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From: tom@afthree.as.arizona.edu (Thomas J. Trebisky)
Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
Subject: Re: Hard disk for S-100, CP/M
Date: 14 Apr 92 21:17:30 GMT
Organization: University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

In article <2787@dove.nist.gov> kent@cme.nist.gov writes:
>I have an S-100 based CP/M system. It's purely home-brew, and I can't 
>get rid of it since there's too much effort invested in special-purpose
>boards I've built for it. I would like to put a hard disk on it. It has
>a 10 MHz 80186 CPU.
>
>Does anyone have a reccomendation for a controller card? Does anyone make
>them for S-100? Does anyone know how to interface a PC controller card to
>S-100?

Nobody makes anything for S100 anymore, it is just a question of what kind
of controller card you can scrounge up, and if you can reverse engineer it
or find documentation.

Well, if you are really into homebrew, here are two pretty reasonable ways
to go:  The first is SCSI (SASI), this is really a pretty simple parallel
interface with a well documentated protocol.  I hacked together a simple
interface that worked, based on a 8255 PIO chip, but if I had it to do
again, I would probably just use ttl latches and buffers.  Simple hardware
means driving all the scsi states with software, no big deal.  You can
push more of the work into hardware if you want, add DMA, make it as complex
as you want to.

Another option is the very popular IDE interface being used in PC's.
A couple reasons this is not as attractive as SCSI:  It has a 16-bit data
bus (so if you want this in a Z80 system, forget it).  Also the price of
SCSI drives is about the same as IDE drives these days, so why mess with
the IDE jobs -- you also have to pry documentation out of the vendors
(which is not all that hard actually), and once again write a driver/bios
to support it.

Forget homebrewing an MFM interface unless you are a real whiz at designing
phase locked loops and such to build the data separator, go with the
"smart" drives like the SCSI.

Just my opinions after all.

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Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
From: harold@cc.gatech.edu (Harold C. Forbes)
Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
Subject: The Word: Specials.cmp ?
Summary: How to get TW to use specials.cmp.
Keywords: word spell
Date: 7 Apr 92 15:32:27 GMT
Reply-To: harold@cc.gatech.edu
Followup-To: comp.os.cpm
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology

I STILL use my kaypro to run the Word (a spelling checker).
I normally use it just for letters, but lately I've been
writing some technical stuff.  I added a bunch of words to
the specials.cmp file, but TW still displays them as not
being correctly spelled.  

I've lost the manual.  Could someone who remembers, or 
still has their manual tell me how to deal with additional
dictionaries?

Thanks.
	harold

PS.  If you know of a MSDOS or UNIX spelling checker that
works like the word on cpm, I'd like to know about it.

FORBES, HAROLD C.   N5JCM
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
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From: snoopy@zelator.in-berlin.de (Mathias Niemz)
Subject: Re: Wordstar to DOS conversion - HELP!
Organization: Puplic-Access-Xenix-System
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 92 19:18:39 GMT


WordStar 5.5 as well as WordStar for Windows has no problem in reading
text from old CP/M. Than you can convert it to the desired text system.
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Date: Tuesday, 14 Apr 1992 03:21:25 CDT
From: <U32472@uicvm.uic.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
Subject: Re: CP/M <-> DOS disks

In article <1992Apr9.142745.17208@cbfsb.cb.att.com>, edbruij@cbnewsg.cb.att.com
(edgar.de.bruijn) says:
>
>I am a new user and i could not find the FAQ for this newsgroup
>So i'm sorry if i mess up your group.
>
>My question is the following:
>
>Does anybody out there know about the existance of a program which
>runs under CP/M that can read DOS disks (360KB of course).

Please respond to the group, as well as the original poster.
I want to know this too.
From: kent@cme.nist.gov (Ernie Kent)
Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
Subject: Hard disk for S-100, CP/M
Date: 14 Apr 92 13:38:21 GMT
Reply-To: kent@cme.nist.gov
Organization: National Institute of Standards and Technology

I have an S-100 based CP/M system. It's purely home-brew, and I can't 
get rid of it since there's too much effort invested in special-purpose
boards I've built for it. I would like to put a hard disk on it. It has
a 10 MHz 80186 CPU.

Does anyone have a reccomendation for a controller card? Does anyone make
them for S-100? Does anyone know how to interface a PC controller card to
S-100?

Thanks for any help.

Ernie Kent
From: donm@pnet07.cts.com (Don Maslin)
Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
Subject: Perfect Filer
Date: 16 Apr 92 17:45:03 GMT
Organization: People-Net [pnet07], San Diego, CA

A friend has asked me whether it is possible to create a comma delimited 
file output from Perfect Filer.   (Well, that isn't really what he asked
me, but it will give him what he wants.)

