nuwilken@ndsuvax.UUCP (Scott Wilken) (08/23/89)
I am considering purchasing a Z-80 card for my //gs. I understand that they can only address 64k, but I fell that such a card can be had cheaply, and access many languages (im mainly interested in Modula-II, which I cant seem to find an apple version of), it may be worth it. I was wondering if some people could tell me the experiences they have had with Z-80 cards, where to buy a cheap one, and how much $$ I am in for (im assuming that you would have to purchase the operating system BESIDES buying the card... After all, if I were to buy a VAX 11/780, they wouldnt just THROW in UNIX....). Thank you much! Scott +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ! Internet: nuwilken@Plains.NoDak.EDU AppleLink PE: Wilken ! ! UUCP: uunet!ndsuvax!nuwilken GEnie Mail: S.WILKEN1 ! ! Bitnet: NUWILKEN@NDSUVAX CompuServe: 75130,1571 ! +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
tomk@pro-grouch.cts.com (Tom Kelly) (08/25/89)
Network Comment: to #3371 by blake!ndsuvax!nuwilken@beaver.cs.washington.edu You can get a CP/M card from Price Busters, 4233 Spring St., Ste. 402, La Mesa,CA 92041 (619)589-0081. The price is $34.00 I am not sure if that includes software. You could also get it at a swap meet for about half that price. If you want I can probably sell you one for $20.00. Price Buster advertises in inCider they have a at least 2 yr warranty UUCP: crash!pro-grouch!tomk ARPA: crash!pro-grouch!tomk@nosc.mil
brianw@microsoft.UUCP (Brian Willoughby) (08/25/89)
In article <2853@ndsuvax.UUCP> nuwilken@ndsuvax.UUCP (Scott Wilken) writes: >I am considering purchasing a Z-80 card for my //gs. I understand that they >can only address 64k, but I fell that such a card can be had cheaply, and >access many languages (im mainly interested in Modula-II, which I cant seem >to find an apple version of), it may be worth it. > I have Modula-II for the Apple II which is based on the same UCSD P-System that Apple Pascal uses. (not surprising, since Modula-II is very Pascal-like) Its nice to be able to use an existing disk format for exchanging files. >I was wondering if some people could tell me the experiences they have had >with Z-80 cards, where to buy a cheap one, and how much $$ I am in for (im >assuming that you would have to purchase the operating system BESIDES buying >the card... After all, if I were to buy a VAX 11/780, they wouldnt just >THROW in UNIX....). > >Scott I purchased my Microsoft Softcard clone (by Tiawan Peripheral) for $20. At that price I don't mind that its pretty boring using CP/M (which came with the card, on just two disks). I guess it wouldn't be so boring if I actively sought out a few languages for it. I would suggest seeing what you can find for the Z-80 before you purchase such a card. Brian Willoughby UUCP: ...!{tikal, sun, uunet, elwood}!microsoft!brianw InterNet: microsoft!brianw@uunet.UU.NET or: microsoft!brianw@Sun.COM Bitnet brianw@microsoft.UUCP
rat@madnix.UUCP (David Douthitt) (08/28/89)
Scott Wilken (nuwilken@ndsuvax.UUCP) wrote: | I am considering purchasing a Z-80 card for my //gs. I understand that they | can only address 64k, but I fell that such a card can be had cheaply, and | access many languages (im mainly interested in Modula-II, which I cant seem | to find an apple version of), it may be worth it. There are many languages for CP/M and ZCPR: - Turbo Pascal v3.0 - Turbo Modula-2 - Small-C - BDS C v6.0 - ZBASIC - MBASIC and CBASIC (I *HAD* to say it!) - Microsoft FORTRAN - Eco-C (I THINK) - Mix C - F83 (Forth, public domain) I bought my original Microsoft Z80 SoftCard for $50 at a swapfest. Later, I replaced it with a PCPI Applicard Z80 card that I bought out of the wantads in Computer Shopper for $40. In both cases, the system software was included. Both are nice cards - but the PCPI runs faster, allows the Apple II to CONTINUE running, and will run ZCPR 3.3. Also, people tend to equate "Apple CP/M" with "Microsoft Softcard" - durned annoying, if you ask me. [david] -- !======= David Douthitt :::: Madison, WI =======!== The Stainless Steel Rat ==! ! ArpaNet: madnix!rat@cs.wisc.edu ! ! ! UseNet: ...uwvax!astroatc!nicmad!madnix!rat ! Mad Apple Forth: ! ! {decvax!att}! ! The Madness starts here. !
UD161733@VM1.NODAK.EDU (Mike Aos) (08/29/89)
You said you had Modula-II for the Apple II? Who makes it, and where did you get it, and where can I get it? Thanks Osiris