Re: CP/M (Z80) specific software for Apple II?

[drhirudo@gmail.com]

On Saturday, September 1, 2012 12:28:22 AM UTC+3, Michael J. Mahon wrote:
 
> > On 8/31/12 12:12 PM, Michael J. Mahon wrote:
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> >> In fact, the Apple II with a Softcard became the most popular platform for
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> >> running CP/M!
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> > Do you have any data to back that up?  I am not disputing the claim, I am
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> > just interested in the CP/M market.  When you say most popular, you mean,
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> > e.g. Apple + CP/M card is 10% with #2 at 9%, as apposed to Apple/CP/M at > 50%?
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> > Thanks.
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> I don't have specific data unfortunately. I heard it in the late 80s, and
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> presumed it was based on software sales figures (Apple II CP/M disks had a
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> unique format among CP/M machines). 
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> If we had the volume of Softcards, that would pretty well seal it. 
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According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z-80_SoftCard

"It was an immediate success; 5,000 cards, a large number given the microcomputer market at the time, were purchased in the initial three months at $349 each, and the card sold well for several years. The SoftCard was the single most popular platform to run CP/M.[3] As Steve Ballmer stated during the Microsoft Surface reveal, the SoftCard was Microsoft's number one revenue source in 1980."

But it's a real shame that no software utilizes the Z80 with the Apple II features. I saw some Amstrad CP/M specific software.