Re: Z80 Card for Apple //e

[Tarkin <Tarkin000@gmail.com>]

On Oct 18, 9:44 pm, "Bill Buckels" <bbuck...@mts.net> wrote:
> "Tarkin" <Tarkin...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> >This card was blogged about last month here:
>
> http://www.nekochan.net/weblog/archives/2008/09/the-mysterious.html
>
> Good documentation. Thanks for this link.

You're welcome!

>
> I got my card installed today.
>
> At first I was getting all sorts of system hangs with various CP/M's that I
> converted from asimov. Then I read the manual for my 8 MHZ ZIP Chip
> accelerator after reading the blog piece where it mentions slowing-down the
> GS. Yep, you guessed it! When I booted my //e in 1 MHZ mode it all worked
> like a charm:)
>
> >My setup works best with the Apple ][ CP/M Ver 2.20B from asimov (tho' side
> >b is wonky...).
>
> This works the same over here (just fine with ZIP chip disabled). Side B
> appears to be some DOS 3.3 stuff. I just didn't bother with it.
>

I figured that out after much weeping and gnashing of teeth ;^)
Oh, and booting side B on an emulator...

> I used ciderpress and my CF Card in my Microdrive and DISKMAKER.8 to create
> the CP/M disks.
>

I am saving up for a Microdrive. It seems all too convenient...

> I have yet to try adding my own Aztec C CP/M programs directly to an Apple
> disk image using ciderpress, mainly because I haven't had time yet, but I
> have every reason to believe that it will all work just fine.
>

At the moment, Ciderpress mounts A2CP/M disks read-only :^(
I think in my searches through this ng,  I came across the thread
where this feature was added; if I get the gist of it, RO-access was
a minor feat in of itself, so I am definitely not complaining!!

> I just need to say that this was a great deal even though I paid the ebay
> price rather than the lower price on this guy's website. So what! I got a
> CP/M machine for under fifty bucks including shipping to Canada in less than
> a week. Who can complain? Of course one needs an Apple II to start with.
>
> BTW I've got a MIX C compiler for CP/M native mode coming soon thanks to a
> kind soul who knows I like to play with C compilers. Life is good:)
>
> Bill

I'm surprised MIX C for CP/M wasn't in either Gaby's site or
retroarchive.org...
...Yup, it's in retroarchive.org 's Commercial CP/M repository, in
'Programming Languages and Environments'. According to the
filename, it's v2.0

But life indeed, is good! Well, except for a bothersome serial
port issue I'm having, but that's for another thread....

TTFN,
  Tarkin