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| From | Daniel <me@sc1f1dan.com> |
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| Subject | Re: cp/m on modern homebrew z80 builds |
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Captain Nemo <Nemo@nowhere.nohow.com> writes: > On 3/3/26 3:00 PM, Daniel wrote: >> Has anyone in the CP/M usenet community played with modern z80 >> homebrew builds with CP/M boot ROMS and flash memory. How do they work >> for you and all that mumbo jumbo. > > I have 2 RC2014 systems that I've built. They work fine. > > CP/M is sort of like using MS-DOS 0.1 but with some differences (ex: > you have to run an external program to copy files). > > Pretty much all the CP/M software that I've found online work on it > without any problem - with the exception for "oddball" versions of > CP/M (like for the TRS-80). That's good to know. >> But, also, I'd prefer to dip my toes into CP/M on a device designed for >> it. And from what I've seen, CP/M is quite slow to use on the Tandy >> boxes. > > Another option is to get a Kaypro. They seem to go for reasonable > prices today, take a Gotek to replace the aging floppy drives and have > lots of software/disk images available. > > There's also RunCPM that's a CP/M emulator that can run on most modern > computers, if you aren't in to hardware. I've considered a kaypro after watching 'tech tangents' youtube channel. I'm not fond of retro computer key configurations and I'm very fond of function keys. I have an interest in making a homebrew kit with LCD and modern keyboard and I'm day one of research. Daniel sysop | air & wave bbs finger | calcmandan@bbs.erb.pw
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cp/m on modern homebrew z80 builds Daniel <me@sc1f1dan.com> - 2026-03-03 12:00 -0800
Re: cp/m on modern homebrew z80 builds Captain Nemo <Nemo@nowhere.nohow.com> - 2026-03-03 17:42 -0500
Re: cp/m on modern homebrew z80 builds Daniel <me@sc1f1dan.com> - 2026-03-03 17:30 -0800
Re: cp/m on modern homebrew z80 builds Patric <minim@news.invalid> - 2026-03-04 14:00 +0100
Re: cp/m on modern homebrew z80 builds Daniel <me@sc1f1dan.com> - 2026-03-04 12:44 -0800
Re: cp/m on modern homebrew z80 builds Captain Nemo <Nemo@nowhere.nohow.com> - 2026-03-05 05:22 -0500
Re: cp/m on modern homebrew z80 builds John <john@somewhere> - 2026-03-05 04:58 -0600
Re: cp/m on modern homebrew z80 builds Daniel <me@sc1f1dan.com> - 2026-03-05 17:43 -0800
Re: cp/m on modern homebrew z80 builds dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-03-08 11:37 +1100
Re: cp/m on modern homebrew z80 builds Eisenbahn <eisenbahn@is.invalid> - 2026-03-08 12:37 +0100
Re: cp/m on modern homebrew z80 builds gmc@metro.cx (Koen Martens) - 2026-05-08 06:46 +0000
Re: cp/m on modern homebrew z80 builds Daniel <me@sc1f1dan.com> - 2026-05-08 08:01 -0700
Re: cp/m on modern homebrew z80 builds gmc@metro.cx (Koen Martens) - 2026-05-08 18:10 +0000
Re: cp/m on modern homebrew z80 builds yeti <yeti@tilde.institute> - 2026-05-08 20:02 +0042
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