any
info would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks in advance.

            Richard Lourette
            Software Engineer
            Eastman Kodak Co.
            ..rochester!kodak!ektools!rwl

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Date: Tue, 30 Aug 88 22:02:10 edt
From: [e-mail] (Gordon Marwood)
Subject: ZCPR3.3 installation

Rather belatedly I have started to use ZCPR3.3 after several years of
using ZCPR2.  I am, however, having some trouble with the particular
installation that I would like to use, and I am looking for some
assistance.

The system that I use is an Apple //+ with a PCPI Applicard CP/M card.
I have a 512K RAM disk on the Applicard.  I would like to arrange the
ZCPR3.3 system so that the RAM disk is drive A: two 5.25" floppies are
B: and C: and two 8" floppies are D: and E:  The standard Applicard
INSTALL process allows an AUTOST.COM file on either A: or B: (only).
After setting up various buffer areas and the PATH, AUTOST finishes by
invoking STARTUP.  I have successfully installed ZCPR3.3 by making the
first (boot) 5.25" drive A: the second 5.25" B: and the RAM disk C: etc.
However, if I try to make my desired configuration (RAM disk A: etc),
LDR.COM cannot find the SYS.* files, unless I put them on the A: drive
first.  This is obviously not practical in the case of a cold boot from
power off, as A: is the RAM disk.

I think that I am using a fairly standard STARTUP alias (LDR
SYS.FCP,SYS.NDR,SYS etc...) and I have set the path as A0,A15,B0,B15.
With this path the SYS.* files cannot be found on the B:, which I don't
understand.  I have made up an alternative STARTUP alias which is
LDR B:SYS.FCP,B:NDR etc, but the SYS.* files are still not found. It
appears that they must be on the A: drive for the boot to be completed.
Is it possible to change this ?  I have moved the SYS.* files onto the
RAM disk after an incomplete boot and then run STARTUP again and the
boot will complete properly.  Also if I leave them on the RAM disk and
do a cold boot without turning the power off (which I can do with the
Applicard), the boot goes through to completion.

I am obviously doing something wrong, as I cannot imagine that the SYS.*
files must be on the A: drive.  Any help would be appreciated.

                                    Gordon Marwood

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Date: Fri,  2 Sep 88 01:30:52 MDT
From: [e-mail]
Reply-To: [e-mail]
Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V88 #196
To: [e-mail]

INFO-CPM Digest             Fri,  2 Sep 88       Volume 88 : Issue 196

Today's Topics:
 cpm for vaxes, gould powernode 9000 series, or hp 9000/300 series ?
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Date: Thu, 01 Sep 88 16:25:03 EDT
From: Harris Gilliam <[e-mail]>
Subject: cpm for vaxes, gould powernode 9000 series, or hp 9000/300 series ?

Hi does anyone know of a version of cpm that works or vax 2000/II's or on
a Gould Powernode 9080, or HP 9000/300 series machines (these are 68000 based)
. I would appreciate any help in this area.

                            -----Haris

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Date: Sun,  4 Sep 88 01:30:27 MDT
From: [e-mail]
Reply-To: [e-mail]
Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V88 #198
To: [e-mail]

INFO-CPM Digest             Sun,  4 Sep 88       Volume 88 : Issue 198

Today's Topics:
                     500-Point Adventure and DDL
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Date: Sat, 3 Sep 88 16:22 EST
From: Timothy Stark <[e-mail]>
Subject: 500-Point Adventure and DDL

Hello,

   I have 350-point adventure source code with executable. Also,
I have 500-point Adventure with no source code. Where is 500-point
adventure DDL source code???

   I disassembled 500-point adventure and found that it is interpreter
for Adventure, not native code! It was written in FORTRAN-80. It must
be DDL language! DDL stands for Dungeon Definition Language.

   Where is CP/M ADL Language?? I am waiting for it over a year!

-- Tim Stark
+=============================================================================+
| Timothy Stark          | BitNet:   [e-mail]                   |
| Gallaudet University   | Internet: [e-mail]   |
| P.O. Box 1453          | UUCP:     ...!psuvax1!gallua.bitnet!11tstark       |
| Washington, DC. 20002  | CSNET:    [e-mail]      |
| USA                    | QLink:    TimS18                                   |
+=============================================================================+

      "The deaf people called the only university for the deaf."

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Date: Sat,  3 Sep 88 01:30:15 MDT
From: [e-mail]
Reply-To: [e-mail]
Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V88 #197
To: [e-mail]

INFO-CPM Digest             Sat,  3 Sep 88       Volume 88 : Issue 197

Today's Topics:
                  Whereabouts of Michael Rubenstein
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Date: Fri, 2 Sep 1988  23:41 MDT
From: Keith Petersen <[e-mail]>
Subject: Whereabouts of Michael Rubenstein

I need to contact Michael Rubenstein, author of many CP/M programs
including SETDRU, OTERM, HSH15, and Z80MR.

