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Xitan CP/M 2.26 - 48k - for Northstar - Model ????

ldkraemer

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I've stumbled across the following README.TXT in the Dave Dunfield NSCOS File:

XITANCPM.NSI

NorthStar Disks in CP/M Format
------------------------------
N2212_64 Q NorthStar CP/M 2.2 release 1.20 - 64k
N22A_56 Q NorthStar CP/M 2.2 release A - 56k
V2212_56 Q NorthStar CP/M 2.2 release 1.20 - 56k for Vector/3P+S
C223A_24 D* LifeBoat CP/M 2.23a - 24k (unconfigured)
C223_52 D LifeBoat CP/M 2.23 - 52k
C223_56 D LifeBoat CP/M 2.23 - 56k
C145_54 Q LifeBoat CP/M 1.45 - 54k
XITANCPM D Xitan CP/M 2.26 - 48k

S = Single Density (Single-Sided SD - 90k)
D = Double Density (Single-Sided DD - 180k)
Q = Quad Density (Double-Sided DD - 360k)
* = Image was made from original master diskette.

I would like to locate a bootable Image or a Floppy Image that has the first
0x400 bytes from a bootable XITAN CP/M Floppy.

The version in Dunfield's Image has a corrupt directory:
Code:
02 3781248         .��� e5 (Invalid block) e5 (Invalid block) e5 (Invalid block) e5 (Invalid block) e5 (Invalid block) e5 (Invalid block) e5 (Invalid block) e5 (Invalid block) e5 (Invalid block) e5 (Invalid block) e5 (Invalid block) e5 (Invalid block) e5 (Invalid block) e5 (Invalid block) e5 (Invalid block) e5 (Invalid block)
00  14080   movcpm.com 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0a 0b 0c 0d 0e 0f
00   2048   sysgen.com 10 11
00   2560   format.com 12 13 14
00   2304     copy.com 15 16 17
00    640      cat.com 18
00    640   saveio.com 19
00   3712 diskdiag.com 1a 1b 1c 1d
00   3456  memtest.com 1e 1f 20 21
00   1152    speed.com 22 23
00   4864 userbios.z80 24 25 26 27 28
00   7936      pip.com 29 2a 2b 2c 2d 2e 2f 30
00   1280   submit.com 31 32
00    768     xsub.com 33
00   6656       ed.com 34 35 36 37 38 39 3a
00   8192      asm.com 3b 3c 3d 3e 3f 40 41 42

This image isn't bootable since the first 0x400 bytes are mostly 0xE5.
The Directory can likely be easily fixed.

Thanks.

Larry
 
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