Olympia Olytext 20 OS question.

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Tue Dec 21 22:38:36 1999

On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Ernest wrote:

> Hi Don. I may be able to get a copy of CP/M-80 but it won't be for my
> specific system. That's the problem. I don't have the OS for it. That's why
> I was curious about how difficult it would be to set up a generic copy of
> CP/M to run on it. I've never assembled (?) CP/M for a computer, but I've
> been reading a how to on doing it, and interested in giving it a shot. I'm
> not even sure of how to load/run the system monitor to ID the various
> address' but the thing is, as with anything, there's always a first time,
> and you have to start somewhere.

Ernest, I am probably the wrong guy to pose that question to, as i have
never done it. However, there are countless who have. The ease or
difficulty, I suspect, rests on how readily information is available on
the internal addresses and I/O components.

                                                 - don
 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CLASSICCMP-owner_at_u.washington.edu
> [mailto:CLASSICCMP-owner_at_u.washington.edu]On Behalf Of Don Maslin
> Sent: Monday, December 20, 1999 10:43 AM
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
> Subject: Re: Olympia Olytext 20 OS question.
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, 20 Dec 1999, Hans Franke wrote:
>
> >
> > > I have an Olympia Olytext 20 computer but I don't have the OS for it.
> It's a
> > > single board, Z-80 system, with a 3.5 inch FD. The manual said it used
> > > CP/M-80 but I haven't been able to find any other information on the
> system,
> > > or the OS.
> >
> > > No one that I've talked to knows anything about this PC, so I won't even
> > > hope that anyone here would have the OS but... I'm wondering if there is
> a
> > > way to make a new copy of the OS for this system? If I can find out the
> > > hardware addressing, etc., can CP/M 80 be made to run on it, and without
> a
> > > horrific amount of work? (I know, depends on what I consider a lot of
> > > work.)I don't mind tedious, if it's do-able.
> >
> > The Olys did run eiter CP/M-80 2.x or one of two different
> > propriatary OSes. I just have no Oly, so I can't supply
> > any disks.
> >
> > Sorry
> > H.
> >
> > --
> > Der Kopf ist auch nur ein Auswuchs wie der kleine Zeh.
> > H.Achternbusch
> >
> If anyone turns up a copy/copies of the operating system and can provide
> it to me, perhaps I can be of help the next time!
>
> - don
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