Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ncar!gatech!prism!jm59 From: jm59@prism.gatech.EDU (MILLS,JOHN M.) Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm Subject: Re: Software Toolworks C/80 for embedded systems? Message-ID: <16760@hydra.gatech.EDU> Date: 9 Nov 90 15:01:35 GMT References: <1690@ole.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology Lines: 49 Keywords:C/80 In article <1690@ole.UUCP> ray@ole.UUCP (Ray Berry) writes: > > Having been casting about lately for a cheap Z-80 cross >compiler for doing controllers, (expletives deleted ...) > Question 1: Does anyone have same they can copy etc (in exchange >for reasonable remuneration)? I will be happy to copy my C/80 v3.0 and MathPak manuals, for copy and postage costs (under $5, I expect). E-mail me your address. > Question 2: Has anyone managed to *use* C/80 for target systems? >I don't have the disks xlated to 5 1/4 inch yet so I'm don't know what >I've got (lib src, etc). I'm not sure yet just how feasible this scheme is. Sorry- my system is 8-in. only. I can print out the directories of the distribution disks. An ex-colleague at Scientific-Atlanta was going to use c/80 for embedded _8080_ code (I think that c/80 _only_ speaks 8080). The manual has some references to this, mainly: (1) full-service assembler/linker/locater needed (natch), and (2) I/O libraries were _not_ guaranteed ROMable (i.e., roll your own). I will try to find out how it worked. I have used the MATHPAK for simple antenna computations (tracking patterns), and found numerical agreement with the same code in the Data General MV4000 C. (Ain't fast, tho!! I _strongly_ recommend a RAMdisk for compilation.) Hope that was some help. I am also interested in this. I hope this note wasn't too rocky, being my first .article. >Ray Berry kb7ht uucp: ...ole!ray CIS: 73407,3152 /* "inquire within" */ John M. Mills jm59@hydra.gatech.EDU -- MILLS,JOHN M. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332 uucp: ...!{decvax,hplabs,ncar,purdue,rutgers}!gatech!prism!jm59 Internet: jm59@prism.gatech.edu