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Date: 27 Jul 87 10:42:06 GMT
From: amdcad!amd!intelca!oliveb!cygnet!3comvax!tymix!wrs@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU  (Bill Soley)
Organization: Tymnet NTD, Cupertino CA
Subject: Access Matrix Corp.
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A friend of mine gave me a nice little Z-80 system made by Access Matrix
Corp., formerly of 2159 Bering Dr. San Jose CA.  The system needs some
minor repair for which I need a schematic.  Does anyone know if this
company is still around, if so where?  Failing that, how about somebody
with schematics or a pointer to a user group.

Its a portable system with an acoustic/direct modem, Epson printer,
two 5-1/4" floppies, CRT and keyboard all built in.  Very nice, if it
only worked.  There is no model number except the logo "Access" and
a serial number (1326).  The mother board is model 695.0001.00 Rev. 9.

Thanks in advance.
Bill Soley,
Tymnet/McDonnell Douglas
Via Internet: wrs@office-2
Via Usenet:   wrs@tymix
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To:       (info-cpm@simtel20.arpa)
From:     Elliot Mednick
Date:     03 Aug 87  1:44 PM
Subject:  XEROX 820 DD Package revisited

Last week, I posted a query concerning a package by Software Publishers,
Inc. which converts single density disks on my Xerox 820 to double density.
Thanks to Mitch Mlinar for his response.

I've been experimenting with the problem and have come up with some interesting
results which I hope somebody can explain.

The experiment is to take a disk, format it with one of several combinations of
DD format and skew, copy to it ADV02A.LBR, extract ADV.CQM using LU, and USQ
*.?Q?.

In the first trial, I used 9 sectors/track at 1024 byte sectors.  During the
USQ, two sectors came up bad.  Repeating the experiment (including formating
and verifying the format), the SAME two sectors came up bad.  When I tried
changing the DD format to 26 sectors/track at 256 byte sectors, two DIFFERENT
sectors came up bad, but at about the same time into the USQing.  Again, this
was repeatable.  But, when I tried both 50 and 52 sectors/track at 128 bytes
(the magic number), there were NO errors.

It sounds like I have a software problem while writing a certain pattern to the
disk or while writing a certain combination of virtual 128 byte blocks.  The
problem is not with LU since I have been able to blow up sectors while
downloading through KERMIT and other *seemingly* random times.  But something
that LU does cause the problem to show up.  Does anyone know what LU does twice
to extract ADV.CQM that it otherwise doesn't do?  I'll suppy any information
about sectors numbers if necessary.  The bad sectors show up about 1/3 and 2/3
into the USQing of ADV.CQM.

My next step is to disassemble to BIOS and try to put in moustraps.  If anyone
can give me any ideas, I'd be very appreciative.

-Elliot Mednick
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Date: 4 Aug 87 21:15:43 GMT
From: mtune!codas!novavax!hrshcx!stevef@RUTGERS.EDU  (Steve Feibus )
Organization: Harris Computer Systems Ft Lauderdale, FL
Subject: CP/M to DOS
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Can anybody out there help me find a company that will convert my CP/M
basic files over from 8" floppy to a DOS 5.25" floppy format? Price
is only a small factor.. I just don't want to type them in by hand and
I don't have the 2 machines at the same location BUT I need to get the
ascii files off of the ALTOS Z80 system onto a DOS floppy where I can
then decide which platform to re-port the code.  

Please reply to:  ssfeibus@harris.com 
	     or:  cbosgd!novavax!hrshcx!ssfeibus


				Thanks in advance
 5-Aug-87 06:12:08-MDT,1325;000000000000
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Date: 28 Jul 87 14:04:00 GMT
From: texsun!convex!techsup!authorplaceholder@sun.com
Subject: info on mbasic
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i've got a radio shack model ii running cp/m.  i've added the graphics
board upgrade and have always used the graphics basic supplied with the
graphics board.  unfortunately, this basic does not run on cp/m.

what i am looking for is either a graphics basic for this system that
runs under cp/m (i doubt such an animal exists) or information on how
mbasic 5.x is constructed so that i may modify it to add my own
routines.  i know about calls and usr routines, and this is an option,
but not my first choice.

if anyone has any information that they could pass along, or point me in the
right direction i'd appreciate it.

thanks

ken brookner

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I bought the SWP double density package for my 820 5 1/4" DS system, but
before I ever installed it I upgraded to an 820-II.  I still have all
the software on disks and the chip and the instructions none of which I
ever expect to use.  If anyone on the DL has a use for them, please let
me know.  In so far as I know, the package is specific for the 820.  
Perhaps someone can use it and help Elliot  solve his problem.
                                   					Jerry
 5-Aug-87 19:31:01-MDT,925;000000000000
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To:      (@ENX:INFO-CPM@SIMTEL20.ARPA)
From:    Kevin J. Cummings (CUMMINGS)
Date:    Wednesday, August 5, 1987
Subject: ARC.COM

I have a copy of the UNARC program for CP/M.  Anyone know where I can the
counterpart which creates .ARC files under CP/M?

 6-Aug-87 00:58:22-MDT,882;000000000000
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Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1987  00:58 MDT
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      INFO-IBMPC@C.ISI.EDU, Info-Micro@BRL.ARPA
Subject: Updated XMODEM/YMODEM/ZMODEM protocol documentation

Chuck Forsberg's latest documentation files for XMODEM/YMODEM/ZMODEM
protocols are now available from SIMTEL20...

Filename			Type	 Bytes	 CRC

Directory PD:<MISC.PROTOCOLS>
YMODEM5.DOC.1			ASCII	 65477  858EH  (includes XMODEM)
ZMODEM5.DOC.1			ASCII	103675  9AAFH

--Keith Petersen
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Date: 4 Aug 87 08:59:31 GMT
From: mcvax!ukc!its63b!epistemi!rda@seismo.css.gov  (Robert Dale)
Organization: Epistemics, Edinburgh U., Scotland
Subject: Access to SIMTEL20
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We've lost some news recently because of system upgrade problems, so
apologies in advance if I've missed a crucial message.

Twice in the last couple of days I've tried to get stuff from the PD
archives on SIMTEL20, but each time my request gets bounced back with the
error 

	No such local mailbox as "ARCHIVE-REQUEST", recipient rejected

As this might suggest, I've been sending to ARCHIVE-REQUEST@SIMTEL20.  Is
this facility no longer available?

-- 

Robert Dale	University of Edinburgh, Centre for Cognitive Science,
                2 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9LW, Scotland.

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Subject: NOAH ARC ??

Date: 6 August 1987, 13:36:56 MET
From: Waling Tiersma            080-561368 / 080-516 U448020  at HNYKUN11
To:   INFO-CPM at SIMTEL20

In  file pd:<cpm.arc-lbr>noah.inf I read an anouncement of an
ARC program for CP/M-80.
Since the anouncement was undated I don't know whether it is recent or not.
Does anyone know about the NOAH ARC program. Is it still being developped?
If it already exists, is it public domain and if so: where can one find it?

         Waling Tiersma,
         Nijmegen,
         Netherlands
 6-Aug-87 07:08:20-MDT,2486;000000000000
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In-reply-to: Msg of 4 Aug 1987  02:59-MDT from mcvax!ukc!its63b!epistemi!rda at seismo.css.gov (Robert Dale)

This archive server has been shut down.  The message below explains.

--Keith

Date: Friday, 26 June 1987  08:58-MDT
From: Frank J. Wancho <WANCHO at SIMTEL20.ARPA>
To:   INFO-CPM, INFO-MICRO at BRL.ARPA, INFO-IBMPC at C.ISI.EDU
cc:   INFO-HZ100 at RADC-TOPS20.ARPA, INFO-HAMS, ADA-SW, UNIX-SW,
      INFO-APPLE at BRL.ARPA, INFO-MAC at SUMEX-AIM.STANFORD.EDU
Re:   Archive Server Shutdown

Several changes to the Archive Server have been made in the past few
weeks to improve service for replies sent through intermediate hosts.
One of the requested changes was to reduce the size of the messages by
half so that these messages don't hog the single-stream mail
channels, particularly on BITNET, for extended periods of time, and
thus give other mail a chance to get through in a timely manner.

Unfortunately, this has resulted in the SIMTEL20 mail queue to rapidly
grow way beyond all expectations: the Server was now generating twice
as many messages and our dedicated mailer for this service now had to
establish twice as many connections for the same number of replies.
That mailer could not keep up with the the queue, and for the second
time in as many weeks, we have had to shutdown the Server because we
were running out of disk space.

Because the disk space is at a premium for our regular users, and
because the resources required by both the Server and the mailer have
now reached a point well beyond the capabilities of our present system
configuration, the Server has been shut down until further notice and
for an indefinite period of time.  New requests will be returned
unanswered, and both present requests and replies will be flushed.

In the meantime, we are examining other possibilities to provide
access to our collections.  Because the great majority of requests
have come from BITNET users, we are looking for one or more BITNET
hosts willing to provide the disk space and BITSERV facilities for one
or more of our collections of public domain software.

--Frank
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From: "J. PAUL FERRILL" <ferrill@eglin-vax.arpa>
Subject: Boston Computer Society Inquiry
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  I am looking for any information about the Boston Computer Society.  I
will be in Boston next week (9 Aug - 14 Aug) and was wondering if they
might be meeting that week.  Any information about times of meetings, 
people to contact and location of meetings would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Paul Ferrill
ferrill@eglin-vax.arpa
Autovon 872-9307
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To:       (info-cpm@simtel20.arpa)
From:     Elliot Mednick
Date:     06 Aug 87  8:46 AM
Subject:  Xerox 820 DD problems - The Solution!!!

I received mail from Ken Wallenewein who hit the nail on the head when he
wrote:

>I've had problems with one of my 8" CDC drives with random garbaged sectors.
>As near as I can tell, the heads weren't being loaded quickly enough. It only
>seemed to be a problem during modem downloads - the writes were far enough
>apart that the head load solenoids were had to be loaded first. I don't think
>I ever found a good solution...
>/kenw

As  soon as I read this, I knew how to correct the problem.  On my Shugarts,
there is a screw to adjust the distance between the disk and the load pad when
the disk was not loaded.  I turned out that all I needed to do was reduce the
distance, thus reducing the loading time.  Ken, you may want to check this on
your CDCs.  Note that there are two screws; one is sealed, so adjust the bottom
one.

Thanks to those who have replied.  I now have a 100% functional CP/M system
with dual 8" DD drives.  Now if only I can get PD software from the archive
server... :-)

-Elliot

 8-Aug-87 00:16:04-MDT,1090;000000000000
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Date: 7 Aug 87 23:25:14 GMT
From: hao!gaia!cook@husc6.harvard.edu  (Forrest Cook)
Organization: Gaia Corp, Boulder, CO
Subject: Fortran Cross Compilers? P.C.->Z-80
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Does anybody out there know of any Fortran cross compilers that run on
the IBM PC and produce Z-80 code?

