Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watnot!watmath!clyde!rutgers!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!ucbvax!lll-es-s05!hanscom From: hanscom@lll-es-s05.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.os.cpm Subject: CP/M under MSDOS Message-ID: <8703311741.AA07213@lll-es-s05.ARPA> Date: Tue, 31-Mar-87 12:41:16 EST Article-I.D.: lll-es-s.8703311741.AA07213 Posted: Tue Mar 31 12:41:16 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 2-Apr-87 07:27:52 EST Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Distribution: world Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 29 >Has anyone heard of any programs which allow you to run CP/M 2.2 pro- >grams under MS-DOS on PC's. I found one which was supposed to emulate >a Z-80 and CP/M 2.2 on GEnie, but it does not work. Are there any >others out there? There are a number, but the best one I've found is called "Z80MU" by Joan Riff of ComputerWise Consulting Services, P. O. Box 813, McLean, Va. 22101. It is available from a number of "public domain copying services" for $3-$6. Check out the ads in Computer Shopper (esp. the last 50 pages). Computer shows are another excellent source of pd software. I got a catalog from MicroCornucopia (P. O. Box 223, Bend, OR 97709) last night, showing a pd disk (MS-DOS#22) with a CP/M emulator that makes use of the V-20 subset of 8080 instructions to run 8080 CP/M stuff. They ask $8 per disk for non-subscribers, and $6 otherwise. The emulators that use the 8088 instruction set (like Z80MU) are slow because they execute many 8088 op codes to emulate one Z-80 op code. Z80MU claims to match the performance of a 1MHz Z-80. The V-20 emulators are faster because they execute 8080 op codes as a part of their instruction set, but they limit you to programs written for the 8080. Get a copy of Z80MU and try it out. I use it on a clone, and it works just fine. If you can't locate a copy, contact me and we can arrange to copy it for you, however I'm not set up to be able to make lots of copies. ---Roger Hanscom---