From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npoiv!npois!ucbvax!C70:info-cpm Newsgroups: fa.info-cpm Title: [STERNLIGHT: TRS-80 Model 16] Article-I.D.: ucb.1509 Posted: Wed Jul 14 03:20:35 1982 Received: Thu Jul 15 03:51:22 1982 >From w8sdz@BRL Wed Jul 14 03:20:24 1982 For those TRS users with interest in CP/M the follow is forwarded. Replies to the address below, not me, please. ----- Forwarded message # 1: Date: 13 Jul 1982 2233-PDT From: STERNLIGHT at USC-ECL Subject: TRS-80 Model 16 To: info-micro at BRL Via: Usc-Ecl; 14 Jul 82 2:10-EDT 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-- ------- ----- End of forwarded messages