From: utzoo!decvax!cca!STERNLIGHT@Usc-Ecl@sri-unix Newsgroups: net.micro Title: TRS-80 Model 16 Article-I.D.: sri-unix.2080 Posted: Wed Jul 14 00:13:05 1982 Received: Fri Jul 16 01:35:20 1982 I just had an installation and service call on my new TRS-80 Mod 16. It turns out that it runs memory-mapped video programs like wordstar, vedit, etc just fine as configured for Pickles and Trout CP/M for the Model II. The problem was a defective Z-80 board in the Model 16, and rumor has it that a few of the early production Model 16's all had the same defect, allegedly caused by a couple of bad jumpers. The problem only shows up when you try to access the screen via Pickles and Trout calls. I spoke to Greg Pickles today and he tells me that they are ready to release their cp/m for the Mod 16 in Mod II mode, now. It will support both sides of the Tandon drive(s). They are only waiting for the documentation to be xeroxed. BTW-There is an outfit in Oregon advertising a converter program to get TRSDOS Model II Visicalc running under P&T cp/m and also TRSDOS basic (a little different than Microsoft cp/m MBASIC) running under P&T cp/m. They both work fine; I bought them. They also have a backup and a disk format utility that copy Pickles and Trout cp/m disks, including all system tracks from any disk to a blank one. That saves a lot of time when using a modified cp/m, as, for example ZCPR modified CCP. The backup is also very fast (45 sec for a full copy) since it goes straight to the disk ports, avoiding cp/m. --david-- -------