Date   : Fri, 09 Nov 1990 15:01:35 GMT
From   : prism!jm59@gatech.edu (MILLS,JOHN M.)
Subject: Software Toolworks C/80 for embedded systems?

In article <1690@ole.UUCP> ray@ole.UUCP (Ray Berry) writes:
>
>   Having been casting about lately for a cheap Z-80 cross
>compiler for doing controllers, (expletives deleted ...) 




>   Question 1:  Does anyone have same they can copy etc (in exchange
>for reasonable remuneration)?

    I will be happy to copy my C/80 v3.0 and MathPak manuals, for copy
    and postage costs (under $5, I expect). E-mail me your address.

 
>   Question 2:  Has anyone managed to *use* C/80 for target systems?
>I don't have the disks xlated to 5 1/4 inch yet so I'm don't know what
>I've got (lib src, etc).  I'm not sure yet just how feasible this scheme is.

    Sorry- my system is 8-in. only. I can print out the directories of
    the distribution disks.

    An ex-colleague at Scientific-Atlanta was going to use c/80 for
    embedded _8080_ code (I think that c/80 _only_ speaks 8080).
    The manual has some references to this, mainly: (1) full-service
    assembler/linker/locater needed (natch), and (2) I/O libraries
    were _not_ guaranteed ROMable (i.e., roll your own). I will try
    to find out how it worked.

    I have used the MATHPAK for simple antenna computations (tracking
    patterns), and found numerical agreement with the same code in
    the Data General MV4000 C. (Ain't fast, tho!! I _strongly_
    recommend a RAMdisk for compilation.)

    Hope that was some help.  I am also interested in this.  I hope
    this note wasn't too rocky, being my first .article.
 


>Ray Berry  kb7ht  uucp: ...ole!ray CIS: 73407,3152 /* "inquire within" */

John M. Mills  jm59@hydra.gatech.EDU


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