C-128 CP/M (was Re: Wanted: Kaypro 2'84/2x)

From: Cameron Kaiser <spectre_at_stockholm.ptloma.edu>
Date: Thu Jun 6 08:40:56 2002

> > I personally like the Commodore 128's CP/M.... Alas, CP/M 3.0 Plus on
> > the 128 is a bit slow, although there is a BIOS replacement available
> > that improves this considerably.
>
> Turns out, that is what I have... an original CP/M 3.0 Plus for
> the C-128.
>
> What's this about a BIOS replacement? Is this an upgrade diskette
> or replacement ROMs for the Z-80 in the C-128? Either way, are
> copies on funet? I have a C-128D that I still need to clean up
> and fire up. Might as well give it a workout.

In order, software upgrade, and yes. Here's an explanation of how it
works:

        http://www.funet.fi/pub/cpm/sys/c128/patches/fastbios.readme

and the actual BIOS is in a PMA archive:

        http://www.funet.fi/pub/cpm/sys/c128/patches/fastbios.pma

There are some other useful Commodore CP/M goodies in that directory,
including a disk turbo, better 1581 support, and some BDOS patches.

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