Date   : Tue, 18 Jul 1989 23:39:17 GMT
From   : armadillo.cis.ohio-state.edu!mowgli@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Mowgli Assor)
Subject: TVI806, Getting Software, Etc.

Well, I just recently started playing with my Televideo 806 again, and realized
I didn't have *ANYTHING* useful. Even the copy of ASM I have seems to do wierd
things with seemingly legal (to me 9-) lines. It is, unfortunately, the 8080
version of ASM, & I need to find a whole *BUNCH* of Z-80 tools for the TVI. I
would appreciate anyone pointing me to where to get stuff.

In addition, I have a few specific questions:

1) I also have an IBM PC/XT - I remember there was a program for this which
   would convert just about any CP/M format to another, or between MS-DOS & any
   of the CP/M formats. Could someone please offer to mail me a copy, if you
   have it handy, or tell me where to get it?

2) C compilers - whose are they, how well do they work, how much do they cost?
   I've dealt with C before (on the PC), & since UZI is written in C source
   I'd like to look into C stuff on the TVI. I'm also interested in UZI, since
   my first project would probably be to write a decent Csh-like (as close as I
   could get it 9-) shell for my beasty.

3) Anyone else got a TVI-806 on the net? It's not exactly a common machine,
   I'll grant you. Kind of cute, though. Wish I could figure out how to get at
   the 6 RS-422 ports on the back of the machine - they seem to be made for use
   with Televideo's multi-user OS, which I've heard was 'cute' in the ultimate
   sense of the word (9-).

4) Does anyone have any assembly source I could grab for dealing properly with
   the serial ports, up to about 9600 or thereabouts?

5) I believe a bunch of people mentioned an archive sitting around, how do I
   get to it? In addition, are there any FTP sites with CP/M stuff?

As to exactly what I'm using, it's a Televideo 806, 60K, running CP/M 2.2 (I'd
love to get CP/M 3.0, but can it use the BIOS from 2.2? I doubt it). It's got a
20 Meg (closer to 13 when formatted, etc.) fixed disk, with A: & B: being the
HD, & C: being the 5 1/4" floppy. Far as I know, it's got a Z-80A in it (Z-80
of some sort, at least). I'm using a Wyse terminal as the console.

                                       Thanx, <Mowgli>

PS. Sorry about the basic questions, but I just got here 8-)



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