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Subject: Z-System
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Date: 27 Jul 90 19:32:30 GMT
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After the Amstrad discuss here, Peter da Silva asked me:

>> What is the Z system? Is it available for non-Amstrad CP/M boxes?

   Z-System is an advanced CP/M-compatible operating system with such
features as:

	multiple commands on a line
	powerful scripting/aliasing capability
	search path for requested commands and files
	error trapping and recovery
	Unix-like TCAP for terminal-independent full-screen operations
	command processor shells including history shells
	wordprocessor-like command line editing
	flow control commands (multilevel IF/THEN/ELSE processing)
	reloadable, user-selectable resident commands
	named directories
	security (great for remote-access systems)

It has been available for many years for CP/M-2.2 machines.  Only in the
past two years did we figure out how to get it to run on CP/M-Plus computers
as well.  We now have commercial versions that install automatically, can be
reconfigured easily, and even allow the configuration to be changed on the
fly.  If you send me a mailing address, I would be happy to send you some
information.

-- Jay Sage