RCONN@SIMTEL20.ARPA (01/28/86)
If you cannot modify your BIOS, Z3-DOT-COM is about your only option. This is a commercial product from Echelon, and it takes only a few minutes to install. It creates a COM file that contains a Z-System. On cold boot, run the COM file and it installs a Z-System in memory. This option lacks the full functionality of the Z-System, and users (in my experience) often want to later create a manually-installed Z-System to pick up on the lack of functionality. However, it is an easy out, does not require a BIOS modification, and is a minimum of hastle (very small learning curve and very little installation overhead). There is a possibility that an RS Model 4 installation of ZCPR3 is available, but I don't really know. Echelon is the source to contact for installation-specific questions. Rick -------