Date   : Wed, 14 Aug 1991 19:55:28 GMT
From   : aunro!ersys!davem@lll-winken.llnl.gov (Dave McCrady)
Subject: Re: cp/m machine help

ah190@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Stuart Pearl) writes:

> 
> I need information on a Televidio 803 which I believe is some sort of 
> machine (circa 1982-1984) that uses the cp/m operating system.  My 
> brother-in-law just inherited this beast and has begun exploring its
> manuals and floppies.
> 
> The unit has a monochrome monitor, two floppy drives and for operating
> software it has B-DOS (Before DOS?).  I believe it was previously used
> in an office environment for wordprocessing, spreadsheet and probably 
> some "desktop" functions.
> 
> I know nothing about cp/m but would like to know if it's possible to load
> any of the versions of DOS onto this machine, or if its operation archi-
> tecture is something that's BIOS dependant, or whatever.  Is there any 
> hardware restriction as to what kind of operating system such a machine
> can use?
> 
  This unit uses a Z80 processor.   It will not run MSDOS.

> Not having seen the unit, I don't know what its guts look like.  Do these
> things have expansion slots like compatibles that would allow for the
> addition of modem card?  And if so, are there communciations packages for
> cp/m.  Please post any info here or send me email direct.
> 
> 
  You can get an add-on card to permit use of the machine on Televideo's 
(obsolete) network server.  But like most CP/M boxes, you'll need a 
serial modem.
  There are several communications packages that could be used with it.
They are supplied in gneric form and you add the overlay specific to your 
machine.  Most available hardware is supported.
  BDOS is an acronym for Basic Disk Operating System.  It's part of CP/M.
  I have both operating software and the manual for the unit...


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