info-cpm (12/22/82)
>From rconn@BRL Wed Dec 22 02:14:35 1982
To: info-cpm@BRL, info-micro@BRL
Via: Brl; 22 Dec 82 3:23-EST
Via: Brl-Bmd; 22 Dec 82 3:39-EST
Hi --
With all the interest expressed in ZCPR2 over the past
few months, I thought you would be interested in what the current
release schedule is. ZCPR2 is rapidly nearing completion, and it
currently looks like the following schedule of events will be
realized:
31 Dec -- Release of Draft Documentation on ZCPR2
and its utilities on MIT-MC
1-9 Jan -- Final Testing of Utilities; ZCPR2 has
already been thoroughly tested as of 22 Dec,
and one more minor mod is planned followed
by a few more tests, but the current bottle-
neck is with the utilities
10 Jan -- Release of all selected utilities and ZCPR2
itself to MIT-MC and SIG/M (note: it will take
SIG/M a little while to place ZCPR2 into the
system)
11-14 Jan -- Fielding initial questions from INFO-CPM
21-23 Jan -- CPM 83 Conference in San Francisco; I'll
be making a presentation on ZCPR2 as part of
Sol Libes session on Public Domain Software
27 Jan -- (still in planning stages and subject to
cancellation) Micro Conf at Ft Leavenworth, KS,
where I may be making another presentation on
ZCPR2, SYSLIB, ARPA Net Communication via Micros,
and other topics
4 Feb -- Presentation on ZCPR2 and SYSLIB at ACG-NJ
SIG/M meeting
Status:
1. ZCPR2 itself is up and running very nicely
now at all the Beta Test Sites. One very minor mod is planned,
but no problem at all is expected wrt the release date.
2. ZCPR2 utilities will be undergoing Beta Test-
ing right up to the release. Most are performing as they should
be so far, and no problem is anticipated in meeting the release
date on approx 90% of the utilities. The other 10% are still un-
dergoing some design changes and bug fixes. There will probably
be about 30 utility programs released with ZCPR2.
3. A Draft of the documentation will be released
for those interested in early information on ZCPR2 and for com-
ments from those who wish to in case they have some major hangup
about an aspect of the documentation before the release. This
will hopefully catch some problems which may be faced by people
seeing ZCPR2 the first time before the actual release is done.
Four manuals and a series of Help files on ZCPR2 are currently
planned. The Concepts Manual (currently at 50+ pages) covers
basic ZCPR2 ideas and explains the philosophy of use of ZCPR2 and
the Installation Manual (currently at 20+ pages) gives detailed
installation instructions and examples. Both of these manuals
are well along. The other two, namely the Rationale and User's
Guide, are less well along but I hope they will also be ready on
time.
Those interested in obtaining ZCPR2 or more information
on ZCPR2 are invited to subscribe to INFO-CPM. Due to the nature
of INFO-MICRO, further release data to it is not planned.
Rickinfo-cpm (12/29/82)
>From rconn@BRL Wed Dec 29 02:23:01 1982
To: BILLW@Sri-Kl
Cc: info-cpm@BRL
Via: Brl; 28 Dec 82 18:02-EST
Via: Brl-Bmd; 28 Dec 82 18:12-EST
Sorry, the ZCPRn processors are very tight Z80 code (that's where
the Z comes from). Am afraid you are out of luck there. However, most
of the utilities are straight 8080 code, and you would probably use them.
Rick