Information on C cross compilers would also be useful.  We are planning on
moving our Z-80 development software off of our aging NSC Starplex and on
to a PC.

Also... Is there any of the above software availible for running under
VAX/VMS?

F. Cook		National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Co.
 8-Aug-87 07:29:40-MDT,569;000000000000
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Subject: Cross Assembler
From:  John A. Wright <SAC.HQSAC-DOCT@E.ISI.EDU>
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There  is  a Cross assembler that runs on TOPS-20.  I found it at
CU20B.COLUMBIA.EDU under  the  directory  ws2:<kermit-tools>.   I
don't  know  if there may be one for vax/vms.  I can check it out
if you would like
 8-Aug-87 11:40:42-MDT,12423;000000000000
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To:   Info-Cpm@SIMTEL20.ARPA
Subject: New files uploaded to SIMTEL20 during July

The following is a complete list of CP/M-oriented files uploaded to
SIMTEL20 during the month of July, 1987.  The numbers following
the filenames are the file size in bytes followed by the file format.
(7) means ASCII, (8) means binary.

For a complete list of all CP/M files, see:
   PD:<CPM>CPM.CRCLST - Complete list with CRC values
   PD:<CPM>CPM.ARC    - The above, ARChived (much smaller), binary(8).
   PD:<CPM>FILES.DIR  - Abbreviated list with only directory and file names
   PD:<CPM>FILES.IDX  - Similar to below, no descriptions, comma delimited

There is currently no complete listing of all files, with descriptions.
That is in the process of being created and will be announced when
available.  In the meantime, see PD:<CPM.FILEDOCS>CPMAUG01.LST (ascii)
or CPMAUG01.LZT (crunched) which is a complete listing of all CP/M
files on GEnie, each with a one-line description.  Since SIMTEL20 and
GEnie have many of the same files, this will be a very useful listing.
It is updated monthly.

Note: to save space in the following listing, the device name PD: which
normally appears ahead of the directory name has been omitted.

<CPM.APPLE>AP40TRK.LBR        14336(8)  40 tracks for Apple w/Applicard
<CPM.APPLE>AP40TRK.TZT          768(8)  40 tracks for Apple w/Softcard
<CPM.APPLE>APLCPMLG.7Z7       15104(8)  7/87 Apple CP/M Files w/long desc.
<CPM.APPLE>PCPI-UG.1Z1         1920(8)  Applicard Newsletter #101 (#1)
<CPM.APPLE>PCPIDBII.FIX        1161(7)  Fixes DBII and Applicard problem
<CPM.APPLE>PCPIGRF2.LBR       58624(8)  Applicard DHR Graphics, v2
<CPM.APPLE>PCPIMMII.LBR        3200(8)  Applicard/MicroModem II Set-Up
<CPM.APPLE>PCPIUNI.LBR        24320(8)  Applicard .DVR for UDC and 3.5/800K

<CPM.ARC-LBR>LT21CONF.LBR      7168(8)  LT21 configured for "normal" user
<CPM.ARC-LBR>LT22.LBR         39424(8)  File typer/extractor/decompressor

<CPM.ASMUTL>DLNKLOC2.LBR      52352(8)  Disk based linker and loader
<CPM.ASMUTL>M80-L80.LBR        9600(8)  Answer to macro assembler questions
<CPM.ASMUTL>M80DATE.LBR       12288(8)  Current Date/Time in M80 lists
<CPM.ASMUTL>ZM3P.LBR          31616(8)  Assembler for Zilog source

<CPM.BASIC>AIRMILES.BZS        8448(8)  Calculate city-to-city airmiles
<CPM.BASIC>ALIEN.LBR           8704(8)  Space game with graphics
<CPM.BASIC>ASTRNMY2.BZS        3072(8)  Astronomy Related programs
<CPM.BASIC>ATTEN.BZS           1536(8)  T, Pi, MinLoss Attenuator Design
<CPM.BASIC>DEPREC.BZS          1408(8)  A depreciation analysis program
<CPM.BASIC>HURRICPM.BZS        4224(8)  Track hurricanes!!
<CPM.BASIC>JUMBLE12.LBR        2944(8)  Do "JUMBLE" puzzles in newspapers
<CPM.BASIC>LOG10K.BZS           896(8)  Elkin's Log 10000! Benchmark
<CPM.BASIC>MILLION.BZS         4864(8)  Become a millionaire in MBASIC
<CPM.BASIC>RACE2.LBR           1792(8)  Calculate car race track times

<CPM.BBS>BBS-LAW.LZT          15616(8)  BBS-related laws of several states
<CPM.BBS>CITADEL.LBR         171520(8)  Multi-room bulletin board system
<CPM.BBS>LTR2FCC2.ARK         21888(8)  Info/form letter on FCC rule change
<CPM.BBS>PICS-FIX.001           805(7)  Fix to PICS 1.6
<CPM.BBS>VANFEES2.TZT         14592(8)  Official FCC text on modem fees

<CPM.BBSLISTS>RCPM0887.LZT    36864(8)  Remote CP/M system phone list, Aug
<CPM.BBSLISTS>SOCAL041.LZT    21760(8)  Southern California BBS list

<CPM.C128>BYE-ON.1Z8           2944(8)  Setting up an RCP/M-BBS on a C-128
<CPM.C128>MEXHELP.DZC          4352(8)  A short tutorial on MEX.COM
<CPM.C128>PIP-HELP.TZT         2560(8)  Help with C128 CP/M PIP command
<CPM.C128>RAMPAK.ARK         135552(8)  C128 ramdisk utils with PROFILE.SUB
<CPM.C128>RAMPAK.DZC           4608(8)  Description of RAMPAK.ARK for C128
<CPM.C128>RAMPAKD.ARK         77568(8)  Documents for RAMPAK Utilities
<CPM.C128>SIGMV800.ARK       185216(8)  SIG/M C128 CP/M sampler disk #1
<CPM.C128>SIGMV801.ARK       198272(8)  SIG/M C128 CP/M sampler disk #2

<CPM.C>MFILE.LBR              12032(8)  Use many files concurrently in "C"

<CPM.CALCULATOR>ADM3RPN.LBR   29056(8)  Full-screen RPN calc for ADM-3
<CPM.CALCULATOR>CALC224.LBR   30976(8)  Interactive expression evaluator
<CPM.CALCULATOR>STACKALC.BZS   8960(8)  RPN Calculator in MTBasic

<CPM.CATLOG>LCAT20.LBR        56320(8)  Library Cataloging Utility ver 2.0

<CPM.CCP>EZALIAS3.LBR          9984(8)  Construct alias files for EZCPR

<CPM.CIS>PROTCISA.TZT          6784(8)  Specifications for CIS A protocol

<CPM.CPM3>SAPP15.LBR          13568(8)  Sort and pack CP/M Plus directory
<CPM.CPM3>U3-V11.LBR           2816(8)  CP/M+ utility recovers erased files
<CPM.CPM3>ZFILE3P.LBR         23168(8)  Scans user areas for file in CP/M+

<CPM.DATABASE>HANDYP10.LBR    74496(8)  dBaseII version of HANDY system
<CPM.DATABASE>KPHANDYP.LBR    74112(8)  HANDY+10 for Kaypros

<CPM.DBASEII>CMDGEN.LBR        9600(8)  Generate dBase Command files
<CPM.DBASEII>DB-GEN.LBR       18944(8)  Automatic Menu generator for dBase II
<CPM.DBASEII>DBHELP2.LBR      13184(8)  dBASEII on-line HELP command

<CPM.DIRUTL>DLQ.LBR            1280(8)  Deletes squeezed files after USQ
<CPM.DIRUTL>SAP60.LBR         18176(8)  Sort/pack CP/M disk directory
<CPM.DIRUTL>SD123.LBR         59520(8)  Super sorted directory utility
<CPM.DSKUTL>READ-PC.LBR       11392(8)  Read MS/PCDOS disks on CP/M
<CPM.DSKUTL>SCSIBOOT.LBR      11008(8)  Hooks for SCSI/PLUS bus interface

<CPM.EDUCATION>KIDMATH.LBR     2816(8)  Addition/subtraction tutor

<CPM.EPSON>ZCMD-QX.LBR         4480(8)  Install ZCMD on the Epson QX-10

<CPM.FILEDOCS>CPMAUG01.LST   135364(7)  CP/M PD software list Aug 1, 1987
<CPM.FILEDOCS>CPMAUG01.LZT    70400(8)  (same as above, but crunched)

<CPM.FILEDOCS>ROYALOAK.DZR    21120(8)  Listing of RCP/M RoyalOak directories

<CPM.FILUTL>FU-V13.LBR        48512(8)  Full screen binary file editor

<CPM.FORTH-83>BLKTOFTH.ARK    13312(8)  F83 .BLK to .TXT conversion
<CPM.FORTH-83>F83-20.MZN      15360(8)  Forth-83 Manual

<CPM.GENASM>AREA11.LBR        13568(8)  Search database for area code

<CPM.GENDOC>CAR-PROG.TZT       1792(8)  Choose language for next software
<CPM.GENDOC>DT42.TZT           3456(8)  New DT42 Computer from SemiDisk
<CPM.GENDOC>MSSCONV.TZT        3840(8)  Article about manuscript conventions
<CPM.GENDOC>PATCHIT.TZT       10240(8)  How to Patch a program file
<CPM.GENDOC>README.AZT         3328(8)  Discussion of "-READ.ME" tradition
<CPM.GENDOC>TV803FB1.LBR      18304(8)  Info about TeleVideo field bulletins

<CPM.GENIE>GENIE.IDX           4206(7)  Index of GEnie Bulletin Boards

<CPM.HAMRADIO>BEARING.BZS      1536(8)  A heading/distance program
<CPM.HAMRADIO>NOVICE1E.LBR    42112(8)  FCC NOVICE exam, video or printer

<CPM.IMP>I2RV-6.AZM            2560(8)  IMP Overlay - Racal-Vadic modems
<CPM.IMP>I2RY-1.AZM            7296(8)  IMP Overlay - Royal Alphatronics

<CPM.KAYPRO>KP-HOST.LBR      118400(8)  Files for remote system on Kaypro
<CPM.KAYPRO>KPCUR20.LBR        3072(8)  Set shape of Kaypro cursor
<CPM.KAYPRO>KPDD10.LBR         2432(8)  Directory utility for the Kaypro
<CPM.KAYPRO>KPIMP245.LBR      17664(8)  IMP 245 for Kayrpo with Avatex modem
<CPM.KAYPRO>KVIDTEX.LBR       32512(8)  Kaypro program - CIS Vidtex protocol
<CPM.KAYPRO>M100-KP.ARK       22016(8)  Kaypro <--> TRS100 file transfers

