Oakland CPM Archive/oakcpm.iso/cpm/gendoc/ucpm10.ark/UCPM.FRM

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                              CP/M SURVEY
                              ===========

     INSTRUCTIONS║  We'rσ attemptinτ t∩ gathe≥ a≤ mucΦ informatioε a≤ wσ
caεá abou⌠á existinτ CP/═ computers«á  Ou≥ intentioε i≤ t∩á compilσá thσ
result≤á int∩ ß largσ documen⌠ filσ tha⌠ wil∞ bσ madσ availablσ t∩á CP/═
user≤á anΣá developer≤á b∙ wa∙ oµ electroniπá Bulletiεá BoarΣá services¼
includinτá thσ comp.os.cpφ newsgrou≡ oµ Usenet«á  You≥ participatioεá i≤
very much appreciated.

     Thσá surve∙á form≤ whicΦ follo≈ havσ beeε designeΣ s∩ tha⌠ yo⌡á caε
copy¼á fil∞ out¼ anΣ returε theφ electronically«  Emai∞ i≤ thσ preferreΣ
mean≤ oµ completinτ anΣ returninτ thσ form¼ s∩ tha⌠ al∞ informatioε wil∞
bσá immediatel∙á availablσ iε machine-readablσ form«á  Cop∙á thσá surve∙
form≤ whicΦ follo≈ t∩ you≥ computer«  Yo⌡ migh⌠ makσ copie≤ availablσ t∩
loca∞ BBS'≤ o≥ Club≤ whicΦ suppor⌠ CP/M«á  Fil∞ ou⌠ a≤ mucΦá informatioε
a≤á yo⌡ have¼á anΣ bσ a≤ verbosσ a≤ yo⌡ will«á  Tr∙ t∩ givσá informatioε
yo⌡á thinδá woulΣ hel≡ someonσ unfamilia≥ witΦ you≥ compute≥á tryinτá t∩
port a new program to it.

     We'Σá als∩á appreciatσ othe≥ informatioε iε ASCI╔ o≥ Wordsta≥á tex⌠
forma⌠á whicΦ you'Σ likσ t∩ seσ iε aε omnibu≤ CP/═á referencσá document«
SucΦáá item≤á migh⌠á include║áá  8080/Z80/8085/Z28░á opcodes¼áá languagσ
summarie≤á (e.g.¼á Smal∞ ├ librar∙ functions)¼á standarΣ BDO╙á anΣá BIO╙
functions¼ anΣ acces≤ t∩ facilitie≤ oµ commoε softwarσ package≤ (sucΦ a≤
thσ extendeΣ systeφ call≤ fo≥ thσ BY┼ series)«  Iµ yo⌡ havσ an∙ thought≤
on the formatting or distribution, we'd like to hear.

     Please return the form via email to:

          [e-mail]
     or   [e-mail]
     or   T.CAMPBELL1 on the Genie System.

     If you need to return a hardcopy, you may send it by U.S. snail to:

     Ted A. Campbell
     Raleigh Other Computer Club
     7 Winchester Ct.
     Durham, NC  27707

     Thanks again for your help!

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                               CPU SURVEY
                               ==========

Name of Computer:

CPU chip:

Clock rate in megahertz:è
Standard RAM memory:                    Expandable RAM:

Is RAM partitioned:

Procedure to switch banks:

Standard Operating System and Version number:

Other operating systems:

Peculiarities of this implementation, or BIOS:

Is there a standard Real-Time clock?

How is it accessed?

Are real-time clock interrupts available to the programmer?  How?

Procedure to initialize the RS232 port:

Procedure to set baud rate:

Other procedures to set RS232 port:

Procedure to send one byte to the RS232 port:

Procedure to receive one byte from the RS232 port:

Procedure to detect if a character is ready from the RS232 port:

Procedure to detect Carrier Detect:

Other CPU information:

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                            TERMINAL SURVEY:
                            ================

Name of computer or terminal:

Doe≤ thi≤ compute≥ emulate¼á o≥ i≤ i⌠ t∩ an∙ degreσ compatible¼ witΦ thσ
terminal characteristics of another computer or terminal?

Size of terminal display:  Lines (rows):          Columns:

Escape Sequences:
----------------

     [Please enter in hexadecimal notation]

     clear screen:
è     home cursor:

     directly address cursor:

     cursor up:

     cursor down:

     cursor left:

     cursor right:

     delete character to left of cursor:

     delete character at cursor:

     delete from cursor to end of line:

     delete from cursor to end of page:

     turn on highlight/reverse:

     turn off highlight/reverse:

     turn on dim:

     turn on bright:

     read character at cursor position:

     turn on/off or adjust cursor:

     other cursor sequences:



Direct Video RAM Manipulation:
-----------------------------

     Is the video memory mapped?

     starting address of video RAM:

     length of line in video RAM:

     How are attributes mapped:

     Is video RAM banked?  Procedure for adressing video RAM?

     Other notes on memory mapping:



Graphics:
--------è
     Are there character graphics?

     Describσá graphic≤ characters¼á procedure≤ fo≥ defininτ anΣ accces-
ááááásinτ them¼ etc.:



     Are there pixel graphics?

áááááDescribe procedures for entering and exiting pixel graphics mode:

     Describσá procedure≤á fo≥ addressinτ pixels¼á turninτ theφá on/off¼
áááááreadinτ them¼ etc:



Other Terminal Information:
--------------------------



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                          DISK FORMAT SURVEY:
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Name of Disk Format:

Computers on which this disk format is or may be used:

Physical size of disk (8", 5.25", 3.5"):

Recording format (IBM, SS, DD, QD, Apple, etc.):

Sides:

Tracks/Side:

Physical Sectors/Track:

Relation of Logical Sectors to Physical Sectors:

Location of bootup routine:

Location of directory:

Size of directory:

Allocation group size:

Is there a standard form of on-disk time/date stamping?  What is it?

Other information on disk format:è


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                           OTHER INFORMATION:
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