Z-System, ZCPR, ZRDOS, ZSDOS, ZCCP, ZPM3

[snake]

# Z-System #
- CP/M 2.2 -
ZCPR1 - CCP Replacement
ZCPR2 - CCP Replacement
ZCPR3 - CCP Replacement

ZRDOS - BDOS Replacement
ZSDOS - BDOS Replacement

- CP/M 3 -
ZCCP - CCP replacement that implements ZCPR 3.3
Z3PLUS - CCP replacement
ZPM3 - BDOS replacement


Added to the Microbee Discord
https://discord.gg/eUDnuQ24sj

After reading ChickenMan's posts it seems ZCPR was the only Z-System element released for the Microbee.
What about ZRDOS, ZSDOS, ZCCP and ZPM3?

[ChickenMan]

Great, do you have a link to the Z3PLUS files you used?

[Graham72]

Great, do you have a link to the Z3PLUS files you used?

I deleted my posts because i realised it was not ZPM3

The Z3plus files I found at http://www.gaby.de/edownf.htm

An email request was answered swiftly.

I have now set up my Z3Plus emulation thus:

c:ubee512 -a microbee_cpm3_y2k_ds80.dsk --type=rcpmfs --format=ds80 -b.\z3plus --type=rcpmfs --format=ds80 -c.\z3extra -d z3scratch_ds80.dsk

C: is the z3extra folder contains the extra z3plus (common ) files. z3scratch is an empty .dsk file drive D:

I have SO MUCH to learn 

[ChickenMan]

Thanks was able to get the file directly from Gaby's FTP site - http://gaby.de/ftp/pub/cpm/ and with all files (except the compressed files) on a CPM3 DS80 disk, and running Z3PLUS I get

   

Reading the Manual, I was unable to make a DEFAULT.Z3T file after running TCSELECT and selecting Micro Bee for the Terminal. Yet ZF-REV has good screen layout and reverse video.

[Graham72]

Reading the Manual, I was unable to make a DEFAULT.Z3T file after running TCSELECT and selecting Micro Bee for the Terminal. Yet ZF-REV has good screen layout and reverse video.

The manual is in error. Once at z3plus prompt the syntax is "tcselect.com default.z3t' navigate to menu 2 and choose K for IBM color or menu 3, choose L for TVI912. PRESS Y, program will say file created. Then follow manual 3.1 using SALIAS to create start alias. 

Alternative is from command line: tcselect 2K or tcselect 3L.

many hours of frustration solved :/

[ChickenMan]

Thanks Graham, now all sorted

And finally released - see https://microbeetechnology.com.au/forum/thread-939.html

[Graham72]

>>12/9 I'll use this post to collect useful info, rather than keep making new posts. If Admin does not want this, please advise.<<

Whilst looking for another program I found this
https://www.zimmers.net/anonftp/pub/cpm/...index.html

Another site with a few hints
http://cpmarchives.classiccmp.org/LIVE/M...hints0.htm

Using nzcom on HDD, wordstar 4 does not play nice looking into nzcom tiny/miniature models
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TCJ articles
TCJ26 .MZG optimizing a floppy-disk-based system
TCJ27 .MZG aliases and shells
TCJ28 .MZG recursive aliases
TCJ29 .MZG the ZCPR33 command processor
TCJ30 .MZG SALIAS and VLU
TCJ31 .MZG ARUNZ documentation
TCJ32 .MZG NZCOM/Z3PLUS/ZCPR34 information
TCJ33UPD.MZG ALIAS.CMD information
TCJ34 .WZ ZCPR-filetypes and programmer’s information
TCJ34BMM.WZ Z3PLUS- and RSX - information
TCJ35 .WZ shells and commandline information
TCJ35BMM.WZ Z3PLUS programmer’s-information
TCJ36BMM.WZ Z3PLUS programmer’s-information
TCJ37 .WZ NZ-COM/Z3PLUS/ZFILER information
TCJ37BMM.WZ Z3PLUS BDOS + console progr. info
TCJ38 .CZL ZEX shell + command information
TCJ38BM .WZ ZEX ZEX + interrupt information
TCJ38BMM.WZ ZEX ZEX + batch processing
TCJ39 .WZ NZ-COM NZ-COM programmer’s info
TCJ42 .WZ NZ-COM NZ-COM + system security
TCJ42lM .WZ NZ-COM/BYE NZ-COM environment + BYE
TCJ43 .WZ NZ-COM NZ-COM environment
TCJ49 .WZ NZ-COM NZ-COM environment adjustment
TCJ52 .WZ programming for compatibility
TCJ53 .WZ NZ-COM NZ-COM Virtual BIOS
And moar:
https://oldcomputers-ddns.org/public/pub...index.html