Floppy drive for Zenith 100

From: Lawrence Walker <lgwalker_at_mts.net>
Date: Wed Feb 26 01:01:51 2003

 Basicly it was the CP/M system ported to the Intel
CPU. Along with the Zenith, the DEC Rainbow used it
(and CP/M-80, CCP/M, MSDOS). TMK both had dual
x80 and x86 processors. I also have a binder put out by
Xerox which has Digital Researches original manual
CP/M-86 Programmers Guide, so possibly Xerox had a
machine that used it. It's dated 3rd edition, January 1983
 I believe the OS is still available out there, possibly on
Tim Olmsteads old site now run by Gene Buckle.

Lawrence
 

On 25 Feb 2003, , Tillman, Edward wrote:

> Hmm... Would anyone be willing/able to explain the CP/M-86
> OS to me -- either on or off the list? I'm still new enough
> that DOS was my world until Windoze came along...
>
> Cheers
>
> Ed
> San Antonio, Tx, USA
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cctalk-admin_at_classiccmp.org_at_PEUSA On Behalf Of
> > acme_at_ao.net Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 4:13 PM
> > To: cctalk_at_classiccmp.org Subject: Re: Floppy drive for
> > Zenith 100
> >
> > From: Vintage Computer Festival <vcf_at_siconic.com>
> > Date: 02/20/2003 7:58 PM
> >
> > > On Thu, 20 Feb 2003 acme_at_ao.net wrote:
> > >
> > > > > OR you can get a copy of MS-DOS 4.00 and patch it to
> > > > > run on the
> > Z-100.
> > > >
> > > > Jeez, Joe, now I'm really gagging. MS-DOS on a Z-100?
> > > > Yuck.
> > >
> > > The Z-100 was intended as a dual OS machine. You had
> > > the best (presumably) of both worlds: CP/M and MS-DOS.
> >
> > Sure -- that's how I set mine up, but to me, running
> > MS-DOS on it makes it too much like a run-of-the-mill PC,
> > whereas running CP/M-86 gives it more of a "vintage"
> > flavor. Make sense? (I'm not feeling very articulate
> > today)
> >
> > Later --
> >
> > Glen
> > 0/0
>
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