[comp.os.cpm] INFO-CPM Digest V90 #99

WWH@NCCIBM1.BITNET ("Bill Weinel") (06/12/90)

>     I bought this card over the weekends, so now I'm trying to look for
> some documentation.  The on board rom has a marking "boot 8080 or 8086",
> does this mean that this board can be use to boot up either CPM-80 or CPM-86
> disk?
>
>     Does anyone know if Compupro is still in business?

The DISK2 (which is what you have) will boot either Compupro CP/M-80
or CP/M-86. The boot sequence was somewhat specific to Compupro hardware
though, since it used a call to the the dual processor cpu board (bring-
ing the 8088/86 alive to do block moves in memory). Consequently, unless
you have a Compupro dual processor cpu board.. you may have to re-write
some of the ROM boot code.

Compupro is still around.. They are called Viasyn Corp. and are located
in Hayward CA.
                                                      TWYL  Bill