Re: Using 3.5" drives with CP/M.....

[knassen@racine.ccs.itd.umich.edu (Kent Nassen)]

leahy@auric.nric.gov.au (Steve Leahy) writes:

>        Applied Engineering distributed a program with CP/AM 4.0
>(bundled with my //c Z-Ram) which patched the BIOS, enabling it to use
>the RAM as one large c: drive; I tried this on my //e under CP/M 2.2x 
>(running on a Microsoft softcard and using an AE Ramworks III as the 
>ramcard) and it worked no problems.
>
>         Is there a similar BIOS patch which enables CP/M 2.2x to 
>recognise 3.5" drives, especially the 1.4Mb drives?  

I've been running CP/AM 5.1.1 on my //c Z-Ram.  It includes the
"Megdrive" software that sets up the RAMdisk, and also supports
(AE claims) any devices which use the Apple Protocol Converter, such
as the UniDisk 3.5.  I know the UniDisk 3.5 will work; it formats to 
about 776K and can be made a boot device (as can the Megdrive).  It's
a lot handier than trying to cram all those essential transient commands
onto a 5.25" floppy.  I suspect CP/AM 5.1.1 will also work with the
1.4Mb SuperDrive, but you might want to contact AE about that (as well 
as about a system software upgrade).

It's good to know CP/AM and Megdrive will work with a Microsoft
Softcard.  Thanks for that info.
      

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