Re: Dos CP/M on a Z80 card require an 80 column card to work?

["Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net>]

"Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> "Dave Dragon" <davedragonuk@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> > Hi,
> > I have managed to get a Z80 card (which appears to be a clone of the
> > microsoft card) running in my Apple II+. I think its running! I
> > downloaded a CPM disk image from http://www.cpm.z80.de/binary.html and
> > the disk boots on the Apple and if the Z80 card is out it gives a "no
> > Z80 found" error, with the card in it gives no error, but nothing else
> > either.
> > Does anyone out there know if CP/M expects an 80 column card to work?
> > Thanks,
> > Dave.
>
> All 4 of my CP/M cards work and every CP/M disk I boot comes
> up in 80 column mode. I haven't tried to run it in 40 column, but,
> the II+ starts out in 40 and jumps to 80 once CP/M is booted.
> Try it in a IIe if you have one.

Also, if you read the entire entry on that page where you got the
software, you would have noticed that the version you have is
for the //e, not II+. I have the version here somewhere that runs
on the II+ with 40 column, I think. Let me check and get back to
you. I don't have the II+ set up right now.

Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprizez };-)
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Email - willy46pa@comcast.net



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