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- From: pbricker@rdth2.rdth.luc.edu (Preston Bricker)
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- Subject: Re: Misc CP/M and S-100 questions, if you please.
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- Date: 8 Jan 93 18:49:00 GMT
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- In article <C0IysG.Ao9@uceng.uc.edu>, schriste@uceng.uc.edu (Steven Christensen) writes...
- >Hi,
- > I have some CP/M and S-100 questions, so I thought I'd make
- >one post with many questions. I'd appreciate if anyone who knows the
- >answers could send me mail.
- >
- >1. Re: Warm Booting. I know some programs expect that the OS will
- > be "warm booted" when they end. Does that mean I have to keep
- > my system disk in drive A:?
- >
-
- Yes, you must keep a boot disk in the A: drive. If you boot off a hard
- drive that's not a problem. Another alternative I've used is to install
- a RAM disk, SYSGEN the RAM disk and then overlay the BIOS so the RAM disk
- becomes drive A:. You should also extend the device select jumpers
- of the floppy drive out to the back so you can change it from A to C,
- or just hang a third floppy drive on your system.
-
- >2. Can I ever copy a file from a second disk to a third disk by starting
- > PIP and then removing my system disk and putting on the two disks
- > in A: and B:? I've tried this and my system locks up. I can PIP
- > from B: to my system disk in A: and vice versa. I would really like
- > it if I didn't have to keep the CP/M disk in A:
- >
-
- PIP is not smart enough to allow swapping diskettes. Use SWEEP or
- NSWEEP instead.
-
- >3. I recently got some space S-100 cards. I would like to hear from
- > anybody who has the same hardware for some interface questions.
- >
- > a. HDC-2001 Hard Disk Interface from Advanced Digital Corp -
- > what kind of HD's will this work with? Can anybody
- > share BIOS modifications, maybe for a CCS system?
- >
- > b. Advanced Digital "Super SIX" single board S-100 computer.
- > Any comments?
- >
- > c. A 48 TPI 5 1/4" disk - has anyone interfaced one with
- > a CCS FDC?
- >
-
- Sorry, can't help here. I'd love a S-100 hard disk controller myself.
-
- Preston Bricker
- pbricker@rdth2.rdth.luc.edu
-