Before I get cranked up to learn something about a program that I've never
used, I pose this to those who may have the experience that I lack.

Thanks for any helpful hints!
                                                 - don

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From: wspas59@urc.tue.nl (Rob Gijsbers)
Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
Subject: FTP...
Date: 8 Apr 92 08:59:04 GMT

This week I downloaded some CPM software from wuarchive.wustl.edu.
Because it had been arc-ed I downloaded the unarcer too, although I
already have one on my MSX system (with cp/m+).
Although I set the binary mode in FTP something is essentially wrong
with the files. After I copied them to 3,5" disks on an AT, and converted
them to cp/m format, the unarcer refuses to unarc them (well, that IS
what an unarcer should do isn't it...) . It keeps telling me that
something is wrong with the archive file header and then it skips some
bytes.
At first I thought it was the unarcer I downloaded. In my opinion it had
a strange length (just about 5KB) while the one on my MSX system is
about 15KB I believe, and that's just a cp/m conversion..... Maybe it
should be mentioned that this one won't unarc my files either.

Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong (without laughing me in the
face...) ?

 all help appreciated, 
  
   Rob
   wspas59@urc.tue.nl
From: donm@pnet07.cts.com (Don Maslin)
Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
Subject: Re: Kaypro II
Date: 13 Apr 92 17:25:03 GMT
Organization: People-Net [pnet07], San Diego, CA

00mcfields@bsu-ucs.uucp writes:
>
>	I have an old Kaypro II computer, and I would like to know if there is
>any way to get ahold of some software for it.  All I have is some of the old
>1982-1984 software (Perfect Word, Perfect Speller, and several other Perfect
>programs)...  I would like to be able to find some new uses for the old
>computer.  Otherwise do you know anyone that I could get interested in buying
>it???
>
Are you aware of the vast store of CP/M software at SIMTEL20?  There
should be something there to meet your needs.


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From: wilker@HOPF.MATH.PURDUE.EDU (Clarence Wilkerson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
Subject: Re: TRS-80 emulators
Date: 15 Apr 92 13:00:40 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: The Internet


 A TRS-80 Model I emulator was recently posted to the net
 (alt.sources??) as Xtrs. It compiled and ran (slowly) on my Sun
 3/50.
From: donm@pnet07.cts.com (Don Maslin)
Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
Subject: Re: TRS-80 cross compiler/emulator etc.
Date: 15 Apr 92 05:05:40 GMT
Organization: People-Net [pnet07], San Diego, CA

It is not clear to me just what it is that you want to do on the PC.  Are you
talking about getting a TRSDOS emulator up?  Or is it to run a TRS-80 CP/M
program?

If the latter, the obvious choice is Sydex' 22DISK, which permits running CP/M
2.2 programs on a PC.  If the former, I cannot help you.

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From: kent@cc.tut.fi (Kentt{l{ Marko)
Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
Subject: Name this Z80 micro !!!
Date: 13 Apr 92 06:04:25 GMT
Organization: Tampere University of Technology, Finland


Ok. Got a interesting problem for you guys out there. Name this Z80 based
micro and I'd be very happy about any info about this machine. I'm planning
too hook it up to my own Z80 machine.

MLGMBH 16214 CPU-Z82 E0081 :

--------------------------235mm----------------------------------
|                                                               | 
| *  *                   **8807A**				|
| *  *								|
| *  *                    *  					|
| *  *                    *					|
| 2*SCN2681A              *    					|
|                         *                         *		|
135mm                  D8257C-5                     *   *	|
|                                                   *   *EPROM	|
|                                                   *   *	|
|                                                  Z80		|
|								|
| .....32 pins......                  .....32 pins.....		|
| .....32 pins......		      ..2 pins			|
|				      .....32 pins.....		|
-----------------------------------------------------------------

Bought busses facing downwards.



E 1032 MLGMBH RAM 384 16082 :

Same size and similar bus to the right one on the above card. 
40 MK4564N-15 RAM chips (320Kb) and room for another 8 chips (total of 384Kb).
Got Intel D3242 on right just above the bus.


So what is this thing ? I'd be very grateful for documents about the bus
this thing uses so I could connect it to my own micro. All I got is these
two cards so I don't know anything more :-(

Thanks, maybe you could help me !

Make
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From: 9125113g@lux.latrobe.edu.au (Mitch Davis)
Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
Subject: Re: TRS-80 cross compiler/emulator etc.
Date: 16 Apr 92 07:43:30 GMT
Organization: La Trobe University

In article <1992Apr15.050540.10032@baron.uucp> donm@pnet07.cts.com (Don Maslin) writes:
>It is not clear to me just what it is that you want to do on the PC.  Are you
>talking about getting a TRSDOS emulator up?  Or is it to run a TRS-80 CP/M
>program?

