Date   : Thu, 18 Jan 1990 16:35:05 GMT
From   : bet@cs.duke.edu (Bennett Todd)
Subject: Newcomer questions (emacs, C compiler, libc, books)

I just recently bought a TRS-80 Model 4P. That confession doesn't come
easy; this perverse act has really estranged me from many folks around
here who aren't keen on older technology:-).

Does anybody have a teeny weenie editor that feels sorta like an EMACS
for this critter (or more generally for CP/M in general)?

What C compiler(s) are recommended for this beastie? If I can't get a
tiny emacs-style editor from someone else my next attempt is going to be
to port ELLE.

Does anybody have something like unto a PD useable subset of libc.a for
CP/M? One of those would bring the goal closer into reach, given the
availability of Small-C (which I would be willing to try and hack ELLE
into) or the possibility of back-ending gcc for the Z80 (as a
cross-compiler only, obviously).

I should remark that this is running Montezuma CP/M 2.2.

(P.S. Thanks to the folks who responded to my plea for help getting
CP/M; it turns out I found someone who lives rather near me who had what
I needed).

Also, does anybody have favorite books to recommend for (1) CP/M
architecture and systems programming, and (2) Z80 machine/assembler?

Thanks!

-Bennett
bet@orion.mc.duke.edu