I looked through all the DOC and source code files for the above
programs and could find no information on his address or phone number.

Does anyone know how to contact him?

--Keith Petersen
Maintainer of the CP/M and MSDOS archives at SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL [26.0.0.74]
Arpa: [e-mail]
Uucp: {att,decwrl,harvard,ucbvax,uunet,uw-beaver}!simtel20.army.mil!w8sdz
GEnie: W8SDZ
RCP/M Royal Oak: 313-759-6569 - 300, 1200, 2400 (V.22bis) or 9600 (USR HST)

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Date: Wed,  7 Sep 88 01:31:04 MDT
From: [e-mail]
Reply-To: [e-mail]
Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V88 #200
To: [e-mail]

INFO-CPM Digest             Wed,  7 Sep 88       Volume 88 : Issue 200

Today's Topics:
                        Televideo information.
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Date: Tue,  6 Sep 88  14:18:52 MDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Televideo information.

  Rick, and other Televedio users,

     I talked with Televideo tech. support a couple of days ago (their
  number is 408-745-7760), and found out that they have a bulletin board
  for the support of their products.  It has a bunch of software for the
  TS-802 and other stuff.  Heres the details:

           Phone:     [phone]
           Baud:      300/1200/2400
           Format:    8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity.
           Procedure: When you're connectted enter a couple CR's, and
                      it will come back with the startup prompts.  Note
                      that if you're using 2400 baud, you should type a
                      couple of Control-A's instead of CR's.

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Date: Thu,  8 Sep 88 01:30:37 MDT
From: [e-mail]
Reply-To: [e-mail]
Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V88 #201
To: [e-mail]

INFO-CPM Digest             Thu,  8 Sep 88       Volume 88 : Issue 201

Today's Topics:
                       INFO-CPM Digest V88 #196
                     Tiny Calendar program wanted
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Date: Wed 7 Sep 88 09:24:43-PDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V88 #196

Harris,
    I hope You didn't mean that all the systems You mentioned were 68K
based.  Although some microized VAXen do use 68000's as i/o controllers,
there is no way to use them as system processors.  The VAX chip set itself
is strictly proprietary to DEC, so running CP/M could only be done on the
2000 (vs410) through an emulator.
        [dale]
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Date: 6 Sep 88 17:46:57 GMT
From: att!whuts!homxb!antique![e-mail]  (Wilson H. Bent)
Subject: Tiny Calendar program wanted

(I always hate reading this type of posting...)

I seem to recall having at some point, perhaps two years ago,
a calendar-printing program which was VERY small - 2k bytes,
I think.  Now, of course, when I could use it, it's lost.
This was (is!) one of those programs which took commands like
"CAL 3 88" and printed:

   March 1988
 S  M Tu  W Th  F  S
       1  2  3  4  5
 6  7  8  9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31

Surely this will spark you all into action!  "Here," you'll
say, "let me send you a uuencoded copy!  I know just what you
want, and this is it!"  To all of you who do this, my thanks.
--
Wilson H. Bent, Jr.        ... ihnp4!hoh-2!whb
AT&T - Bell Laboratories    [phone]
Disclaimer: My company has not authorized me to issue a disclaimer.

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Date: Fri,  9 Sep 88 01:30:21 MDT
From: [e-mail]
Reply-To: [e-mail]
Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V88 #202
To: [e-mail]

INFO-CPM Digest             Fri,  9 Sep 88       Volume 88 : Issue 202

Today's Topics:
                         CP/M->MSDOS problems
                         ZCPR3.3 installation
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Date: Thu, 8 Sep 88 21:47 EST
From: Timothy Stark <[e-mail]>
Subject: CP/M->MSDOS problems

Dear CP/M User:

    Last summer before our school started, I ported a file to MS-DOS diskette
with my commodore 128 w/rfc512 disk drive using Trans-128 software. I
formatted MS-DOS diskette on my commodore 128 and put a file into it.

    I returned back to school, I tried to dir my MSDOS disk on school's
IBM PC. It worked fine. I tried to copy a file from commodore 128 to
hard disk but it said me that sector not ready error. I tried another
file to my MSDOS disk but copy slowed down much. What happened?

    I believed that trans-128 misplaced sector#/track# on all tracks that
made MS-DOS system slowed down. Why?

-- Tim Stark

+=============================================================================+
| Timothy Stark          | BitNet:   [e-mail]                   |
| Gallaudet University   | Internet: [e-mail]   |
| P.O. Box 1453          | UUCP:     ...!psuvax1!gallua.bitnet!11tstark       |
| Washington, DC. 20002  | CSNET:    [e-mail]      |
| USA                    | QLink:    TimS18                                   |
+=============================================================================+

      "The deaf people called the only university for the deaf."