<CPM.LIST>BRFONTS.LBR         14336(8)  Fonts for Bradford printing program
<CPM.LIST>GEEFONT4.LBR        34560(8)  Fonts with MAKEFONT compiler

<CPM.MEX>MEXOVL09.LZT          4096(8)  Latest list of MEX overlays
<CPM.MEX>MXM-SM16.AZM          7040(8)  MEX overlay for the Hayes SmartModem
<CPM.MEX>MXT-AP31.AZM          3456(8)  MEXplus term overlay for Apple

<CPM.MODEM>HST9600.LBR        36864(8)  Info about Courier 9600 BPS modem
<CPM.MODEM>PCP-0787.LZT        8448(8)  BBS numbers accessible to PC Pursuit
<CPM.MODEM>PCP-TIPS.TZT        9472(8)  Tips for using PC Pursuit
<CPM.MODEM>THRUPUTS.DZC        1664(8)  Study of file transmission speeds

<CPM.RCPM>ZFILE3.LBR          21760(8)  Scans all drives/user area for file

<CPM.SB180>SWTIME.LBR         28928(8)  Software for "SmartWatch"

<CPM.SQUSQ>TYPEQZ17.LBR       45824(8)  TYPE utility with wildcard filenames

<CPM.SYSUTL>AMPROCLK.LBR       2944(8)  TurboModula - access to Ampro Clock
<CPM.SYSUTL>NO-SLOT.LBR       15744(8)  Set/display time on no-slot clock
<CPM.SYSUTL>RSX2.LBR          15616(8)  Add system calls to CP/M 2.2 system

<CPM.TERM>ASCII.LBR             640(8)  Program prints ASCII character set
<CPM.TERM>VIDTERM.LBR          5504(8)  Terminal attribute Info

<CPM.TURBOM2>FDUMP.LBR        17664(8)  File dump utility in TurboModula-2
<CPM.TURBOM2>LOG10K.MZD         768(8)  Elkin's Log 10000! Benchmark

<CPM.TURBOPAS>LOG10K.PZS        640(8)  Elkin's Log 10000! Benchmark
<CPM.TURBOPAS>TRANSFOR.PZS     1408(8)  Transformation of data in Turbo
<CPM.TURBOPAS>TURBWIN3.LBR    18816(8)  Window procedure for Turbo Pascal
<CPM.TURBOPAS>XLIST62.LBR     51968(8)  Cross-reference listing for Pascal

<CPM.TXTUTL>STRIPA76.LBR      17664(8)  Text file conversion tool
<CPM.TXTUTL>TXTCOM2.LBR        9856(8)  Converts ASCII text to COM files

<CPM.VDOEDIT>VDE-Z3.PZT        2432(8)  Patch to VDE for use with ZCPR
<CPM.VDOEDIT>VDE26.LBR        57984(8)  Full screen text editor/processor
<CPM.VDOEDIT>VDE26.UPD         1354(7)  Updated features of VDE26

<CPM.WSTAR>WS-MAIL.LBR         4992(8)  MailMerge for labels, envelopes
<CPM.WSTAR>WSSCRIPT.PZT        2560(8)  WordStar patch for super/subscript

<CPM.XEROX>ULTRA-XE.IZF        5120(8)  Info about Z280 board for Xerox

<CPM.Z280>ZADAPTER.IZF         6016(8)  Info about ZEDUX Z280/Z80 adapters
<CPM.Z280>ZDAM-100.DZC         3328(8)  Maintain directories and catalog
<CPM.Z280>ZEDUX280.LBR        26624(8)  A Z280 add-on card for CP/M systems
<CPM.Z280>ZNODE24.MZG          2688(8)  Message re Z280 Zilog/ZEDUX seminar

<CPM.Z8EDEBUG>Z8E14.LBR      163328(8)  Screen-oriented Z80 debugger

<CPM.ZCPR33>CMD11.LBR          4224(8)  Define/run command line in ZCPR3
<CPM.ZCPR33>COMIF10.LBR       28928(8)  "IF" testing for submit under ZCPR
<CPM.ZCPR33>FOR-NXT2.LBR      43136(8)  Perform command repeatedly
<CPM.ZCPR33>PTCAP12.LBR       51456(8)  Install new TCAP on PBBS systems
<CPM.ZCPR33>SD123-Z3.LBR      41216(8)  Super directory lister for ZCPR33
<CPM.ZCPR33>WS4ZCPR.TZT        1152(8)  ZCPR support for WordStar 4.0
<CPM.ZCPR33>Z3TCAP26.LBR      17408(8)  ZCPR3 terminal emulation program
<CPM.ZCPR33>ZMANAGER.LBR      27264(8)  Latest version of ZMANAGER

<MISC.BBS>BBS-LAW.LST         40266(7)  BBS-related laws of several states
<MISC.BBS>VANFEES2.TXT        33079(7)  Official FCC text on modem fees

<MISC.BBSLISTS>313BBS-9.LST   19036(7)  Areacode 313 Bulletin Board systems
<MISC.BBSLISTS>ABBS-13S.LST   12167(7)  List of BBS in Atlanta area -- June
<MISC.BBSLISTS>FUBBS87.APR    89694(7)  Phone numbers of all known BBS's
<MISC.BBSLISTS>LAWBBS.TXT     12057(7)  Bulletin boards for legal matters
<MISC.BBSLISTS>SOCAL041.LST   46702(7)  Southern California BBS list

<MISC.MICROEMACS>*.*  MicroEMACS version 3.8L (C language) now available as
                      individual files.  See <MSDOS.MEMACS>EM38LSRC.ARC
                      and EM38LDOC.ARC which are the same, but ARCed.

<MISC.MODEMS>2400MODEM.PROBLEMS  5220(7)  2400 baud modem compatibility info
<MISC.MODEMS>MICROCOM.MODEMS   2245(7)  Info about Microcom modems
<MISC.MODEMS>THRUPUTS.DOC      2755(7)  Study of file transmission speeds
<MISC.MODEMS>USRDEALS.MSG      1740(7)  Good deals-USR 2400/9600 baud modems
<MISC.MODEMS>WORLDLINK.MODEM   2718(7)  Info about the WorldLink modem

<MISC.PCPURSUIT>PCP-TIPS.TXT  19907(7)  Tips for using PC Pursuit

<MISC.PROTOCOLS>PROTCISA.TXT  14645(7)  Discription of CIS A protocol

--Keith Petersen
Arpa: W8SDZ@SIMTEL20.ARPA
Uucp: {bellcore,decwrl,harvard,lll-crg,ucbvax,uw-beaver}!simtel20.arpa!w8sdz
GEnie: W8SDZ
RCP/M Royal Oak: 313-759-6569 - 300, 1200, 2400 (V.22bis) or 9600 (USR HST)
 8-Aug-87 11:58:36-MDT,1062;000000000000
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Date: Sat, 8 Aug 1987  11:58 MDT
Message-ID: <KPETERSEN.12324896481.BABYL@SIMTEL20.ARPA>
Sender: KPETERSEN@SIMTEL20.ARPA
From: Keith Petersen <W8SDZ@SIMTEL20.ARPA>
To:   hao!gaia!cook@HUSC6.HARVARD.EDU (Forrest Cook)
Cc:   Info-Cpm@SIMTEL20.ARPA
Subject: Fortran Cross Compilers? P.C.->Z-80
In-reply-to: Msg of 7 Aug 1987  17:25-MDT from hao!gaia!cook at husc6.harvard.edu (Forrest Cook)

If you have a V20 chip in your PC you can continue to use your CP/M
programs on the PC (as long as they are 8080, not Z80, executables).
The program to do this is:

Filename			Type	 Bytes	 CRC

Directory PD:<MSDOS.EMULATORS>
V20-80.COM			BINARY	  7552  2D8BH

Also available is:
Z80MU310.ARC			BINARY	165376  E0F5H

which is a Z80 emulator for the PC.  It works, but is rather slow.

--Keith Petersen
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GEnie: W8SDZ
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 8-Aug-87 12:30:25-MDT,571;000000000000
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Subject: Osborne Exec output to printers
From:  John A. Wright <SAC.HQSAC-DOCT@E.ISI.EDU>
To: info-cpm@SIMTEL20.ARPA
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How  can I get the RS232 port to communicate with a parallel type
printer.  I am using Word Star, and have tried most everything  I
can think of!

Anyone have an idea other than using the IEEE port?
 8-Aug-87 17:12:46-MDT,2593;000000000000
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Date: 8 Aug 87 22:37:57 GMT
From: vikram.usc.edu!mlinar@OBERON.USC.EDU  (Mitch Mlinar)
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Subject: Re: No-slot clocks
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In article <1027@moscom.UUCP> adp@moscom.UUCP (Alan Percy) writes:
>Try taking a look at the Ztime-I from Kenmore Computer Tech.
>It goes under the Z80 socket and maps into I/O space.  Comes
>with all the source you could ever need.  It has the added
>advantage of being supported by lots of application programs
>like DateStamper, Presto!....
>
>They can be reached at:
>     KCT
>     PO Box 635
>     Kenmore NY  14217
>     (716) 877-0617
>
>
>Neat suff......I love mine!!!!
>Alan

This is the kind of reply that irks me so much that I have to say something:

Alan, there is NOTHING wrong with your comment EXCEPT that you should admit
that you are the president of KCT which is done as a side business.  This
net is NOT for free advertising.  To soften it a little, I would not have
minded the same posting at all if you had just appended:

          President, KCT  (or whatever your title is now)

Your "neat stuff ..." comment takes on a different meaning when this is
taken into consideration: PR bs.  I don't mind "plugs" as long as it is
admitted (Jay Sage did not hide the fact he is behind the new
ZCPR stuff and wants to make money from it); honesty is the best policy.

