secrist@msdsws.enet.dec.com ("Murphy's beta test site.") (02/21/90)
Thanks to all ! What do people like for cheap ways to hard disk. I was thinking something like a generic S-100 controller and 10mb... ;From: "K. M. Hoaglund 482-4614" 20-FEB-1990 09:19:13.80 ; ;1) To format 360K: format/9 a: Great ! Is there a way to get DISKCOPY to dupe 360Kb diskettes as well ? (Like I said, no real docs...) Would it make my life easier if I looked into upgrading from MS-DOS V2.21 and get some real doc, or can I pretty much fake it with bookstore stuff ? Is there a way I can disassemble COMMAND.COM or something to find out what other switches I'm missing ? ;2) To run PC software: buy "ZPC" from the Heath User's Group Where can I get in touch with HUG ? Does ZPC require a minimum DOS or monitor ROM version ? Does it have a minimum RAM requirement ? ;3) To upgrade memory: buy the 768K RAM upgrade kit from... What is best -- going S-100 or hacking on the motherboard ? Does it really make any difference ? - - - ;From: "Gern" 20-FEB-1990 10:22:13.23 ; ; ... ;What is the part number of your motherboard ? 85-xxxx-x, it... Thanks, I'll check into it. Outside of munging the hardware, is this significant ? ;"Gen", what's that (-: Seriously, if you have a fancy card in ;the S-100 either you can load a device driver with CONFIG.SYS for ;it, run a TSR from AUTOEXEC.BAT to deal with it, or just let the ;application program drive it directly. Where can I find a memory map for this beast so I know where the cards get put ? Is there a good article or doc on this someplace ? ;Heath Users Group (HUG) has monthly REMark magazines, and Z-100 ;Lifeline is a VERY nice all Z-100 journal that is bi-monthly. Thanks for the tip. Once I find where HUG is that's something else I need to check into. How active is the Z100 community ? ;The Scottie Board thing (I have schematics if you like to wire wrap to ;save yourself ~$200) is used with HUG's ZPC V2 software that does a ;nice job of PC CGA emulation. ZPC alone (HUG ~$40.00) without the ;hardware support works a lot of the time. I suppose with such a plethora of PC video specs I never stopped to think which one was the base protocol -- is that CGA ? The ZPC stuff sounds like just the cure for me -- I'm just a hacker not a PC bigot (hey, S-100, CP/M, and MS-DOS all in one box is a machine after my own heart !). I like to wire-wrap fine, and if it's not a five-year project and won't frob the motherboard too badly the Scottie sounds interesting -- but I'll check into ZPC of course to see if that buys me enough. - - - Thanks to all -- here's to a long, happy relationship with my HZ100 and this list ! rcs