===================================================================== This is the comp.os.cpm Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) list, June 2, 1994 edition. It is the intent of the editor to post this FAQ to comp.os.cpm on a regular basis. Changes from the previous FAQ are marked with a "|" in the first column, additions marked with a "+". I wish to thank those below who have contributed information. Please send any corrections or additions to <Donald.C.Kirkpatrick@tek.com>. John D. Baker <jdb8042@tamuts.tamu.edu> Ralph Becker-Szendy <RALPH@SLAC.STANFORD.EDU> Mike Gordillo <GQ23V55D@umiami.ir.miami.edu> Stephen R. Griswold <stephen.griswold@CIRCELLAR.COM> Roger Hanscom <hanscom@atlantis.ees.anl.gov> Ulrich Hebecker <Ulrich.Hebecker@studbox.uni-stuttgart.de> William P. Maloney <aq743@cleveland.Freenet.Edu> Paul Martin <pm@nowster.demon.co.uk> Don Maslin <donm@crash.cts.com> Udo Munk <udo@umunk.GUN.de> Alan Ogden <arog@BIX.com> Jay Sage <sage@LL.MIT.EDU> Curt Schroeder <cschroed@hercii.lasc.lockheed.com> Peter A. Schuman <schu0204@gold.tc.umn.edu> Kevin Spears <kspear@ss0.eng.wayne.edu> Geir Tjoerhom <geirt@nvg.unit.no> Jack Velte <velte@cdrom.com> Juergen Weber <weberj@dia.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de> Jeffrey J. Wieland <wieland@ea.ecn.purdue.edu> Frank Zsitvay <frank.zsitvay@bytewarrior.altcit.eskimo.com> While this FAQ is not intended to be an advertisement for any product, please note that some of the contributor have a financial interest in some of the items mentioned. Your FAQ editor has NO financial interest in anything mentioned in this FAQ. ===================================================================== Table Of Contents Q1: Does CP/M stand for anything? Q2: Is CP/M in the Public Domain? Q3: Where are the CP/M archives? Q4: What languages/compilers/databases/editors are still available? Q5: What new CP/M computers are available? Q6: What is this I hear about a CP/M CD ROM? Q7: How can I transfer my CP/M files to DOS? Q8: How can I convert an (insert name) disk to (insert name) format? Q9: Can I run CP/M on my MSDOS machine? Q10: Where can I get a boot disk for (insert system name)? Q11: What terminal emulation programs are available? Q12: How do you unpack a .ARK or .ARC file? Q13: How do you unpack a .lbr file? Q14: What are all these .xQx, .xYx, and .xZx file types? Q15: Are any of these .ARK, .LBR, or CRUNCH utilities on MSDOS? Q16: Why does my Kaypro drop characters above (insert baud rate)? Q17: What is an Advent TurboROM? Q18: How can I add a hard drive to my Kaypro? Q19: What belongs in the unpopulated board area on a Kaypro? Q20: What is The Computer Journal? Q21: What is ZCPR and the Z System? Q22: What ever happened to the Z800? Q23: What is the status of the Z380? Q24: What is the KC80? Q25: Anyone know a good source for cross assemblers? ===================================================================== Q1: Does CP/M stand for anything? A: (Don Kirkpatrick) There are at least three popular answers - Control Program for Microcomputers, Control Program for Microprocessors, and Control Program/Monitor. The issue is clouded by authors of popular CP/M books giving different answers. According to Gary Kildall (the author of CP/M), in response to a direct question on the PBS show "The Computer Chronicles" following Computer Bowl I, was: Control Program for Microcomputers. This is also consistent with DRI documentation. See, for example, p. 4 of the DRI TEX manual. Q2: Is CP/M in the Public Domain? A: (Jay Sage) CP/M is not in the public domain, and there is at least one source for the purchase of new, legal copies: David McGlone 149 W. Hilliard Lane Eugene, OR 97404-3057, 503-688-3563. On the other hand, there have been lots of greatly improved clones, including ZCPR3 for the command process and several replacements for the BDOS. Those components can be obtained from oak.oakland.edu and from many BBSs. Q3: Where are the CP/M archives? A: (Don Maslin, Ralph Becker-Szendy, Paul Martin, Ulrich Hebecker) Simtel20 is no more. Five sites that stock CP/M files are: oak.oakland.edu wuarchive.wustl.edu update.uu.se ftp.demon.co.uk reze-2.rz.rwth-aachen.de Assuming