Thanks for your reply, Don.  I wanted to run a non-CP/M program - these
used to be loaded by typing "SYSTEM" at the > prompt, then starting up
the tape.

>If the latter, the obvious choice is Sydex' 22DISK, which permits running CP/M
>2.2 programs on a PC.  If the former, I cannot help you.

Hmm.  I use PC-Alien to read CP/M disks, and Z80MU to run the CP/M
stuff.  I find 22NCE is more reliable, but Z80MU has as better
environment.

Yours,

Mitch.

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From: wspas59@urc.tue.nl (Rob Gijsbers)
Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
Subject: emulators for z80/cpm systems
Date: 15 Apr 92 10:51:09 GMT

Does anybody know emulators for other 64KB micros, which I could 
run on my z80 system (MSX-2), if necessary with CP/M+ ?
I know of a c64 emulator that runs with MS-DOS. Isn't there something
like that for our systems ? 

 Thanks in advance,
  
   Rob Gijsbers
   wspas59@urc.tue.nl
From: laverman@cs.rug.nl (Bert Laverman)
Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
Subject: Re: TRS-80 cross compiler/emulator etc.
Keywords: TRS-80
Date: 16 Apr 92 09:05:51 GMT
Organization: Dept. of Computing Science, University of Groningen

Mitch Davis writes:
>Does anyone know about how I could go about getting a SYSTEM style
>TRS-80 program up and running on an IBM-PC?  Many years ago I wrote an
>8080 only CP/M 2.2 emulator (in Pascal!) but I fear the task of
>expanding it to a Z80.
There is a TRS-80 emulator for PC's. try the comp.sys.tandy group.

Greetings, Bert
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From: fcg@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Frank C. Giachino)
Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
Subject: Re: Oasis
Summary: Oasis Information
Date: 7 Apr 92 19:56:33 GMT
Organization: Sacramento Public Access Unix

In article <XqkJiB1w163w@coyote.datalog.com>, gramps@coyote.datalog.com
(harry kight) writes:
> I have recently obtained the following info regarding the OASIS
Operating 
> System:
>  
> Possible information and docs source:
> 
> Phase One Systems
> 7700 Edgewater Drive, Suite 830
> Oakland, CA 94621
> (415) 895-0832
>  
> Oasis/Theos Users Group:
>  
> Joe Trimble
> (415) 785-7355
>  
> I hope this is helpful!
>  
> (Also, the CPMTECH Fido echo is currently discussing OASIS...)
>  
> ---Gramps
 
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I have Oasis documentation from Phase One.  If you have any trouble
locating same, I can probably get copies to you.  Phase One told me, when
I got my copies, that I got one of the last three available, and that
there would be no future printings of the doc.s.  If this turns out to be
the case, I would be happy to help.  I have the doc.s for the Oasis System
Reference Manual, the Executive (Exec) Processing lang., and Oasis Basic;
which IMHO is the best Basic around.  I may be able to locate more if
needed.  
 
I am running Oasis on an IBC MultiStar with 55meg HD and TeleVideo
monitor.  It will accomodate up to 6 terminals and one printer as it
stands now.  Pretty neat machine. 
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From: eudoh@ST6000.SCT.EDU (Etop Udoh)
Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
Subject: Prewritten Apartment management/accounting software
Date: 7 Apr 92 05:48:51 GMT
Organization: The Internet

hi,

   excuse my brief interruption but I have but one question or request...

     I'm wondering if anyone knows of any Prewritten apartment 
    managing/accounting software ????
       thanks

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From: k36888l@puukko.hut.fi (I Salmensaari)
Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
Subject: Email address proppi
Date: 8 Apr 92 19:32:26 GMT
Organization: Helsinki University of Technology, Finland

Proppi kadotin email osoitteesi...

En saanut sit{ toimimaan....


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From: cmcewen@gnat.rent.com (Chris McEwen)
Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
Subject: Re: CP/M <-> DOS disks
Date: 15 Apr 92 02:36:17 GMT
Organization: gnat - Dunellen, NJ

U32472@uicvm.uic.edu writes:
> In article <1992Apr9.142745.17208@cbfsb.cb.att.com>, edbruij@cbnewsg.cb.att.c
> (edgar.de.bruijn) says:
> >Does anybody out there know about the existance of a program which
> >runs under CP/M that can read DOS disks (360KB of course).
> 
> Please respond to the group, as well as the original poster.
> I want to know this too.

Plu*Perfect Systems has DOSDISK for this very purpose. You get get it 
from Sage Microsystems East. Telephone (617) 965-3552 or contact Jay Sage
(the husband of the company's owner) at sage@ll.mit.edu. There are a 
couple of different versions. Cost is in the $30-40 range.

