Date   : Mon, 22 Nov 1982 15:37:09 PST
From   : Lauren Weinstein <vortex!lauren@Lbl-Unix>
Subject: no graphics on CP/M 3.0

I'd sure like to know where these rumors about "graphics support"
under 3.0 are coming from!  In all of my discussions with persons
about 3.0, and in all of the literature I've seen on the subject, there
has been no mention of any kind of graphics.  I can't even see
how such a thing would be implemented... What KIND of graphics?  For
what kind of graphics devices?  Barring convincing evidence to the
contrary, I would brand these rumors as hogwash.

In fact, everything I've learned so far about 3.0 leads me to expect
it will be about as exciting as a new assembler for the IBM 360.
Digital Research seems to have no interest in supporting 3.0 for
other than large OEM's with turnkey-type systems.  The "advances"
of 3.0 all sound pretty dubious, and I understand that the documentation
isn't even up to D.R.'s usual low standards.  Given that D.R. plans
to continue to "support" 2.2, it appears that 3.0 is an attempt
to squeeze some bucks out of the "higher-end" Z80 machines currently
on the market.  I'm not against new software for 8080/Z80's, but
I view 3.0 with a considerable lack of interest.  

--Lauren--