Re: Z-80 card

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <3498D35D.F2DB401@thegrid.net>, jmcp  <jmcp@thegrid.net> wrote:
>I have recently purchased a box of Apple ][ cards, and one of them
>appears to be a z-80 card.
>Can any one direct me to, or provide some info on how to use this card?

   For most of them, plug it in, and use a bootdisk designed for that
card. [And you'll have to provide more identifying markings on the
card for help on that, though Digital Research has kept a tight reign
over net.pirates of their OS] Which slot didn't matter to most of the
cards-- again, *which* Z80 card could help.
 
>What would be some cool uses for it?

   Running CP/M and thus getting an appreciation for the "user
friendliness" of MS-DOG. Running Turbo Pascal or Turbo Basic for
CP/M. Running Wordstar and get a new appreciation for Appleworks.
Putting the Z80 card back in the box and appreciating native-6502
software a lot more. [Ok, so I'm kinda down on Z80 stuff, but as they
kinda died out a decade ago, they're mostly good for the hack value or
'nostalgia']

Nathan Mates
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