Re: More Cards to Ponder

[cheer@i.hate.spam (Christopher D. Heer)]

In article <travis-2301971231330001@dream-king.cisco.com>, travis@cluracan.org 
says...

>The Alaska Card by Central Point Software (circa 1983). Appears to be a
>RAM device of some kind; the software seems to be made for copying RAM
>images directly to/from disk - there's got to be more going on there,
>BSAVE would do that. The card has a momentary-contact switch on a long
>cable -- does this thing snapshot memory to the floppy?

Whilst the name "Alaska" doesn't ring a bell, it sure sounds like the old 
Copy II+ "Option Board" used as a hardware copy/cracking device.  Never had 
one myself, but a friend of mine loved to dink around with copy protection 
schemes and so forth and had one.  Nifty device, as I recall.  The interrupt 
switch, in particular, could be used to stop a booting protected disk so you 
could examine memory contents to figure out what the heck was going on 
(amongst other things).

>Microsoft Softcard -- the Z80B -- just wondering if anyone can point me at
>a URL that describes the DIP switch settings for this, or how to boot CP/M
>on it.

Don't have it, but do have an actual softcard with documentation.  It's buried 
somewhere, so if nobody else helps you, let me know and I'll go find the box 
in my basement.
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