Floppy drive for Zenith 100

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_cfl.rr.com>
Date: Wed Feb 26 09:20:00 2003

At 12:39 AM 2/26/03 -0600, you wrote:
> Basicly it was the CP/M system ported to the Intel
>CPU.

  Yes, ported to the 8086 which was the first intel 16 bit CPU (before the 8088). That's why it was called CPM-86.


 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.

   Correct, XEROX made a model 8/16 that had two CPUs, one 8 bit and 16 bit. I THINK one was a Z-80 and the other was a 8086 but I'm not sure any more. I used to have the docs for an 8/16 and I've been looking for one but haven't managed to find one yet.

    Joe



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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>> application/ms-tnef]
>
>
>lgwalker_at_ mts.net
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