From: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!info-cpm
Newsgroups: fa.info-cpm
Title: Re:  8080 to 8086 translation
Article-I.D.: ucbvax.355
Posted: Wed Dec 15 23:34:48 1982
Received: Sun Dec 19 09:54:17 1982

>From goldfarb.ucf-cs@Udel-Relay  Mon Dec 13 21:41:24 1982
To: Jerry E Pournelle <POURNE@Mit-Mc>, goldfarb.ucf-cs@Udel-Relay
Cc: info-cpm@BRL, Li@Rutgers
Via:  UCF-CS; 11 Dec 82 22:12-EST
Via:  Udel-Relay; 11 Dec 82 22:34-EST
Via:  Brl; 11 Dec 82 22:42-EST
Via:  Brl-Bmd; 11 Dec 82 22:48-EST

Jerry,
As far as I know, Compupro has pasted together a CP/M-80 BIOS that
will work with DRI assemblers which is probably the one you are referring
to.  However, they haven't done so yet for CP/M-86 (to my knowledge).
Following is a quote from Compupro's Techcal manual for CP/M-86:

		  REASSEMBLING THE CP/M 86 SYSTEM

	"To reassemble the CP/M 86 system (which consists of the loader
and the CPM.SYS file, you will need the following:

	1.  Obviously you will need a working system.
	2.  A copy of ACT-86 from Sorcim.(*)
	3.  A working version of CP/M 80 with utilities.

		.
		.
		.


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(*) ACT-86 can be obtained for $175 from          (address withheld
						    due to commercial
						      restrictions of
						       ARPA-land)

   or probably from your local computer dealer."
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Well, that is some CHUTZPAH, in my humble opinion.

					Ben