LIN%mit-ml@sri-unix.UUCP (12/11/83)
From: Herb Lin <LIN@mit-ml> I have had the following problem; I have an 8085 in my CP/M system, and I want ot run some z-80 only software on it. I have the following solution: disassemble the z-80 software using a disassembler like REZ, and reassemble it with a macro assembler like MAC or RMAC that has macro libraries to simulate Z-80 instructions. Will this work? I have learned many things from my net inquiries on REZ and RESOURCE, but I feel a need to know the following (in addition to any general comments on my scheme.) REZ will produce good tdl mnemonics when disassembling a z-80 program. Will REZ run on an 8080? Is RMAC capable of producing absoulte output, or will only MAC do that? What differentiates the RMAC and M-80 assemblers from each other? Is there a better disassembler/assembler combinaiton that will do what I want? What kind of difficulties should I expect if I just do this translation mechanically?