To the net - about the Kenmore Tech Clock:

It is a very good clock, but also the most expensive one on the market at
$100 assembled.  It takes 16 continuous I/O ports and mine required calibration
using capacitors since it lost 3 minutes a week.  The board is 3x3 (or around
there in size) and stands 5/8 in high, so make sure you have room for it.
My clock is still running (on its second battery); I also have a no-slot
running (in another machine) which is easier to install and cheaper, 
although to be fair, the driver support in the KCT stuff was very good
compared to the no-slot lack of info.
13-Aug-87 09:44:24-MDT,1153;000000000000
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Date: 13 Aug 87 12:29:58 GMT
From: ritcv!cci632!susan@cs.rochester.edu  (Susan Micciche)
Organization: CCI, Communications Systems Division, Rochester, NY
Subject: Re: 8085 to 8808 converter
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In article <1517@cci632.UUCP>, susan@cci632.UUCP (Susan Micciche) writes:
> 
>   I am looking for a program that will convert Intel 8085 assembler code
>   to Intel 8088 assembler code. Does such as animal exist or should we
>   just start writing our own? Any pointers or hints would be much
>   appreciated. Thanks.
>  
>   Susan Micciche
>   ...seismo!rochester!cci632!susan
>  
> 
> 
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From: Gern <GUBBINS@RADC-TOPS20.ARPA>
Subject: Re: 8085 to 8808 converter
To: ritcv!cci632!susan@CS.ROCHESTER.EDU
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Message-ID: <12326441872.13.GUBBINS@RADC-TOPS20.ARPA>

Yes, I believe I have one and it will be soon posted in the soon to
be moved INFO-HZ100 PD LIB destined for SIMTEL20.ARPA

I can email it to you if you desire.

Gern
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From: mwilson@pnet01.cts.com (Marc Wilson)
To: crash!info-cpm@simtel20.arpa@bass.nosc.mil
Subject: Re: 8085 to 8808 converter

     Any of the 8080 to 8088 converters will work just fine, save for the RIM
and SIM instructions of the 8085.  These, you can no doubt do by hand... if
there are 8088 equivalents ( don't ask me... I don't touch IBM! ).

     Try XLT8086.  Runs on the 8080, and creates an 8088 source file.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Marc Wilson
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15-Aug-87 13:32:57-MDT,1779;000000000000
Mail-From: KPETERSEN created at 15-Aug-87 13:32:36
Date: Friday, 14 August 1987  14:21-MDT
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From: ihnp4!inuxc!iuvax!iucs!bobmon@UCBVAX.BERKELEY.EDU
To: info-modems@SIMTEL20.ARPA
Subject:   Cheap modems and other delights (Compuscan warning)
ReSent-From: KPETERSEN@SIMTEL20.ARPA
ReSent-To: Info-Cpm, Info-Micro at BRL.ARPA
ReSent-Date: Sat 15 Aug 1987 13:32-MDT

I recently posted a request for info about a company offering a modem for
$122 (at least two other people posted similar queries).  I've since seen
the following bulletin, which I am passing along...


Message #1951
  To ALL                                    08-11-87
>From STEVE LEON (SYSOP)                     Subject WARNING
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
There is an ad appearing in BYTE, INFO WORLD, Compuserve's ONLINE and
perhaps other places (it may be scheduled for PC WORLD). It is a full
page ad by an outfit in Beverly Hills California called Compuscan.
Prices are absurdly low - in fact - they are below wholesale.
To make a long story short - the whole thing is a scam. We have the
postal authorities on it. INFO WORLD will have a front page story next
week on it.
In the meantime, don't fall for it. If you already have - RUN to the
bank and stop payment on the check. (Get to the bank in person and get
it from them in writing that you told them.) If you already sent money
and your check was cashed - next time remember the old -but true fact -
that if sounds too good to be true - chances are it is not true.
Please pass it on through the BBS networks.
                                         STEVE LEON
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Date: 13 Aug 87 11:29:47 GMT
From: ptsfa!hoptoad!academ!uhnix1!sugar!splut!jay@AMES.ARPA  (Jay Maynard)
Organization: Confederate Microsystems, League City, TX
Subject: Re: Osborne Exec output to printers
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In article <[E.ISI.EDU].8-Aug-87.13:29:31.SAC.HQSAC-DOCT>, SAC.HQSAC-DOCT@E.ISI.EDU (John A. Wright) writes:
> 
> How  can I get the RS232 port to communicate with a parallel type
> printer.  I am using Word Star, and have tried most everything  I
> can think of!
> 
> Anyone have an idea other than using the IEEE port?

Punt. RS-232 serial ports don't talk to parallel printers (anything using a
Centronics parallel interface, i.e. Epson, Okidata,...). You can buy a
printer buffer that has a serial input (I believe there are versions of
Quadram's Microfazer that will do the trick). Aside from that, if the Exec
(which I'm not particularly familiar with) doesn't have a parallel printer
port, you'll have to kludge around the IEEE port.

-- 
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Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1987  22:02 MDT
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From: Keith Petersen <W8SDZ@SIMTEL20.ARPA>
To:   Info-Cpm@SIMTEL20.ARPA
Subject: WordStar 4.0 for CP/M product announcement

The following is presented for informational value only.  I do not
have any connection with MicroPro or it's dealers.

--Keith Petersen
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RCP/M Royal Oak: 313-759-6569 - 300, 1200, 2400 (V.22bis) or 9600 (USR HST)

--cut-here--WS4CPM.PR--cut-here--
  MICROPRO ANNOUNCED UPDATE OF WORDSTAR - CP/M EDITION RELEASE 4
             CP/M Update Offers Over 100 Enhancements

 SAN RAFAEL, Calif., July 23, 1987 - MicroPro International
Corporation (MPRO/NASDAQ) today announced that an updated version
of WordStar for CP/M microcomputers will begin shipping in
mid-August.  WordStar, originally released for CP/M
microcomputers, is the most widely-used word processing software
for microcomputers.  Currently, MicroPro is celebrating its "3
millionth-product-shipped" milestone.  WordStar is widely used by
writers, businesses, corporations of all sizes and governmental
agencies around the world.

      "WordStar, CP/M Edition, Release 4, offers more than 100
enhancements over the current CP/M version, while maintaining the
look and feel of the user interface that has become a word
processing standard as well as a standard for many other types of
microcomputer applications," said MicroPro president and CEO Leon
Williams.

      "MicroPro has a very special relationship with our CP/M
customers.  WordStar was originally release for CP/M machines in
1979 long before the industry adopted MS-DOS as the standard
operating system.  We realize that we got our start with CP/M
users and we want to assure them that we will continue to provide
them with access to the latest technology.  The `New' MicroPro is
committed to providing regular product updates for all our
customers, including those who use WordStar on CP/M systems,"
said Williams.

       WordStar, CP/M Edition, Release 4 will be priced at $295
and will be available in retail stores in September.  Release 4
contains improved versions of the WORD Plus spelling checker,
developed by San Diego-based Software Heaven Inc., and MailMerge
and a new, easier to use indexing system.

 New Features

       "Early this year, we conducted a survey to determine what
features CP/M users wanted in an upgrade.  The response was
overwhelming.  Letters and phone calls poured into MicroPro.
Based on the feedback we added more than 100 new features to the
CP/M version of WordStar," said Williams.

       Among the new features CP/M users requested and will find
in WordStar, CP/M Edition, Release 4 are: "Go-to page," stored
ruler lines, new 61,000-word dictionary (dictionary size may be
smaller depending on hardware), programmable macros, an "Undo"
command, built-in four function calculator, user number path
support, onscreen bold and underline (available on most
hardware), function keys (depending on hardware), laser printing
capability, and improved speed throughout the program.  The
product has been designed to support floppy-based and hard
disk-based systems and to take maximum advantage of available
system memory resources.

 Warranty

       WordStar, CP/M Edition, Release 4 includes free 90
day-warranty support.  Ninety days from the date of purchase (or
45 days from date of first call with less than 45 days remaining
on warranty period), customers have unlimited calling to a
dedicated telephone number.

 Update Pricing

       As part of its 3 millionth-product-shipped celebration,
MicroPro will make updates available to all CP/M users for $89.00
plus tax and $5.00 for shipping and handling with a limit of one
update per user.  Additionally, MicroPro will make special
pricing available to user groups.  The price for user groups who
order 2-9 CP/M updates is $85.00 for each update plus shipping
and handling.  For 10 or more copies the price is $79.00 per
update plus shipping and handling.  To be eligible for the
discount, user groups must contact MicroPro's customer service
department and place the entire order at one time.  The order
must be pre-paid.

       For general information on update policies and procedures
or to place an order, interested parties can call MicroPro
directly at (800) 227-5609 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Pacific time
Monday through Friday.

       MicroPro International Corporation, headquartered in San
Rafael, California, is a leading international developer and
marketer of microcomputer software products and services.
MicroPro's WordStar family of Personal Communications Processing
products and support help users formulate, express and
communicate ideas.  These programs are among the largest selling
microcomputer software programs in the world.  Since its founding
in 1978, MicroPro has shipped more than 3,000,000 products,
giving it the largest installed user base of any microcomputer
software company.  MicroPro's products are sold through
distributors and retailers as well as through original equipment
manufacturers (OEMs) of personal computers.

                               -30-
15-Aug-87 22:08:59-MDT,9333;000000000000
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Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1987  22:08 MDT
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From: Keith Petersen <W8SDZ@SIMTEL20.ARPA>
To:   Info-Cpm@SIMTEL20.ARPA
Subject: WordStar 4.0 for CP/M more information

The following is presented for informational value only.  I do not
have any connection with MicroPro or it's dealers.

--Keith Petersen
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--cut-here--WS4CPM.NEW--cut-here--
        WORDSTAR, CP/M EDITION, RELEASE 4, HERE AT LAST!!!

SPECIAL NOTICE -- JIM WELCH, THE NORTHEASTERN REPRESENTATIVE OF 
MICROPRO CORPORATION WILL INTRODUCE WORDSTAR, CP/M EDITION, 
RELEASE 4, AT THE SEPTEMBER MEETING OF THE BCS CP/M GROUP, FORSYTH 
DENTAL CENTER, 140 THE FENWAY, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 7:30 PM.  
All are welcome.  Please come.  Beginners' Clinic at 7:00 PM.

     On July 23, MicroPro Corporation announced release 4.0 of 
WordStar for CP/M.  Shipment of upgrades to registered users is 
scheduled to begin on or about August 20.  Upgrades can be ordered 
by calling MicroPro Customer Service at (800)227-5609 9:00 AM-9:00 
PM EST.  The cost of the upgrade is $89 plus state tax and 
shipping.  A $10 discount on orders placed before the end of 
August is available to BCS members by asking for extension 6667.  
In addition to upgrades, new copies of Wordstar 4 can also be 
ordered from Customer Service.

     Note -- MicroPro has a unique upgrade policy.  Any legitimate 
copy of WordStar (CP/M or MS/PCDOS, normal release or OEM release 
such as Kaypro or Osborne, etc.) can be upgraded to the current 
CP/M or MS/PCDOS version.

     We were not able to obtain a copy in time to write a review 
for this issue of the newsletter; however, a review will be 
forthcoming.  The following details of the new release have been 
selected from the MicroPro brochure on the CP/M Edition.

RAM REQUIREMENTS: 54K TPA with math, 51K TPA without.

DISK REQUIREMENTS: At least two 5 1/4" double density drives.

