[fa.info-cpm] Corvus 8M-byte limit

C70:info-cpm (05/17/82)

>From Hess.Unicorn@Mit-Multics Sun May 16 23:22:22 1982
Yeah, it's a Corvus BIOS bug.  If you have a listing and code, you can
go and fix it with some (read "lots of") hair on your part.  I do not
know of anybody who has, but do know of someone who has found it and
gone around the problem the long (but interesting) way!

CPU Computer Corp. here in Boston (a.k.a. ComputerCity owners) have
written a product called CPUNet which uses the full storage capacity of
the drives, and uses Apple ]['s with Softcards to run CP/M look-alike on
it.  They have been running DBase II, Word*, SuperCalc, and (!) The
FinalWord on it successfully for a couple weeks now.  There's still some
work to go on turning it into a real product, but the majority of the
technical work is all done and, like a charm, it works.  If you were at
the Applefest this past weekend, you could have seen it in action.

The guy at CPU who implemented the stuff is also a Mark of the Unicorn
person, Craig Finseth.  You can get in touch with someone to talk about
purchasing the thing if you want to call CPU, (617)242-3350.  It may take a
little work to get the right person there if you want to ask questions.
It's guaranteed to be less expensive to wait for Corvus, but it's almost
certain to be more expensive to do it yourself rather than purchase
something already done.

                              Cheers,
                              Brian