Sharkonwheels
Veteran Member
...trying to put together an S-100 system.
Discussed a while ago, was my question on CP/M and and drives.
Here's the master question:
Can I take, say, a Vector Graphics chassis, pop in a North Star Z80 CPU card, a RAM card or two, and say a FD subsystem (card, cables, drive) with it's proper CP/M and expect it to work? Or is CP/M also looking for a specific CPU card as well?
for example, in the case above, using a cromemco soft-sector controller, proper 5.25" drives, and CP/M for the cromemco FD controller, would I need a specific Cromemco Z80 card? Or would an Imsai/Altair/Cromemco/North Star z80 CPU all be seen the same, and work the same?
Tony
Discussed a while ago, was my question on CP/M and and drives.
Here's the master question:
Can I take, say, a Vector Graphics chassis, pop in a North Star Z80 CPU card, a RAM card or two, and say a FD subsystem (card, cables, drive) with it's proper CP/M and expect it to work? Or is CP/M also looking for a specific CPU card as well?
for example, in the case above, using a cromemco soft-sector controller, proper 5.25" drives, and CP/M for the cromemco FD controller, would I need a specific Cromemco Z80 card? Or would an Imsai/Altair/Cromemco/North Star z80 CPU all be seen the same, and work the same?
Tony