Date   : Fri, 22 Feb 1991 08:03:04 GMT
From   : csusac!sactoh0!ijpc!ianj@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu (Ian Justman)
Subject: a new CP/M user!!!

hagan@ecs.umass.edu writes:

> hi, i am the proud new owner of a Morrow CP/M machine!!

Welcome to the world of CP/M'ing.

> i have been enjoyably loading some software from simtel to
> my mainframe account. i have a few questions about CP/M:
> 
> 1) what is the archive program for .ARK's, .LIB's, etc

The program you use for ARK files (they'll work with .ARC files
by PKARC and PKPAK and viceversa (I'm serious!  I've tried it!)).
The other file format, which is .LBR, not to be confused to
routine library files, .LIB, you use NULU and an appropriate
uncrunch program.  I recommend CRLZH11.LBR because it will
uncrunch ALL files, including Huffman (?Q?), LZW (?Z?), and LZH
(?Y?) files.  Better yet, I recommend LT29, then you don't have
to extract a file THEN uncrunch it.  It does both at the same
time, though I still recommend NULU to see what's in there, plus
you might want to pick up LDIR.  There is also a couple of UNZIP
programs that will handle PKZIP archives.

> 2) are there any pascal or c compilers out there that i could run
>    and if so, how much would it cost for me to purchase them.

There's Turbo Pascal which can be had from Sage Microsystems
East, price unknown.  Jay?  Same goes for BDS-C.  You can also
get Aztec C, and I believe Manx still supports it.

> what do people recommend for a 2 drive system for shareware software
> (remember its a Morrow, not a kaypro, etc) the cpu is a 4mhz Z80

What kind of software did you have in mind?  I.e. programming,
word processing, etc...?

> point of interest: are there any benchmark programs out there (preferably in
> z80 assembly to give it its best showing) i am curious.

I keep hearing about a seive program that does the Seive of
Eratosthenes (sp?!?!) and that should be a decent benchmark, but
I don't know, and I at this point don't care how fast my machines
run.  If they can get my job done, great.  If they do that plus
blow me out of my seat, all the more nicer. (grinsmilegrin)

> thanx a lot.

Anytime.

> p.s. i have found, so far, that the cp/m community is by far the nicest
>      group of pc owners yet. i have recieved much help in setting things
>      up on my computer. many thanx to all.

We try...  Enjoy your Morrow!