Date   : Tue, 02 Oct 1990 23:56:22 GMT
From   : att!cbnewsd!veach@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (michael.t.veach)
Subject: 1581 disk drive & CPM

I recently sent into CBM for $19.95 3.0 CPM upgrade and got a 1581
bootable CPM disk!. A 1581 dive plus a 1750 REU as disk M: makes a
nice system.  (Also a 1541 drive for reading in GCR formatted
disks, ARGH!!)

At boot time, via PROFILE.SUB, I set the date, turn off the 40
column screen, set the RS232 baud rate to 300 and set feel to 0
(see latest issue of Twin Cities 128 for details), set my search
path to "M:,A:", set M: for temporary files and set the default
drive to M:.

Since the REU keeps files even over a boot, I don't copy any files
to the REU via the PROFILE.SUB. I do have a few script files that
I can call up manually to copy files from the 1581 to the REU.

I was able to salvage several programs off my old (8 inch) 2.2 CPM
system before it finally died. They all seem to work better than
ever (likey do to the REU acting as a large and fast disk). 

I notice that several public domain vendors do offer 128 formated
CPM software. Has anybody tried any of this? I see such things
as C, modula, and  RATFOR compilers as well as full screen editors
offered in 128 CPM format.


       Michael T. Veach
         ihlpm!veach
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       Michael T. Veach
         ihlpm!veach