25 Feb
2003
25 Feb
'03
5:01 p.m.
Basicly it was the CP/M system ported to the Intel
CPU. Along with the Zenith, the DEC Rainbow used it
(and CP/M-80, CCP/M, MSDOS). TMK both had dual
x80 and x86 processors. I also have a binder put out by
Xerox which has Digital Researches original manual
CP/M-86 Programmers Guide, so possibly Xerox had a
machine that used it. It's dated 3rd edition, January 1983
I believe the OS is still available out there, possibly on
Tim Olmsteads old site now run by Gene Buckle.
Lawrence
On 25 Feb 2003, , Tillman, Edward wrote:
Hmm... Would anyone be willing/able to explain the
CP/M-86
OS to me -- either on or off the list? I'm still new enough
that DOS was my world until Windoze came along...
Cheers
Ed
San Antonio, Tx, USA
lgwalker@ mts.net
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-admin@classiccmp.org@PEUSA On Behalf Of
acme(a)ao.net Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 4:13 PM
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org Subject: Re: Floppy drive for
Zenith 100
From: Vintage Computer Festival <vcf(a)siconic.com>
Date: 02/20/2003 7:58 PM
Sure -- that's how I set mine up, but to me, running
MS-DOS on it makes it too much like a run-of-the-mill PC,
whereas running CP/M-86 gives it more of a "vintage"
flavor. Make sense? (I'm not feeling very articulate
today)
Later --
Glen
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[demime 1.01a removed an attachment of type
application/ms-tnef] On Thu, 20 Feb 2003 acme(a)ao.net wrote:
> > OR you can get a copy of MS-DOS 4.00 and patch it to
> > run on the
Z-100.
Jeez, Joe, now I'm really gagging. MS-DOS on a Z-100?
Yuck.
The Z-100 was intended as a dual OS machine. You had
the best (presumably) of both worlds: CP/M and MS-DOS.