CC.Otken@UTEXAS-20.ARPA (06/25/84)
From: John Otken <CC.Otken@UTEXAS-20.ARPA> I disagree with the recommendation that time spent on ZCPR1 would be a waste. Personally, I found ZCPR2 to be not worth the time spent to hack my BIOS for the few extra features it offered (that I wanted).. ZCPR1 is about as easy to bring up on a system as is possible. It doesn't require that you transfer ~10 disks worth of files. And it is very "standard" as far as CP/M and every transient program that I have ever tried. This is not a critizism of ZCPR2, rather an endorsement of ZCPR1. John Otken. -------
rconn@Brl-Mis.ARPA (06/26/84)
From: Rick Conn <rconn@Brl-Mis.ARPA> ZCPR2 is unique unto itself. It does not use anything from ZCPR1. MY FEELING is that for new users, it would be best to go straight to ZCPR3. The installation manual is complete, and the online HLP files tell you how everything works. When the book comes out, all documentation will be in hardcopy form, but that will not be for a while yet. It will take a while to get used to the concepts of ZCPR3. The Concepts manual of ZCPR2 can still serve to provide the basis for ZCPR3 understanding, but some items have changed, such as the named directory concept. As with ZCPR2, the hard part of ZCPR3 is getting it up. Once up, however, it is quite easy to use. For now, then, I recommend: get ZCPR3 and use the Concepts manual of ZCPR2 for understanding until the ZCPR3 book comes out. Rick