7 Nov
1997
7 Nov
'97
8:31 p.m.
>I picked up an Osborne-1 last night, but no
software. Is anyone willing to
>cut me a copy of some 5 1/4" CP/M operating system and utility disks?
Original tan or later blue/grey?
Tony, I've got a copy, if nobody else can get you a set.
I forget, is Don Maslin on this list? If so, he is the one to talk to for
just about any CP/M system disk.
You'll want to ensure you get the correct ones.
There are at least two
different versions one for 40 columns, and another for 80 columns. I'm
pretty sure that the 40 column systems can't be booted with 80 column
disks. BTW I'm refering to the number of columns on the display.
It's actually 52 columns physical, able to pan over a window of up to 128
columns.
The original O-1's were single density. Later on, both double density and
80-columns were available as upgrades.
A SD, 52-column disk should boot on anything. I can't speak for any other
combo because mine has both DD and 80 cols.
BTW, does anyone know if there were 3rd party 80-columns upgrades? A while
back, I got a disk from Don Maslin which was supposed to be a 80-col
boot disk. Although it booted fine on his and several other systems, it
would never boot mine. I later tried reinstalling the patches on the disk
to a fresh copy of CP/M- no luck either. It also crashes totally when I
try to set the baud rate of the "programmable" clock generator referenced in
the README for the disk.
Makes me think I have a different upgrade...
<<<John>>>