Date   : Tue, 13 Oct 1992 18:11:22 GMT
From   : dog.ee.lbl.gov!hellgate.utah.edu!caen!spool.mu.edu!darwin.sura.net!paladin.american.edu!news.univie.ac.at!hp4at!mcsun!fuug!ichaos!jlaiho@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Juha Laiho)
Subject: Re: Will CP/M software work on any CP/M ???

In article <9210131319.AA13429@deepthought.cs.utexas.edu> STDN%MARIST@VM.MARIST.EDU
(Dan Newcombe) writes:
>As I remember, CP/M was based on the 8080 chip and instructions,
>so it shouldn't be a problem, right?
>
One 'small' problem exists, if Rainbow uses 8080 (or 8085) chip.
Much of the later CP/M software was written using the z80 instruction set
that is a superset of 8080 instruction set. Thus you'll find some software
that doesn't work. Also some CP/M software makes assumtions about control
sequences used to clear screen, move cursor etc. Still, much of the software
will work, I suppose.

..Wolf