5 Feb
2008
5 Feb
'08
12:49 p.m.
On Tuesday 05 February 2008 05:19, Liam Proven wrote:
Fascinating stuff. I had no idea there were so many.
I used to do some support work on some early, 8-bit multiuser system
which ran something called CP/M but which wasn't, not even remotely.
The host machine was a single integrated unit - CRT screen, floppy
drive, CPU and optionally had a 5MB hard disk built into the console.
This had a bunch of serial ports on the back and could support half a
dozen or so terminals.
The OS was called "CPM8" or something but was like nothing I've ever
seen before. Alas, now, with the passing of some 20y, I can't remember
make, model or anything else...
One that I'm now remembering (thought not in very much detail) that I ran
across somewhere or other was called "RP/M". I believe it came with source
as well, and am not clear on what the differences were between it and
CP/M...
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Member of the toughest, meanest, deadliest, most unrelenting -- and
ablest -- form of life in this section of space, ?a critter that can
be killed but can't be tamed. ?--Robert A. Heinlein, "The Puppet Masters"
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Information is more dangerous than cannon to a society ruled by lies. --James
M Dakin
On Thursday 31 January 2008 10:07, Allison wrote:
NOvados, DOS+, ZRdos, Zsdos and ZCPR addons to CP/M. They all could run
CP/M programs but added things missing from basic V2.2. The gotacha was
they required z80 as they were stuffing all that into the same space
required by V2.2. Whats more interesting is there was nothing to
prevent a termcap file
and later improved CP/M work alikes did exactly that and many more
things.
What sort of stuff would you put into the category of "CP/M work
alikes"?