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From: ciaraldi@Rochester.ARPA
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Subject: Z-100 Typeahead
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Date: Sat, 17-Dec-83 12:57:59 EST
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Posted: Sat Dec 17 12:57:59 1983
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From:  Mike Ciaraldi  <ciaraldi@Rochester.ARPA>

I have noticed a similar problem/feature when running Wordstar.
I tried the 8080 version of Wordstar, which works fine on a
Z-100 under CP/M-86. Just like Final Word, it
ignores characters typed during loading of the program,
and the OS ignores those typed while exiting the program.

The Z-100 has a hardware buffer in the keyboard, holding 17 characters.
The software buffer in the operating system (both ZDOS and CP/M)
is about 80 characters. All standard I/O looks in the software
buffer automatically.

Mike Ciaraldi
ciaraldi@rochester