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Ian NeillSome small wins that have pleased me...1. Finally found a lightweight Linux that really does work on my very old hardware. I am liking <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Bodhi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bodhi</a> Linux! Going to use it on all my boxes. 2. On Bodhi, GCC just worked and I have successfully compiled <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RunCPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RunCPM</a>. My first Linux build from a GitHub repo! 3. In <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/CPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CPM</a>, in RunCPM, on Bodhi, I have successfully got <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Zork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Zork</a> working! That is what I wanted all along 🤣Along the way I discovered the Humongous CPM archive. Bookmarked!<a href="http://cpmarchives.classiccmp.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">http://cpmarchives.classiccmp.org/</a>

Ian NeillClimbing out of the CPM/Zork rabbit hole for now...I have fixed and reformatted the Z80 Z-Code Interpreter source, and successfully assembled it for RunCPM... And it works.Going to play the game for a while, and then get back into my Kim-1 rabbit hole.Anyway, all my CPM/Zork efforts are here:<a href="https://github.com/ilneill/MyInfocom" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://github.com/ilneill/MyInfocom</a>Enjoy!<a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/CPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CPM</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RunCPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RunCPM</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Z80" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Z80</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Zork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Zork</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Infocom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Infocom</a>

Ian NeillHaving a break from other "rabbit holes" to return to <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/CPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CPM</a>, and I'm away from my hardware, so it's emulation only.Got <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/runCPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#runCPM</a> up my laptop and had to get <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Zork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Zork</a> running. Found the eblong Infocom archive and the <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Z80" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Z80</a> the Z Interpretator source (+ Zork Z3 file).Fixed some issues and it assembled with <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/z80asm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#z80asm</a> but when I ran it the text display was not right. I recognised escape code issues. Dug into the Z80 code and found the problem. Hours later I found the reason.Wyse codes, not VT100/ANSI 😉

Pixel PurritoThe last few days I've been trying out Turbo Modula-2 for CP/M on my <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/MSX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MSX</a> to get a feel of how people would work back in the day. I'm still not convinced by Pascal-style programming languages, but it is enough of a step ahead from Turbo Pascal on CP/M to not grind my gears too much.Compilation speeds are okay, and the incremental parser helps errors it will resume after the latest position untouched by the editor. Having an actual module system helps as well. Generated <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Z80" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Z80</a> code is surprisingly good for a high level language.Now, question for the CP/M folks around: is there any way at all of making the Turbo Modula-2 compiler work in batch mode, from the command line?<a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RunCPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RunCPM</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/CPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CPM</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AskFedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AskFedi</a>

Guido Lehwalder<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RunCPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RunCPM</a> RPi <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Pico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pico</a> / <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PicoW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PicoW</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Update" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Update</a> from v6.3 to v6.4 (ccp & disk fixes) incl. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RP2040" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RP2040</a>-Core v3.9.3 Get it (Source & .UF2-Binarys) at <a href="https://github.com/guidol70/RunCPM_RPi_Pico/raw/main/v6_4/GL20240705_Binary_Source_RunCPM_v6_4_Pico_W_260_270Mhz.zip" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://github.com/guidol70/RunCPM_RPi_Pico/raw/main/v6_4/GL20240705_Binary_Source_RunCPM_v6_4_Pico_W_260_270Mhz.zip</a>

Kroc CamenIf a computer can’t compile and deploy its own software then it’s an appliance and not a general purpose computer.I see too much 8-bit software on GitHub require a PC tool chain (and God-forbid, LLVM) and this is bad because the 8-bit system can no longer speak for itself; the software may as well be proprietary for all that can be modified on the target.8-Bit software *must* be buildable on 8-bit hardware… but nobody should be required to abandon their PC or their GitHub workflow.<a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/v80" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#v80</a> is the first, tiny step in solving this: A portable assembler and syntax that can assemble software on original hardware, but also on PC (and GitHub and Docker, or whatever) — currently via <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RunCPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RunCPM</a> that runs <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/z80" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#z80</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/cpm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cpm</a> executables in your terminal. (Please could someone make a <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#C</a> version of v80 so that extra step is removed)Think about it — software written for 8-bit systems that can be assembled as easily on PC as current tool chains but doesn’t exclude doing so on real hardware too!

