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From: reif@cs.ucf.edu (Robert Reif)
Subject: Need MS-DOS (MSPRO) for CompuPro 8/16
Organization: University of Central Florida, Orlando
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 02:23:28 GMT

I'm looking for a product called MSPRO from Computer House which
allows MSDOS to be run on a CompuPro 8/16 computer. The product
consists of a boot PROM (for a Disk1A) and a system disk (8 inch).
If anyone has one of these that they would like to get rid of,
please get in touch with me.

Thanks.

Robert Reif       reif@eola.cs.ucf.edu
(407) 678-7668

Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
From: darcy@druid.uucp (D'Arcy J.M. Cain)
Subject: Re: 8080/8085/Z80 Code Identifier
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 04:20:48 GMT
Organization: D'Arcy Cain Consulting

secrist@msdsws.enet.dec.com (Strong datatypes for weak minds.) writes:
>Not that it'd be hard to write, but does anybody have some code you
>can feed a random .COM file to and have it tell you whether or not it's
>pure 8080, 8085, or Z80 code ?

It may not be quite as simple as you think.  How do you know if you are
looking at code, data or random garbage?  What you want is a superset
of a disassembler and those generally need a lot of user interventioon.

Consider the following:  (This is based on actual code)

   ...
   call print
   db   'Hello, world', CR, LF, 0
   mov  a, b
   ...

The print function would pull the string off the stack, print it and adjust
the stack pointer before returning.  How would you determine the start of
data there and if you did how would you know where it ended?  If you are
lucky someone has already written what you want.  If not, this is not a
knock-off project by any means.

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From: pvpullen@cbda7.apgea.army.mil (Paul V. Pullen)
Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
Subject: RE: 22Disk and Intertec Machines (SuperBrain & Compustar)
Date: 20 Jan 93 12:04:02 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Internet

In his message, Oscar Vermeulen writes:

>I have been trying to get 22disk, Xenocopy and some other, comparable
>CP/M disk converters to run on my 386 clone for weeks now, but they all
>fail to work. I spent most of my effort on 22disk, which reports a
>'drive not ready' after it starts to read the CP/M disk that was
>supposed to be converted. The drive starts spinning for a second or so,
>then the error message appears and the drive stops.

>This happens with disks from all kinds of CP/M machines (Cromemco,
>Superbrain . . . .

This one I can answer, because I first had this problem with my Intertec
Compustar (relatives of the SuperBrain).  I found I had to format the 
Compustar disk on the DOS machine with 22Disk's CFMT /com3 Du: command,
but then could easily read and write the data from the Intertec computers.
The CP/M machine does not write the proper header on the DOS disk for the
DOS machine to recognize that there is a disk there.  

Try to format the disk on the DOS machine, and then copy files to it.  I have
had beautiful luck with this technique.  (Kaypro format works fine from the 
Kaypro, it must set up the 'boot track' that the DOS machine recognizes that
it has a formated disk in it).

Paul Pullen

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From: abodnar@APG-9.APG.ARMY.MIL (Alex Bodnar STEAP-IMD 5653)
Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
Subject: multi-disk cruncher + TCF 93
Date: 25 Jan 93 19:14:05 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Internet

I need to consult the NET wisdom:

  1)does anyone know if there is a cpm program for crunching, +/or squeezing
that will put the output file on "MULTIPLE" diskettes. Similiar to Dos's
backup command?
  2) Can anyone advise me if the "Z" fest is going to be held in
conjunction with the Trenton Computer Festival this year?

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From: regnad@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Paul Prescott)
Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
Subject: Televideo TS 803
Date: 28 Jan 1993 07:18:53 GMT
Organization: The Land of Forgotten Technology
NNTP-Posting-Host: hal.ai.mit.edu


Two days ago I was given a Televideo TS 803 with boot disk and some other
software.  I already really like the machine, due to its graphics capability
and not one, but two serial ports, and I've broken the barrier of transfers
to and from it, but I've also come up with some questions that the user's
manual doesn't answer.

What is an STI?  I haven't found an overlay for MEX or ZMP for this machine
and the reason seems to be this STI.  I gather it somehow replaces the Z80
CTC, but none of my data books lists something called an STI.

The manual mentions expandability to 128K and there is, indeed, a row of
extra memory sockets, but no mention is made as to the method of using
this extra memory.  (I have the chips to plug in if there is some kind of
built in bank switching and I find out how to use it.)

There is a 40 pin header on the circuit board labeled "HARD DISK".  Is
this for a piggyback controller, or will the machine directly support
the appropriate hard disk?  (I strongly suspect the former, but I have to
ask anyway.)  :)

Answers to any of these questions, or any suplimentary info on the TS 803
will be most welcome.


