Date   : Sat, 22 Aug 1992 23:15:09 GMT
From   : att!pacbell.com!pacbell!sactoh0!ijpc!ianj@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Ian Justman)
Subject: Re: Z-System

curts@TMPCU.MDC.COM (Curt Schroeder) writes:

> I once tried to install ZCPR3 on my Apple CP/M system, but it clobbered the
> patch(es) that allow me to make full use of my Rana Elite II drive (360K vs
> 140K on a normal Apple 5.25" drive).  The disk space is more important.  I do
> know that NZCOM is supposed to install on the Apple, but would it support my
> Rana drive?  If you can prove to me that it can utilize my drive, I would be
> motivated to try it.

If those modifications are callable by the BIOS with regular BIOS
calls, or if you can make use of them through the BDOS, I don't
think you should have any problems.  Believe me; I know from
whence I speak.  I started on an Apple, and I had to hack CP/M in
order to make it work properly with our full ASCII keyboard (I
have an Apple II Plus with a MicroSwitch keyboard which, unlike
the Rev 4-equipped keyboards, can do all 128 characters, but the
lower- and uppercase characters were reversed, i.e. I had to hit
shift to get lowercase and vice-versa.  The routine was called by
the BIOS and it works just beautifully with anything.).  It
worked in Microsoft's CP/M and it worked just as well in Applied
Engineering's CP/AM (which, incidentally, boots just fine on a
non-Applied Engineering Z80 card, SO LONG AS IT IS MICROSOFT
SOFTCARD (---NOT--- SOFTCARD //E) COMPATIBLE.  And if you can
find a copy of AE's CP/AM, USE IT!!!!  IT'S A GREAT SYSTEM!!!


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