DISTRIBUTION FORMATS: CP/M Generic (8" ss/sd), Kaypro, Osborne.  
Apple due in October.  Note: We can convert any of these formats 
to virtually any format that you require (with the exception of 
Vector Graphic hard sector).

TERMINAL SUPPORT: 27 terminals supported by default, extensive 
patching options to allow other terminal installations.

PRINTER SUPPORT: Much better support of laser printers and dot 
matrix printers.  Support of two installed printers.  Note: this 
version of WS will not support background printing (use a hardware 
printer buffer instead!).

HIGHLIGHTS: 
  UNDO
  KEYSTROKE MACROS
  FOUR-FUNCTION MATH CALCULATOR
  USER NUMBER and ZCPR NAMED DIRECTORY SUPPORT
  ONSCREEN BOLDFACING and UNDERLINING (if your terminal supports this)
  THE WORD PLUS SPELLING CHECKER
  MULTIPLE RULER LINES (which can be saved with your document)
  GO-TO-PAGE
  PRINT MULTIPLE COPIES and to ASCII 
  MULTI-LINE HEADERS and FOOTERS

FULL LIST OF ENHANCEMENTS:
  1 Undo
  2 Keystroke macros
  3 Built-in four-function math calculator *
  4 User number support
  5 Onscreen bold and underline *
  6 The WORD Plus spelling checker and expanded dictionary
  7 Stored ruler lines active while editing
  8 Go to page
  9 Print multiple copies
 10 Multi-line headers
 11 Multi-line footers
 12 Laser printing capability
 13 Automatic paragraph indentation
 14 Automatic hanging indent
 15 Continuous/noncontinuous underline
 16 Improved install program
 17 New program modification processes (this means that all patch 
    points are documented and a tool is provided to do the patches)
 18 Proportional spacing (depending on printer capability, 
    requires additional RAM) *
 19 Improved documentation
 20 Easier-to-use indexing
 21 Index every word
 22 Word count
 23 Ctrl key with keypad moves cursor intuitively (hardware 
    dependent)
 24 User-programmable function keys
 25 Function keys provide alternative interface *
 26 Improved speed
 27 Improved use of memory
 28 Specify printer at print time
 29 Access two printers from one computer
 30 Print to ASCII
 31 Print to shared printer
 32 Print to disk including all escape sequences
 33 Cleaner menus
 34 Block math *
 35 Improved, easier-to-use conditionals
 36 Merge-print math capability
 37 Column replace mode
 38 Convert to uppercase from lowercase
 39 Convert to lowercase from uppercase
 40 Help for each command
 41 Improved help contents
 42 Removable help messages in separate (optional) file
 43 Find and replace across page breaks and soft spaces
 44 Find and replace from cursor to end/beginning of file
 45 Improved find and replace of control characters
 46 Improved use of wildcards in find and replace
 47 Move to end of sentence
 48 Move to end of paragraph
 49 Move to any character
 50 Move to previous sentence
 51 Move to previous paragraph
 52 Move to any previous character
 53 Delete rest of sentence
 54 Delete rest of paragraph
 55 Delete up to any character
 56 Restore default page numbering
 57 Improved merge printing (.DF) allows user defined character to 
    separate variables
 58 File insert (.FI) now works while printing as well as merging
 59 Print-time formatting (.PF) now works while printing and 
    merging
 60 Page number (.PN) now works while printing and merging
 61 Line height (.LH) now active while editing and printing
 62 Embed a copy of the ruler line into text (.RR)
 63 Store left margin in document to be active during editing 
    (.LM)
 64 Store right margin in document to be active during editing 
    (.RM)
 65 Microspace justification on dot matrix printers (.UJ)
 66 Variable character width on dot matrix printers (.CW)
 67 Variable line height on dot matrix printers (.LH)
 68 Alignment/word wrap may be changed while editing (.AW)
 69 Line space changes may be stored within document (.LS)
 70 Justification changes may be stored within document (.OJ)
 71 Multi-user support
 72 Installable tab stops
 73 Can remove status line
 74 Can read and write column blocks (Ctrl KR and CTRL KW)
 75 Improved status line contents
 76 Improved flag column contents
 77 Toggle near-letter quality print mode within a document
 78 Define print controls while editing
 79 Define form feed character while editing
 80 Print at fixed position when using different fonts
 81 Italics (on some printers)
 82 Auto indentation in nondocument mode
 83 Set tab expansion in nondocument mode
 84 User defined tabs based on file type in nondocument mode
 85 Strip high order bits from file in nondocument mode
 86 Convert hard carriage returns to soft carriage returns 
    automatically
 87 Predefined macro for result from last math (Esc =)
 88 Predefined macro for last mathematical equation (Esc #)
 89 Predefined macro for formatting numbers (Esc $)
 90 Cursor placed where it was left after last "save-and-resume" 
    editing
 91 Maximum right margin increased to 255
 92 Support for full page terminals
 93 Backspace is destructive
 94 Delete key deletes character
 95 Visible soft spaces for increased spacing control
 96 Create file to modify more than one copy of WordStar
 97 Change what WordStar considers a word for word delete 
    operations (Ctrl T)
 98 Improved custom printer install
 99 Delete files using wildcards
100 Limit directory displays using wildcards
101 Suppress file types from directory
102 Protect a file
103 Spell checker is user installable
104 Find and correct spelling errors
105 Automatic spelling correction
106 Find rhyming words
107 Help solve word puzzles
108 Locate anagrams
109 Automatic soft hyphenation in spelling checker
110 Look up correct spelling of a word
111 Check frequency (redundancy) of word use
112 Alphabetize and text file or word list
113 Homonym help
114 ZCPR named directory support
115 "Large file"indicator on status line
116 Print from command line
117 Print then exit from command line
118 Open document from command line
119 Open nondocument from command line
120 Print nondocuments and maintain onscreen formatting
121 Can format merge-print string variables
122 Can format merge-print numeric variables
123 Memory usage control

     This is not an advertisement; however, based on my experience 
with the DOS version of WordStar 4.0 (most, but not all new 
features are common to both CP/M and MS/PCDOS versions), you will 
want to consider upgrading.  One of the most significant features 
is the extensive patching info provided.  With earlier versions of 
WordStar, the user community compiled and maintained complete 
listings of user modifiable patch locations.  MicroPro learned 
from this and with release 4.0, has provided this information as 
well as a program to facilitate user patching of WordStar.  The 
configurable options and patch locations far exceed those found in 
earlier WordStar releases.

08/10/87                                          Jim Byram
                                                  BCS CP/M Group
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From: "Curtis R. Anderson" <ACSCCRA@UBVMS.BITNET>
Subject: RS-232 to parallel conversion
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>How  can I get the RS232 port to communicate with a parallel type
>printer.  I am using Word Star, and have tried most everything  I
>can think of!

Perhaps a serial to parallel converter is what you need.  One could get that
with a printer buffer as well...

  --Curtis

  (obnoxious .signature files are OUT with this guy)
 
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Date: 17 Aug 87 03:46:11 GMT
From: ucsdhub!hp-sdd!ncr-sd!crash!mwilson@sdcsvax.ucsd.edu  (Marc Wilson)
Organization: Grossmont College, El Cajon, Ca.
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     Is there a version for CP/M?  Even something close would be nice;
I'm not up to even attempting to write something like that myself!

-- 
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In-Reply-To: Your message of 17 Aug 87 03:46:11 GMT.
             <1552@crash.CTS.COM>
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 87 11:29:22 PDT

MINCE (Mince Is not Complete Emacs) was written by Mark of the
Unicorn, Cambridge MA about 5 years ago, with a companion SCRIBBLE
formatter (a watered down SCRIBE).  It included source code (for bds-c
1.4x) for the "outer" editor routines and was extensible by
recompiling/relinking. It's got the basic emacs flavor:  8 buffers,
split screen, auto-insert, virtual memory, ...  It lacks the high-end
stuff: regular expressions, incremental search, bindable macros, etc.
The MINCE+SCRIBBLE+BDS-C package was called Amethyst; and there are
archived simtel20 files for the Amethyst user's group.

Perfect Writer is an imperfectly-realized modification of MINCE that
put the command-bindings into the swap file (making the bindings
configurable without recompilation), added hooks for spell and
help modes, and wrapped the editor and formatter inside an optional
shell menu.  It was marketed by Perfect Software, which was bought by
Thorne-EMI.

Perfect Writer was now and againn bundled with Kaypros, and at
Plu*Perfect Systems we developed enhancements and bug fixes that
patched the Kaypro version of PW into the co-called "Plu*Perfect
Writer" (PPW).

I use PPW and MINCE almost exclusively on CP/M machines, and use
several unix and ms-dos flavors of emacs.  For text and program
editing the cp/m versions serve me well.

How can you get MINCE or PW ?  I really don't know.  Unicorn won't
sell to end-users and long ago stopped support of MINCE.  Possibly
EMI would have a PW.  Plu*Perfect supports P*PW, doesn't sell PW;
you have to have the original PW yourself.

--bridger mitchell
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Date: 17 Aug 87 18:41:39 GMT
From: unc!symon@mcnc.org  (James Symon)
Organization: CS Dept., U. of N. Carolina, Chapel Hill
Subject: Re: Cheap modems and other delights (Compuscan warning)
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In article <KPETERSEN.12326748627.BABYL@SIMTEL20.ARPA>, bobmon@iucs.UUCP writes:
> I recently posted a request for info about a company offering a modem for
> $122 (at least two other people posted similar queries).  I've since seen
> the following bulletin, which I am passing along...
> . . .<stuff about ads for cheap modems>
> Prices are absurdly low - in fact - they are below wholesale.
> To make a long story short - the whole thing is a scam. We have the
> postal authorities on it. INFO WORLD will have a front page story next
> week on it.
> In the meantime, don't fall for it.
> . . . next time remember the old -but true fact -
> that if sounds too good to be true - chances are it is not true.

Right, be careful, but also don't pay too much. I got a 1200 baud
modem for $109 from an ad in COMPUTER SHOPPER. That catalog was full
of ads with stuff in that basic price range. I also just got a 1200
baud modem from the C.O.M.B. catalog for $79, $83.50 with shipping and
handling. Both work fine and have Hayes command compatibility,
auto-dial, etc., etc. I don't know how to tell the scams from the real
but my guess is that the scams are not prevalent and will be short
lived. I hope so anyway. 

Sorry if you just bought your Hayes at the local store for $475. I'm
not a dealer so don't write to me to get you one. These deals are not
unusual if you check out BYTE and COMPUTER SHOPPER (I find it in the
supermarket with the other mags). 

				Jim Symon

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Date: 17 Aug 87 18:04:36 GMT
From: amdahl!drivax!braun@AMES.ARPA  (Kral)
Organization: Digital Research, Inc.
Subject: TurboDos users?
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I am interested in contacting any TurboDos users to answer some questions about
the system.


