H89 CP/M hard-secored boot diskette

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_cfl.rr.com>
Date: Tue Apr 1 12:04:00 2003

Don,

   I think I have some hard sectored disks if you need any. IIRC I have both 10 and 16 sectored ones. FWIW I don't think any have Heathkit SW.

    Joe

At 12:14 PM 4/1/03 -0500, you wrote:
>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
>0/0
>
>> 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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