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From: dave@compnect.UUCP (Dave Ratcliffe)
Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm,rec.ham-radio.packet
Subject: Re: CP/M sofware for packet radio and TCP/IP
Summary: Maybe he likes it??
Message-ID: <519@compnect.UUCP>
Date: 9 Apr 90 21:01:25 GMT
References: <1798@aurora.AthabascaU.CA> <21863@bellcore.bellcore.com>
Organization: John Core at home, Harrisburg,PA
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In article <21863@bellcore.bellcore.com>, karn@jupiter..bellcore.com (Phil R. Karn) writes:
> In article <1798@aurora.AthabascaU.CA> tech@cs.AthabascaU.CA (Richard Loken) writes:
> >This question has been asked, and I wasn't interested at the time.
> >
> >Is there any software around?  I know that there is a version of tcp/ip some
> >where and I understand Phil Karn wrote his eary stuff on CP/M.  Does somebody
> >have the early Karn package?  Assuming it exists of course.
> 
> Yes, my code did indeed begin life on CP/M, specifically the Xerox 820.
> But this was five years ago, and much has happened in the meantime to PC
> clone pricing and availability to make me wonder why anybody would still
> be interested in CP/M. With XT clone boards having bottomed out at $60
> or so, and with a well-established and highly competitive supplier network
> supporting PC technology, why bother with Z-80s and CP/M? I just don't see
> the point.

Phil, maybe he likes it! I have a Molecular Mod. 9 in my little room with 2
Seiko 8610's nearby. All operational, all (gasp) CP-MP/M or N-Star and all
multi-user. Nice machines, fun to hack on and just play with. There is
LOTS I'd like to find for these 2 (Seiko and Molecular) machines as
well. Also have a PC next to the Seiko's. The Seiko's are more fun. I'd
like to find a terminal program that will run on the Seiko's 8086. Maybe
even something for the Mole's 8080. Maybe you don't see the point now
but lots of us still like to play around with admittedly older but
sometimes more intriguing systems. 

BTW, if anyone DOES have any term program that'll run on either of these
'old technology' :-) machines, I'll be happy to hear from you. 

            *>> Dave <<*

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