dclaar@hpcupt1.HP.COM (Doug Claar) (01/06/88)
A friend recently purchased a AMSTRAD PCW 8256 "word processor." Upon
investigation, I discovered that this is a CPM + system which
automatically starts up the word processor, but also comes with
"Mallard" BASIC, "DR LOGO" and various utilities, including a macro
assembler. Of course there is no documentation for most of this...
Can anyone point me in the direction of documentation, or other goodies
which might be available? Also, a pinout of the expansion port would be
nice...
Thanks!
Doug Claar
HP Information Technology Group
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ARPA: hpda!dclaar@hplabs.HP.COMdross@umn-d-ub.D.UMN.EDU (David Ross) (01/08/88)
In article <7530001@hpcupt1.HP.COM> dclaar@hpcupt1.HP.COM (Doug Claar) writes: >A friend recently purchased a AMSTRAD PCW 8256 "word processor." Upon This CPM box was introduced in England about two years ago, and is one of the most common machines in use over there, especially by writers and other computerphobes. It is a great value, achieving low cost by using the nowadays dirt-cheap Z80, together with remaindered 3" (sic) disk drives and a bundled printer which uses the very same Z80 for processing. I may buy one myself. In England there are several magazines and scads of books devoted to this machine; your friend's best bet is to go there :-), or to find a large bookstore here that carries English computer magazines (not impossible; the major chains' large Chicago stores do, for example). Because of this machine, CPM is flourishing in Europe. David Ross Bitnet: DROSS@UMNDUL DISCLAIMER: There is no disclaimer.