4 Apr
2003
4 Apr
'03
12:16 p.m.
Sigh.
I am hoping someone has the docs to the Microsoft Premium Softcard //e.
This is a nice Z80 card for the Apple //e that allows one to run CP/M.
Specifically, I need to know how MS assigned the serial card. I am trying
to use PIP to copy a file out to the serial port. Barring that, I need to
know if the utility program called APDOS that comes on the master system
disk can copy files *from* CP/M *to* Apple DOS. As far as I can tell, it
seems you can only copy from Apple DOS to CP/M.
Lastly, if anyone with knowledge of utilities that allowed one to transfer
CP/M files to Apple DOS can inform me of such, I would really appreciate
it.
I have no idea where my manual for this went :(
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4 Apr
4 Apr
2:05 p.m.
Sellam wrote
Barring that,
I need to know if the utility program called APDOS that comes on the
master system disk can copy files *from* CP/M *to* Apple DOS. As far as
I can tell, it seems you can only copy from Apple DOS to CP/M.
I don't think they supplied a utility to do that. If I recall correctly,
the documentation gave instructions for loading a file into a region
of RAM that would be unaffected by booting Apple DOS, then BSAVEing
the file from DOS. Pretty clunky.
I've got the docs for the original Softcard. I think it's the same
as the Premium Softcard //e, but I'm not completely certain.
Eric
3:52 p.m.
On Fri, 4 Apr 2003, Eric Smith wrote:
I don't think they supplied a utility to do that.
If I recall correctly,
Well, the utility called APDOS that I have on my CP/M master is written by
Mycroft Labs. I don't know if it was originally there but it is on my
original Premium Softcard //e master diskette.
the documentation gave instructions for loading a file
into a region
of RAM that would be unaffected by booting Apple DOS, then BSAVEing
the file from DOS. Pretty clunky.
Totally cheesy. I have a huge file I need to transfer and it would take
multiple reboots. But if this is the only way then what the hey.
I've got the docs for the original Softcard. I
think it's the same
as the Premium Softcard //e, but I'm not completely certain.
It's the documentation for MS' implementation of PIP and STAT that I'm
after.
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5 Apr
5 Apr
7:14 a.m.
> I don't think they supplied a utility to do
that. [(CP/M ->
Apple DOS)] If I recall correctly,
While not bundled with, I'm pretty sure that there were a few such
utilities available.
But last time that I did it, I used a 5150 with an Apple-Turnover card.
No, I do not have a working one of those cards on hand.
7 Apr
7 Apr
10:27 a.m.
On Fri, 4 Apr 2003, Vintage Computer Festival wrote:
Sigh.
I am hoping someone has the docs to the Microsoft Premium Softcard //e.
This is a nice Z80 card for the Apple //e that allows one to run CP/M.
Specifically, I need to know how MS assigned the serial card. I am trying
to use PIP to copy a file out to the serial port.
There was a problem with the original OS release for the Premium Softcard.
This is going back almost 20 years, but IIRC either the PUN: and RDR:
devices are bass-ackwards or numbered incorrectly (was there any notion of
more than one PUN:?).
Barring that, I need to
know if the utility program called APDOS that comes on the master system
disk can copy files *from* CP/M *to* Apple DOS. As far as I can tell, it
seems you can only copy from Apple DOS to CP/M.
Lastly, if anyone with knowledge of utilities that allowed one to transfer
CP/M files to Apple DOS can inform me of such, I would really appreciate
it.
The reason I know about punch and reader is that I was trying to setup to
do exactly that. Ended up using modem7 or equivalent to transfer things
over from our H89. There is definitely an xmodem or mex overlay floating
around for it.
I have no idea where my manual for this went :(
I have one here... somewhere. If you are still having problems
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