-- 
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Subject: mince avail from some users' group out west ?!
Date:    Mon, 17-AUG-1987 23:52 EST
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I thought MINCE was available from some user's group out west for
like $50 (legit).

If anyone recalls this message I'd be interested in finding out
about it myself since all I've got it Perfect Writer...

rcs
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Subject:      2400 modems cheap?
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I'm *finally* in the market for a 2400 bps modem.  A recent issue of PC
magazine reviewed some 80 or so modems, and had good things to say about
the SmartTEAM 2400 modem, as well as the THE 2400 modem (available to
PC Network members).  Both performed at least as well as a real Hayes
2400 at 2400 bps.  Anyone have any experience with either of these modems?
17-Aug-87 23:23:34-MDT,1062;000000000000
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Date: Monday, 17 August 1987  12:18-MDT
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The ads referred to in the warning issued on the net last week were placed
by a company called Compusystems in Beverly Hills, NOT Compucscan. I don't
know if Compuscan exists, but they did not place the ads. We have relayed
the warning on our BBS. Caveat Emptor...

 
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Subject: Osborne IEEE -> Centronics 
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Here is an exerpt of a message I am forwarding to the net for others who
might have such a need.


==================
Date: 17 Aug 87 18:58 +0600
From: Daniel Keizer <busu@cc.uofm.cdn>
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Hi again ... I managed to dig up the specs on the IEEE -> Centronics
parallel port D connector.  Specs is as follows:

Cen               Ozzy
1                 11
2                 1
3                 3
4                 5
5                  7
6                 2
7                 4
8                 6
9                 8
11                15
13                19
19                12
29                18

The osborne connector is numbered with one being in the upper
right corner and the numbers alternating across the printed 
circuit edge.

Thanks to Gordon McAndrew, Brandon University, Manitoba, CANADA

Dan Keizer.
BUSU@CC.UOFM.CDN
BUSU@UOFMCC.BITNET

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Here is an exerpt of a message I am forwarding to the net for others who
might have such a need.


==================
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From: Daniel Keizer <busu@cc.uofm.cdn>
To: <SAC.HQSAC-DOCT@e.isi.edu> [confirm]
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Subject: Re: Osborne Exec output to printers

Hi again ... I managed to dig up the specs on the IEEE -> Centronics
parallel port D connector.  Specs is as follows:

Cen               Ozzy
1                 11
2                 1
3                 3
4                 5
5                  7
6                 2
7                 4
8                 6
9                 8
11                15
13                19
19                12
29                18

The osborne connector is numbered with one being in the upper
right corner and the numbers alternating across the printed 
circuit edge.

Thanks to Gordon McAndrew, Brandon University, Manitoba, CANADA

Dan Keizer.
BUSU@CC.UOFM.CDN
BUSU@UOFMCC.BITNET



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Date: 18 Aug 87 02:48:42 GMT
From: ihnp4!cuae2!killer!toma@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU  (Tom Armistead)
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I am looking for a Small-C compiler to generate Z80 code, I would prefer
Public Domain and Source. I do have a version of Small C that generates
8080, but I don't know 8080 pneumonics and the assembler I have is a Z80
one.

Or...

Does anyone out there have an 8080 to Z80 conversion utility???

I don't read this group much, so could you please respond to me via email?

Thanks in Advance!
Tom
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To:      (@ENX:INFO-CPM@SIMTEL20.ARPA)
From:    Kevin J. Cummings (CUMMINGS)
Date:    Tuesday, August 18, 1987
Subject: Re: EMACS for CP/M

Mark of the Unicorn was selling MINCE (MINCE Is Not Complete EMACS).
The last known CP/M price I saw was around $99 for it.  However, They
really wanted to push Final Word (kind of a combination MINCE/SCRIBBLE)
and they may have stopped marketing MINCE (at least I think they stopped
selling their MS-DOS copy of it).

There is a MICRO-EMACS available in the public domain, but as far as I
know, it is too big to run under CP/M-80, and is written in C.  It should
run under CP/M-86, CP/M-68K, as well as MS-DOS and the Atari and the Amiga.

Workman and Associates have an editor which is a cross between WordStar
and EMACS which is written in their FTL-MODULA-2 compiler which is fairly
cheap (around $40-50 I think).  It runs well with their FTL-MODULA-2 compiler,
and comes with sources if you feel like modifying it.

There's also WordStar, but that isn't EMACS, is it...

Any other ideas anyone?

Kevin Cummings

(I work for neither Workman and Assoc., MicroPro, nor Mark of the Unicorn,
and am endorsing none of the above mentioned editors.
The other usual disclaimers also apply...)

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Do  you  know  of  any  SAT  or College Board type utilities.  A
friend of mine has a dependent getting ready to take these  exams
and needs some help if available.

Anything you know of would be appreciated.

Thanks.
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Date: 18 Aug 87 17:28:20 GMT
From: abp@j.cc.purdue.edu  (Jeffrey J Wieland)
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I got a letter last week from MicroPro announcing the availability of
WordStar Rel. 4 for CP/M.  I thought that it wasn't supposed to be out until
after the Nov. Comdex.  Does anyone know if this is just a mildly warmed over
NewWord? (I recall some mention that MicroPro was going to distribute the CP/M
version of NewWord in the interim.)

Has anyone actually got a copy of this?  How do you like it?

				Jeff Wieland
				abp@j.cc.purdue.edu
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Date: 19 Aug 87 02:26:31 GMT
From: vijit!madsen@gargoyle.uchicago.edu  (Dave Madsen)
Organization: Wang Labs, Oakbrook, IL
Subject: Re: Access to SIMTEL20
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In article <52@epistemi.UUCP>, rda@epistemi.UUCP (Robert Dale) writes:
> Twice in the last couple of days I've tried to get stuff from the PD
> archives on SIMTEL20, but each time my request gets bounced back with the
> error 
> 	No such local mailbox as "ARCHIVE-REQUEST", recipient rejected
> UUCP:	...!ukc!cstvax!epistemi!rda
> ARPA:	rda%epistemi.ed.ac.uk@ucl.cs
> JANET:	rda@uk.ac.ed.epistemi

I had the same problem.  I sent a message to Frank Wancho (Wancho@simtel20.arpa)
who sent the reply (dated Fri, 26 Jun 1987) reproduced below.
Please note that I do not know if this includes anonymous FTP as well.

Dave Madsen   ---dcm

ihnp4!vijit!madsen    or    gargoyle.uchicago.edu!vijit!madsen

Frank Wancho's reply:
"Several changes to the Archive Server have been made in the past few
weeks to improve service for replies sent through intermediate hosts.  
One of the requested changes was to reduce the size of the messages by
half so that these messages don't hog the single-stream mail
channels, particularly on BITNET, for extended periods of time, and
thus give other mail a chance to get through in a timely manner.

Unfortunately, this has resulted in the SIMTEL20 mail queue to rapidly
grow way beyond all expectations:  the Server was now generating twice
as many messages and our dedicated mailer for this service now had to
establish twice as many connections for the same number of replies.  
That mailer could not keep up with the queue, and for the second
time in as many weeks, we have had to shutdown the Server because we
were running out of disk space.  

Because the disk space is at a premium for our regular users, and
because the resources required by both the Server and the mailer have
now reached a point well beyond the capabilities of our present system
configuration, the Server has been shut down until further notice and
for an indefinite period of time.  New requests will be returned 
unanswered, and both present requests and replies will be flushed.  

In the meantime, we are examining other possibilities to provide
access to our collections.  Because the great majority of requests
have come from BITNET users, we are looking for one or more BITNET
hosts willing to provide the disk space and BITSERV facilities for one
or more of our collections of public domain software.

--Frank"
19-Aug-87 01:46:39-MDT,1359;000000000000
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Date: 18 Aug 87 20:24:07 GMT
From: poisson.usc.edu!mlinar@OBERON.USC.EDU  (Mitch Mlinar)
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Subject: Re: SmallC, the Z80 and the 8080
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In article <1350@killer.UUCP> toma@killer.UUCP (Tom Armistead) writes:
>I am looking for a Small-C compiler to generate Z80 code, I would prefer
>Public Domain and Source. I do have a version of Small C that generates
>8080, but I don't know 8080 pneumonics and the assembler I have is a Z80
>one.
>
>Or...
>
>Does anyone out there have an 8080 to Z80 conversion utility???
>

There is no Small-C program which generates Z-80 code.  A program called
XLATE (or ZXLATE) - up to version 1.4 now - converts 8080 code to Z-80 code.
It is very nice and handles all the psuedo-ops of most assemblers.

-Mitch
19-Aug-87 02:49:11-MDT,902;000000000000
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Date: 19 Aug 87 05:08:49 GMT
From: ken@cs.rochester.edu  (Ken Yap)
Organization: U of Rochester, CS Dept, Rochester, NY
Subject: Re: SmallC, the Z80 and the 8080
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SmallC doesn't make use of the extra Z80 instructions, so the only
thing you have to do is modify the code generator to write Z80 style
mnemonics. I did this to mine.

	Ken
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Date: 19 Aug 87 06:26:09 GMT
From: sargas.usc.edu!tli@OBERON.USC.EDU  (Tony Li)
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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I find that final word, heavily customized, works as a reasonable
substitute for Emacs.

;-)
Tony Li - USC University Computing Services	"Fene mele kiki bobo"
Uucp: oberon!tli						-- Joe Isuzu
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Date: Wed, 19 Aug 87 08:15:20 -0400
From: Marshall D. Abrams <abrams%community-chest.mitre.org@gateway.mitre.org>

My daughter used the Krell SAT prep software.  We thought they were
pretty good, but did find a few errors!  The price was over $150, as I
recall.  They are available for most home computers.
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Date: 19 Aug 87 20:48:41 GMT
From: ihnp4!alberta!auvax!louis@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU  (Louis Schmittroth)
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I am posting this for a friend who has a 1984 Kaypro 4.  He needs to
use the Uniplex package on Unix, and needs VT100 emulation in a
comm package.  VT52 will not work with the version of Uniplex we
are running here.  Any pointers would be appreciated, including
PD and/or commercial software.  He is running Mdm795 now. 
-- 

Louis Schmittroth		           My employer has no opinions.
Computer Science
Athabasca University   ...{ubc-vision, ihnp4}!alberta!auvax!louis
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Date: 20 Aug 87 21:09:59 GMT
From: abp@j.cc.purdue.edu  (Jeffrey J Wieland)
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In article <303@auvax.UUCP> you write:
>
>I am posting this for a friend who has a 1984 Kaypro 4.  He needs to
>use the Uniplex package on Unix, and needs VT100 emulation in a
>comm package.  VT52 will not work with the version of Uniplex we
>are running here.  Any pointers would be appreciated, including
>PD and/or commercial software.  He is running Mdm795 now. 
>-- 
>
>Louis Schmittroth		           My employer has no opinions.
>Computer Science
>Athabasca University   ...{ubc-vision, ihnp4}!alberta!auvax!louis

As far as I know, there is no VT100 emulator for the CP/M Kaypro.  I do have a
set of termcaps for the Kaypro that implement its built-in video functions, if this will help.  I also have a public domain terminal program called INTTERM.
Its interrupt driven, so it will not drop characters like the CP/M Kermit will.
Used with the my termcaps, it gives you a nifty terminal out of the old great
gray lunchbox.  (Sysline, line insert & delete, inverse half-intensity video,
etc.)  Let me know if any of this might help, and I'll see if I can post them.