Paul Prescott
regnad@gnu.ai.mit.edu
From: kent@lehtori.cc.tut.fi (Kentt{l{ Marko)
Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
Subject: Borland's Turbo Modula-2
Date: 22 Jan 1993 11:28:44 +0200
Organization: Tampere University of Technology, Computing Centre
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: cc.tut.fi

Where I could get one ?

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From: glenns@nms.otca.oz.au (Glenn Satchell)
Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
Subject: Re: Did AZTEC C V1.05g produce 8080 or Z80 ?
Date: 22 Jan 93 02:31:18 GMT

secrist@msdsws.enet.dec.com (Strong datatypes for weak minds.) writes:


>I think it was Z-80...

>rcs

There were two copies of the compiler supplied:

cii      <- produced 8080 code
czii(?)  <- produced Z-80 code

for pure z80 you also needed to recompile the libraries using the z80
compiler. instructions on how to do this were provided.

regards,
-glenn
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From: oscar@contrast.wlink.nl (Oscar Vermeulen)
Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
Subject: trouble with 22dsk, Xenocopy, etc.
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 10:14:20

Hi All,

A few days ago, I wrote -

>I have been trying to get 22disk, Xenocopy and some other, comparable
>CP/M disk converters to run on my 386 clone for weeks now, but they all
>fail to work. I spent most of my effort on 22disk, which reports a

Just thought I'd summarize for any others having problems: it appears that
reading 40 track disks in HD disk drives can give problems. Of course, my CP/M
machines have ~10-year old drives, so alignment is not perfect anyway. Using a
HD mechanism makes it even more critical. The solutions that worked for me:
- use a new(er) version of 22dsk. It supports ATs these days. - use normal
360k
drives, who needs these new-fangled HD things anyway :)

And, best of all:
- format the disks on the AT, then use these disks on the CP/M machines.
22disk
will have no problems reading the disks after that.

Thanks to all who helped!


Groeten,

           Oscar

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Ask What You Can Do For Your Computer.     | Zoetermeer, Holland
Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
From: daleg@mks.com (Dale Groves)
Subject: Re: 8 inch drive questions
Keywords: terminators, power connectors
Organization: Mortice Kern Systems Inc., Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 03:10:24 GMT

In article <C1H0FH.9H6@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> wilker@hopf.math.purdue.edu (Clarence Wilkerson) writes:
>As I look at the pile of unused (unusable) 8" drives in one corner of 
>my basement, I came up with a couple of questions
>
>1) What do I need for the DIP style terminator resistors on Qume DataTrak8
>   DSDS drive?
>
>2) I have a couple of fancy 1/2 height NEC 8" drives that use DC power
>   only. What is the pin out on the power plug? I't a little 4 or 5 
>square pins in row connector, not the usual massive block style.
>
>3) Does anyone have mods to a cheap PC floppy controller to let it read/write
>   8" drives? I'm not interested in buying a new card, but have several
>   extra XT and AT floppy controllers to experiment with.
>
>
>-- 
>Clarence Wilkerson      \ Bitnet:       wilker%math.purdue.edu@purccvm
>Prof. of Math. (topology)\ Internet:    wilker@math.purdue.edu
>Dept. of Mathematics      \ messages:   (317) 494-1903, FAX 494-0548
>Purdue University,         \ office:    (317) 494-1955 (voice/modem)
>W. Lafayette, Indiana 47907 \ 

hang 'em off your at if you have lots of8 inch disks to play with - an at
5.25 1.2MB floppy is simply a squished 8 inch drive, with one minor exception.

8 inch drives only support 77 tracks, instead of 80 (at least the ones i have
used in the past only use 77 - shugart 801, for example).  These drives may
handle 80 tracks if you try to format them that way.  if not, then try the
/t and /n switches to override format's default settings.

the at 1.2MB drives actually changes spindle speed and transfer rate to the
same values as the old 8 inch drive double density charactistics when in
high density mode.  you might have to build a funny cable to go from 34 pin to
50 pin, but in general you should be able to use the 8 inch drive in place of
a regular 1.2 HD drive

good luck!

daleg


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From: sage@LL.MIT.EDU (Jay Sage)
Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
Subject: Re: 8080/8085/Z80 Code Identifier
Date: 26 Jan 93 17:49:19 GMT
Organization: The Internet

Richard Plinston added the following comment to my suggestion of using an
emulator to determine the presence or absence of Z80 opcodes in a given COM
file:

>> But it will only execute those parts of the program that are in the
>> execution path ... It may be that Z80 specific code only exists in parts
>> of the program that are not executed ...

   This is true, and I, too, thought of that at the time I composed my
message.  However, I decided not to mention it, since it is highly, highly
unlikely -- though not impossible -- that only 8080 opcodes would be used in
the main program code while a Z80 opcode would be used in exception code.

