Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site voder.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!hao!hplabs!nsc!voder!gbs From: gbs@voder.UUCP (George Smith) Newsgroups: net.micro.cpm Subject: Re: The ideal CP/M environment Message-ID: <563@voder.UUCP> Date: Thu, 13-Dec-84 20:42:11 EST Article-I.D.: voder.563 Posted: Thu Dec 13 20:42:11 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 16-Dec-84 05:14:35 EST References: <462@intelca.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: National Semiconductor, Santa Clara Lines: 35 > CP/M > ZCPR3 > SLR Systems Assembler and Linker. > Borland Turbo Pascal and Modula 2 > Eco - C > An Editor > > .... I have waxed and waned over the future of CP/M often in > my thoughts on the future of microcomputers, I think it has a chance to > become quite a tool.... > > Comments are appreciated, random flames are not. > > --Chuck A very interesting article since I have wondered often about the future of CP/M-80 machines (I own a North Star Horizon). I agree with your comments about Borland's Turbo Pascal (I haven't seen their Modula-2 yet). I think it is the best value in software available for microcomputers. However, the address space limitations in the 8080/Z80 limit the size of programs too much; the MS-DOS/PC-DOS environment allows much bigger (read sophisticated) programs with Turbo. I use Turbo on my CP/M system at home to enter and debug individual routines and then port them to the IBM PC at work where I integrate them with the rest of the larger body of code. Another point you made about the cost: since the software you outlined costs about $1000, the figure your mentioned ($1500) for the whole machine (?) is too low. To include nice features like RAM disks, 6 MHZ CPUs, hard disks, etc brings the cost way up. That's why I don't think that CP/M systems can compete with IBM PC systems - PCs are just so cheap now. -- George B. Smith National Semiconductor ...!{ihnp4!nsc | decvax!decwrl!nsc | ucbvax}!voder!gbs