				Jeff Wieland
				abp@j.cc.purdue.edu
22-Aug-87 17:47:03-MDT,1112;000000000000
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Date: 22 Aug 87 21:21:13 GMT
From: mangoe@mimsy.umd.edu  (Charley Wingate)
Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742
Subject: Re: vt100 emulation for Kaypro 4
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Jeffrey J Wieland writes:

>As far as I know, there is no VT100 emulator for the CP/M Kaypro.

SUch a thing does in fact exist, since I have a copy of it somewhere.  It
does work after a fashion; I can't really evaluate it fully because I almost
never use it.  But it is strictly a terminal emulator; no facilities for
file transfer.

C. Wingate
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What is the status of zcpr3.x for the appleIIgs?  What cards and
software are supported?  Any help appreciated, Regards, Allan

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Date: 23 Aug 87 20:41:18 GMT
From: ihnp4!inuxc!iuvax!bsu-cs!neubauer@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU  (Paul Neubauer)
Organization: CS Dept, Ball St U, Muncie, Indiana
Subject: Re: vt100 emulation for Kaypro 4
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There is a VT100 emulator for the Kaypro 4 (and other later-model
Kaypro's).  I have not used it, so I cannot vouch for it at all.  One
obvious problem that I have no idea about is that the Kaypro keyboard has
nothing available to correspond to the PF1-PF4 keys of the VT100.  This may
or may not affect what you need it for.  It is strictly a terminal emulator,
with no file transfer capabilities, though you may be able to use a program
like IOCAP to capture what appears on your screen (but I cannot guarantee
anything like that).  It is also supposed to have a maximum speed of 1200
bps, which also may or may not affect you.  I am pretty sure that Steve
Sanders' Tampa Bay KUG (which I think is now called something else, sorry)
would have it.

-- 
Paul Neubauer 	UUCP:  {ihnp4,seismo}!{iuvax,pur-ee}!bsu-cs!neubauer
23-Aug-87 21:36:33-MDT,940;000000000000
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Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1987  21:36 MDT
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From: Keith Petersen <W8SDZ@SIMTEL20.ARPA>
To:   Info-Cpm@SIMTEL20.ARPA
Subject: VT100 emulator for Kaypro

Someone was asking for a VT100 emulator for the Kaypro.  It's now
available from SIMTEL20 as:

Filename			Type	 Bytes	 CRC

Directory PD:<CPM.KAYPRO>
VT100KAY.LBR.1			BINARY	 16768  E6B3H

The LBR contains source code (written to be assembled by the public
domain Z80MR Z80 assembler, also available here), doc files, and
executable COM files.

This file is also available from my RCP/M and from GEnie's CP/M
RoundTable.

--Keith Petersen
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Date: 23 Aug 87 16:49:41 GMT
From: super.upenn.edu!linc.cis.upenn.edu!sherin@RUTGERS.EDU  (Steve Sherin)
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I have finally gotten MEX 1.12 to work!!  I found the overlay
on simtel20.  The process was quite involve, including
downloading to a unix machine, transfering to my Apple-compatible,
going from DOS to CP/M, etc.  I have been able to download
8-bit files from my local RCP/M with no problems.

However, I have access (via ftp) to simtel20 and would like
to ship compressed files home from unix.  I have had difficulty
in using uncrunch on unix, but I could just do the uncompressing
at home.  I need to know a) how to properly ftp 8-bit files
to a VAX running Ultrix unix and b) how to use xmodem (unix)
or something to retrieve the files on my CP/M system.  Note
that I set xmodem and MEX for checksum as the xmodem manual
page (unix) said that CRC mode did not work right.  Could the
problem be that parity might be set to 7E1 on the VAX?

Thanks for any help,
Steve Sherin
ARPA: sherin@linc.cis.upenn.edu
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Is there anyone else out there who has or is using a Sanyo MBC 1200 
with CP/M or Z system?
I have a friend who needs more information on the pinouts of the 
50 pin connector on it.
Any information would be helpfull.
Thanks.

Dan Keizer
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Subject: Cromemco System 3 query

Our club has just acquired an old System 3.  Has two (2) eight inch
disks, numerous i/o ports with 64K.  The FDC has the RDOS 1.3 on it.
Is there a more recent version or upgrade for this.  Are there any other
people out there still using their System 3?  

At this moment, the system isn't working, and the fault seems to lie with
the BIOS ROM.  I would like to get a hold of a newer version of the rom is
(if) some kind soul can send it to me.

Any programs out there for this machine that can read/write/format different
formats? on 5 1/4 and 8" disks?

Thanks for all information.
Dan Keizer.
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Hello,
  I found CPM Library for BITNET users. You can send to
LISTSERV@RPICICGE GET CPM LISTSERV that show list of
PD collection. It is very incomplete. Please submit all files from archive
library to listserv... But It is unstable for VAX system due to LISTSERV is
in IBM machines (not VAX machines) IBM uses EBCDIC codes. VAX uses ASCII
codes. IBM-to-VAX is endanger to binary files because JNET can destroy
binary files if they are from IBM machines! VAX bitnet users should
be access to Archive server because it is protective from EBCDIC-ASCII
convertation.

-- Tim Stark

Bitnet: H462BATMS@GALLUA
Qlink:  TimS18

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I  just  read  a  message  from "kevin@ncspm.ncsu.edu" concerning
osborne screen codes.  I have  recently  acquired  three  Osborne
computers, two Ossie Is and an Ossie EXEC.  I also managed to get
all the documentation to include the Reference manual.  I haven't
had time to research fully yet what the screen codes are but will
tackle that this week.

If anyone has an Ossie and needs info,  perhaps  I  can  be  of
assistance.

******************<<<<ORPHAN>>>>*********************
  
(I also have a CBM-700, ever heard of that one?)
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To: INFO-CPM @ SIMTEL20.ARPA
Subject: CPM library

Hello Bitnet users:
    I found CP/M library for Bitnet communications. You can send requests to
rpicicge's LISTSERV in CPM FILELIST.

    VAX/VMS: SEND LISTSERV@RPICICGE GETND filename filetype

    IBM/CMS: SMSG RSCS RPICICGE LISTSERV GETND filename filetype

Note: VAX users, When you receive netdata without destroying binary files.
I had tested it for downloaded and unpacked. When you RECEive files:

    $ RECEIVE/BINARY *

/binary protects from EBCDIC-to-ASCII alters binary files. I recommand that
use kermit to download it. Xmodem will not works with variable-type files.

You should not request too many files due to keep quiet tranmissions.

WANCHO: You should transfer all pd collections to Bitnet CP/M libary.

-- Tim Stark

25-Aug-87 08:51:09-MDT,10242;000000000000
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From:  Jerry Crow <JCrow@HIS-PHOENIX-MULTICS.ARPA>
Subject:  RE: No-slot Clocks
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RE:  ZTIME-1 Clock

My  impression  was  that  the  term "no slot" clocks was used primarily to
refer to clocks for the IBM PC and compatibles; the ZTIME-1 and friends are
for  Z-80  machines.  Still, if the "no slot" clocks use ROM/RAM sockets as
an installation/interface mechanism, they could be used on CP/M machines.

I have installed and used both the ZTIME-1 and the Advent clock.  These two
clocks  are, to the best of my knowledge, the most popular clocks available
for  CP/M  machines.   The  Legacy  clock also enjoys a following; I am not
familiar with it.


                               Observations

Disclaimers:  impressions  noted below are based upon events which occurred
two  years  ago;  the  products  may  have  changed  since then.  I have no
connection whatsoever with either of the companies mentioned.


Hardware

Both  the  ZTIME-1  and  the Advent use the National Semiconductor MM58167A
real time clock chip.  This is the same clock that is in the AT and most AT
clones.  It is an excellent, general purpose clock chip.

Both  clock  products  are  supplied  as a piggyback for the Z-80 CPU chip;
i.e.,  to  install the clock boards one removes the Z-80 chip, installs the
Z-80  in  a  socket  on  the clock board, and then installs the clock board
itself  into  the  Z-80  socket.   Both  boards  feature battery backup, of
course.   The 58167 is very parsimonious WRT power consumption.  There is a
pin  on  the chip which, when it goes low (e.g., when power is removed from
the  board),  puts  the  chip  into  a  "power  off" mode in which all chip
functions  save  those  required  for  register  maintenance and update are
halted.  The spec sheet claims the power consumption in this mode is in the
microwatt range.

The  ZTIME-1  board is not as fancy or "professional" looking as the Advent
board  (the  latter  has  silk  screened legends, machine generated traces,
etc.;  it  just looks like a high quality board), but it functions well.  I
installed  the  ZTIME-1  in  a Morrow MD3.  Other than a tight physical fit
(the  CPU  was near the rear of the cabinet and I had to trim one corner of
the  ZTIME-1  board  to  get  it to fit) I encountered no problems with the
board.   I  had to replace the Z-80 because it was soldered in (no socket),
but  that's  another story; see below.  The ZTIME-1 worked the first time I
tested  it.   I used it with the DateStamper (DS) software from Plu-Perfect
Systems.  As noted in an earlier message, the DS package contains a driver
for  this clock.  I did, however, have to cut a trace and jumper another to
change the I/O address base for the clock because of the I/O map within the
Morrow.  More on this below.

I  installed the Advent clock in my Kaypro 10.  It, too, went in easily and
worked the first time.  No physical space problems here.  No jumpers either
because of the manner in which the clock is addressed.  More on this below.
I  migrated  the  DateStamper  software  to  my Kaypro when I abandoned the
Morrow; the DS package contains a driver for this clock too.


Things to think about:

First,  check  your system motherboard to see if your CPU chip is socketed.
Most  are,  but  if  it  isn't  you'll  have  to install a socket to effect
installation  of  either  of these clock boards.  Not overly difficult, but
tedious.   And,  you'll  need  to  get another Z-80 chip.  (Believe me, you
don't  want  to  try to remove the one that's solder mounted in the hope of
salvaging it -- cut the pins, throw the chip away, and carefully remove the
leads  with  a  desoldering tool.  Install a socket on the motherboard; get
another  Z-80  and  install  it  on  the clock board.  Some may debate this
advice,  but in my opinion the price of a Z-80 isn't high enough to justify
attempted removal and reuse of a soldered chip.)