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Date: Wed, 7 Sep 88 20:58:04 edt
From: [e-mail] (Gordon Marwood)
Subject: ZCPR3.3 installation

I put out the following message to info-cpm a short while ago, but did not
receive any replies.  As our system here was having problems during that
period, I might have missed them.  If you are able to help with this, please
reply via info-cpm, as we may not be accessible by all sites.

message follows ......

From marwood Tue Aug 30 22:02:08 1988
To: [e-mail]
Subject: ZCPR3.3 installation
Status: RO

Rather belatedly I have started to use ZCPR3.3 after several years of
using ZCPR2.  I am, however, having some trouble with the particular
installation that I would like to use, and I am looking for some
assistance.

The system that I use is an Apple //+ with a PCPI Applicard CP/M card.
I have a 512K RAM disk on the Applicard.  I would like to arrange the
ZCPR3.3 system so that the RAM disk is drive A: two 5.25" floppies are
B: and C: and two 8" floppies are D: and E:  The standard Applicard
INSTALL process allows an AUTOST.COM file on either A: or B: (only).
After setting up various buffer areas and the PATH, AUTOST finishes by
invoking STARTUP.  I have successfully installed ZCPR3.3 by making the
first (boot) 5.25" drive A: the second 5.25" B: and the RAM disk C: etc.
However, if I try to make my desired configuration (RAM disk A: etc),
LDR.COM cannot find the SYS.* files, unless I put them on the A: drive
first.  This is obviously not practical in the case of a cold boot from
power off, as A: is the RAM disk.

I think that I am using a fairly standard STARTUP alias (LDR
SYS.FCP,SYS.NDR,SYS etc...) and I have set the path as A0,A15,B0,B15.
With this path the SYS.* files cannot be found on the B:, which I don't
understand.  I have made up an alternative STARTUP alias which is
LDR B:SYS.FCP,B:NDR etc, but the SYS.* files are still not found. It
appears that they must be on the A: drive for the boot to be completed.
Is it possible to change this ?  I have moved the SYS.* files onto the
RAM disk after an incomplete boot and then run STARTUP again and the
boot will complete properly.  Also if I leave them on the RAM disk and
do a cold boot without turning the power off (which I can do with the
Applicard), the boot goes through to completion.

I am obviously doing something wrong, as I cannot imagine that the SYS.*
files must be on the A: drive.  Any help would be appreciated.

                                    Gordon Marwood

P.S. also related to the above, I have found that if I am using DU (yes, the
original version), and I try to write some of the Y)anked sectors to the
A: drive, (e.g. KA0:filename.ext), an attempt is made to write to the B:
drive.  The resulting file seems to be known to the system, but I then cannot
find it with SWEEP.  Maybe I should not be using DU with ZCPR3.3.  I have not
checked this yet.

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Date: 8 Sep 88 07:02:26 MST
From: [e-mail]

From Shaver's Screen
Subject: Apple CPM

Does anyone have an MCAT which will work on an Apple CPM card and which will
also allow one to put the System disk in one drive and catalog disks in a
second drive. Pluperfect had such an MCAT for use with their Datestamper
programs, but I don't have it configured for the Apple screen.

Help
"
                                          John

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Date: 8 Sep 88 07:25:15 MST
From: [e-mail]

*** Resending note of 09/08/88 07:02

From Shaver's Screen
Subject: Apple CPM

Does anyone have an MCAT which will work on an Apple CPM card and which will
also allow one to put the System disk in one drive and catalog disks in a
second drive. Pluperfect had such an MCAT for use with their Datestamper
programs, but I don't have it configured for the Apple screen.

Please send mail to me as I am not on this list

Help
"
                                         John

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Date: Sat, 10 Sep 88 01:30:10 MDT
From: [e-mail]
Reply-To: [e-mail]
Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V88 #203
To: [e-mail]

INFO-CPM Digest             Sat, 10 Sep 88       Volume 88 : Issue 203

Today's Topics:
                       INFO-CPM Digest V88 #202
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Date: 9 Sep 88 11:59:56 PDT (Friday)
From: "Fred_Scacchitti.WBST311"@Xerox.COM
Subject: INFO-CPM Digest V88 #202

>  Last summer before our school started, I ported a file to MS-DOS diskette
>with my commodore 128 w/rfc512 disk drive using Trans-128 software. I
>formatted MS-DOS diskette on my commodore 128 and put a file into it.
>
.
.
.

>  I believed that trans-128 misplaced sector#/track# on all tracks that
>made MS-DOS system slowed down. Why?
>
>-- Tim Stark
>

Tim,

Sounds like an interleave mismatch. The interleave on the converted disk
probably had the same as the C-128. This can cause some slooooooow copying.

fas

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