I understand that CP/M-86 was intended to be an actual
product for the
IBM Displaywriter, but I've not found an IBM product code for it, and I
don't recall during my searches that I found anyone who actually used
it as a released product.
Nigel,
Thank you for the excellent and informative reply. I am not sure if I can add much more to
what you said except to point out the following article (which you are probably already
aware of):
https://books.google.com/books?id=ZjAEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA3&ots=k86wo--o…
And this blurb:
https://books.google.com/books?id=CDAEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA32&ots=lUpxjJz…
And then of course there are the ads by the newly formed company:
https://books.google.com/books?id=YzAEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA65&ots=YkC0gSX…
It would seem that the product was ready to be released in retail form. However, it was
never an IBM product (or apparently allowed to be sold along IBM products) hence the lack
of an FRU. Also I have never been able to find a price or a store ad referencing the
product. It is almost like the cassette version of "Typing Tutor". All
indications are that the product was created and was meant to be sold but if it did it
apparently the volume was only in the single digits....
-Ali