ZCPR & Other CP/M Extensions (Was: RE: CP/M 1.3 memory requirement)

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
Date: Fri Nov 3 10:24:22 2000

At 10:55 PM 11/2/00 -0500, Allison wrote:
>From: Joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
>
>
>> Great. I'm looking forward to getting them. I haven't found anything
>>that can read my SB-180 disks so I hven't been able to transfer the ZCPR
>to
>>anything else yet. I think it would be cool to get it running on a PC!
>
>
>SB180 disks should read using standard PC FDC and the correct driver.
>The problem is they did some weird sector layout but, the SB180 does
>use a PC compatable controller (765 core). I can read my SB180 disks
>on the Kaypro using 96tpi drives. It may be the disks you have are 48
>tpi or they can be 96tpi (user option). I've migrated mine to 3.5"
>drives.

   Mine has the 96 TPI drives. 22Disk is supposed to be able to read them
but for some reason it doesn't. I don't know if the previous owner modified
the OS so that the disk format is non-standard or what. I haven't had time
to dig into it yet.


   MP/M. I'm making big progress on my Dolch system with the MPM. I
finally figured out that you can't just execute the file that controls the
pattern generator, you have to use one of the function keys that controls
the "slots". It runs the same file but the file crashes if you execute it
manually. ???? If I use the "slot" control keys, the file loads and loads
everything that's needed then I can access all the screens that control the
pattern generator. I haven't fooled with the logic analyzer yet but I
expect it operates the same way.

   Joe
Received on Fri Nov 03 2000 - 10:24:22 GMT