doctor@tc.fluke.COM (Doug Klopfenstein) (01/19/88)
Does anyone out there have a list of current bulletin boards that allow you to download public domain CP/M programs? The SIMTEL archives are not available at this site. I also tried to send mail to LISTSERV@CICGE.RPI.EDU, but never received any response (I assume my mailer's From: line has an unacceptable format). Next I tried a few bulletin boards on my CP/M computer at home. The list of CP/M bulletin boards that I have is about 2 years old, and the numbers I called this weekend (about 10 different places around the country) are no longer in service. Attn. Keith Peterson I called your Royal Oak board this weekend; unfortunately the telephone lines between here (Seattle) and there are so bad the modem couldn't handle the garbage on the lines. This is the fourth time I have called your board over the last year. The telephone lines seem to be getting worse. Any suggestions? Someone will probably tell me that I should just send floppy disks to some place that has programs available on disk. Since I have a CP/M machine with a unique format (ever seen a Datavue 353 with a 1M floppy drive -- actually 776k?), I can't get any programs on disk (or buy a copy of WordStar v4.0 - sigh). The only way to get programs is over a modem. I also have a Northstar Horizon, but it requires hard sectored floppy disks, so it too probably can't be used (besides, the floppy drive on the Horizon is flakey). So, I would appreciate it if someone could tell me where I could contact a bulletin board that has CP/M programs to download. Thanks, (doctor) Doug Doug Klopfenstein uw-beaver!fluke!doctor John Fluke Mfg. allegra!fluke!doctor Everett, WA doctor@fluke.com (206)356-5232 > work (206)784-3574 > home