Re: [M100] Z80 conversion kit

2024-01-19 Thread Stephen Adolph
The NSC800 conversion is mostly compatible stand alone with M100 software. There are a couple of things it can't do, like use the cassette port or importantly it cannot run REXMGR. (The latter is because all of REX leverages undocumented opcodes. I don't want to rewrite REX# or REXCPM software f

Re: [M100] Z80 conversion kit

2024-01-19 Thread Stephen Adolph
I should mention that thr hard thing in this upgrade is to desolder the 80C85 and to solder instead a socket into which you plug an adapter board plus NSC800. Ao, that part would be on the user to sort out ;). Steve On Friday, January 19, 2024, Stephen Adolph wrote: > Hi folks, > Before the b

Re: [M100] Z80 conversion kit

2024-01-19 Thread r cs
I am interested. What upgrade path would you recommend for someone with half a dozen first gen REX and first gen non-REX CPMs? Thanks, rcs On Fri, Jan 19, 2024 at 6:09 PM Stephen Adolph wrote: > Hi folks, > Before the break I built an NSC800 conversion kit for someone who I guess > changed the

[M100] Z80 conversion kit

2024-01-19 Thread Stephen Adolph
Hi folks, Before the break I built an NSC800 conversion kit for someone who I guess changed their mind. So, this kit is here and available if anyone is interested. Ideally you'd use this with a REXCPM and use it for actual CPM stuff. Let me know if you feel the urge to swap the brain of your M10