   One could come up with with a program (using self-modifying code!) that
would appear to have only 8080 opcodes except under arbitarily specific
input conditions, and to that extent there is no way, in principle, to
determine with certainty from the COM file alone that it does not and can
not contain Z80 opcodes.  However, I do not think that this is what the
person who made the original posting was thinking about; his question was
much more practical than that, and I think the emulator approach would solve
his problem very nicely and easily.

Xref: sparky comp.os.aos:185 comp.os.coherent:6981 comp.os.linux:25718 comp.os.mach:1762 comp.os.minix:5281 comp.os.misc:1061 comp.sys.3b1:4414 comp.sys.apollo:4344 comp.sys.att:2909 comp.sys.cbm:5655 comp.sys.cdc:168 comp.sys.convex:49 comp.sys.encore:125 comp.sys.isis:399 comp.sys.m6809:594 comp.sys.m68k:1645
From: usenet@usenet.rpi.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.aos,comp.os.coherent,comp.os.linux,comp.os.mach,comp.os.minix,comp.os.misc,comp.sys.3b1,comp.sys.apollo,comp.sys.att,comp.sys.cbm,comp.sys.cdc,comp.sys.convex,comp.sys.encore,comp.sys.isis,comp.sys.m6809,comp.sys.m68k
Subject: Does _your_ system need rpc.rstatd? (free one available!)
Date: 27 Jan 93 19:23:25 GMT
Reply-To: fitzgb@rpi.edu
Followup-To: poster
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY

Hi I'm crossposting to some sys groups, once, to find out which systems
do _not_ have rpc.rstatd

I have written a public domain version of rpc.rstatd, which I will
gladly send to anyone who needs it.  I will post it to alt.sources a
while later.

What is rstatd?  From the man page:
     rstatd, rpc.rstatd - kernel statistics server

     rstatd is a  server  which  returns  performance  statistics
     obtained  from the kernel.  These statistics are graphically
     displayed by perfmeter(1), xload, etc...  The rstatd  daemon  is
     normally invoked by inetd(8C).

Part of the program reads the kernel, and is therefore highly
system-dependent, so I would not expect my code to compile right away
on any other systems, without porting.

So...

   1.  Does your system have rstatd?  (In /usr/etc or /etc, possibly
rpc.rstatd  or rstatd.)

   2.  Does your system have the rpc library? (In /lib or/usr/lib,
possibly libsun.a, librpc.a, or in libc.a  Try:

  nm LIB | egrep 'xdr|clnt|svc'

where LIB is the library you are checking.

   3.  What is the manufacturer and name of your operating system and
computer?

   4.  Would you like to receive my sources to rpc.rstatd?

Followup-to e-mail.

Thanks in advance,

Brian
From: bishop@coos.dartmouth.edu (Matt Bishop)
Newsgroups: comp.os.research
Subject: CFP: Computing Systems (security of open systems)
Date: 28 Jan 1993 19:31:40 GMT
Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
NNTP-Posting-Host: ftp.cse.ucsc.edu
Originator: osr@ftp


Matt Bishop will be Guest Editor of a special issue of the journal
"Computing Systems" to be published in 1993.  The issue will be devoted
to "Security and Integrity of Open Systems."  Papers on all aspects of
policy, issues, theory, design, implementation, and experiences with
security and integrity in open systems are solicited for the issue.
The deadline for submissions is March 1, 1993;  papers submitted after
this deadline will not be considered.  Prospective authors should send
five copies of their papers to:

    Professor Matt Bishop
    Mathematics and Computer Science
    Dartmouth College
    6188 Bradley Hall
    Hanover, NH  03755-3551
    (603) 646-3267
    Matt.Bishop@dartmouth.edu

Submissions should not have appeared in other archival publications
prior to their submission.  Papers developed from earlier conference,
symposia and workshop presentations are welcome.

"Computing Systems" is a journal dedicated to the analysis and
understanding of the theory, design, art, engineering and
implementation of advanced computing systems, with an emphasis on
systems inspired or influenced by the UNIX tradition.  The journal's
content includes coverage of topics in operating systems,
architecture, networking, interfaces, programming languages, and
sophisticated applications.

"Computing Systems" (ISSN 0895-6340) is a refereed, quarterly journal
published by the University of California Press for the USENIX
Association.  Usenix is a professional and technical association of
individuals and institutions concerned with breeding innovation in the
UNIX tradition.

Now in its fifth year of publication, "Computing Systems" is regularly
distributed to 4900 individual subscribers and over 600 institutional
subscribers (libraries, research labs, etc.) around the world.  Some
special-topic issues are often distributed more widely.

