Opening CP/M files (.asm/.bas)

Cp/M was a cross-platform operating system with several layers to provide support for any platform for which the base functions of CP/M were compiled. In other words, if your machine boots cp/m then you can run the vast majority of CP/M programs. Some you won't. A good example of a situation in which a program cannot run is if it takes advantage of non-standard system calls to access the video subsystem. There are quite a few of these programs but most are commercial such as CPT system accounting, spreadsheet and word processing. The CPT had a very custom full-page physical display. Elsewise most all programs should compile and run but do need to be compiled on YOUR particular architecture machine to function. Probably the most important setting in CP/M is your terminal settings. CP/M software will run on anything but does have to be informed as to what termninal type (ie ADM3a, Soroc, Televideo, Etcetera) in order to operate correctly. -- ----------------------------------------------------------- Jeffrey S. Worley Technical Services Bits & Bytes Computer Services Inc. 1979B Hendersonville Road Asheville, NC 28803 828-684-8953 - voice 0900-1700 five days 828-687-9284 - 24hr fax Who is General Failure and why is he reading my hard disk? Technoid(a)Cheta.net -----------------------------------------------------------