Re: ALS "The CP/M Card" trouble

[cdeschu@nyx10.cs.du.edu (Chris Deschu)]

In article <2nn874$nbs@blkbox.blkbox.COM>,
John D. Baker <jdb8042@blkbox.COM> wrote:
>
>In my quest to learn about as many different Apple-hosted CP/M
>systems as I can, I recently purchased an Advanced Logic Systems
>(ALS) "The CP/M Card" from a fellow via 'comp.sys.apple2.marketplace'.
>
>The seller says that he tested it in his Apple IIgs the day he
>shipped it to me and it worked just fine.
>
>I have been unable to get the card to start up in any of my Apple ][
>machines (A 64K Apple ][+, a Franklin ACE 1000, or my enhanced
>Apple //e).
>
>Usually the card starts to run but then just puts some garbage on
>the screen until it hangs someplace.  Sometimes it gets as far as
>activating my 80-column card (with or without garbage).  Sometimes,
>the software can't even find the card at all.
>
>Specifically the card says:
>
>     als (logo)  DIGITAL RESEARCH
>              Advanced Logic Systems   [across front edge of board]
>
>     The CP/M CARD ^tm     REV B      [along bottom edge under DRAM]
>
>     (c) 1983 ALS  005138     [on circuit side, 005138 in felt-tip]
>
>Although Apple-CP/M'ers seem to be few and far between (especially
>here), I'd appreciate any feedback from anyone who's ever used an
>ALS "The CP/M Card" to help me locate the trouble and solve it, if
>possible.  I'm also missing disk #4 of the distribution set.  I
>would appreciate a copy of your disk #4 in any event.
>
>For those who are unfamiliar with the ALS "The CP/M Card".  It is
>a coprocessor card co-developed with DRI which runs CP/M Plus
>(v3.01b) on Apple ][-series machines.  It carries 64K on the card
>for transient programs (and minimal OS) use while the OS resides
>mostly in the Apple's main memory and the Z80 is free to execute
>code from either bank, just as if it were a native two-bank CP/M
>Plus machine.  Either the Apple's 6502 CPU or the Z80 may do I/O
>through the Apple's I/O ports and the Z80 may load 6502 subroutines
>and pass control to the 6502 for execution.
>
>Thanks for listening.
>
>
>John D. Baker ->A TransWarp'802'd Apple //e CardZ180 Z-System nut //
>Internet:  jdb8042@tamuts.tamu.edu, @blkbox.com, jdbaker@taronga.com
>BBS:  JOHN BAKER on PIC of the Mid-Town [(713) 961-5817] 1:106/31,
>Z-Node #45 [(713) 937-8886], The Vector Board [(716) 544-1863]

	For what it's worth, I'm the seller.  One other point.
While I did get it to work repeatedly in my //gs, I had to remove
all of my cards (except memory, of course) to get it to work.
I think the accelerator was the main problem. Please feel free
to post or mail any relevant questions, I'd like to solve this
problem and find the card a good home, as I'll never use it.
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