Next,  think about I/O port mapping, particularly if you are looking at the
ZTIME-1.   The  58167 is designed with address line input to control access
to its internal registers.  This design eliminates the need for a "control"
register  which,  on some chips, is used to select an internal register for
read/write.   For  example,  the  6845  CRT  controller  has  30+  internal
registers.   To  access these, one must first write (OUT) a numerical value
into an address register to select one of the other registers, then execute
the  IN/OUT  command  to read/write the desired register.  The 58167 design
eliminates  the  need for this extra level of indirection.  The ZTIME-1 and
the  Advent,  however,  have very different mechanisms for interfacing with
these clock chip address lines.

The  ZTIME-1 uses its glue chips to map the address lines on the clock chip
directly  into  the  Z-80  I/O  port address space.  This presents a fairly
straightforward  interface to the programmer -- one I/O port for each clock
chip  register -- but it requires *32* I/O ports.  True, that's only 12% of
the available space, but the kicker is that the ports must be *contiguous*.
The  ZTIME-1, thus, requires a port base within your system that allows for
32  contiguous  open  port  addresses.   As  shipped, the board defaults to
E0-FF.   This  conflicted  with  the Morrow port address space (even though
Kenmore's  documentation claimed the default configuration would work on an
MD3;  maybe  they  were lucky when they tested it), and I had to modify the
board  to  change  the  port  base.   The  change required solder and trace
cutting;  no  dip  switches  here.   Don't  misunderstand  --  the board is
designed to be altered in this way and the documentation is clear, but such
alteration does require trace cutting and soldering.  I changed the base to
A0.

The  Advent board is somewhat more sophisticated.  It is designed primarily
for  Kaypros,  though  it  should  work  in  any Z-80 machine which doesn't
utilize  the  port  address  space  to which the board is sensitive (80H to
90H).   (Advent  may  offer  a generic, non-Kaypro specific version of this
board;  I  don't  know.)  The  interface  on  this  board is based upon the
operation  of the I/O instructions in the Z-80.  The "standard", 8080 like,
direct  I/O  instruction of the Z-80 (IN/OUT <port address>) functions like
its  counterpart  in  the 8080; the port address is placed on the low order
address  lines  and  the  contents  of the A register is placed on the data
lines  and  the high order address lines.  The Z-80, however, is capable of
indirect  I/O  instructions which do not exist in the 8080.  These indirect
instructions  permit  IN/OUT instructions to move data from registers other
than  the  A  and  permit  register based selection of an I/O port address.
When  an  indirect  I/O  instruction  is  executed,  the contents of the *B
register*  (as opposed to the A) is placed on the high order address lines.
The Advent board utilizes this fact to map the clock chip into a single I/O
port.   The  lower  5  high  order address lines from the Z-80 (A8-A12) are
mapped  to the 5 address lines on the clock chip.  Thus, the content of the
B  register is used to select a clock register.  Somewhat more complex from
a programming standpoint, but very conserving of I/O port space.  There is,
however,  no  provision for altering the single port address (90H) which is
used  to control the clock.  By design, neither this address nor the others
to  which the board reacts (80H-90H) conflict with Kaypro architecture.  If
this  board  is  being  considered  for a Z-80 machine other than a Kaypro,
however, the port map situation would have to be investigated.


Software

Both  boards  come  with a disk of support software, including a program to
set/read  the  clock and various examples of clock interface programs.  The
Kenmore  package includes clock interface software for MS BASIC 80, generic
C  and  Turbo  Pascal.  The Advent package includes all of the above plus a
dBase II routine.

The  Advent  software  is  more sophisticated than the Kenmore, but all the
software  functioned adequately.  I have been using the dBase II routine as
part  of my dBase startup file to set the date() variable within dBase from
the  clock.   This  is  very  handy,  as  any  reader who has used dBase II
extensively will appreciate.


Miscellaneous

One  interesting  vagary  of  this  chip:  the  chip  does  not have a year
register.  So, once a year, you will have to manually update the content of
one  of  latch  registers  to  reflect the change of year.  The DateStamper
software uses the hundredths/tenths of second latch to hold the year.  This
alteration takes about 30 seconds with DDT.


Summary

Either of these clock boards will provide a useful and convenient real time
clock  capability  for  your  Z-80  CP/M  machine.   The Advent is somewhat
flashier and the support software is a bit more sophisticated; its price is
also, predictably, higher.  The Kenmore is more economical, particularly if
it is purchased in kit form (I did not buy the kit).

I  no  longer  have  the Morrow, but still use the Kaypro occasionally.  My
primary  machine is now an AT clone.  I strongly recommend the installation
of  a  real time clock in your machine if you don't have one; they are very
useful and convenient.

The  last  magazine  advertisements  I saw had both of these clock products
priced  under  $100.   Haven't  seen  a Kenmore ad lately, but Advent is in
nearly every issue of Micro Cornucopia and Profiles.

Enjoy  your  real  time clock.  Once you use a system which has one, you'll
wonder how you ever got along without it.


-- Jerry Crow
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In-Reply-To:  H462BATM@GALLUA -- 25 AUG 87 00:39-EST

Please disregard Timothy Stark's mention of how to access the CP/M
files stored on LISTSERV@RPICICGE.  He apparently stumbled onto a
small set of files I had stored there long before the demise of
the Simtel20 server.  (It was an unadvertised cache of my down-loads
from Simtel20 and those of a few others.)

The full CP/M archive as of June 17 is available from LISTSERV@RPICICGE
with (and only with) the /PDGET command as mentioned in a previous
posting.

By the way, the server apparently has a major problem handling
certain case-sensitive network addresses.  Vacation has prevented me
from attacking the problem sooner, but as my time permits I'll be
looking at it.  My apologies for any inconvenience this has caused.
If you have observed any other problems, please let me know directly.

Regards,
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From:     Elliot Mednick
Date:     26 Aug 87  8:54 AM
Subject:  Listserv for CP/M

  I have a question about the listserv archive server.  I may be the only one
  in the world with this problem, so feel free to ignore it.  I have the
  ability to send/receive mail on the internet, but not the ability to use
  FTP.  To complicate matters, because of the nature of our network setup, the
  return address that appears on the "From:" line in the header is always wrong.
  Thus, I cannot use any of the servers as is.

  My question then:  Is it possible to add an optional forwarding command that
  gives the exact address that the server is to send the files to?  To avoid
  one person randomly sending files to everyone, the reply can include in the
  header who made the original request.  Does this put any additional burden on
  the server?  Is this a reasonable request?  Is there anyone else out there
  who would use this if it existed?

  Elliot Mednick
  Arpa: <elliot@s34.prime.com>
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  (In no way do my opinions represent those of myself or my company)

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Does anyone have any information on where I can get a parallel port
for the H89.  As a matter of fact, since my father and I each have one
of these machines, I would be interested in hearing from anybody who
has spare parts, fancy accesories, etc...  (I really like this machine,
but hardware support is drying up fast).

Thanks,
-kevin
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PPS Please disreguard the misc.
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Date: 27 Aug 87 12:37:25 GMT
From: ritcv!moscom!adp@cs.rochester.edu  (Alan Percy)
Organization: MOSCOM Corp, E. Rochester, NY
Subject: Re: No-slot Clocks (ZTIME-I)
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If any of you ZTIME-I or other clock owners are interested, I could 
post the collection of public domain software from our Application
Users Disk.  Because many of the clocks use the MM58167, it should
be useful for others.

I will have to somehow get it all packaged together.
All of it includes source code, but is that what all you folks
want?  I don't have 'arc' for my CP/M machine, so if you folks
would like the binaries 'arced', someone would have to send me
a uuencoded arc (not 'arced' please).  Then, where should I post it?

Additionally, if you people have some software that never made it
to the A.U.G. Disk, send it to me soon and I will include it.
Please follow the instructions in the ZTIME-I manual for AUG
submissions, or mail them to me here (see signature).

Lastly, we are still here...but at a new address and phone number.
(My office manager and I had a parting of ways)

      KCT
      30 Suncrest Dr.
      Rochester, NY   14609
      (716) 654-7356 Evenings

It seems that the Computer Journal has taken summer vacation????
That's where we have been advertising lately.  Much cheaper, thus
we can pass the savings along to you....  You should see what 
MicroCornucopia and Computer Shopper did to their ad rates......WOW!
I would get a nose bleed when the bills came in!!!

Anyway I guess I'll be reading this news group and checking my mail
for feedback on the clock software.

 -----------> Owner of Kenmore Computer Technologies <------------
Alan Percy..........................{rutgers,ames,cmcl2}!rochester!moscom!adp

-- 
Alan Percy..........................{rutgers,ames,cmcl2}!rochester!moscom!adp
If you think I'll ever admit to anything, you're crazier than I am!!!!
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Date: 28 Aug 87 18:30:45 GMT
From: epiwrl!parker@seismo.css.gov  (Alan Parker)
Organization: Entropic Processing, Inc., Washington, DC
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You should get one or both of the magazines that cover these (and other
Heath/Zenith) machines.   There are lots of ads for i/o devices for
H-89s.   The classified ads in these magazines also list lots of H-89s
and H-89 parts for sale. 

The two magazines are:  Remark (published by the Heath Users Group) and
Sextant.   I don't have addresses for either with me (write me if you
can't find them), but if you call Heathkit in Benton Harbor, I'm sure
they can tell you how to get Remark (at least).

Alan Parker
Domain/Internet: parker@wrl.epi.com
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I  received two msgs concerning Osborne operations.  Unfornutatly
I was unable to reply and no have  lost  the  addresses.   Anyway
here are the answere.

On  screen codes.  I have the codes for the Osborne Exec.  I can
either place them here or mail them to whoever requested them.

As to the video  port  for  the  Osborn  I,  I  cannot  find  any
information  about  the  pinouts.   All the book says is that the
monitor can be purchased and a special cable will allow it to  be
connected to the video output port.  Sorry.
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Someone  (I can't find his name now) about a month ago was asking
what the pin-outs for the video was.   He  wanted  to  connect  a
monitor  to  his osborne I and apparently did not have the "plug"
that goes to the ext video port.

I have two osborne Is, but the plug I got with  them  (It  has  a
phono  plug  on  it)  doesn't  seem  to work, that is the monitor
doesn't seem to work when it is plugged in.  Any ideas  why?   It
works fine (the plug) when I connect it to the Osborne Exec.

Thanks for your assistance.
