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From: kenw@noah.arc.CDN (Ken Wallewein)
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Subject: zcpr3.3
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Date: Fri, 5-Jun-87 20:14:57 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun  5 20:14:57 1987
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I run CPM for two or three reasons: it's cheap; it has a history which makes
it interesting; there's a large and public-spirited user community; there's 
lots of PD software around. I guess that's more than 3. Anyway, none of those
things jive very well with the way Z-system appears to be going, if I have to 
buy their assembler to use it. When I can afford to buy it, I don't have time
to use it enough to justify it, and vice versa (huh?). Besides, I've heard that
ZCPR3 chews up too much TPA for what it gives people who don't run hard drives.

 As far as hardware goes, I run and S-100 bus system. Anybody know how I can 
upgrade that to a super-Z80 without spending hundreds of bucks or hundreds of
hours? I know, there are lots of different processors for S100. Did you ever
price one?
 Enough flame, I guess.
/kenw