Guido Lehwalder<a href="https://mstdn.social/@ExtKits" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ExtKits</a><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RunCPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RunCPM</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RC2040" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RC2040</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Pico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pico</a> RED or GREEN LED usage Update to RunCPM 6.3 .<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/UF2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UF2</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Binarys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Binarys</a> <a href="https://github.com/guidol70/RunCPM_RPi_Pico/raw/main/GL20240602_RunCPM_v6_3_RC2040_Binary.zip" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://github.com/guidol70/RunCPM_RPi_Pico/raw/main/GL20240602_RunCPM_v6_3_RC2040_Binary.zip</a>

Guido LehwalderI know nobody does care about it ;) because after a year it seems to be the only <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Pyboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pyboard</a> v1.1 with <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RunCPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RunCPM</a> on it in the world :) But after this year I updated my PyBoard from - RunCPM from v6.0 to v6.1 - <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/STM32duino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#STM32duino</a> from v2.4.0 to v2.7.1 - SdFat Library from v2.2.0 to v2.2.2

Guido LehwalderAnother <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OpenWrt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenWrt</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RunCPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RunCPM</a> device: My TP-LINK WDR-3600 <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Router" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Router</a> 128MB RAM - 560Mhz MIPS CPU with USB-Storage (/overlay)

Guido Lehwalder<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RunCPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RunCPM</a> v6.1 on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Android</a> 10 running on a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Samsung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Samsung</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Nexus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nexus</a> 10 (Manta) with a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Logitech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Logitech</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/K480" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#K480</a>

Guido LehwalderNice to see more people using <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RunCPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RunCPM</a> on the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RP2040" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RP2040</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Pico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pico</a> - and now they added HDMI display and USB Keyboard: <a href="https://learn.adafruit.com/rp2040-runcpm-emulator-with-usb-keyboard-hdmi-screen/overview" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://learn.adafruit.com/rp2040-runcpm-emulator-with-usb-keyboard-hdmi-screen/overview</a>

OlimexESP32-SBC-FabGL is tested with RunCPM 5.7 and 6.0, TinyNES, CPCAmstrad, MCUME and runs all repositories made for FabGL and TTGO VGA32 without any modifications or with small definitions change <a href="https://olimex.wordpress.com/2023/05/29/esp32-sbc-fabgl-tested-with-runcpm-5-7-and-6-0-tinycpc-amstrad-tinynes-tinymcume/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://olimex.wordpress.com/2023/05/29/esp32-sbc-fabgl-tested-with-runcpm-5-7-and-6-0-tinycpc-amstrad-tinynes-tinymcume/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cpm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cpm</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mcume" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mcume</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/runcpm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#runcpm</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/z80" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#z80</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrogames</a>

Tech News WorldwideIs This The Smallest CP/M Machine Ever? <a href="https://hackaday.com/2022/11/16/is-this-the-smallest-cp-m-machine-ever/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://hackaday.com/2022/11/16/is-this-the-smallest-cp-m-machine-ever/</a> <a href="https://aspiechattr.me/tags/Retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://aspiechattr.me/tags/RaspberryPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RaspberryPi</a> <a href="https://aspiechattr.me/tags/rp2040" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rp2040</a> <a href="https://aspiechattr.me/tags/RunCPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RunCPM</a> <a href="https://aspiechattr.me/tags/CP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CP</a>/M

kianryan ☑️🐙🏳️‍🌈Tiny CP/M you say? Taking <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RunCPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RunCPM</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Pico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pico</a> and getting it working on the @pimoroni@twitiverse.com <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Tiny2040" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tiny2040</a> with @adafruit@twitiverse.com Micro SD SPI 3V breakout board.Write up to come, oblig <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Zork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Zork</a> test shown.<a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/CPM80" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CPM80</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/CPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CPM</a>

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