kevin@ucrmath.ucr.edu (Kevin Lund) (11/20/90)
Hi, I'm looking at buying a Compupro 8/16; the deciding factor is whether or not I can find system software for it (i.e. something to boot it up with...). So, any Compupro fans out there? Any and all comments on the machine are welcome, nay, desperately sought...thanks... Kevin Lund (kevin@ucrmath.ucr.edu)
ianj@ijpc.UUCP (Ian Justman) (11/21/90)
kevin@ucrmath.ucr.edu (Kevin Lund) writes: > > Hi, I'm looking at buying a Compupro 8/16; the deciding factor is whether > or not I can find system software for it (i.e. something to boot it up > with...). So, any Compupro fans out there? Any and all comments on the > machine are welcome, nay, desperately sought...thanks... > > I've got a CompuPro 8/16 (will be acquiring another one in the very near future) and I'm pleased with it. It depends on what hardware the machine's got and what operating system it runs. I suggest a look under the hood. If it has a SPUZ card, and you do mostly 8-bit applications, GET IT! They use a Z80H clocked at 8MHz and it goes real fast. If the machine in question has a hard disk and/or an M-DRIVE/H, even better. Those applications will fly even faster. However, if it doesn't have a SPUZ, the main operatins system you have to buy for is CP/M-86. Most 8/16's have either a CPU-8085/8088 or a CPU-'286, many of them run Concurrent DOS 816 (which mine does). But if your system does have a SPUZ in it, and if you get your hands on another SPUZ, you can have multiple 8-bit tasks running. Right now, I'm limited to one Z80-based task because I have only one SPUZ on my system. If the system has MP/M or CP/M-86, I dunno how to help you there. Good luck.
mwilson@crash.cts.com (Marc Wilson) (11/22/90)
In article <9JgZs1w163w@ijpc.UUCP> ianj@ijpc.UUCP (Ian Justman) writes: >I've got a CompuPro 8/16 (will be acquiring another one in the >very near future) and I'm pleased with it. Where are you inding these, Ian? I'd love to find another machine, especially one with a SPUZ in it. I'm about to break down and trade in one of my Z80 boards on one. Half price, don'tcha know. >However, if it doesn't have a SPUZ, the >main operatins system you have to buy for is CP/M-86. Most >8/16's have either a CPU-8085/8088 or a CPU-'286, many of them >run Concurrent DOS 816 (which mine does). I meant to ask you before... how does CDOS run on the CPU 85/88? I've stuck my 8Mhz ( 161F ) board in a couple of times, and it's a real dog here. Loading it with the terminal in the bedroom along with the system console REALLY slows the thing down. Gotta call CompuPro and get the PAL for my CPU 286 so's I can get rid of the 6 Mhz '286. 8-) >But if your system does have a SPUZ in it, and if you get your hands >on another SPUZ, you can have multiple 8-bit tasks running. Right now, I'm >limited to one Z80-based task because I have only one SPUZ on my >system. If the system has MP/M or CP/M-86, I dunno how to help >you there. According to CompuPro, you should be able to run 4 8-bit tasks per SPUZ. Are you sure you have the queues installed correctly? What version of SWITCH are you using ( I have several later, and may be able to help ). What version of CDOS? On the subject of MP/M-86 and CP/M-86, I have both operating systems, along witht the CompuPro technical manuals. Ran MP/M 8-16 on my 8/16 until I picked up CDOS. Can I call my machine an 8/16? I integrated it, not CompuPro. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marc Wilson ARPA: ...!crash!mwilson@nosc.mil ...!crash!pnet01!pro-sol!mwilson@nosc.mil UUCP: [ cbosgd | hp-sdd!hplabs | sdcsvax | nosc ]!crash!mwilson INET: mwilson@crash.CTS.COM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marc Wilson ARPA: ...!crash!mwilson@nosc.mil ...!crash!pnet01!pro-sol!mwilson@nosc.mil UUCP: [ cbosgd | hp-sdd!hplabs | sdcsvax | nosc ]!crash!mwilson INET: mwilson@crash.CTS.COM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~