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Quote from: contrex on September 11, 2007, 01:56:35 PM

what do the rar files contain?


The rar i EXTRACTED contain CPM86B144. The rar i didn't extract contains the following.


CCARD.DOC
CINSTALL.EXE
COPYQM.DOC
COPYQM.EXE
DBCS.DOC
ORDER.FRM
PLUS.DOC
READ.ME
VIEWCONF.EXE
WHATS.NEW

Should i extract it?Quote from: php111 on September 11, 2007, 02:03:00 PM
Quote from: contrex on September 11, 2007, 01:56:35 PM
what do the rar files contain?


The rar i extracted contain CPM86B144. The rar i didn't extract contains the following.


CCARD.DOC
CINSTALL.EXE
COPYQM.DOC
COPYQM.EXE
DBCS.DOC
ORDER.FRM
PLUS.DOC
READ.ME
VIEWCONF.EXE
WHATS.NEW

Should i extract it?

Of course. A rar file is not going to boot into CP/M, is it?
Quote from: contrex on September 11, 2007, 02:08:01 PM
Quote from: php111 on September 11, 2007, 02:03:00 PM
Quote from: contrex on September 11, 2007, 01:56:35 PM
what do the rar files contain?


The rar i extracted contain CPM86B144. The rar i didn't extract contains the following.


CCARD.DOC
CINSTALL.EXE
COPYQM.DOC
COPYQM.EXE
DBCS.DOC
ORDER.FRM
PLUS.DOC
READ.ME
VIEWCONF.EXE
WHATS.NEW

Should i extract it?

Of course. A rar file is not going to boot into CP/M, is it?


Ok i extracted it. What's next?Send contrex the .rar and 50 bucks with a blank CD...Quote from: patio on September 11, 2007, 02:36:39 PM
Send contrex the .rar and 50 bucks with a blank CD...

No i don't THINK so. Be serious now, how do i make CP/M on a bootable CD?Boot to MS-DOS, install the floppy image HANDLING program COPYQM.EXE, (read COPYQM.DOC) and use it to write the CP/M floppy image file (the .144) file onto a floppy disk. Then boot from that. CP/M is a floppy based OS. It needs to be run from a write enabled floppy. It cannot run from a CD-ROM. If you do not have a floppy drive you cannot run it.

Quote from: contrex on September 11, 2007, 03:40:33 PM
Boot to MS-DOS, install the floppy image handling program COPYQM.EXE, (read COPYQM.DOC) and use it to write the CP/M floppy image file (the .144) file onto a floppy disk. Then boot from that. CP/M is a floppy based OS. It needs to be run from a write enabled floppy. It cannot run from a CD-ROM. If you do not have a floppy drive you cannot run it.



Let me say something about that. MS-DOS is suppose to be run on floppy only. I actually got it to run from CD and installed so i assume CP/M should be the same way or similar. It is the matter of loading in a CP/M boot file which i don't know which one is the boot and i don't know what files to drag over.Quote from: php111 on September 12, 2007, 05:09:51 AM
MS-DOS is suppose to be run on floppy only.

No it is not! Is this the LEVEL of your knowledge?

LOOK here

http://www.seasip.demon.co.uk/Cpm/dosplus.html


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