fred@cbmvax.UUCP (05/12/87)
> I have heard numerous accounts as to the nature of the 8DEC version of CP/M > for the C-128. I'm interested in learning if this version is indeed > available and being shipped with current equipment, and exactly what it > achieves in the way of bug-fixes. The following explanation comes from Alex Orgil, CBM Canada, where the 'bug' was found (I was busy with other stuff at the time): ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- As I recall, the difference was simply that the final line feed was not being sent to the printer to clear the buffer, thus your last line didn't get printed until you tried to print something else. This may have only occurred wiht the MPS1000 printers though. The change was a single byte (or possibly a string) in the BIOS. The fixed version was labelled DEC 8 by Von, and later found its way into production. The NEWSYS.COM program for updating the system was not changed (but was posted in public domain on Compuserve). For Canada we made a special version of NEWSYS to reflect the change which was made available through our [Canada] Parts department. But to make this different, I also changed the date to read dec 8 (tricky hey?) so that we could be sure of what they are using. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ergo, (love that word!) for most users there is no real difference between the two versions. I have asked Alex to send me the patches he made to NEWSYS.COM, and will post them for those people who can't bear not having the absolute latest BIOS, whether they have an MPS-1000 or not. I am putting the wraps on a new version which supports the 3.5" 1581 drive which should be showing up on shelves "any day now." Those of you who are still reading may want to wait until the "1581" version is available before you bother patching your 06DEC85 version. I know better than to ask if there are any other CP/M bugs worth fixing... -- -- -- Fred Bowen uucp: {ihnp4|seismo|caip}!cbmvax!fred arpa: cbmvax!fred@seismo.css.GOV tele: 215 431-9100 Commodore Electronics, Ltd., 1200 Wilson Drive, West Chester, PA, 19380