Date : Thu, 04 Sep 1986 00:55:37 GMT
From : Marc Lewert <marc%triada.uucp@BRL.ARPA>
Subject: Re: Bondwell machine
In article <3508@brl-smoke.ARPA>, Cent.Mbeck%OZ.AI.MIT.EDU@mit-xx.ARPA
(Mark Becker) writes:
> Also, some questions to those already owning this portable:
>
> Are schematics and tech info available?
I don't know, one would presume so, but I don't know where to get them.
> I believe there are two Bondwell machines - one runs CP/M 2.2,
> the other runs 3.0 . True?
True. The Bondwell Model 12 runs,CP/M 2.2, Model 14 (which I have) runs 3.0
> How many and which of the CP/M utilities (ASM, PIP, ED, etc)
> are supplied?
Quite a Few. PIP, ED, at least one macro assembler, I will have to make a list
and get back to you on that, but there is quite a bit of stuff
> How much documentation is supplied?
Documentation is so-so. Better in some areas than others. The DDT
documentation is non-existant, the ED documentation is ok, I guess, the PIP
documentation seems complete. One of the manuals is just on the CPM utiltities.
There is at least one page for each utiltiy, but it does not always cover all
that you need to know
> Is it bundled with any other software?
Yes, Wordstar and Mailmerge (minus spelling checker), Calcstar, Datastar,
Reportstar. All of these include manuals put out by Micropro. No language
is included however. I considered this a problem, but purchased Turbo
Pascal the next week. The Bondwell 14 can read and write several different
disk formats including Kaypro II, and Osborne 1 double density, but cannot
format anything but it's own format. I ended up getting a couple of disks
formated by an Osborne system and keep them for passing data to other systems.
The Bondwell is supposed to be a Kaypro II compatable system, and so far
it has been. I have not bought much in the way of software (a spelling
checker, Turbo Pascal, Zork III, Right-Hand Man), but all was purchased
as if I were using a Kaypro II, and seems to work. The only exception is
the Right-Hand Man, which I specified CP/M 3.0, and thinks there are only
24 lines on the screen (the screen is 25 lines X 80 Characters/line).
Please note all of the above is off the top of my head, and about a Bondwell
14.
I do not have any direct knowledge of the bondwell 12.
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