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eiZen- Bonus section -Japanese FORTRAN Handbook Æsthetics<a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Japanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japanese</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/RetroTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroTech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/CPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CPM</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Typography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Typography</a>10/10 - E.O.F.

eiZenJapanese CP/M Handbook Æsthetics<a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Japanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japanese</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/RetroTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroTech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/CPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CPM</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Typography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Typography</a>8/

eiZenÆsthetics turned up to 11.Japanese CP/M handbook visuals were peak future.My brain feels Gundam, Bladerunner, Tetsuo and Retrocomputing in one go.Some highlights for your timeline...<a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Japanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Japanese</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/RetroTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroTech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/CPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CPM</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Typography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Typography</a>1/

tom jenningsHas anyone given thought to a modern keyboard, and modern character set needs, with CP/M? I think the situation might be close to hopeless; the documentation states explicitly "strip off the 8th bit" eg. 0x7f, so 1968 ASCII it is, but having app subvert the BIOS is common.Just thought I'd ask before I set the task aside. I'm using a USB keyboard and mapping scan codes straight up; I've done real keyboards with dead keys etc but not for a long time. And honestly don't relish coding it (though I could maybe do it not in the Z80).But even 512 bytes for a keymap is pushing it. That's 1/128th of total RAM space.<a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/cpm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cpm</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a>

ITs History!With the <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/TRS?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TRS</a>-80 <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/RadioShack?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RadioShack</a> sold 5x more than <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Apple?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Apple</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/computers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#computers</a>. This beautiful <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/retrocomputer?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrocomputer</a> was the most popular <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/hardware?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hardware</a> to run <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/UNIX?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UNIX</a> for a while. With <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/CPM?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CPM</a> & <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/GEM?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GEM</a> there was even a graphic <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/UI?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UI</a> and <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/vectorgraphics?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vectorgraphics</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/art?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/software?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#software</a> available. The <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/vector?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vector</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/illustration?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#illustration</a> is made with <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/FreeSoftware?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeSoftware</a> in <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SVG?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SVG</a> quality. Instead of <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Adobe?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Adobe</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Illustrator?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Illustrator</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Ai?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ai</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/IP?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IP</a>, we've used <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Inkscape?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Inkscape</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/GPL?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GPL</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/FOSS?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FOSS</a>

SaustrupMy brand new <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/mfmemulator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mfmemulator</a> from <a href="https://decromancer.ca/mfm-emulator/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://decromancer.ca/mfm-emulator/</a> arrived from <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Canada</a> about a week ago. It doubles as an MFM harddisk reader as well as an emulator, and I just happened to have a 40 year old disk lying around.<a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/MFM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MFM</a> was a weird standard, at least compared to SCSI and IDE. It's much closer to that of a floppy drive, than the hard disks we use today. That becomes apparent, when you realize that there are a lot of different standards for putting data on an MFM disks, and I'm just talking ones and zeroes here, not high level data like file systems. Basically, one model MFM controller probably won't read the data that another wrote on the same disk.With that in mind, I was a little worried that the emulator wouldn't read my <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/CPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CPM</a> disk that was previously connected to an old Adaptec SCSI-to-MFM controller. To my surprise it worked like a charm, and I'm now looking at <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/pascal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pascal</a> source code my dad wrote in the mid <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/80s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#80s</a>. I'd call that a success! 🙂

SaustrupHere's a weird thing I found, while restoring my old <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/CPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CPM</a> computers from <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/GeminiMicrocomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GeminiMicrocomputers</a>: while there were models available with Winchester drives (that's harddisks for you young folks), the setup was a little weird. This was the time of the <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/MFM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MFM</a> and RLL harddrives, used by other systems such as the IBM 5150. Easily recognizable by having two flat ribbon cables instead of just one for each drive. RLL was a little more tightly packed with capacity, but basically the same concept - required slightly different controllers though. Anyway, back to the Gemini. It featured a <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/SASI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SASI</a> interface, which is sort of an early version of <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/SCSI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SCSI</a>. Did you connect a drive directly to it? Noooo. You connected a <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/Xebec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Xebec</a> SCSI/MFM controller. Did that require a lot of weird SCSI commands for telling the Xebec what disk was attached? Of course. Compared to how it's done today, very backwards.Which meant I had zero luck with my new <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/zuluscsi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#zuluscsi</a> device. <a href="https://zuluscsi.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://zuluscsi.com/</a>I've got a plan B though.