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Organization: University of Illinois at Chicago
Date: Wednesday, 8 Apr 1992 01:23:29 CDT
From: <U58288@uicvm.uic.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm
Subject: Re: The Word: Specials.cmp ?

In article <1992Apr7.153227.3724@cc.gatech.edu>, harold@cc.gatech.edu (Harold C.
Forbes) says:
>
>I STILL use my kaypro to run the Word (a spelling checker).
>I normally use it just for letters, but lately I've been
>writing some technical stuff.  I added a bunch of words to
>the specials.cmp file, but TW still displays them as not
>being correctly spelled.
>
SPECIALS.CMP must be in alphabetical order.  THEWORD
includes the DICTSORT program to alphabetize lists.
Enter: DICTSORT SPECIALS.CMP to prep the list.  Your
original file is retained as SPECIALS.BAK.

>PS.  If you know of a MSDOS or UNIX spelling checker that
>works like the word on cpm, I'd like to know about it.
>
THEWORD was available for MSDOS 1.0.  It runs in later releases
od MSDOS, but it does not recognize subdirectories.  I don't
know if a version of THEWORD was ever produced that supported
subdirectories.

Alan R. Hinds U32472.uicvm.uic.edu
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From: bayerr@glas.rtsg.mot.com (Ralf Bayer)
Subject: Re: What exactly does PMGR do?
Organization: Motorola Ireland Ltd., Cork, Ireland.
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 09:02:58 GMT

michael@ceadg writes:

>Can anyone give me a good explanation of what PMGR does?  

PMGR means Peripheral Manager. In a nutshell, PMGR deals with the I/O to
peripheral devices like terminals and printers. Besides doing the actual
I/O, it is also responsible for the line-editing functions of the terminal,
if this is not handled by the controller (LAC etc.) locally.

>We are having
>a problem at one of our customer's where PMGR is using 2-3 times as much
>cpu as we expect (I used CPUTIME from DG's Performance Monitor). 

This usually means that PMGR is getting more interrupts than usual from
the I/O subsystem (hardware), i.e. from the serial devices on the system
board and/or from the LAC16.

This could be due to the fact that the buffers empty/fill too quickly, or that
I/O is done rapidly.

Is there more I/O activity going on on this machine than on the machines
you compared it with (and where you got your expectation for CPU utilization
from)?

>The 
>machine with the problem is an MV/1000 with 2 printers on the system
>board and a LAC16-II (RS422) with 7 RS422 terminals and the modem/printer
>ports on the LAC connected to input devices.  

What kind of input devices are you using? Are they sending a lot of data
into the system? Is this different from your reference system?

The ports on the system board need more CPU support than the ones on the LAC
as the LAC has local intelligence, whereas the system board's ports have to
be managed by the CPU itself. Is the excessive CPU utilisation also there 
when you close down the printers?

>The RS232 inputs on the LAC
>are not part of the problem, because the condition still exists when the
>ports are empty. There are no unterminated lines either.

This seems like a contradiction to me. Are the ports empty or not? It has
been known that PMGR CPU utilisation goes up when a line is connected to
nothing, or worse, to a cable ending in 'thin air'. PMGR receives the
interrupts from the serial controller, reads in the character (or handles
the framing error), and discards it.

>I was hoping that information on what PMGR does would help us determine
>why it is so busy on this system.  Any other suggestions about this 
>situation would be appreciated, also.

It might also be a good idea to look at the configuration of your I/O buffers
(that's part of the SYSGEN of the serial ports, i.e. the LAC). For outgoing
lines (printers etc.), you should use a large transmit buffer and a small
receive buffer. The same goes for terminals, as the input strings are usually
a lot smaller than the output. Devices that send a lot of data should have
this reversed.

>Thanks,
>mike

I hope this helps,
Ralf
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Newsgroups: comp.os.aos
From: michael@ceadg
Subject: What exactly does PMGR do?
Reply-To: michael@ceadg.UUCP (Mike DiClaudio)
Organization: Computer Engineering Associates, Inc.
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 17:50:50 GMT

Can anyone give me a good explanation of what PMGR does?  We are having
a problem at one of our customer's where PMGR is using 2-3 times as much
cpu as we expect (I used CPUTIME from DG's Performance Monitor).  The 
machine with the problem is an MV/1000 with 2 printers on the system
board and a LAC16-II (RS422) with 7 RS422 terminals and the modem/printer
ports on the LAC connected to input devices.  The RS232 inputs on the LAC
are not part of the problem, because the condition still exists when the
ports are empty.  There are no unterminated lines either.

I was hoping that information on what PMGR does would help us determine
why it is so busy on this system.  Any other suggestions about this 
situation would be appreciated, also.

Thanks,
mike
Newsgroups: comp.os.aos