From: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!info-cpm
Newsgroups: fa.info-cpm
Title: Z80 to 8086 translator
Article-I.D.: ucbvax.209
Posted: Sat Dec  4 01:56:56 1982
Received: Sun Dec  5 08:36:17 1982

>From DAN@Mit-Ml  Sat Dec  4 01:38:25 1982
To: HPLABS!HP-PCD!CHARLIE@Mit-Ml
Cc: Info-CPM@BRL
Via:  Mit-Ml; 4 Dec 82 3:00-EST
Via:  Brl; 4 Dec 82 3:15-EST
Via:  Brl-Bmd; 4 Dec 82 3:26-EST

A translator which does this is available from Sorcim.  Its called TRANS86,
and it runs under CPM-80.  It takes 8080 or Z80 code and translates it
to ACT86 code.  ACT86 code is Sorcim's answer to Intel's mnemonics for the
8086.  If you have a "normal" 8086 assembler, it will barf on ACT86 code,
but an ACT86 assembler is also available, which produces .HEX files.
Of course, the translator sometimes has problems converting 8080/Z80
code to 8086, but fortunately it flags everything that could cause
problems.  If you get disgusted with the ACT86 mnemonics, you could
probably write a postprocessor in PASCAL, etc. to covert them to Intel's
standard.  Hope this helps...

Dan