In the last post, we saw how to experience 86-DOS. 86-DOS was a clone of CP/M. In this tutorial, we are going to use CP/M 1.4. Like 86-DOS, it also requires a special emulator which can be downloaded from here:
Using CP/M-80 1.4
It is very easy to start using CP/M-80 1.4. On Linux, extract the above archive and right click on the cpm1.sh file and choose Run as a Program or run the shell file the way you run any other shell file. On Windows, extract the above archive and double click the Runme.bat file. The Virtual Machine will start.
You can enter the DIR command to see a list of files.
That’s it! We used CP/M-80 1.4, an operating system launched in 1982 after 40 years (at the time of writing this tutorial).
Manuals
- CP/M 1.3 Introduction
- CP/M 1.4 Interface Guide
- CP/M 1.4 System Alteration Guide
- Introduction to CP/M Features and Facilities (CP/M 1.4)
- CP/M Summary Guide (CP/M 1.4)
- CP/M 1.4 ED User’s Manual
- CP/M 1.4 Assembler User’s Guide
- CP/M 1.4 Dynamic Debugging Tool User’s Guide
Related Pages
- Wikipedia
- The Unofficial CP/M Web site
- Gaby’s Homepage for CP/M and Computer History
- Commercial CP/M Software (Retro Archive)
- A lots of other links
Credits
The emulator which is linked above was created by Peter Schorn. You can visit his website to download the original emulator and lots of other software.