Hi,
I have had two people respond to my inquiry on the CF-2 floppy disks.
These people are Sellam Ismail and Don Maslin. I have decided I want to
keep one blank disk for display, as I have never seen disks like these
before. This leaves five disks that are blank and one disk with CP/M
Programming Utilities on one side and Dr. Logo & Help on the other
side. Don and Sellam, I leave it between you two to discuss who gets
what. I will abide by your decision on this. I do think that the disk
with Dr. logo on it is worth more than the blank ones at fifty cents
each plus actual shipping, though I do not know what it should be.
John Amirault
Don Maslin wrote:
>
> On Fri, 5 Mar 1999, John Amirault wrote:
>
> > Can you use the disks? Just what is Amstrad "PCW" ?
>
> Yes, I probably can, John, unless someone else has a more urgent
> requirement. Once in a while I get a request for a system disk for
> one of those machines.
>
> The PCW is a Z-80 based machine by Amstrad of the UK that started out
> as a word processor. They were initially sold in the US by Sears IIRC.
> Fairly early on, someone took note that with a CP/M system disk it was
> a pretty fair microcomputer. The two models that I am familiar with are
> the PCW-8256 and the 8512. The last three digits of the model number are
> a reflection of the amount of memory installed when built. (Actually,
> upgrading an 8256 to be an 8512 is a matter of installing a bank of RAM
> and moving a jumper so it is recognized.
>
> They had some frailties such as a serial port being an optional - and
> pricey - extra, and a Centronix looking printer port that is not
> Centronix. But running CP/M-3.0, they are not a bad machine.
>
> - don
> >
> > Don Maslin wrote:
> > >
> > > On Fri, 5 Mar 1999, John Amirault wrote:
> > >
> > > Sounds like Amstrad PCW stuff, John.
> > > - don
> > >
> > > > Hi All,
> > > >
> > > > I came across a floppy disk that says it is DR. Logo & Help on one side
> > > > and Programming Utilities on the other side. The disk is 31/8" wide and
> > > > 4" long. It also says CP/M PLUS SERIAL # 1006/5000-1232-2732254. Another
> > > > on the disk is programs copyright DIGITAL RESEARCH INC. & AMSTRAD
> > > > CONSUMER ELECTRONICS. I HAVE NO USE FOR THIS DISK. DOES ANYONE OUT
> > > > THERE HAVE A NEED FOR IT? I also came across six CF-2 disks, double
> > > > sided, for single sided floppy disk drive. These disks are still
> > > > sealed. Can anyone use these disks?
> > > >
> > > > TIA,
> > > > John Amirault
> > > >
> > >
> > > donm_at_cts.com
> > > *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
> > > Don Maslin - Keeper of the Dina-SIG CP/M System Disk Archives
> > > Chairman, Dina-SIG of the San Diego Computer Society
> > > Clinging tenaciously to the trailing edge of technology.
> > > Sysop - Elephant's Graveyard (CP/M) Z-Node 9 - 619-454-8412
> > > *--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*
> > > see old system support at http://www.psyber.com/~tcj/
> > > visit the "Unofficial" CP/M Web site at http://www.devili.iki.fi/cpm/
> > > with Mirror at http://www.mathcs.emory.edu/~cfs/cpm/
> >
>
> donm_at_cts.com
> *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
> Don Maslin - Keeper of the Dina-SIG CP/M System Disk Archives
> Chairman, Dina-SIG of the San Diego Computer Society
> Clinging tenaciously to the trailing edge of technology.
> Sysop - Elephant's Graveyard (CP/M) Z-Node 9 - 619-454-8412
> *--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*--*
> see old system support at http://www.psyber.com/~tcj/
> visit the "Unofficial" CP/M Web site at http://www.devili.iki.fi/cpm/
> with Mirror at http://www.mathcs.emory.edu/~cfs/cpm/
Received on Sat Mar 06 1999 - 12:50:05 GMT