Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!bloom-beacon!gatech!mcnc!rutgers!cbmvax!schein From: schein@cbmvax.UUCP (Dan Schein MAGAZINES) Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm Subject: Re: Old CP/M card Message-ID: <2428@cbmvax.UUCP> Date: Tue, 29-Sep-87 08:55:57 EDT Article-I.D.: cbmvax.2428 Posted: Tue Sep 29 08:55:57 1987 Date-Received: Wed, 30-Sep-87 07:03:36 EDT References: <3495@rutgers.rutgers.edu> <1662@ulowell.cs.ulowell.edu> <267@uwslh.UUCP> <2384@cbmvax.UUCP> <15032@topaz.rutgers.edu> Reply-To: schein@cbmvax.UUCP (Dan Schein MAGAZINES) Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA Lines: 35 In article <15032@topaz.rutgers.edu> kocyan@topaz.rutgers.edu (Kocyan) writes: > >This summer I went to a computer-fleamarket (no, not little mechanical >insects) and picked up an old Commodore Z-80 card for $3. Unfortunately, >it did not come with any software, documentation, or anything. My old, >dog-earred PRG includes a short program on how to turn it on, but that's >all. > >Does anybody have any experience with one of these cards? I tried calling >Commodore several times, but they seemed to have taken their phone off >the hook. What can I do with it? What software does it run (if any)? >Am I wasting my time? > >Rob. If you are refering to the Commodore produced CP/M cartridge for the C64, then you need a disk (the CP/M operating system) and manual yet. You plugged the cartridge in, powered up, stuck the disk in the ol drive, and loaded the CP/M operating system. There were/are 2 drawbacks here - 1: it would run CP/M but your disk drive was still reading Commodore format disks, this means you wont find any software to run - 2: the version of CP/M was a old version that is about 1 or 2 revs old by now. I know the disk and manual are no longer avail from Commodore. So happy hunting and good luck! -- Dan Schein uucp: {ihnp4|rutgers}!cbmvax!schein Commodore Business Machines or: {allegra|burdvax}!cbmvax!schein 1200 Wilson Drive Bix: dschein Plink: cbmtelecom West Chester PA 19380 phone: (215) 431-9100 ext. 9542 +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ All spelling mistakes are a result of my efforts to avoid education :-) +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Those who worked the hardest are the last to surrender -- Gary Ward