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- From: jjs40@cd.amdahl.com (John Sullivan)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
- Subject: Basis 108/Apple II CP/M
- Message-ID: <d0tn02Nd1boh01@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com>
- Date: 29 Jul 92 16:48:13 GMT
- Sender: netnews@ccc.amdahl.com
- Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale CA
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- I recently picked up a old system called a Basis 108. It apparently
- is a West-German manufactured Apple II clone with a built in Z80.
- This system will boot AppleDOS and Microsoft Softcard CP/M (CP/M
- for the Apple II with a Z80 "softcard".)
-
- The motherboard in this beast has built in serial/parallel connectors.
- However, booting under Microsoft Softcard CP/M does not recognize the
- existence of these ports. I assume that this version of CP/M is looking
- for serial/parallel ports in the general Apple card slots (which are empty)
- and not wherever in memory the built-in ports are located. The only
- solution I can come up with is to either A) find a Basis-specific CP/M
- boot disk or B) to come up with some schematics and try and hack the
- Microsoft CP/M that I have.
-
- So, has anyone ever seen or heard of this machine? Do you have a boot
- disk or schematics, or know where I can get them? Any other general clues?
- While this system will run some Apple II software, it seems much more
- well suited to running CP/M.
-
- --
-
- Also, I have a real Apple II with a Z80 card that I am planning to use
- to run CP/M (this system works fine - serial and parallel ports all
- work.) Does anyone have any general advice about this type of system?
-
- For people who want to get mess around with CP/M hacking, the AppleII/Z80
- combo seems like a very cheap system. I've seen Apples priced as low
- as $25-$50, and Z80 cards as low as $3-$10.
-
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- John Sullivan, Engineer/Computer Development. Email: jjs40@cd.amdahl.com.
- Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale CA. Phone: (408)746-4688.
-