21 Jan
2003
21 Jan
'03
12:09 p.m.
Rob O'Donnell wrote:
Hi.. is an Amstrad PCW (8512 I think) c/w printer of
interest to
anybody. From memory, it's a CP/M machine,
Yes, that's right. Also ran LocoScript, a wordprocessing package.
Z80 processor and 512k of memory.
but uses stupid little 3" discs (not 3.5")
I have a C compiler somewhere for CP/M on those disks. Got a bunch of
them at a car boot sale. The sellers thought I was nuts, selecting
all the funny-sized disks out of a mixed pile of 3" and 3.5".
and originally came with a boot-up-into-wordprocessor
disc...
Right, that's LocoScript.
It's currently in my neigbours front yard waiting
for the bin men, but
I've a mind to rescue it.
Go on, you know you want to!
--
John Honniball
coredump(a)gifford.co.uk