ACB.COR@OFFICE-1.ARPA (Alan Bomberger) (09/23/87)
Has anyone attempted to write a custom CCP for CP/M 3.0? The idea of writing such a beast in some language other than ASM is tempting. However, the thought of dissecting the LOADER from the existing CCP and learning how to get it as part of the new CCP and loaded into memory as an RSX is a bit daunting. Has anyone done anything along this line? I know it is a bit late for CP/M 3.0 but I have run out of things to do on CP/M 2.0 and am resisting buying one of these new machines where you can't fiddle with the BIOS (in ROM). What is a home computer for if you cn't program it? So I am converting to CP/M 3.0 instead. I would try Turbodos but the supplier is very closed lipped about source and my copy for the NorthStar has no BIOS source. Starting from scratch there is a bit daunting as well. Peace
bridger%rcc@RAND-UNIX.ARPA (Bridger Mitchell) (09/23/87)
Yes, Alan, there's at least one: CCP105 is a good implementation of ZCPR2. It's on simtel20.arpa. I'm actively working on a ZCPR33 port; it's too early to project a date. --bridger mitchell
W8SDZ@SIMTEL20.ARPA (Keith Petersen) (09/26/87)
There is a CCP replacement for CP/M-Plus available from SIMTEL20...
Filename Type Bytes CRC
Directory PD:<CPM.CPM3>
CCP105P.ARK.1 BINARY 126592 3993H
The filename is really CCP105+.ARK but the + was changed to "P" for
the Tops-20 directory here.
This file is also available from my RCP/M and from GEnie's CP/M
RoundTable.
--Keith Petersen
Arpa: W8SDZ@SIMTEL20.ARPA
Uucp: {bellcore,decwrl,harvard,lll-crg,ucbvax,uw-beaver}!simtel20.arpa!w8sdz
GEnie: W8SDZ
RCP/M Royal Oak: 313-759-6569 - 300, 1200, 2400 (V.22bis) or 9600 (USR HST)