From: utzoo!decvax!cca!STERNLIGHT@Usc-Ecl@sri-unix
Newsgroups: net.micro
Title: TRS-80 Model 16
Article-I.D.: sri-unix.2009
Posted: Sat Jul  3 14:21:46 1982
Received: Sun Jul  4 01:02:39 1982

I got my Model 16 this week.  I am running it with Pickles and Trout
CP/M, floppy disk version, same as I used on my Model II.
So far, with a few exceptions (below), all my Mod II CP/M software
works fine.  The only minor annoyance is the Drive not ready
message whenever a Tandon drive times out and is then accessed.
However, the drive then starts up automatically and the
machine continues, without any need to hit return.

Of course, I cannot access the second side of each drive yet.
I spoke to Pickles and Trout (well, Pickles), and they have 
their 16 as well.  They will support it soon.  The support
will correct the time-out message and will handle both sides
of the Tandon drives.  That will be Z80-based.  68000 support
has to wait for Digital Research to come up with CP/M for
the 68000.  Meanwhile keep your eye out for anything
else for the 68000.

The exceptions.  Two programs that use the memory mapping
for video display on the Mod II need modifications.
They are Wordstar and Vedit.  The way to get Wordstar running
is to reinstall it and insert the Pickles and Trout screen
codes by hand, as indicated in the Wordstar manual.  Do not
use the Mod II with P&T option in the Wordstar install program.
Then it works fine.  As for Vedit, it comes with two files for
installation on the Mod II; one is for P&T and the second is
for everyone else's CP/M.  If you install it on the Mod 16
using the second (filename ends in 'g') not the first
(filename ends in 'p') it also works fine on the Mod 16.

Let me know what you discover as you go along.  
--david--
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