Date   : Fri, 19 Apr 1985 06:02:17 GMT
From   : ma3751az%unm-cvax.uucp@BRL-TGR.ARPA
Subject: Re: StarCard (a plug from a happy hacker)

> I heared that the StarCard CP/M card that can be bought with 
> Wordstar is really a PCPI 6mhz card.  If this is true,
> does any one know if it comes with the CP/M utilities and
> manuals?.
> 
> I saw a place advertising it for ~$150....
> 

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Yeah, the PCPI 'starcard' is one of the best CP/M cards available on the
apple.  I got it for ~ $185 and thought it was a steal.  If you see it lower,
GET IT!  It comes with CP/M primer, Wordstar 3.3 + manual, CP/M system disk
which includes drivers for 80 col cards or 70 col hi-res (goes slow, but
works).  The card itself is fast.  It also comes with the starcard manual
which explains all you need except for one of the drivers. ( I still can't
figure out what RAMDISK.DVR is used for.  Maybe for the 256K Add-on ramdisk
you can install...)  The WS manual is geared for using the PCPI card, too.

You have your basic cp/m utilities: stat, submit, etc. & one called adosxfer
which transfers files back and forth between dos 3.3 and cp/m.  There is also
a file called dosrdsk or something, which, when transferred to dos 3.3, can
make the extra 64K on the starcard emulate a ramdisk.  When you're using the
card, you can change the apple memory into a printer buffer (35K or so!)

I have used my card for about 3 weeks now (I only have 1 drive and am in
pain...you really need 2 ++).  I do recommend it to *anyone* with a //e
who wants cp/m.  I've used cp/m 3.0 before, but the novelty of cp/m on an
apple makes me forget the problems of cp/m 2.2 .



Stefan "leach" Chakerian                             CIS 74365,231
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