the availability of anonymous ftp, look into the subdirectories of oak.oakland.edu: /pub/cpm. There is a *lot* there! One of the first directories to check is starter-kit. It contains everything you need to get up and running. Q4: What languages/compilers/databases/editors are still available? A: (Ralph Becker-Szendy, Ulrich Hebecker) Wordstar V4 was still for sale as of a year ago. The SLR assembler and linkers are available from Jay Sage. MIX C and other MIX products are available from: Ed Grey P.O. Box #2186 Inglewood, CA 90305 (213)759-7406 <ac959@cleveland.Freenet.Edu>. Hi-Tech C V3.09 for CP/M is now in the public domain. The original is on their bbs in Australia, at (61)(7)300-5235. Copies can be obtained from: design.fen.qut.edu.au: /pub/hitech update.uu.se: /pub/rainbow/cpm/c Public domain CP/M programs are available via: Elliam Associates Box 2664 Atascadero, CA 93423 (805)466-8440 In the past, Elliam has sold Turbo Pascal, Uniform, Nevada COBOL, SuperCalc, and much more. Call for availability and price. WordStar is available from: Trio Company of Cheektowaga Limited 3290 Genesee Street Cheektowaga, NY 14225 716-892-9630 Dynacomp stills sell CP/M software (or to be accurate, they still had several dozen CP/M programs in the 1992 catalog.) It is the kind of programs which ought to be written in BASIC: Typing tutors, little engineering programs like calculation of the stiffness of beams, education math programs. Their address is: Dynacomp 178 Phillips Road Webster, NY 14580 (800)828-6772 orders (716)265-4040 support There is no known U.S. source to purchase the following programs: muMath/muSimp Any Microsoft product (M80, L80, F80, Pascal, BASIC) VEdit Most have been "abandoned" by their makers, but not placed in the public domain. For our European readers, much is available in Germany. dBASE, dBASSI, Wordstar 3.0, Multiplan, Supercalc PCW, and Microsoft Basic (Interpreter and Compiler), M80, L80, CREF80 , and LIB80 can be ordered from: Fa. Wiedmann Unternehmensberatung Korbinianplatz 2 D 85737 Ismaning Tel.: 089/969374 (from 9:00 to 18:00 ) Z3PLUS (for CP/M, DM 70.--), NZCOM (for CP/M 2.2, DM 70.--), BDSC-Z, TURBO Tools Turbolader, SLR Super Asm./Lnk. and Juggler (DM 50.--) from: Helmut Jungkunz Zacherlstr.14 D 85737 Ismaning Tel.: 089/969374 (18:30 to 21:30) 100024.1545@compuserve.com C 128 CP/M Plus (DM 80.-) from: Schaltungsdienst Lange Berlin Tel.: 030/7036060 Q5: What new CP/M computers are available? A: (Ralph Becker-Szendy, John D. Baker) The YASBEC (uses a 64180, has SCSI interface), written up in TCJ a while ago. The CPU280 (uses a Z280, an IDE interface is available), also written up in TCJ, circuit boards are available from Jay Sage and Ralph Becker-Szendy. Ampro Little Board products were available from Dean Davidge of Davidge Corporation, Buellton, CA, but he may have moved and the address and phone number are unknown. The Micromint SB180/SB180FX is also still available. Q6: What is this I hear about a CP/M CD ROM? A: (Jack Velte) The disk should be ready early in 1994. It's going to be about full, probably over 600 Meg. It may contain some commodore 64 and 128 files and some embedded system controller files, but mostly it will be CP/M. So far it contains these files: fog/ First osborne user group newsletters and promo's fog_000/ First osborne user group intro to cpm t_hoot/ Tom Hoot personal collection tcj/ The Computer Journal collection znode/ The Newton Centre Z-Node, Z-Node #3, in Newton Centre, Massachusetts. znode_12/ This software was collected over a period of many years by Lee Bradley, Z- Node 12 Sysop. There is about 20 megabytes here. Many files are .LBR's which contain compressed members, so the actual size of this collection is probably close to 30-35 megabytes. No index is provided but the three files -MYZ-001.DIR, -MYZ-002.DIR and -MYZ-003.DIR give the file names and the .LBR member names. zsus/ Z-System Software-Update-Service cpm/ From SIMTEL cpmug From SIMTEL -- cpm user's group collection sigm From SIMTEL -- sig m user's group collection The cost will be $39.95 plus $5 shipping and handling (per order, not per disk) for US/...
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