H89 CP/M hard-secored boot diskette

From: acme_at_ao.net <(acme_at_ao.net)>
Date: Tue Apr 1 11:17:00 2003

Don --

Do you have the means to copy such a diskette? I have a set of the original
distribution diskettes here, and last time I checked the boot diskette was
good.

Later --

Glen
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> On Mon, 31 Mar 2003, Fred Cisin (XenoSoft) wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 31 Mar 2003, Jason J. Gullickson wrote:
> > > On that note, if any of you know where I could find a copy of CPM and a
> > > compatible C compiler on hard-sectored disks, that would be greeeaaat,
> > > yeah.
> >
> > Don Maslin can probably help you with the CP/M boot disk. But you are
> > going to have to immediately come up with software for serial port file
> > transfer, since that is the only PRACTICAL way to transfer files to or
> > from hard-sectored disks.
>
> I wish that I could, Fred. Unfortunately, I do not have a hard
> sectored boot disk for the H89 to make a copy from so I am
> stumped.
> - don
>
> > There have been several C compilers for CP/M. Aztec/Manx is probably the
> > best, but the most popular was Zolman's BDS C. Good news! As of 6 months
> > ago, BDS C became public domain! :
> >
> > On Thu, 26 Sep 2002, Rich Beaudry wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Don't know how many of you are on comp.os.cpm, but in case you missed
> > it,
> > > Leor Zolman has decided to release the full retail package of BDS C,
> > > including *ALL* source code (compiler as well!) to the Public Domain.
> > >
> > > http://www.bdsoft.com/resources.html#bdsc
> > >
> > > Check it out!
> > >
> > > Rich B.
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