mjg@ecsvax.UUCP (01/08/84)
I would like to add my vote in support of TRS80 DOS's vs CP/M. Competition
is a wonderful thing - or it has been with the TRS80. By contrast look
at the apple II with its DOS out of the ark because no one wanted to be
incompatible. CP/M is similar with very promitive functions and features
to this day. If you want an improvement you have to go to ZCPR2 or something
similar. The many competitive DOSs for the TRS80 are fantastic!. NEWDOS 80,
DOS plus 3.3,3.4,3.5 4.0, MULTIDOS, LDOS were all born because people saw
the shortcomings of TRSDOS and saw a possible market niche. There is an
installed base of over half a million TRS80s so it was worth doing. Now
along comes the Model IV and you can have the best of both worlds on one
machine. I run CP/M 2.2 from Montezuma Micro and all my old TRS80 DOSs as
well so nothing is lost.
Why has it taken so long to get a net.micro.trs-80 group?
- Mike Gingell,
Raleigh, NC .....ecsvax!mjg