Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!tektronix!uw-beaver!cornell!vax135!floyd!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!CSTROM@mit-mc From: CSTROM@mit-mc@sri-unix.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro.cpm Subject: CPM-816 Message-ID: <3306@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Thu, 21-Jul-83 07:09:00 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.3306 Posted: Thu Jul 21 07:09:00 1983 Date-Received: Sun, 24-Jul-83 02:22:27 EDT Lines: 26 From: Charlie StromCPM-816 is now available for the Compupro system running an 8085/88 board. The minimum requirement is the CPU, a System Support 1, and 128K or 192K of memory (I cannot recall that one) and of course a disk-1 controller. There are two ways to obtain this, one being directly through Compupro, the other (cheaper) way is directly from the author at Proper Software, 1024 Center Street, Berkley, Ca. 94704. You must send your original CP/M-86 disk along with a $50 payment. They will add the modified loader, CCP and SW!.CMD file to your disk. Oh yes, an brief explanation of CPM-816 is in order - it allows you to run 8-bit or 16-bit applications under the same operating system. If a .CMD file cannot be found, it looks for a .COM file. If found, it will re-parse the command line into the form SW! FOO ZOT SW! is the switch command that sets up the 8-bit environment; the operator originally typed FOO ZOT and there was no FOO.CMD present, but there was a FOO.COM file. A bonus is that the 8088 does all operating system calls and you have a 62K TPA. I have yet to run across a .COM file that would not run properly, though I have not really been beating on it for too long. -Charlie