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From: fred@cbmvax.UUCP (Fred Bowen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: Old CP/M card
Message-ID: <2444@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 1-Oct-87 16:48:52 EDT
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Posted: Thu Oct  1 16:48:52 1987
Date-Received: Mon, 5-Oct-87 08:33:12 EDT
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> This summer I went to a computer-fleamarket (no, not little mechanical
> insects) and picked up an old Commodore Z-80 card for $3.  [...]
> 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?

This question comes up rather often.  The usual recommendation is basically
to chuck it, due to unreliable operation and no software in 1541 format.
If your C64 is fairly new (i.e., has a VIC chip of recent vintage), you
most likely will have problems- like not even being able to boot the sucker.

Since you do not have even a disk to accompany your CP/M, unless you can find
one somewhere you might consider using the cartridge for a door-stop.  In case
anyone was wondering, no, the C128 CP/M will not work with this.

If you do have a card and a disk and it seems to boot up, well there is new
hope for obtaining software if you can find someone with a 1571. Using a
nifty package like Big Blue Reader or Bob's Term Pro, you can copy files
from MFM formats (most generic CP/M stuff) to a 1541 rather easily.  Perhaps
a dealer with both CP/M software to sell and an idle 1571 could help you.

Rotsa Ruck.  Perhaps someone on the net, using their C64 CP/M cartridge as
a door stop will send this poor fella his disks & manuals?

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