opalka@16bits.dec.com (Bill Opalka 381-1224) (02/19/88)
Hello,
I have a problem maybe someone out there can help me with. I have
a HEATH Z-89 computer with a Magnolia Sasi Interface card and a 20 Meg
winnie on which I'd like to install Z-COMM/ZCPR-3. My problem is that
Z-COMM will install alright but it won't recongnize the Floppy drives.
After talking to the folks are Echelon about it, I decided to return
Z-COMM and put up with vanilla Magnolia CPM 2.2.04. Well it's been about
6 months and I'm getting pretty tried of not having all the neat features
of a Z-SYSTEM so here are my options:
1) Buy the BIOS sources from Magnolia and do a manual
installation ($75.00 for the sources plus the work to
do the installation)
2) Buy CPM 3.0 system board from Magnolia ($175.00) and wait
for ZCPR-33 to be implemented on CPM 3.0
3) Bring up my Heath version of CPM 2.2.03 and implement
Magnolia's controller into that BIOS ($75.00 for source
again from Magnolia plus time to implement the controller
into the Heath BIOS)
4) Tollerate standard CPM (BTW I do use EZCPR)
5) Buy an IBM compatable. (Notice it's the last option!!!)
Any other options ? My ideal choice is to find someone whose implemented
ZCPR-33 with the Magnolia Version of CPM borrow there code to implement
ZCPR-33. Anyone willing to give me a help in doing this ???
thanks,
/bill