Date : Mon, 25 Apr 1983 12:56:00 cdt
From : Cargo.PD@hi-multics.arpa
Subject: Software Tools for CP/M
I finally got around to writing to Carosel. They sent me a four page
flyer (dated March 1983) with lots of useful information. Major fetures:
61 ultility programs, a versatile command interpreter (shell), a
consistent way to access all the tools, the ability to redirect tool
input and output, a feature that transmits data between tools (pipe
simulations), and a better way to organize your file directories
(simulated hierarchical directories).
The tool kits come in two flavors, the Build-a-ToolKit, and
Use-a-ToolKit. The former is the more complete and expensive, the
latter smaller and cheaper.
Stated requirements: CP/M 2.2, 64K-bytes of memory (for optimum
performance), Two 8-inch floppy disk drives, Microsoft's Fortran-80 if
compiling tool sources from the Build-a-ToolKit is desired (no version
of Fortran-80 is specified).
Prices: Carousel ToolKit Manual for CP/M 80 (338 page manual with a
beginner's introduction to using the tools on CP/M, tutorials, and
detailed descriptions of each command and library routine), $40.00 (this
does not seem to be good for any credit on a later purchase).
Carousel Use-a-ToolKit (manual, license, 3 diskettes with 61 tools in
binary form) $249.00
Carousel Build-a-ToolKit (everything from the above plus 6 diskettes
with the tool sources, the linkable library, ratfor, and the associated
tool-building tools) $395.00
Additional licenses for single user/machine $40.00
They will pay shipping if prepaid by check or money order. California
sales tax collected where apppropriate.
This looks like a good deal, since the shell functions alone would cost
on the order of $150 for something like the MicroShell (no brosure
handy). I am certain I have the price wrong for that but I am not too
far off.
I don't feel like typing the descriptions of all 61 tools. Write
Carousel MicroTools, Inc. at 609 Kearney Street, El Cerrito, CA 94530
for more info. (415) 528-1300 is their phone number.
Carousel Tools, ToolKit, Build-a-ToolKit, and Use-a-ToolKit are
trademarks of Carousel MicroTools, Inc. CP/M is a trademark of Digital
Research.