C70:info-cpm (07/15/82)
>From POURNE@Mit-Mc Thu Jul 15 03:16:43 1982
Dr. Godbout called today to ask that I tell all who've learned
from the net about the new BIOS that it will be available
sometime this Fall.
They do not release anything without extensive testing and they
do not have the final form yet, since my friend Tony keeps
adding features.
This becomes one of those "it'll be great when you finally get
it" stories, and that I can't help; I'm using a version, but
they are not ready to release that yet because they keep adding
to it.
The good news is that it WILL be available, and it does
nearly everything you'd like a BIOS to do: able to run Warp
drive, does not blow up when there is no disk in the drive, can
run both 8" anbd 5 1/4" disks; and Tony now believes he can make
the Godbout controller format 5 1/4 to ALMOST ANY format,
including CCS, Osborne, Trs-80, and indeed anything except the
bit-controlled ones like Apple. This latter is NOT promised,
but it does look as if he will have it.
More when I know ,ore; and sorry if I got someone's
hopes up. Please DO NOT call Dr. Godbout about this; when it's
available, we will let ou know. Thanks for the interest, and
wish the testing were done already so it could go out.
To forestall inquiries: I do NOT know how one becomes a
test site; and I am told they have plenty already.
JEP