tom jenningsOK I'm back to old habits -- having re-discovered old habits weren't completely stupid. Leor Zolman's BDS C compiler it is. It's got a lot of language cheats and shortcomings, but it's all scaled appropriately for small machines. It's binary output is HALF the size of Aztec C's, which is fairly compliant (to a very old standard). I need code, not compliance. <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/cpm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cpm</a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> WordStar has many shortcomings, I could not remember how minimal it is, but it is rock solid and that matters.I'd like to find a copy of PMATE for CP/M (plenty around for DOS)Leor seems like a great guy. <a href="https://www.bdsoft.com/resources/bdsc.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bdsoft.com/resources/bdsc.html</a>

The Times Of IndiaThe CPM issued a detailed note to explain why their draft political resolution does not label the Modi government as fascist, which has created tensions with its ally CPI. The CPM contends the BJP's rule shows emerging neo-fascist traits but avoids directly naming it a neo-fascist state. <a href="https://india.goonj.xyz/tags/CPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CPM</a> <a href="https://india.goonj.xyz/tags/CPI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CPI</a> <a href="https://india.goonj.xyz/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Congress</a> <a href="https://india.goonj.xyz/tags/MastIndia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MastIndia</a> <a href="https://india.goonj.xyz/tags/MastodonIndians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MastodonIndians</a> <a href="https://india.goonj.xyz/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#India</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/mastodonindians" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mastodonindians</a> <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/cpm-says-pm-modi-government-not-fascist-cpi-congress-hit-out/articleshow/118540557.cms" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/cpm-says-pm-modi-government-not-fascist-cpi-congress-hit-out/articleshow/118540557.cms</a>

SaustrupAnyone up for a game of <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/Zork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Zork</a> on a GM905 system from <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/GeminiMicrocomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GeminiMicrocomputers</a> featuring a <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/z80" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#z80</a> processor, 64K memory and dual <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/gotek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gotek</a> floppy emulators running <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/FlashFloppy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FlashFloppy</a>? Eh? 😜<a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/CPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CPM</a> <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vintagecomputing</a>

Paolo AmorosoCP/M-86 for Newbies is a starter kit for CP/M-86 with everything ready to unpack and run. It bundles the PCe PC emulator (Windows only), preconfigured PCe environments for running different CP/M-86 versions including Concurrent CP/M-86 and Concurrent DOS, and other software such as the Pirx Commander file manager.<a href="https://github.com/MarekStarobrat/Pirx.Commander/tree/main/Releases/CPM-86" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://github.com/MarekStarobrat/Pirx.Commander/tree/main/Releases/CPM-86</a><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/cpm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cpm</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a>

SaustrupIs your 40+ years old <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/vintagecomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vintagecomputer</a> suffering from ribbon cable bird's nest syndrome? Don't delay! Print my ribbon cable chassis connector housing thing today! 🙂 Also, be gentle - I'm new to <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/3d" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#3d</a> :-)<a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6953672" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6953672</a><a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vintagecomputing</a> <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/vintagerepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vintagerepair</a> <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/cpm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cpm</a> <a href="https://mstdn.dk/tags/GeminiMicrocomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GeminiMicrocomputers</a>

Peter MountWow, I didn't realise that LibreOffice turns 40 this year with it's latest release.It started out as closed source Star Writer for CP/M in 1985 with DOS 3.2support in 1986.Then became Star Office in 1994 for Windows 3.1It became open source as Open office in 2001 and the LibreOffice fork in 2010.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarOffice" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarOffice</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenOffice.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenOffice.org</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LibreOffice" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LibreOffice</a><a href="https://area51.social/tags/cpm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cpm</a> <a href="https://area51.social/tags/msdos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#msdos</a> <a href="https://area51.social/tags/dos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dos</a> <a href="https://area51.social/tags/libreOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#libreOffice</a> <a href="https://area51.social/tags/openOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#openOffice</a> <a href="https://area51.social/tags/starOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#starOffice</a> <a href="https://area51.social/tags/retroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retroComputing</a>

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