The editor-in-chief of "Computing Systems" is Mike O'Dell of Bellcore.
Gene Spafford of Purdue University is Associate Editor, and Peter
Salus of the Sun User Group is the Managing Editor.
From: peram@cs.tamu.edu (Suresh B Peram)
Newsgroups: comp.os.research
Subject: Object-oriented languages for distributed systems
Date: 21 Jan 1993 18:32:17 GMT
Organization: Computer Science Department, Texas A&M University
NNTP-Posting-Host: ftp.cse.ucsc.edu
Originator: osr@ftp


I am currently investigating some aspects of efficiency involved in the
design of object-oriented languages for distributed systems.  However,
I am unable to find the right literature to get the current research in
the field.  If anybody could give me some pointers to research on
language-design for distributed systems, I will be very grateful.

Thank you

- Suresh
From: mamisra@pollux.usc.edu (Manavendra Misra)
Newsgroups: comp.os.research
Subject: Suggestions wanted for teaching Operating Systems
Date: 21 Jan 1993 18:29:48 GMT
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: ftp.cse.ucsc.edu
Originator: osr@ftp

Hi!  I am teaching a course on Operating Systems at the Colorado School
of Mines this semester.  Since this is the first time I am teaching this
course, I was hoping to get some suggestions from people who have taught
it before.  My primary objective is to make the course as interesting
as possible.  To this end, I am looking for projects that will give
the students some hands-on experience about the concepts we shall learn
about in class.  If you have any suggestions on this matter, please 
send me email at mmisra@tektite.mines.colorado.edu.  Thank you very 
much.  Also, do you know if I could get a copy of the source code 
for Unix somewhere.  It might be helpful if the students could play
around with it--or at least, they would get to see the code of a 
real OS.  Thanks again.

Manav.
From: tchrist@convex.COM (Tom Christiansen)
Newsgroups: comp.os.research
Subject: Re: Summary of responses to Unix checkpoint request
Date: 22 Jan 93 19:31:31 GMT
Organization: Convex Computer Corporation, Colorado Springs, CO
NNTP-Posting-Host: ftp.cse.ucsc.edu
Originator: osr@ftp

If you look on convex.com via ftp in /pub/checkpoint.manshar, you 
will find the man pages for the ConvexOS checkpoint/restart system.

--tom

    Tom Christiansen      tchrist@convex.com      convex!tchrist
From: friedman@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu (Jeff Friedman)
Newsgroups: comp.os.research
Subject: PINK
Date: 27 Jan 1993 20:34:48 GMT
Organization: Vanderbilt University
NNTP-Posting-Host: ftp.cse.ucsc.edu
Originator: osr@ftp

Howdy,

I am looking for any published articles on IBM and Apple's new OOOS
"Pink" I believe its called.  If anyone has any information at all,
please email me at friedman@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu

Any information at all would be appreciated.

-jeff
From: spaf@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Gene Spafford)
Newsgroups: comp.os.research
Subject: CFP Special Issue on Security [Change in Due Date]
Date: 21 Jan 93 18:30:13 GMT
Organization: Purdue University
NNTP-Posting-Host: ftp.cse.ucsc.edu
Originator: osr@ftp

[NOTE CHANGE IN SUBMISSIONS DUE DATE: IT IS NOW JUNE 1, 1993]

Matt Bishop will be Guest Editor of a special issue of the journal
"Computing Systems" to be published in 1993.  The issue will be
devoted to "Security and Integrity of Open Systems."  Papers on all
aspects of policy, issues, theory, design, implementation, and
experiences with security and integrity in open systems are solicited
for the issue.  The deadline for submissions is June 1, 1993; papers
submitted after this deadline will not be considered.  Prospective
authors should send five copies of their papers to:

    Professor Matt Bishop
    Mathematics and Computer Science
    Dartmouth College
    6188 Bradley Hall
    Hanover, NH  03755-3551
    (603) 646-3267
    Matt.Bishop@dartmouth.edu

Submissions should not have appeared in other archival publications
prior to their submission.  Papers developed from earlier conference,
symposia and workshop presentations are welcome.

"Computing Systems" is a journal dedicated to the analysis and
understanding of the theory, design, art, engineering and
implementation of advanced computing systems, with an emphasis on
systems inspired or influenced by the UNIX tradition.  The journal's
content includes coverage of topics in operating systems,
architecture, networking, interfaces, programming languages, and
sophisticated applications.

"Computing Systems" (ISSN 0895-6340) is a refereed, quarterly journal
published by the University of California Press for the USENIX
Association.  Usenix is a professional and technical association of
individuals and institutions concerned with breeding innovation in the
UNIX tradition.

Now in its fifth year of publication, "Computing Systems" is regularly
distributed to 4900 individual subscribers and over 600 institutional
subscribers (libraries, research labs, etc.) around the world.  Some
special-topic issues are often distributed more widely.

The editor-in-chief of "Computing Systems" is Mike O'Dell of Bellcore.
Gene Spafford of Purdue University is Associate Editor, and Peter
Salus of the Sun User Group is the Managing Editor.